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Visionary Artists Podcast

In this very first episode of Visionary Artists Podcast, we explore some of the main aspects of visionary art before introducing our first guest, the author and scientist David Jay Brown. The conversation delves into far-reaching questions about consciousness, nano-technology, the future of human evolution, the role of the imagination and the parallels between visionary states and eroticism. We then return to the VAP Grotto to hear a reading of Robert Frost's poem 'Mending Wall' before being played out by next episode's guest, the brilliant down-tempo psytrance producer Capsula.

More information on David Jay Brown's work can be found on

www.mavericksofthemind.com

You can find information on my novel Beyond the Basin on

www.beyondthebasin.com

Playlist: Minnie Ripperton - Take a Little Trip; Capsula - Second Attention; Bonobo - Silver; Capsula - Inorganic Creatures; Bonobo - Kota

For questions and comments, or to submit poems, stories, artwork and tracks, email VAP@dopefiend.co.uk

DIRECT DOWNLOAD: http://media.libsyn.com/media/dopecast/VAP001.mp3

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On the last episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast before Christmas, the Dopefiend talks about why female stoners might be the key to securing legalization, KBud emails to tell of his first experience with weed, the Dopefiend talks about conspiracy theories, and Mike emails about his forthcoming stoner documentary.
Next, the Dopefiend heads into the VaporLounge to fire up his iolite portable vaporizer with some fresh and tasty Jack Herer, to chat about the finery of the strain and the vaporizer, and to draw this week's winning entry in our competition to win a brand new iolite vaporizer. Then, after telling the Dopetribe how they can take their last chance to win their very own iolite vaporizer, we hear some homegrown music from Dopetriber Mockmoon. Back to the emails, and the Dopefiend talks about how to be a social stoner when you're a stoner lightweight, the controversial subject of cannabis tea, and we hear from grower and medical user JealousGreen about how he gets the most from his herb. In this week's Cannabis News, a new study backs up Cannabis's application as a remedy for MS spasticity, a Canadian buyer's club gets busted for turning legal weed into illegal cookies, the Canadian Senate alter anti-grower bill C-15 to target big-time gangs instead of homegrowers, A grower given a government crisis loan after his release from jail, uses it to set up another grow op, and a prisoner convinces the guards his ganja is a tomato plant!

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On the first of this year's bumper crop of fantastic DopeTribe Dispatches shows put together by the outrageously talented and creative members of the DopeTribe around the world, we kick of the festivities by joining the great psychedelic podfather himself, Lorenzo of the psychedelic salon, as he reads a special Christmas story of the birth of the saviour of mankind: lysergic acid diethalamide. Next, DopeTriber thegivingtree gives a seasonal treat to the DopeTribe with his version of the Dopefiend's Christmas morning featuring Queerninja, John Sinclair and the rest of the DopeTribe, then Brownirish puts on some reggae, fires up the vaporizer and chats about his life as a catholic stoner and expectant father whose wife is against cannabis use, Niall brings the Dopetribe his herb-inspired take on The Night Before Christmas to put you in a suitably festive mood, and finally Happy:Snail sends her christmas greetings and presents an interview with a san-diego based dispensary operator about the legal status of medical marijuana in san diego, then talks to the creator of the Magic Flight Launch Box vaporizer.

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This Christmas Morning, the Dopefiend returns to send his Christmas message to the Stoner Nation, with the help of Entheo-pundit Max Freakout, Visionary Artists Podcaster, author and DopeTriber Alexander Beiner aka Ostritt, and santa's elves Squidgy Sid and G13. Settling down in the Dope Den for an early morning session, the Dopefiend starts by unveiling his current stash which features many superstars of the Cannabis world, then selecting the twelve strains of Christmas which are going to bring joy to the DopeTribe on this festive day. Turning to Squidgy Sid while filling a bag of Arjan's Haze, the Dopefiend talks about the momentous past year and the many DopeTribe highlights of the last twelve months, with honourable mentions for the Big Chill, now under threat from the corporate stewardship of Festival Republic, Ostritt's first visit to Burning Man, and how Nitrous Oxide enhanced both expeditions. Refilling the trusty Volcano Digit with some Jack Herer for the next round, the DopeTribers talk about the best ways to vape or smoke hash, and whether the iolite might be too much of a good thing for many stoners, the loss of memory associated with heavy cannabis use, and what is the optimum temperature for vaporization. Throwing a Northern Lights/New York City Diesel cross into the mix, and almost interrupted by the threat of one of Sid's notorious whiteys, the Dopefiend turns to Alexander Beiner to talk about his 2009, the success of the brand new Visionary Artists Podcast, and what constitutes Visionary Art, with some talk about James Cameron's new psychedelic masterpiece Avatar. The conversation then turns to the subject of "coming out" as a user of mind-altering substances and how it affects working life, and whether the balance of power will ever shift in favour of the freaks, with Max Freakout joining in to give his perspective from higher education, and Squidgy Sid also commenting. Following a wild interruption from G13, and a fresh bag of Grapefruit, the DopeTribe are beginning to show considerable confusion about the range of strains on display, and the Dopefiend turns to a rousing musical interlude for calming purposes. Suitably calmed, the Dopefiend fires up the iolite portable vaporizer with some Nebula while the Volcano takes on New York City Diesel, and the gathered DopeTribers talk about mushrooms and LSD and the best way to store both, before moving on to more philosophical climes with a conversation about whether consciousness exists beyond death while sampling some KC Haze Special in the Volcano. testing out the iolite's new hash-oriented ultra-fine gauze herb chamber with some Juicy Fruit bubblehash. Piling on some G13 x Sweet Haze, the tribe discuss differing attitudes to cannabis use in different countries around the globe, and the various run-ins with law enforcement experienced by those in attendance. Next on the menu, Homegrown Fantasy Cheese almost annihilates G13, then Bubblegum and Master Kush complete the twleve strains of Christmas as the stoners talk about their plans for Christmas Day and Max Freakout's new grow operation.

