This week Alex and Donnell speak with cannabis journalist Amanda Chicago Lewis about her work on cannabis patents, social equity programs and predictions for the industry in 2019. Plus, Donny and Alex discuss the testing facility fiasco in Sacramento and what it means for the industry. Recall deals blow to California’s marijuana industry: https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Recall-deals-blow-to-California-s-marijuana-13487748.phpCheck out Amanda Chicago Lewis' GQ article "The Great Pot Monopoly Mystery": https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-pot-monopoly-mystery as well as her latest article for Rolling Stone on 2019 predictions: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/2019-weed-marijuana-cannabis-what-to-expect-774035Follow Amanda on Twitter at https://twitter.com/msamandalewisRe-visit WeedWeek podcast episode 25 with Beth Schechter, from the Open Cannabis Project, about preserving the genetic diversity of cannabis from agricultural patents: https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/25-are-patents-bad-for-weedSign 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 Each 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. You can also email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] 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/