https://t.co/mT9bcYzCcV— Governor Kate Brown (@OregonGovBrown) November 21, 2022“My pardon will remove these hardships,” she said, adding that “while Oregonians use marijuana at similar rates, Black and Latina/o/x people have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionate rates.”Pardons typically provide more limited relief than expungements, but the governor said the the Oregon Judicial Department will additionally be working with courts to formally seal all applicable possession records.Today, I am taking steps to right the wrongs of a flawed, inequitable, and outdated criminal justice system in Oregon when it comes to personal marijuana possession,” the governor said on Monday.Back in Oregon, Brown and other state officials were sued last week by a cannabis company that is seeking to overturn the state’s ban on exporting and importing marijuana to and from from other states.Brown has shown interest in opening up the state’s marijuana market for interstate commerce, signing a bill in 2019 that would authorize the governor to enter into such agreements with other legal states once federal law permits it.Congressional Researchers Lay Out Six Key Limitations Of Biden’s Marijuana PardonsTop Colombian Official Reaffirms Government’s Support For Marijuana Legalization Bill Scheduled For Senate Vote This Week"