Episode 34: Reverend Eddy Lepp (Medical Marijuana Pioneer & P.O.W.)

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April 25, 2017 • 57 mins

On this week’s episode, Bobby speaks with beloved medical marijuana icon and pioneer Rev. Eddy Lepp, who was recently released from prison after serving eight years for helping thousands of patients grow the medicine they needed on his farm. Lepp discusses the raid and court battle that put him behind bars, his friendship with fellow cannabis legend Jack Herer, his troubled personal life after returning from Vietnam, and how cannabis, the death of his father and the Rastafarian faith brought him back from the brink and his healed his soul. Plus: a 4/20 recap and heady headlines from around the nation in The Burndown.

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