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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 education various Seattle weed and sex shops.A week prior to Washington State legalization, a painful endometriosis attack brought her to the cannabis plant. Cebara co-founded her brand with the dominatrix and writer Mistress Matisse (Episode 20) Chelsea Cebara on TwitterVelvet SwingGolfer Laura Baugh, Chelsea's motherMistress Matisse on TwitterHow taming endometriosis started another woman's cannabis journeyAlex Halperin’s Cannabis DictionarySign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weekweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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 fascinating pre-cannabis life. The sisters' production calendar is based on the cycles of the moon. The company is based outside of Merced, California.Follow the Sisters online at: www.facebook.com/sistersofthevalleywww.sistersofcbd.com/twitter.com/sistersofcbdAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewsinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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 cultureCreating content for Weedmaps, and the bravery of writing about weed.The refreshingly unglamorous portrayal of marijuana in Broad City.Nicolas Juarez on TwitterAlex’s Halperin on bongsDavid Cross on cannabis cultureFollow WeedWeek on Twitter and Instagram

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 has a MBA.Pettigrew, who first appeared on Episode 49 of this podcast, has taken her home classroom to her garden, to further de-stigmatize the cannabis for her children.She said weed should not be viewed as a remedy to the recent rise in domestic violence issues.Tammy Pettigrew on InstagramKey cannabis legislation likely shelved for 2020Alex Halperin’s Cannabis DictionarySign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weekweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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 movementIn 1980, the senior Herer was cited for “violation of the sedition” act for protesting pot prohibition and served 15 days in federal prison. It was there that he wrote the book, which was published on news print.When a fan developed the “Jack Herer” strain, the man himself was presentThe Emperor Wears No Clothes (ebook) and Green Market Report review.Jack Herer Brands on InstagramAlex Halperin’s Cannabis DictionarySign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weekweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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 organization 4&20 Blackbirds.The origins and future of social equity in California.Alex Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewsinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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: https://pridewellness.netLos Angeles LGBT Center: Https://Lalgbtcenter.OrgBuck Angel On What Every Trans Man Should Ask His Gynecologist: Https://Bust.Com/Sex/195055-Trans-Man-Gyneologist-Advice-Buck-Angel.HtmlMore about Buck's Story: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/a-conversation-with-buck-angel-the-self-professed-tran-pa-and-man-with-a-pussy-2CBD deodorant and more: https://www.businessinsider.com/unilever-is-the-latest-consumer-giant-to-break-into-the-potentially-16-billion-hemp-and-cbd-space-with-a-new-line-of-deodorants-2019-4If you love WeedWeek and want to support us, join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have awesome thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you will get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you will get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine from Banana Bros (bananabros.com), a $129 value. Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEach week our writers bring you original reporting and analysis on the latest in the industry at https://www.weedweek.net/storiesLeave us a voicemail with any questions or comments on what you heard in today’s episode or something that you want to hear from us in future episodes by calling 424-258-0430. Please let us know in the message if we can play your voicemail on the podcast.Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Follow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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?“Corona Love,” Sheltering with SwamiBig Brother & the Holding CompanyAlex Halperin on The Dworkin ReportAlex Halperin’s Cannabis DictionarySign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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-21-orange-cream-wondering-with-weedweekAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

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.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

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.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/28/pitch.html“Dock Ellis,” SF Seals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=006i_UxLJjMNeilleneille.comDan https://twitter.com/BigHairPlasGrasChris Cortezhttps://twitter.com/ccortezNo-No: A Dockumentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUpTpTDYNkoAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

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?lang=enSolo Scienceshttps://www.solosciences.comSpy in the House of Love Was (Not Was)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8PjjxJ7v78Alex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryweedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-di…-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

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 Electrik on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dynastyelectrik/?hl=enMystic Journeyshttps://www.mysticjourneyla.comAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryweedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-di…-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

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.com/the-cannabis-di…-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.ins…m.com/weedweeknews/

