Gov. Laura Kelly Photo Credit: Kansas City Star. On Thursday June, 24th, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, broke from tradition and granted clemency to eight individuals in the middle of her term. Officials incarcerated three of those individuals for nonviolent cannabis-related offenses. Clemency and pardons are tremendous judicial powers that governors and presidents … [Read more...] about Kansas Governor Grants Clemency to 8 Individuals, 3 for Cannabis-Related Crimes