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Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Booking Overview

A cannabis-history show combining host-led storytelling with interviews featuring entertainers, athletes, advocates, and people with firsthand cannabis experiences. PR agencies could credibly pitch cannabis advocates, medical-cannabis voices, writers, comedians, athletes, and public figures with compelling personal or cultural connections to the plant; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 188

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 6.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@greatmomentsinweedhistory.com

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Host

David Bienenstock - Cannabis journalist, author, and longtime cannabis culture commentator.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Public-facing entertainers, athletes, writers, advocates, historians, or professionals with substantial expertise or a compelling firsthand connection to cannabis and its cultural, medical, or historical significance.
Required Achievements:  
Professional sports or entertainment careers, Published writing or notable media work, Public advocacy or firsthand medical-cannabis experience, Recognizable cultural or historical expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Skyler Higley - Cannabis As A Creative Tool, Cannabis Use In Comedy And Writing, And His Personal Cannabis Journey.

Ethan Zohn - Soccer, Reality-show Fame, Cancer, Cannabis As Part Of His Healing Journey, And Medical-cannabis Advocacy.

Recent Topics

Cannabis, Marijuana, History, Legalization, Medical Cannabis

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Great Moments in Weed History
:

Let's Nerd Out About Weed (w/ Alec Dixon)

September 16, 2026

From terpenes to THC, the biochemistry of the cannabis plant is endlessly fascinating. So get yourself rolled up and ready to delve into "the weeds" with someone who's seen and smoked as much cannabis as anyone on Earth. As co-founder of SC Labs—one of the first cannabis analytical laboratories—Alec Dixon helped pioneer the use of scientific assessment to increase our understanding of cannabis, while providing the public with third-party verification that their stash is free of potentially d...

A Psychedelic Rock Star's Greatest 'Hits' (w/ Jorma Kaukonen)

September 02, 2026

As lead guitar for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen performed at Woodstock, Altamont, the Monterey Pop Festival and on some of the most legendary concert bills of the psychedelic rock era, sharing the stage with everyone from the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin to B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Along the way, he not only lived cannabis history, he inhaled it. As you’re about to hear… For the past three decades, Jorma has been happily living a sober life, but when a lifetime of n...

How Do We End the 'War on Drugs?'

August 19, 2026

For 35 years, Families Against Mandatory Minimums has resisted America’s War on Drugs by sharing the stories of people subjected to unconscionable prison sentences for non-violent drug offenses.  In this episode, FAMM's general counsel Shanna Rifkin explains how the organization convinces lawmakers and communities to adopt harm reduction based approaches to drug policy, and what you can do to help the cause . PATREON Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠support Great Moments in Weed ...

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