Derek Harris, a Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for a pot sale worth less than $30, has been freed after 10 years.
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- Louisiana non-profit Promise of Justice said, “As COVID-19 rates continue to rise in DOC facilities, every day spent in Angola was a tremendous risk for Derek’s health and safety.”
- Harris, a military veteran, was convicted of selling .69 grams of pot.
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- A federal appeals court has denied a motion by the DEA to dismiss a case challenging pot’s schedule 1 status.
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