Dutchie teams up with the Last Prisoner Project to help cannabis offenders return to society

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Those accused of non-violent cannabis-related crimes have assistance to find new lives

Since September 2019, the Last Prisoner Project has been an NGO dedicated in the US to healing the wounds caused by a drug policy implemented from repression rather than risk reduction and awareness. Now, with the help of Dutchie, a cannabis eCommerce platform, both entities seek to continue to undo this type of damage and help offenders return to ordinary life in the society.

Last Prisoner Project is currently running a campaign to free different prisoners who are under cannabis-related wrongful convictions. That campaign, like others like it, received a significant boost yesterday when Last Prisoner Project announced a new partnership with Dutchie. To launch the partnership, Dutchie will donate $1 million, in addition to an initial $100,000 donation to the Last Prisoner Project.

The new joining of forces will provide support for a number of initiatives, including expungement, support for prisoner re-entry into the workforce, along with coordination of industry events to exponentially increase donations. Likewise, the new funding will allow Last Prisoner Project to award around 400 grants to help people who at some point in their lives were behind bars.

“Dutchie is committed to making a positive impact on the future of the cannabis industry,” said Ross Lipson, CEO and co-founder of Dutchie. “We are committed to advancing our shared vision to release those behind bars for non-violent cannabis offenses and we’re excited to leverage the Dutchie ecosystem to help scale our impact.”

Although cannabis is considered one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, more than 40,000 people in the US alone are incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses. Last Prisoner’s mission is clear; to free each and every cannabis prisoner and help them reintegrate back into society.

The organization, founded three years ago by cannabis industry leaders, social justice advocates, and policy experts, seeks to correct the cannabis policies that have long been evident in the country.