Weed, Love and Understanding: Relationships, Growth and Compassion w/ Ruth & Paul

We're Ruth and Paul - the husband and wife duo behind Give & Toke. Join us as we sit down for a candid conversation about cannabis, relationships, and the power of shared purpose.

While Paul’s passion for the plant is no surprise to regular listeners, Ruth brings a unique perspective as a non-consumer who’s become an advocate for reform. Her support is rooted in education, empathy, and a deep belief in cannabis’s potential for both mainstream healthcare and responsible adult use.

Together, we explore what it takes to navigate relationships between consumers and non-consumers, the mutual respect required to make it work, and how breaking down stereotypes can lead to greater understanding and more mindful access in adult-use markets.

In this episode:

• First Impressions: Dating a cannabis user for the first time (1:30)

• Breaking the Stereotype: Overcoming stoner stigma and personal bias (5:00)

• From Rehab to Retail: The irony and insights of working in opposing spaces (15:00)

• Shifting Spirits: How our views on alcohol have changed over time (20:00)

• Love & Limits: Navigating relationship challenges and shared responsibility (25:00)

• The “Babe Ruth” Quiz: How well does Ruth know... Ruth? (31:00)

• Life in Canada: How access and attitudes differ in adult-use markets (34:00)

• Would She Ever?: Ruth reflects on the possibility of personal cannabis use (37:00)

• Pauls of Wisdom (…Should have called it’s Ruth’s Truths) (44:00)

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