Gino & AJ from Speedweed

Guest: Gino

Date: 2016-06-07 | Duration: 2h 27m

Episode Overview

Gino and AJ from Speedweed join the conversation to share their extensive experience navigating California’s evolving cannabis industry. They discuss the early days of legalization, describing it as a “wild west” period marked by uncertain regulations and protection from prosecution. The duo highlights the challenges of compliance, zoning laws, and the ongoing tension between legal businesses and illicit growers. They also touch on the unique hurdles faced by dispensaries, such as restrictions on opening near churches and the complexities of operating within city limits like Los Angeles. The conversation delves into the versatile nature of hemp and cannabis, emphasizing hemp’s remarkable properties—from its nutritional value to industrial uses like textiles and even biodegradable materials. Gino and AJ explore the medicinal potential of cannabis, sharing insights on how it helps with mood regulation, epilepsy, and other conditions, while also acknowledging that effects vary by strain and individual. They recount their early experimentation with THC extraction and edible production, underscoring the innovation required to create compliant products in a shifting legal landscape. Throughout the episode, the guests and Joe Rogan reflect on broader societal issues, including the impact of prohibition, the promise of tax revenue from legalization, and the cultural shift toward acceptance. They also discuss the challenges of measuring impairment, the comparison between cannabis and alcohol, and the ongoing fight against outdated stigmas. The episode offers a candid look at the cannabis industry’s past, present, and future through the eyes of two pioneers deeply embedded in its growth.

Key Moments

– Cannabis Industry
– Marijuana Legalization
– Hemp Uses
– Cannabis Extraction
– Medical Marijuana
– Drug Policy Reform
– Psychedelic Research
– Nootropics
– Public Health
– Cannabis Compliance
– Cannabis Legislation
– Social Impact of Cannabis
– Cannabis Cultivation
– Cannabis Edibles
– Cannabis and Creativity
– Cannabis and Paranoia
– Historical Extinction Events
– Conspiracy Theories
– Drug Enforcement
– Cannabis Taxation
0:00:00 – Introduction and friendship with Gino
0:01:08 – Discussion of California's cannabis legal landscape
0:02:53 – Company compliance and legal dismissal
0:06:12 – Historical uses of hemp and textiles
0:07:30 – Nutritional benefits of hemp
0:08:17 – Industrial applications of hemp
0:09:28 – States participating in cannabis legalization
0:12:03 – Nicotine's effects and mood regulation
0:15:53 – Overview of LA's Prop D marijuana laws
0:18:35 – Universal basic income and social impact
0:23:03 – Comedy clubs and legal waivers discussion
0:27:05 – Legal risks and implications for performers
0:33:07 – Proposition 65 and cannabis industry challenges
0:36:51 – Penalties for cannabis possession
0:39:16 – Impact of cannabis legalization on crime rates
0:41:03 – Tax revenue debates on cannabis
0:43:05 – Comparison of alcohol and cannabis effects
0:46:58 – Caffeine content in energy drinks discussion
0:51:50 – Historical LSD experimentation
0:55:33 – Federal authorization for cannabis research
0:57:46 – Personal LSD usage experiences
1:00:24 – Marijuana's effects on paranoia and creativity
1:02:53 – Different marijuana strains and medicinal use
1:28:28 – Early THC extraction experiments
1:32:42 – Extraction process and homemade equipment
1:37:34 – Cannabis oil for medical treatment
1:39:31 – Seizure reduction with cannabis use
1:43:14 – Archaeological findings and extinction theories
1:48:37 – Meteor shower impact evidence discussion
2:01:36 – Potential societal collapse scenarios
2:04:35 – Solar cycles and long-term sun activity
2:07:45 – Opposition to marijuana legalization
2:10:19 – Collective cannabis membership and legality
2:14:46 – Driving impairment comparisons: alcohol vs cannabis
2:17:56 – Law enforcement testing for THC
2:19:31 – Historical perspective on cannabis prohibition
2:22:20 – Medical cannabis for epilepsy and ADD
2:23:42 – Closing remarks and episode thanks

Transcript Excerpt

Starting point is 00:00:00 some cool boss guy. Starting point is 00:00:19 First of all, Gino's been my friend for a long time, Starting point is 00:01:08 is that how it works well um it used to be called the wild west you know out here in california uh Starting point is 00:01:36 What we have is protection from prosecution. Starting point is 00:01:53 And you'll get your stuff back in a year and you guys will be fine. Starting point is 00:02:12 It's done. Starting point is 00:02:22 And so they give you the cash back? Starting point is 00:02:53 said, we've never seen a more compliant company in California and dismissed without prejudice. Starting point is 00:03:40 We all get things done and we all enjoy it. Starting point is 00:04:03 Yeah. Starting point is 00:04:18 Has anyone heard of that? Starting point is 00:04:43 Isn't it hilarious that opening them near churches is an issue? Starting point is 00:05:04 You know those things that they carry around? Starting point is 00:05:18 It was weed in there. Starting point is 00:05:47 Yes. Starting point is 00:06:12 Yeah, the textile. Because he owned the newspapers, he owned the temper industry. Starting point is 00:06:37 And hemp feels you can smoke it. Starting point is 00:06:51 grow it. They're starting to try to change Starting point is 00:07:12 Let's be really clear on that. Starting point is 00:07:30 It's like a full, complete amino acid profile. Starting point is 00:07:47 It's one of the best things that nature's Starting point is 00:08:03 this is like a fucking alien plant. Starting point is 00:08:17 You can make spaceships out of the shit it feels like. Starting point is 00:08:29 with a hemp parachute. Starting point is 00:08:48 Hemp goes in there, cleans it all out. Starting point is 00:09:11 Most people don't know. Starting point is 00:09:28 Well, don't you feel like – how long have you guys been in the business? Starting point is 00:09:45 So there was just one state. Starting point is 00:09:58 And CBD is, if you i...

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