Weldon Angelos

As two people deeply impacted by cannabis, Mike Tyson and Weldon Angelos, a justice reform advocate, applauded President Donald Trump's recent commitment to cannabis reforms, in an opinion piece published by Fox News. These include rescheduling cannabis, ensuring banking access for cannabis...

Speaking at the Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight in Anaheim this week, Kyle Kazan, CEO of Glass House Brands (OTC:GLASF), delivered a candid assessment of California’s cannabis industry and shared his strategic outlook on federal cannabis policy.  Kazan, a prominent voice in the industry,...

Glass House Brands (CBOE CA: GLAS.A.U) (CBOE CA: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX:GLASF) is calling for the complete de-scheduling of cannabis in an open letter to leaders of both political parties. Graham Farrar, president of Glass House Brands, along with CEO Kyle Kazan, penned a letter addressed to President...

In a re-run of a bill that didn’t make it through Congress two years ago, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) have re-introduced the bipartisan Marijuana Misdemeanor Expungement Act. “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing...

RAW Rolling Papers, under the charitable arm of RAW Giving, has donated $100,000 to The Weldon Project, a non-profit organization working to reform cannabis laws and rectify the damages they have caused. The donation adds to RAW's impressive $3 million milestone in contributions, underscoring...

In 2016, after serving 13 years in prison, Weldon Angelos, who once worked with artists like Snoop Dogg and 2Pac, was released following President Obama's commutation, supported by Senators Cory Booker, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, prison reform advocate Alice Johnson and Charles Koch. This milestone...

For years, proponents of cannabis legalization have argued that criminalizing the plant serves no rational purpose. Weldon Angelos, a prime example of an individual subjected to unjust incarceration for a cannabis offense, agrees. "If you're in prison for cannabis, it's an injustice,...

Weldon 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...

Glass 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...

The 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...

Weldon 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...

Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would create a mechanism for federal misdemeanor marijuana offenses to be expunged, amid a new push for decriminalization at the federal level.  ...

Criminal reform and cannabis advocate Weldon Angelos, who launched The Cannabis Freedom Alliance with billionaire Charles Koch last year, told U.S. senators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill that cannabis prohibition prevents him from actual participation in society. At a Tuesday hearing titled...

Senators of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, which is setting up a hearing on marijuana reform, presented a non-definite list of possible witnesses to testify on Federal Cannabis Decriminalization, reported Marijuana Moment. The hearing will be held on for...

Verano Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: VRNOF) (CSE:VRNO) entered into an exclusive partnership in support of The Weldon Project’s Mission Green, the non-profit organization’s initiative that promotes clemency for cannabis-related offenses. Through this partnership, Verano will initiate a...