Brave New Weed

Ep41 - The Hippie Speedball A/K/A How to Using Cannabis to Bring our Minds and Bodies into Flow States

December 13, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

Steven Kotler, the co-author of Stealing Fire and Research Director at the Flow Genome Project, goes in deep on how to hack our brain chemistry to increase performance and pleasure.If you listen to this podcast you know that I am fascinated with the notion of flow and how to use cannabis (and other substances and practices to get into the zone). The term “flow” was first coined in 1975 and is defined as a high state of functioning in which you lose sense of self, time and effort. It’s that s...

Episode 41 - The Hippie Speedball A/K/A How to Using Cannabis to Bring our Minds and Bodies into Flow States

December 13, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Steven Kotler, the co-author of Stealing Fire and Research Director at the Flow Genome Project, goes in deep on how to hack our brain chemistry to increase performance and pleasure. If you listen to this podcast you know that I am fascinated with the notion of flow and how to use cannabis (and other substances and practices to get into the zone). The term “flow” was first coined in 1975 and is defined as a high state of functioning in which you lose sense of self, time and effort. I...

Ep40 - How to Access Your Brain’s Personal Stash of Pleasure Chemicals

November 29, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

A surprising, revealing and stimulating conversation with psychiatrist, author and high quality person of brilliance, Dr. Julie Holland.This interview with Dr. Julie Holland marks the 40th podcast in the Brave New Weed series and it’s one of our best yet. As a podcaster I can often map out the route a discussion will take, but this conversation with Julie ebbed and flowed in the most delightfully surprising ways. I never knew where it was leading. What I did know was that every turn it took ...

Episode 40 - How to Access Your Brain’s Personal Stash of Pleasure Chemicals

November 29, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

A surprising, revealing and stimulating conversation with psychiatrist, author and high quality person of brilliance, Dr. Julie Holland. This interview with Dr. Julie Holland marks the 40th podcast in the Brave New Weed series and it’s one of our best yet. As a podcaster I can often map out the route a discussion will take, but this conversation with Julie ebbed and flowed in the most delightfully surprising ways. I never knew where it was leading. What I did know was that every tur...

Episode 39 - If Cannabis is Saving Lives, Why Doesn’t the Government Want People to Access it?

November 15, 2018 11:30 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

That’s the question scientists and advocates have been asking for decades. Ricki Lake’s moving new documentary, Weed The People, seeks the answer. If you've been following this podcast you know that cannabis doesn’t cure cancer. Nothing does -- cancer is a broad description of over 200 different disease states that can be treated with varying rates of success. But you also know that cannabis does do amazing things like cause some cancers cells such as glioblastoma (a fast-moving bra...

Ep39 - If Cannabis is Saving Lives, Why Doesn’t the Government Want People to Access it?

November 15, 2018 11:30 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

That’s the question scientists and advocates have been asking for decades. Ricki Lake’s moving new documentary, Weed The People, seeks the answer.If you've been following this podcast you know that cannabis doesn’t cure cancer. Nothing does -- cancer is a broad description of over 200 different disease states that can be treated with varying rates of success. But you also know that cannabis does do amazing things like cause some cancers cells such as glioblastoma (a fast-moving brain cancer ...

Ep38 - "To deny cannabis to people because some bureaucrat wants to scare voters, that’s really wicked."

November 01, 2018 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

An exclusive interview with former Massachusetts governor and cannabis legalization maverick, Bill Weld.Bill Weld has been a maverick politician ever since he was elected as the (libertarian) Republican governor of deep blue Massachusetts. Not only was he among the first American office holders to preach the benefits of legalization in 1991—five years before California legalized—he was also one of the earliest proponents of LGBTQ rights. He was a fiscally conservative social liberal with a g...

Episode 38 - "To deny cannabis to people because some bureaucrat wants to scare voters, that’s really wicked."

November 01, 2018 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

An exclusive interview with former Massachusetts governor and cannabis legalization maverick, Bill Weld. Bill Weld has been a maverick politician ever since he was elected as the (libertarian) Republican governor of deep blue Massachusetts. Not only was he among the first American office holders to preach the benefits of legalization in 1991—five years before California legalized—he was also one of the earliest proponents of LGBTQ rights. He was a fiscally conservative social libera...

