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Last Prisoner Project Last Prisoner Project is dedicated to repairing the past and continuing harms of the criminalization of cannabis through intervention, advocacy, and awareness.
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We’ve done a lot to raise awareness that cannabis prohibition was born on the border in El Paso, when a sheriff realized...
10/16/2026

We’ve done a lot to raise awareness that cannabis prohibition was born on the border in El Paso, when a sheriff realized that one way to criminalize Mexicans was to criminalize their cannabis use. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we don’t want to focus on the past; we want to focus on what lies ahead: the constituents, including a few right here in El Paso, who got a second chance because of our legal intervention and advocacy; and the thousands of people who could finally get back to work because their criminal convictions were cleared.

All of this is powered by folks like you.

From all of us at LPP, Muchísimas gracias.

-Adrian Rocha, Policy Director

From legacy to legal 🌿 Last Prisoner Project Managing Director, , took the stage at Mary Jane Berlin to moderate a power...
10/05/2026

From legacy to legal 🌿

Last Prisoner Project Managing Director, , took the stage at Mary Jane Berlin to moderate a powerful conversation about cannabis culture, legacy, and justice.

Mary was joined by an iconic group of cannabis pioneers: Rick DeLisi of DeLisioso, Champelli, Freeway Rick Ross, Mario Sherbinski, and Cutter of Smokenhagen. Together, they reflected on the people and culture that built the cannabis movement long before legalization — and why those still paying the price for prohibition cannot be forgotten as the industry moves forward.

Thank you, , for giving Last Prisoner Project a platform to bring cannabis justice to the global stage.

LPP Policy Director Adrian Rocha is a featured contributor to Sentencing Matters. Curated by the editors of the Federal ...
10/02/2026

LPP Policy Director Adrian Rocha is a featured contributor to Sentencing Matters. Curated by the editors of the Federal Sentencing Reporter, LPP's Virginia Resentencing Bill and how cannabis reform can be a gateway to criminal justice reform. Read the piece and subscribe to Sentencing Matters. Link in our bio.

Seven years of advocacy, persistence, and progress. Since 2019, Last Prisoner Project has worked to bring people home, c...
09/30/2026

Seven years of advocacy, persistence, and progress.

Since 2019, Last Prisoner Project has worked to bring people home, clear cannabis records, and support people rebuilding their lives after incarceration. Behind every clemency petition, policy victory, and reentry grant is a person whose future should never have been defined by cannabis prohibition.

Together with our supporters and partners, that work has included nearly pro bono legal services, ending more than 358 years of prison sentences, and reentry grants. We’re working toward a future where relief reaches everyone who deserves it. Legalization cannot be the finish line while people remain behind bars for cannabis.

Thank you to every advocate, donor, partner, and supporter who has helped move this mission forward. As we celebrate seven years, we remain committed to the work ahead, until the last cannabis prisoner is free.

Recent polling data from Pew Research found that 89% of Americans believe cannabis should be legal for either adult or m...
09/30/2026

Recent polling data from Pew Research found that 89% of Americans believe cannabis should be legal for either adult or medical use. This isn’t just a random data point; it's a value reflected in the decision-making process by most powerful elected officials in the country.

LPP has worked on a bipartisan basis to achieve freedom for our constituents by petitioning and lobbying for clemency from the last three administrations.

But cannabis justice is too big a problem to solve with one-off clemency grants. That’s why LPP continues to push for durable policy reform, like the LPP-designed law in Virginia that could release up to 1,100 individuals and eliminate thousands of years of jail time.

Relief should not be a parting gift for some; it should be a policy for all

California legalized cannabis in 2016 and promised to clear old records. Years later, tens of thousands of people were s...
09/25/2026

California legalized cannabis in 2016 and promised to clear old records. Years later, tens of thousands of people were still waiting on relief they had already been guaranteed by law.

According to one report, there were approximately 500,000 people arrested for cannabis-related felonies and misdemeanors between 2006-2015. Yet, as of September 2017, only 4,885 people had petitioned the courts to have their records modified.

AB 1706 of 2022 was written to help close that gap.

As of April 2024, 216,157 cases have been dismissed, modified, recalled, or cleared. This represents a 95% reduction in the uptake gap, which is the difference between cases eligible for relief but not acted upon.

For seven years, artists, athletes, advocates, and allies have used their platforms to stand with people impacted by can...
09/21/2026

For seven years, artists, athletes, advocates, and allies have used their platforms to stand with people impacted by cannabis incarceration.

From Rebelution and Eric Rachmany raising funds, to Calvin Johnson, Willie Nelson, Dwyane Wade, and Melissa Etheridge lending their voices to the movement, their support has helped carry this fight further.

We’re grateful for every person who has stood beside us, and we’ll keep going until the last cannabis prisoner comes home.






09/18/2026

Before the pardons and the clemency grants, there was a kind supporter willing to host a fundraiser in his backyard.

In 2019, opened his home for the fundraiser that launched Last Prisoner Project. Eric Rachmany from Rebelution played, a room full of cannabis operators heard the case for why legalization without release is not justice, and the first dollars went straight toward building our legal and reentry programs.

Seven years later, that room has grown into 358+ attorneys, 69 law firms, and more than 30,000 pro bono hours.

Thank you, Jim, and thank you to everyone who showed up before it was obvious. The room still needs to get bigger.

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