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On the second of this year's whole series of incredible DopeTribe Dispatches shows put together by the supremely talented listeners to the Dopefiend.co.uk Podcast Network, we begin with Lift, reading his special holiday themed short story, "The Grinch Who Stole Cannabis" to the DopeTribe. Next, DopeTriber Chester Cheeba tells a true story about the stupidest thing he's ever done while stoned, Mental Mike introduces one of his favourite phone pranks, Xylexia presents some true facts about cannabis that every stoner should know, and Brizban tells a story from his high school daze entitled "the red-eye round-up".

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Continuing our incredible run of DopeTribe Dispatches shows put together by the collective creative consciousness of the cannabis community, episode four launches with DopeTribe elder Druidude live at the Sacred Oak in the Outer Hebrides talking about using sound to alter your consciousness. Next up, catholic stoner brownirish returns to fire up the iolite and talk about some classic movies and favourite TV shows, Robin Williams and battling with alcoholism, keeping his cannabis habit secret and big screen TVs. Then, turn on, tune in and drop out as Nostravinci presents "it's all a trip", a psychedelic presentation based on the words of the high priest of LSD himself, Timothy Leary, after which, Joe tells the iolite-fuelled story of his Trans-Mongolian railroad journey back in 2000. Finally, thegrowreport.com forum vapor mod Hudsonrulez hotboxes a tent with a crowd of Canadian stoners in Toronto back on 4/20 2008, then talks about the weed scene in Toronto, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper and his views on cannabis, and how to be a pro-legalization activist. Don't miss next week's season finale, featuring the winner of a brand new portable iolite vaporizer!

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On the final episode of this year's run of excellent DopeTribe Dispatches put together by the listeners to the Dopefiend.co.uk Podcast Network, Smoke Jaguar and Anna kick things off by telling us about their research into high-grade "skunk" cannabis and how it compares to old school bushweed in terms of user preference and social and cultural trends. Next, King Lou presents his favourite weed-related segments from his podcast, which features Lou himself reading posts from assorted web forums. Then DopeTriber Chester Cheeba returns to introduce a crazy acid and mushroom-tea-infused story from his buddy Pepe. Finally, following a special introduction from the Dopefiend himself, favourites from last year's Dopetribe Dispatches, Snakey and Jamin head off on another one of their annual mushroom hunts in the hills of Northern England, but get far more than they bargained for thanks to the sticky-fingered locals, then they take the DopeTribe through their procedure for making mushroom tea. Don't miss the first Dopecast of the new decade next Monday only on Dopefiend.co.uk!

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On the first Dopecast of a new decade, the Dopefiend kicks off another year of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast by introducing the DopeTribe to the new head of the UK's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Les Iverson, a man who sees cannabis as one of the "safer" recreational drugs. Turning to the emails, the Dopefiend covers such subjects as the cannabis scene in Hong Kong, vaporizing hash, the developing fight for decriminalization in the United States, how portable vaporizers can allow use of cannabis in full view of family without their knowledge, and several cases of mistaken Dopefiend identity! Moving into the VaporLounge, the Dopefiend packs his iolite portable vaporizer with some Original UK Cheese and chats about what he got up to over the Christmas and New Year break, "coming out" as a Cannabis user to friends and family, and the success of this year's series of DopeTribe Dispatches programmes. Following an ambient musical interlude from Pojut, the Dopefiend talks about the VaporGenie vaporizer, with help from LaToker88, who descibes the VaporGenie and compares it with his new iolite vaporizer. Next, the Dopefiend talks about taking tolerance breaks from cannabis, auto-flowering strains, and how cannabis can actually make you more productive! In this week's Cannabis News, a new study claims that teen marijuana use affects the brain permanently... so long as you're a rat, a sexual misconduct scandal rocks the Marijuana Policy Project, the Czech Republic legalizes posession of all drugs, California's journey to legalized Cannabis continues, and New Jersey looks set to approve medical marijuana.

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On this week's episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast, the Dopefiend talks about how the US Federal Government stymies the attempts of the scientific community to conduct research into use of cannabis as medicine. This week's emails cover such varied subjects as Mail Order Marijuana, why cannabis is prohibited when alcohol is legal and how gritweed is hitting the US. Heading into the VaporLounge, the Dopefiend takes a second look at the Vapbong vaporizer while sampling some fresh Purple Kush, then, following a musical interlude from DopeTriber Calimera, the Dopefiend talks about how politicians pay lip service to the legalization lobby, whether electronic cigarettes can be used to vaporize cannabis, cannabis tea and the various ways of brewing it, the new gourmet restaurant for ganja lovers, iolite winner Vapor Girl Mare sends her thanks, the Indian gives his thoughts on the Magic Flight Launch Box and a story of a near-miss with the cops, and The Grow Report forum Vapor Mod HudsonRulez reports from Vapor Central in Toronto on this week's police raid and the new Zephyr Ion Vaporizer. In this week's Cannabis News: New Jersey's medical marijuana law is passed, Washington DC look set to legalize medical marijuana themselves, a US court rules that police can plant a tracker on any vehicle in a public place, Copenhagen look into legalizing cannabis for Danish residents, and scandal-hit Marijuana Policy Project director Rob Kampia finally steps down after months of complaints and resignations from his staff.

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