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-of-legalization-with-highly-devoteds-molly-pecklerHighly Devoted on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/highlydevoted/?hl=enAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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.com/ZhangMona?s=20Politico Cannabis Coverage https://www.politico.com/cannabisAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Litfest Pasadenahttp://litfestpasadena.orgSign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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 weed as a woman of color with financial resources. Trigger warning: The word "marijuana" is said multiple times.WOC Cannahttps://www.woccanna.comWillow Tree Rootshttps://www.willowtreeroots.org/Women lack venture capital fundinghttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/324743The Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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 rethink your REC-era approach. Also: Our hosts’ hemp and CBD enthusiasms.LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatkristenyoderIGhttps://instagram.com/cannabsdetector?igshid=14y68xrws3r11Soil to the OIl https://www.soiltotheoil.com/California Alternative Caregivers video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akjFgPvDIlU100th Episode Tweet https://twitter.com/donnyshell/status/1229914939856306176?s=20Alex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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 restaurant, cooking for deca-dosers, and something canna-cool that you can do with your French press.The 420 Gourmethttps://www.amazon.com/420-Gourmet-Elevated-Cannabis-Cuisine/dp/0062445057Jeff the 420 Chef on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/jeffthe420chefJeff the 420 Chef on IGhttps://www.instagram.com/jeffthe420chef/?hl=enEpisode 76. “Table Service and Tokes with Andrea Drummer”https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/76-table-service-tokes-at-lowell-cafe“Eat it,” “Weird Al” Yankovichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBIThe Cannabis Dictionary (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605The Cannabis Dictionary (WeedWeek Reports)https://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/WeedWeekNews and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/?hl=en

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 turn behind our curtain.Episode 95 — Wayne Schwind https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/science-timeForbes Top 8 Podcasts https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/12/11/2019s-top-eight-cannabis-podcasts-you-need-in-your-life/Periodic Edibleshttps://www.periodicedibles.com/IG @periodicedibles @periodiceffectsThe Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews https://www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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 the table for a royal 2013 Golden State welcome. Amber Senter on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/itsmeambere/Breeze Distrohttps://www.breezedistro.comThe Weedy Awardshttps://twitter.com/WeedWeekNews/status/1228478720920489984?s=20Equity Gains Momentum https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/93-sharing-momentum-eaze-and-the-underrepresentedHow to Build a Stealth Grow Box Step-By-Step for Less than $100https://www.hailmaryjane.com/how-to-build-stealth-grow-box/Alex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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 Podcasts https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/12/11/2019s-top-eight-cannabis-podcasts-you-need-in-your-life/Periodic Edibleshttps://www.periodicedibles.com/IG @periodicedibles @periodiceffects“I am a Scientist,” Guided by Voiceshttps://youtu.be/zN9x6zckn18The Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter…am.com/weedweeknews

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 **package** of edibles — and Sin City, where pot advertising is ubiquitous and infused food products can include 10 times that amount. Also, Alex explains how he came to write his new book, The Cannabis Dictionary, which comes out on March 3 and is now available for preorder.This week’s episode is brought to you by the Social K’s Big Green Retirement Plan. SocialK offers retirement plans designed to help you sleep at night knowing you’re changing the world for the better. They don’t invest in fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons, or companies involved in deforestation. They do invest in companies that respect gender equality. Social K’s Big Green offers investment fiduciary 338 and administrative fiduciary 316 services. Go to SocialK.com for more information.The Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605"My Stompin' Grounds, by Stomping' Tim Connors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzV-gN5IveA 46. Gelato's Father, Mr. Sherbinski https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/46-gelatos-father-mr-sherbinski/id1332937362?i =1000431078132Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews Instagram.com/weedweeknews

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 for the initial gathering of entrepreneurs from Momentum’s 10 nascent companies. He followed one start-up — the sleep-focused Los Angeles brand Dreamt — from its webinar sessions with Eaze experts, to the young company’s preparation for investor pitch sessions in L.A, next month. Also on the Eaze beat, Alex and Donny discuss fallout from a new report on the company’s finances.Eaze on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/eazeEaze’s Momentum https://www.eaze.com/momentumDreamthttps://youdreamt.com“Delivery Giant Eaze May Go Up in Smoke” TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/eaze-out-of-cash-to-burn/92. Matt Barnes & Al Harrington: NBA Weed Leadershttps://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/92nbaweedleadersfinalLos Lobos The Valleyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_UNHB-GfwGet access to a secure, transparent banking solution with DamaFinancial. Secure your cash, make and receive electronic payments, and stop worrying your account will be shut down for being a cannabis business. Schedule a consultation at damafinancial.com today or call 877-401-3262.Pre-order Alex’s Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionary www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter…am.com/weedweeknews

