From Rock Star to Weed Connoisseur

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian has won a Grammy and played on multi-platinum selling records, all fueled by the creative boost he gets from cannabis. In fact, he loves the plant so much he started his own brand, 22 Red, and serves as his own quality control expert. We talk about his first puff, the weed dealer who changed his life, the adventure and occasional pot-holes of trying to score good herb while touring the world, discovering sativas in Amsterdam, and why he became an outspoken advocate for legalization way back before that was cool. Check out Shavo's new solo band: Seven Hours After Violet Episode edited by Matthias Junker 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 150+ 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	I'm looking on everything.
0:05.0	I'm going to, welcome to an all-new great moments in weed history. On this episode, we're going to get lit with a legit rock star. System of a Down formed in California in 1994, and they've gone on to win a Grammy and release multiple platinum selling records.
0:39.7	They've also toured the world countless times, including this May, when they'll be playing
0:44.8	sold-out stadiums in South America. My guest, Chavo Adagian, is the bassist for that revered
0:52.6	heavy metal group. And he also fronts his own new solo project
0:56.7	seven hours after Violet. But naturally, Chavo and I spent most of our time together talking
1:02.9	about weed, including what it takes to maintain quality control at his own legal cannabis
1:09.6	company, 22 Red.
1:12.1	Shavo is a true connoisseur who over the years has used cannabis for creative inspiration,
1:18.1	and he's spoken up for our rights as an activist.
1:21.8	As always, our journey on this podcast begins with the very first time he ever encountered weed, uh, in this case,
1:30.1	by having smoke literally blown in his face. And then our conversation takes us chronic logically,
1:36.6	chronologically with a little weed pun twist through his incredible life story, all via the
1:42.9	prism of our favorite plant.
1:45.1	Some of the best adventures along the way happened because of the incredible lengths he had to go to while trying to score weed while touring around the country and around the world in a time long before dispensary.
1:59.1	And as you'll hear, Chavo still wants to try what you're growing.
2:03.1	In this case, to see if you've got what it takes to join his cultivation team.
2:09.0	So here's how it works, and I promise, when you listen to the episode, you're going to see this was all Chavo's idea.
2:15.0	You contact me, tell me about this incredible weed you're growing
2:20.0	via email info at great moments in weed history.com. We'll, uh, figure out a way for me to do a little
2:28.6	quality control of my own. If you pass my standards, I will pass that cannabis along to Shavo and where it goes
2:38.8	from there, who knows. Now, before we get into this interview, and it is one of my favorites in the
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