All posts tagged "prisoners"

Current Events

Week in review: Supermodel Gigi Hadid Arrested for Cannabis Possession

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

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...

Sponsored

40 Tons Carries the Heavy Weight of a Broken Industry

When you purchase 40 Tons cannabis products, you’re making the choice to support social justice, as...

Culture

Craig Cesal: From Felon to Cannabis Freedom Fighter

After being granted clemency on his life without parole sentence on conspiracy charges, former cannabis lifer...

Current Events

Week in Review: Celebrities Star in 420 Video for Pardons to Progress; PREPARE Act Reintroduced

Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Legal

Biden Debuts Application For Federal Marijuana Pardon Documentation

The Biden Administration last week launched a new application for individuals who were pardoned for federal...

In The Magazine

The Good Fight

Farmer and the Felon is changing an unjust system.

In History

Presidents’ Day: (In)hale to the Chiefs

A cannabis timeline featuring America’s most plant-friendly presidents.

Politics

Cannabis Prisoner Luke Scarmazzo Released

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

In The Magazine

What We’ll All Be Talking About in 2023

From game-changing tech to more states legalizing pot, we’re in for a wild ride.

Politics

President Biden ‘Working On’ Releasing Cannabis Prisoners

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

Legal

Obama Commutes 5 Pot Sentences

President Barack Obama commuted prison sentences last Friday for five men convicted solely on marijuana possession...

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...

Legal

Obama to Grant Clemency for More Non-Violent Drug Offenders

Over the course of the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to issue executive orders...

Books

A Federal Marijuana Prisoner Reviews Two Books About the End of Cannabis Prohibition

It is somewhat strange and ironic to me to really be sitting in prison for federal...