The Boulder County District Attorney’s Office this month is holding events at which people with past marijuana convictions can see if their cases qualify to be vacated and sealed.

Late last year, the DA’s office announced it had been reviewing marijuana convictions and found about 4,000 convictions since 2008 that would no longer be crimes since the passage of Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado.

People with marijuana convictions attached to other charges or possession with intent to distribute convictions are not eligible for relief.

People who believe their convictions are eligible to be vacated and would like their cases examined can attend events from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday or 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 15 in the training room on the second floor of the Boulder Justice Center, 1777 Sixth St. in Boulder, according to a news release.

After the two initial kickoff events, the DA’s office will post an application for vacation on its website, bouldercounty.org/district-attorney.

The idea appears to be catching on: In Washington, which legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, Gov. Jay Inslee will offer pardons to about 3,500 people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession between 1998 and 2012, the Seattle Times on Friday. The paper reported that pardons are part of an effort to help people move on from minor criminal records that can hinder housing and job prospects.

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