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This week Alex and Donnell talk with Shaleen Title, one of five commissioners on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. Title's goal is to ensure legalization has economic benefits for victims of past injustice. She updates us on the status of licensing in MA and what she has learned from mistakes in CO and the west. Plus, we have an update on cannabis banking.Follow Shaleen Title on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaleentitleFollow the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MA_CannabisThree Republicans Stand in the Way of Legalization: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/cannabis-weed-federal-legalization-crapo-graham-mcconnell-857036/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.WeedWeek is the best way to keep up with the Green Rush at WeedWeek.net. Sign up for our free newsletters: WeedWeek, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California at www.weedweek.net/newsletterRate and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weedweek/id1332937362Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Alex and Donnell sit down with Bruce Linton, former CEO of Canopy Growth, who started Tweed in a defunct chocolate factory and turned it into the world's largest cannabis company. He tells us how he approached running Canopy Growth in his "own way," investing in exploration and growth with a goal to create a dominant company and how that eventually led to his termination. He also talks extraction, international markets, the future of cannabis beverages and what he plans on doing next. A Prayer for Owen Meany: https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Owen-Meany-John-Irving/dp/006220422XWeedWeek is the best way to keep up with the Green Rush at WeedWeek.net or on Twitter and Instagram at @weedweeknewsJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Donnell and Alex recap some of the biggest stories from the first half of 2019. We cover the growing power of multi-state operators, Oregon’s interstate commerce wishes, the past and future of equity programs, California’s crack downs, consumption laws and much more. To stay up to date on the green rush, make sure you are signed up for our newsletters at WeedWeek.net. Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Jesse Staniforth, Editor of WeedWeek Canada, updates Alex and Donnell on breaking Canadian stories. There is no lack of scandal: Cannabis giant Canopy Growth fired founder and CEO Bruce Linton and CannTrust, a major licensed producer, is estimated to lose C$350 Million for ignoring the law. New regulations limiting THC in edibles exacerbate the over-packaging crisis. The country continues to battle the illicit market which is now also available online and is known by the cool name "MOMS" (mail order marijuana sites). Plus, Alex and Donnell discuss Jay-Z's partnership with Caliva. The latest WW Canada newsletter: https://www.weedweek.net/newsletter/ww-canada-canntrust-scandal-rocks-industry-7-13-19/ To have these newsletters delivered to your inbox, sign up at https://www.weedweek.net/newsletter/ Follow Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbstaniforthJay-Z partners with Caliva: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/07/09/jay-z-caliva-cannabis-brand-strategist/Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Portland's 2017 Budtender of the Year, Tiara Darnell, tells Alex and Donnell how budtending prepared her for cannabis advocacy, from studying strains and fielding medical inquiries to witnessing the ugly truth behind "inclusive" brand marketing. Darnell says she has not lost hope in cannabis equity programs and she introduces us to her forthcoming podcast, High, Good People, which explores the relationship between people of color and cannabis in the new age of legalization. Also, an interview with Acreage CEO Kevin Murphy drops today on WeedWeek.net and Italians are smoking "cannabis light." High, Good People pilot episode: https://soundcloud.com/t-ara-darnell/hgp-podcast-pilot-mixdownHigh, Good People on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highgoodpeopleLeafly's Best in State 2017: https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/best-in-state-2017-oregonAcreage CEO Kevin Murphy: The WeedWeek Interviewhttps://www.weedweek.net/stories/acreage-ceo-kevin-murphy-the-weedweek-interview/Cannabis Policy Oversight Team: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/557563Marijuana Legalization Leader: Illinois Just Made New York And New Jersey Look Like Dorkshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2019/06/04/marijuana-legalization-leader-illinois-just-made-new-york-and-new-jersey-look-like-dorks/#3de944e746f9Illinois Rec Bill "Tragically Flawed"https://www.weedweek.net/newsletter/weedweek-a-tragically-flawed-rec-bill-in-illinois-the-new-glass-ceiling-5-27-19/Italy's Cannabis Light: https://www.apnews.com/ea9ac614af74488b8977e3dbe54dd795Mickey Hart's weed brand: https://hightimes.com/news/grateful-dead-drummer-mickey-hart-announces-launch-cannabis-brand/Low dose cannabis tonic: https://www.bevnet.com/news/2019/elevator-talk-cann-low-dose-cannabis-tonic-targets-market-newcomersJoin our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Double Blind editors Shelby Hartman and Madison Margolin stopped by the studio to update Alex and Donnell on the change lapping at the shore of the psychedelic realm and explain why starting a magazine in 2019 "just felt right." Forthcoming policy around decriminalization, the psilocybin trials underway, and hallucinogens potential for improving mental health all contribute to that righteousness.DoubleBlind on Twitter: https://twitter.com/doubleblindmagShelby on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shelbyannehart?Check out DoubleBlind Magazine: https://www.doubleblindmag.com/The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: https://maps.org/ DEA's LSD Tweet: https://twitter.com/DEAHQ/status/1143613644422471682Peter Grinspoon's Response to the DEA's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Peter_Grinspoon/status/1143615121874391042Our sponsor this week is SoapBoxSample.SoapBoxSample helps businesses understand the unique attitudes and experiences of their cannabis customers. Visit Soapboxsample.com/cannabis to download your free “Green Rush survival kit”Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

