"As a young man, Seth Ferranti ran a drug-dealing operation distributing vast volumes of cannabis and LSD across college campuses in the United States. It was the 1980s and US President Ronald Reagan had proclaimed that marijuana pot, grass, whatever you want to call it is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States. I didn't believe them, says Seth Ferranti, now a documentary filmmaker and director of Tortured Mind: The Reality of Post Incarceration Syndrome."
"I broke laws that I thought were wrong. When the law closed in, he earned a spot on the US Marshals' 15 Most Wanted Fugitives and ultimately served 21 years of a 25-year prison sentence for a first-time, non-violent offence at just 22 years old. Seth was jailed in 1993, when the war on drugs was raging under President Bill Clinton."
Seth Ferranti ran a large drug-dealing operation distributing cannabis and LSD across US college campuses in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan's administration labeled marijuana among the most dangerous drugs. Ferranti was captured, placed on the US Marshals' 15 Most Wanted, and served 21 years of a 25-year sentence for a first-time, non-violent offense after being jailed in 1993 during the Clinton-era war on drugs. Prison populations surged and minorities were disproportionately affected. Public opinion has shifted, with nearly 90 percent supporting at least medical legalization. Marijuana remains a federal Schedule I drug, creating conflicts with state laws and fueling hopes for reclassification.
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