Shep Gordon joins Sara to talk about how selling weed led him to manage Alice Cooper, why cannabis became part of his creative process, and how he learned to see possibilities in people before everyone else did. From rock stars to celebrity chefs, this one goes places. [Ep 226]

Comedian Billy Wayne Davis joins Sara to talk East Tennessee, cannabis stigma, farming culture, life on the road, and why meeting growers changed the way he thought about the people behind the plant. [Ep 225]

What happens when a company loses control of its conscience? Sara sits down with Ben Cohen to talk corporate power, the fight to Free Ben & Jerry’s, and why he’s bringing the same social mission to cannabis to help repair the damage of the War on Drugs. [Ep 224]

What happens when a chef approaches cannabis like food? Chef Chris Cosentino joins Sara to talk whole-animal cooking, sustainability, terpenes and creating cannabis with the same care he brings to the kitchen. [Ep 223]

Patients knew cannabis helped. Dr. Donald Abrams fought to get medicine to pay attention. Sara sits down with the pioneering physician to talk AIDS, cancer care, Brownie Mary, research barriers, and what the science really says about cannabis and cancer. [Ep 222]

Recorded live at the California State Fair, Sara joins Ishaq Ali of ECCO and Laura Fogelman of PAX to ask: What does California owe the future of cannabis? Legacy, compassion, quality, research and what it will take for California to keep leading. [Ep 221]

NYT bestselling author of Separation of Church and Hate, comedian & political commentator John Fugelsang joins Sara on Planted. Together, they dig into cannabis, politics, religion, propaganda & power. How do we stay human through it all? [Ep 220]

Comedy legend and cannabis godfather Tommy Chong and Joey Marin join Sara on Planted. Tommy revisits the rise of Cheech & Chong and shares stories about comedy, cannabis, and the culture they helped shape, as only he can. [Ep 219]

What does it actually mean to age well? Sara sits down with Dr. Peter Grinspoon, author of Aging Well with Cannabis, to talk about chronic pain, sleep, stigma, safer consumption, and why quality of life matters just as much as longevity. [Ep 218]

What if the future of cannabis starts with taking better care of the land? Tom Forrest and Rāwiri Manawatu of Puro NZ join Sara Payan for a conversation about sun-grown cannabis, Māori knowledge, modern science, and why healthy communities begin with healthy whenua. [Ep 217]