The Present

2019 is proving to be a big year for cannabis. If you look at the history of the industry, essentially all of the early actors and adopters…

Medical Refugees

Medical RefugeesFamilies have had to leave their countries and states to come to places like Colorado for access to medical cannabis…

APAC

APAC DevelopmentsThailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines. True examples of countries in the Asia-Pacific region that still carry…

Ep. 412: Jeannette Horton, NuLeaf

Jeannette Horton talks about the benefits that cannabis tax money can have by making investments in the communities most disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs. This money can fund expungements, job training, and businesses. But it’s often distributed to the wrong areas, so it’s important to have oversight to ensure that the funds are […]

The 90’s

In the summer of ’92, I received a phone call inviting me to lunch with George Soros. This was a pivotal thing that happened to me in drug…

Ep. 411: Neal Levine, Cannabis Trade Federation

Neal Levine joins us for the first time with a microphone, featuring a guest appearance by Andy Williams. Levine talks about the various legislative actions happening at the moment, including a primary focus on the STATES Act. As Canada fully legalizes and Mexico plans to follow suit, these legislative actions are the key to preventing […]

Regulations

When I first got into the cannabis movement, that was back in 2014, we were operating under prop 215. That piece of legislation is what…

Cannabis and Health Freedom

We don’t often associate two words in the same sentence: Health and Freedom.  Why would we? How does our freedom relate to our health?

An Alternative Narrative in Context

Second Thoughts Emerging From Both SidesBoth the right and the left have now expressed worries about the safety of marijuana. Alex…

Ep. 408: Kris Krane, 4Front Ventures

Kris Krane is back to talk about the big win that democrats -and thus cannabis- have had in the House election and general politics, and what that really means for cannabis reform. Even with strides being made in politics, there are still hurdles to surpass. With the slow process of bureaucracy, four states are the […]