This week Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey made headlines when she announced that she would be pardoning all minor cannabis possession offenses in Massachusetts. The pardons apply to all convictions before March 13, 2024, and are thought to apply to hundreds of thousands of people. It’s a precedent-setting move as no other Governor has issued such a sweeping pardon on this issue to date. WBUR State House Reporter Walter Wuthmann was on the story this week. He joins The Common to walk us through what these pardons mean for the folks affected, and for Governor Healey. Greater Boston’s daily podcast where news and culture meet.