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 Donny and Alex for wide-ranging conversation in Las Vegas. World Champion Matt Barnes has partnerships with Seven Leaves, Eaze and his own Swish brand. In successive interviews, Barnes and Harrington speak out on pro hoops’ pot rules and habits, how to reach the pot prejudiced, and the prospect ofgenerational wealth for historically-persecuted communities. Plus, Alex discusses how investors made nearly $1 Billion shorting pot stocks. Viola Brand https://violabrands.comShowtime’s All the Smoke (with Stephen A. Smith)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2fBQK-LYsSeven Leaves https://www.sevenleavesca.comWeed & the Body at War, with Alice Moon https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/91-weed-and-the-body-at-war-with-alice-moon Pre-order Alex’s Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionary https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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. Finally, one five-course, THC-infused meal ended Alice Moon’s relationship with pot and plunged her relationship with the cannabis community into upheaval. This week Alex and Donnell explore the mysterious and controversial condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Plus: Our hosts discuss new cannabinoid compound discoveries.Alice Moon on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/thealicemoon Alice Moon on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thealicemoon/Unravelling the Mystery of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndromehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-8im4X9HXM&feature=youtu.beItalian scientists discover a new cannabinoid compoundhttps://www.livescience.com/new-potent-cannabinoid.htmlSign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperin twitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

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 in Ohio. Plus: Donnell and Alex discuss MedMen's unexpected exit from Arizona and what it means for the marketplace.Ebbu Background1.https://twitter.com/jbstaniforth/status/1100139484086239233?s=202. The Ebbu FilesWeedMaps CEO Chris Bealshttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/65891235?autoplay=trueRoger Obandohttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/66270246?autoplay=trueWeedWeekTwitter on “conscious capitalism” https://twitter.com/WeedWeekNews/status/1211804168941383680Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews twitter.com/alexhalperin twitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

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 the best version of ourselves, in service of equality, of opportunity, and of optionality” in the cannabis industry. In Episode 89, Obando discusses how his Costa Rican roots shaped his views on industry inclusiveness. Also: Alex and Donny have dueling thoughts on this week’s arrival of REC in Illinois.The Origin of Baker https://www.westword.com/news/baker-creates-tech-that-links-marijuana-dispensaries-with-customers-8157585Highest Common Denominatorhttps://www.rogerobando.com/book-innerFollow Roger Obando on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/robando?lang=enNominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedys Weedys Judges on the WeedWeek podcast: Steve DeAngelohttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/59918668Bryant Mitchellhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/30-the-small-growers-dilemma-with-bryant-mitchell/id1332937362?i=1000423272430Ophelia Chonghttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/62137934Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews twitter.com/alexhalperin twitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

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 tools. Pride’s “radical good time” sensibility comes though as she engages Donnell and Alex on racial and gender inequities.Listen to the first season of ‘How to Do the Pot’https://open.spotify.com/show/6nSYuEzZnsWuU9XS5NN1E4 Follow April Pride on Twitter https://twitter.com/april_pride?lang=en and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aprilpride/?hl=enNominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedys The WeedWeek gift guide www.weedweek.net/stories/weedweeks-2019-holiday-gift-guide/ Sign up for WeedWeek’s three free newsletters. They’re the best way to keep up with the Green Rush. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews twitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

