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The Free Weed podcast reaches its centennial episode! Danny and Mike talk to "Guru of Ganja" and celebrated pot grow book author and activist Ed Rosenthal about his career in cultivation journalism, his return to the pages of High Times magazine and his latest books, Beyond Buds Next Generation: Marijuana Concentrates and Cannabis Infusions and Marijuana Harvest: Maximizing Quality and Yield in Your Cannabis Garden. Also, the 100th episode of Free Weed features our Strain of the Fortnight, tips for essential growroom necessities and answers to questions from listeners.Episode 100 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes. Subscribe to Free Weed on iTunes.Email us: freeweedpodcast@gmail.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 99 of Free Weed features a chat with legendary grower and High Times alum Kyle Kushman, recorded live over 4/20 weekend at the 2018 SoCal Cannabis Cup.Kyle was actually the first-ever guest on Free Weed back in 2011. Now he makes his long-awaited return to talk about growing craft-quality cannabis on a larger scale (and much more).Episode 99 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes. Subscribe to Free Weed on iTunes.Email us: freeweedpodcast@gmail.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 98 of Free Weed skates into the summertime with an interview with four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty, who explains how cannabis saved him from a lifetime of alcohol and pain pill abuse (20:20). Danny and Mike also chat with Johno from "The Johno Show," which was recently purged from YouTube for pot content (7:15). Plus, cultivation tips on environmental control in the growroom and beating the summer heat (46:00) as well as cultivation Q&A (53:20) and much more!Episode 98 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes. Subscribe to Free Weed on iTunes.Email us: freeweedpodcast@gmail.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 97 of Free Weed features a discussion from the 2018 Michigan Cannabis Cup with our friends from Hurricane Hydroponics about plant nutrient needs, proper feeding during different growth cycles and flushing out your grow medium of excess salts and minerals (17:30).Danny and Mike also discuss the Amsterdam Cannabis Cup (1:25) and the DEA's recently released slang terms for cannabis (9:05). Plus, our Strain of the Fortnight (40:20), a cultivation segment on ice water hash extraction (41:55) and cultivation questions from listeners answered by Danny (51:00).Subscribe to Free Weed on iTunes.Email us: freeweedpodcast@gmail.comEpisode 97 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 96 of Free Weed features a conversation with the Waldos—the Bay Area group that created the cannabis code 420—recorded live at the 2018 NorCal Cannabis Cup in Santa Rosa, California. The Waldos join Danny and Mike to explain the origins of 420 and debunk a number of myths about the mystical marijuana cipher.Subscribe to Free Weed on iTunes.Email us: freeweedpodcast@gmail.comEpisode 96 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 95 of Free Weed features an all-female panel of growers and hash-makers recorded live at the 2018 High Times Michigan Cannabis Cup in June. Guests Nichole West from COWA Science, Cannabis Cup winner Jessica "Mrs. Berry Kush" Speck, Ash Bo Hash of Cpt. Kush Concentrates and Elaine Keevin of Excelsior Extracts discuss their pot cultivation techniques as well as the unique challenges faced by women in the cannabis industry and community.Episode 95 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 94 of the Free Weed podcast features legendary cannabis breeder DJ Short (24:05), creator of strains like Blueberry, Flo and Old Time Moonshine. Plus, Danny and Mike discuss the upcoming Amsterdam Cannabis Cup (3:15) and run down the latest marijuana news (7:15). And, for the first time ever, Dan and Mike argue about the news (18:00). The cultivation section features a detailed breakdown of wet versus dry cannabis trimming (48:20) and, as always, Danny answers listeners’ grow questions (53:00). Episode 94 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 93 takes root with Danny and Mike discussing the epic news that High Times is going public (1:25) as well as recent marijuana law-reform news from Canada and New York (7:15).The interview, recorded live at the 2018 NorCal Cannabis Cup, features Crockett from Crockett Family Farms speaking on proper cultivation techniques, his signature strain Tangie and how Mom and Pop weed growers can compete with corporate cannabis (13:30).Also, don't miss our Strain of the Fortnight and grow Q&A (36:15).Episode 93 is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes.    Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 92 of the Free Weed podcast springs forth with an epic interview with Mike from Exotic Genetix, recorded live at the 2018 NorCal Cannabis Cup. Learn more about Exotic’s pot growing techniques, the art of marijuana seed breeding and much more (20:45).  Plus, Danny and Mike revisit "Sports on Drugs" (3:05) and preview the August 2018 issue of High Times magazine—on newsstands now (12:00). And, as always, Danny answers listeners’ grow questions (50:05). Episode 92 of Free Weed from Danny Danko is brought to you by BC Northern Lights grow boxes.   Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 91 of Free Weed features interviews with cultivation reporter THCaeczar, who stops by to talk seeds and strains, and comedian Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling, who discusses comedy, Howard Stern and cannabis as an alternative to alcohol abuse. Plus, the long awaited return of Sports on Drugs!Our cultivation segment includes Strain of the Fortnight, Puff or Pass on harvesting and, as always, grow Q&A.Episode 91 of Free Weed is brought to you by BC Northern Lights Grow Boxes.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 90 of Free Weed features an interview with Oregon craft marijuana grower Jesse Peters of Eco Firma Farms (5:55). Listen in on the conversation about sustainable and eco-friendly indoor pot farming techniques and the unique conditions of doing business in a state with an overabundance of weed.  Our cannabis cultivation segment (26:30) takes on ideal growroom temperature and humidity levels during all stages of growth (and harvest) and, as always, Danny answers grow questions from listeners.Episode 90 is brought to you by BC Northern Lights growboxes. Visit bcnorthernlights.com.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Free Weed is back! After a brief two-and-a-half-year break, High Times senior cultivation editor Danny Danko and editor-in-chief Mike Gianakos return with episode 89 of Free Weed.This episode features a preview of the June and July issues of High Times (6:35), an interview with legendary grower Chemdog (11:15), Strain of the Fortnight (31:25), cloning tips and tricks (36:10) and, as always, we answer listeners’ grow questions (46:05).Episode 89 of Free Weed is sponsored by BC Northern Lights. Use the code “Danko-Can” and get six months of free nutrients with purchase of a grow box.   Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Ryan is the famed co-author of, Sex at Dawn and the author of the soon to be released, Civilized to Death: Why Everything's Amazing but Nobody's Happy. You've seen Chris and his work everywhere including: MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, Playboy, The Washington Post, Time, and now High Times Green Room. Chris talks to us about his relationship to marijuana and other psychedelics over the years, his lack of ambition and what it's like hosting one of the most popular podcasts on thinking, Tangentially Speaking. Enjoy the show!

Chris Ryan is the famed co-author of, Sex at Dawn and the author of the soon to be released, Civilized to Death: Why Everything's Amazing but Nobody's Happy. You've seen Chris and his work everywhere including: MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, Playboy, The Washington Post, Time, and now High Times Green Room. Chris talks to us about his relationship to marijuana and other psychedelics over the years, his lack of ambition and what it's like hosting one of the most popular podcasts on thinking, Tangentially Speaking. Enjoy the show!

Al Harrington played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He's retired and has moved on to his second career:  cannabis. Working to become a pot mogul, Al sat down to divulge the inspiration behind his two cannabis brands, Viola Extracts and Harrington Wellness and what it was like to interview former NBA commissioner, David Stern. Enjoy the show!