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Callie and Chuck talk to Jim Higdon, returning champion to the show and Co-Founder of Cornbread Hemp based in Louisville, KY.  Jim shares his insight and expertise on the public policy landscape of weed in Kentucky, why we may get higher THC limits from Congress, and more!
 
PLUS! Our weekly list this week is a doozy - Worst Movies set in Appalachia - and we have a harrowing tale out of Etowah Co,  Alabama for our under the radar.

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Timestamps

  • 00:21 - Intro - Did Chuck win or lose at the baby shower?
  • 04:03 - Weekly List:  Worst Movies Set in Appalachia (Part 1 of ??)
  • 29:12 - Interview with Jim Higdon 
  • 01:04:45 - Under-the-Radar: False imprisonment of women in Alabama

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