Resources & References

“Budtender Education: Cannabis Education for Budtenders from an Oakland Equity Perspective”

“This book represents the beginning of a new genre of writing, from an equity cannabis perspective,” writes Javiar Armas writes in the introduction to his book, Budtender Education, “engaging the emerging and forming regulatory cannabis legal system through the lens of the harsh past damages that ravaged inner cities throughout the U.S.” It’s with this underlying theme that Armas aims to educate budtenders, who are the link between plant medicine and the people seeking it. Who educates budtenders? Sadly, it’s mostly a catch as catch can proposition. Armas aims to change that with his book Budtender Education. And you don’t have to be a budtender to read it.

“Grass is Greener”

News is that Netflix is losing subscribers. Man, we sure hope their original programming doesn’t suffer because of it. The documentary “Grass is Greener” is what we’re talking about. Fred Brathwaite — known better to many as the Yo! MTV Raps Host or Fab 5 Freddy — directs and narrates the film, using the War on Drugs as a prism to look at the many roles cannabis played, and continues to play, in music history. Think Cab Calloway for starters and follow up the bouncing ball to today. Snoop Dog and Killer Mike, among others, help tell the story, which posits cannabis was illegalized due to fear of Black people and Mexican immigrants. Netflix.com.

“Why Mommy Gets High: A Conversation Starter for Parents Who Smoke Pot”

Author Wendy Brazill reports she wrote Why Mommy Gets High for children to explain why some parents choose to use marijuana as a way to relax and connect with their kids. Serving as a conversation starter, the book aims to normalize cannabis in the same way a glass of wine is viewed. Moderation and responsibility are the theme, and de-demonization of the plant is the subtext. wendybrazill.com. Available on Amazon Prime. Vudu.com.