Marijuana
topic on 7 shows · 10 statements across 10 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
We Live to Build 
American Optimist 
BigDeal 
WTF is with Nikhil Kamath 
All-In 
TBPN
10 statements about Marijuana, every show
Lonsdale: Nicotine culture is much better than marijuana culture
“I mean, nicotine culture is much better than a marijuana culture, I think.”
Chamath: President signed executive order reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III
“The president just signed an executive order reclassifying marijuana from schedule one to schedule three.”
Malik: Short-Term Cannabis Boosts Libido, but Chronic Use Lowers It
“Marijuana, CBD, THC, whichever form you want to use has been shown to increase libido in the short term, right? It's, The problem becomes you're using it all the time because it does sort of mellow you out, right? And it can then over chronic you sort of just …”
Bryan Johnson: Very few high-functioning people routinely use cannabis
“I don't know of many high functioning people who routinely use marijuana, maybe occasionally for enjoyment, but very few like actual regular practitioners.”
Israetel: Cannabis causes no meaningful physical addiction
“There's physical addiction, which is, like, if someone just stops doing heroin, they have to be supervised, otherwise they could die, and they have, like, crazy fevers and all this other hallucinations, and once you're over the hump, like, you're fine, but the…”
Chamath calls marijuana a scourge that should not be legalized
“I think marijuana is a scourge. I don't think it should be legalized.”
Weisbrot predicts US psilocybin access will be restricted to therapy sessions only
“I believe the difference between the two is that while marijuana has been legalized for recreational use, I believe psilocybin might be restricted to therapy-assisted sessions only.”
Weisbrot: Discussing Past Marijuana Use Creates Stigma and Fear for Founders
“Part of the shame I feel in talking about my own thing with marijuana is that I'm building a company and I want it to be successful. I don't want to be judged by my past behavior, but I think it's important that people understand that it's a part of who I am.”
Ning: Hemp CBD is legally sold anywhere unlike marijuana-derived CBD
“And so the hemp based CBD is legal and you can sell that anywhere. So you can get it at like Costco if you want. I've seen like hemp lotion and like all that sort of stuff. But then there's also just like CBD products that are derived from marijuana that can b…”