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Great Moments in Weed History4/20 Special : Mylar Bag Art Show + "How The Waldos Created a High Holiday"As our annual celebration of 4/20 rapidly approaches, please roll up and get ready for the incredible true story of how a small Northern California weed crew created an analog meme that grew into an international high holiday of cannabis liberation. But first, we check in with acclaimed journalist David Downs and Lance Lambert from Grove Bags about "weed week" in San Francisco, particularly the "Get to the Bag" art show, which chronicles the fascinating history and subversive artistry of the mylar bags that became industry-standard cannabis packaging for licensed brands and illicit operators alike...2025-04-091h 29Great Moments in Weed HistoryHolidaze Special: Santa's A Psychedelic Mushroom ShamanCelebrate stony seasonal traditions old and new with our GMIWH Holidaze special. In addition to our annual retelling of the story of Santa's origin as a Siberian psychedelic mushroom shaman, we also enjoy Santa's Secret—a song from the 1940 about St. Nick and his 100 foot long reefer, and revive the seasonal tradition of Jay Thomas telling David Letterman all about the time he got too stoned and then had to drive the Lone Ranger home.Thank you to everyone who listened to the podcast this year and especially those who support the show on Patreon. Please share th...2024-12-181h 09
High on Home Grown, The Cannabis PodcastDavid Bienenstock, Co-Host of Great Moments in Weed HistoryIn this week's interview, we have the pleasure of chatting with David Bienenstock, the Co-Host of Great Moments in Weed History. We talk about cannabis laws in the USA, how they differ from state to state and country to country, and the use of cannabis as medicine. We also discuss how to inform your friends and family about using cannabis as medicine if they receive a bad diagnosis for major health problems. It was a really cool conversation, one that I hope we can do again soon! I hope you all enjoy the episode too. :)
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Talking Pot HeadsTPH 2: History of Cannabis w/ David BienenstockWelcome back to another episode of Talking Pot Heads! In this episode, we’re exploring how cannabis has been closely intertwined with humans for pretty much all of our known history.
We chat with David Bienenstock, cannabis journalist and the storied host of Great Moments in Weed History Podcast, and talk about only a few examples of our long link with cannabis. Why does a budtender need to know about cannabis history? Find out on this episode of Talking Pot Heads!
We're focused on providing educational content for budtenders and anyone interested in learning more ab...2024-05-081h 02
UpstreamA Blunt Conversation about Cannabis w/ David Bienenstock“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.” This is a quote attributed to the late astronomer, planetary scientist, and cannabis enthusiast, Carl Sagan. And if you’ve ever watched the original Cosmos series which he created and hosted, you won’t be surprised that he appreciated pot. His decades-old insights and wisdom about marijuana and its individual and societal benefits carry forth the energy that we’re bringing to this special 4/20 episode of Upstrea...2024-04-201h 13Great Moments in Weed HistoryBAKE TO THE FUTURE: The Year in Weed + 2024 PredictionsWe turned a crystal ball into a bong. Then we invited Leafly Senior Editor David Downs to smoke the strain of the year out of it and make predications for the future of cannabis. After reviewing the highs (and lows) of a tumultuous year, we see a bright, green future for the plant, the culture, and the industry in 2024 (and beyond). So please get lit and join us, as we go Bake to the Future.STRAIN OF THE YEAREach year, based on extensive smoking and hard data, Leafly selects the strain of th...2023-12-2855 min
CannaBuzz Bloom Booster - weekly cannabis showDavid Bienenstock - Great Moments in Weed History co-host & writerRecorded on Nov 29th 2022 - LIVE with David Bienenstock, author & host/co-creator of the Great Moments in Weed History podcast!
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The Cole Memo#227 - David Bienenstock - Chillinois PodcastIn this episode, I sit down with David Bienenstock. You might recognize David from many of his roles in cannabis media. He is the author of 'How to Smoke Pot Properly' and he is the co-host of Great Moments in Weed History, a cannabis podcast. Read the full show notes here: https://chillinois.net/2022/10/23/227-david-bienenstock/2022-11-0754 min
TV, I Say w/ Ashley RayGreat Weed Moments in TV History w/ Abdullah Saeed & David BienenstockAshley joins forces with Great Moments in Weed History! Ashley counts down her top 5 favorite tv marijuana moments with experts co-hosts, Abdullah Saeed and David Bienenstock. The three talk about shows that inspired generations of stoners like South Park, Insecure, Freaks and Geeks and High Maintenance. Abdullah Saeed is a famous weed TV pioneer, ex-host of Vice's Bong Appetit and Vice Does America, and he appeared on High Maintenance and David Bienenstock is the former editor of High Times, author of How to Smoke Pot (Properly) and a veteran cannabis journalist. Homework...2022-08-311h 03Great Moments in Weed History"I Sold Weed Cookies to Famous Comedians"What was it like to be the in-house weed cookie dealer at Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC during the legendary improv theater's glory days? Our guest John Flynn tells all in his new memoir Baked!—and we give him credit for providing creative inspiration to a cultural institution that launched the careers of many of today's top comedic talents.Founded in 2004 by Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin, the theater and school helped launch the careers of Paul Scheer, ,Kate McKinnon, Jon Gabrus, Aubrey Plaza, Rob Co...2022-05-2543 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryWe Helped Judge A Prestigious Weed Contest!The Emerald Cup began in 2003 as an underground locals-only harvest celebration among outdoor organic cannabis growers in Northern California’s famed Emerald Triangle. They kept the first-ever contest a secret from the sheriff by pretending it was a birthday party.Today, the Emerald Cup is the world's most prestigious cannabis competition, drawing 30,000+ pot-lovers to a "state fair for weed" complete with its own awards show. And this year Abdullah and Bean both participated in the judging process! So roll one up and settle in for an incredible ride.Along the way you'll learn how to ju...2022-05-1853 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryDon't Trust the Same Authorities That Outlawed Weed To Justly Regulate It!Social equity programs designed to remediate the damage done by the War on Marijuana have all-too-often had the opposite effect. To find out why, Abdullah and Bean share a sesh with top-drawer cannabis journalist Amanda Chicago Lewis and discuss her new article in the New Republic: "Legalized Pot Was Supposed to Help Build Black Wealth in Los Angeles. It Failed."From shady politicians to venture capital d-bags, she explains what's gone wrong, and how those lessons can be applied to legalization laws in the rest of the country—and around the world.We also discuss how Am...2022-05-1131 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryChemdog Scored Some Magic Beans on Grateful Dead LotHop in our hot box time machine set for 1991 Grateful Dead tour, where a "kind bud snob" named Greg first encountered the incredible weed varietal he named "Chemdog." A moniker that Greg then took on himself while spending the next 20 years cultivating and circulating this foundational gas strain..Chemdog (the man and the strain) in many ways paved the way for modern cannabis, but that road definitely had its rough patches. Hear this incredible story straight from the legend himself, as he tells Abdullah and Bean about being a tour legend, "helping out" Phish and the New...2022-05-0450 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryA Tale of Two Stoned Cities + "What's Your Problem?" on Growing a Weed Farm from ScratchThis year Bean enjoyed an absolute cannabis free-for-all in NYC on 4,/20, while Abdullah held it down in LA at the premiere of The Offer—a new limited series from Paramount + on the making of The Godfather.First, we get caught up on our various weedy adventures. And then, we're proud to share a special episode of a new podcast from Pushkin Industries called What's Your Problem?In this episode of What's Your Problem?, Jacob Goldstein (former host of Planet Money) talks with Joy and Raft Hollingsworth, the brother and sister team who run The Hollingsworth Cannabis Company. They share how th...2022-04-2728 