Parole denied for 68-year-old in Alabama: ‘A life sentence for growing marijuana’
Parole denied for 68-year-old in Alabama: ‘A life sentence for growing marijuana’
Leon Hotchkiss, now 68, remains behind bars in Alabama, spending decades imprisoned for growing pot. The parole board thinks he should stay there.
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Fuck Alabama and its bullshit ass laws
117 0 ReplyAlabama actually has medical cannabis now, maybe soon?
21 0 ReplyAlabama has plenty of problems outside of being able to smoke weed or not
For example choosing to imprison older people to what is effectively a life sentence for a non violent charge
23 0 ReplySorry, that was my point I tried to make. If they legalize to recreational, expunging convictions is a much bigger likelihood and maybe he will see freedom soon.
7 0 ReplyThat's a massive leap. Even if they legalized recreational, and that's a BIG if, that doesn't mean they will expunge existing convictions.
3 1 ReplyIndeed, which is why I chose my words carefully on the previous response.
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All good! Miscomms happen nbd to talk it out for me ☺️
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Can they do Trump next?
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They probably do have ‘Ass Laws’ on the books there
6 0 ReplyThe people of Alabama voted in an election (2014, I think) whether to keep or not the unenforceable law that forbids interracial marriage. More than 40% voted to keep it. Fuck them.
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