Marijuana Today
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 252 ratingsMarijuana Today is the most in-depth discussion and analysis of the current state of marijuana business and politics.
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Episode 234 - Tell Your Children Alex Berenson is Wrong
January 15, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBBetty Aldworth and Jahan Marcu join host Dan Goldman to talk about the latest piece of Reefer Madness propaganda zipping around the mediasphere as well as the newly re-formed Congressional Cannabis Caucus. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 233 - Episode 233 - The Year Ahead for Marijuana
January 08, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBDan Goldman, Scott Cecil, and Mike Liszewski join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the big stories of 2018 and the prospects for the industry in the year ahead. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 232 - Marijuana Today Rings in The New Year!
January 03, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBAdam Smith, Kris Krane, Andrew Livingston, Betty Aldworth, Scott Cecil, and Shania Penny join host Kris Lotlikar for this special Finishing Moves-only end-of-the-year episode! Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 231 - MJToday at the Cannabis Media Summit
December 24, 2018 05:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBIn this special episode of Marijuana Today, host Shea Gunther is joined by regular Taylor West and our friends Bruce Barcott and Seth Adler, both podcasters with Leafly's Roll-Up and the Cannabis Economy, respectively. We talked about the intersection of legal marijuana, business, media, and podcasting. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 230 - Victory for Hemp!
December 18, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBAdam Smith joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the newly passed legalization of industrial hemp, the criminal justice reform bill, and Trump's new pick as Chief-of-Staff. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 229 - Big Tobacco Buys In
December 10, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBScott Cecil and first-time guest Jahan Marcu, PhD, join host Dan Goldman to talk about the recent acquisition of Canadian marijuana company Cronos Group by the Altria Group, owners of Marlboro cigarettes, as well as the state of CBD science. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 228 - The Garden State Goes Gardening
December 04, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBDan Goldman and Alex Kreit join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the latest developments for legal adult use in New Jersey, the defeat and legacy of California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, and Michael Moore's comments about marijuana as a political issue. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 227 - An Interview with Podcaster Seth Adler
November 26, 2018 05:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBOur regular crew is down this week because of the Turkey Day holiday, but instead we are running an interview with producer Shea Gunther and fellow marijuana podcaster Seth Adler, host of the excellent Canneconomy podcast. Back with a regular show next week! This interview was recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada at the annual Marijuana Business Daily Conference. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 226 – What Happened in Vegas…
November 26, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBMarijuana Todayhit the road and assembled in Las Vegas during the recent big industry conference to record a live show with a total of 13 microphones on-board at the MJToday Media mansion. Featuring most of the Marijuana Today hosts and regulars as well as the hosts of the Green Rush podcast and soon-to-launch Simplifya podcast, this special episode is not to be missed.
Episode 225 - Marijuana's 2018 Post-Election Analysis
November 13, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBDan Goldman and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about last week's elections results. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 224 - A Green Rush Interview with Joe Lusardi, CEO of Curaleaf
November 06, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this special episode, we lend our show over to our friends at the Green Rush Podcast, who interviewed Joe Lusardi, CEO of multi-state operator Curaleaf. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 223 - Legalization Across the Borders
November 06, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBAndrew Livingston joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about legalization of marijuana in Mexico, an important recent win for cannabis in a Colorado court case, and the lack, yet again, of any kind of marijuana-related Halloween troubles. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 222 - Cannabis-Induced Election Fever
October 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBTaylor West joins host Dan Goldman to talk about the upcoming elections as well as how things are going for cannabis reform in countries that are not Canada or the United States. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 221 - Canada's Big Buzz
October 23, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBBetty Aldworth, Scott Cecil, and Mike Liszewski joins host Dan Goldman to talk about Canada's first few days of adult use legalization and how it affects the U.S. market. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 220 - Canada's Big Week
October 16, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBDan Goldman joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the coming legalization of adult use marijuana in Canada as well as how things are looking in DC for political compromise over cannabis law reform. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 219 - Utah Strikes a Cannabis Deal
October 09, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBDan Goldman and Kris Krane joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the latest developments in Utah as that states rushes towards a medical marijuana ballot measure as well as checking in on how things are going for adult use legalization in Massachusetts. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 218 - Marijuana Arrests Go Up!?!
