WeedWeek is a podcast about, yes, weed — the business of it, the culture around it, health, science, criminal justice, and everything in between. Journalists Alex Halperin and Hayley Fox will update you each week on the latest in the world of cannabis and bring you conversations with people who are shaping the industry. Coming January 2018.

Introducing "WeedWeek"

Hayley and Alex get you up to speed on legalization lingo, the difference between CBD and THC, dabbing, medical marijuana, and much more. If you are looking for a 101 on weed, this is it.

1: The greenrush glossary

On the first full episode of WeedWeek, we discuss Jeff Sessions' moves at DOJ and why you still can’t smoke at Coachella. Plus author Emily Dufton joins Alex and Hayley to discuss the history of legalization, from the free loving 60’s, to Nancy Reagan’s "just say no" campaign, to the decriminalization movement today. Want to know more? Check out Dufton’s book, "Grassroots: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Marijuana in America. "

2: From "just say no" to yes, please

If a majority of Americans support legal cannabis, why doesn’t the federal government? One of the biggest supporters of legalization in Congress, Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer, joins Alex to discuss the gap between D.C. lawmakers and the rest of the country. Plus, Vermont legalizes weed and a billion dollar business deal goes down in Canada.

3. So goes the country, so goes D.C.?

This week Hayley and Alex discuss the history of the word “marijuana” and what word for the plant makes the most sense today. Plus, a conversation with Ariel Clark, cannabis business attorney and chair of the Los Angeles Cannabis Taskforce, about what aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs need to know.

4. Want to start a weed business? "Get real."

Sex and relationship writer and podcaster Dan Savage joins Hayley and Alex to discuss how weed can improve your sex life, what legalization advocates can learn from the gay rights movement, and how getting high can make you a better parent. Plus, just how risky is traveling with marijuana? Note: This episode contains adult themes.

5. Sex and weed with Dan Savage

We love a good psychedelic, glow-in-the-dark weed poster as much as the next person, but there's a whole lot more to cannabis than just cliche images. On this week's episode, Anja Charbonneau joins Alex and Hayley to talk about her weed magazine, "Broccoli," how she's creating a new aesthetic for the plant, and why she's putting women front and center. Plus, the latest stats on cannabis jobs and a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

6. High art and redefining marijuana's image

Marijuana has long been called a “gateway drug” by weed detractors, but now some are saying the plant could actually be the opposite - an exit ramp from addiction. Massachusetts doctor Peter Grinspoon joins Hayley and Alex to discuss his own personal story of addiction and why prescribing cannabis could alleviate the opioid epidemic. Plus, how well do you know your weed slang? Listen to our quiz to find out.

7. The gateway drug myth

This week Alex and Donnell speak with Steve DeAngelo about his long history as a cannabis activist turned entrepreneur, and the integral role he played in merging big business and cannabis. Plus, Donny remembers Nipsey Hussle. 

Follow Steve DeAngelo on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/stevedeangelo

Capitalism and Hip-Hop Mixtape Culture Cool | Donnell Alexander (referencing Nipsey Hussle's 2013 Crenshaw mixtape):  https://www.academia.edu/26731302/Capitalism_and_Hip-Hop_Mixtape_Culture_Cool

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51. Godfather of Legal Weed: Steve DeAngelo

From early December’s Las Vegas sessions, we bring you April Pride, whose sense of design transcends media. Before launching the ‘How to Do the Pot’ podcast through her Of Like Minds brand, this Seattle-based creative entrepreneur was best known for applying new ideas about function and form to weed through Van der Pop, a line of discrete smoking tools. Pride’s “radical good time” sensibility comes though as she engages Donnell and Alex on racial and gender inequities.


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88. The Substance Of April Pride's Style

The most interesting thing about weed is what happens before you smoke it. WeedWeek is a podcast about, yes, weed — the business of it, the culture around it, health, science, criminal justice, and everything in between. Journalists Alex Halperin and Donnell Alexander will update you each week on the latest in the world of cannabis and bring you conversations with people who are shaping the industry.

88. The Substance Of April Pride's Style

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