Articles tagged with "clemency"
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![Mario Ramos, veteran of both the War on Drugs and the US military is seeking clemency from NJ Governor Phil Murphy.]()
Marine vet seeks mercy from NJ governor over weed charges and delayed cannabis career
Christopher Minaya - Published on January 26, 2022Read moreMario Ramos survived local drug wars and the US military, yet he’s still paying the cost for America’s failed War on Drugs.
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Last Prisoner Project urges NJ governor to free cannabis prisoners
Calvin Stovall - Published on January 12, 2022Read moreWill Governor Murphy step up and stop the suffering caused by the failed War on Drugs?
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America’s longest-held cannabis captive Richard DeLisi will be set free in December
Fatma Khaled - Published on November 10, 2020Read moreRichard DeLisi was sentenced to 98 years in prison for marijuana trafficking in Florida. He’ll be freed early in December 2020.
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You can help free America’s cannabis prisoners. Here’s how
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 6, 2020Read moreYes, people are in prison just for marijuana. Here are their names and what you can do to help release them.
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Urgent appeal: Free marijuana prisoner Michael Thompson before he dies of COVID-19
Bill Levers and Jeff Levers - Published on June 11, 2020Read moreThe Michigan man, 69, sold three pounds of weed in 1994. Call Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to set him free before he dies.
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Colorado Eyes Freeing Inmates With Nonviolent Cannabis Offenses
The Associated Press - Published on February 7, 2018Read moreColorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is exploring the idea of granting clemency to nearly 40 inmates convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses.
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The Shake: Who Was Behind the Toronto Raids? And the Dutch Can’t Handle German Cannabis Demand
Leafly Staff - Published on June 8, 2016Read moreVoters weigh in on a controversial California ballot measure, a federal prisoner walks free, and a Colorado bill to require MMJ in schools becomes law.
