Great Moments in Weed History

Great Moments in Weed History


Latest Episodes

Cannabis in the Ancient World
May 17, 2023

The archeological evidence proving weed played a central role in ancient spiritual practicesincluding the Judeo-Christian traditionis irrefutable. But just as the plant's medicinal properties have long been denied by the medical establishment, the world

Inside Thailand's Weed Revolution
May 03, 2023

With a homegrown cannabis culture dating back to antiquity, and a well-established reputation for growing the world's finest weed, Thailand has long ranked as a dream destination for herbally-infused travelers. But it's only in the last year that the loca

Let's Overgrow the Government!
April 19, 2023

It's a call to farms! If everyone with the legal ability to home grow their own weed gets started right now, by this fall we'll be flooded with so much high-quality, low-cost herb that we can essentially de-commodify cannabis and all smoke for free. Okay,

4/20 Started w/ a Treasure Map to a Weed Garden
April 12, 2023

Get lit and settle in for our annual re-telling of the incredible true story of 4/20. We trace the origins of this high holiday to a single weed crew in the 1970s called the Waldos, and then trackprecisely how April 20th came to be officially unofficiall

2nd Annual Weed-A-Thon
April 05, 2023

Time to roll a joint, split a blunt, pack a bong, endabulate a dabor do all of that everywhere all at once. Because it's the freakingWeed-A-Thon, my friends!'Tis the weediest episode of the year, as we puff tough while revisiting top shelf clips from a

Weed History in the Middle East
March 22, 2023

In a fertile band stretching from North Africa to Southeast Asia,cannabis cultivation and hashish production dates back countless centuries.From the ancient history of the plant throughout the Middle East to the evolution of cannabis culture in Morocco

Can Hemp Really Save the World?
March 08, 2023

Cannabis and hemp are the same plant put to different uses. One varietal gets you lit, one helps you through chemo, while others make incredibly strong rope or highly nutritious food.Our guest, author Doug Fine has written several books on how incorporat

The History of Hip Hop is Lit (feat. Busy Bee)
February 22, 2023

Since 1977, legendary MC Busy Bee has been rocking crowds and smoking loud as one of the true originators of hip hop music, style and culture.He was there for the earliest rap battles and the arrival of blunt smoking, starred in themovie Wild Style and

How Underground Comix Spread Outlaw Weed Culture
February 08, 2023

Getting high featured prominently in the work of many underground comix artists of the 1970s, from R. Crumb's "Mr. Natural" and "Stoned Again" toKimDeitch's "Sunshine Girl" and Gilbert Shelton'sindomitableFabulous Furry Freak Brothers.In his new book

Touch Grass: Exploring Cannabis & Spirituality
January 25, 2023

Religious use of cannabis dates back thousands of years, including accounts of consuming hashish-infusedbhangfound in the oldest Hindu scriptural texts, and in even earlier shamanic traditions.To get in touch with thespiritual side of this revered (an