#52 | OG Naj

We welcome craft cannabis grower and breeder OG Naj from Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. He tells us all about his personal and professional journey in the cannabis world, the risks he’s running and his hopes for the future. In the news segment we discuss the plans of the new German government to legalize adult use cannabis, spectacular progress on Malta, the Jamaican governments’ Good Ganja Sense campaign, the return of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and new developments in the curious case of Checkpoint in Terneuzen, once the biggest cannabis coffeeshop in the world. Derrick reads a Moroccan folktale from The Book of Grass (1967) by George Andrews and Simon Vinkenoog and there are Wise Words from Martin Luther King. Information from High Tea Potcast episode 52: Anything new? German coalition to allow licensed sale of cannabis, Politico, November 24, 2021 https://www.politico.eu/article/future-german-coalition-agrees-to-legalize-cannabis/ From Prohibition To Trailblazing: A Brief History Of Modern Cannabis Activism In Malta, LovinMalta.com, November 27, 2021 https://lovinmalta.com/opinion/analysis/from-prohibition-to-trailblazing-a-brief-history-of-modern-cannabis-activism-in-malta/ Jamaican Government Launches Campaign About How Great Weed Is, VICE, December 1, 2021 https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxxqk/jamaican-government-launches-campaign-about-how-great-weed-is Watch this: How one man’s quest revived the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Leafly, November 11, 2021 https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/watch-this-how-one-mans-quest-revived-the-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers 'Laat rechter opnieuw kijken naar miljoenen drugswinst van coffeeshop Checkpoint', PZC, 30 november 2021 https://www.pzc.nl/zeeuws-nieuws/laat-rechter-opnieuw-kijken-naar-miljoenen-drugswinst-van-coffeeshop-checkpoint~a027217e/ From the archive / De Ouwe Doos The Book of Grass: An Anthology on Indian Hemp, edited by George Andrews and Simon Vinkenoog. Published by Grove Press (1967, paperback 1968) and Penguin Books (1972). Listeners Responses Send your questions, suggestions for guest and all other feedback by mail [email protected] or use the comments section for this episode, 52. Wise Words / Wijze Woorden ‘We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.’ Martin Luther King, American Baptist minister and civil rights activist (1929-1968). Theme Tune High Tea Potcast Our theme tune ‘Mary You Wanna’ is written and performed by Dutch band Mooon: http://www.mooonband.com/ Sponsor of this episode Episode 52 of the High Tea Potcast is sponsored by Biotabs, producer of organic nutrients for home growers, available at www.biotabs.nl.