A special episode with the co-founder of acclaimed cannabis lubricant brand Velvet Swing. Chelsea Cebara wasn’t a cannabis consumer when she arrived in Seattle as a Florida transplant. Trained in the scientific method, Cebara came to the creation of her product through unorthodox avenues.Cebara entered the cannabis industry while teaching sex education various Seattle weed and sex shops.A week prior to Washington State legalization, a painful endometriosis attack brought her to the cannabis p...
Our first Freezer Stash release is an interview with Sister Kate, who declared herself a nun in 2014 and has dedicated herself to compassionate activism. Sister Kate and the Sisters of the Valley make the grow hemp in a spiritual environment, specifically a farm outside of Merced, California.The documentary Breaking Habits covers Sister Kate's fascinating pre-cannabis life. The sisters' production calendar is based on the cycles of the moon. The company is based outside of Merced, C...
For our final installment of this series, we bring you our once-exclusive 2019 discussion with the culture editor at Weedmaps. Nic joins Alex and Donny in talk about:Our rapidly changing cannabis cultureCreating content for Weedmaps, and the bravery of writing about weed.The refreshingly unglamorous portrayal of marijuana in Broad City.Nicolas Juarez on TwitterAlex’s Halperin on bongsDavid Cross on cannabis cultureFollow WeedWeek on Twitter and Instagram
WeedWeek Council member Tammy Pettigrew is best known as Instagram educator @thecannabiscutie — one of the fresh voices out of Orange County weed. Alex and Donnell chat with Pettigrew about weed's place post-quarantine, and how microdosing edibles has been a recent key to pleasant parenting.An educator and cannabis advocate, Tammy Pettigrew also has a MBA.Pettigrew, who first appeared on Episode 49 of this podcast, has taken her home classroom to her garden, to further de-stigmatize the ...
Dan Herer’s father crashed the hemp movement into existence with his self-published 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes. A new ebook edition is out, and the pioneer’s son explains why hemp’s sacred text is more relevant than ever.A post-divorce convert to cannabis, Jack Herer clashed with the established legalization movementIn 1980, the senior Herer was cited for “violation of the sedition” act for protesting pot prohibition and served 15 days in federal prison. It was there that he wrote...
In the early months of California legalization, Donny traveled to Oakland for a conversation with 4&20 Blackbirds CEO Chip Moore, also known as a mainstay of the He Ain't Heavy Alliance. The two discuss:Oakland's proud weed history and the role of activism like the Munchie Movement in it. The evolution of Moore's delivery service-turned-community organization 4&20 Blackbirds.The origins and future of social equity in California.Alex Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Ca...
This week Alex and Donnell sit down with LGBTQ activist and cannabis entrepreneur Buck Angel to talk about the queer community's role in cannabis legalization, Buck's experience being the first trans man in LA to have hormone replacement therapy, and how he made his way from porn star to public figure. Plus, CBD is on the rise. Pride Wellness: https://pridewellness.netLos Angeles LGBT Center: Https://Lalgbtcenter.OrgBuck Angel On What Every Trans Man Should Ask His Gynecologist: Https://Bust....
Swami Select founders Nikki Lastreto and Swami Chaitania met in San Francisco during the Summer of Love, coupled in 1980, and started their Mendocino County farm in 2003. The couple share their transition from globe-trotting seekers to practitioners of regenerative farming. Swami Select Why cannabis growers are looking to regenerative farming?“Corona Love,” Sheltering with SwamiBig Brother & the Holding CompanyAlex Halperin on The Dworkin ReportAlex Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionar...
One day past 4/20, we reciprocate our podcast swap with Portland’s Wondering Jews. This time, Alex and Donny quiz Roy and Josh on how they came to effortlessly blend Talmudic study and cannabis love. Plus: The Man Who Legalized Cannabis.Alex and Donny Join the WJ’s “What Jew Talkin’ About?”http://wonderingjews.buzzsprout.com/385243/3340495-episode-21-orange-cream-wondering-with-weedweekAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWe...
This week's installment of What Jew Wondering About features guests Alex and Donny talking cannabis seders and WeedWeek's origins with hosts Josh and Roy. The Wondering Jews podcast "keeps its keep their social distance while maintaining emotional closeness."Wondering Jewshttp://wonderingjews.buzzsprout.comAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry ...
In recognition of Bicycle Day — the April 19 LSD holiday — we explore the origins of major league pitcher Dock Ellis’s acid-fueled no-hitter. Donny is joined by other Ellis experts to discuss the legacy of his achievement, which turns 50 on June 12.What Is Bicycle Day?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L32mAiLXnLsAn LSD No-Nohttp://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/28/pitch.html“Dock Ellis,” SF Seals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=006i_UxLJjMNeilleneille.comDan https://twitter....
From the onset of adulthood through 1995, guest Ashesh “Alex” Shah worked as a profiler for the CIA. Shah now runs Solo Sciences, a Boston company specializing in the authenticating weed products. He shares with Alex and Donnell the unclassified truth of his unlikely professional transition. Ashesh “Alex” Shah on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/alexshah?lang=enSolo Scienceshttps://www.solosciences.comSpy in the House of Love Was (Not Was)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8PjjxJ7v78Alex Halperin's C...
In February Donny traveled to Venice, California for a sound bath guided by the musical duo called Dynasty Electrik. This week, Alex Halperin unpacks what his co-host learned about this trendy form of sonic healing and what happens when it’s enhanced with the cannabis drink called bhang.Dynasty Electrikhttps://www.dynastyelectrik.comDynasty Electrik on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dynastyelectrik/?hl=enMystic Journeyshttps://www.mysticjourneyla.comAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryweed...
Karim Webb is best known for opening California’s first Buffalo Wild Wings. In February, the restaurateur sat down with Alex and Donnell to explain 4thMVMT, his answer to what’s been ailing social equity.4thMVMThttps://www.4thmvmt.comKarim Webb on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/karimwebb/?hl=enAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryweedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-di…-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered...
Molly Peckler of Highly Devoted returns to the pod to help us celebrate our 100th episode. She joins Alex and Donnell to talk through cannabis love in the time of Covid-19 and some highlights from past episodes.WeedWeek Playlistshttps://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/setsMolly Peckler on WeedWeekhttps://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/43-love-in-the-time-of-legalization-with-highly-devoteds-molly-pecklerHighly Devoted on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/highlydevoted/?hl=enAlex Halperin's Cannabis...
Politico reporters Natalie Fertig and Mona Zhang call into the WeedWeek studio from the nation's capitol. The Capitol Hill journalists draw stark distinctions between the policies of Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and update us on CBD and veterans' access.Natalie Fertighttps://twitter.com/natsfert?s=20Mona Zhanghttps://twitter.com/ZhangMona?s=20Politico Cannabis Coverage https://www.politico.com/cannabisAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://weedweekreports.com/the-c...
Sacramento lawyer Tiffani Sharp began advocating for the dispossessed in the wake of 2001’s terror attacks, as a lawyer for immigrants. Today Sharp’s focus is helping women of color to find a place in the cannabis industry. In this episode the attorney advocates for calling weed marijuana and explains to Alex and Donnell what it feels like to be in weed as a woman of color with financial resources. Trigger warning: The word "marijuana" is said multiple times.WOC Cannahttps://www.woccanna.comW...
In 2005, CannaBS Detector Kristen Yoder started her career in weed as a Venice budtender, when only a few dispensaries dotted the Southern California landscape. In 2020 she’s the curmudgeonly voice of those heartbroken by the ups and downs of legal weed. She shares with Alex and Donnell a string of blistering observations that might make you rethink your REC-era approach. Also: Our hosts’ hemp and CBD enthusiasms.LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatkristenyoderIGhttps://instagram.com/can...
Before authoring a best-selling cannabis cookbook, Jeff the 420 Chef was a marketing executive in New York’s fashion industry. By stroke of fortune and dint of hard work, he developed and sold the successful cookbook The 420 Gourmet. This week the relocated chef drops by the studio to discuss his effort to convert lit success into a West Hollywood restaurant, cooking for deca-dosers, and something canna-cool that you can do with your French press.The 420 Gourmethttps://www.amazon.com/420-Gour...
Pre-rolls burn, tables turn. In this episode of the Periodic Effects podcast, host Wayne Schwind fulfills his part of our first-ever swapcast event. (Wayne appeared on Episode 95 of the WeedWeek podcast.) For his show, Wayne asks Alex and Donny about WeedWeek's origins and future projects and our hosts take the Portland-based podcast's host on a turn behind our curtain.Episode 95 — Wayne Schwind https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/science-timeForbes Top 8 Podcasts https://www.forbes.com/sites...