Great Moments in Weed History Podcast
1) Barack Obama's Weed Years
Ever wonder what President Barack Obama was like as a pot-smoking teenager in Hawaii? We did, so we dug deep into Barry's time with his high school weed crew, the Choom Gang. âIn Hawaii, chooming mean...Show More
2) 4/20 Origin Story + A High Holiday Manifesto
Gettinâ lit on 4/20 used to mean something special. And it will again. Â So on this episode, to spark that return to glory, weâre going to trace the origin story of our annual high holiday all the way...Show More
3) True Crime: A Killing in Cannabis
In 2019, Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Tushar Atre met a tragic end after paddling out into the rough waters of the underground cannabis scene in surfer haven Santa Cruz, California, At on...Show More
4) Reefer Madness 2: Electric Boogaloo
A prominent anti-weed editorial in this week's NY Times is just the latest attempt to resurrect the kind of government propaganda and media hysteria that helped make the plant illegal in the first pl...Show More
5) A Smuggler's Daughter Tells All
Rainbow Valentine is the creator behind Disorganized Crime: Smugglerâs Daughter, a first-person podcast series that explores her life growing up as the offspring of two psych*delic pioneersâas she cal...Show More
6) Burning Questions, Lit Answers
Roll up for a special edition of the pod where Bean answers your w--d advice questions with a little help from green-minded journalist Mary Jane Gibson and the Reddit r/trees community. Think of it ...Show More
7) Meet the Biggest Weed Smuggler in History
Harold Derber pioneered the modern narcotics trade with his groundbreaking invention: the mothership. By operating a fleet of clandestine motherships floating in international waters, Derber eventual...Show More
8) Holidaze Special: Santa is a Mushroom Shaman
Get ready to experience a beloved annual tradition as we celebrate the many surprising ways that Santa Claus is based on old trippy traditions around psychedelic mushrooms. So please, buckle up you...Show More
9) Soul Survivor
In January, Martin Olive was shot seven times outside the Vapor Room dispensary, which he co-founded in San Francisco in 2004. Located in the legendary Haight Street neighborhood, the Vapor Room was...Show More
10) The 'War on Weed' Paved the Way for Authoritarianism
The most heinous legal and human rights abuses of our current political moment all have their roots in the War on Drugs, from corruption and racism, to propaganda and mass incarceration. Our guest th...Show More