🌿✊ One Woman’s Fight for Justice After a Birthday Arrest
What started as a birthday celebration ended in handcuffs. In this powerful personal account, a Peachtree NORML member shares how she was profiled, arrested, and detained for possessing THC gummies — a substance legal in countless other states. 😔 Over three harrowing days, she endured dehumanizing conditions, arbitrary lockdowns, and a system that showed little regard for her dignity or well-being.
For a survivor of childhood trauma, abuse, and sexual assault, the loss of autonomy proved to be one of the most devastating experiences of her life — leaving her with severe PTSD and a renewed sense of urgency. 💔 But rather than let that pain consume her, she transformed it into purpose. Today, she volunteers for criminal justice reform, walks the halls of the Georgia State Capitol, and speaks truth to power on behalf of every Georgian still being punished for a plant. 🏛️🌱
Her story is a stark reminder of how far Georgia still has to go — and a testament to the resilience of those leading the charge for change. 💪