>https://futurism.com/california-algorithm-cannabis-convictions

Calif. Uses Algorithm to Scrub Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

The process used to take months. The algorithm does it in minutes.

Marijuana is now legal in California, but an estimated one million people in the state still suffer the consequences of past cannabis convictions.

Now, a new algorithm is making it far easier for Californians to have those convictions stricken from their records, according to BBC News — thereby eliminating the barriers that accompany a criminal record.

“We live in a technological age,” justice reform advocate Jay Jordan told the BBC. “This is the way that we’re supposed to be doing business. And if it streamlines government, saves taxpayers money, and makes us safe… it’s a no brainer.”