Corvain Cooper's Testimonial for The Weldon Project

Cooper, 41, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole in 2014 for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana — his third strike — and had been serving his sentence at a federal prison in Louisiana.

But his prospects for an early release improved in 2017 when changes in California’s law reduced both of his prior drug convictions from felonies to misdemeanors.

Cooper was one of more than a dozen people whose sentences for crimes related to marijuana were commuted by President Donald Trump during his final days in office.

See his video here.