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Pot Prisoners
39 posts
Supreme Court Gives Judges Flexibility In Mandatory Minimum Cases
The US Supreme Court on April 4 handed down a unanimous decision in Dean v. United States, giving federal judges greater flexibility…
April 13, 2017
Eddy Lepp, Pot POW, to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
High Times will be honoring pot POW Eddy Lepp with a Lifetime Achievement Award at our 2017 NorCal…
March 29, 2017
Latest Data on the Feds’ War on Drugs Released
The United States Sentencing Commission has released its annual report and 2016 Sourcebook, which is basically a rundown of…
March 15, 2017
Rebel Inmates Cite Trump in Delaware Prison Uprising
A corrections officer has been left dead following a nearly 20-hour stand-off and hostage crisis at a Delaware prison. The…
February 3, 2017
Man Given Death Sentence for Selling Weed
Southeast Asian governments have the toughest drug laws on the planet. But a death sentence for selling weed?…
January 26, 2017
Obama’s Many Commutations Overlooked Women Inmates, Say Advocates
On President Obama’s last day in office, he granted another 330 commutations to nonviolent drug offenders, bringing his…
January 20, 2017
Obama Commutes 330 Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on…
January 19, 2017
Medical Marijuana on Probation? Courts Saying Yes!
Probation is a far preferable alternative to incarceration for minor crimes. It’s 20 times cheaper for the state, which…
January 18, 2017
More Last-Minute Clemency Coming for Drug Offenders
BY JOSH LEDERMAN AND ERIC TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing his clemency powers like never before,…
January 18, 2017
Vermont Governor Pardons Hundreds of Pot Convictions
Outgoing Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has barely a week left in office, and he intends to put his…
December 29, 2016