An 80-year-old man who ran a multistate marijuana-dealing operation faces sentencing in a plea agreement that calls for up to seven years in prison. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Sentencing
Latest US Sentencing Reform Effort Is More Hype Than Guts
While federal lawmakers were busy getting nothing done in Washington, D.C. last week, there was at least some harmony on the hill regarding the issue of sentencing reform. Read article here: High Times
Another Sentencing in Sinaloa-Chicago Connection
Identicaltwin brothersPedro andMargaritoFloreson Jan. 27 were the latest to be sentenced in a series of high-profile federal cases targeting theSinaloaCartel's operations in Chicago. Read article here: High Times
Cali Hospitals Have Been Sentencing MedCan Users To Death
Over this past weekend, California's leading medical body voted unanimously to end a certain kind of discrimination against medical marijuana users that has been quietly preying on the most vulnerable amongst our community. High Times
Justice Dept Shifts Policy for Drug Sentencing
In an effort to ease prison overcrowding, the Obama Administration will implement a major shift in policy, one that sidesteps federal mandatory minimum sentencing for low-level drug offenses. In a speech Monday at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting, A… High Times
With Holder In The Lead, Sentencing Reform Gains Momentum
Npr.orgBy Carrie Johnson Sit down with the attorney general to ask him about his priorities, as NPR did earlier this year, and he’ll talk about voting rights and national security. But if you listen a bit longer, Eric Holder gets to this: “I think there are too many people in jail for too long, and for […]