Legal cannabis earns billions while thousands remain locked away for the same plant. From Mississippi’s life term to Louisiana’s thirty five years to the federal forty year sentence in Texas, broken expungements and empty pardons keep prohibition alive. Pot Culture Magazine follows the names, numbers, and families still trapped behind America’s fake freedom.
Kevin Allen’s 35-Year Sentence for $20 of Weed Highlights the Broken Justice System
Kevin Allen has spent over ten years behind bars for selling $20 worth of marijuana. Despite a life sentence being reduced, he’s still serving 35 years for a nonviolent offense in a system that profits off cannabis while punishing its past users.