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 Airport, Gingrich speaks to the peculiarities of Florida's MED-only legal weed market and how a queer pot proponent can remain on a friendly basis. (Hint: Follow the opioids.)Read up on Revolution Enterprises.https://www.revolutionenterprises.orgRead Candace Gingrich's memoir, The Accidental Activist. https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Activist-Candace-Gingrich/dp/0684836556Cannabis Business Times' coverage of Gingrich's hiring.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/candace-gingrich-revolution-enterprises-hire-florida-lgbtq/Nominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedysThe WeedWeek gift guidewww.weedweek.net/stories/weedweeks-2019-holiday-gift-guide/Sign up for WeedWeek’s three free newsletters. They’re the best way to keep up with the Green Rush. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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 the traditional market. Also, the hosts argue politely about the business of cannabis worship. And Alex reads a mysteriously insightful Tweet.Follow Weedmaps on Twitter.Read past WeedWeek guest Amanda Chicago Lewis’s in-depth look at Weedmaps, published earlier this year by Wired.  https://www.wired.com/story/weedmaps-grip-california-legal-pot-market/Revisit episodes featuring a Christian cannabis advocate and the interview inspiration for that mysteriously insightful Tweet.https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/61298752https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/65737036?autoplay=trueNominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedysSign up for WeedWeek’s three free newsletters. They’re the best way to keep up with the Green Rush. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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 victims differ from cities in California?Follow Jackie at: https://twitter.com/jackiecornejog Learn more about UFCW770 at: ufcw770.orghttps://twitter.com@UFCW770 Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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-gift-guide/Read about the MORE Act: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-act-bill-that-would-federally-decriminalize-marijuana-passes-house-committee-today-2019-11-20/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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: Drake’s spat with Health Canada and Dion Waiter’s edible overdose. Follow Harry Mack at: https://www.harrymackofficial.com/http://instagram.com/harrymackhttps://www.facebook.com/harrymack/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59ZRYCHev_IqjUhremZ8Tghttps://open.spotify.com/artist/3XOZM0DtztbmC1IE3amUnn? Check out his latest Guerilla Rap video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6Knobijt_8 And check out his full in-studio rap for WeedWeek on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B471PWGBOfL/ Read the news of the week: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/drake-plans-a-thc-apparel-line-but-the-rapper-may-be-in-for-a-pot-trademark-fight-with-canada-2019-11-08 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/10/miamis-dion-waiters-has-panic-attack-after-eating-weed-gummies-reports-say Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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, we discuss the 394 cannabis businesses that were suspended in California this week for not complying with Track and Trace. You can buy Blaqstar product at California Cannabis dispensary on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles. Visit their website at www.blaqstarfarms.com or follow them on Instagram @blaqstarfarms. Listen to Mitchell’s first WeedWeek interview at: https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/30-the-small-growers-dilemma-with-bryant-mitchell https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-08/california-suspends-nearly-400-marijuana-businesses-over-training-and-other-lapses Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

In today’s episode, Alex and Donny speak to Dale Purinton, a former defenseman (“enforcer”) for the New York Rangers, about the true toll that professional hockey, and the concussions standard to the game, takes on athletes’ physical and mental health, as well as how cannabis has helped. They also discuss the illegal vs legal cannabis markets in California, the topic of a recent CBS “60 Minutes” feature this week, and the question of who’s to blame for under-performing cannabis stocks. Read more of Purinton's outspoken interviews on the effect of concussions: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18113373/nhl-former-new-york-rangers-enforcer-dale-purinton-pull-punches-havoc-multiple-concussions-wreaked-brain And to get a sense of how violent the game is, check out this clip from from an on-ice brawl that Purinton was involved in: https://youtu.be/3y7ALnZRyTY Our music this week is by retired Indianapolis Colts tight end Ben Utrech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOX-kSJ7PI4&feature=youtu.be For more on Purinton's current work with VEDA, check out the news release: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-york-rangers-enforcer-dale-205931875.htmlLearn more about Veda: https://vedaecn.com/ and on Twitter:https://twitter.com/vedaecn Also tak e a look at the CBS 60 Minutes feature story that Alex and Donny discuss in the intro: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/marijuana-in-california-how-legalization-of-weed-has-not-destroyed-the-black-market-60-minutes-2019-10-27/ Also read the Bloomberg article on cannabis investors and the slump in pot prices: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-27/retail-investors-are-getting-blamed-for-slump-cannabis-weekly Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Alex and Donny chat with David Tran, the founder of Dope Magazine and Farechild Ventures at the New West Summit in San Francisco, but first, they talk about cannabis in Canada: increasing cannabis stocks, declining prices, and a company touting "odorless weed."Follow David Tran on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fathertran?Read more about Dope Magazine:https://dopemagazine.comhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-based-dope-magazine-sold-for-11m-to-high-times/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week’s episode comes to you from the New West Summit, held in San Francisco two weeks ago. Alex and Donny spoke to cannabis entrepreneur and P.R. maven Cynthia Salarizadeh about “vape-pocalypse,” how the industry can better communicate its message, what cannabis brands should know about public relations, and her own route into cannabis. They also discuss Alex’s latest story on dark money in cannabis in "The Ebbu Files."Follow Cynthia online at: https://www.salarmediagroup.com/our-team/cynthia-salarizadeh/https://twitter.com/cynthiamarie78Read Alex’s story: https://www.weedweek.net/stories/the-ebbu-files/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week, Alex and Donny talk to Liz Jackson-Simpson, the Chief Executive Officer of Success Centers, and her colleague Angela White, Success Centers’ Equity for Industry Program Manager. Success Centers is a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit, originally founded over three decades ago by judges to help provide opportunities to youth in the juvenile justice system, and has since expanded to empower marginalized communities in the Bay Area -- including through job training in the cannabis sector.We also discuss the niche sector of military veterans providing security for cannabis cash, featured in Los Angeles magazine.Read more about Success Centers: https://successcenters.org and their equity programs here: https://successcenters.org/employment/urban-connections-program/equity-for-industry-training/ Also follow them on social media: https://twitter.com/SuccessCenterSFhttps://www.instagram.com/415queencannabis/https://www.instagram.com/successcenters/https://www.facebook.com/successcenters/Check out the Los Angeles magazine story on military veterans providing security for the cannabis industry: https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/military-veteran-cannabis/We also mentioned senate majority leader Mitch McConnell’s trip to Cannabis country: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/lastword/article/Last-Word-Mitch-McConnell-s-strange-trip-to-14515939.phpOur music this week is a cover, by vocalist Michael Marshall, of “San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)” from the film, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”: https://a24films.com/films/the-last-black-man-in-san-francisco.Listen to Michael Marshall's "San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d3QbwWnLbc (And finally, check out the Weed Week episode on Craig Gross that we mentioned. https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/58-holy-smokes-christians-and-cannabis-with-craig-gross

