Blunt Talk

This week we cover a FL congressman's bill trying to protect federal employees who use pot in legal states. And Brit talks to a USMC Combat Veteran about vets using cannabis in states where it's illegal.

Brit talks to Dr Marion McNabb, the CEO of Cannabis Community Care Research Network (C3RN.) We discuss the current knowledge on cannabis science from across the world, and the progress being made in the U.S.

We discuss states law vs federal law -- and the institutions, lawmakers, and groups fighting to federally legalize cannabis. We cover AG Jeff Sessions' stance, the rescinding of the Cole Memo, and Senator Booker's Marijuana Justice Act Bill.

We discuss the outcomes of the most recent public meeting by the CCC, including new licenses, rules for local taxes, new employees, and an intern opportunity for students of Roxbury Community College.

We discuss the first cannabis company to hit the NASDAQ with an IPO, and how it's doing against it's competitors. Also- guns and pot doesn't mix in MA, a Cannabis Convention in Boston, and the holdup on MMJ in MI.

We discuss the new emergency regulation in NY allowing anyone with an opioid prescription to opt for cannabis instead. We also touch on the research behind cannabis and opioid addiction with Dr Marion McNabb of C3RN Boston.

We discuss the first Cannabis Standards Testing Lab to apply for a license in MA, which is the last roadblock before cannabis can be sold to adults. We discuss what those labs do, and give you a list of the DEA's best slang words for weed.

In today's episode, we discuss the first preliminary licensing of Massachusetts' adult cannabis store, 'Cultivate' in Leicester.

The first in our new Weekly News Feature: "Blunt Talk News." This week's focus: The First FDA-approved CBD drug for epilepsy. Also: Extended moratoriums in MA, Medical Marijuana in OK, and legalization as a platform for Democrats in NH.

Brit and Carl discuss the problems with the Recreational Pot scene in CA, and Brit goes behind the scenes at "In Good Health" - a MMJ facility in Brockton, MA ramping up in the hopes of getting a recreational license to sell.