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Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In 1996, Sweet Leaf Collective began bicycle-delivering donated cannabis to terminally-ill AIDS patients. By "running tight game," Sweetleaf's founder flew under the radar for decades while simultaneously expanding the operation to provide millions of dollars in free weed annually. Abdullah and Bean share a sesh with "Sweet Leaf Joe" to hear his inspirational story firsthand, including tales of the countless people and communities he's been able to support along the way. EPISODE SPONSOR: LIFTED MADE Cannabis is meant to be shared, and our newest sponsor Lifted Made has found one of the most accessible ways to do it... with hemp-derived novel cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, Delta-9, Delta-10, THC-O, HHC, CBN, CBG and more. EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our Great Moments in Weed History podcast feed for 70+ episodes of our classic format, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible.

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0:00.0	Hey, how's it going, folks? It's Abdullah and Bean. And welcome to another episode of great moments
0:07.1	in weed history. We've got another fantastic interview for you today with a fella named Sweet
0:14.7	Leaf Joe. Now, this guy embodies everything that we like to see in cannabis when it comes to compassion, when it
0:22.8	comes to altruism, when it comes to trying to get the plant to the people who need it the most.
0:28.5	He's been at it for a really, really long time, and we salute him for it.
0:33.1	His story is absolutely incredible.
0:35.1	It's very, very moving.
0:36.3	And we hope that it inspires everybody
0:38.4	listening to put a little bit of generosity into our cannabis experience of the world. Isn't that
0:46.1	right being? Yeah, absolutely. This story will take you back to the grassroots era of cannabis
0:52.5	distribution, to the open heart era of cannabis, to the time when people
0:57.5	were risking their freedom to provide this plant to the people in need. I know we were both
1:04.2	incredibly inspired by this story, and in particular, how Sweet Leaf Joe took some of his own,
1:10.5	as he describes them, mental health challenges
1:12.7	and found that helping people and bringing this plant to the world not only helped those people
1:20.1	that he reached out to, but really helped himself. And a little note on the organization that he
1:25.6	founded, the Sweet Leaf Collective began in San Francisco in
1:29.3	1996. That's the year that California voters passed Prop 215, the first statewide medical cannabis
1:36.4	law. In the beginning, Sweet Leaf provided access to cannabis for five AIDS patients, and as you're
1:42.9	about to hear from the organization's founder, they grew
1:46.2	from there into a statewide movement providing millions of dollars worth of free cannabis to patients
1:52.4	in need throughout California. You can also hear how you can get involved and either help
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