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Freedom Can't Wait: Federal Hostages of the War on Drugs
Saturday July 11, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Free Speech Stage Room 108-109
A government big enough to imprison peaceful people for cannabis is a government that has exceeded its proper limits.
President Trump showed bold leadership by granting clemency to people who were unjustly deprived of their liberty like Jimmy Romans and Ross Ulbricht, proving that the Constitution's clemency power can be used to correct government overreach. But the work is not finished. Nearly 3,000 individuals remain in federal prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses, many serving long term or life sentences for amounts of cannabis far less than legal dispensaries sell in a day, while over 200,000 Americans were arrested for marijuana just last year, almost all of them for simple possession. 
Join SSDP Executive Director and longtime leader in the liberty movement Kat Murti for a powerful conversation with Lyn Ulbricht, whose tireless multiyear campaign helped secure President Trump's pardon of her son, Ross; Jimmy Romans, whose life sentence for a nonviolent cannabis offense was commuted by President Trump after more than 11 years behind bars; and Travis Cullen, a former federal cannabis prisoner turned legal cannabis industry entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to bringing every last cannabis prisoner home. 
Together, they'll explore why freedom demands second chances, why the work of ending the injustices of cannabis prohibition is far from over, and how President Trump can use the constitutional power of clemency to ensure that no one remains behind bars for conduct that the vast majority of Americans agree should never have been a crime. 

Moderators
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Kat Murti

Executive Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)

Speakers
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Jimmy Romans

Sentenced to Life in Prison for Cannabis; Pardoned by President Trump
On the day after Father's Day 2010, Jimmy Romans was indicted by the federal government for a nonviolent cannabis charge. Facing up to eight years behind bars, Jimmy took a deal offered by the prosecution and pled guilty to a Class C felony, agreeing not to fight for the return of... Read More →
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Travis Cullen

Formerly Incarcerated Cannabis Entreprenuer, Hopkins Dispensary and Freedom Brands
At just 21 years old, Travis was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for a non-violent cannabis offense. Rather than allowing his incarceration to define him, he used the experience as fuel for a lifelong mission to reform the laws that impacted him and countless others.

To... Read More →
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Lyn Ulbricht

Executive Director, Founder, Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing (MACS)
Lyn Ulbricht is a prominent criminal justice reform advocate and the Founder of Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing (MACS). Previously she led the FreeRoss campaign dedicated to clemency for her son, Ross Ulbricht, who received a double life sentence without parole for all non-violent... Read More →
Exhibitors
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Students for Sensible Drug Policy

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Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest global youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs.
Saturday July 11, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Free Speech Stage Room 108-109
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