Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

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John Lennon's Hash Bust Set Off an Immigration Battle for the Ages

4/23/2025 • 66 min

In 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 walke… Play episode

4/20 Special : Mylar Bag Art Show + "How The Waldos Created a High Holiday"
"Weed brings slack to the ever-tightening vice inside my body."
The Trailer Park Boys— 'Baked on a True Story'
From Rock Star to Weed Connoisseur
Bob Dylan Got the Beatles High for the First Time
Seth Ferranti: From LSD Kingpin to Weed Fugitive to Jailhouse Journalist
Ramon Reyes Went From Slanging Dime Bags to Leading an Industry
From 'Blair Witch' to GrowGirl
Holidaze Special: Santa's A Psychedelic Mushroom Shaman
In Search of A Cannabis Utopia
The Cornbread Mafia: Backcountry Weed Outlaws
Weed Shall Overcome (w/ Dr. Mariana Hoyo)
Hunter S. Thompson Ran for Sheriff on A Freak Power Platform
Weed Voter Guide + Secret Tapes Reveal War on Marijuana Was A Fraud!
Meet the Ultimate 'Cannabis Couple'
Your 'Burning Questions' About Weed Answered
"I Weed A Miracle Every Day" — The Grateful Dead Get Busted and Win
Higher Education: Now You Can Major in Cannabis Studies
From 'High Times' to 'Reefer Dadness'
America's Best Dispensary Has Deep Roots
An Outlaw Weed Smuggler Started The World's Most Prestigious Pot Contest
A 1972 Study Had 20 Young Women Smoke Weed for 98 Days In Total Isolation
Dennis Peron Put the Grass in Grassroots
Hip-Hop Lit The Fuse of Weed Freedom w/ Fab 5 Freddy
Where Do Weed Strains Come From?
Dropping Acid on Bicycle Day (4/20 Special Episode w/ Shane Mauss)
Carl Sagan and His Best Bud Get Blazed and Save the Universe
This Total Solar Eclipse Is Gonna Be Trippy AF
The Epic Tail of Ganjasaurus Rex (featuring Jon Gabrus)
I Answered Reddit's Weed Questions
Meet Magu—China's Ancient Hemp Goddess
The Outlaw Weed Mayor of Lake Tahoe
Meet Mila—Amsterdam's Hashish Queen
BAKE TO THE FUTURE: The Year in Weed + 2024 Predictions
Holidaze Special: Trippin' Balls with Santa Claus
How "Wooks" Pass the Torch of Weed Wisdom
The Pot Prince of Bel-Air
Freaky Beatniks Smoked Tea and Started the Legalization Movement
How Weed Growing Went Global (w/ Jorge Cervantes)
From Rope to Dope
Help Save America's Weed-basket!
From 'Bong Boy' to Pot Humorist
What Your Doctor Don’t Know (or Won’t Tell You) About Medical Marijuana
Planting Cannabis on the DEA’s Front Lawn Led to Washington, DC Legalizing…
Speaking Truth to Flower
7/10 Special: Hash's High Holiday w/ Roger from Puffco
Corruption, Lawsuits and Moldy Bud—WTF’s Going On With Legal Weed?
America's 1st Legal Weed Patient Smoked 10 Joints a Day Supplied By the Fe…
Chef Roy Choi's Korean Tacos Kickstarted Stoner Cuisine

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