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But times change, and so does the criminal justice system. According to the attorneys working on behalf of Harris, he likely would ve received a sentence of something closer to eight years if he were convicted under today s laws, since those marijuana offenses, though still illegal, aren t typically used to enhance sentences, as they were twenty years go.
I’m not saying that I’m innocent. I just want the sentence to reflect the charge. Two of the felonies are marijuana charges. Marijuana is now legal in Colorado. After twenty years of incarceration, I now realize after thorough reflection of myself, I can see that my past was crippling to society, my family and children, and also myself. I’ve paid greatly; my family members have died and moved on; my children have grown up without me, which affected them mentally and emotionally. I have grandchildren that know me not, Harris wrote in a letter to Governor Jared Polis. ....

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