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Plants of the Gods: S4E10. Cannabis: Seeing Through the Smoke

Plants of the Gods: S4E10. Cannabis: Seeing Through the Smoke

FromPlants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast


Plants of the Gods: S4E10. Cannabis: Seeing Through the Smoke

FromPlants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jun 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Season 4 of Plants of the Gods wraps up today with an episode featuring Peter Grinspoon, MD, cannabis specialist at Harvard Medical School. During this conversation, Dr. Plotkin and Dr. Grinspoon discuss everything from the pain-relieving and uplifting qualities of cannabis sought by people with chronic illnesses to marijuana in popular culture (cannabis trilogy to brush up on your history!), as well as his father’s successful efforts to fend off the Nixon Administration’s attempts to deport John Lennon because of a cannabis conviction. Join us today for this captivating interview.
Released:
Jun 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (52)

“Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation” is a new and unique podcast focusing on the hallucinogenic plants and fungi whose impact on world culture and religion – and healing potential - is only now beginning to be appreciated as never before. Unlike other podcasts relating to these issues, “Plants of the Gods” is hosted by renowned ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin, a Harvard and Yale-trained scientist who has been studying the healing plants and shamans of the Amazon rainforest for almost four decades. An award-winning scientist and best selling author, Dr, Plotkin is a spellbinding storyteller who will be speaking from personal experience and will be joined by other leaders in the field.