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryJack Herer Green Pilled the WorldCelebrate today's high holiday with the story of Jack Herer—the man, the myth, and the strain that changed the weed game forever. This is the legendary tale of how a cannabis-hating rightwing military police officer had his life transformed forever the first time he got high (really, really high) off some Acapulco Gold and became the leading voice of the weed resistance.From writing his classic cannabis conspiracy book The Emperor Wears No Clothes, to rediscovering a US government propaganda film called Hemp for Victory, to traveling the country tirelessly with his band of cannabis evangelists, th...2022-04-201h 02Great Moments in Weed HistoryThe True Story of 4/20With the highest of holidays just a week away, we're creating a new 4/20 tradition by revisiting one of our earliest episodes—a detailed and delirious telling of the true underground history of this extremely stoney global celebration.First, Abdullah and Bean reveal their big plans for this year's 4/20, which falls on a Weednesday! Heads upt: Listen carefully if you're going to be in NYC that day!We also give an update on the Weed-A-Thon, our ongoing effort to get to 420 supporters on Patreon. And then Bean gets way too stoned from puffing on a Podtone....2022-04-131h 05Great Moments in Weed History1st Annual Weed-A-Thon!Abdullah and Bean get high non-stop in this very special episode, fueled by the huge stash of cannabis and edibles they've been tasked with judging as part of the prestigious Emerald Cup competition. Along the way, we talk about the history of this podcast, our big plans for 4/20, our favorite past episodes of the show and, of course, what it's like to judge a prestigious weed contest.It's also a Weed-a-Thon because this episode is our first-annual crowdsource fundraiser encouraging avid listeners to support Great Moments in Weed History on Patreon. All of our Patreon supporters get...2022-04-061h 05Great Moments in Weed HistoryBig Tech Tries to Cancel Cannabis... The Hempire Strikes Back!Social media deletes, throttles and shadow-bans weed related accounts regularly, often without warning and with clear bias against independent creators. When YouTube erased Arend Richard's account "The Gay Stoner" with nearly 200K subscribers, he did get mad, but he also got even by bringing together a group of prominent "weed tubers" to form their own independent platform.Abdullah and Bean talk with Arend about the highs and lows of fighting the system. While exploring the suppression of cannabis education and entertainment as a free speech issue that's all-too-often ignored in the raging debate about cancel culture.2022-03-3045 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryJapan Once Revered Cannabis (And Will Again)Cannabis is a sacred plant in Shinto and Sumo wrestling—two of Japan's oldest and most vital traditions. And hemp was once the island nation's second biggest crop, after rice.Marijuana prohibition arrived via the American military occupation that followed World War II, Ironically, it's now the success of legalization activists in the United States that's inspiring a movement of homegrown advocates to return cannabis to its rightfully exalted place in Japanese culture.In this episode, Abdullah and Bean talk with Naoko Miki, co-founder of Green Zone Japan, a leading organization pushing for the rights of...2022-03-2342 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryThe Hidden History of OG KushFrom Afghanistan's Kush Mountains, to LA's early 90s hydro grows, the story of game-changing weed strain OG Kush is one of the greatest cannabis tales ever told—with cameo appearances from Cypress Hill, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg, and Dre Dre. But this fascinating history was completely hidden until very recently, when the original growers who put the OG in OG Kush finally came forward to claim their glory.So roll up a fat joint of this skunky, lemony, piney legend (or whatever you've got to smoke), and settle in for a sesh with Abdullah and Bean as they gi...2022-03-1652 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryPutin Takes a Drug War Hostage: WNBA Superstar Brittney GrinerAccused of carrying marijuana vape pens through customs at the Moscow Airport, Brittney Griner has been held in a Russian prison for the last three weeks. Perhaps the most accomplished female basketball player on Earth, Griner has won championships in the WNBA, the NCAA, the Olympics and even in Russia—where she's played for seven seasons.
Now she's a literal prisoner of war facing ten years of incarceration in a country with incredibly harsh drug laws, that's also at the center of an escalating global conflict. Abdullah and Bean give the latest updates on her case, and take an in-depth lo...2022-03-0928 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryHow to Land a Legal Weed Job (Like 420,000 Other People)A new report confirms the cannabis industry added over 100,000 new jobs last year —a 33% increase—so there's never been a better time to start your legal weed career. But whether you're a hardcore trapper looking to come in from the cold, a supply-chain specialist hoping to ditch your boring widget gig for a cool weed one, or a young person seeking something entry level, gaining entree into your first green job can be daunting.Enter Abdullah and Bean, who offer solid advice for finding and landing your dream job based on their decades of experience in and arou...2022-03-0240 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryThe Fight to Save Mom & Pop Weed FarmsWhenever cannabis and capitalism collide, legacy weed farmers find themselves caught in the crossfire—trapped between hyper-capitalized mega-grows with corporate lobbyists and the corrupt government bureaucrats who do their bidding.In a just-published article for Rolling Stone, ace cannabis reporter and longtime friend of the podcast Mary Jane Gibson details how a shady backroom deal pulled the nug out from under California's old-school weed growers. As a result, a confluence of extinction-level-events now threatens to bring down the state's entire legal weed system via an impending market crash.But fret not—the Hempire has only begu...2022-02-2332 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryInside America's Only Magic Mushroom ChurchWithin the Church of Entheogenic Plants, a dozen varieties of psilocybin (aka "magic") mushrooms await those who wish to incorporate use of psychedelic fungus into their religious and spiritual practices. Two years ago, the church was raided by local police, but they re-opened the next day and still plan to sue in federal court to affirm their religious liberty.So take a trip (yes, pun intended) with Abdullah and Bean to this incredible oasis in Oakland, California to see for yourself, while also learning about the long history of mushrooms and other psychedelics for spiritual and ceremonial...2022-02-1639 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryWhy Ricky Williams Chose Weed over FootballWhen Heisman Trophy-winning tailback Ricky Williams famously chose natural grass over professional football back in 2004,, the NFL, sportswriters and many fans reacted with horror and anger. How dare one of the greatest football players in history walk away from the game that made him rich and famous?With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, Abdullah and Bean decided to ask the man himself, and found out that from his first time getting high, to starting his own cannabis company (appropriately called Highsman), to studying Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Ricky Williams has always blazed his own path...2022-02-0959 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryReggae Legend Peter Tosh Gets Lit & Burns Down The ShitstemFrom his incendiary album "Legalize It" to his defiant speech denouncing Jamaican officials to their faces for their downpressive laws against ganja (delivered while smoking a spliff on stage), Peter Tosh fought for the equal rights of cannabis people around the world. While also promoting the plant's myriad of therapeutic benefits in detailed ways decades before the medical establishment started to catch up.Along the way, he created some of the most seminal and iconic reggae music of all time, working solo and as part of The Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Livingston.2022-02-0257 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryThailand's Gonna Legalize It! + The Cops Want a Cut of Weed Tax $If Big Tech and the political elite get their way, your cannabis tax dollars will fund our oppressors. But not if Abdullah and Bean have anything to say about it—and of course they do, as do we all. Because we can choose to grow, barter and buy the weed we want to see in the world.
