Meet the Brains Behind the OG Guide to Growing Weed

Meet the Brains Behind the OG Guide to Growing Weed

Author: David Bienenstock December 28, 2022 Duration: 55:23
In 1970, Bill Drake wrote the first modern guide to growing cannabis. Despite an FBI campaign to suppress this groundbreaking book, The Cultivator's Handbook of Marijuana would change the game forever by teaching millions of people how to overgrow the government. Based on his journeys around the world—including Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Mexico—Bill's writings on cultivation and connoisseurship over the last fifty years have served as the first draft of the modern history of this plant we all love. And at 81, he's most definitely still smoking. Help Make This Podcast Possible! Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to a video version of the show and extra seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible.  EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our Great Moments in Weed History podcast feed for 90+ episodes of our classic format, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every other Weednesday.

Great Moments in Weed History delves deep into humanity's 10,000+ year relationship with cannabis (a.k.a. marijuana) to explore the humor, heart, and historical importance of the planet's most revered and maligned plant. Hosted by David Bienenstock.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Great Moments in Weed History
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Speaking Truth to Flower [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:09
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Duration: 59:02
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Chef Roy Choi's Korean Tacos Kickstarted Stoner Cuisine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:26
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Cannabis in the Ancient World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:11
The archeological evidence proving weed played a central role in ancient spiritual practices—including the Judeo-Christian tradition—is irrefutable. But just as the plant's medicinal properties have long been denied by t…
Inside Thailand's Weed Revolution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:28
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…
Let's Overgrow the Government! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:45
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 can…
4/20 Started w/ a Treasure Map to a Weed Garden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:56
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