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“Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform

Loaded on March 5, 2019 by Dale Chappell published in Prison Legal News March, 2019, page 61
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, War on Drugs. Location: Louisiana.

by Dale Chappell

The man dubbed a POW (“prisoner of weed”) by his supporters was finally released from a Louisiana prison in February 2018 following public outcry over his harsh 13-year sentence for possession of about two joint’s worth of marijuana. He served around eight years and now wants to ...

 

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