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Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Urge President Biden To Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses Today, 37 members of Congress, led by Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs Barbara Lee and Earl Blumenauer, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, sent a letter to President Biden calling upon him to issue a blanket pardon to those with federal nonviolent marijuana offenses. The lawmakers wrote: “But until the day that Congress sends you a marijuana reform bill to sign, you have a unique ability to lead on criminal justice reform and provide immediate relief to thousands of Amer...

Coalition calls for justice telling Biden to pardon non-violent federal marijuana offenses The coalition is urging President Biden to demonstrate his "commitment to criminal justice reform by immediately issuing a general pardon to all former federal, non-violent cannabis offenders in the U.S." marijuana close up A coalition of business groups and criminal justice reform advocates are holding President Biden accountable in following through with his campaign promise for criminal justice reform. Specifically, the coalition is asking Biden to act upon his call to “zero out” the criminal re...

This underscores the ongoing disparity between the drug war and the legalized markets. Weldon Angelos was incarcerated for a non-violent offense. In 2004, he was dealt a mandatory minimum sentence of 55 years spanning numerous marijuana and weapons charges under federal code 924(c), which calls for the "stacking" of compulsory minimums for dealers carrying guns during their crimes. Angelos contends he did not have a weapon. However, the charge stuck. Angelos, who had no prior offenses as an adult, was bound to a sentence that the presiding District Court Judge, Paul Cassell, did not support...

Celebrities, cash and questions: A new force roils the cannabis prisoner-release movement The Last Prisoner Project brings fund-raising heft to a long-starved cause, but its fellow advocates say it isn’t necessarily a team player. Owner Steve DeAngelo at the Harborside marijuana dispensary in January 2018 in Oakland, Calif. | Mathew Sumner/AP Photo Link Copied With a founder who is one of the pot world’s most legendary activists and a board that includes Jim Belushi, Melissa Etheridge and two sons of Bob Marley, the Last Prisoner Project attracted fans from the moment it sprang on the Wes...

(2) Book drive represents the Company's latest ESG and CSR initiative to create a positive impact in society through its KushCares platform CYPRESS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 21, 2020 / KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX:KSHB) ('KushCo' or the 'Company'), a premier provider of ancillary products and services to the legal cannabis and CBD industries, is proud to collaborate with Mascot Books to collect and distribute 100,000+ books for children across the nation, as part of KushCo's "Children in the Community Book Drive." Mascot Books CEO Naren Aryal with KushCo Volunteers Tanner and Trevor Barr Th...