Articles tagged with "cannabis prisoners"
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The Roll-up #214: Let’s get Mom out of prison
Leafly Podcasts - Published on November 19, 2021Read moreThis week: Last Prisoner Project attorney Chiara Juster joins us to discuss a pressing case for one mother’s freedom.
White Boy Rick comes out swinging for cannabis and ‘The 8th’ Amendment
Matthew Allan - Published on September 24, 2021Read moreThe Detroit legend was freed in 2020, and now he’s all about ‘The 8th,’ a new cannabis brand named after the 8th Amendment.
Free Rudi Gammo: Michiganders demand Gov. Whitmer pardon medical marijuana prisoner
David Bienenstock - Published on August 31, 2021Read moreThe City of Detroit gave him a medical marijuana license, but an overzealous prosecutor put him in prison. (Photo courtesy of Last Prisoner Project)
This plumber was sentenced to 12 years for growing marijuana in a legal state. How is that possible?
Dave Howard - Published on March 30, 2021Read moreOutdated drug war laws and a secondary offense led to Thomas Laverty’s outrageous sentence.
How Corvain Cooper went from life in prison to presidential pardon
Danté Jordan - Published on March 1, 2021Read moreCorvain Cooper was a non-violent cannabis prisoner until he received a presidential pardon. Learn more about his story on Leafly.
He was serving a life sentence for cannabis. Then he got a phone call from Ivanka Trump
Dave Howard - Published on January 22, 2021Read moreCraig Cesal is living proof of how ludicrous America’s war on drugs became.
Trump pardoned 12 cannabis prisoners on his way out. Here are their stories
Dave Howard - Published on January 20, 2021Read moreOn his final day in office, Donald Trump pardoned 12 federal marijuana prisoners serving outrageous sentences.
America’s longest-serving cannabis prisoner enjoys first days of freedom
The Associated Press - Published on December 15, 2020Read moreAfter serving 31 years, 71-year-old Richard DeLisi enjoyed a Jack’s cheeseburger and breakfast with his son.