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Last-known Californian in prison for federal cannabis charges released after 15 years
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/luke-scarmazzo-marijuana-medical-cannabis-california/Last-known Californian in prison for federal cannabis charges released after 15 years
BY LAUREN TOMS
MARCH 2, 2023 / 6:02 PM / CBS SAN FRANCISCO
Medical marijuana has been legal in California for more than a quarter of a century, but the impact of the federal ban is still apparent all these years later. One Bay Area man is finally free after serving 15 years in prison for opening a licensed medical cannabis shop.
Luke Scarmazzo represents the end of an era. He is the last known Californian to be released from prison for a federal medical cannabis charge.
It's been just 20 days since Scarmazzo was released, and he's still adjusting to his life back in Modesto.
"I'm making a chicken salad lunch – something I didn't get to do a lot in prison so I'm, like, super taking advantage of it," Scarmazzo told CBS News Bay Area.
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BY LAUREN TOMS
MARCH 2, 2023 / 6:02 PM / CBS SAN FRANCISCO
Medical marijuana has been legal in California for more than a quarter of a century, but the impact of the federal ban is still apparent all these years later. One Bay Area man is finally free after serving 15 years in prison for opening a licensed medical cannabis shop.
Luke Scarmazzo represents the end of an era. He is the last known Californian to be released from prison for a federal medical cannabis charge.
It's been just 20 days since Scarmazzo was released, and he's still adjusting to his life back in Modesto.
"I'm making a chicken salad lunch – something I didn't get to do a lot in prison so I'm, like, super taking advantage of it," Scarmazzo told CBS News Bay Area.
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