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Rec'd

Rec’d is a ten-part documentary series where we explore the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the twists and turns of adult-use cannabis legalization in California. With the help of industry leaders, celebrities, lawyers, growers, investors, and more, we try to make sense of what the hell actually happened when California flipped the switch on legal weed. Along the way, we’ll explore the state’s complex web of regulation and taxation, the monumental consequences of The War on Drugs, the long arm of Silicon Valley, the sudden death and eventual rebirth of Compassionate Care, and the ethics of chicken sandwiches. Join our hosts Brandi Moody, Reena Karia, and Christopher Trout as we reflect on two dizzying years of legal weed.

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Rec'd Episode 10: An alternate reality from 2019-12-20T18:49:16

It didn’t have to end like this, but here we are. Our journey through the labyrinth of legalization is over, and today we’re taking a look back at what’s become of California’s pioneeri...

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Rec'd Episode 9: Silicon Valley creep from 2019-12-11T19:27:42

If you need any evidence that Silicon Valley has wiggled its way into weed, you need look no further than the nickname for Prop 64: The Sean Parker Initiative. The founder of Napster an...

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Rec'd Episode 8: All weed everything from 2019-12-04T19:22:18

California opened the floodgates with legalization. Post-prohibition, pot is popping up everywhere: Yoga studios? Check. Nail salons? Yup. Japanese bathhouses? Mhmm. Your grandma’s nigh...

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Rec'd Episode 7: Dispatches from the Emerald Triangle from 2019-11-27T19:02:35

The Emerald Triangle: 10,000 square miles of mountainous terrain stretching over three counties, where it’s estimated 60 percent of all of the country’s weed is grown. Keeping track is ...

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Rec'd Episode 6: Law and Disorder from 2019-11-20T18:09:56

Weed people love to talk about the Gold Rush. As was the case with the Gold Rush, the Green Rush has seen an obscene amount of money poured into a volatile industry, and as was the case...

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Rec'd Episode 5: The equity lottery from 2019-11-13T18:49:09

On January 31st, 2018 Oakland, California made history with a bunch of bingo balls and a crowd full of hopeful dispensary owners. The city had invited 36 equity applicants from over-pol...

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Rec'd Episode 4: The sudden death of Compassionate Care from 2019-11-06T17:32:35

Wayne Justmann is a master shit talker. He also started the first medical marijuana ID program. Wayne was diagnosed with HIV in 1988. A few years later he met Dennis Peron, who founded ...

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Rec'd Episode 3: Weed Country renegade Matt Shotwell on Craigslist trapping and reality TV from 2019-10-30T17:59

In the new world of weed only the strong survive and Matt Shotwell, the merchant marine turned reality TV star with a 28-toed cat and a gold chrome tour bus, isn’t giving up yet. When h...

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Rec'd Episode 2: Whose responsibility is it anyway? from 2019-10-23T17:25:38

Corporate oversight? Accountability? Ethics? When California flipped the switch on legal weed, cannabis businesses found themselves grappling with issues largely foreign to the illicit ...

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Rec'd Episode 1: Lighting the fuse from 2019-10-14T20:17:47

Lori Ajax, Chief of the newly minted Bureau of Cannabis Control, didn’t know what hit her when voters passed Prop 64, legalizing recreational marijuana in California. Overnight, she was...

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