Episode 37 - How One Amazing 16 Year Old is Changing Minds About Legalization

October 18, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

Irene Mosyak, a 16 year old student whose research is changing hearts and minds in her school and hometown of Clarkesville, Maryland. That advice comes from Irene Mosyak, a remarkable 16-year old who challenged her high school by doing a thesis project on medical cannabis. This podcast is her story. “I was searching for a relevant topic and I was curious about why getting cannabis legalized was such an issue. When I proposed the topic of medical marijuana, the teacher suggested I d...

Ep37 - How One Amazing 16 Year Old is Changing Minds About Legalization

October 18, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Irene Mosyak, a 16 year old student whose research is changing hearts and minds in her school and hometown of Clarkesville, Maryland.That advice comes from Irene Mosyak, a remarkable 16-year old who challenged her high school by doing a thesis project on medical cannabis. This podcast is her story.“I was searching for a relevant topic and I was curious about why getting cannabis legalized was such an issue. When I proposed the topic of medical marijuana, the teacher suggested I do something ...

Episode 36 - Two Important Questions: How much is too much...and what are the real risks of using while pregnant?

October 04, 2018 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Dr. Stacey Kerr, family physician and advisor to Hawaiian Ethos, weighs in. For too long advocates, myself included, brushed aside these persistent questions—most people were too busy fighting the lies and disinformation of prohibition to properly address them. But if this industry is going to go forward responsibly, they must be addressed. The typical answer is “We need more research.” And while that’s true, let’s not forget that the plant has been used (and overused!) for over 5,...

Ep36 - Two Important Questions: How much is too much...and what are the real risks of using while pregnant?

October 04, 2018 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Dr. Stacey Kerr, family physician and advisor to Hawaiian Ethos, weighs in.For too long advocates, myself included, brushed aside these persistent questions—most people were too busy fighting the lies and disinformation of prohibition to properly address them. But if this industry is going to go forward responsibly, they must be addressed.The typical answer is “We need more research.” And while that’s true, let’s not forget that the plant has been used (and overused!) for over 5,000 years, s...

Episode 35 - Boosting the Healing Powers of Cannabis with Herbs

September 20, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

An interview with Mitcho Thompson, herbalist and wizard behind Phytomagic. It has been predicted that the “Wellness” industry is set to overtake the “Illness” industry in the coming decade. I have no idea if this is true or even verifiable, but there is little doubt that woke baby boomers are investing in preventing their bodies from breaking down rather than treating the symptoms once they’ve already wreaked havoc. As followers of this podcast know, cannabinoids are key to keeping ...

Ep35 - Boosting the Healing Powers of Cannabis with Herbs

September 20, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

An interview with Mitcho Thompson, herbalist and wizard behind Phytomagic.It has been predicted that the “Wellness” industry is set to overtake the “Illness” industry in the coming decade. I have no idea if this is true or even verifiable, but there is little doubt that woke baby boomers are investing in preventing their bodies from breaking down rather than treating the symptoms once they’ve already wreaked havoc. As followers of this podcast know, cannabinoids are key to keeping the body’s...

Ep34 - The Importance of Awe

September 06, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

And how cannabis can help you find more of it. A high-minded conversation with Jason Silva, apostle of awe, wonder and flow!One of my favorite topics is designing our highs to help us have a more childlike view of our increasingly data-driven world. And one of my favorite explorers of this topic is Jason Silva, who one writer called a Timothy Leary for the viral video age. I think of him more as a scholar, a shaman, and a poet. He's less interested in getting high than in using cannabis as a...

Episode 34 - The Importance of Awe

September 06, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

And how cannabis can help you find more of it. A high-minded conversation with Jason Silva, apostle of awe, wonder and flow! One of my favorite topics is designing our highs to help us have a more childlike view of our increasingly data-driven world. And one of my favorite explorers of this topic is Jason Silva, who one writer called a Timothy Leary for the viral video age. I think of him more as a scholar, a shaman, and a poet. He's less interested in getting high than in using can...

Episode 33 - Coal or Cannabis? Why is Trump giving Canada the headstart on the next great American industry?

August 23, 2018 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

While America tries to revive the corpse that is coal, Canada is heading full speed ahead into cannabis. Steve Klein, CEO of Flowr, tells us what's really going on north of the border. While angry Creamsicle-in-Chief is still trying to figure out how to revive the corpse that is the American coal industry and inciting all sort of unnecessary trade wars with our past friends and future frenemies, Canada is legalizing adult-use cannabis this October and already reaping the benefits....

