Stoner

Stoner is taking a hiatus so I can write a book for Ten Speed based on this podcast! Gonna re-run some of my favorite Season 1 episodes over the holidays, then back with new episodes in 2019 after the book is turned in.

Ross Simonini is the the author of The Book of Formation and the longtime interviews editor of The Believer. We talked about touring in bands, cults, and self-restrictions.

Elise McDonough is the author of *Bong Appétit* and *The High Times Cannabis Cookbook.* She lives in Santa Cruz.

Matt Taibbi discovered a longtime acquaintance had a secret life as a marijuana kingpin, sending product all over the United States in car trunks. With his anonymous co-author, he collaborated on 'The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing,' an intimate and detailed account of the business of grey legal marijuana.

Ann Friedman is a longtime "casual but committed " marijuana fan and a writer in Los Angeles. She co-hosts Call Your Girlfriend with previous Stoner guest Aminatou Sow.

Peter Watts discusses the life and collections of Julio Santo Domingo who filled his homes and warehouses with the world’s largest private collection related to the subjects of drugs, sex, magic, and rock and roll.

Amanda Mac from Terp School talks about how terpenes tell you a lot more than sativa and indica labels. We also got into chronic pain and the differences between full spectrum and "gateway" CBD.

Paul Flannery is a sportswriter and a serious runner who went to the Colorado mountains to train with a championship ultramarathoner who runs stoned.

Alexis Coe is a historian and the author of " Alice+Freda Forever." We talked about setting weed rules for yourself, why it's hard to leave a legalization state behind, and which Presidents she thinks might have smoked weed.

Justin Ouellette of Portland's Lightscale Labs returns to talk about why strains are a bad way to sort weed, experimenting with CBD and micro-dosing LSD, and why he's starting his own cannabis garden.