Plus, how long till we can all start smoking real Thai stick now that Thailand has become the first country in Asia to decriminalize marijuana, with eye on becoming a global exporter?
Tune in every #Weednesday for a new episode of this podcast, wh...2022-01-2626 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryA Blunt Approach to Politics + Cannabis Kills COVID?Senate hopeful Gary Chambers lights up and smokes a fat blunt in his new campaign ad. Naturally, Abdullah and Bean get lit in solidarity and offer their official endorsement to Louisiana's next senator. While also engaging in a serious discussion of the ad's central message—that cannabis legalization is a vital issue of social and racial justice, not just a way to bring in tax money.
In this premiere episode of "Moments in Weed"—a new companion series to Great Moments in Weed History—the unambiguously stoned duo also dig into a fascinating new study showing that certain compounds found in can...2022-01-1923 minGreat Moments in Weed HistorySnoop Dogg's Producer vs. The Hip Hop PoliceIn 2004, Weldon Angelos was sentenced to 55 years in prison for selling $900 worth of weed. That's what you get for bringing some of the earliest hip-hop shows to Salt Lake City, Utah.A music producer who has worked with legends like Snoop Dogg, Tupac's Outlawz, Nas, and Pink,, Weldon's case became a symbol of the racism and injustice that plagues our criminal justice system.But as you'll hear in this interview, from the moment he arrived at a maximum security prison—to serve a virtual life sentence—he began advocating for himself and other non-violent cannabis pris...2022-01-1255 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryHOLIDAY SPECIAL: The Year in Weed! + Santa's a Psychedelic Mushroom ShamanCelebrate 2021's weediest highlights with Abdullah and Bean's inebriated recounting of the year's most impactful cannabis news stories. PLUS: Our annual re-telling of the classic Chrstmas tale "Santa Claus is a Siberian Mushroom Shaman."Recorded IRL in a "holiday hashish hot box," this episode also gave rise to a conspiracy-themed spin-off show called "The Green Pill," and introduced our new sponsors Human Meat and Vlad's Blintzes. PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed bo...2021-12-211h 59Great Moments in Weed HistoryThe Commissioner of Cannabis is Cool AFWhen cannabis and capitalism collide, our community's best laid plans for an equitable industry all-too-often go up in smoke. Enter Shaleen Title, a longtime drug policy activist who in 2017 became one of five inaugural commissioners of Massachusetts's Cannabis Control Commission.Described as “the people’s weed watchdog” by Boston Magazine, Shaleen is widely recognized for her focus on social and racial justice and her efforts to make the cannabis industry more fair and inclusive.She's also an avid listener of Great Moments in Weed History who supports the podcast on Patreon—just saying... and she shares th...2021-11-3052 minGreat Moments in Weed History"Cannabis Saved My Child's Life"When prominent author Marie Lee published an essay titled "Why I Give My 9-Year Old Pot" in 2009, it set off a media sensation. Years before CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta ever touched the subject, Lee's vulnerable and defiant description of desperately seeking relief for her severely ill son—and finding it in cannabis—struck a nerve with parents worldwide.Now a teacher in the creative writing program at Columbia University, Marie Lee joins Abdullah and Bean to relive her son Jay's difficult, rewarding journey using medical cannabis to treat severe autism and other debilitating conditions. Including the life-saving help...2021-11-1052 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryYouth Revolt Against the Drug WarIn the 1990s, a new federal law banning any student with a drug conviction from receiving financial aid led to the formation of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP). Created online by a swarm of young activists in the early days of the internet, the organization quickly grew into the largest student organization in the United States.Today SSDP has over 5,000 active members on 300 college campuses around the world, all of them dedicated to advocating for the legalization of cannabis and the end of the War on Drugs. To hear the antiestablishment history of this game-changing organization...2021-10-2158 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryThe Race to Preserve The World's Oldest Weed StrainsIn remote areas of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Southeast Asia, indigenous farmers cultivate cannabis on small plots that date back centuries. Maintaining their precious landrace strains has been an uphill battle in an age of rapid industrialization, but now the effort to preserve this living cultural and botanical history has gone global.The Indian Landrace Exchange is a a grassroots, locally-led, globally crowdsourced effort to support these traditional cannabis-growing communities while preserving some of the oldest cannabis strains on Earth before they're lost forever.In this episode, Abdullah and Bean speak with @irrazinig—co-founder of the...2021-09-291h 00Great Moments in Weed HistoryHippies and Freaks Created The Ideal Weed FestAs America's most thoroughly freak-powered cannabis festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary, we share a sesh with legendary street activist Vivian McPeak,, who co-founded the Seattle Hempfest in 1991.From the event's radical roots as a "protestival" occupation of a public park, to the glory days of legends like Jack Herer and Woody Harrelson addressing 100,000+ stoners at 4:20 from the main stage amid a massive cloud of smoke, Vivian explains how a combination of hippie idealism, pothead pragmatism, mutual support and civil disobedience helped establish Seattle Hempfest as a people-powered working model for every freaky weed fest to follow.. Plus...2021-09-0854 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryDavid Crosby: "I'm Just Another Stoner"Upon turning 80, rock legend David Crosby gets lit with us and lovingly recalls the greatest moments of his own illustrious weed history. From blazing out The Beatles, to sailing the high seas with the 1970s most prolific pot smugglers, he's seen and smoked it all—and lived to tell the tale.Croz also explains why he loves growing his own, and just might write a song about it.Special thanks to Mighty Croz, his personal weed brand, for arranging the interview. And check out his excellent new album For Free.SUPPORT "GREAT MOMENTS IN...2021-08-1252 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryWeed vs. The Olympics w/ Ross RebagliatiRoss Rebagliati won the first ever Olympic gold medal in snowboarding, only to have it stripped away when officials reported he’d tested positive for marijuana on a post-race drug test. Ross soon found himself in a Japanese police station, under heavy interrogation for hours and potentially facing a long prison sentence simply for having a few nanograms of THC metabolite in his urine.He tells Abdullah and Bean his entire epic Olympic story, from being fifteen and one of the first serious ski racers to switch to snowboarding, to smoking weed on the chairlift while training fo...2021-07-291h 12Great Moments in Weed History7/10 SPECIAL: Celebrating Hash's High Holiday w/ an IRL SeshJuly 10th (7/10) is the 4/20 of hashish, a day to celebrate cannabis concentrates and culture in all forms—from the traditional sieve and hand-rub methods used in places like India, Morocco and Nepal for millennia to the modern world of BHO extracted dabs, with its many oils, waxes, shatters, crumbles, resins, and rosins.Sound confusing? Don't fret, because Abdullah, Bean and special guest expert Ry Prichard (Bong Appetit) will demystify and explain the fascinating history of cannabis concentrates, including how they're made, how they're consumed, and how to get the most out of this incredible way to inhale yo...2021-07-081h 17Great Moments in Weed HistoryA Little Old Lady's Weed Brownies Changed The WorldBrownie Mary's "magically delicious marijuana brownies" brought healing and joy to thousands of AIDS and cancer patients in San Francisco, even as she shouted down the police and took on City Hall. As this self-described "little old lady" once declared, shortly after being released from lock-up:"If the narcs think I'm gonna stop baking brownies for my kids with AIDS, they can go fuck themselves in Macy's window,"We're proudly re-posting this episode from Season 1 of Great Moments in Weed History as the conclusion of our month-long Pride celebration.Special thanks to our...2021-06-281h 09
