40 Tons brings its transformative Justice Row initiative to NECANN Boston 2025, empowering justice-impacted entrepreneurs by providing a platform for visibility, investment, and partnerships. The event highlights the ongoing fight for equity and second chances in the legal industry.
Joseph Bondy, NORML's new Board Chair, reflects on the connection between racial justice and cannabis reform. Committed to equitable legalization, NORML aims to address the harms of cannabis prohibition and advocate for policies that benefit communities most affected by systemic racism.
Thelonious Searcy, wrongfully convicted in 2004, calls for justice as new evidence reveals misconduct by Wayne County prosecutors and police. With a court date set for October 25, Searcy aims to highlight systemic issues in the Detroit justice system. Stand with him.
Silent Cry Inc., a human rights nonprofit providing services to communities affected by mass incarceration, is calling on President Biden to take immediate action in repairing the harms done by the War On Drugs.
After seven and a half years in jail awaiting trial, Matthew Baker Jr. is finally free. The 26-year-old Georgia man, who was facing the death penalty, was acquitted on all 30 counts in connection to 2016's "Bonfire Killings" case.
Matthew Baker Jr.'s trial in Henry County, Georgia, has begun with witness testimony. Honeysuckle is covering the ongoing trial of Baker, who has repeatedly faced racial bias as a suspect in the "Bonfire Killings" case and waited over seven years for justice.
After seven years of waiting in county jail, Matthew Baker Jr., the only Black suspect in Georgia's "Bonfire Killings" case, is headed to trial and facing the ultimate punishment.
In a move building on last year's policy reforms, President Biden announced today his intention to expand the criteria for cannabis pardons. Individuals convicted of simple possession, attempted possession, and cannabis use on federal land are now eligible for expungement of their charges.
On Giving Tuesday, human rights nonprofit Silent Cry Inc. has much to be thankful for this year. Help the organization continue programs that benefit local communities, provide healing from trauma, and offer aid to those reentering society after incarceration.
Nationally-renowned criminal justice advocate Daniel F. Jones, murdered in 2022, lives on through a new Michigan bill: The Daniel Jones Juveniles in Incarceration Education Act, which seeks to improve the well-being of youths imprisoned throughout the state.
New evidence and updates are available in the case of Matthew Baker, the only Black suspect in the McDonough, Georgia "Bonfire Killings." There appears to be nothing tying the man awaiting trial for 7 years to the crimes he is accused of.
Following the tragic killing of Daniel F. Jones, a nationally-renowned criminal justice advocate, friends and family remember what the community leader meant to people in his native Detroit and around the country.
Sex work remains criminalized in many parts of the world, despite being a consensual transaction. Decriminalization would give sex workers more economic opportunities, improve global sexual health practices, and decrease violence in the industry.
The latest updates in the case of Matthew Baker, the only Black suspect in the McDonough, Georgia "Bonfire Killings," show that the state's systemic racism could jeopardize Baker's right to a fair trial despite evidence for his innocence.
The cannabis industry has come a long way since the beginning of the year. Here’...