Ep33 - Coal or Cannabis? Why is Trump giving Canada the head start on the next great American industry?

August 23, 2018 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MB

While America tries to revive the corpse that is coal, Canada is heading full speed ahead into cannabis. Steve Klein, CEO of Flowr, tells us what's really going on north of the border. While angry Creamsicle-in-Chief is still trying to figure out how to revive the corpse that is the American coal industry and inciting all sort of unnecessary trade wars with our past friends and future frenemies, Canada is legalizing adult-use cannabis this October and already reaping the benefits.A recent a...

Episode 32 - Cannabis and the V-word (Not That V-word)

August 09, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Can changing our diets make us more attuned to the chemicals in cannabis, and thus healthier? Dr. Deborah Kimless says it can. We don’t know much about cannabis and diet other than that old hippie lore that eating a mango can extend the length of a high. (It’s true, by the way. Mango is rich in the terpene myrcene, also found in cannabis. The hippies got that right!) But there be a lot more to know, and Dr. Deborah Kimless is passionate about piecing together the clues. When it co...

Ep32 - Cannabis and the V-word (Not That V-word)

August 09, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Can changing our diets make us more attuned to the chemicals in cannabis, and thus healthier? Dr. Deborah Kimless says it can.We don’t know much about cannabis and diet other than that old hippie lore that eating a mango can extend the length of a high. (It’s true, by the way. Mango is rich in the terpene myrcene, also found in cannabis. The hippies got that right!) But there be a lot more to know, and Dr. Deborah Kimless is passionate about piecing together the clues. When it comes to diet,...

Episode 31 - How to Survive A World That Has Lost Its Mind

July 26, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

A fascinating interview with Jamie Wheal, the best-selling author of Stealing Fire. Twenty first century men and women – we’re not faring so well. We are tired, wired, stressed. Our cortisol levels veer between fight or flight, our heartbeats are erratic, and this is our normal. This interview with the very brilliant Jamie Wheal explores how to cherry pick ancient and modern "technologies" -- meditation, neurobiology, breathwork, microdoses of psychedelics, marathon running – to giv...

Ep31 - How to Survive A World That Has Lost Its Mind

July 26, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MB

A fascinating interview with Jamie Wheal, the best-selling author of Stealing Fire.Twenty first century men and women – we’re not faring so well. We are tired, wired, stressed. Our cortisol levels veer between fight or flight, our heartbeats are erratic, and this is our normal. This interview with the very brilliant Jamie Wheal explores how to cherry pick ancient and modern "technologies" -- meditation, neurobiology, breathwork, microdoses of psychedelics, marathon running – to give us a bet...

Episode 30 - Can You Judge Connoisseur Quality Cannabis Before You Inhale It?

July 12, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

Not many can, but the new internet series “High Rollers” features a cast of colorful cannabists who show you how to identify and assess top flight flower -- useful skills for the post prohibition era! Is a bud’s frostiness the best indicator of its flavor? Does your bud have the right “bounce” when you squeeze it? Do you know what to expect from a “dry hit” before it’s lit? And once it is lit, does the flavor express the fragrance? On “High Rollers” host Derek Gilman invites some of...

Ep30 - Can You Judge Connoisseur Quality Cannabis Before You Inhale It?

July 12, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MB

Not many can, but the new internet series “High Rollers” features a cast of colorful cannabists who show you how to identify and assess top flight flower -- useful skills for the post prohibition era!Is a bud’s frostiness the best indicator of its flavor? Does your bud have the right “bounce” when you squeeze it? Do you know what to expect from a “dry hit” before it’s lit? And once it is lit, does the flavor express the fragrance? On “High Rollers” host Derek Gilman invites some of the world...

Episode 29 - How Can Cannabinoids Disrupt the Opioid Crisis?

June 28, 2018 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB

Dr. Dustin Sulak, Founder and Medical Director of Healer.com, explains some of the latest research. Multiple Choice: How can cannabinoids disrupt the opioid crisis? • They enhance opioids’ pain-relieving capacities? • They reduce opioid tolerance? • They ease the side-effects of opiate withdrawal? The answer is: all of the above and this week’s guest, the esteemed Dr. Dustin Sulak, walks us through the latest research on how this works. Here we have a solution starin...

