Cannabis Prisoners

President Joe Biden announced the largest single-day act of clemency by a U.S. president, commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent offenses. The measure, announced on Thursday, comes two weeks after after Biden pardoned his son, Hunter...

In President Joe Biden's waning days at the White House, he’s facing increasing pressure to act on his promise to pardon cannabis prisoners, especially after his widely criticized pardon of his son Hunter Biden. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked in a press briefing on...

The two lucky turkeys this year, Peach and Blossom from Minnesota, escaped the hatchet when President Joe Biden pardoned them in the annual pre-Thanksgiving tradition at the White House Monday. “This event marks the official start of the holiday season here in Washington,” Biden said to...

On the same day the DEA announced its decision to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) called upon President Joe Biden to extend clemency and compassionate release to individuals with federal...

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) held a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. During Wednesday's public hearing, Phillip Talbert, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California expressed his support for the...

By Steve DeAngelo and Norman L. Reimer* A worldwide movement transforming the legal approach to cannabis is now well underway. In recent years, numerous governments on multiple continents have abandoned the failed prohibitionist policies of the past andhave moved towards allowing adults to use and...

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo. Although in the United States cannabis is a multibillion-dollar industry, about 40,000 people are still incarcerated for cannabis in the country. Freedom Grams, is a non-profit and open-source brand focused on raising awareness of the harsh reality of those...

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced pardons and commutations for 78 individuals with criminal records. The bulk of the clemency order focused on nonviolent drug offenders, with most already on home release during the COVID pandemic under the CARES Act. In a statement, Biden added that of...

Lemonati Family Farms, a Michigan cannabis company, is releasing a new line of strains to help raise money and awareness about people behind bars for nonviolent cannabis offenses. The "Defiance!" series will use $1 from the sale of each item to support Freedom Grow, a nonprofit...