The new partnership will spotlight the stories of people still behind bars for cannabis, support clemency and reentry efforts, and turn 4/20 into a call to action for the people legalization left behind.
High Times and Last Prisoner Project are launching an ongoing partnership focused on one of the cannabis movement’s clearest unfinished fights: bringing cannabis prisoners home.
Announced on 4/20, the partnership will spotlight the stories of people still incarcerated for cannabis offenses, amplify clemency and resentencing efforts, and support the legal, policy and reentry work needed to help those still paying the price for prohibition. High Times has also designated Last Prisoner Project as an official nonprofit partner.
The timing is deliberate. For millions of people, 4/20 is a day for celebration. But it is also a reminder that while cannabis has become legal, normalized and profitable in much of the country, thousands of people remain behind bars for conduct that now fuels a multibillion-dollar industry.
“Legalization brought freedom and opportunity to many, but not to everyone. There are still tens of thousands of people in prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses, and the burden of that injustice fell disproportionately on African American and Latino communities. On 4/20, while we celebrate cannabis culture, we should also remember the people who paid the price for the freedoms others now enjoy and support the work needed to bring them home.”
Javier Hasse, Editor-in-Chief, High Times
What Last Prisoner Project has accomplished
Last Prisoner Project has become one of the most visible organizations working in that space, combining direct legal support with clemency campaigns, policy advocacy and reentry assistance.
360+
Years of prison time secured for cannabis prisoners
$11M
In legal services delivered to those impacted by cannabis prohibition
10
Record-clearance laws passed with LPP support
$3.8M
In direct financial support distributed to individuals and families
“The …
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