Ep29 - How Can Cannabinoids Disrupt the Opioid Crisis?

June 28, 2018 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

Dr. Dustin Sulak, Founder and Medical Director of Healer.com, explains some of the latest research.Multiple Choice: How can cannabinoids disrupt the opioid crisis? • They enhance opioids’ pain-relieving capacities? • They reduce opioid tolerance? • They ease the side-effects of opiate withdrawal?The answer is: all of the above and this week’s guest, the esteemed Dr. Dustin Sulak, walks us through the latest research on how this works. Here we have a solution staring us in the ...

Episode 28 - If you know any Bigs in the NFL, forward this to them NOW

June 14, 2018 10:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MB

Dr. Anne Morgan recovered from a harrowing Traumatic Brain Injury with the help of cannabinoids. Her doctors found no other explanation. Pro football players (not to mention hockey players or boxers or military veterans) sustain thousands of knocks on the head each season. Each time the brain hits the skull, untold numbers of neurons are damaged, forever. Over time, Traumatic Brain Injury (also known as CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy) causes brain degeneration, which can lead...

Ep28 - If you know any Bigs in the NFL, forward this to them NOW

June 14, 2018 10:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

Dr. Anne Morgan recovered from a harrowing Traumatic Brain Injury with the help of cannabinoids. Her doctors found no other explanation.Pro football players (not to mention hockey players or boxers or military veterans) sustain thousands of knocks on the head each season. Each time the brain hits the skull, untold numbers of neurons are damaged, forever. Over time, Traumatic Brain Injury (also known as CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy) causes brain degeneration, which can lead to memory...

Ep27 - Dab-a-Dab-a-Do... or Don't?

May 31, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Our special double episode with Mara Gordon and Roger Volodarsky on the medical and recreational benefits of dabbing.There’s no more controversial way of taking in cannabis than dabbing. Dabbing is the process by where a tiny, quinoa-size bit of cannabis oil is heated and inhaled. Instead of typical cannabis which averages about 25% THC, a dab can clock in from 70-90% THC. The effect can be mind stingingly powerful or a powerful remedy for relieving breakthrough pain.Aficionados claim dabs a...

Episode 27 - Dab-a-Dab-a-Do... or Don't?

May 31, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

Our special double episode with Mara Gordon and Roger Volodarsky on the medical and recreational benefits of dabbing. There’s no more controversial way of taking in cannabis than dabbing. Dabbing is the process by where a tiny, quinoa-size bit of cannabis oil is heated and inhaled. Instead of typical cannabis which averages about 25% THC, a dab can clock in from 70-90% THC. The effect can be mind stingingly powerful or a powerful remedy for relieving breakthrough pain. Aficionados ...

Episode 26 - From Outlaw to Model Citizen

May 17, 2018 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

For years Dennis Hunter ran from the DEA. Today, he runs one of the biggest cannabis companies. The only thing that's changed? The laws. When Dennis Hunter was growing up in northern Mendocino, the timber industry that had once fueled the economy of this remote California county was in steep decline. Unemployment was rampant and the locals, who were used to working with their hands, needed something to do. Long known for its inaccessibility and low population of hippies and loggers,...

Ep26 - From Outlaw to Model Citizen

May 17, 2018 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

For years Dennis Hunter ran from the DEA. Today, he runs one of the biggest cannabis companies. The only thing that's changed? The laws.When Dennis Hunter was growing up in northern Mendocino, the timber industry that had once fueled the economy of this remote California county was in steep decline. Unemployment was rampant and the locals, who were used to working with their hands, needed something to do. Long known for its inaccessibility and low population of hippies and loggers, the area,...

Ep25 - Use Less and Feel So Much More

May 03, 2018 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

Follow Dr. Dustin Sulak's brilliant six-day method of rensensitizing your body's cannabinoid receptors.Dustin Sulak, DO is one of the world's most experienced clinicians in medical cannabis. He has treated over 18,000 patients from his clinics in Maine and has developed a method of “receptor resensitization” that allow users of all persuasions to cut their dosages (and expenses) and feel more benefits.The 6-day protocol is easy:Days 1 & 2: Stop using all cannabis. During this abstinence begi...

