Former Prisoner Luke Scarmazzo Details Going To Prison For Cannabis

Today's 98th episode is powered by RMR Legacy Smalls premiums cannabis available in WA state and California. The episode features RMR's Joey Brabo conducting an interview with former cannabis prisoner, Luke Scarmazzo. Luke recently debuted his first California adult-use cannabis brand Prophet which is available across California. "Luke Scarmazzo, who has served 14 years of a 22-year sentence in federal prison for operating a medical cannabis dispensary in California, is scheduled to be released Friday, Feb. 3 after winning his compassionate release case in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The petition was originally filed in 2019. Most recently he has been incarcerated at Yazoo City, MS-based FCI Yazoo City. During the final days of the Trump Administration, Scarmazzo was told that he would be pardoned and released but was stymied at the last minute without explanation. “When I saw Biden getting sworn in, I knew that it wasn’t gonna happen,” Scarmazzo told Forbes during a a phone interview from prison in January 2021. “I was just devastated,” he says. “I…I don’t really even have words to say how I felt. I was right at the gate of being released and at the last second, it was snatched away.” Tune in for the full interview! Looking for more music, sports, and cannabis content? Visit our website and subscribe to our email blast! https://respectmyregion.com Facebook: Facebook.com/RespectMyRegion Instagram: Instagram.com/RespectMyRegion.us Twitter: Twitter.com/RespectMyRegion Email [email protected] to have your products reviewed or featured. Submit news and content you'd like featured to [email protected] #sports #weed #cannabis #sportspodcast #cannabispodcast #podcast