A newly formed coalition of professional athletes and entertainers, led by retired boxer Mike Tyson, has sent a letter to President Donald Trump—thanking him for past clemency actions while emphasizing the opportunity he has to best former President Joe Biden by rescheduling marijuana, expanding pardons and freeing up banking services for licensed cannabis businesses.
The “Coalition of Athletes and Entertainers Supporting President Trump’s Policy Objectives” also counts NBA’s Kevin Durant and Allen Iverson, NFL’s Dez Bryant, Antonio Brown, Ricky Williams, the musician Wyclef Jean and others among its members who signed onto the letter.
“Today, people continue to serve lengthy federal sentences for conduct that is now legal in most states–which makes their continued incarceration not only cruel but absurd,” the letter says.
“After making sweeping promises to voters in 2020, former President Biden failed to deliver on his pledge to address marijuana-related injustices,” the coalition said. “Not only did he leave office without commuting the sentences of those incarcerated for marijuana, but in one of his final acts, he denied nearly every pending marijuana-related clemency application.”
The athletes said that inaction reflects a “betrayal” that “underscores the urgent need for bold leadership, we believe, and represents an opportunity to
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