Recreational use is legal in Illinois, but the state still has prisoners incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses, and those convictions prevent future work in the cannabis industry.
raig Cesal was sentenced to life in prison for a cannabis offense before former President Donald Trump granted him a pardon.
Today he finds himself in a different position: director of advocacy and senior clemency case manager at his nonprofit, the Second Chance Foundation. Last year, the Oakbrook Terrace resident teamed up with attorney Huma Rashid, who wrote his clemency petition.
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