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.

www.colorado.edu/changelab/cinnamon-bidwell

Research & Papers

www.colorado.edu/center/reach/

www.nature.com/articles/srep46528

www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/can.2017.0038

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329043/

www.wired.com/story/the-future-of-weed-science-is-a-van-in-colorado/

Tony Budden immerses his life in hemp. From the food he eats, the clothes he wears, his famous hempcrete home and the founding of the Hemporium - South Africa's premier business for hemp product. Tony takes full advantage of one of this dynamic plant. He tells Lex what led him to to be one of the Continent's foremost spokespersons for this old plant.

hemporium.com/

btl.co.za/the-hemp-house-africas-most-sustainable-building/

facebook.com/HemporiumSA/

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Dr. Linda Klumpers studies stoners in MRI machines while they're high, and the chemistry behind cannabanoids in the brain.

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

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 legacy of apartheid, and the right way to legalize pot.

www.daggacouple.co.za

www.fieldsofgreenforall.org.za

fieldsofgreenforall.org.za/desired-outcomes

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Birdsong from Lang Elliott

Windy Borman is a filmmaker who took a break from her festival tour to talk about her new documentary, "Mary Janes: The Women of Weed". Today she shares with Lex about how she started filmmaking, 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/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.

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

https://opencannabisproject.org/

Twitter: @bethschechter

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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/

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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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.ashleymanta.com/cannasexual

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