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Former governor and vice presidential candidate, William Weld, says that when he and Gary Johnson ran for president on a platform to "delist cannabis on Day One," they won 4.5 million votes. Would Biden-Harris like those 4.5 million votes in this election?

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“I look at this herb as part of my diet. We have an ECS and we can become deficient and we can supplement it with these phytocannabinoids.” Tom Stacey, host of the Kannaboom podcast, on how and why he became a cannabis advocate and podcaster.

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In a word: Yes, according to Dr. Tim Shu, the Pet Vet.

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The US government owns Patent #6,630,507 on cannabinoids that protect the brain from injury but the DEA still blocks anyone except a small farm in Mississippi from growing cannabis for medical research. What are the drug enforcers so afraid of?

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This episode features Matt Zachary, the founder of OffScrip Media. Matt is 1) an amazing human on a mission and 2) a loudmouth who is unafraid of calling bullshit. Those two qualities combined are his superpower.

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An insider's view of Reagan's War on Drugs and how the Trump administration continues to keep that war going in very different ways

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Plus, some gentle ranting on the George Floyd murder/protest and how the cannabis industry can meaningfully respond.

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Colleges of all levels are being ravaged by COVID. Students are leaving and not coming back, some are thinking of taking a gap year, and still others are taking courses closer to home. Rob Mejia, professor of cannabis studies, says this may be the time that higher learning institutions finally embrace cannabis studies.

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Not many of us think of blending other herbs into our cannabis medicines to increase their efficacy. Molecular biologist Dr. Kevin Spelman goes deep into the hard science of plant medicines.

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If you’re like me, you’re using more cannabis these days. Dr. Julie Holland, psychiatrist and author of the upcoming Good Chemistry, talks about how to use plant substances to encourage connection and heal our heads and hearts in these challenging times.

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And check out the all new digital version of The Emperor is out now, with dozens of links to original articles, historical documents and movies!

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Dr. Sunil Aggarwal on using cannabis in palliative care and Michael Monarch on how the pandemic is changing the way his small dispensary does business.

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...to keep abreast of cannabis in the age of COVID. To keep this podcast relevant we'll be doing a series of shorter interviews with colleagues around the world, who speak personally and professionally about the challenges they're facing. In this episode we take you to Tel Aviv and Denver, where life has taken dramatic turns.

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Introducing "Perfect," a premium entourage blend of super terpy cannabis from Michael Backes. This is next level high end weed.

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Will CBD hurt my liver? Does it interfere with other drugs? Why's it making me high? How can I trust what's on the label? 

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Ben Chiarelli is the founder and CEO of Cellibre, a cellular agriculture company that is engineering cells to manufacture cannabinoids at industrial scale. Soon they'll be as prevalent and as inexpensive as vitamins. But at what cost?

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It’s not often I ask two strangers if they’d like to come on air to reveal how they use substances to spark up their sex and intimate lives. But as soon as I asked, Charlie and Shelley Wininger said "Yes!"

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Introducing a new movement dedicated to growing fair trade, environmentally sustainable cannabis that also provides small farmers with the one thing they need to thrive: a lucrative cash crop.

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A two-way interview between journalist Patricia Miller and Joe Dolce about the gut-wrenching illness called hyperemesis.

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400 strains, 3 weeks, and they live to talk about it! Behind the scenes with the judges at The Emerald Cup, as they choose the best strain of the year.

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