Sweed has announced a partnership with nonprofit organization dedicated to funding social change and providing financial aid for those who are serving prison time for nonviolent cannabis-related offenses, Mission Green.
Initiated by Sweed as part of the company's ongoing efforts to connect cannabis advocacy and reform with the innovative technology driving the future of cannabis retail. Sweed's partnership with Mission Green and The Weldon Project includes a donation as well as a commitment to further promote and assist the organization's ongoing efforts to drive criminal justice reform and legalize cannabis.
Weldon Angelos began his journey for social equity and social justice reform after he was sentenced to a 55-year prison term in 2003 for selling less than $1,000 worth of cannabis. Mr. Angelos was eventually released from prison in 2016 after serving 13 years of his term and was then granted clemency. Following his release, Mr. Angelos launched Mission [GREEN], an initiative dedicated to securing clemency for those currently incarcerated for cannabis-related offences and to create pathways for expungements or pardons.
"As leaders in the cannabis industry, we view it as our responsibility to contribute in whatever way possible to the ongoing fight for cannabis clemency and policy reform that Weldon and Mission Green have so valiantly and consistently led the way towards," said Hallie Stahl, Director of Corporate Marketing for Sweed. "This partnership between Sweed and The Weldon Project's Mission Green initiative leverages the reach and reputation of the Sweed platform to further educate, fundraise, and mobilize the cannabis industry to support those who have suffered so that the industry can flourish. We are immensely proud to be partners with Weldon, and we look forward to working together to make a positive impact on the cannabis industry."
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