Planted with Sara Payan on Radio Misfits

Recorded LIVE in Reykjavík, Iceland! Despite decades of cannabis research, why is patient access still so difficult? Sara joins Dr. Ethan Russo, Dr. Tina Horsted, Will Muecke & Tóta Jónsdóttir at the Health for the Future Summit to discuss science, stigma, policy & patients caught in the middle. [Ep 231]

Before modern hybrids, there were landrace genetics. How much of that history are we at risk of losing? Sara welcomes Dave Perkins of Budularo to explore cannabis’s origins, legendary seed journeys, and what’s at stake when the plant’s genetic heritage disappears. [Ep 230]

What if we’re only scratching the surface of cannabis medicine? From Reykjavík, Sara sits down with renowned cannabinoid researcher Dr. Ethan Russo to explore CBG, anxiety, the entourage effect, and groundbreaking research. [Ep 229]

What happens when cannabis culture grows faster than the industry around it? Bobby Nuggz joins Sara to talk East Coast cannabis, extract culture, events, community, and the people who helped build the scene long before legalization changed the landscape. [Ep 228]

Cannabis policy looks very different when you zoom out. Global cannabis attorney Anthony Traurig joins Sara to talk about expanding medical access, the growth of international trade, and why the U.S. is still largely shut out of that market. [Ep 227]

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]