Best Jack Herer Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 1: The McKay's 1:20:45

3y ago1:20:45

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For over 20 years, Antoine McKay has been among the leading actors and directors to hail from the MidWest. He developed his passion for acting at a young age and honed his skills at Eastern Michigan University's prestigious theatre arts program and by studying under world famous acting coach, Uta Hagen. McKay began his professional acting career at…

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Episode 9: Tommy Chong "From Canada to Motown" 1:08:44

3+ y ago1:08:44

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We all know Tommy Chong from That 70's Show or from the Cheech and Chong movies and skits but, did you know Tommy was once and R & B Singer, signed to Motown? Tommy was very much into the R & B scene in Canada and he promoted several concerts in Canada. In fact, he introduced Ike and Tina Turner to Canada and he talks about a night, in Chicago, at …

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Trailer: Episode 9-Tommy Chong meets 10 year old Michael Jackson 1:02

3+ y ago1:02

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Here is a snippet from The Tommy Chong interview. Tommy talks about meeting Michael Jackson in Chicago when MJ was 10 years old!By Todd Patterson featuring Chanci Herer and Tommy Chong

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Episode 8: The WordSmyth, Malik Yusef, From No Love to G.O.O.D. Music 57:14

3+ y ago57:14

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Malik Yusef, the WordSmyth, is an avant-garde spoken word poet—with timely lyrics that address and bring attention to national and global issues. Born and raised in Chicago’s south side amongst a humble and sometimes troubled beginning, Malik rose out of those surroundings to become a 24x Grammy award-nominee, 6x Grammy award-winner, and 7x ASCAP a…

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Episode 7: Todd McCormick "Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest places...." 1:36:14

3+ y ago1:36:14

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Todd McCormick is a former cancer patient who started using cannabis in 1979, under his mother's supervision while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. Todd overcame the cancer and went on to become a lifetime advocate for medical cannabis. Starting in 1994, Todd worked with Jack Herer as an editor of The Emperor Wears No Clothes and after Jack’s…

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Episode 6: Steve Bloom “from High Times to Celeb Stoner” 1:03:49

3+ y ago1:03:49

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On this episode Steve shares some great stories about his stint as Editor of High Times, drops some little known knowledge about cannabis. Steve shares his stories of activism with Jack Herer and Steve tells us why James Brown would not start his concert until Steve showed up! Only on The Silver Ash, High Quality Cannabis Conversation. Steve Bloom …

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Episode 5: “The Middle Man” 44:23

3+ y ago44:23

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Meet Chance a marijuana middle man! His official title is a Pot Broker. Chance is a good friend of Chanci Herer and he joins us today to talk about his job as a middleman. Chance also talks about the time when there was so much weed in Oregon, that he was selling pounds for $200-$300! Chance learned how to grow while growing up in Nebraska and turn…

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Season 1, Episode 4: Mr. CBD 53:13

3+ y ago53:13

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Meet Mr. CBD, Mark Kunicki! How does a guy that is just starting in the CBD business partner up with some of the G.O.A.T. Icons in the cannabis business, like Willie Nelson, and Redman? Once you take a few minutes and listen to Mark you won't be surprised that he has accomplished those things and more. Take this opportunity to learn about CBD from …

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Episode 3 : Prob Cause 1:04:25

3+ y ago1:04:25

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Prob Cause was a high school basketball player turned artist. An artist so well rounded that he creates his own cover art but, Prob C has musical collaborations with Chance The Rapper, Twista , and Snoop Dogg! This episode includes stories of Prob C eating shrooms with Chance, smoking with Twista, and high school hoop stories. Prob C shares the sto…

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Bonus: CBN Means a Good Night Sleep 2:51

3+ y ago2:51

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Having trouble sleeping? Listen this clip and learn how cannabis can help you sleep without smoking and without the hangover.By Todd Patterson featuring Chanci Herer

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Episode 3: Prob Cause talks about collaborating with Twista 2:40

3+ y ago2:40

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Prob Cause was a high school basketball player turned artist. An artist so well rounded that he creates his own cover art but, Prob C has musical collaborations with Chance The Rapper, Twista , and Snoop Dogg! This episode includes stories of Prob C eating shrooms with Chance, smoking with Twista, and high school hoop stories. Prob C shares the sto…

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Bonus: You smoke crack don’t you?! 1:57

3+ y ago1:57

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Bonus material. Smoking cannabis concentrates can be difficult if you don’t have the right equipment. In this clip The Silver Ash talks about the uncomfortable feeling of using a blowtorch while smoking concentrates through a rig.By Todd Patterson featuring Chanci Herer

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Episode 2-U Don’t Know Jack 41:12

3+ y ago41:12

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Introducing Chanci Herer daughter of cannabis Activist Jack Herer. Chanci is a knowledgeable cannabis enthusiast that will be joining The Silver Ash to share stories about her father Jack Herer and about the cannabis industry from a unique perspective, the daughter of cannabis royalty. In this episode hear stories of The Cannabis Cup, porn in grow …

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Trailer “U Don’t Know Jack” 2:02

3+ y ago2:02

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Introducing Chanci Herer daughter of cannabis Activist Jack Herer. Chanci is a knowledgeable cannabis enthusiast that will be joining The Silver Ash to share stories about her father Jack Herer and about the cannabis industry from a unique perspective, the daughter of cannabis royalty. In this episode hear stories of The Cannabis Cup, porn in grow …

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The Silver Ash Podcast Ep:1 ''The First Time" 51:02

3+ y ago51:02

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Welcome to The Silver Ash Podcast hosted by licensed marijuana professional Todd Patterson. A former educator turned entertainment agent is now a professional in the cannabis industry. Quietly, Todd has been a marijuana enthusiast for over 30 years and has gathered an immense amount of knowledge as a casual marijuana user. Now as a licensed profess…

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109. Chelsea Cebara's Weed Sexuality Defies Gravity 39:13

4y ago39:13

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A special episode with the co-founder of acclaimed cannabis lubricant brand Velvet Swing. Chelsea Cebara wasn’t a cannabis consumer when she arrived in Seattle as a Florida transplant. Trained in the scientific method, Cebara came to the creation of her product through unorthodox avenues. Cebara entered the cannabis industry while teaching sex educ…

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Freezer Stash 1: Sister Kate's Cannabis Devotion 24:31

4y ago24:31

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Our first Freezer Stash release is an interview with Sister Kate, who declared herself a nun in 2014 and has dedicated herself to compassionate activism. Sister Kate and the Sisters of the Valley make the grow hemp in a spiritual environment, specifically a farm outside of Merced, California. The documentary Breaking Habits covers Sister Kate's fas…

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Freezer Stash #3: WeedMaps' Nic Juarez on Cannabis Culture Evolution 26:07

4y ago26:07

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For our final installment of this series, we bring you our once-exclusive 2019 discussion with the culture editor at Weedmaps. Nic joins Alex and Donny in talk about: Our rapidly changing cannabis culture Creating content for Weedmaps, and the bravery of writing about weed. The refreshingly unglamorous portrayal of marijuana in Broad City. Nicolas …

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108. Tammy Pettigrew Is Microdosing Toward Parenting Excellence 23:40

4y ago23:40

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WeedWeek Council member Tammy Pettigrew is best known as Instagram educator @thecannabiscutie — one of the fresh voices out of Orange County weed. Alex and Donnell chat with Pettigrew about weed's place post-quarantine, and how microdosing edibles has been a recent key to pleasant parenting. An educator and cannabis advocate, Tammy Pettigrew also h…

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107. The Book on Jack Herer 36:18

4y ago36:18

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Dan Herer’s father crashed the hemp movement into existence with his self-published 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes. A new ebook edition is out, and the pioneer’s son explains why hemp’s sacred text is more relevant than ever. A post-divorce convert to cannabis, Jack Herer clashed with the established legalization movement In 1980, the senio…

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Freezer Stash 2: Chip Moore IS Mr. Dabba Hashery 29:07

