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President Trump granted clemency to Jerry Haymon IV and Kevin Harden, commuting their federal prison sentences for non-violent marijuana distribution conspiracies. Haymon, a former college football stand-out serving a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence, was previously stuck in home confinement with heavy employment restrictions. Harden was facing a 30-year sentence while suffering from severe, life-threatening medical conditions. Both men were granted immediate relief, ending years of incarceration for conduct that is now fully legal across large parts of the country.
Their releases were boosted by high-profile advocacy, including personal letters to the White House from boxer Mike Tyson and criminal justice reform groups like The Weldon Project. Advocates pointed out the stark injustice of keeping non-violent offenders locked up under outdated mandatory minimums while multi-billion-dollar legal cannabis corporations operate openly.
The commutations come as the administration pushes forward with moving state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Combined with recent testimony at DEA hearings highlighting cannabis’s safety relative to opioids, these high-profile commutations signal a growing willingness in Washington to address the human cost of the federal war on drugs while rewriting national cannabis policy.
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Please read the original article, Trump Releases More Federal Marijuana Prisoners As DEA Considers Rescheduling Cannabis
Original article written by Tom Angell. Published on September 4, 2026 by Marijuana Moment.
