The Hash

Vice producer and High Times’ West Coast editor David Bienenstock says there’s a war coming for the soul of pot. Arm yourself with knowledge from his huge new book release “How To Smoke Pot (Properly)”, which he discusses with The Hash podcast.

Marijuana’s aphrodisiac qualities have gone mainstream in the weed sex lube Foria. Listen in as the The Hash gets Foria founder and director Matthew Gerson to open up about his past as a college dropout who followed the Grateful Dead; part of a regular segment The Hash calls "High Five."

The makers of Foria Pleasure are back with a remedy for menstrual cramps and swelling as a marijuana suppositories trend takes off.

Brendan Hill (also the drummer of the legendary Blues Traveler) and Steven Kessler, co-owners of Seattle's high-end pot shop Paper and Leaf, share their favorite songs to listen to stoned. Along the way they entertain us with some hilarious college memories, stories from Blues Traveler tours and even some impassioned singing.

Three tips for surviving California’s new medical marijuana regulations, from tax authority Fiona Ma, — a CPA and Board Member at the California State Board of Equalization

The Hash's Max Savage Levenson hops a ferry from downtown Seattle out to Bainbridge Island to pay a visit to Paper and Leaf, the recreational pot store owned by Blues Traveler drummer Brendan Hill and Steven Kessler. Listen in as Hill and Kessler give us a behind-the scenes look at surviving in the legal, boutique pot game, from coping with their insane tax burden to getting seniors excited about cannabis.

Funk's elder statesman George Clinton discusses Kendrick Lamar, why he goes for cannabis and his inner demons in this special exclusive on the Hash.

California official Fiona Ma calls for a highly unconventional state depository to boost tax compliance, and public safety.

Learn what independent growers and breeders should be doing now — at the dawn of cannabis gene sequencing — in order to stymie a takeover by the likes of Monsanto when weed becomes fully legal. The Hash’s Max Savage Levenson catches up with Dr. Reggie Gaudino, Ph.D, Director of Genetics from Steep Hill Labs, at the cannabis industry’s first technology conference, the New West Summit in San Francisco.

Longtime marijuana reform activist Debby Goldsberry sits down with the Hash's Max Savage Levenson to chat 30-foot bongs, the wrath of Reagan, her inspiration to join the fight for legalization and where she's headed next.

Will Bronson, founder of Active Management and manager for Run the Jewels, Killer Mike, Berner and countless other hip-hops stars, breaks down the top five songs that he associates with the herb.

David Bienenstock discusses the glorious green growth industry of marijuana-infused creams, balms and ointments in this episode of the Hash.

Troy Dayton from the angel investor network, The Arc View Group, explains why legal cannabis isn't quite ready for public investment, and how to avoid weed’s new Wolves of Wall Street.

Pot legalizers tend to have a lot of trouble connecting with aging seniors. Enter Sue Taylor, the Bay Area's greatest advocate for connecting seniors to cannabis. David Downs has her story.

Join the Hash's David Downs on September 17 at Rock Steady in uptown Oakland (1741 San Pablo)for a night of conversation with some of the Bay Area's most prominent names in cannabis lit: Stephen DeAngelo, Ellen Komp, Cheri Sicard and Michael Backes.