October 01, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 89 MBAdam Smith joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the rise in the number of marijuana- and drug-related arrests by the FBI and recent comments about cannabis from Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 217 - The Green Rush speaks with Adam Orens
September 24, 2018 04:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBApologies, but no show this week due to massive scheduling conflicts with our hosts and regulars. It sucks, but such is life sometime. In its stead, we are running an episode of the Green Rush podcast featuring Adam Orens of the Marijuana Policy Group. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 216 - Elon's Musk
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBAlex Kreit and Mike Lisewski joins host Dan Goldman to talk about cannabis-related troubles at the U.S.-Canadian border as well as new progressive moves in New York City to cut down on marijuana arrests and prosecutions as well as all the hubbub over Tesla CEO Elon Musk smoking pot with Joe Rogan. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 215 - Special Episode: Cannabis & Main
September 15, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBWe're getting the word out this week about the very excellent podcast 'Cannabis & Main', hosted by Ricardo Baca in conjunction with the folks over at Civilized.
Episode 214 - Trump's Secret Affair
September 11, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBDan Goldman and Andrew Livingston joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about secret work conducted by the White House Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee as well as the latest developments out of New Jersey. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 213 - Catching Up with Shaleen Title
September 04, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBOn-hiatus regular and current member of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Shaleen Title joins host Kris Krane to talk about how things are going in Massachusetts as the state rolls out legal adult use cannabis for the first time. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 212 - Golden State Growing Pains
August 28, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBScott Cecil and first-timer Mike Liszewski join host Dan Goldman to talk about how things are going in California and Massachusetts as well as the expansion of social use cannabis in Colorado and (possibly) Alaska. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 211 - Billion Dollar Cool
August 21, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBDan Goldman and Betty Aldworth join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the latest huge billion dollar+ investment made by Constellation Brands into Canopy Growth as well as moves by the UN to reconsider the drug classification of cannabis. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 210 - High on Workplace Safety
August 14, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBDan Goldman and Taylor West join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about a new reporting showing a rise in workplace safety in states legalizing medical marijuana, as well the oversupply issues faced by the Oregon industry. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 209 - The Green Rush talks with Marvin Washington
August 07, 2018 04:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBDue to producer Shea Gunther's weakass immune system, we're forgoing our regular publishing schedule and running an episode of the Green Rush Podcast featuring an interview with former NFL player Marvin Washington, who is now actively involved in developing the legal marijuana industry. We'll be back up with a new episode of Marijuana Today next week! Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 208 - Crashing the Illicit Market
July 31, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBA whole gaggle of regulars join host Kris Lotlikar this week, as Dan Goldman, Kris Krane, Scott Cecil, Betty Aldworth, Shanita Penny, and Taylor West pile on in as part of a surprise show-crashing. The cannabis crew also talks about the effects of marijuana legalization on the illicit market. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 207 - Shenanigans in Oklahoma
July 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBScott Cecil talks with host Dan Goldman about the latest develops in New Jersey legal marijuana as well as a series of cannabis-related shenanigans out of Oklahoma. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 206 - Four Years of Marijuana Today
July 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBCo-hosts Dan Goldman, Kris Krane, and Kris Lotlikar reflect on the four years that we've been making this show, as well as covering how things are going for legal marijuana in the state of New York. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 205 - A Green Rush Holiday Break
July 10, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBSince we took off last week from producing a show, we're running an episode of our new title, the Green Rush Podcast- an interview with Lynn Honderd of Mary's Medicinals. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 204 - Oklahoma? Oklahoma!
July 02, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBDan Goldman and Scott Cecil join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the recent big win in Oklahoma for medical marijuana and the advancing prospects of legal hemp. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 203 - North of Border Goes Legal!
June 26, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAaron Houston and first timer Shanita Penny join host Kris Krane to talk about the recent vote to legalize nationwide adult use marijuana in Canada, as well as the newest developments in New York state and an update on the good work being done by the Minority Cannabis Business Association. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 202 - Our New Show: The Green Rush Podcast
June 21, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBWe share an episode of a new podcast that have been hired to produce- the Green Rush podcast! You can tune in to the Green Rush podcast every week to hear hosts Anne Donohoe and Lewis Goldberg interview interesting people doing interesting things within the realm of legal marijuana. Tune in. Lean forward. The Green Rush is on!