Alex and Donnell sit down with Ophelia Chong, founder of Stock Pot Images and Asian Americans for Cannabis Education(AACE). We talk with her about the importance of inclusive representation in stock photography, battling hate groups with education, her struggle with alcoholism, getting sober, and how she approaches using cannabis while celebrating 14 years of sobriety.Follow Ophelia on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/opheliaswimsFollow Ophelia on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ophelia.chong1Asian Americans for Cannabis Education - http://www.asianamericansforcannabis.orgStock Pot Images - https://www.stockpotimages.comOur sponsor this week is SoapBoxSample.SoapBoxSample helps businesses understand the unique attitudes and experiences of their cannabis customers. Visit Soapboxsample.com/cannabis to download your free “Green Rush survival kit”Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

@donnyshell comes to us from Camp Navarro in Mendocino County, where canna-tech company Meadow created a “weed camp” called Meadowlands. @donnyshell spoke with Meadow's CEO David Hua about the vision behind cannabis camp, the journey to creating one of the most popular dispensary POS systems, and how he stays positive in a sometimes brutal industry.Follow David Hua on Twitter at https://twitter.com/hua and check out Meadow at https://getmeadow.com. For more information about Meadowlands getmeadow.com/meadowlandsOur sponsor this week is SoapBoxSample. SoapBoxSample helps businesses understand the unique attitudes and experiences of their cannabis customers. Visit Soapboxsample.com/cannabis to download your free “Green Rush survival kit”Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week @donnyshell and @alexhalperin sit down with comedian Glenn Bolton to talk about smoking weed and growing up in Kansas City and how he uses cannabis to write jokes. We also discuss retired NFL players coming out in support of marijuana, and everyone shares their favorite stoner comedies! Follow Glenn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/glennbcomic on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/glennbcomic and check out his video "fresh greens" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpK4R8MIvVIGlazed at the Hollywood Improv: https://improv.com/hollywood/event/glazed/9412875/Kyle Turley Vice series: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/sports-chasing-strains-medical-marijuana-save-football-weedweek/57b73793bd9512af1daee843 Joe Montana invests in weed: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-24/nfl-great-joe-montana-makes-investment-in-california-weed-brandLet Timmy Smoke: It's time to open baseball's hidden cannabis culture: https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/let-timmy-smoke-time-open-baseballs-hidden-cannabis-cultureOur sponsor this week is SoapBoxSample.SoapBoxSample helps businesses understand the unique attitudes and experiences of their cannabis customers. Visit Soapboxsample.com/cannabis to download your free “Green Rush survival kit”Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode!itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedw…d1332937362?mt=2Follow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews/

This week @alexhalperin and @donnyshell call up writer and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich. We talk with her about discovering the allure of weed in Jamaica, exploring drugs in college, the capitalization of weed and the privilege of “wellness.” Economic Hardship Reporting Project: http://economichardship.org/Barbara Ehrenreich's Twitter: https://twitter.com/b_ehrenreichNatural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by Barbara Ehrenreich: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781455535897Donnell Alexander's Burns, OR story: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-darkness-in-burns-oregon-112944/Debunking Dispensary Myths: https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/debunking-dispensary-mythsMadison Margolin Twitter: https://twitter.com/margolinmadisonOur sponsor this week is SoapBoxSample.SoapBoxSample helps businesses understand the unique attitudes and experiences of their cannabis customers. Visit Soapboxsample.com/cannabis to download your free “Green Rush survival kit”Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/weedweek. We have thank-you gifts at every donation level. For just $2/month, you get a bonus episode of WeedWeek every month. For $25/month you get the bonus episodes, additional swag, plus an OTTO, the precision joint machine by Banana Bros ($129 value). Watch how the OTTO works here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zqq9m1Bf7U. Join now at www.Patreon.com/WeedWeek.Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at [email protected] to this podcast in iTunes so that you never miss an episode!itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weedw…d1332937362?mt=2Follow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews