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Federal marijuana prisoners are calling out President Biden ahead of the annual 4/20 cannabis holiday for not yet honoring his campaign promise to free "everyone" behind bars for pot — as Biden suggests in public remarks he's already fulfilled that pledge.

Rows of prison cells, prison interior. By Edwin Rubis / Truthout The morning quietly waits for the public address system to emit its familiar message. I am laying on my top bunk, eyes half-open, while an opaque light is streaming through a small, barred window, brightening the pale cinderblock walls, paint-chipped metal table, rusted basin and blue metal door of a room I’ve learned to call my home. In the amplified quiet, I can hear my cell-mate breathing as he sleeps on the bottom bunk.

By OBSERVER Newsroom - Vibes, a rolling paper brand created by rapper and entrepreneur Berner, recently teamed up with the Last Prisoner Project to launch Release Papers, an effort to raise awareness of individuals imprisoned for marijuana-related convictions and to engage the public in advocating for prisoners.

The project invites the public to learn about ongoing sentences, sign a petition and participate in a letter-writing programme.

Buying a pack of rolling papers can make the difference in the lives of prisoners who are currently behind bars for nonviolent, victimless cannabis-related convictions.

Rapper and entrepreneur Berner’s rolling paper brand, VIBES, has teamed up with the Last Prisoner Project in conjunction with creative company Mother to launch RELEASE PAPERS.

Biden should exercise his pardon power to help some of the people whose lives his criminal justice policies destroyed.

A protest at the White House calls attention to the thousands of federal cannabis offenders who remain incarcerated.

Protesters are expected to gather outside the White House on Monday to advocate for people like Edwin Rubis, incarcerated for what they would consider nonviolent offenses that involve marijuana.

The time has come to legalize cannabis at the federal level. In the process, let's make sure people caught up in the war on drugs are not forgotten.