Royal Queen Seeds - Cannabis podcastBuzz 11: Burning Cannabis Questions With David Bienenstock - RQS PodcastIf there's one thing David Bienenstock's (@pot_properly) work proves, it's just how important cannabis has been throughout human history. Listen or read along as we interview the prolific and respected journalist and podcast host on all things cannabis.
0:00 Introduction
01:20 What role does cannabis play in the US and European culture?
03:35 What do you think about celebrities that smoke pot?
08:45 If cannabis started with a “hippie” philosophy, why do you think it is now becoming such a major industry?
12:56 Do people care about where the cannabis they’re consuming comes from?
18:20 If you ha...2021-06-2443 min
Bite Me The Show About EdiblesGreat Moments with David BienenstockSend Bite Me a Text!Affiliate DisclosureI discovered David through Great Moments in Weed History, the podcast that he co-hosts with his friend Abdullah Saeed. The show is dedicated to telling the weed stories of those who came before us and offers great storytelling and even better research. It turns out that David has been engaged in cannabis culture for quite some time and he's steeped in cannabis knowledge. He's built an impressive body of work and there's not much that he hasn't written about cannabis at this point. Enjoy this fun conversation with a tru...2021-06-1732 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryHow Medical Weed Healed The WorldDennis Peron first tried cannabis in Vietnam. After smuggling two pounds of high-grade herb home from the front, he became a charismatic and defiant leader of San Francisco's medical cannabis and gay rights movements. A fiery street-fighting optimist, Dennis suffered multiple stints in prison and even took a bullet in a police raid—all without ever giving up or backing down.As part of our ongoing Pride Month celebration, we're proudly re-posting this Season 1 episode that gets at the root of how the LGBTQ+ movement played a central role in not just changing the laws in California (an...2021-06-171h 00Great Moments in Weed HistoryCannabis Pride and PrejudiceWhether living in legal states or under prohibition, weed smokers continue to face stigmas and prejudices of all kinds. So to kick off our official Pride Month programming, we sat down for a smoky sesh with Jessamyn Stanley, a self-described “fat black queer woman" who's been breaking down barriers in American yoga since she began posting about her personal practice on Instagram in 2012.Jessamyn's the author of Every Body Yoga, has a new book Yoke: My Yoga of Self Acceptance out this month, hosts the podcast Jessamyn Explains It All, and has created the yoga app The Underbelly.2021-06-0949 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryMaking "Dazed and Confused" w/ Jason London (aka Randall "Pink" Floyd)From blazing a joint at his audition, to smoking Austin, TX completely out of marijuana during the shoot, Dazed and 'Confused star Jason London tells Abdullah and Bean that the greatest weed moments on set all happened between takes, and behind the scenes.So journey with us back to the magical summer of 1993, when a cast and crew of talented unknowns that included Matthew McConaughy, Ben Affleck, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Rapp, Mila Jovovich, Parker Posey and writer/director Richard Linklater all adopted a method-acting approach to portraying 1970s stoners, with plenty of high-jinx and high times ensuing o...2021-05-261h 06Great Moments in Weed HistoryIs Biden Gonna Legalize, or What?Support for ending weed arrests is at an all-time-high, but our newly elected President has long been a leading proponent of the War on Drugs. So where does that leave us when it comes to passing federal legalization? And if it passes, will Biden sign it?To find out, Abdullah and Bean sat down with Representative Earl Blumenauer—co-founder of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, and a leading pro-weed voice in Washington, DC. After publicly pushing for legalization for more than fifty years, he explains why he believes so strongly in this issue, what to expect in the fu...2021-05-1447 minGreat Moments in Weed History4/20 SPECIAL - Game Changing Weed StrainsFrom Acapulco Gold to OG Kush, the history of cannabis breeding dates back thousands of years and spans the entire globe, spawning a story that stretches from the legendary landrace varietals of Nepal, Thailand, Nigeria, India and Morocco all the way to today's modern super hybrid strains.Due to prohibition, however, the history of these strains and the people who helped breed and proliferate them have been all-too-often lost, obscured or subverted. So to sift the myth from the legend, we're joined by the illustrious Danny Danko, longtime cultivation editor at High Times magazine before branching out...2021-04-191h 47
Great Moments in Weed HistoryGettin' High With Willie!Willie Nelson has smoked Snoop Dogg, Woody Harrelson, Ricky Williams, Chelsea Handler, Toby Keith, Johnny Knoxville and many other famous faces under the table.We got to hear a few of these hilarious stories firsthand recently while working with Willie and his crew on the Luck Summit, a four day online event (April 26-29) exploring cannabis in all aspects.As a special sneak preview of what's in store, we're proud to present a legend in his own right—Jay Chandrasekhar, star and director of Super Troopers, Beerfest and other films as part of the comedy tr...2021-04-171h 22Great Moments in Weed HistoryBillie Holiday vs. Harry J. AnslingerIn a tale of weedy vengeance, Abdullah and Bean investigate the life of Harry J. Anslinger—America’s first “drug czar,” author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth, and the man most responsible for the global prohibition of cannabis. And then they settle the score.This episode is tied to the premiere of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a new film from Lee Daniels (Push, Empire) telling the awful true story of how Harry Anslinger used the full power of federal law enforcement to target the legendary jazz singer for multiple arrests, ultimately hounding her into an e...2021-02-261h 34
Weed + GrubBuilding a Weed Utopia with David BienenstockDavid Bienenstock (Great Moments In Weed History) rolls up with Mike and Mary Jane to share his views on the future of cannabis, the horrors of the War on Drugs, what it was like to go up against Tucker Carlson, and tee up a special ep of his GMIWH podcast dropping this Friday. But first, Mike and MJ nom on Milk cookies and talk binaural beats, dream hacks and the best news of all: New Jersey legalized weed!
