The Pot Prince of Bel-Air

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Todd McCormick’s weed journey began when his mom handed him a joint on the way home from chemotherapy. As a survivor of pediatric cancer, he later advocated for the plant’s legalization alongside legends of the cannabis movement like Jack Herer, Brownie Mary, Dennis Peron and Dr. Lester Grinspoon. Getting busted for growing medical cannabis at a mansion in Bel-Air made him an international cannabis cause célèbre, but that's just one part of his incredible story. Todd also forged lasting friendships with weed icons like Tommy Chong, Woody Harrelson, Bill Maher and Hugh Hefner. We get into all that and much more in this "two-joint" interview. ALSO: Check out Todd's book How to Grow Medical Marijuana and his two documentary films, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High and The Culture High Todd also operates the Authentic Genetics Seed Company EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 90+ episodes of our classic Great Moments in Weed History 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 versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible

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0:00.0	Hi there, it's Bean. Welcome to an all-new great moments in weed history. First, let me say a big
0:08.1	congratulations to our many listeners in Ohio where voters just resoundingly approved cannabis
0:15.3	legalization. That's right. We legalized it. We turn now to issue two where Ohioans voted to legalize recreational
0:22.6	marijuana. News 5's Jonathan Walsh, live in Columbus with supporters who helped get this past. So
0:28.2	Jonathan, how are they feeling right now? Well, Rob, they feel great. Best of all, the new law
0:32.7	allows for at home cultivation of up to 12 plants on a property where at least two adults live or
0:39.7	six plants if you're doing it, loner, stoner style. And let me also add a sincere
0:45.5	congratulations to those of you still stuck living someplace where weed is prohibited. Because
0:52.1	this is your victory too. Every new jurisdiction that stops
0:57.0	arresting people for choosing to embrace this plant brings us one step closer to a world where
1:03.4	all of us are free to get high in peace. In this weeds episode, we're going to meet a freedom
1:10.4	fighter who actually first
1:12.2	faced arrest in Ohio in 1995 while driving through the state with 30 pounds of pot
1:19.8	marked not for sale, medical use only. It would turn out to be just one of several arrests
1:27.2	and incarcerations. Todd McCormick
1:30.1	would have to suffer in his long cannabis career, but don't worry, as you're about to hear,
1:36.4	he's landed in a beautiful place. What's most incredible about Todd's journey with weed is that
1:42.0	it started when he was just a kid whose mother handed him a lit
1:45.8	joint on the way home from chemotherapy. As a survivor of pediatric cancer, he has never stopped
1:52.8	working to share that same healing plant with others. Along the way, he's advocated alongside
2:00.1	legends of the cannabis movement like Jack Herr, Brownie Mary, and Dennis Perone,
2:05.5	while writing an influential book about cultivation and going on to produce the breakthrough documentaries,
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