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Today, cannabis is misunderstood in India more than ever. Its non-psychoactive variant - hemp - gets more hate than Mondays. Never has a plant so useful been demonized for its ancestry. With over 25,000 products including baby diaper and a car, why hasn't cannabis taken root in the agrarian economy of India - one of its earliest users since 2000 BC?
Tune in to The We.Ed Podcast and uncover with us - from discovery to who led to its systematic demonization to how India can benefit from rethinking its stance on the world's next most useful cash crop.
We.Ed is a cannabis focussed media company with a diversified content portfolio spanning education to entertainment. Our goal is to support and activate communities across India through education about this one miracle plant that can change the path of human future.
Viki Vaurora, the founder of The Great Legalization Movement, is no ordinary man because his ways are not. His efforts cured a woman of cancer. Full points for guessing what the medication was. Question is - how far will a man go to realize his dream of sustainable and affordable healthcare for all? Stream this episode with an open mind.
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Discussing Cannabis in public is a social boo-boo in India. Folks get red-faced at the mention of the C word in a family get-together. But our guest Priya Mishra a.k.a Hempvati, a leading and one of the few female Cannabis activists in India, has nothing to fear. She is in love with the plant and her parents approve of this everblooming relationship. Par log kya kahenge? Stream right away.
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The season is fly; we be lazy. So, we put RJ Mantra not only in the episode but the title too. Feeling unapologetic, will never delete. That's repeat listens for you - discover how he perceived the plant in his childhood, why the plant needs storytellers, and why Bikesh Das is cooler than Bhaskar Bose. Waise, can you guess our next guests from Mantra’s shoutouts?
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202Won is just a meme. 2021 could be the year for Cannabis. One that we all should look forward to. Stream the last circle of the first season for updates that made us go YAY!
Business and all is fine, but whoever said it was going to be easy was just on a different plane. Listen to this one before you setup that current account.
If you feel that India is not yet ready for a Cannabis market, then you have to hear about these companies. Tune in right away.
What will you gain from the Indian Cannabis market? Well, a lot if you start right away. Listen in for an introduction to the scene in India.
So you want to be in the game for the money? No problem! Just a couple of things that you will have to bear in mind before setting up that Cannabis venture in India. And we have plenty of examples this time. Learn from them we say!
If it wasn’t for enterprises like B.E. Hemp, we wouldn’t have been even this () close to buying hemp products online in India. What a classic Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner chase that would have resulted in, between buyers and sellers.
Fortunately, the real world is not as disappointing. And in it, Elston Menezes, co-founder of B.E. Hemp, wants you to be real, be Indian, be hemp. Tune in to this week’s special episode for more on Elston’s method of advocating Cannabis in India.
How do you prove innocence of a plant? By demonstrating its usefulness to lawmakers. Stream now and come back for more on Cannabis next week.
What did the British Raj conclude after its survey on Cannabis usage in India in 1893? What is the Ministry of AYUSH’s take on the plant? Stream now!
Michael Thompson has been languishing in prison since 1994. His crime? Selling 3 lbs. of Cannabis. But you can set him free. Tune in to know how.
Laws can be counterproductive. Listen in for a crash course on the systemic subjugation of Cannabis.
The laws will curb illicit drug trafficking, they said. Wrongdoers will be booked for their nefarious intentions, they said. But as we know it, the various laws on Cannabis have caused more harm than good to the plant and its beneficiaries. Stream Circle 103 and its passes for more on these laws and how baby steps are being taken to make this plant accessible to cultivators and consumers again.
Can decriminalization of a plant curb crime? Stream now to know which countries have flipped The War on Drugs on its head. And don’t forget to tune in next week for more on the laws that’ve damaged the image of Cannabis.
It took one man to vilify the image of Cannabis. Stream this pass to know more about the misguided rage against this wonder plant.
You won’t believe what put Cannabis out of business in the US in 1700s. Stream now to discover Cannabis’ enemy#1 from the plant kingdom.
Emperor Shen Nung is the Father of Chinese Medicine. Any guesses on which plant he trusted the most? Stream now to know!
Cannabis passed the vibe check in China in 6000 BC. India embraced it in 2000 BC. Europeans welcomed it into their lives in 1200 BC. The founding fathers of America cultivated it with great enthusiasm in the late 1700s. And yet Cannabis is classified as a ‘Schedule 1 Drug’ today. Why? Stream Circle 02 to take a walk through the history of Cannabis, its usage, and its vilification. And don’t forget to stream this week’s passes.
This is your crash course on the ancient and modern uses of Cannabis. Come back again for more anecdotes on this miracle plant in the next Circle of The We.Ed Podcast.
It was love at first sight in 2000 BC. Indians couldn’t believe what they had discovered. Couple of centuries and uses later, Cannabis was declared sacred in Atharva Veda. By then we had found several uses for the plant – clothes, paper, ropes, sails, food recipes, medicines. So then, what changed in 1985? Stream Circle 01 to get to the root of Cannabis’ demonization, and why it's time to accept this plant.
Don’t forget to stream the 1st Pass after Circle 01. It’s more snack-able than your protein bar!