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Hi, everybody.

It's Bean. Welcome to an all-new, great moments in weed history. Let me ask you something, dear listener. Have you been making the most of hot box summer? I'm talking about visiting those special scenic smoke spots that only open up with the warm weather, like down at the

swimming hall, up on the roof, or, you know, that empty little dirt lot behind the Wendy's.

Listen, I know there's some really harsh shit going down in the world right now, but I truly

believe that's all the more reason to carve out the cosmic space

required to make your summertime sessions extra special, because cannabis is not only a bringer

of joy. It also helps us through times of anger, fear, and even despair.

The subject of today's episode, who passed away earlier this week, was certainly a shining

example of that.

Richard Lee's life changed forever in 1990 when he slipped on a catwalk while setting up the

lights for an Aosmith concert,

suffering a spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down.

A Texas native raised by conservative Republican parents,

Richard would dedicate his life to educating his family, the government,

and ultimately the entire country about medical cannabis.

Along the way, he transformed an eight-block stretch of Oakland, California, into a weed

autonomous zone lovingly known as Oaksterdam. It included his two cannabis coffee shops,

a medical cannabis dispensary, his political headquarters,

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