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In 2018, William Thomas C. was caught with 18 pounds of cannabis a few days after returning home from vacation with his grandchildren. He was charged with cannabis trafficking and manufacturing or delivering more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, according to court records. Before then, William, better known as Tom, ran a family farm and a lawn care business in Bloomington, Illinois. Since Tom has been serving a nine-year sentence at Centralia Correctional Center, his sister Tara C. has managed his businesses and talks with him several times a week.
Tara, who asked for her last name to be withheld to preserve her career, said Tom suffered a terrible motorcycle accident several years ago and turned to marijuana to help with his pain management as an al ....

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Goodwin Wins Freedom For Cannabis Offender Serving Life


Goodwin Wins Freedom For Cannabis Offender Serving Life
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Justin Wise | February 21, 2021, 8:02 PM EST
The release of Andy Cox, pictured above with his girlfriend, Deanna Hamilton, comes amid a dramatic shift in perceptions about marijuana and past sentencing practices in the U.S. (Courtesy photo)
As COVID-19 spread through U.S. federal prisons last year, Andy Cox started to fear for his life.
Cox, a 57-year-old serving a life sentence for a nonviolent cannabis offense, had underlying health conditions making him more susceptible to the disease and felt that inmates who contracted it were receiving negligent care. He figured that if he became seriously infected, the virus would kill him. ....

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Multiple Non-Violent Cannabis Offenders Pardoned on Trump's Last Day


January 22, 2021
CANNABIS CULTURE – Former President Donald Trump’s list of last-day pardons included 12 people imprisoned for non-violent cannabis offenses, some of who were under life-without-parole sentences. 
Last Prisoner Project Executive Director and General Counsel, Sarah Gersten said in a press release that the act was, “…further evidence of the overwhelming bipartisan support for broad-based cannabis policy reforms.”
Corvain Cooper, 41, was sentenced to life without parole for distribution of marijuana and money laundering. Cooper has served more than 7 years in prison. Upon release, he plans to take care of his family and work for his local church.
Cooper told CAN-DO Clemency, “When the judge tells you that you have a life sentence, it feels as if you actually have a death sentence. For that is what it actually is, a natural death sentence.” ....

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White House Grants Clemency To Twelve Individuals Serving Unjust Sentences For Cannabis Offenses


White House Grants Clemency To Twelve Individuals Serving Unjust Sentences For Cannabis Offenses
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/   The Last Prisoner Project, (LPP) a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to cannabis criminal justice reform, is thrilled to see at least 10 individuals incarcerated on cannabis related offenses will be released from federal prison after receiving executive clemency grants early this morning. Many of these individuals were serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. 
LPP, together with other criminal justice-reform organizations, has been working with the White House and the Office of the Pardon Attorney to advocate on behalf of several federal prisoners incarcerated for marijuana offenses. Mercifully,10 of those individuals three o ....

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