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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Episodes
Episode 34 - Legalization Week
February 27, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBKris Krane and Dan Goldman join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about legalization going into effect in Alaska and Washington, DC and to recap how medical marijuana might trip up the head of the DNC's chances for a Senate seat. Produced by Shea Gunther
Episode 33 - New Approaches
February 21, 2015 05:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBDan Goldman and Tom Angell join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about new strategies and coalitions in New Jersey and Ohio to legalize marijuana and take a first look at the two new federal lawsuits to stop Colorado's marijuana regime. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 32 - DC Backs Down
February 13, 2015 05:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBHost Kris Lotlikar goes solo to rant about DC canceling legalization hearings and to answer listener emails about investment and activism. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 31 - City of Oakland vs. Melinda Haag
February 07, 2015 05:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBDan Goldman and Alex Kreit join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the latest round in the court battle between U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and Harborside Health Center and we check in on the marijuana primary to answer the ever-important question of who smoked pot as a kid. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 30 - Market Research
January 30, 2015 05:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBAdam Smith and Andrew Livingston join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about marijuana market sizes, growth rates, and customers before checking in with Obama's prediction that more states could legalize.
Episode 29 - Questions and Answers
January 23, 2015 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBDan Goldman and host Kris Lotlikar team up to answer some listener emails. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 28 - What's The Matter With Illinois
January 16, 2015 05:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MBKris Krane joins host Kris Lotlikar to lament Illinois's dropping the ball on medical marijuana and to analyze the rise in investment in the marijuana industry. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 27 - The Year of Marijuana
January 09, 2015 05:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBDan Goldman and Taylor West join host Kris Lotlikar to assess the scope and impact of developments in 2014 and to talk about a new public education campaign that they actually like. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 26 - Original Jurisdiction
January 02, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBAndrew Livingston, Betty Aldworth, and Alex Kreit join host Kris Lotlikar to dig deep into the lawsuit lodged by Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorado in an attempt to stop legalization. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 25 - Holiday Reprise
December 26, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBHost Kris Lotlikar and producer Shea Gunther bring some holiday cheer with a special Christmas replay of Episode 1. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 24 - Monitoring The Future
December 19, 2014 05:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBTroy Dayton and Kris Krane join host Kris Lotlikar to discuss the downward trend in youth marijuana use and to draw some lines in the sand when it comes to grow-your-own marijuana. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 23 - Sovereign Nations
December 12, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBAaron Houston and Dan Goldman join host Kris Lotlikar to discuss the Department of Justice's surprise announcement that Native American tribes can now legally grow and sell marijuana and follow the twists and turns in the latest moves by Congress. Produced by Shea Gunther
Episode 22- Marijuana Breathalyzer
December 05, 2014 05:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBAdam Smith joins host Kris Lotlikar to discuss the impact of the marijuana breathalyzer and to explore whether legalization is driving down the price of illegal marijuana in Mexico.
Episode 21 - The Golden State
November 26, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBKris Krane, Taylor West, and Alex Kreit join host Kris Lotlikar to discuss whether legalization is coming to California and to reminisce about the largest marijuana business convention ever held. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 20 - Word of the Year
November 21, 2014 05:00 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBDan Goldman, Andrew Livingston, and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to discuss the word of the year— "vape"— and jump back into discussing the best way to regulate (or not) marijuana edibles. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 19 - The Week After
November 14, 2014 05:00 - 10 minutes - 3.92 MBHost Kris Lotlikar goes solo to talk about the Alaska election results, new projections for the legal markets and the latest Gallup poll numbers. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 18- Election Night
November 05, 2014 05:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBDan Goldman and Kris Krane join host Kris Lotlikar for a victory lap after marijuana wins big on the ballot on election day and the crew runs down the good, the bad and the ugly of the last cycle. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 17- Marijuana Midterms
October 31, 2014 04:00 - 52 minutes - 18.4 MBDan Goldman and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to take one last look at the marijuana issues on the ballot before election day and to put their credibility on the line with predictions on the races.
Episode 16 - Food Fight
October 24, 2014 04:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBAndrew Livingston, Alex Kreit, Taylor West join host Kris Lotlikar to discuss the backlash to the State of Colorado considering banning most edibles marijuana products and the crew gets nerdy talking about campaign tactics in Oregon's fight over Measure 91. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 15- A Farewell to Holder
October 17, 2014 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBKris Krane, Dan Goldman, and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to belatedly discuss the repercussions of Attorney General Eric holder stepping down and everyone gets in their two cents on the initiatives we will win and lose this fall. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 14 - No Show
October 12, 2014 04:00 - 2 minutes - 2.65 MBIn this mini-episode, host Kris Lolikar explains why we're not running a full-length show this week and very boldly asks our listeners for ratings and reviews at iTunes. We'll be back with a full show next week.