4y ago29:07

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In the early months of California legalization, Donny traveled to Oakland for a conversation with 4&20 Blackbirds CEO Chip Moore, also known as a mainstay of the He Ain't Heavy Alliance. The two discuss: Oakland's proud weed history and the role of activism like the Munchie Movement in it. The evolution of Moore's delivery service-turned-community …

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52. Buck Angel: From Porn Star to “Tranpa” 31:04

4y ago31:04

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This week Alex and Donnell sit down with LGBTQ activist and cannabis entrepreneur Buck Angel to talk about the queer community's role in cannabis legalization, Buck's experience being the first trans man in LA to have hormone replacement therapy, and how he made his way from porn star to public figure. Plus, CBD is on the rise. Pride Wellness: http…

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106. Nikki & Swami Farm the Living Soil 38:56

4y ago38:56

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Swami Select founders Nikki Lastreto and Swami Chaitania met in San Francisco during the Summer of Love, coupled in 1980, and started their Mendocino County farm in 2003. The couple share their transition from globe-trotting seekers to practitioners of regenerative farming. Swami Select Why cannabis growers are looking to regenerative farming? “Cor…

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105. Swapcast Consummation with The Wondering Jews 30:18

4y ago30:18

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One day past 4/20, we reciprocate our podcast swap with Portland’s Wondering Jews. This time, Alex and Donny quiz Roy and Josh on how they came to effortlessly blend Talmudic study and cannabis love. Plus: The Man Who Legalized Cannabis.Alex and Donny Join the WJ’s “What Jew Talkin’ About?”http://wonderingjews.buzzsprout.com/385243/3340495-episode-…

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Swapcast Special: WeedWeek Joins the Wondering Jews 45:26

4y ago45:26

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This week's installment of What Jew Wondering About features guests Alex and Donny talking cannabis seders and WeedWeek's origins with hosts Josh and Roy. The Wondering Jews podcast "keeps its keep their social distance while maintaining emotional closeness."Wondering Jewshttp://wonderingjews.buzzsprout.comAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.ama…

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104. The LSD Story Dock Told Donny 45:50

4y ago45:50

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In recognition of Bicycle Day — the April 19 LSD holiday — we explore the origins of major league pitcher Dock Ellis’s acid-fueled no-hitter. Donny is joined by other Ellis experts to discuss the legacy of his achievement, which turns 50 on June 12.What Is Bicycle Day?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L32mAiLXnLsAn LSD No-Nohttp://weekendamerica.publ…

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103. For CEO Alex Shah, Intelligence is Central 39:37

4y ago39:37

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From the onset of adulthood through 1995, guest Ashesh “Alex” Shah worked as a profiler for the CIA. Shah now runs Solo Sciences, a Boston company specializing in the authenticating weed products. He shares with Alex and Donnell the unclassified truth of his unlikely professional transition. Ashesh “Alex” Shah on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/alexshah…

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102. A Sound Bath & Beverage in Venice 37:19

4y ago37:19

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In February Donny traveled to Venice, California for a sound bath guided by the musical duo called Dynasty Electrik. This week, Alex Halperin unpacks what his co-host learned about this trendy form of sonic healing and what happens when it’s enhanced with the cannabis drink called bhang.Dynasty Electrikhttps://www.dynastyelectrik.comDynasty Electri…

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101. Karim Webb Brings Sauce to Social Equity 37:42

4+ y ago37:42

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Karim Webb is best known for opening California’s first Buffalo Wild Wings. In February, the restaurateur sat down with Alex and Donnell to explain 4thMVMT, his answer to what’s been ailing social equity.4thMVMThttps://www.4thmvmt.comKarim Webb on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/karimwebb/?hl=enAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryweedweekreports.…

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100. The WeedWeek Playlists 42:16

4+ y ago42:16

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Molly Peckler of Highly Devoted returns to the pod to help us celebrate our 100th episode. She joins Alex and Donnell to talk through cannabis love in the time of Covid-19 and some highlights from past episodes.WeedWeek Playlistshttps://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/setsMolly Peckler on WeedWeekhttps://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/43-love-in-the-time-…

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99. Politico Reporters on the State of Weed Politics 29:32

