Plants of the Gods: S2E1. Marijuana: Why Cann...

How do Indigenous knowledge and Western science come together in the study of nature and plant medicine? Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, a chemical biologist and author of The Spirit of the Rainforest, joins Dr. Mark Plotkin to explore ethnobotany, animal self-medication, and the idea ...  Show more

Wade Davis, celebrated author and anthropologist, joins Mark Plotkin for a personal reflection on the life and legacy of legendary ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. Davis traces Schultes' journey from his transformative encounter with peyote to his decades-long odyssey throug ...  Show more

In honor of 4/20, the girlies walk you through the hazy history of a most special substance: marijuana. In the first of two episodes, they discuss how weed has been used throughout history to treat medical maladies and help people connect with the spirit ...

The 5th anniversary of Sci Guys means it’s high time we spoke about marijuana. Literally… It’s high time. Check out Noah’s music: https://tr.ee/f9DikNPhdQMassive thanks to Evan for vision mixing and keeping us relatively sane: https://youtube.com/evanYou can WATCH the podcast ove ...  Show more

¿Con qué ideas creciste y qué sabes de la marihuana, formalmente conocida como Cannabis? ¿Por qué se le ha puesto tanto interés a su legalización en los últimos años? ¿Es seguro el consumo del cannabis? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un consumo medicinal y un consumo recreativo? ¿Q ...  Show more

In 1970, marijuana was classified as a schedule 1 drug in the United States: the strictest designation possible, meaning it was completely illegal and had no recognized medical uses. Today, marijuana's therapeutic benefits are widely acknowledged, but a growing recognition for it ...  Show more