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104. The LSD Story Dock Told Donny Apr 10, 2020

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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.com/BigHairPlasGrasChris Cortezhttps://twitter.com/ccortezNo-No: A Dockumentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUpTpTDYNkoAlex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

103. For CEO Alex Shah, Intelligence is Central Apr 07, 2020

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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 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 to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

102. A Sound Bath & Beverage in Venice Mar 28, 2020

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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 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 to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews instagram.com/weedweeknews

101. Karim Webb Brings Sauce to Social Equity Mar 24, 2020

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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 to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.ins…m.com/weedweeknews/

100. The WeedWeek Playlists Mar 12, 2020

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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 Dictionaryhttps://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

99. Politico Reporters on the State of Weed Politics Mar 09, 2020

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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-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Litfest Pasadenahttp://litfestpasadena.orgSign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

98. Tiffani Sharp Lifts Women Upward in Cannabis Feb 28, 2020

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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.comWillow Tree Rootshttps://www.willowtreeroots.org/Women lack venture capital fundinghttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/324743The Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewswww.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

97. Who Hurt Kristen Yoder? Feb 24, 2020

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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/cannabsdetector?igshid=14y68xrws3r11Soil to the OIl https://www.soiltotheoil.com/California Alternative Caregivers video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akjFgPvDIlU100th Episode Tweet https://twitter.com/donnyshell/status/1229914939856306176?s=20Alex 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 delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

Bonus: Cooking Up a Buzz with Jeff the 420 Chef Feb 13, 2020

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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-Gourmet-Elevated-Cannabis-Cuisine/dp/0062445057Jeff the 420 Chef on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/jeffthe420chefJeff the 420 Chef on IGhttps://www.instagram.com/jeffthe420chef/?hl=enEpisode 76. “Table Service and Tokes with Andrea Drummer”https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/76-table-service-tokes-at-lowell-cafe“Eat it,” “Weird Al” Yankovichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBIThe Cannabis Dictionary (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605The Cannabis Dictionary (WeedWeek Reports)https://weedweekreports.com/the-cannabis-dictionary-by-alex-halperin/Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/WeedWeekNews and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/?hl=en

Swapcast Special: WeedWeek on the Periodic Effects Podcast Feb 12, 2020

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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/warrenbobrow/2019/12/11/2019s-top-eight-cannabis-podcasts-you-need-in-your-life/Periodic Edibleshttps://www.periodicedibles.com/IG @periodicedibles @periodiceffectsThe 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 delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews https://www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

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