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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is expected to appear in court Wednesday to dismiss more than 3,000 marijuana cases in the borough.
Although marijuana is still illegal in New York, local leaders are working to vacate marijuana cases, with some dating back to the late 1970s.
