On 4/20, SSDP brought survivors of extreme cannabis sentences to Washington D.C., highlighting the immediate need for full federal legalization, prisoner release, and restoration of rights. Advocates, members of Congress, and those negatively impacted by cannabis incarceration came together for a 4/20 congressional briefing and press conference designed to recenter the cultural holiday around an urgent reality: cannabis remains federally illegal and the harms of prohibition persist.

Thank you to all our speakers:

• Kat Murti, Executive Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)

• Congressman Steve Cohen – Democratic U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District

• Jimmy Romans – life in prison for cannabis

• Craig Cesal – life in prison for cannabis

• Anthony DeJohn – life in prison for cannabis

• Jeremy Grove – four years in prison for cannabis

• Morgan Fox – Political Director, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)

• Sheba Williams – Founder and Executive Director, Nolef Turns; Member of the Board, Virginia NORML

• Christopher Gagnon – SSDP Ambassador

• Eric Jansen – U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran

• Eric Sterling – Counselor to the Executive Director, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP); Former Counsel, U.S. House Judiciary Committee

• Kevin Hagen – Director of Federal Legislative Affairs, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)

• Maritza Perez Medina – Director of the Office of National Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)

• Nina Patel – Senior Policy Counsel, Justice Division, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

• Damian Fagon: Director, Bronx Cannabis Hub; Policy Director, Parabola Center; inaugural Chief Equity Officer, New York Office of Cannabis Management

• Elijah Ullman: American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Congressman Cohen’s office

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