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High Tea Potcast#31 | USA Special With David BienenstockInformation from High Tea episode 31:
What’s in your joint today?
- David: Homegrown Gelato
- Derrick: Homegrown Shiva Skunk from Sensi Seeds
- Rens: 3 Chems x Rado Biker from Karma Genetics
Anything new?
Grapperhaus rapes tolerance policy (in Dutch): https://www.cnnbs.nl/grapperhaus-verkracht-gedoogbeleid-en-er-kraait-geen-haan-naar/
Argentina legalizes medical cannabis including homegrowing for patients: https://www.explica.co/cannabis-the-government-legalized-self-cultivation-for-medicinal-use-and-the-sale-of-oils-in-pharmacies/
Costa Rica legislators endorse medicinal use of cannabis: https://qcostarica.com/costa-rica-legislators-endorse-medicinal-use-of-cannabis/
EU youth drinking less, swapping tobacco for cannabis: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-eu-youth-swapping-tobacco-cannabis.html
Israel announces plan to legalize recreational cannabis within 9 months: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-announces-plan-to-legalize-recreational-cannabis-within-9-months/
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When I'm High24 - David BienenstockDavid Bienenstock is the second host (of 2) from the podcast "Great Moments in Weed History" that I've had as guests on this podcast. That was a mouthful. He also sometimes writes for Leafly about cannabis and plays basketball. He probably likes long walks on the beach but this relationship hasn't gotten to that level yet. For now, we just talk about weed and how awesome it is. Enjoy!
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2020-10-1948 min
In the Weeds with Jimmy YoungA Great Moment in The Weeds History with David Bienenstock of Bong Appetit and Leafly.David Bienenstock is one of the most respected cannabis journalists in history. He's worked for High Times, Leafly, co-hosts The Greatest Moments in Weed History podcast with over a half million downloads. You might even see him on Bong Appetit a syndicated TV program on Vice. The New Jersey native lives in California now where he continues to be a sought after speaker and talent. Now he's on In the Weeds with Jimmy Young2020-09-2835 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryJohn Lennon Was A Weed DreamerIn 1971, John Lennon performed publicly, for the first time in five years, at a rally decrying the injustice of Michigan police targeting a radical political activist for an elaborate undercover sting operation, resulting in a sentence of ten years in prison for passing two joints.The concert brought massive media attention, and John Sinclair soon after walked out of prison a free man, landing John Lennon on Richard Nixon's official enemies list. For the next three years, the President's "plumbers" harassed the former Beatle and his wife Yoko Ono, while...2020-06-0459 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryThe Grateful Dead Fight the Man (And Win)Jerry Garcia and Mountain Girl sat rolling joints and cleaning the stems and seeds from a brick of weed when a fateful knock came at the door of 710 Ashbury Street.Having your communal crash pad raided by the police isn’t typically the start of a great moment, but for the Grateful Dead, the October 1967 undercover police sting operation that targeted their home and headquarters turned into a pivotal inflection point in the band’s trajectory. One that would change cannabis history and spread weed consciousness around the world. That's...2020-05-2855 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryThe High Hindu HolidayOnce a year, Hindus celebrate cannabis and the god Shiva with the ancient festival of Maha Shivaratri, an all-night affair of fasting, meditation, chanting, and dancing.Abdullah tells Bean the story in this Freaky High-Day episode, and the guys talk Hinduism, the divine origins of cannabis, weed-loving deities, and psychedelics.They also try hash-infused Bhang, one of the world's oldest edibles and maybe Shiva's favorite.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows a...2020-05-211h 00
Great Moments in Weed HistoryBong Hits for Jesus!A weed-fueled stoner prank escalated to the highest court in the land after a student in Juneau, Alaska used the opportunity of the olympic torch passing through town to unfurl a banner reading "Bong Hits For Jesus."What makes this a truly great moment in weed history is not just the way Joseph Frederick thumbed his nose at an oppressive high school and its humorless principal, but the years he spent afterward, defending his personal liberty and the free speech rights of all students in the United States.Along...2020-05-1455 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryOaksterdam's Weed MayorRichard Lee's life changed forever when he slipped on a catwalk while setting up the lights for an Aerosmith concert, suffering a spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. A Texas native raised by conservative Republican parents, Richard would fight to educate his family, his state, and ultimately the entire country about medical cannabis.Eventually, he transformed an eight-block stretch of his adopted home town so thoroughly that it came to be known, affectionately, as Oaksterdam. Richard’s empire included two cannabis coffeeshops, a medical cannabis dispensary, a gift shop, his politic...2020-05-0756 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryHemp for Victory!Native American leader Alex White Plume planted his first hemp crop on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 2000, sparking a long battle over tribal sovereignty that included a series of DEA raids, a federal injunction, and a tense stand-off between Alex, his siblings, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and the U.S. Department of Justice.Along the way, Alex would discover an important ally—millions of feral hemp plants that were first planted in the 1940s to support the U.S. war effort in WWII, as extolled in the long suppressed government propaganda film Hemp for Vi...2020-04-301h 01
Great Moments in Weed History4/20 SPECIAL! - #BlazeAtHome Part 2Roll another one, and celebrate the high holiday with part 2 of Abdullah and Bean's #BlazeAtHome420 special, which features even more of their personal greatest weed moments, from chopping it up with Dave Chappelle backstage at the Doobie Awards and getting cast as "Greasy Stoner #1" in an episode of the Trailer Park Boys and as a dab-ripping Phish fan on High Maintenance, to getting stoned in Siberia and slipping through the fingers of the KGB.Please stay safe, sane and stoned this 4/20 and be sure to assemble your own weed crews (past and present) for...2020-04-201h 14
Great Moments in Weed History4/20 SPECIAL! - #BlazeAtHome Part 1Celebrate 4/20 at home this year with Abdullah and Bean, in a special two-part episode where the hosts of Great Moments in Weed History share their own personal greatest weed moments with each other—and with all of you weed history heads out there.In part 1, they swap stories about grass-oriented adventures they've shared jointly together while working at VICE and High Times, including legalization day in Denver, the world's biggest ever Cannabis Cup, a trip to Hunter S. Thompson's house, getting to know Nonna Marijuana, and the origin story of the cannabis cuisine show Bo...2020-04-1646 min
