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The 420 Show
In November, Californians voted to legalize recreational marijuana and hemp use. The repeal of such a longstanding prohibition in a state as large as ours means that the rollout will be slow, detailed and tailored to each municipality. The financial implications will be huge. For our last show of the year we revisit our 420 show, which first aired the Saturday before the election.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenIn November, Californians voted to legalize recreational marijuana and hemp use. The repeal of such a longstanding prohibition in a state as large as ours means that the rollout will be slow, detailed and tailored to each municipality. The financial implications will be huge. For our last show of the year we revisit our 420 show, which first aired the Saturday before the election.
In this episode
5 storiesPuff puff pass
One of the most eagerly awaited and controversial items on California's ballot this year was Proposition 64. Now that voters have green-lighted the measure, we're dying to know how the measure will change things here, beyond making recreational use of marijuana legal. Will we soon see pot-smoking party buses in LA?
Read the story13 minThe Julia Child of weed
After a friend's mother was diagnosed with cancer, a guy named Jeff — he declined to reveal his last name so we'll just call him "the 420 Chef" — started making edibles. Jeff the 420 Chef has published a whole cookbook of cannabis-infused recipes called The 420 Gourmet: The Elevated Art of Cannabis Cuisine .
Read the story18 minOur munchies montage
We don't want to make sweeping generalizations, but we think it's probably safe to say that most of you listening to the show have been high at least once or know someone who has inhaled. In that spirit, we dispatched our producer Joseph Stone to Venice Beach to find out what people reach for when they get the munchies.
Read the story5 minA "flower" tasting
Our former supervising producer, Gillian Ferguson , now a freelance food writer and producer in Los Angeles, recently attended a very special dinner that featured food and wine paired with joints.
Read the story9 minWhat Prop 64 means for California farmers
The legalization of marijuana and hemp will have a huge impact on the agricultural industry in California. Will growers start putting some of their acreage in marijuana and hemp instead of carrots and grapes? How much water will be required to grow all that marijuana and hemp? Could hemp be planted as a cover crop all over the state?
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