4+ y ago29:32

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Politico reporters Natalie Fertig and Mona Zhang call into the WeedWeek studio from the nation's capitol. The Capitol Hill journalists draw stark distinctions between the policies of Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and update us on CBD and veterans' access.Natalie Fertighttps://twitter.com/natsfert?s=20Mona Zhanghttps://twitter…

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98. Tiffani Sharp Lifts Women Upward in Cannabis 31:30

4+ y ago31:30

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Sacramento lawyer Tiffani Sharp began advocating for the dispossessed in the wake of 2001’s terror attacks, as a lawyer for immigrants. Today Sharp’s focus is helping women of color to find a place in the cannabis industry. In this episode the attorney advocates for calling weed marijuana and explains to Alex and Donnell what it feels like to be in…

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97. Who Hurt Kristen Yoder? 29:14

4+ y ago29:14

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In 2005, CannaBS Detector Kristen Yoder started her career in weed as a Venice budtender, when only a few dispensaries dotted the Southern California landscape. In 2020 she’s the curmudgeonly voice of those heartbroken by the ups and downs of legal weed. She shares with Alex and Donnell a string of blistering observations that might make you rethin…

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Bonus: Cooking Up a Buzz with Jeff the 420 Chef 31:42

4+ y ago31:42

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Before authoring a best-selling cannabis cookbook, Jeff the 420 Chef was a marketing executive in New York’s fashion industry. By stroke of fortune and dint of hard work, he developed and sold the successful cookbook The 420 Gourmet. This week the relocated chef drops by the studio to discuss his effort to convert lit success into a West Hollywood …

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Swapcast Special: WeedWeek on the Periodic Effects Podcast 34:24

4+ y ago34:24

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Pre-rolls burn, tables turn. In this episode of the Periodic Effects podcast, host Wayne Schwind fulfills his part of our first-ever swapcast event. (Wayne appeared on Episode 95 of the WeedWeek podcast.) For his show, Wayne asks Alex and Donny about WeedWeek's origins and future projects and our hosts take the Portland-based podcast's host on a tu…

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96. Amber Senter Knows a Superwoman When She Sees One 27:08

4+ y ago27:08

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Oakland’s Amber Senter is a co-founder of Supernova Women and owner of the Breeze Distro cannabis brand. The military veteran and Midwest native explains to Alex and Donnell the qualities that make her fit to judge top cannabis at the inaugural WeedWeek Weedys awards, drops rare social equity knowledge, and shares how her blogging background set th…

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95. Periodic Effects: When Candies Go Pod 25:53

4+ y ago25:53

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Our guest Wayne Schwind runs both the Oregon cannabis brand Periodic Edibles and the acclaimed Periodic Effects podcast. In a swap, Alex and Donny will appear on Thursday’s edition of that podcast. Here Schwind explains how he went from Northern Michigan chemistry student to Portland edibles entrepreneurs with a neat media tool.Forbes Top 8 Podcast…

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94. Canadian Mids, Quads & Swag with Jesse Staniforth 29:02

4+ y ago29:02

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WeedWeek Editor Jesse Staniforth joins Alex and Donny to discuss the legalization of manufactured products like edibles and vapes. In Canada, they’re calling it Legalization 2.0.Reflecting on his first U.S. purchases, Staniforth contrasts the differences between his home in Montreal — where there’s no weed advertising and limit of 10 mg THC per **p…

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93. Equity Gains Momentum: Eaze and the Underrepresented 26:26

4+ y ago26:26

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In legal cannabis, atoning to Black and Latino communities for the excesses of the War on Drugs is a recurring and complicated issue. This fall, California-based delivery platform Eaze unveiled Momentum, a 10-week business accelerator for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities. WeedWeek co-host Donnell Alexander was at Eaze headquarters fo…

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92. Matt Barnes & Al Harrington: NBA Weed Leaders 43:11

4+ y ago43:11

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The National Basketball Association is the professional sports league most identified with cannabis, so there’s little surprise that the NBA has generated two of sport’s most prominent activists-entrepreneurs, Al Harrington and Matt Barnes. Late last year Harrington opened the Detroit dispensary Viola — named after his grandmother — and joined Donn…