This week, Alex and Donny talk to pot comedian Michael Glazer on how he's built a career around pot jokes, cooking, and even spirituality. The conversation gets deep -- but it'll still make you laugh.We also have a conversation about this week's big news story in weed and sports, NFL player Percy Harvin, who acknowledged getting high before every NFL game that he played.Read more about Percy: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/percy-harvin-smoked-weed-before-every-nfl-game-he-played-to-combat-his-anxiety/For more on the connection between sports and cannabis, check out this short documentary from Doc Ellis: https://youtu.be/qQ5Fpy0cxeMAnd check out some of Michael Glazer's work:Glazed at Hollywood Improv: https://improv.com/hollywood/comic/michael+glazer/Weed + Grub with Michael Glazer and Mary Jane Gibson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weed-grub/id1347072452Buzzfeed #HighGuys: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tag/high-guysAlso follow Michael on Twitter (https://twitter.com/glazerboohoohoo?lang=en) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/glazerboohoohoo/?hl=en)Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week, Donnell and Alex talk to Andrea Drummer, the chef behind Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, during a live recording at Weed Week Recharge, about how she went from a anti-drug counselor to a creative chef in the cannabis industry.They also discuss the biggest story in cannabis today: the vaping crisis -- beyond the headlines and the hype.Read the Leafly investigation into the vaping supply chain that Donnell and Alex discuss: https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/vape-pen-injury-supply-chain-investigation-leaflyAnd learn more about Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, here: https://www.lowellcafe.com/You can also follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canna_queen71/?hl=en Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week Alex and Donnell talk with Daniel Yaryan, publisher of Peer Amid Press, about Jerry Kamstra's 1974 memoir, Weed: Adventures of a Dope Smuggler. Just released as a 45th Anniversary Edition, the book tells the true story of Kamstra smuggling a massive amount of weed out of Mexico in the 1960's. Purchase Weed: Adventure of a Dope Smuggler: http://www.lulu.com/shop/jerry-kamstra/weed-adventures-of-a-dope-smuggler/paperback/product-24007437.htmlFollow Daniel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-yaryan-1548159a/ and find out more about Kamstra Sparring Archive at https://www.facebook.com/KamstraSparchive/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Alex and Donnell talk with John Wordin, founder of No Vet Alone, an organization that supports veterans dealing with mental health issues. Wordin tells us how his history as a professional cycler led him to No Vet Alone and how cannabis plays a role in his organization. Wordin has partnered with Mario Guzman (Sherbinski) to identify which strains help specific mental health issues. No Vet Alone claims that 62% of current participants have reduced or eliminated prescription drug use. Find out more about No Vet Alone at https://novetalone.org/ and on social media at https://www.facebook.com/novetalone/ and https://www.instagram.com/novetalone/Board rejects Ohio medical marijuana for autism and anxiety: https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/09/board-rejects-ohio-medical-marijuana-for-autism-and-anxiety-sides-with-traditional-medicine.htmlLet the State Medical Board of Ohio know what you think: https://med.ohio.gov/Publications/Recent-News/medical-board-votes-on-medical-marijuana-control-program-conditionsJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week Donnell and Alex discuss Donnell’s visit to Bakersfield and the most populous California county without legal cannabis. Then Donnell introduces Jeff Jarvis, former president of Kern County Citizens for Patients Rights, who takes us through the difficult journey toward—and away from—MED and REC in his Central town, including eyebrow-raising politics and an outsize movement figures.Read about one prominent cannabis activist’s legal difficulties here: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/abbasi-attempting-to-subpoena-high-profile-witnesses/article_efd368d0-bf80-11e9-be53-93944ba21009.htmlAnd the counter-allegations of a Kern County Supervisor charged with conflict of interest:https://www.turnto23.com/breaking-news-alerts/judge-supervisor-leticia-perez-discriminated-against-in-criminal-caseJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Alex and Donnell talk with Ryan Munevar about decriminalizing mushrooms at a state-wide level. Munevar tells us about the origins of the California Psilocybin Decriminalization and Research Initiative 2020, how he approaches such a massive endeavor, why he prefers decriminalization over legalization and what he thinks of 9/20, the mushroom holiday. The California Psilocybin Decriminalization and Research Initiative 2020 - https://decrimca.org/Counterfeit Cannabis Products - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-25/knockoff-cannabis-products-headache-for-california-legal-weedJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week Alex and Donnell bring you two interviews. We talk with Bloomberg journalist Jordan Rubin about a bizarre story he wrote about spice (or synthetic cannabinoids), two film makers facing life in prison, the Grateful Dead, a chemist who works for the DEA and a little-known Reagan-era drug law. We also speak with Aaron Trahan from the cannabis data company Headset about product trends.Read Jordan Rubin's article here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/featured/americas-secret-drug-war/part1Headset: https://www.headset.io/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week Alex and Donnell sit down with Sahar Ayinehsazian, an attorney with the national cannabis law firm Vicente Sederberg. We ask her why banks are hesitant to service the cannabis industry and we talk state and federal banking laws, the NCIA banking committee and what it looks like to lobby for cannabis. Also, what's the deal with the caves full of cannabis cash? Vicente Sederberg- https://vicentesederberg.comJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Donny visited Elvis McGovern’s extraction manufacturing company and sat down with McGovern to talk about how he has "MacGyvered" his machines to work for the specific needs of cannabis oil production, the increasing demand of concentrates, changing extraction technology and his recommendations for entry points into the industry.Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

