Chapter
The Rise of Medical Marijuana
30:53 - 35:49 (04:55)
The host reminisces about his experience with a less-than-legitimate pot doctor near Venice Beach and reflects on the current state of medical marijuana in the United States.
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The speaker describes their first experience visiting a medical marijuana doctor near Venice Beach, where the doctor was signing prescriptions as a retirement plan and wearing a lab coat.
30:53 - 32:30 (01:37)
Summary
The speaker describes their first experience visiting a medical marijuana doctor near Venice Beach, where the doctor was signing prescriptions as a retirement plan and wearing a lab coat.
ChapterThe Rise of Medical Marijuana
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PodcastBehind the Bastards
Reflecting on the opioid crisis, it is evident that the mistake made by the government and Purdue was believing pain pills couldn't be addictive in comparison to other drugs.
32:30 - 34:33 (02:03)
Summary
Reflecting on the opioid crisis, it is evident that the mistake made by the government and Purdue was believing pain pills couldn't be addictive in comparison to other drugs. This belief led to an underestimation of the drugs and resulted in a wave of addiction and overdose.
ChapterThe Rise of Medical Marijuana
EpisodePart One: The Sackler Family: America's Deadliest Drug Dealers
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In the late 1990s, advocacy groups including the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and Purdue's Partners Against Pain, backed doctors who supported opioid treatment for chronic pain, creating a controversial war on pain and contributing to the opioid crisis.
34:33 - 35:49 (01:15)
Summary
In the late 1990s, advocacy groups including the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and Purdue's Partners Against Pain, backed doctors who supported opioid treatment for chronic pain, creating a controversial war on pain and contributing to the opioid crisis.