Great Moments in Weed HistorySummer of the CansWhen 22 tons of weed washed up on Brazil's beaches one magical summer, the locals interpreted it as a gift from Yemoja, a sea goddess deity with African roots that was adopted into Brazilian Catholicism. In celebration they threw some of the most incredible cannabis-fueled parties in history, where they sampled and shared the countless cans of incredibly potent "Thai stick" that improbably came in on those unforgettable "green tides."One minute cannabis was expensive, shwaggy, and hard to find in Brazil. The next it was suddenly free, dank, and everyw...2020-04-0945 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryPsychedelic Surfers Invented DabsSmuggling hashish out of Afghanistan in the 1970s presented the Brotherhood of Eternal Love with a unique supply side problem, which they solved in a way that forever changed the game for cannabis concentrates and culture.Best known today for their international LSD operation, this legendary group of surfers, smugglers, and psychedelic evangelists also worked together with the Black Panthers and the Weather Underground to break their spiritual leader Timothy Leary out of prison.In this episode, Abdullah and Bean focus in on the Brotherhood's incredible marijuana smuggling ring...2020-04-0256 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryLittle Women Get LitHashish bon bons play a starring role in one of Louisa May Alcott's "scandalous" short stories, but you'd never know that by reading her many biographies. Partially because she wrote Perilous Play (1868) under a pen name, but mostly because her experiences with high-powered edibles have been all but erased from history.With the recent Greta Gerwig adaptation of Little Women sparking a revival of interest in the author, Abdullah and Bean spend the episode recounting Alcott's incredible life story, and uncovering her stoney exploits, including settling in for story time as they read weed-infused ex...2020-03-261h 00
Great Moments in Weed HistoryThe Pope of Pot (Live at the Brooklyn Podcast Festival)His newspaper ads read 1-800-WANT-POT, promising New Yorkers quality cannabis at a fair price, delivered in under an hour, by bicycle, at a time when legal cannabis was still a distant dream.Known as the Pope of Pot, Mickey Cesar had first learned how to navigate the illicit weed business in the 1970s while living in Amsterdam, before coming home to start America's first underground delivery service. What followed was a tale of overcoming arrests, getting shot, and a snitch calling Howard Stern, all to bring the cannabis sacrament to his growing flock.2020-03-191h 00
CannaBuzz Bloom Booster - weekly cannabis showEpisode 5 - David Bienenstock of "Great Moments in Weed History"Hello and welcome to the Bloom Booster podcast, a cannabis business & culture show where we dive into how to build cannabis brands & businesses.
Today's episode features an interview with David Bienenstock, cannabis journalist at Leafly and Vice and a podcaster. David co-hosts the podcast "Great Moments in Weed History" with Abdullah Saeed, which premieres their Season 3 this week! Check out their show here: https://twitter.com/gmiwhpodcast
Learn more about David on his website at www.DavidBienenstock.com
Have a message for the show? Send us a Voice Message! https://anchor.fm/cannabuzz/mes...2020-03-1834 minGreat Moments in Weed HistorySeason 3 - Coming March 19!Abdullah Saeed and David Bienenstock (AKA Bean) are back to smoke great weed and tell great stories in a brand new season of Great Moments in Weed History! Season 3 is bigger and better than ever, featuring heroes like John Lennon, Louisa May Alcott, and the Grateful Dead, as well as live episodes with our good friends in Humboldt county and at Brooklyn Podcast Festival. Get high on history with us every Thursday starting March 19th, and subscribe to the show so you don't miss an episode!2020-03-1200 min
EarthRise w/ Derek Beres75: Everything You Want to Know About Marijuana (with David Bienenstock)David Bienenstock is the author of How to Smoke Pot (Properly): A Highbrow Guide to Getting High and co-creator of the podcast Great Moments in Weed History. Previously, he served as Head of Content at Hight Times and worked at VICE Media, where he co-produced the series, Bong Appetit.2019-12-0900 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryCrash Buds!In the middle of the night on December 9, 1976, a pair of Vietnam vets turned international weed smugglers stood on a makeshift runway in Baja, Mexico, watching as a work crew loaded up their twin-engine airplane with 6,000 pounds of primo sinsemilla bud. The unregistered flight’s illicit cargo was a locally-grown high-grade red-hair strain known as Mota Magic.Unfortunately, the ill-fated smuggling run ended in disaster when the planeload of weed crashed into a remote frozen lake tucked away in Yosemite's rugged backcountry. But from that...2019-11-211h 05
Great Moments in Weed HistoryTreetop Flyer: Tom Forcade Pt. 2High Times founder Tom Forcade's story concludes in part 2, which features a special guest — Rex Weiner — who was there for the magazine's wild early days, and shared many illicit adventures with the weed smuggler/political activist behind it all. We discuss how the book Agents of Chaos by Norman Spinrad influenced Tom Forcade towards an embrace of chaos as the true third rail in American politics.Rex recalls High Times' glory years including cover stories on Bob Marley, Hunter Thompson, Debby Harry, The Sex Pistols, Cheech and Chong, and other ca...2019-11-1452 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryHigh Times Founder Tom Forcade Pt. 1Weed smuggler/political revolutionary Tom Forcade once described his life goal as going “all the way, whatever that may bring." In 1974, at just 29 years old, he used profits from flying planeloads of Colombian bud into the country to found High Times magazine.At the time, Forcade already had a long history of subversive acts under his belt, including throwing a pie in the face of Otto Larsen, head of the U.S. Commission on Obscenity and Pornography during a congressional hearing, getting indicted for a supposed plot to firebomb the 1972 Re...2019-11-0754 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryHunter Thompson Ran For Sheriff on a Free Weed PlatformIn 1970, the author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ran for Sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado as the anointed candidate of the newly formed Freak Power political party. He promised an immediate end to marijuana arrests and abusive policing. He also promised to rip up the streets of Aspen and sod them. And that his first act as sheriff would be to “install on the courthouse lawn a platform and a set of stocks in order to punish dishonest dope dealers in a proper public fashion.”Thompson even shaved...2019-10-3154 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryLouis Armstrong’s Weed Dealer Transformed JazzReefer, muggles, gage — whatever jazz-age slang you prefer, marijuana most definitely played an outsized role in the development of this most unique and influential American art form. From the formation of the first ever jam sessions to the racial integration of the leading jazz bands, cannabis culture and consciousness of the era pushed musicians and audiences alike towards a higher appreciation of authentic, improvised, expansive self expression.As jazz evolved into the world’s most popular musical genre, weed-friendly musicians began to tour, leaving a trail of newly initiated reefer smokers (and freshly planted reefer seeds) in thei...2019-10-2454 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryA Lesbian Power Couple Invented Weed BrowniesAlice B. Toklas was born in 1877 in San Francisco, but she relocated to Paris after the earthquake of 1906 destroyed 80% of her hometown. And on the very day she arrived in the City of Lights, Alice met and fell in love with Gertrude Stein—also an American expatriate, and a collector of important work by not yet renown masters like Cezanne, Gaugiun, Renoir, Matisse and Picasso.These very painters would bring friends and rivals to the apartment shared by Gertrude and Alice at all hours to show off their latest masterpieces, and so, one of the art world’s mo...2019-10-1754 min
