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Legal

DOJ Report Shows 61% Decline in Federal Cannabis Prisoners

A Department of Justice report released last week showed a 61% decline in federal prisoners convicted...

Politics

Cannabis Prisoner Luke Scarmazzo Released

A federal judge has issued a compassionate release order for Luke Scarmazzo, who was sentenced to...

Politics

President Biden ‘Working On’ Releasing Cannabis Prisoners

President Joseph Biden says his administration is “working on” releasing federal marijuana prisoners. But he still...

Culture

Son of Peter Tosh Dies Due to Injuries from 2017 Prison Beating

Gamal Jawara McIntosh was arrested in New Jersey on a marijuana charge and had six months...

Medical

Veteran Faces 5 Years in Prison for Medical Marijuana

In Alabama, a Black disabled vet was sentenced to five years for cannabis that he uses...

Politics

When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns

The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...

Politics

Jay-Z Sues Mississippi Over Prison Violence Impacting Pot Prisoners

Mississippi has some of the harshest cannabis laws in the country, and pot convictions are contributing...

Legal

Court: Marijuana Is Legal, Even for California Prison Inmates

Cannabis possession is OK for all Californians over 21, even the incarcerated. But prisoners can’t smoke...

Joint Opinions

White Castle Joins Ohio Cops In Opposing Drug & Prison Reform

The stoner-friendly hamburger chain joins an Ohio campaign that opposes a sentencing reform measure.

Culture

America’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Finishes Parole

The case of Jeff Mizanskey, who was sentenced to life without parole for cannabis crimes, has...

Culture

Mary Mi Amor: A 420 Poem from Prison

Luke Scarmazzo authors a poem about marijuana while serving a 20-year prison sentence on federal marijuana...

Politics

Canada Will Consider Releasing Pot Prisoners After Legalization

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says amnesty for cannabis “offenders” might come after Canada’s legal...

Legal

Australia’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Heads Home

Over the weekend, Australia’s most famous pot prisoner, Schapelle Corby, finished her parole in Indonesia and...

Cannabis

Prince of Pot Travels the World After Prison Release

Marc Emery spent four years in a Louisiana prison for selling marijuana seeds. Since his release,...

Legal

Pot POWs Head Home as AUMA Opens the Gates for California Cannabis Prisoners

Nuts and bolts policy arguments characterized much of the often-heated debate surrounding California’s Adult Use Of Marijuana...

Concentrates

Damian Marley is Behind CA’s Prison-to-Pot Movement

The plan to convert a former prison in Coalinga into a grow-and-extraction complex has been in...

Legal

Charlo Greene Faces More Than 50 Years In Prison

You remember Charlo Greene. Even if you don’t know her by name, you’ll recall the former...

Economics

Plan to Convert Vacant Prison to Massive Oil Lab Approved

Where prisoners of the drug war once languished in cells, the California cannabis industry will soon...

Legal

Realities of Life Imprisonment for Cannabis Users

As the smoke clears from Wednesday’s worldwide celebration of 420, let us not forget those who...

Legal

Jeff Mizansky Freed From Life In Prison For Marijuana

After 21 years behind bars, a man who had been sentenced to life without parole for...