Last week, PresidentBarack Obamaannounced that he had commuted the sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses as part of his ongoing effort against "outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws." Read article here: High Times
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Obama Shortens Prison Sentences for 61 Drug Offenders
President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday including more than a third serving life sentences, working to give new energy to calls for overhauling the U.S. criminal justice system. Read article here: High Times
Obama Thrusts Gun Control Debate into Forefront of 2016 Race
President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence. The package of gun-control executive actions Obama will formally announce Tuesday has pushed the contentious issue to the forefront of the 2016 presidential campaign, just weeks from the Feb. … Read article here: High Times
Obama Tells Supreme Court to Ignore Lawsuit Against Colorado Marijuana
The Obama Administration came to the defense of legal marijuana states on Wednesday by advising the U.S. Supreme Court not to waste any time entertaining a lawsuit conjured up by Oklahoma and Nebraska over their seething disdain for Colorado’s recreational cannabis … Read article here: High Times
New York Times: Congress and Obama Are Wimps on Marijuana Reform
TheNew York Timeshas once againchastised the federal governmentfor its relentless effort to perpetuate the war on marijuana, arguing that even though support for legalization continues to swell across the nation, “Congress and the Obama Admin… Read article here: High Times
Obama Calls for Fairer Justice System with First-Ever Presidential Visit to a Federal Prison
As part of a weeklong focus on inequities in the criminal justice system, Obama was to meet separately Thursday with law enforcement officials and nonviolent drug offenders who are paying their debt to society at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution, a medium-secu… Read article here: High Times
Obama Commutes Sentences for 46; Presses for Justice Changes
Calling America "a nation of second chances," President Barack Obama cut the prison sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders on Monday in what the White House hopes will be just one prong of a broader push to make the criminal justice system fairer while savin… Read article here: High Times
President Obama to Commute Some Non-Violent Drug Sentences
Over the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of up 80 people, serving time for non-violent, drug-related offenses, according to the New York Times. Read article here: High Times
Obama Administration Removes Crucial Barrier to Marijuana Research
Big Win for Marijuana Reform Advocates but More Has to Be Done Senate Hearing on Medical Marijuana Scheduled for Wednesday In a long-sought move anticipated by many marijuana reform advocates, the White House today announced that it was removing a major obstacle to marijuana research – the Public Health Service (PHS) Review. “This announcement shows […]
President Obama Commutes Sentences of 22 Prisoners of the Drug War
President Obama has used his executive authority to commute the sentences of 22 individuals incarcerated for drug-related offenses. This act of clemency was all part of an effort to reduce federal mandatory minimum sentencing. Read article here: High Times