Great Moments in Weed HistorySmoke Down at the Liberty BellIn 2013, renegade weed activists in Philadelphia vowed to host a monthly public smoke-out in front of the Liberty Bell. Despite clashing with heavily armed federal forces, their efforts brought cannabis decriminalization to the birthplace of American democracy. Check out N.A. Poe's YouTube channel, and you can follow him on Twitter @NikkiAllenPoe. PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. 2019-10-1055 min
High and Mighty228: Cannabis History (w/ David Bienenstock and Abdullah Saeed)From the podcast, Great Moments in Weed History, David Bienenstock and Abdullah Saeed join gabrus to discuss our favorite topic of all time; cannabis Check out gabrus' other podcast, ActionBoyzSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-10-101h 26
Great Moments in Weed HistoryHooray for Hollyweed!On New Year's Eve 2016, Zach “Jesus Hands” Fernandez risked his life to change two letters on the world's most iconic sign. For the very first time, he tells Abdullah and Bean exactly how he did it, and why it was worth the risk. They also get pretty blazed and have a lot of laughs.Jesus Hands says that when the deed was done, he celebrated by smoking a joint of Jack Herer and listening to the song "The World' Smiling Now" by Jim James of My Morning Jacket.The episode also tells the story of Dann...2019-10-0349 min
The Adam Dunn ShowTADS 092019 - Abdullah Saeed & David Bienenstock - The Kid Returns In StudioJoin us tomorrow on the Adam Dunn show when we have Abdullah Saeed calling in to fill is in on his latest canna themed project. In the past few years Abdullah has brought us cutting edge HIGH quality cannabis media dispelling Myths and championing the plant. Saeed is a writer and actor on the HBO series High Maintenance,
He also co-hosts a podcast called Great Moments In Weed History and we will have his partner in crime joining us David Bienenstock . Also joining us IN studio a week late and I’m sure a couple bucks short is our old fr...2019-09-273h 09
Great Moments in Weed HistoryWAMM Takes Down the DEAIn 1973, twenty-year-old Valerie Leveroni Corral was riding in a Volkswagen bug through the Nevada desert when a small airplane swooped down low enough that its torque caused the vehicle to careen end-over-end. Valerie was flung against the roof and doors, causing brain damage, epilepsy and debilitating migraines. She was then prescribed a staggering range of pharmaceuticals to deal with the aftermath, but they proved largely ineffective in stopping her convulsions and grand mal seizures. And the side-effects left her a zombie. Then her husband Mike read about a government-funded research paper that showed unique compounds found in cannabis can...2019-09-2654 min
Getting Doug with HighEp 244 David Bienenstock and Abdullah Saeed | Getting Doug with HighDavid Bienenstock and Abdullah Saeed sit down for another episode of Getting Doug with High.
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Getting Doug with HighEp 244 David Bienenstock and Abdullah Saeed | Getting Doug with HighDavid Bienenstock and Abdullah Saeed sit down for another episode of Getting Doug with High.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-2445 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryCheech and Chong Go Up in SmokeEverybody knows Cheech and Chong as the world’s ultimate stoner icons, buthow did they rise from obscure road comics to writing, directing and starring in one of themost influential movies of all time?In 1967 in Vancouver, Canada, a draft resister from East LA named Richard Marin met a musician named Thomas Chong - whose family owned a local burlesque house. Fusing their comedic super powers in a crucible fueled by love for weed and improv, Cheech and Chong grew from performing in between burlesque acts, to Grammy-nominated comedians, leaving one world left to conquer: Hollywood....2019-09-1955 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryThe Iron Sheik Gets High and Destroys KayfabeWhat would happen if one of the biggest heroes and one of the biggest villains in professional wrestling got arrested for smoking a joint together?Just ask babyface "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and legendary heel The Iron Sheik.In 1987, that very fate befell two of the WWF's biggest stars. The aftermath of those shocking arrests not only changed the trajectory of both their lives forever, it also forever transformed pro wrestling in ways the sport is still grappling with.Also in this episode, we learn how the Iron Sheik fled his homeland of Iran...2019-09-1254 min
Great Moments in Weed HistoryBarack Obama's Weed YearsEver wonder what President Barack Obama was like as a pot-smoking teenager in Hawaii? We did, so we dug deep into Barry's time with his high school weed crew, the Choom Gang.“In Hawaii, chooming means indulging in pakalolo,” fellow Choom Gang member Tom Topolinski explains to Frontline. And yes, pakalolo is yet another slang term for cannabis, as heard in Hawaiian musician Don Ho’s classic song, “Who Is the Lolo Who Stole My Pakalolo?”You might remember seeing this young version of Obama portrayed by Jordan Peele in a classic Key and Peele sketch. Th...2019-09-0555 minGreat Moments in Weed HistorySeason 2 - Coming September 5, 2019Great Moments in Weed History is back for season 2! Hosts Abdullah Saeed and David Bienenstock (AKA Bean) return to blaze, educate, and entertain with stories from Barack Obama's time in the "Choom Gang," to the invention of the weed brownie, to how the Hollywood sign became the Hollyweed sign. Same vibes, new sound. Find it in your feed every Thursday, starting September 5th.2019-08-2201 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryBob Dylan Gets The Beatles High For The First TimeIn 1964, Bob Dylan met The Beatles for the first time, and after a bit of awkward small talk, offered to share some of his marijuana. Based on a misheard lyric, Dylan assumed the Fab Four already blazed, but it turned out this would be their first time "turning on." And so begins our Season 1 finale, in which we explore one of the most iconic smoke sessions of all time.