Episode 13 - History of SSDP
October 03, 2014 04:00 - 1 hour - 25.4 MBThis special episode was recorded at the Students for Sensible Drug Policy International Conference with Stacia Cosner, Shaleen Title, Shea Gunther, Shawn Heller, Dan Goldman and Kris Krane joining host Kris Lotlikar. The panel discusses how they each became involved in SSDP as they relay the history of the student organization that has been successfully working to end the drug war for over 16 years.
Episode 12- State of the States
September 27, 2014 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBKris Krane and first timers Evan Nison and Sam Chapman join host Kris Lotlikar to give a state by state rundown on how things are looking on the marijuana legalization front. This special show was recorded at the 2014 SSDP Conference. Produced by Shea Gunther
Episode 11- Kids and Consequences
September 19, 2014 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBKris Kane, Betty Aldworth, and Andrew Livingston join host Kris Lotlikar to discuss the implications of a recent study on youth marijuana use, new numbers out of Colorado, and the Washington Post's anti-legalization stance. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 10 - Up and Down in Oregon
September 12, 2014 04:00 - 1 hour - 21.2 MBTroy Dayton, Adam Smith and Taylor West join host Kris Lotlikar to focus on Oregon, discussing the State shutting down unlicensed dispensaries and the political battles two months out from Election Day. The crew also gets into the NFL’s marijuana policy and covers Chuck Todd’s marijuana primary predictions. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 9 - And The Survey Says
September 05, 2014 04:00 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBAdam Smith, Dan Goldman and Alex Kreit join host Kris Lotlikar to review the new national numbers on marijuana legalization, ponder pot for the poor in Berkeley and discuss the implications of new research showing marijuana reform creating a safer, nicer world. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 8 - Just A Few Minutes
August 29, 2014 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBIn this mini-episode, host Kris Lotlikar (on vacation this week in Black Rock City) runs solo and looks back over our first two months of broadcasting. We'll be back with full episodes and panels starting next week. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 7 - What The Numbers Tell Us
August 23, 2014 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBAndrew Livingston joins host Kris Lotlikar for a short episode to look at the first half sales numbers in Colorado and first months sales numbers in Washington state. They discuss the effects medical marijuana, supply constraints, and black markets are having on the fully legalized states. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 6 - Rats In A Cage
August 15, 2014 04:00 - 1 hour - 21.8 MBAlex Kreit, Adam Smith and Taylor West join host Kris Lotlikar to critique Colorado’s “Don’t Be A Lab Rat” advertising campaign and war veterans get pissed about politics interfering with medical marijuana research.
Episode 5 - Dueling Ads
August 08, 2014 04:00 - 56 minutes - 19.4 MBKris Krane, Tom Angell and Dan Goldman join host Kris Lotlikar to compare dueling pro and anti-marijuana advertisements in the New York Times and discuss the strategy behind the marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot in DC. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 4 - The Grey Lady Speaks
August 02, 2014 04:00 - 57 minutes - 19.9 MBBetty Aldworth and Adam Smith join host Kris Lotlikar to react to the New York Times going all in for federal marijuana legalization and the panel gets giddy over the latest polling on the Florida medical marijuana initiative. Produced by Shea Gunther.
Episode 3 - On The Ballot In Oregon
July 25, 2014 04:00 - 56 minutes - 19.5 MBDan Goldman, Tom Angell and Kris Krane join host Kris Lotlikar to analysis the legalization initative that is on the 2014 ballot in Oregon, talk about where the 2016 Presidential contenders stand on marijuana and lament (or celebrate) the ban on marijuana candy in Washington.
Episode 2 - Colorado Data Drop
July 18, 2014 04:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBTaylor West and Andrew Livingston join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the new market data from Colorado, celebrate the banking amendment passed by Congress and attempt to read the tea leaves about how the White House really feels about marijuana.
Episode 1 - Washington Goes Legal
July 11, 2014 04:00 - 1 hour - 23.5 MBOn the maiden episode of Marijuana Today, host Kris Lotlikar is joined by Kris Krane, Dan Goldman and Adam Smith to discuss the new legal adult-use market in Washington, New York State's new medical marijuana law and the truth behind young voters turning out to vote for marijuana reform.