MARIJUANA OFFENDERS NEED CLEMENCY AND/OR COMPASSIONATE RELEASE

Marijuana offenders serving life sentences and other egregious sentences have unique issues when applying for compassionate release and/or clemency. 

1. All but two of them went to trial and received the trial penalty when then were sentenced. One of the two was sentenced without trial or plea when he did not want to testify against others. 

2. Most all of them were charged with conspiracy, a charge that exaggerates their complicity in the acts they are tried for.  They were held responsible for actions they were not involved in.  

3. The sentencing disparity is enormous

4. They are serving sentences that mean death behind bars for a substance that is legal to some degree in 33 states.

5.  Even though marijuana is still on the Controlled Substance Act as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana businesses are investing billions and selling billions of dollars of the same substance. They are not being prosecuted as these defendants were.  

6. Neither the criminal justice system or the cannabis industry will have integrity as long as these nonviolent marijuana offenders are behind bars. 

John Knock 11150-017

Incarcerated since - 1996

Age - 72 

               

 Corvain Cooper  27797-177   Incarcerated since - 2013          Age - 40 

 

                           

    Ferrell Scott 27787-177

     Incarcerated since - 2007
     Age - 57

         Hector Ruben McGurk 

          25843-180

          Incarcerated since - 2003

          Age - 60

    Michael Pelletier 11109-036

    Incarcerated since - 2006
    Age - 64

   Craig Cesal  52948-019

   Incarcerated since - 2002
   Age - 60

          Ismael Lira  45946-180

           Incarcerated since - 2005
           Age - 42

           

       Andy Cox  89487-020

       Incarcerated since - 2008
       Age - 56

                Pedro Moreno  71498-079

            Incarcerated since - 1996
            Age - 60

    Long Quoe Way  00047-111

    Incarcerated since - 1997
    Age - 57