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool r...2018-05-2944 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryRIP Dennis Peron—the Gay, Hippie Combat Vet Who Legalized Medical MarijuanaDennis Peron (1945-2018) first discovered the healing power of cannabis while serving in Vietnam. After smuggling two pounds of high-grade herb home from the front, he became a charismatic and defiant leader of San Francisco's medical cannabis and gay rights movements. A fiery street-fighting optimist, he suffered multiple stints in prison and even took a bullet in a police raid—all without ever giving up or backing down.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards lik...2018-05-221h 00Great Moments in Weed HistoryHow Amsterdam Became an International Weed HavenAmsterdam has long been a safe haven for cannabis freedom, but few today remember the subversive, anarchistic, defiantly pro weed Dutch Provo movement (short for provocateurs), which used a mix of radical street theater and outrageous political pranks to expose the authorities as out of touch and incompetent, while bringing coffeeshops, seed banks, and legal cannabis to the Netherlands.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it t...2018-05-151h 03Great Moments in Weed HistoryBrownie Mary Baked THC-Infused Treats for AIDS Patients and Told the Cops to F*ck OffMary Jane Rathbun was already selling weed brownies in San Francisco when the AIDS crisis hit. So the self described "little old lady" started volunteering at hospitals and crisis centers, where she made her "magically delicious" treats available for free to those in desperate need. And when the cops tried to stop this mission of mercy, "Brownie Mary" had a simple message for the authorities: Go F*ck Yourself.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool r...2018-05-081h 07Great Moments in Weed HistoryHashish Arrives in Europe Via Napoleon's Egyptian InvasionIn 1798, Napoleon invaded Egypt in a failed attempt to install colonial rule. French soldiers did succeed in enthusiastically adopting the local custom of consuming hashish, a practice with a long, storied history in the Islamic world. When the occupation ended, they brought a taste for cannabis home that lead directly to the formation of Paris’s famed Club des Hashischins, where Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, and Charles Baudelaire drank coffee laced with weed and got weird with it.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to v...2018-05-0154 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryA Weed Smuggler's Inspiring Tale of Life After PrisonAfter 29 years in lock-up on a first-time cannabis smuggling charge, Robert "Black Tuna" Platshorn published his memoirs of bringing in planeloads of Santa Marta Gold from Colombia and getting snared in one of the DEA's earliest operations. Then America's longest serving prisoner in the War on Marijuana dedicated himself to pushing for legalization, with a surprising twist.2018-04-2450 minGreat Moments in Weed History4/20 Started w/ a Treasure Map to a Weed GardenEvery year on April 20th (4/20), cannabis lovers celebrate their favorite plant with festivals, protests, marches, and smoke-outs great and small. So what are the grassroots origins of this high holiday? And how did it spread around the world?PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. 2018-04-1759 minGreat Moments in Weed HistoryCarl Sagan and His Best Bud Get Blazed and Save the UniverseIn 1967, Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Lester Grinspoon set out to research marijuana sufficiently to convince his best friend—famed astronomer Carl Sagan—to stop smoking weed all the time. But after making a fateful trip to the library, Grinspoon returned convinced the case against Mary Jane was all lies and propaganda. So Lester and Carl began enthusiastically exploring the cannabis "Cosmos" together, igniting the medical cannabis movement and sparking many stoned epiphanies along the way.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows...2018-04-101h 00Great Moments in Weed HistoryFela Kuti Takes an Expensive Sh*tA legendary figure in the music world, Fela Kuti is best known for inventing Afro Beat, battling the Nigerian government, declaring his own sovereign nation, and loudly proclaiming his love of cannabis. Join Abdullah and Bean for the story of his greatest triumph over the cops!PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. 2018-04-031h 05Great Moments in Weed HistoryDid Jesus Use Cannabis to Perform Healing Miracles?Jesus didn’t smoke weed. But is it possible cannabis was the key ingredient in the Holy Anointing Oil used by Christ and his disciples to perform healing miracles? Join Abdullah and Bean for a deep dive into an herbal mystical mystery of Biblical proportions.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. 2018-03-271h 08Great Moments in Weed HistoryMaya Angelou Smokes Some "Grifa"Famed poet, memoirist and civil rights icon Maya Angelou had a profoundly life altering experience the first time she smoked some “grifa”—in 1946, with two lesbian prostitutes she met while working as a waitress. “I learned new postures and developed new dreams,” Angelou wrote of her cannabis muse. “From a natural stiffness I melted into a grinning tolerance. For the first time, life amused me.”PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signatu...2018-03-201h 00Great Moments in Weed HistoryWillie Nelson Gets High on the Roof of the White HouseFrom his first toke in West Texas in 1954, to the joint he's most definitely puffing on right now, Willie Nelson has been America's ultimate weed icon for over sixty years. In the first ever episode of the podcast,, Bean tells Abdullah about the time the Red Headed Stranger smoked a "fat Austin torpedo" on the roof of the White House.PATREONPlease support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps u...2018-02-1656 min
The HashHigh Times Author David Bienenstock Works To Keep Weed WeirdVice producer and High Times’ West Coast editor David Bienenstock says there’s a war coming for the soul of pot. Arm yourself with knowledge from his huge new book release “How To Smoke Pot (Properly)”, which he discusses with The Hash podcast.2016-05-2608 min
Unwind and Indulge in the World of Literature With Full Audiobook LuxuryHow to Smoke Pot (Properly): A Highbrow Guide to Getting High Audiobook by David BienenstockListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 317002
Title: How to Smoke Pot (Properly): A Highbrow Guide to Getting High
Author: David Bienenstock
Narrator: Graham Halstead
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:37:44
Language: English
Release date: 04-19-16
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science, Home & Garden
Summary:
Once literally demonized as 'the Devil's lettuce,' and linked to all manner of deviant behavior by the establishment's shameless anti-marijuana propaganda campaigns, cannabis sativa has lately been enjoying a long-overdue Renaissance. So now that the squares at long last seem ready to rethink pot's place in polite society, how, exactly...2016-04-197h 37
The HashVice and High Times writer David Bienenstock explains 'How to Try Marijuana'Vice and High Times writer David Bienenstock lays down some ground rules for deflowering cannabis virgins. Be gentle. And kind.
www.TheHash.org2015-05-2203 min