{"podcast":{"title":"Great Moments in Weed History","slug":"great-moments-in-weed-history-63941","podcast_index_feed_id":63941,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SPM3190486670","website_url":"http://www.greatmomentsinweedhistory.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/88ffe37c-7ce1-11e9-b94f-f70d241623a5/image/uploads_2F1607724209385-7z31lqpfncx-c9cd35487e92e97d6f3c10577047eed8_2FGMIWH_LOGO_LO-RES+copy.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"David Bienenstock","episode_count":181,"summary":"Great Moments in Weed History delves deep into humanity's 10,000+ year relationship with cannabis (a.k.a. marijuana) to explore the humor, heart, and historical importance of the planet's most revered and maligned plant. Hosted by David Bienenstock.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:19:56.339349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-moments-in-weed-history-63941"},"episode":{"title":"Sparking a Weed Uprising in Minneapolis","slug":"sparking-a-weed-uprising-in-minneapolis","published_at":"2026-03-25T08:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-moments-in-weed-history-63941/sparking-a-weed-uprising-in-minneapolis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-moments-in-weed-history-63941","url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-5e2b954fd6ba1f0025dc7466/traffic.megaphone.fm/EITOE8600851268.mp3?updated=1774413835","audio_url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-5e2b954fd6ba1f0025dc7466/traffic.megaphone.fm/EITOE8600851268.mp3?updated=1774413835","summary":"Angela Dawson is a fourth generation farmer, albeit the first of her name to farm cannabis. She’s also a leading weed activist in the state of Minnesota, who's currently preparing for the 4/20 soft-launch of \"The Garden on 26th,\" a new licensed retail dispensary in South Minneapolis that will sit just steps from where Alex Pretti was publicly executed by ICE agents in January. Angela and I discuss the many ways the War on Drugs laid the groundwork for our government's current disastrous, cruel and very racist approach to immigration enforcement. How opening a dispensary focused on mutual support and cannabis education in such a heavily impacted community can offer relief, remediation and re-education. And the details of her own personal journey with the plant, including finding deep solace in weed during the most challenging stretch of her life. Angela is the co-founder of ⁠Forty Acre Co-op⁠, one of the only Black-Indigenous owned hemp cooperatives in the country, and ⁠The Minnesota Black Farmers Association⁠, the leading farmer equity voice in the Midwest region. PATREON Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 150+ episodes of Great Moments in Weed History, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday.","meta_description":"Angela Dawson is a fourth generation farmer, albeit the first of her name to farm cannabis. She’s also a leading weed activist in the state of Minnesota,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-moments-in-weed-history-63941/episodes/sparking-a-weed-uprising-in-minneapolis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-moments-in-weed-history-63941/sparking-a-weed-uprising-in-minneapolis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}