Jeff Mizanskey News Today

Im erin burnett. We begin with the breaking news of the family of the second american beheaded by isis speaks out. Just an hour ago the sotloff family broke the silence about the murder of their son. He was abducted 13 months ago and brutally murdered in a video shown this week. The family said steven was trying to make a difference, that he wasnt a war junkie, he didnt court danger. He was trying to give a voice to those who didnt have one. Alina machado is outside the family home in pinecrest,...

Jeff Mizanskey, a 62-year-old man, who was sentenced to life in prison for three non-violent marijuana convictions, has been commuted by Missouri Governor J

It's a step only a few other states have taken, but one that would help people with a wide range of convictions get jobs and benefits.

This story was originally published by the Missouri Independent. In 1984, I was arrested for felony possession of marijuana for a half-pound of marijuana, for...

RFT last month in an interview from prison. Robert Franklin, who has served more than a decade of a 22-year prison sentence for a marijuana crime, has become the ninth drug offender since 2020 to have his case commuted by Gov. Mike Parson. "It was the best news Ive had in years," Franklin said Tuesday in an interview from the Moberly Correctional Center. "I was ecstatic. I was so excited I almost had an anxiety attack." The governors action means that Franklin w...

Posted By Daniel Hill on Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 4:00 AM Well, it took long enough. Maybe its the mentally draining effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the way every single day of 2020 simply begged for some form of psychoactive escape. Maybe its that thousands of people across the state secured medical marijuana licenses as soon as they were available,...

Weed coverage. Like, more weed coverage. Weve been covering marijuana, literally for decades. The culture. The consumers. The market. The destructive government policies. The brutally uneven imprisonment. We have written about marijuana from just about every angle imaginable. And now, with legalization finally turning a corner, were launching a dedicated section called Reeferfront Times (most jokes will be better, promise) in the paper and online. We are kicking it off this week with a special...