The marijuana industry has no choice but to regulate itself. Joshua Laterman founded the National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB) to address this issue. He tells Lex what led him to form this group, what is the purpose of a self regulating industry body and what he hopes to see for the future of legal cannabis.

https://www.nacb.com/

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Today the scientist Dr. Cinnamon Bidwell shares about her work studying cannabis in the real world with the CannaVan as well her translational research connecting the biochemistry to the effects in people.

Dr. Bidwell's page https://www.colorado.edu/changelab/cinnamon-bidwell

CU REACH: https://www.colorado.edu/center/reach/

Publications: Compromised External Validity: Federally Produced Cannabis Does Not Reflect Legal Markets https://www.nature.com/articles/srep46528

A Novel Observational Method for Assessing Acute Responses to Cannabis: Preliminary Validation Using Legal Market Strains https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/can.2017.0038

Examining the role of common genetic variants on alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and illicit drug dependence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329043/

Their Wired article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-future-of-weed-science-is-a-van-in-colorado/

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Tony Budden immerses his life in hemp. From the food he eats, the clothes he wears, the famous hempcrete house he lives in and up to the co-founding of the Hemporium - South Africa's premier business for hemp products. Tony loves talking about all the advantages from one of nature's most dynamic plants. In this episode he tells Lex about how his interest in hemp grew and what led him to to be one of the Continent's foremost spokespersons for this old plant.

https://hemporium.com/ https://btl.co.za/the-hemp-house-africas-most-sustainable-building/

https://www.facebook.com/HemporiumSA/

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Dr. Linda Klumpers studies cannabinoids, watches the changes in human brains using MRI machines and educates about the importance of the lipids from the old hemp plant. She tells Lex what drew her into this research, why now is such an exciting time for the study of psychoactive drugs, and the challenges that face today's researchers.

https://www.cannify.us/

http://www.tipharma.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Theses/PDF/Linda_Klumpers_T5-107.pdf

https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04164.x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885247

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703229/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23601084

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25316574

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Myrtle Clark has been fighting a court battle in South Africa since 2010, after she and her husband were arrested for growing and smoking cannabis. Since then this mild, middle-aged couple has become a powerhouse of activism. Myrtle talks to Lex about the move toward legalization in her country, the legacy of apartheid, and what other nations can learn from her approach as the whole Western world gets a little closer to achieving freedom of consciousness.

Activism: https://www.daggacouple.co.za

NGO: https://www.fieldsofgreenforall.org.za

Desired Outcomes: https://fieldsofgreenforall.org.za/desired-outcomes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_wVONNnqTs

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Windy Borman is a filmmaker who took a break from her whirlwind festival tour to talk about her new documentary,  "Mary Janes: The Women of Weed". In this feature, she talks to the powerful females changing the face of cannabis. Today she shares with Lex about how she started filmmaking ("The Eyes of Thailand" about elephants injured by landmines), what drew her to the cannabis issue, and why weed is a great opportunity for all Puffragettes. 

Website: http://MaryJanesFilm.com Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MaryJanesFilm Twitter: @MaryJanesFilm Instagram: @MaryJanesFilm

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Beth Schechter's Open Cannabis Project confronts the corporate monopolization and the dangers of restrictive patenting in the budding marijuana industry. Lex talks to her about how to keep weed open for growers, sellers, and stoners. They also chat about her previous entrepreneurial endeavor, MapTime.io, and how she took the lessons from that project into the world of weed.

Also, if you're heading to the NoCo Hemp Expo in Loveland, CO on April 6-7 (2018) be sure to say hi to the BlueBird Botanicals crew.

https://opencannabisproject.org/ Twitter: @bethschechter http://maptime.io/

NoCo Hemp Expo: nocohempexpo.com/

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Lex chats with Annie Rouse about the history and utility of hemp.

Annie is an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and fellow podcaster. She founded the Anavii market for CBD and hemp products and sits on the board of directors of Friends of Hemp.

Annie also produces a podcast called Anslinger: The Untold Cannabis Conspiracy, where you can learn some of the seedy history and politics behind the state's relationship with Cannabis.

https://www.f6s.com/annierouse https://www.thinkhempythoughts.com/ https://twitter.com/thathempygirl

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Lex speaks with Dr. Ingmar Gorman, a researcher and clinical psychologist. They discuss MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and social anxiety, plus a whole lot more.

http://www.ingmargorman.com https://www.psychedelicprogram.com

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Use coupon code GGPODCAST for 15% off Ashley Manta's Consulting: https://cannasexual.as.me/schedule.php

Lex talks with sex educator Ashley Manta about how to incorporate cannabis into your love life. Ashley got her start by working with victims of rape and eventually moved into using weed for sexual enhancement. This episode is a double-whammy as we learn more ways to use the dynamic cannabis plant, as well as tips about intimacy and pleasure, and how you can explore your cannasexuality.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25134048

her huge list of articles: http://www.ashleymanta.com/cannasexual writes for She was a contributing writer to Leafly.com from 2015-2017, and currently writes for Dope Magazine and Culture Magazine.)

sensual strains: https://culturemagazine.com/sensual-strains/ ?: for intimacy, what are the strengths and weaknesses of the various ingestion methods?

https://www.dopemagazine.com/cannasexual-dates-not-rainbows-orgasms/ "I'm not easy, I'm selectively convenient,"

how to make your own lube: https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/how-to-make-diy-marijuana-lube

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