Chicago Man Serving Life For Marijuana Granted Clemency After 19 Years In Prison
Chicago Man Serving Life For Marijuana Granted Clemency After 19 Years In Prison
Hear the story of Craig Cesal who was arrested for participating in a marijuana conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison with no parole despite having no criminal history. Cesal was granted clemency by then-President Donald Trump in the final hours of his presidency and is now fighting to help others who face a similar fate.
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Glad to see your happy and living life
It’s absolutely insane to me that I can drive to Michigan and buy weed from a legitimate and legal store yet people are in prison all over the country…
Let them out and make room for politicians and pedophiles!
Meanwhile ,the court system lets JEFFERY Epstein get away with a sweetheart deal ,lets rapists, murderers out all the time, no bail either.!
As a Canadian who bought some legal pre rolled joints from my very own government this morning, cannot even fathom what life in the U.S. is like 😟
Life in jail for weed…there are killers being released in Chicago after serving months. This is crazy…
So a person who murdered someone went in for a few years, then they give this guy whos done nothing to no one ever life. Yeah someone owes this man years. Or 19 million dollars, any less than those both, is an injustice to mankind.
Wow, I can honestly say I’m surprised Trump did good here
Interstate commerce once it’s transported you can be a part of the crime .
Cases like this are just another reason that Biden/Harris is a joke. My example is Biden trying to get some virtue signaling points by telling Russia to release the WNBA player that got caught flying into Russia with hash carts, is ironic and hypocritical AF. Release everyone that’s serving time for weed in the U.S., if you’re going to tell another country not to detain someone for the same thing.
holy heck one good thing done under trump
Proceeds to bike no helmet
Is this the full story?
"Half baked movie " Marijuana is not a Drugg!!!
Lol first thing he does is go go California on a "road trip" 🤣 gotta go get some deps and move in chicago gotta come back up
Had this man been caught touching a little girl, he would’ve been out long ago
Don’t have words
Mandatory minimum is a mother fooker.
Imagine being so closed minded that you sent someone to prison for life over a plant
Sue?
that judge should be publicly "stoned"
Go Craig!
I’m sad you missed your daughters life in the early years. Happy trump saved you
Pete hurst is serving real time for weed
It is almost unbelievable that people still serve time in prison for something every one does legally in Colorado…
But the CIA started the crack epidemic with no consequences
Yet murderers get set free. ‘MURICA!
That’s Good medicine
I met a few guys that died in prison for weed Q.E.PD
Thank God for Donald J Trump. He really is for the people. What more proof do you even need?
Thank you president trump 🙌
The only thing Donald Trump has ever done to help any Americans .. for that I commend him. However For the insurrection .. trump him self should be in jail.
Podesta brothers are still walking around after the kidnapping of that little girl from that resort . Wooowww
I really hate to admit that Trump is kind of the hero of this story… Lol granting this guy clemency was the best thing he did in office I’d say
Trump is the enemy, huh?
Thank you Trump
Why does Montana look like Bidens face on the map illustration…
Life for weed???
That’s absolutely insane to sentence someone to life for pot. Wow what messed up times
Unfair….
Wait I rode those roads before. Well duh your a trucker lol
Imagine being an alien and you find out that humans could go to prison for life for selling a plant
So uhh can he vote? wasn’t really suspended…
When will this madness end? Lot more need to be freed!
I’m not really a full supporter of Marijuana but can whole heartily agree with was a clown sentencing and down right evil injustice by the judge
🇺🇸🇺🇦❤️🤍💙💛
I don’t think he should’ve gotten life, but I still believe Marijuana should be illegal. But a life sentence? That was crazy
Ah payoffs
They put someone in prison for life for weed but let murderers roam the streets. DemocRAT morons for you.
That judge needs to be outed and put in jail.
There are people who murder others and get barely anything and this guy was stuck behind for nearly 20 years.