Episode 05 - California Cannabis Opportunities Now with Amanda Reiman

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Episode 05 - California Cannabis Opportunities Now with Amanda Reiman

On this week’s episode of Shaping Fire, Amanda Reiman of the Drug Policy Alliance joins host Shango Los to discuss the new cannabis related entrepreneurial opportunities in California after the passing of Proposition 64. The conversation covers licensed cannabis producing opportunities as well as opportunities in corollary services like products, software and compliance. The future of 215 medical cannabis in California is discussed as well. This is episode one of a two part series dedicated to the passing of Proposition 64. Next week we speak with Hezekiah Allen of California Growers Association about the future of artisanal small farm producers under Proposition 64.

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Episode 04 - Regulating the Regulators with John Novak

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Episode 04 - Regulating the Regulators with John Novak

On this episode of Shaping Fire, podcast host Shango Los speaks with John Novak, founder of 420Leaks.com about citizen oversight of cannabis regulators at the state level. With more and more states licensing cannabis, it is essential for citizens to monitor rule makers in their state to ensure they are not unfairly influenced by lobbyist groups seeking to implement their own agenda. In this interview, John Novak shares some of his experiences working on the front lines of cannabis policy and he makes suggestions for everyday tactics that can be used to obtain information on the inner workings of cannabis regulators.

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Episode 03 - The History of Humans and Cannabis with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal

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Episode 03 - The History of Humans and Cannabis with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal

On this episode of Shaping Fire, podcast host Shango Los speaks with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal about the historical relationship between the cannabis plant and humans. The story starts some 30,000 years ago with the development of cannabinoids in the plant and extends around the entire planet as humans propagate Cannabis everywhere they go. Dr. Aggarwal's riveting account will give you a more solid understanding of the role Cannabis has played in our history and further insight into the absurdity of its prohibition.

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Episode 02 - Why Does Facebook Hassle Cannabis? - Lauren Gibbs

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Episode 02 - Why Does Facebook Hassle Cannabis? - Lauren Gibbs

In this episode of Shaping Fire, podcast host Shango Los chats with Lauren Gibbs of Rise Above Social Media about her #ENDTHECANNABAN campaign and discusses the possible motivations and solutions to Facebook and Instagram's lack of clarity about their cannabis content advertising guidelines.

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