Jason Detamore for President

A campaign for truth, lawful accountability, and the people who have carried the cost of prohibition and corruption.

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Truth. Accountability. Freedom.

A run for president grounded in a lifetime of resistance.

The campaign section is built as a launch hub: clear message, direct values, and room to add ballot access, appearances, volunteer forms, and official committee details as they become ready.

Free the Ganja Prisoners

A presidential campaign rooted in Jason's long fight to end punishment born from cannabis prohibition.

Expose Corruption

Bring sunlight to systems where organized money, political access, and selective enforcement crush the people who built the industry.

Restore the Promise

Return legalization to its original purpose: safe access, lawful opportunity, and protection for patients, workers, and families.

Standup comedy

Live comedy from the same fight, told with a sharper edge.

Jason is also building a standup set drawn from the absurdity, betrayal, courtroom theater, and survival stories behind the campaign and the book.

Book a Show

On stage

Campaign trail stories
Cannabis legalization war stories
Family, politics, and survival

Film and video

Before the campaign, Jason was already telling the story on screen.

The film credits give the site another lane for Jason's public work: writing, producing, and shaping cannabis-era stories before they became campaign speeches, articles, standup material, and memoir chapters.

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Karma to Burn

2001

Writer, producer, assistant director, stunts

Every 43 Seconds

2003

Writer, producer, assistant director for the Karma To Burn segment

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Karma to Burn is part of the origin story.

The film connects Jason's creative work to the cannabis politics, criminal justice, and personal-history threads that run through the campaign, the article, the comedy, and the memoir.

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Published article

Green Goblins: A History of ERBA and the Violent Syndicate That Has Cut Out the Heart of LA's Cannabis Industry

The road to cannabis legalization in California was paved with the promises of safe access, social equity, and the eradication of cartel-style violence. For decades, pioneer operators risked their freedom to build a legitimate, regulated framework. Yet, the opening of this multi-billion-dollar marketplace has birthed a terrifying reality: the criminal element hasn't just survived legalization. It has weaponized law enforcement and the court system to eliminate its competition and in less than 10 years has completely taken over the most lucrative market in the United States.

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Memoir

The Crows of Sunset Park

The book

A memoir from the frontlines of the Los Angeles Green Rush.

The article frames the deeper story chronicled in Jason Detamore's memoir, a personal account of Grace Medical Marijuana Pharmacy, the fight for legalization, and the violent pressure that followed the promise of a lawful market.

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