Robert Laurie is a lawyer, a writer, a psychonaut, a Freemason, and a board advisor to MAPS Canada. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC and with a law practice that's been at the forefront of legal activism, he's the perfect guest to help navigate the legal labyrinth as we move cannabis from prohibition to decriminalization and legalization.

https://twitter.com/AskALawQuestion

www.lawyerfreeconsultation.com

ca.linkedin.com/in/robertlaurieukbclawyer/

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Join us for our first episode of a brand new type of storytelling show. Today we take a tour of the Verde Natural production facility - a fully organic grower of cannabis in Denver. You'll hear how to grow cannabis well, how best to harvest for the preservation of those delicate terpenes, and the various extraction techniques that can be applied to create the array of concentrates.

The techniques used by modern manufacturing companies are very sophisticated but they're still based on millennia of experimentation and expertise. This is your chance to learn about the equipment, processes, personalities, and the history behind cannabis cultivation and production.

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Sometimes drug dealers cut their product with cheaper and dirtier alternatives. That's why Adam Auctor founded The Bunk Police, and started selling test kits.

Today he talks about the dangers of laced drugs, what kind of chemicals you'll find lurking in your psyhoactives, and how the establishment is still resisting something as sensible as drug-testing kits.

LINKS:

their site: https://bunkpolice.com/

their app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bunkpolice.bunkpolice

their Youtube channel with hundreds of reaction videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTin64KSmZ3XOLa7dtnFBEg

FB: https://www.facebook.com/BunkPolice/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/bunkpolice/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bunkpolice

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Dr. Ingrid Walker wants to change the way we talk about drugs and the people who use them.

It's good that society is embracing the medical uses of psychedelics but what about so-called recreational users? Spiritual trippers? Or those who want to tweak their performance? Why do they have to hide in the shadows?

Let's break out of the "criminalization vs medicalization" paradigm with this writer, professor, and cultural studies scholar.

LINKS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p4zw4_qgUw

https://ingridkwalker.com/

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Dr. Ken Tupper explores the relationship between capitalism and psychedelic-spiritualism, the linguistics of terms like "drug" and "addict," and the educational value of altered states.

Dr. Tupper is Director of Implementation & Partnerships at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use.

http://www.bccsu.ca/ https://www.drkennethtupper.com/ https://twitter.com/drkennethtupper

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Lia Arnsten is a professional runner who mixes cannabis and sport. She also teaches courses on how to incorporate cannabis into a self-optimization regimen. Lia and Lex talk about meditating with marijuana, the life of competitive running, the social aspect of sports, and how Lia got where she is today.

https://youcannabewell.wordpress.com/

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The research scientist Dr. Mike Tagen talks about cannabis and the brain. This is a deep dive into neuroscience, the endocannabinoid system, pharmacogenetics and the effects of cannabinoids on the human body.

Mike Tagen has worked in oncology, immunology, and neuroscience.

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Lakshmi Narayan is developing a documentary about Ibogaine as a tool against opioid addiction. This ancient entheogenic plant medicine initiates a classic inner journey which profoundly transforms the person. Lakshmi explains what it's like for an addict to embark on that journey. She also discusses the film-making process, her own experience with the Iboga plant, and why this message is so important today.

GoFundMe.com/ibogasaves

https://awake.net/iboga-saves-blog

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Kayvan Khalatbari is running for mayor of Denver, Colorado. He helped decriminalize cannabis possession in Denver in 2005 and is a successful businessman. His campaign is all about seizing economic opportunities for the city and mobilizing those who have been trampled by the drug war and inequality.

http://www.kayvanfordenver.com/

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Len May matches the genetics of humans to the active chemicals of the cannabis plant. His research at Endocanna Health aims to help customers find the cultivars that will produce the most desired effect for each individual.

Len has long been an activist and educator for the cannabis plant. He's helping to overturn the outdated dichotomy of "Indica versus Sativa" and replacing it with fine-tuned research that does justice to the complexity of our relationship with cannabis.

links: https://www.endocannahealth.com/ Twitter: @LenMayDay

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