Stephanie Shepard

Rapper and entrepreneur Berner’s rolling paper brand, VIBES, has teamed up with the Last Prisoner Project in conjunction with creative company Mother to launch RELEASE PAPERS. The idea behind the campaign is to encourage the public to advocate on behalf of individuals...

Although the cannabis industry is experiencing accelerated growth, more than 40.000 people are still incarcerated for cannabis in the United States. Mary Bailey is the managing director of The Last Prisoner Project (LPP), a non-profit dedicated to gaining the release of cannabis prisoners...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today and appears here with permission. “It’s equally, if not more traumatizing than prison itself.” — Stephanie Shepard. Imagine paying for a crime for the rest of your life. You’ve paid your dues, and now...