Story highlights Kyle Beebe was charged with possession of a controlled substance in 2003

He was fined and sentenced to three years supervised probation

Gov. Mike Beebe said his son has grown up a lot in the past decade

The governor has pardoned more than 700 offenders

(CNN) Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe plans to pardon his son for a felony drug charge from more than a decade ago.

"It will probably be in the next few weeks," said Matt DeCample, a spokesman for the governor.

"For any pardons the governor does the person has to have finished all terms of their sentence ... and then had a period of time where they've shown they have straightened their lives out."

Kyle Beebe, who is now 34, was charged in 2003 with possession of a controlled substance -- marijuana -- with intent to deliver. He was fined and sentenced to three years supervised probation, according to CNN affiliate KATV

The Arkansas Parole Board recommended the pardon last month. It came after Kyle Beebe wrote a lengthy letter to the governor in his pardon application.

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