“Imagine sitting in a cell for years, decades, or even life, convicted of an activity that is no longer a crime,
while thousands of other people build inter-generational wealth doing exactly the same thing.
That is the situation that over 40,000 cannabis prisoners face today in the United States alone.
Through intervention, advocacy and awareness campaigns the Last Prisoner Project will work to redress the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws and policies.”
-excerpt from the Last Prisoner Project website
As a maker of herbal skincare, I am thrilled to be able to harness the incredible healing qualities of the cannabis plant and to offer my customers the opportunity to experience such benefits from my line of CBD products.
I am also acutely aware of the reality that I now get to benefit personally and financially by selling a product for which thousands of others have had their lives upended. Meanwhile, too many of those who have been convicted continue to serve sentences that are wildly disproportionate to the non violent, so-called ‘crimes’ they’ve committed.
Photo by last prisoner project
I recognize that I am a person who benefits from white privilege, while folks from black and brown communities are disproportionately targeted, convicted and subjected to more severe sentencing by the criminal justice system in this country. Supporting the Last Prisoner Project is one small step I am taking to give back to communities and families that have been torn apart for actions that never should have been considered a crime in the first place.
Elka Herbals has chosen to support this organization because I whole-heartedly align with their values, which state that:
“We believe that anyone profiting from or freely engaging in the legal cannabis industry has a moral imperative to work towards restorative justice.”
I am pleased to share that as of October 1st, 2020
10% of proceeds from your purchase of Elka Herbals CBD products will be donated directly to the Last Prisoner Project.
In solidarity,
Erica
To learn more about the Last Prisoner Project organization, please visit their website here.