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91. Weed & the Body at War, with Alice Moon 34:54

4+ y ago34:54

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Five years ago, cannabis entrepreneur Alice Moon was well known on the Los Angeles scene, from high-end bud events to her very smokey Instagram account. Then Moon — who didn’t consider herself a heavy THC consumer — began to vomit upon smoking. Initially in disbelief that cannabis could harm her, she suffered through a period of continuous vomiting…

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90. Gofire Or Go Home, with Joe Hodas 24:46

4+ y ago24:46

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90. GoFire or GoHomeJoe Hodas, CEO of Colorado company GoFire is this week’s guest. He joined Alex, Donny, and Canada Editor Jesse Staniforth in Las Vegas. On the episode, Hodas explains how the GoFire vaping ecosystem functions, offers his thoughts on Colorado’s regulatory limitations, and explains the law that gives GoFire a competitive advantage…

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89: The Elusive Tribe of Roger Obando 39:45

4+ y ago39:45

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Episode 89: The Elusive Tribe of Roger ObandoFive years ago, Roger Obando broke into the legal weed business by co-founding Baker, customer relationship software for dispensaries. Baker eventually merged into cannabis conglomerate Tilt Holdings and now Obando has written a book, The Highest Common Denomenator. In it he discusses “intersecting at th…

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88. The Substance Of April Pride's Style 32:05

4+ y ago32:05

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From early December’s Las Vegas sessions, we bring you April Pride, whose sense of design transcends media. Before launching the ‘How to Do the Pot’ podcast through her Of Like Minds brand, this Seattle-based creative entrepreneur was best known for applying new ideas about function and form to weed through Van der Pop, a line of discrete smoking t…

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87. Candace Gingrich Steps Into the Sunlight 27:47

4+ y ago27:47

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's half-sibling Candace is cementing her identity outside of their famous brother and a career in human rights activism. An ambassador for Revolution's Florida brand, Gingrich brings the same sort of perceptiveness and empathy to cannabis education that she did to an activism. In a call from Miami International Air…

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86. Weedmaps' Big Pivot, with Chris Beals 30:24

4+ y ago30:24

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This week Alex and Donny get on the phone with Weedmaps CEO Chris Beals. Known as Yelp for cannabis, Weedmaps is one of the most visible, powerful, and controversial organizations in the game. Beals discusses his company’s origin as an online community for MED users, its expansion into a full-fledged tech company and its evolving relationship with …

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85. You Can't Pay People in Weed 34:01

4+ y ago34:01

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What does labor organizing in the cannabis industry look like? This week, Alex and Donny talk to United Food and Commercial Workers campaign coordinator Jackie Cornejo about organizing dispensaries, growing up in a mixed-status immigrant household, and UCFW's Rite Aid-medical marijuana connection. Plus: How does Boston's treatment of Drug War victi…

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84. WeedWeek's 2019 Holiday Gift Guide 36:00

4+ y ago36:00

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Alex and Donny describe some of their favorite cannabis products of the year for WeedWeek's inaugural 2019 holiday gift guide. But first, we discuss the latest legalization news and the MORE Act passing through the House Judiciary Committee. Check out the gift guide, with discount codes, at: https://www.weedweek.net/stories/weedweeks-2019-holiday-g…

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83. Harry Mack Rhymes on Weed 30:45

4+ y ago30:45

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Freestyle rapper Harry Mack has impressed and inspired hip hop heavy hitters like Kendrick Lamar and Joey Bada$$, and has been called “the best freestyle rapper you never heard of.” This week, he talks to Alex and Donny about his boyhood Oregon rhymes, cannabis, and his creative process. We also talk about the celebrity + cannabis news of the week:…

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82. A Year of Growing Legally 29:53

4+ y ago29:53

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A year ago, Bryant Mitchell of Los Angeles-based Blaqstar Farms came on the show to discuss the challenges of being a small cannabis business when he wasn’t fully “legit” yet. Now, he is, and sits down with Alex and Donny to talk about what has and has not changed since, both for Mitchell’s business and in California’s regulatory environment. Plus,…

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