Last Prisoner Project

President Biden has just 60 days left of his term. 60 days left to fulfill his promise to release federal cannabis prisoners. That's why we were joined yesterday on Capitol Hill by members of Congress including Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, and Rep. Ilhan Omar, formerly incarcerated people and their families, and fellow advocates. We came together to send a congressional letter—signed by more than 50 members of Congress—to President Biden, urging him to grant clemency to the more than 3,000 people currently in federal prison for cannabis-related offenses. Read our full letter and join the #Countdown4Clemency campaign here: https://lnkd.in/dKKPnJzd

President Biden shouldn’t be pardoning a turkey while thousands in prison for cannabis await justice. #PardonPeopleNotPoultry Demand action: https://lnkd.in/dMTr9Zsu

If you care about cannabis clemency please call the White House TODAY from 11am-3pmET at 202 456 1111 and ask him to use his executive authority to commute the sentences of everyone incarcerated for cannabis crimes like he promised to do when he was asking for our votes. Call script on the 2nd slide!

This holiday season, we're calling on our supporters to send a message of hope to those still incarcerated for cannabis. Your holiday letter is more than just words; it's a powerful reminder that they are not forgotten. https://lnkd.in/gr7989M

Last week, in honor of Veteran's Day, California Governor Newsom used his power to pardon five veterans. One of those individuals was U.S. Air Force veteran Alex Zonn who was sentenced to three years probation and 60 days in jail for a cannabis-related offense in 1970. Now, 54 years later, Alex Zonn finally has the justice he deserves. We urge all governors and President Biden to use their clemency power to not only pardon cannabis records, but release those still incarcerated so they can be reunited with their families for the holidays. Read more via the Los Angeles Times: https://lnkd.in/eJt9YfgJ

?? JOIN US IN CALLING PRESIDENT BIDEN ?? There are ~3,000 federal cannabis prisoners behind bars right now—and President Biden has the power to bring them all home for the holidays. If you care about cannabis justice, join us in calling The White House to urge President Biden to use his clemency power before his term ends. Learn more about the #Countdown4Clemency campaign: https://lnkd.in/eb2Y3iCH

Thank you to all of our partners that were able to make it to our panel today! It was wonderful to hear from each of you of what you are working on and where you want the cannabis industry and policies to move toward. Partners featured here are Morris Beegle with WAFBA - We Are For Better Alternatives, Jason Ortiz with the Last Prisoner Project, Jonathan Miller with U.S. Hemp Roundtable, Mike Lomuto with Minority Cannabis Business Association, Chelsea Higgs Wise with Marijuana Justice, Dominique Mendiola with Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), and Kristin Jordan with Asian Cannabis Roundtable. . . . #ICIA #IndigenousCannabisIndustryAssociation #CannabisIndustryPolicySummit #CannabisIndustry

This Thanksgiving, President Biden is pardoning a turkey while thousands of Americans are in prison for cannabis. Send him a letter demanding justice: https://lnkd.in/dMTr9Zsu #PardonPeopleNotPoultry

Last week we announced that Deshaun Durham is finally coming home after being granted clemency by Kansas Governor Kelly. The #PenToRightHistory is changing lives—one letter at a time. ?? Join the movement: https://lnkd.in/etyEJ8nA

President Biden has 68 days left in office. 68 days to fulfill his promise that “no one should be in jail for marijuana.” Although the Biden Administration has made it clear that cannabis reform, especially as a racial justice issue, is a priority, the President has only granted 1.4% of all clemency petitions. President Trump commuted 16 people for cannabis offenses but only pardoned six people. While Biden has pardoned over 13,000, he has only commuted 11 people for cannabis offenses; there is still time, though. President Obama nearly doubled his total commutations in a single month during the end of his last term in office. President Obama's total clemency grants seem comparatively low because his administration encouraged federal prisoners to apply for clemency under an official program known as the Clemency Initiative. This resulted in the most clemency petitions of any administration on record and the most commutations since Truman. Join our #Countdown4Clemency campaign urging President Biden to expand his cannabis pardons and release ALL federal cannabis prisoners! https://lnkd.in/e4gRmNg2