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Freedomisgreen.com will be helping with a letter writing effort for marijuana prisoners.
Several studies suggest a prisoner’s mental health is dependent on contact
with the outside world. Many prisoners consider mail as one of their only
highlights:
“One cannot fully understand the therapeutic effects one receives from
correspondence with his or her peers on the outside.” (M.J., Hagerstown, MD)
“Mail is the only thing to look forward to in here.” (J.S., Camp Lejeune,
NC)
Read more about the therapeutic benefits of receiving mail while in prison:
http://www.writeaprisoner.com/why-write-a-prisoner/default.aspx
Editor Beth Mann has some tips:
What should you write? Anything. Prisoners benefit from seemingly mundane
letters about your daily life to words of inspiration to pieces of creative
writing to news or current events. The important part is simply reaching
out.
We will post the letters though support pages or print and send via regular mail with the NORML Women’s Alliance.
Please keep in mind that all of the prisoner’s mail is read by authorities.
- Please send text only, no images or attachments
- Put the prisoner’s name in subject line of email
- Send separate emails for each prisoner
- Up to 1,000 words per letter
- By sending a letter through freedomisgreen.com we may contact you and ask that your letter be posted on the site to bring awareness to victims of prohibition. You may decline and we will still forward your letter directly to the prisoner.
- Send your emails to marijuanaprisoners@gmail.com
Questions? chris@freedomisgreen.com
Thank you for participating!
Do you have a list of prisoner names or should we just write a generic, general letter to anyone and you will forward to individuals & add names?
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My heart and prayers go out to you and yours. I have never been in prison and can only imagine what you must be going through. This just breaks my heart. This is just plain and simple stupid and wrong, wrong, wrong. Thank God I live in Canada and that kind of sentencing just would never happen. Be strong and know people care. God bless!
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That will not be the case if Harper passes his new crime bill which will include minimum mandatories. Therefore if you are growing more than 6 plants you will get 6 months jail time irregardless as to why you are growing (medicinally or not).
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Send letters it helps! i was in jail for 3 months in PA. due to an empty bowl found in my car after a crash…. nothing in my system but thc…. it’s sad we send people to jail for such petty offences, once i had great respect for law enforcment our laws and my country….. not so much anymore. So send letters you’ll brighten there day, alot of people in jail get no letters or visits and it hurts! not only to be in there but it hurts to feel so alone.
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I apologize for what has happened to you. As a human you should not be criminalized for Marijuana non violent related issues. Please know that we are working towards changing these flawed laws and hope your freedoms stand. I am a medical marijuana user and advocate, it is because of brave underground individuals that I get my supplies of medicine, many others support ending the prohibition of Cannabis and with that we hope you will be released and let freed to proceed your right to liberty, again the laws will be changed and you will be let out. Libby Belgrave
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Hi, I just wanted to write and let you know what the government is doing is wrong. Marijuana users are good people and should not be put in prison. I have smoked for 33 years and do not drink alcohol because it is worse for u than smoking. The government has made a lot of money off of confiscating good peoples property. They know that smoking is less harmful than drinking but they make money off of prosecuting people and do not want to admit that they are wrong. I hope that you get out of prison soon and wish the government would do something to prevent good people from going to prison for wanting a better choice than alcohol, which is much more dangerous that smoking. I have degenerative disc disease and smoking does much more for easing the pain than any drugs the doctor gives me. I wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you and believe the government is wrong for trying to ruin peoples lives. Smoking is a mild buzz and much less harmful than alcohol.
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