America’s Longest Serving Nonviolent Cannabis Prisoner To Be Released Following Efforts by Last Prisoner Project
After 32 Years Behind Bars, Richard DeLisi Clemency Approved
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Richard DeLisi, Longest-Serving Pot inmate in US, to Get Early Freedom
Richard DeLisi was sentenced to 90 years in Polk County court.
Scarlet Letter Legalization (Cannabis and the Shameful Realities of Unequal Justice)
CANNABIS CULTURE – Matt Brown* and Natalie DePriest were both busted for their pot stash while away from home in 2011, but their stories take incredibly divergent paths from there.
People in Jail for Cannabis While Legal Market Booms is “The Height of Injustice”
CANNABIS CULTURE – “It is really the height of injustice to have individuals still incarcerated in your state on marijuana-related offences at the same time as you have a booming legal cannabis industry,” says Sarah Gersten, executive director for Last Prisoner Project.
Cannabis Retailer Aims to Break Down Stigma by ‘Normalizing’ Cannabis
Normalizing cannabis has been Mark Passerini’s goal since the 1990s.
COVID-19 Reveals the Absurd Injustice of Cannabis Prohibition
COVID-19 is spreading through the U.S. prison system like wildfire and people who remain locked up on cannabis and nonviolent drug charges are being forced to face their mortality.
Last Prisoner Project Facing Down COVID-19 Alone, But You Can Help
CANNABIS CULTURE – It’s critical that our response to this global Coronavirus pandemic protects our most vulnerable people – including our incarcerated communities.
