We are taking a break for a few weeks to make some changes to the podcast. We hope you have a great summer and will be back with you soon! In the mean time, keep up with your weed news at weedweek.net. Do you want to be WeedWeek's new co-host? Email [email protected] and tell us why you would be a great co-host! WeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/We want to answer all your burning weed questions! Leave us a voicemail at 424-258-0430 and we might answer your question on the podcast! Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Alex talks with Adam Eidinger, founder of DCMJ, the cannabis activist group in D.C., on his work legalizing recreational cannabis and the nature of activism. Also, your Uber driver can report you for consuming weed.Join the DCMJ email listerv here: http://dcmj.org/Follow the DCMJ on Twitter @DCMJ2014Uber drivers can narc on passengers: https://mashable.com/2018/07/09/uber-drug-use-narc-in-app/#MRgWPpT9VmqUCanadian cannabis professionals banned from U.S. for life: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canadians-in-cannabis-industry-complain-of-u-s-border-issues-1.4745325Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/WeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/We want to answer all your burning weed questions! Leave us a voicemail at 424-258-0430 and we might answer your question on the podcast! Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Alex speaks with WeedWeek Canada writer Jesse Staniforth about on the newly legal Canadian market. Also, Courtney Eldrige, Portland salon keeper, rants about a business partnership in the industry. Plus, news from two red states: Oklahoma has legalized MED! And, charges were dropped against parents of a Georgia teen who let him smoke weed to treat seizures.Follow Jesse on Twitter @jbstaniforthWeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/Find out more about Courtney Eldridge: http://www.courtneyeldridge.netOklahoma Governor, Mary Fallin, did not call a special session for medical marijuana: http://www.koco.com/article/gov-fallin-special-session-not-necessary-to-implement-medical-marijuana-measure/22002608Georgia teen reunited with his parents after nine weeks: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/cops-took-their-son-away-for-medical-marijuana-now-reunited-family-speaks-out/Goop and MedMen partner up: https://merryjane.com/news/gwyneth-paltrow-s-goop-brand-announces-new-line-of-cannabis-productsSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/We want to answer all your burning weed questions! Leave us a voicemail at 424-258-0430 and we might answer your question on the podcast! Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Alex and Hayley talk with Beth Schechter, from the Open Cannabis Project, about preserving the genetic diversity of cannabis from agricultural patents. Plus, the FDA approves the first marijuana derived drug. And cannabis a CEO resigns after she threatened to call the cops on a little girl.Find out more about the Open Cannabis Project at https://opencannabisproject.org/The FDA approves Epidiolex, the first drug derived from marijuana: http://fortune.com/2018/06/27/fda-marijuana-gw-pharma-epidiolex-whats-next/Alison Ettel, CEO of TreatWell, resigns after a video of her calling the cops on a child went viral: http://fortune.com/2018/06/27/permit-patty-resigns-cannabis/Cannabis Wire found quite a few cannabis executives donated to an anti-immigration PAC: https://cannabiswire.com/2018/06/27/why-are-cannabis-industry-leaders-donating-to-anti-immigration-candidates/Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/WeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/We want to answer all your burning weed questions! Leave us a voicemail at 424-258-0430 and we might answer your question on the podcast! Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.twitter.com/EPfoxwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Hayley and Alex speak with Ryan Jenneman, head cultivator at THC Design, on sustainability (including an aquaponics system), and the economic issues facing growers in California. Also, Canada legalizes recreational weed! And, pot tourists in Colorado get fined.To learn more about THC Design: www.thcdesign.comUndercover police led a sting operation in Colorado: https://denverite.com/2018/06/15/denver-police-started-busting-marijuana-tour-companies-today/?mc_cid=ace2374b14&mc_eid=4cfd03540cUniversities are offering courses on cannabis: https://www.forbes.com/sites/julieweed/2018/06/16/cannabis-101-where-entrepreneurs-lawyers-and-caregivers-go-to-learn/#114eb75566b9Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/WeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/We want to answer all your burning weed questions! Leave us a voicemail at 424-258-0430 and we might answer your question on the podcast! Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.twitter.com/EPfoxwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Hayley and Alex visit Mister Green Life Store in Los Angeles and talk to owner, Ariel Stark-Benz, on his curated collection of marijuana paraphernalia (a pipe you light with a magnifying glass!), social justice and his shop philosophy. Also, new CA regulations kick in July 1, and Congress introduced the bipartisan STATES Act to protect legal weed.Watch a video on the Sun Token: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcTrbLUKgKcPurchase the Sun Token from Mister Green: https://www.green-mister.com/shop/thesuntokenStock up on your weed! CA dispensaries are selling inventory at a discount before July 1st regulation deadline: https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/stock-up-now-california-a-lot-of-cannabis-is-about-to-disappear-from-storesMore info on the STATES Act: https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/faq-what-the-states-act-would-do-and-why-its-a-game-changerNitin Khanna, CEO of Oregon company Cura, parent of Select Oil, resigned: http://www.wweek.com/news/2018/06/06/murmurs-cannabis-extracts-ceo-leaves-amid-scrutiny-into-past-allegations/Cura files lawsuit over sexual assault claims on Twitter: http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2018/06/06/portland-cannabis-extract-company-cura-files-lawsuit-over-sexual-assault-claims-made-on-twitter/Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/WeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/We want to answer all your weed questions! Leave us a voicemail at 424-258-0430 and we will answer your question in the podcast! Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.twitter.com/EPfoxwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Hayley and Alex talk to Ken Ramirez, CEO of Alt Thirty Six, on blockchain technology and using cryptocurrencies to buy weed. Also, why Michigan put legalization on the ballot, and Trump's right-to-try bill. Learn more about Alt Thirty Six's mobile purchasing (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ut85g8sd0bq6lle/Mobile%20Purchase.m4v?dl=0) and eCommerce (https://www.dropbox.com/s/xan7ku14odq4d68/eCommerce.m4v?dl=0), the bills Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper vetoed (https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/05/hickenlooper-vetoes-autism-medical-marijuana-bill/) and Trump's controversial right-to-try legislation (https://www.statnews.com/2018/05/30/trump-signs-right-to-try/\)The hemp revival: why marijuana's cousin could soon be big businessby Alex HaperinThe Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/11/the-hemp-revival-why-marijuanas-cousin-could-soon-be-big-businessSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/WeedWeek Canada is the best way for professionals to keep up with the Canadian green rush. For a free one-month trial subscription sign up here:https://www.weedweek.net/weedweek-canada/Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Ask us all your cannabis-related questions in a voicemail and we will address your questions in an episode! Call 424-258-0430Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.twitter.com/EPfoxwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week Hayley and Alex talk all things CBD. After going through some of the basics, they speak with Julie Winter, founder of CBD for Life, on the topical benefits of CBD. Then, they speak with Dr. Jordan Tishler, of Inhale MD, on his day-to-day as a cannabis doctor, and his skepticism about the CBD craze.Check out what we wrote this week: CBD craze hits LA's high end juice bars By Hayley FoxLeaflyhttps://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/cbd-craze-hits-las-high-end-juice-barsWhat is CBD? By Alex HalperinThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/28/what-is-cbd-cannabidiol-cannabis-medical-usesSign up for the WeedWeek newsletter to get weekly info on America's most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter/Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362?mt=2Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] Follow us Twitter and Instagramwww.twitter.com/alexhalperinwww.twitter.com/EPfoxwww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

Dominatrix, activist, and cannabis entrepreneur Mistress Matisse joins Hayley and Alex to talk the politics of sex work and her weed lube, Velvet Swing. Also, a product claiming to contain CBD made a bunch of people sick— a good reminder to always buy from vetted companies. *This episode contains ADULT themes. Earmuffs for the kiddos.

Alex and Hayley speak with Ktown Collective owner Janice Hardoon about running a Los Angeles dispensary before and after legalization. Also, budtenders have a lot to say about using weed while pregnant, but should we really listen to them? And CBD is majorly trending.