Criminal justice reform advocates say marijuana legalization must address the harms of the country’s decades-long war on drugs campaign with expungement, resentencing and other restorative justice provisions.
She applied for a job wearing an ankle monitor. She lost time with a loved one who was near death.
Those are a few of the many burdens of Stephanie Shepard, who was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms (about two tons) of marijuana.