Episode 201 - The Morality of Marijuana
June 21, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBKris Krane and Betty Aldworth join host Dan Goldman to talk about the latest federal cannabis news out of Canada and the United States, the move to expunge past marijuana criminal charges, and the question of how moral it is to consume cannabis. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 200 - Strain(ed) Credibility
June 12, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBAaron Houston and Taylor West join host Dan Goldman to talk about the latest developments out of Canada as well as about a new study suggesting that marijuana strain names are meaningless. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 199 - Marijuana Goes Experimental
June 05, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBAndrew Livingston joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about a new federal bill allowing people with terminal illnesses to try experimental drugs, which could potentially include marijuana. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 198 - A New York State of Mind
May 29, 2018 04:00 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBDan Goldman and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the latest developments for adult use legalization out of New York State as well the listing of the first company on the NASDAQ stock market to actually touch cannabis. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 197 - A Supremely Kind Court Decision
May 22, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBAlex Kreit and Betty Aldworth join host Kris Krane to talk about a recent Supreme Court case on sports gambling that had unintended positive implications on state legal marijuana, as well as about efforts by lawmakers to better protect state legal marijuana businesses. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 196 - Breaking the Marijuana Legislative Ice
May 15, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBAndrew Livingston and Aaron Houston join host Dan Goldman to talk about some recent progress made by a stand-alone medical cannabis bill in Congress- the first in a number of years- as well about New Jersey Senator Cory Booker's new legalization bill, which just picked up the support of California Senator Kamala Harris. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 195 - Old Opponents Continue to Flip
May 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBDan Goldman and Andrew Livingston join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the legality of hemp and CBD products as well as the newly found activist spirit shown by California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who recently reversed her long-standing position against marijuana legalization. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 194 - The Beginning of the End?
May 01, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBDan Goldman and Taylor West join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about President Trump's support of marijuana descheduling as well as the larger phenomenon of mainstream politicians evolving to favor legalization. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 193 - Trump's Cannabis Flip
April 23, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAdam Smith, Scott Cecil, and Jane West join host Dan Goldman to talk about the history and significance of 420 and 4/20 rallies and events, as well as the assurances President Trump gave protecting state legal marijuana. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 192 - The Industry Gets Boehned
April 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBAlex Kreit and Aaron Houston joins host Dan Goldman to talk about the recent support announced for legalizing medical marijuana by former Republican Speaker of The House John Boehner, as well as the Trump administration's call for input on international drug control treaties. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 191 - An Obvious Solution to the Opioid Crisis
April 10, 2018 04:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBBetty Aldworth joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the start of Massachusetts' legal adult use marijuana program as well as the potential for medical marijuana in reducing some of the harms associated with opioid abuse. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 190 - New Jersey's New Medicine
April 02, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBAaron Houston and Scott Cecil join host Kris Krane to talk about the latest changes to New Jersey's medical marijuana program, a new hemp legalization bill in the U.S. Senate, and the launch of the Massachusetts legal adult use market. . Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 189 - Medical Marijuana Gets Another Six Months
March 26, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBDan Goldman, Andrew Livingston, and Aaron Houston join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the passage of the federal Omnibus spending bill, which extends by six months protections for state legal medical marijuana, as well as the new packaging guidelines just released by Health Canada. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 188 - Worse Than Sessions!?!
March 20, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBTaylor West and Scott Cecil join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the rumors around the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions as well as President Trump's renewed call for executing drug dealers. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 187 - Strongly Worded Letters
March 13, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBAdam Smith and Aaron Houston join host Dan Goldman to talk about the latest comments made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions about federal marijuana law as well as criticism from the United Nations over international marijuana legalization. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 186 - Trump's Murder Fantasies
March 06, 2018 05:00 - 44 minutes - 61.9 MBHosts Kris Lotlikar, Kris Krane, and Dan Goldman combine for an all-host episode diving into the impact made by 20 years of activism by Students for Sensible Drug Policy as well as the recent support show by President Donald Trump for the idea of executing drug dealers. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 185 - Philly Cuts Cannabis A Little Slack
February 27, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBDan Goldman and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the new world of marijuana harm reduction education as well as about changes to how Philadelphia is handling simple marijuana charges. Produced by Shea Gunther.