Episode 25 - Use Less and Feel So Much More

May 03, 2018 12:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

Follow Dr. Dustin Sulak's brilliant six-day method of rensensitizing your body's cannabinoid receptors. Dustin Sulak, DO is one of the world's most experienced clinicians in medical cannabis. He has treated over 18,000 patients from his clinics in Maine and has developed a method of “receptor resensitization” that allow users of all persuasions to cut their dosages (and expenses) and feel more benefits. The 6-day protocol is easy: Days 1 & 2: Stop using all cannabis. During this ab...

Ep24 - Ushering In The Era of the Cannoaisseur

April 19, 2018 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Dr. Amanda Reiman is helping small, "sun grown, heritage strain" farmers in California create an exciting new market.Dr. Amanda Reiman has been a powerful voice of change in California’s cannabis industry and culture for over a decade. Until last year she led the California office of the Drug Policy Alliance, where she focused on nitty gritty issues such as legalization of adult use, crafting regulations that support small farmers as well as consumers, and ensuring that state’s new laws allo...

Episode 24 - Ushering In The Era of the Cannoaisseur

April 19, 2018 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB

Dr. Amanda Reiman is helping small, "sun grown, heritage strain" farmers in California create an exciting new market. Dr. Amanda Reiman has been a powerful voice of change in California’s cannabis industry and culture for over a decade. Until last year she led the California office of the Drug Policy Alliance, where she focused on nitty gritty issues such as legalization of adult use, crafting regulations that support small farmers as well as consumers, and ensuring that state’s new...

Episode 23 - Love At First Bite

April 05, 2018 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB

Many more people are cooking with cannabis, but not so many are turning out deliciousness. Jeff the 420 Chef is here to change that. The author of The 420 Gourmet: The Elevated Art of Cannabis Cuisine and host of the all new “Cannabis Cooking Channel” has been honing his craft for over 7 years. His clever recipes for "Potzo Ball Soup" or "Hazi Thai Chicken Wings" demonstrate that he knows his way around the cannabis kitchen. But the secret to Jeff's success is the oil or budder he u...

Ep23 - Love At First Bite

April 05, 2018 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Many more people are cooking with cannabis, but not so many are turning out deliciousness. Jeff the 420 Chef is here to change that.The author of The 420 Gourmet: The Elevated Art of Cannabis Cuisine and host of the all new “Cannabis Cooking Channel” has been honing his craft for over 7 years. His clever recipes for "Potzo Ball Soup" or "Hazi Thai Chicken Wings" demonstrate that he knows his way around the cannabis kitchen. But the secret to Jeff's success is the oil or budder he uses as his...

Episode 22 - Using Cannabis to Increase "Flow" and Other States of Enhanced Consciousness

March 22, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

Dr. Sebastian Marincolo is your guide to greater insight, empathy, receptivity and awe. Our guest this week, Dr. Sebastian Marincolo, is a philosopher, researcher and fellow explorer of consciousness. His book, High: Insights on Marijuana, is one of the most brilliant explorations and explanations of how to use the plant to “pull back the veil of consciousness” and lean into a high just as a skilled skier might ride moguls into deeper pleasures. There is little doubt that cannabis ...

Ep22 - Using Cannabis to Increase "Flow" and Other States of Enhanced Consciousness

March 22, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Dr. Sebastian Marincolo is your guide to greater insight, empathy, receptivity and awe.Our guest this week, Dr. Sebastian Marincolo, is a philosopher, researcher and fellow explorer of consciousness. His book, High: Insights on Marijuana, is one of the most brilliant explorations and explanations of how to use the plant to “pull back the veil of consciousness” and lean into a high just as a skilled skier might ride moguls into deeper pleasures.There is little doubt that cannabis affects the ...

Episode 21 - Legal Marijuana Has a Higher Favorability Rating Than President Donald Trump

March 08, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

Congressman Earl Blumenauer says there will never be another president elected who isn't in favor of legalization. Listen in to find out why. Earl Blumenauer, the Congressman from Oregon who is renowned for wearing bowties and riding his bicycle to work, has been fighting for marijuana legalization since the 1970s. Which makes him either insane or insanely optimistic, a blind eyed dreamer or a determined fighter fueled by conviction, depending on your point of view. It was a farmer...

Ep21 - Legal Marijuana Has a Higher Favorability Rating Than President Donald Trump

March 08, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Congressman Earl Blumenauer says there will never be another president elected who isn't in favor of legalization. Listen in to find out why.Earl Blumenauer, the Congressman from Oregon who is renowned for wearing bowties and riding his bicycle to work, has been fighting for marijuana legalization since the 1970s. Which makes him either insane or insanely optimistic, a blind eyed dreamer or a determined fighter fueled by conviction, depending on your point of view.It was a farmer, an old sch...

