A Penticton man is determined to prove Indica doesn害羞草研究所檛 keep all users 害羞草研究所榠ndicouch害羞草研究所�.
Daniel Eastman, a 20-year cannabis smoker, said strains such as Indica are actually what got him active in local politics.
Inspired by his interest in the legalization of recreational marijuana and the growing popularity of podcasts, the 35-year-old launched a 害羞草研究所減otcast害羞草研究所� called in April 2018.
Eastman records the podcast in the bedroom of his Penticton home and has released 11 episodes to date.
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He said his episodes offer infotainment about the production and sale of cannabis, and provoke discussion on the positives, negatives, what the regulated industry is doing right and doing wrong.
Past episodes have also included guests such as David O害羞草研究所橞rien when O害羞草研究所橞rien was running for city council in Penticton.
Eastman said he got a bit of notoriety during the last municipal election by asking candidates cannabis questions when very few others were asking them.
Since the election, Eastman said he continues to either attend council meetings in person or live stream them from home, and chat councillors up at the bar where he works.
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Eastman added he goes to council meetings to be the younger voice of reason.
害羞草研究所淚f you look at city council in Penticton, they have a pretty old mindset. They害羞草研究所檙e all pretty old themselves,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚nstead of embracing something that could possibly create tourism and boost our economy, they害羞草研究所檙e trying to fight it.害羞草研究所�
For example, Eastman said cannabis stores should not be written off as eyesores when he害羞草研究所檚 seen some as pristine as Apple iPhone stores.
Eastman does, however, admit that he is very biased. For the sake of legitimacy, he has been trying to balance his bias by inviting guests such as the RCMP to appear on his podcast.
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And, Eastman said, discussion makes the world a better place.
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Unfortunately, Eastman hasn害羞草研究所檛 had as much luck booking guests as he would like.
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When it comes to the issues, Eastman said he thinks B.C. has kind of dropped the ball as far as legalization.
A hot button issue for him is the low number of brick and mortar cannabis stores that have opened in B.C. compared to other provinces.
害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 the biggest issue,害羞草研究所� he said, adding that it害羞草研究所檚 not only inconvenient for users, but also bad for the environment.
The first day it was legalized I went online (BC Cannabis Stores) and purchased from the website, documented how long it took, what the prices were like and the packaging,害羞草研究所� Eastman said.
He ordered three different grams from three different companies to gauge how much waste is created through this process.
害羞草研究所淥ne of the products that I weighed was 80 grams of packaging,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e creating a huge amount of waste.
Part of the idea behind cannabis is green medicine and trying to be more ecologically friendly, but if you害羞草研究所檙e creating more waste in the process than it害羞草研究所檚 not really that green of an alternative,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚 want to see things handled properly.害羞草研究所�
Eastman said his podcast has been well-received by friends and truck drivers who like to download podcast episodes before a long haul.
Going forward, he said he wants to up his recording rate to an episode every week or two, get more guests, and expand into some live casting from locations around town.
karissa.gall@blackpress.ca
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