Music Producer + Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Weldon Angelos Pardoned By President Donald Trump

There have not been many mornings in 2020 where some have woke up to really good news but for Weldon Angelos, the man who thought his life was ruined for selling $600 of Cannabis, that was just the case in December 2020.

President Trump has been the source of multiple media controversies over the course of his entire career and rarely are they for positive things. Lately, the presidential pardons are being spotlighted. Being pardoned by the President is for some, a second chance at life and for Cannabis prisoners, especially those who are serving time for non-violent offenses, a presidential pardon is their only hope.

President Trump pardoned Angelos on December 13 at the request of Alice Johnson, whose sentence was previously lifted by Trump at the request of Kim Kardashian.

Music is in his blood and quickly Weldon found himself around the movers and shakers of the hip hop world and became friends with Daz Dillinger and Napoleon from The Outlawz. He recorded an album with Snoop Dogg in the infamous Claremont Mansion (remember MTV Cribs y’all)which had an unreleased Tupac verse! Weldon was on his way to becoming a superstar. Snoop Dogg was quoted saying, “He had to provide means for his family and himself, It wasn’t like it was a violent crime he was committing — he was just hustling.”

“I’ve put most of my focus on advocacy and trying to get people out of prison so they don’t have to suffer what I went through.” -Weldon

Weldon returned from the White House earlier this year to deliver a letter on clemency. This letter was signed by celebrities and political figures and will actually be an open letter, enabling MORE people to sign it. With hopes for the president to grant clemency to what Weldon referred to as “the most deserving group.” You can see all the signatures here.

The Department Of Justice has been the gatekeeper of the pardon office since the 1930s.

“The people who prosecute us should not also be the people who decide that we get mercy or there was a mistake. The DOJ is not in the business of second-guessing their work. They always recommend a denial” — Weldon

Find more about Weldon and support Project Mission Green www.theweldonproject.org