Cannabis Convictions

A coalition of cannabis advocates is ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to act on his promise of cannabis justice. On Tuesday, the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) and several partner organizations announced the Countdown for Clemency campaign, urging Biden to grant clemency to nearly 3,000...

A group of 20 Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are urging the Treasury Department to revise “out-of-date guidance” related to state-legal marijuana businesses and the Bank Secrecy Act, according to a letter obtained by Punchbowl News. Democrats argue that...

"I know what it's like to live in a prison cell behind a cannabis offense," says Luke Scarmazzo, who was released from federal prison only a few weeks ago after serving 15 years of a draconian 22-year sentence for operating a medical cannabis dispensary under California's...

The report was done by NORML and is published here with permission. Government officials have provided some 2 million marijuana-related pardons and expungements in recent years to those with low-level cannabis convictions on their records, according to an analysis released today...

Ohio lawmakers green-lighted a measure seeking to prevent people from having criminal records for having been arrested or convicted for simple possession of marijuana paraphernalia, reported Marijuana Moment. Under the bill from State Sen. Nathan Manning (R), which was approved in a 27-2...

This article by Adryan Corcione was originally published on NisonCo and appears here with permission. Mario Ramos is the newest addition to the NisonCo team. In June, he was hired and onboarded as a researcher. In addition to serving 16 years in the military, Mario worked for ...