Episode 16: Pot Smuggling 2.0
Investigative journalist Chris Walker takes a deep dive into a massive smuggling ring that passed itself off as a legitimate cannabis business in Colorado.
Episode 15: At War with the War on Drugs
From opposite coasts, two stories about the tangled web of racism, policing and the war on drugs.
Episode 14: A Drug Test In The Delivery Room
When Gale had her first child recently, it set into motion a chain of events that highlight the ways legal cannabis can still clash with policies meant to protect children.
Episode 13: Opioids, Pot and Pain
There’s a crisis in this country of opioid addiction and overdose death, and it’s tied intimately with how we respond to pain.
Episode 12: The Medical Marijuana O.G.
Even though we’ve talked about how California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, we were WRONG! It turns out an unlikely deep South state was technically the first state to legalize.
Episode 11: Willie Nelson: America’s Favorite Pot Smoker
Country music legend Willie Nelson is known for a lot of things, including his unabashed love for marijuana and his advocacy for legalization. Ann Marie sat down with Willie to talk about his decades of activism, and his hopes for the future.
Bonus: Got Cannabis Questions? Dial-A-Nurse
The Leaf 411 hotline, staffed by seen nurses, launched last fall — before the pandemic. Now, one of the nurses sees herself as a different kind of “essential worker.”
Bonus: Edible For Your Thoughts? A Pandemic Check-In
How are you doing? We’re checking in with a dealer in NYC who says a cooped up city has been good for business. An anxious listener who says weed helps to untie the knot in her stomach. And another listener who says cannabis is helping him grieve a loved one.
Bonus: Pot For Panic In A Pandemic
During this pandemic, it’s okay to feel like your mental state is a bit more fragile than normal. Join Ann as she delves into the complicated feelings and the science of using weed to cope.
Bonus: Live From Boston
It was a night to remember: The On Something team headed to Massachusetts for our first-ever live episode. Ann traded notes on legalization with three reporters from the Boston Globe’s cannabis team.