Pot Prisoners

Higher Profile: Loriel Alegrete, CEO and Co-Founder of 40 Tons, Los Angeles

Loriel Alegrete built a brand from the ashes of the failed drug war.

3 years ago

Most Affected: Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Fights For A Better World While Serving A Life Sentence

Ross Ulbricht and his supporters are fighting for his freedom.

3 years ago

Most Affected: Eric McCauley Gains A New Perspective During Long Federal Prison Stay

Eric McCauley was sentenced to 23 years in prison for a first-time, nonviolent offense.

3 years ago

Most Affected: Tony DeJohn Never Believed He’d Be Sentenced To Life In Prison For A Plant

Tony DeJohn served 17 years for a nonviolent pot crime before being granted clemency.

3 years ago

Most Affected: Corvain Cooper Was Given A Life Sentence For A Nonviolent Cannabis Offense

Corvain Cooper has reclaimed his life after being freed from a life sentence for a non-violent cannabis crime.

4 years ago

Most Affected: Craig Cesal Remained Positive And Defiant Despite Life Behind Bars

Craig Cesal was facing a lifetime in prison for a cannabis offense...despite never even touching the plant.

4 years ago

Michigan Man, Michael Thompson, Seeks Parole After Decades In Prison For Nonviolent Pot Offense

Michael Thompson, 87, has been in prison since 1994 for a cannabis offense—even though cannabis is now legal in his…

4 years ago

Cannabis CEO Pens Open Letter To Trump Urging Release of Non-Violent Pot Prisoners

"We are better than this as a society and we must take action and the time to take action is…

4 years ago

Federal Pot Prisoner in Kentucky Dies of Coronavirus

Last week, a man incarcerated for a cannabis offense died of COVID-19.

4 years ago

NOT FREE: A Letter From A Casualty

The fight to end the War on Drugs continues on a different front.

4 years ago