• Jack's first arrest showed him the injustice of cannabis laws
• Other countries have successfully reformed their cannabis laws
• Prohibition actually increases people's  use of illicit substances 
• What you can do to help bring about much-needed reform

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• Mitigate the psychoactive effects of cannabis
• Use raw cannabis in smoothies
• Make canna-butter, a versatile ingredient you can use in many dishes
• Grow your own so you always have a low-cost supply of cannabis for cooking
• Test different approaches and recipes to find out what works for you

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Wouldn't it be nice to grow and harvest ounces of your favorite strain? Seeds, soil, water, light — it's easy, right? Actually there's a lot that can go wrong: pests, mold, over- or under-watering; do you use fertilizer; when do you harvest the flower?  Marc Eden learned how to grow — after making every mistake along the way — and now shows home growers how to do it right. Through his company Green Carpet Growing, Marc offers individual instruction, and an online video class — with a special discount for Kannaboom listeners. Listen to learn all about growing your own cannabis, including:

• Why the trend of growing your own is exploding right now.
• How growing your own is so economical once you make the investment in a grow tent and lights.
• How to choose a strain. Seeds or clones? An auto-flowering plant?
• Should you use fertilizer?
• Can you grow for. the minor cannabinoids?
• How to get started: Take Marc's online course, and save 25% at checkout with the code KANNABOOM

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Some childhood diseases are difficult to treat — autism and epilepsy among them. When Vermont-based pediatric nurse Vanessa Peck saw what a single dose of CBD did for one her young patients, her curiosity was piqued, and she soon was on board. Today she runs Elevated Healing, and helps parents learn about how CBD and cannabis can help address very difficult childhood diseases, safely and effectively. Listen and learn how:

• CBD — and sometimes  THC — can help with autism, ADHD, epilepsy and other conditions.
• The medical profession is slowly beginning to accept cannabis as a legitimate medicine.
• Weight-based dosing and 1:1 CBD to THC ratios can help mitigate intoxicating effects.
• Vanessa and others are working to overcome challenges we still face in gaining greater acceptance for medicinal cannabis.
• Vanessa is working to help parents anywhere learn about how cannabis can help young patients. 

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• Being a police officer in Los Angeles gave him insight into the war on a drugs.
• He decided to that Glass House Group should own its assets, and has built a vertically integrated, seed-to-serve business that owns farms, production facilities, brands and dispensaries.
• He has committed Glass House to social equity, with an internship program for disadvantaged youth, and sponsorships for individuals who were incarcerated for cannabis violations.
• He learned about dabbing through his 20-year old son.

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Old enough to remember when CBD wasn't yet being sold in every gas station? Cannabidiol came on fast, and many people still don't understand where it comes from and how it works as a medicine. To remedy this, David Jakuobvic made CBD Nation, an informative documentary that will further viewer's knowledge of this safe and effective medicine. Listen and learn how and why:

• David went from a CBD skeptic to a believer.
• He spent about a year traveling around the world to interview leading figures in the cannabis  / CBD movement.
• He edited out mention of a particular strain of cannabis, and anything else that might be considered funny.
• While he was discussing cannabis and CBD with an MMA fighter, that man's partner practically climbed over him to tell David why she was dead-set against CBD.
• It's so important to push back against the anti-cannabis stigma that still persists. 

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• Cannabis and CBD can help with COVID-19 infections
• It's a safer, more effective alternative to many pharmaceuticals
• Cannabis helps with his light sensitivity, vertigo and overall pain tolerance
• Other players joined him in establishing the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition
• He keeps a strain journal to track what works best for him
• His CBD brand, Neuro XPF, and Shango, the dispensary he's working with in his home town

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Being a cannabis advocate can have occupational hazards — just ask Cheryl Shuman. With a knack for PR, she's been extolling the virtues of cannabis for decades, since long before it was safe to speak out on it. A cancer survivor, she is still passionate about spreading the word about the healing power of THC, as she has always done. Listen and learn about how Cheryl: 

• Helped in the pivotal campaign to get Prop. 215 passed in California
• Took part in clinical trials in Israel with Raphael Mechoulam
• Helped bring Dr. Sanjay Gupta to a positive perspective on cannabis
• Learned about hemp from Jack Herer
• Is optimistic about the future of cannabis-aided healing

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Demand for hemp — as a medicine, a textile and a food — was bottled up by nearly a century of prohibition of the plant, due to its relationship to cannabis. Now the genie is out of the bottle, and we know hemp as a viable and valuable crop with many uses. Kristen Nichols directs coverage for the Hemp Industry Daily, and she joins us to discuss why: 

• Jack Herer's statement about hemp being 'the only thing that could save the world' was hype.
• It's taking the federal government so long to figure out how to regulate hemp-based products (and it's not all due to stigma).
• Smaller CBD companies have an advantage right now.
• Who wins the presidential election probably doesn't mean much to the hemp industry.

That and more in this episode: Listen, learn and share!

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• Why a wave of clinical studies is the next chapter of CBD
• The growing excitement around the so-called 'minor' cannabinoids
• Why it's a challenge to get CBD dosing right, and the basic dose CBDistillery recommends for most customers
• How to get 15% off your next order at CBDistillery.com with coupon code KBOOM at checkout

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