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Back to Search296. Sour Diesel vs. Super Silver Haze: Which Strain is Right for You?
Looking for a cannabis strain to energize your summer? In this episode of our Essential Strains series, host Ellen Scanlon is spotlighting two legendary picks: Sour Diesel and Super Silver Haze. Both…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
295. Fireworks, Friends & a Little Gelato: A Feel-Good Summer Favorite
Looking for the perfect cannabis strain to sweeten your summer? We’ve added Gelato to our Essential Strains series—a curated list designed to help women skip the overwhelm and discover strains you’ll…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
294. Why Women Still Don’t Know They’re at Risk for HIV, part 3
In the final episode of our Webby-nominated series Before Legal Weed: The Untold Story of AIDS & Cannabis, host Ellen Scanlon explores why so many women—especially Black women—are still left out of c…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
293. AIDS, Cannabis & Courage: The Doctor On A Mission, part 2
Dr. Donald Abrams was a young gay doctor on the front lines of San Francisco’s AIDS crisis in the 1980s. He watched as his partner and many of his close friends died from a disease no one understood.…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
292. Sticky Fingers Brownies: Women, Weed, and the Birth of Medical Cannabis, part 1
Before weed was legal in any U.S. state, it was medicine passed hand-to-hand—often in the form of a brownie. In part one of our Webby-nominated series Before Legal Weed, host Ellen Scanlon brings you…
Published on 3 months ago
291. The Untold Story That Made Legal Weed Possible
Before any U.S. state legalized cannabis—before it was even officially called medicine—people in San Francisco were baking it into brownies and delivering it in secret to those dying of AIDS. This Pr…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
290. Why More Women Are Choosing Cannabis—and What It Means for What’s Next
For the first time ever, data shows that more women are choosing cannabis than men—and they’re doing it for reasons that go way beyond getting high. In this episode, host Ellen Scanlon talks with inn…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
289. The Summer Edit: My Favorite Cannabis Products Right Now
Memorial Day is almost here, and we’re ready for summer. Are you? In this episode, host Ellen Scanlon is joined by innovation expert Nicole Brown to dish on their favorite low-dose THC drinks, CBD + …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
288. What It Really Takes to Lead: Hagan Kappler on Career, Courage & Doing the Hard Things
This Mother’s Day week, we’re spotlighting a woman who’s not just building a company—she’s building a better way to live with technology. Ellen Scanlon talks with her friend and business school class…
Published on 4 months ago
287. From Tagging Sea Turtles to Cannabis Biotech: The Bold Path of CEO Caitlyn Krebs
What do sea turtles, science, and cannabis have in common? In this episode, Ellen Scanlon talks with Caitlyn Krebs, the CEO and co-founder of Nalu Bio, a San Francisco-based biotech company unlocking…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago