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Hi everybody, it's Bean. Welcome to an all-new, great moments in weed history. You know, I sometimes describe this as a true crime podcast, except all the crimes are victimless. Because when we celebrate the outlaws who ethically grew, smuggled, bred, sold, and distributed cannabis under threat of arrest

and imprisonment, those crimes are not only justifiable, they're commendable. Think about it.

The laws against weed would never have changed without people willing to break them. But this

week's episode is a real true crime story, one that ends with the

2019 murder of Tushar Artre, a Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur whose foray into the

gray market cannabis industry met a tragic end. At once a love story, a crime drama, and a who-done-it, this epic

story centers around a fascinating culture clash. My guest, to help tell the tale, is Scott Eden,

author of the riveting new book, A Killing in Cannabis. Now, as you might imagine, I've read a lot about weed in the last

20 years, and this is one of the most compelling books on the subject I've ever encountered.

Based on exhaustive research and in-depth interviews with dozens of people intimately involved

in the story, Scott wrote a page-turning book that takes

a penetrating look inside the sub-rosa world of cannabis as the plant moved towards full

legalization. Specifically, the story takes place in and around Santa Cruz, California, a coastal

town I called home for almost a decade.

I was incredibly impressed at Scott's ability to get so many rogue characters from that,

shall we say, tight-knit community to open up to him, and more so by his skill in bringing

them to life in print. While the book reads like a pop boiler or a thriller,

the author actually carefully avoids sensationalism

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