Eddy Lepp is hugged by Aundre Speciale, left, and Karyn Peto, right, at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Lepp, a major figure in the Bay Area and Northern California marijuana community, was released from federal prison in Colorado after serving 8.5 years for growing marijuana. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)