Episode 20 - Five Ways to Use Pot for Spiritual Exploration

February 22, 2018 18:16 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

Teacher, author, plant explorer, Stephen Gray's new book is all about using the plant to connect -- with others and with our own higher powers. Listen up! Botanists surmise that our favorite plant debuted on earth about 10,000 years ago in present day Kazakhstan (ancestral home of Borat). Over time, humans learned that it served a multitude of purposes and they carried it with them as they migrated East and West. The fibers made clothing and shelter. The oil from hemp seeds was a fo...

Ep20 - Five Ways to Use Pot for Spiritual Exploration

February 22, 2018 18:16 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Teacher, author, plant explorer, Stephen Gray's new book is all about using the plant to connect -- with others and with our own higher powers. Listen up!Botanists surmise that our favorite plant debuted on earth about 10,000 years ago in present day Kazakhstan (ancestral home of Borat). Over time, humans learned that it served a multitude of purposes and they carried it with them as they migrated East and West. The fibers made clothing and shelter. The oil from hemp seeds was a food contain...

Ep19 - Relief Without The High

February 08, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MB

A special report with Dr. Junella Chin on how to dose medical cannabis for three chronic conditions: Pain, Stress/Anxiety and Insomnia. State-of-the-art information that can seriously improve your life.Medical cannabis is like the iPhone circa 1998 -- no one knew they needed it until they had it in their hands. The world hasn’t been the same since.And it’s a whole lot more than “Take 3 tokes and call me in the morning!”Scientific research from around the world is showing that the two most pr...

Episode 19 - Relief Without The High

February 08, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB

A special report with Dr. Junella Chin on how to dose medical cannabis for three chronic conditions: Pain, Stress/Anxiety and Insomnia. State-of-the-art information that can seriously improve your life. Medical cannabis is like the iPhone circa 1998 -- no one knew they needed it until they had it in their hands. The world hasn’t been the same since. And it’s a whole lot more than “Take 3 tokes and call me in the morning!” Scientific research from around the world is showing that t...

Episode 18 - Cannabis Can Treat Your Illness & Fix The NYC Subway System

January 25, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

A 2-part episode featuring Michael Backes, who has collected all of the evidence about what MMJ does and does not do, plus a pro-cannabis candidate for governor. The times, they are a changin' -- at last. Part I - Last week, Joel Giambra, 66, announced he was running as republican governor of New York in 2018. That’s not surprising. What was surprising was his proposal to legalize cannabis in the Empire State and use the taxes from sales to help repair the failing NYC subway system....

Ep18 - Cannabis Can Treat Your Illness & Fix The NYC Subway System

January 25, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

A 2-part episode featuring Michael Backes, who has collected all of the evidence about what MMJ does and does not do, plus a pro-cannabis candidate for governor. The times, they are a changin' -- at last.Part I - Last week, Joel Giambra, 66, announced he was running as republican governor of New York in 2018. That’s not surprising. What was surprising was his proposal to legalize cannabis in the Empire State and use the taxes from sales to help repair the failing NYC subway system. Though th...

Ep17 - Marijuana Saved Me From Opioid Addiction

December 14, 2017 12:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Pamela Hadfield, co-founder of Hello MD, was on a fast track to becoming addicted to Vicodin until medical marijuana relieved her pain and broke the yoke of her addiction.Pamela Hadfield suffered from withering migraine attacks for most of her life. In her late 30s, when the severity of her migraines increased, she was prescribed Vicodin, the highly addictive resident in many of our medicine chests. Pamela used Vicodin but with trepidation. She went to work and kept her life going, but she h...

Episode 17 - Marijuana Saved Me From Opioid Addiction

December 14, 2017 12:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

Pamela Hadfield, co-founder of Hello MD, was on a fast track to becoming addicted to Vicodin until medical marijuana relieved her pain and broke the yoke of her addiction. Pamela Hadfield suffered from withering migraine attacks for most of her life. In her late 30s, when the severity of her migraines increased, she was prescribed Vicodin, the highly addictive resident in many of our medicine chests. Pamela used Vicodin but with trepidation. She went to work and kept her life going,...

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