Life term for 2.7g pot deal revoked

A man sentenced to life in prison without parole on a marijuana-related charge walked out of a Missouri prison a free man yesterday, after spending two decades behind bars.

Life term for 2.7g pot deal revoked

The release of Jeff Mizanskey followed years of lobbying from family, lawmakers, and advocates for the legalisation of marijuana, who argued that the sentence was too stiff.

Mizanskey was sentenced in 1996 after police said he conspired to sell 2.7kg of marijuana to a dealer connected to Mexican drug cartels.

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