Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents will have low-level cannabis convictions automatically erased in the new year, either partially or fully.

Luis Vega is one of them. The North Haven business owner has had eight convictions from 2008 to 2015. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the initiative to clear records earlier this month. It’s part of the Clean Slate Law that was signed by the governor last year which included legalizing adult use. When Vega first heard records would be cleared, he didn’t know how it would impact him.

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