This week @alexhalperin and @donnyshell call up writer and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich. We talk with her about discovering the allure of weed in Jamaica, exploring drugs in college, the capitalization of weed and the privilege of “wellness.” Economic Hardship Reporting Project: http://economichardship.org/Barbara Ehrenreich's Twitter: https://twitter.com/b_ehrenreichNatural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by Barbara Ehrenreich: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781455535897Donnell Alexander's Burns, OR story: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-darkness-in-burns-oregon-112944/Debunking Dispensary Myths: https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/debunking-dispensary-mythsMadison Margolin Twitter: https://twitter.com/margolinmadisonOur sponsor this week is SoapBoxSample.SoapBoxSample helps businesses understand the unique attitudes and experiences of their cannabis customers. Visit Soapboxsample.com/cannabis to download your free “Green Rush survival kit”Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign 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/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode!itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedw…d1332937362?mt=2Follow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews