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President Biden to pardon federal marijuana prisoners and start rescheduling process

It’s one of the most sweeping executive actions ever taken by a president regarding weed. “Sending people to jail for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives,” he tweeted.
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How Corvain Cooper went from life in prison to presidential pardon

Corvain Cooper was a non-violent cannabis prisoner until he received a presidential pardon. Learn more about his story on Leafly.
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America’s longest-held cannabis captive Richard DeLisi will be set free in December

Richard DeLisi was sentenced to 98 years in prison for marijuana trafficking in Florida. He’ll be freed early in December 2020.
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Maine governor issues historic pardon to tribal attorney for 1968 cannabis conviction

Don Gellers had been ‘singled out and targeted’ to stop the Passamaquoddy tribe’s land claims.
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