As Marijuana Goes Mainstream, California Pioneers Rot in Federal Prison

Behind the headlines about President Obama’s historic visit to federal prisons and highly publicized releases of non-violent drug offenders, the numbers tell a different story. Despite encouraging and receiving more clemency petitions than any president in U.S. history—more than the last two administrations combined, nearly 20,000—very few federal prisoners are actually being granted clemency. Nowhere is this irony more glaring than in the world of legal cannabis....
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