Posts tagged criminal justice
Potcast 202: Cannabis and the Unjust Criminal Justice System

During our chat, Loriel Alegrete explains the conspiracy that changed her life and inspired her cannabis business, 40 Tons. She also pulls back the curtain on the war on drugs with firsthand insight into our unjust criminal justice system and what we can do to inspire hope and connection for those incarcerated for non-violent cannabis crimes. And I offer my two cents on how we can help smooth the transition for the formerly incarcerated stepping back into a world high on propaganda and cancel culture. Meet next week’s potcast guest in the Sustainability Roll-Up sponsored by OCB rolling papers.

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Potcast 144: The Big Pivot

Bruce Perlowin was once a famous marijuana smuggler but became an entrepreneur as he shifted his focus towards hemp over a decade ago. He saw the many biodiverse uses of hemp, the potential that it had, and recognized that hemp would become the future of the cannabis industry. Bruce and I discuss hemp farming, a desert hempathon, the rise of the cannabinoid known as Cannabigerol (CBG), and the importance of getting non-violent cannabis prisoners out of jail and back on their feet.

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Potcast 143: Life Beyond Bars

Lorenzo Mora spent over thirty years incarcerated in the State of California. On today's potcast, Lorenzo shares his firsthand account of life in the prison system giving us a glimpse at the effects of the decades of pocket-lining legislation that enables the prison industrial complex. We’re celebrating Lorenzo's first anniversary of freedom and the unique yet universal life lessons we face as human beings.

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