by Cheri Sicard | Apr 4, 2016 | Activism
Cannabis POW of the Month By Cheri Sicard (Cannabis Cheri) Like many people serving egregiously long sentences for marijuana, Parker Coleman is the victim of America’s conspiracy laws, where it takes no actual evidence to get a conviction, just the testimony of...
by Cheri Sicard | Mar 5, 2016 | Activism
Cannabis POW of the Month By Cheri Sicard (Cannabis Cheri) Marijuana prisoner Anthony DeJohn had a rough childhood, but he says things improved for him after he moved in with his grandmother at the age of 14. She provided him a more stable environment, which allowed...
by Cheri Sicard | Feb 1, 2016 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri The story of Weldon Angelos perfectly illustrates what can happen with an out-of-control federal system of justice that over zealously focuses on cannabis, often at the expense of actual crimes with real victims. Despite having no prior...
by Cheri Sicard | Jan 7, 2016 | Activism
“I am an unrepentant ganja man. I refuse to accept any criminality regarding marijuana.”
~ James Tranmer, serving de-facto life for marijuana By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri A true hero of the movement, James Tranmer has never wavered from his convictions, despite...
by Cheri Sicard | Dec 1, 2015 | Activism
Cannabis POW of the Month By Cheri Sicard (Cannabis Cheri) When Craig Cesal heard the judge condemn him to a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, he felt relief. Despite the ludicrous prosecution he had just endured, Cesal thought there was no possible...
by Cheri Sicard | Nov 11, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri When the media talks about harsh sentencing for nonviolent drug crimes, we often hear about mandatory minimums as the culprit. While it’s true these sentences that take away the judge’s ability to “judge” are often the culprit, the...
by Cheri Sicard | Oct 2, 2015 | Activism
Cannabis POW of the Month: Billy Dekle By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri After growing up on a farm and serving in the marines, north Florida native Billy Dekle found his true passion in aviation. His early career in the 70s and 80s flying planeloads of marijuana into...
by Cheri Sicard | Sep 8, 2015 | Activism
Cannabis POW of the Month By Cheri Sicard (Cannabis Cheri) Antonio Bascaro, who has served more than 35 years behind bars for a nonviolent marijuana conspiracy offense, holds the dubious honor of being the nation’s — and perhaps the world’s — longest...
by Cheri Sicard | Aug 1, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri Michael Pelletier, a wheelchair bound paraplegic since the age of 11, sits in federal prison serving a sentence of life without parole for a nonviolent, victimless marijuana conspiracy offense. To listen to prosecutors and press reports...
by Cheri Sicard | Jul 1, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri “I have decided to fight the federal government, because for me not defending the things that I know are right is dishonorable. It is the power of the people to control this government that is supposed to protect us. If we shun this...
by Cheri Sicard | Jun 1, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri Like most people serving life sentences for nonviolent, victimless “crimes,” Charles “Fred” Cundiff is yet example of a prisoner behind bars because of America’s horrendous conspiracy laws. In July of 1991, Fred did what many of us have...
by Cheri Sicard | May 5, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri Most people in the United States are unaware we have people in this country serving sentences of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE for nonviolent marijuana offenses. Out of the small minority who are aware, most think this an outdated practice that...
by Cheri Sicard | Apr 3, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard Cannabis Cheri Marijuana users are frequently given the advice to never chat or “cooperate” with law enforcement, and there’s no better example of why not than Crystal Munoz, currently in her 7th year of incarceration on a 19 year, 10 month sentence....
by Cheri Sicard | Feb 4, 2015 | Activism
By Cheri Sicard “We hope you go home soon Larry.” These are words Larry Duke, serving two life sentences without possibility of parole for a nonviolent marijuana offense, hears from the most unlikely of sources… the federal prison guards who are paid to keep the...
by Cheri Sicard | Jun 16, 2014 | Activism
Here’s what you can do to help end this barbaric practice By Cheri Sicard “What country are these men incarcerated in?” The question posed to film maker Amy Povah (420, the Documentary), while standing in front of the White House carrying signs calling for the...
by Cheri Sicard | Dec 2, 2013 | Culture, Incredible Medibles, Products
In the classic stoner flick Half Baked (1998) comedian Jon Stewart’s character rhapsodizes how various things, namely everything, is better “on weeeeeed.” I concur. Which got me to thinking about how much better our favorite holiday flavors would be enhanced “with...
by Cheri Sicard | Oct 30, 2013 | Incredible Medibles, Products
Here is the quintessential holiday dessert, kicked up with cannabis. I’ve designed this recipe to make four mini pies, each containing a single serving and a single dose of cannabis concentrate. (If you prefer you could also make this as a larger 9-inch pie,...
by Cheri Sicard | Jun 11, 2013 | Books, Incredible Medibles, Products
Stuffed Strawberries: almost like a strawberry stuffed with cheesecake, this fruity finger food recipe is always a crowd pleaser (see recipe below) [Cannabis Cheri] “Let me take you down ’cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields.” ~ The Beatles For...
