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Cannabis Reform Advocate Champions Change, Looks To Expand Prophet Across The Globe
Monday, May 6, 2024 - 2:48pm | 406At the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, entrepreneur Luke Scarmazzo, who co-founded Prophet Brands, engaged deeply with attendees, exploring various avenues for collaboration. He emphasized his openness to diverse business ventures ranging from investments to licensing deals, revealing...
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'If We Had X Back Then': Former Inmate, Cannabis Advocate Discusses Social Media's Role In Weed Reform
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 2:00pm | 636Luke Scarmazzo shared with the audience Wednesday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference his personal experience with law enforcement and cannabis — and how social media could have made a difference. “If we had the power of X back in 2006 when I was raided and arrested for operating a...
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Cannabis Prisoner Luke Scarmazzo: 'Don't Give Up. All Things Worthwhile Are Difficult To Achieve'
Sunday, August 13, 2023 - 9:36am | 1535"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...
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Formerly Incarcerated Music Producer Weldon Angelos Launches Cannabis Brand To Empower Ex-Offenders And Criminal Justice Reform
Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 7:21pm | 603Weldon Angelos, prominent social justice activist and founder of The Weldon Project and Mission [Green] has launched REEFORM, a new cannabis brand aiming to rectify the injustices caused by the failed War on Drugs and to help rebuild the lives of those impacted by prohibition, of which he was...
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Turning 15 Years Of Imprisonment Into Cannabis Advocacy, Luke Scarmazzo Shares His Vision
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 3:49pm | 762"It’s been a surreal kind of whirlwind," said Luke Scarmazzo, brand & justice ambassador for Glass House Brands Inc. (OTCQX: GLASF), 67 days after serving a 15-year prison sentence for cannabis-related offenses. Where? At the latest Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami...
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Luke Scarmazzo Joins Glass House Brands As Lead Brand Ambassador For NorCal
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 10:59am | 486Glass House Brands Inc. (OTCQX: GLASF) (OTCQX: GHBWF) (NEO:GLAS.A.U) (NEO:GLAS.WT.U) apointed Luke Scarmazzo as brand ambassador for the NorCal Region. Scarmazzo was released from federal prison last month after serving 15 years of an unjust 22-year sentence for operating a medical cannabis...
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Dispensaries Join Forces To Support Cannabis Justice With Mission [Green] Alliance
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 8:58am | 648The nonprofit organization The Weldon Project unveiled Mission [Green] Alliance Tuesday, a project designed to inspire customers of legal cannabis to contribute to cannabis justice efforts. By rounding up their purchases at participating dispensaries, customers can make a...
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After Ditching Morphine For Marijuana Elderly Man With Arthritis Dances With Grandkids Again & More In Weed Chronicles
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 12:43pm | 1361After 14 Years In Prison For Licensed Medical Marijuana Shop, Californian Finally Released When medical marijuana was legalized in California in 1996, not everything was made perfectly clear and regulated for those operating in the industry. One of them is Luke Scarmazzo, who with...
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Medical Marijuana Prisoner, Luke Scarmazzo, Finally Free After 14 Years, Fed. Judge Grants Freedom Thanks To The Weldon Project And Mission [Green]
Monday, February 6, 2023 - 8:48am | 537Weldon Angelos, founder of The Weldon Project and Mission [Green] which focuses on gaining the release of cannabis prisoners, announced that he helped secure the release of Luke Scarmazzo, who was serving 22 years in federal prison for lawfully operating a state compliant medical cannabis...