In 1977, American Indian activist Leonard Peltier was convicted of murdering two FBI agents during a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Peltier has spent nearly 40 years in federal prison. His trial remains one of the most controversial in the history… Read article here: High Times
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Free Antonio Bascaro, the Longest Serving Pot Prisoner in the US
With more than half the U.S. legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes, it is difficult to imagine that there are still people all over the country serving hard time over pot possession. At 80 years old, Antonio Bascaró holds the record for the mo… Read article here: High Times
No Pardon for Missouri Pot Prisoner Serving Life
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declined to pardon high-profile pot prisoner JeffMizanskeywhile freeing nine other nonviolent offenders late last month. Read article here: High Times
$10 Million Lawsuit Filed in Pot Prisoner Wrongful Death Case
The mother of a young man who died in aLynnwood, WA jail after turning himself in on a minor pot charge has given county authorities notice that she intends tofile a $ 10 million wrongful death lawsuitagainst them. 22-year-old MichaelSaffioti&nb… High Times