A Penticton man is determined to prove Indica doesn91裸聊视频檛 keep all users 91裸聊视频榠ndicouch91裸聊视频�.
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 91裸聊视频減otcast91裸聊视频� 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 O91裸聊视频橞rien when O91裸聊视频橞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.
91裸聊视频淭his podcast is what91裸聊视频檚 led me to go to city council meetings, just trying to be involved in our city and what91裸聊视频檚 going on in our community,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚f you don91裸聊视频檛 want to be a part of these kinds of things you can91裸聊视频檛 complain if they don91裸聊视频檛 go your way.91裸聊视频�
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Eastman added he goes to council meetings to be the younger voice of reason.
91裸聊视频淚f you look at city council in Penticton, they have a pretty old mindset. They91裸聊视频檙e all pretty old themselves,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚nstead of embracing something that could possibly create tourism and boost our economy, they91裸聊视频檙e trying to fight it.91裸聊视频�
For example, Eastman said cannabis stores should not be written off as eyesores when he91裸聊视频檚 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 hasn91裸聊视频檛 had as much luck booking guests as he would like.
91裸聊视频淓specially when you91裸聊视频檙e talking about cannabis, some people are hesitant to have their name associated with it,91裸聊视频� he said, adding that this is especially true for would-be guests who often travel to the U.S. and are worried about border security. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just a little podcaster in Penticton, so it91裸聊视频檚 hard to get those kinds of people to come and see me.91裸聊视频�
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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.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the biggest issue,91裸聊视频� he said, adding that it91裸聊视频檚 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,91裸聊视频� Eastman said.
He ordered three different grams from three different companies to gauge how much waste is created through this process.
91裸聊视频淥ne of the products that I weighed was 80 grams of packaging,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙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 you91裸聊视频檙e creating more waste in the process than it91裸聊视频檚 not really that green of an alternative,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 want to see things handled properly.91裸聊视频�
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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