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Episode 51: Flow Kana's Craft Cannabis Collective Aug 29, 2018

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Small farms in a region coming together under one banner is nothing new in agriculture—the model has long helped independent and craft cultivators more effectively market and distribute their products, from coffee to food crops.

Now, Flow Kana is trying to bring the same model to cannabis cultivators in California's Emerald Triangle.

On this week's show, Flow Kana's head of community relations Amanda Reiman joins Bailey and Dante to talk about what this model has to offer farmers and consumers alike.

Episode 50: Leafly Pickup Gets Moving Aug 22, 2018

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Every week on What Are You Smoking, we discuss the cool stuff that cannabis companies are doing. This week, we wanted to take some time to share some of the awesome stuff our own co-workers are doing, like rolling out Leafly’s new online ordering and pickup service. We’re chatting with Ruben Chen and Bennett Kaplan from our dispensary team about how Leafly Pickup can make life easier for dispensaries and customers alike, what we’re doing to improve the product, and how new partners can get involved.

And of course, since no episode is complete without it, we’ll chat about what everyone’s smoking this week, from budget-friendly ounces to cannagars that put a new spin on living the high life.

Episode 49: Amber Wise on Cannabis in the Lab at Avitas Aug 14, 2018

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Why is it hard to get interesting new cannabis strains onto dispensary shelves? What sort of experiments do your favorite extractors conduct to hone their craft? And just how do you pronounce Avitas, anyway?

We'll talk to Dr. Amber Wise, science director of one of our favorite Northwest cannabis companies, Avitas, and get answers to all of these questions and more. We'll even get a sneak peek at some of the new products the company is launching soon! At the risk of spoiling things, there's a distillation setup in play...

Episode 48: California Cannabis in Wildfire Season Aug 08, 2018

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This week on the show, we talk to Leafly's California editor, David Downs, about how wildfires are transforming cannabis industry in the Golden State.

Find out why the future doesn't look bright for the storied Emerald Triangle region, what's made Sacramento the newest hotspot for cannabis cultivators, and how the recreational market can keep producing fantastic $30 eighths in the face of seemingly ceaseless wildfires around the state.

And of course, we'll share some of our favorite strains from California and elsewhere.

Episode 47: Ethan Russo and What's In Your Cannabis Aug 01, 2018

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Today on the show, Will and Bailey are joined by storied cannabis researcher and neurologist Dr. Ethan Russo.

Dr. Russo has authored dozens of papers and books about the medical potential of cannabis, and currently serves as Director of Research and Development for the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute.

On the latest episode of What Are You Smoking, Dr. Russo weighs in on the many pesticides that may be lurking in cannabis throughout Washington. Learn what to look for, what's worth avoiding, and why consumers and legislators alike should be lobbying for more stringent testing of the products on dispensary shelves. We'll also talk about how cannabis legalization might actually be making contamination more widespread.

Episode 46: CO2 Extraction with Heylo's Lo Friesen Jul 25, 2018

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This week on What Are You Smoking, Bailey and Emily are joined in the studio by Lo Friesen, CEO and lead extractor at Heylo, one of our favorite extraction companies in Washington.

Lo got her start in the cannabis industry designing CO2 extraction machines for Eden Labs before moving to the other side of the extractor to craft Heylo's awesome cannabis oils.

In today's episode, we talk about how Heylo is highlighting the role terpenes play in the effects of cannabis, why the company only works with outdoor growers, and the work her team is doing to make Green Crack less polarizing.

Episode 45: Prohibition Pains Jul 18, 2018

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This week on What Are You Smoking, we welcome Leafly's newest staff writer, Dante Jordan, back to the show and get a reminder that, while legal cannabis makes things seem rosy on the coasts, prohibition is still wrecking lives around the nation.

Recently arrived in Seattle from Dallas, Dante shares his thoughts on how legalization efforts impact states where cannabis prohibition is the law of the land, what's it like writing about cannabis from a prohibition state, and what folks in legal states seem to forget about the bad old days.

It's not all heavy stuff, though—we also try to crack the mystery of why Seattle doesn't smoke blunts, with...limited success.

Episode 44: Oils and Extracts with Oleum Jul 10, 2018

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Happy Oil Day, everyone! On this 7/10, we're celebrating by showcasing some of the many great cannabis concentrates, oils, waxes, and other extracts available in legal markets around the country.

In keeping with that, What Are You Smoking? is dropping a day early to present a conversation with Graham Jennings and Aaron Palmer, the co-founders of Oleum, one of our favorite extraction companies in Washington.

Will Hyde, your host and Avid Dabber, talks with Oleum's honchos about what they look for in flower, what customers are looking for in their concentrates, and why isolating less well known cannabinoids looks like the wave of the future for extraction technology.

Episode 43: Cannabis at the Ballot Box Jul 04, 2018

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This Independence Day, we’re celebrating the red, white, blue, and green with a look at the status of legal cannabis all over the United States.

We’re joined this week by Ben Adlin and Bruce Barcott, two of Leafly’s news editors and hosts of Leafly’s news podcast, The Roll-Up. Our resident news hounds of the gains that legal cannabis has made in states around the US in the first half of 2018. Take a listen to learn what we make of the year in cannabis so far, where recreational and medical bills are on the ballot in November, and what we expect we'll be talking about this time next year.

Episode 42: Pax Talks Vaping as a Platform Jun 27, 2018

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Pax makes some of our favorite vaporizer products, including their flagship oil vape, the Era. For this week's show, Will and Emily sat down with Pax's VP of strategy, JJ O'Brien to talk about picking partners, the future of proprietary cannabis products, and the pros and cons of managing your cannabis consumption through an app.

Tune in to learn more about what how Pax is adding new features to classic products, and what you can expect from the company going forward.

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