For this bonus episode, Alex and Donnell chat with Lizzie Post, great-great-granddaughter of America's etiquette queen Emily Post. Lizzie is co-president of The Emily Post Institute and author of Higher Etiquette, a book about cannabis etiquette. We ask Lizzie all of our burning questions, from what to do if your friend is smoking up your weed to the best way to politely decline a slobbery blunt and we discuss how the etiquette of buying and consuming weed has dramatically changed with legalization.Higher Etiquette: A Guide to the World of Cannabis, from Dispensaries to Dinner Parties: www.indiebound.org/book/9780399582394Follow Lizzie on Twitter: twitter.com/lizzieapostWeedWeek is the best way to keep up with the Green Rush at WeedWeek.net. Sign up for our free newsletters: WeedWeek, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California at www.weedweek.net/newsletterRate and review us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weed…ek/id1332937362Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week we bring you a conversation with chef Marcus Colbert and his partner Alex that Donnell captured on the road. LoudVision, the duo's cannabis cuisine enterprise, is part of the East Bay's He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother collective, which includes the Munchie Movement and 4&20 Blackbirds. Marcus and Alex tell Donnell about hosting high-end private dinners with a focus on infused food and beverage pairings and explain the ways that sharing opens the door to conversations that challenge the status quo. Plus, be careful with your weed if you aren't a U.S. citizen. Follow Marcus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefmarkydThe Munchie Movement:https://www.munchiemovement.com4&20 Blackbirds: https://www.420bb.comCloud Sesh: https://www.instagram.com/cloud_seshWisconsin man gets deported: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/wisconsin-man-gets-deported-after-marijuana-convictionJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

This week Alex and Donnell talk with Shaleen Title, one of five commissioners on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. Title's goal is to ensure legalization has economic benefits for victims of past injustice. She updates us on the status of licensing in MA and what she has learned from mistakes in CO and the west. Plus, we have an update on cannabis banking.Follow Shaleen Title on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaleentitleFollow the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MA_CannabisThree Republicans Stand in the Way of Legalization: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/cannabis-weed-federal-legalization-crapo-graham-mcconnell-857036/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.WeedWeek is the best way to keep up with the Green Rush at WeedWeek.net. Sign up for our free newsletters: WeedWeek, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California at www.weedweek.net/newsletterRate and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews