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This one’s not a debate, it’s a gut check. Stephanie Shepard spent about a decade in federal prison on a nonviolent cannabis conspiracy conviction, and now she’s working with the Last Prisoner Project to help bring other people home. Legal weed is cool, but it hits different when you remember people are still doing real time for the same plant.
What This Episode Is Really About
How “conspiracy” charges can swallow people whole, even without you being caught with product or cash
What it does to your identity when you go from “regular person” to “felon” overnight
The invisible part of prison, the time you lose, the skills gap, the trauma, the reentry chaos
Why legalization without release and record clearing is just capitalism wearing a halo
Practical ways to help, that don’t require you to become a full-time activist
Stephanie’s Story, The Parts That Stick
She describes catching a first-time, victimless “conspiracy” charge tied to an ex-boyfriend’s case
The jury, and most people watching from the outside, often do not understand what the sentence is really going to be, until it’s too late
She talks about the insanity of facing years for a nonviolent cannabis conspiracy case, even when she says she was not caught with cannabis or money
Inside, she found purpose where she could, including years teaching ESL in prison
Getting out was not a movie ending, it was whiplash, tech moved on, life moved on, and your record follows you into everything
Legal weed is not justice, it’s just a new chapter. Until the people still locked up for cannabis are free, and the people branded by convictions can actually rebuild, we’re not done here.
Last Prisoner Project
Write a Letter
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Find everything in one place here:
👉 https://cannabisschool.org
Only what we’d use ourselves. No fluff. Just the good stuff.
Got thoughts or questions?
Drop us a line, we actually read them.
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Website: https://cannabisschool.org
Instagram: @cannabisschoolpodcast
Facebook: Cannabis School
TikTok: @cannabisschool
Episode Music Credits
Psalm Trees, James Berkeley – Ah Yeah
FeedSpot Top 100 Cannabis TikTok Influencers
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This one’s not a debate, it’s a gut check. Stephanie Shepard spent about a decade in federal prison on a nonviolent cannabis conspiracy conviction, and now she’s working with the Last Prisoner Project to help bring other people home. Legal weed is cool, but it hits different when you remember people are still doing real time for the same plant.
What This Episode Is Really About
How “conspiracy” charges can swallow people whole, even without you being caught with product or cash
What it does to your identity when you go from “regular person” to “felon” overnight
The invisible part of prison, the time you lose, the skills gap, the trauma, the reentry chaos
Why legalization without release and record clearing is just capitalism wearing a halo
Practical ways to help, that don’t require you to become a full-time activist
Stephanie’s Story, The Parts That Stick
She describes catching a first-time, victimless “conspiracy” charge tied to an ex-boyfriend’s case
The jury, and most people watching from the outside, often do not understand what the sentence is really going to be, until it’s too late
She talks about the insanity of facing years for a nonviolent cannabis conspiracy case, even when she says she was not caught with cannabis or money
Inside, she found purpose where she could, including years teaching ESL in prison
Getting out was not a movie ending, it was whiplash, tech moved on, life moved on, and your record follows you into everything
Legal weed is not justice, it’s just a new chapter. Until the people still locked up for cannabis are free, and the people branded by convictions can actually rebuild, we’re not done here.
Last Prisoner Project
Write a Letter
We keep a running list of tools and brands we personally enjoy and actually use.
Find everything in one place here:
👉 https://cannabisschool.org
Only what we’d use ourselves. No fluff. Just the good stuff.
Got thoughts or questions?
Drop us a line, we actually read them.
Keep the Mic on.
Fuel the movement. Keep the conversation going.
Subscribe on YouTube for smart content with zero judgment, one episode at a time.
Stay Connected
Website: https://cannabisschool.org
Instagram: @cannabisschoolpodcast
Facebook: Cannabis School
TikTok: @cannabisschool
Episode Music Credits
Psalm Trees, James Berkeley – Ah Yeah
FeedSpot Top 100 Cannabis TikTok Influencers

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