Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett quietly worked to break into the legal marijuana business years before coming to Congress — even as she defended a Texas man who later received a life sentence in a marijuana “drug deal gone bad,” records and court reporting show Monday.
Crockett was reportedly listed as a 20% owner and chief operations officer of Black Diamond Investments, an LLC that applied in 2018 to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio, naming her as the primary contact on its filing, documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. While that bid played out, Crockett appeared in Bowie County court in 2018 as defense counsel for Tyvon Montrel Gullatt, who was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life for shooting a man during a marijuana-related encounter, according to local courtroom reporting. (RELATED: Far-Left ‘Squad’ Member Jasmine Crockett Thinks She Has Shot At Higher Office)
“This is a ‘drug deal gone bad,’ that’s what it is,” Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp told the judge at an April 10, 2018 bond hearing where Crockett argued for a lower bail for her client, according to Texarkana Today.
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 04: U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks during the We Choose To Fight: Nobody Elected Elon rally at the U.S. Department Of The Treasury on February 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)
The 148-page Ohio dispensary application identifies Crockett as a principal responsible for day-to-day operations and compliance — detailing security plans, staffing and financials — as the firm sought a license under the state’s tightly regulated medical program, the Beacon reported. The filing lists “Jasmine Crockett” as contact and affirms ownership percentages, according to the document.
Months later, a Bowie County jury found Gullatt guilty of murder in the Feb. 10, 2018 shooting of Carlos Clark and assessed a life sentence and $10,000 fine, the local outlet reported. Separate coverage of the December 2018 punishment hearing confirms the life term.
Crockett has since backed federal efforts to roll back marijuana prohibitions. She is listed among the cosponsors of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act introduced in August, which would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis at the federal level and channel resources toward communities affected by drug enforcement.
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