An Outlaw Weed Smuggler Started The World's Most Prestigious Pot Contest

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Tim Blake has proliferated the cannabis plant since the early 1970s. About twenty years ago, he left the outlaw life behind to put himself on the frontlines of the fight for legalization. Along the way, he founded the Emerald Cup, the world’s most prestigious cannabis competition. This August the Emerald Cup will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a two day event in Oakland. In advance of that auspicious occasion, Tim took us on a wild ride through his life in weed. Listener note: This is a "two joint episode," if you're trying to toke along at home. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 120+ episodes of Great Moments in Weed History, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday.

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody.
0:03.0	Hi, everybody!
0:04.0	It's Bean.
0:25.2	Welcome to an all-new great moments in weed history. Our guest, this week is an accomplished weed smuggler, turned outdoor farmer, turned indoor grower, turned advocate for regenerative cannabis agriculture.
0:37.2	That's right.
0:38.1	We're about to meet someone who's been serving our side in the war on weed while staying
0:44.6	literally one step ahead of the law since the early 1970s.
0:50.1	And then, about 20 years ago, Tim Blake, our esteemed guest, left the outlaw life behind
0:58.0	to put himself on the front lines of the fight for legalization. And oh yeah, along the way,
1:05.1	he founded the Emerald Cup, the world's most prestigious cannabis competition. Long-time listeners to this podcast know that
1:14.8	I've been honored to serve as a judge at the Emerald Cup, which I've attended every year
1:20.0	for nearly a decade. And let me tell you, I'm not a quitter, but I actually bowed out of
1:26.2	judging cannabis flour at the Emerald Cup a few years ago.
1:30.3	Here's how I explained that difficult decision in an article for Leithley.
1:36.3	With great flower comes great responsibility.
1:39.3	And nobody on earth has a greater collection of flour than the judges at the Emerald Cup, the annual
1:45.4	cannabis celebration and competition that tasks a panel of experts with identifying California's
1:52.0	finest buds from among hundreds of entries.
1:55.6	But here's the hard truth.
1:57.6	No matter how much herb you smoke, not everyone is cracked up to be an Emerald Cup judge.
2:03.6	Despite devoting a lot of time and energy to the process, ultimately I had to admit I was smoking more than a bit over my head.
2:12.6	So out of respect to the growers, I gave up my chair.
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