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Richard Delisi – Now The Longest Serving Nonviolent Prisoner For Pot

In December 1989, Richard DeLisi was sentenced to a total of 98 years in prison for trafficking cannabis as part of a RICO case. Possession of a plant should not be a prison sentence.

Richard Delisi - Now The Longest Serving Nonviolent Prisoner For Pot
Richard Delisi - Now The Longest Serving Nonviolent Prisoner For Pot
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In December 1989, Richard DeLisi was sentenced to a total of 98 years in prison for trafficking cannabis as part of a RICO case.

Possession of a plant should not be a prison sentence.

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