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In this episode, I chat with Eric V. Stacks, a cannabis producer, consultant, and proud Bitcoin Maxi, about his incredible journey from the underground cannabis scene in to embracing Bitcoin as a form of hard money.
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00:00 – Intro
01:12 - Eric V. Stacks Background
06:20 - Eric’s upbringing and distrust of pharmaceuticals
08:38 - Becoming a legal cannabis producer in California
09:38 - The economic rabbit hole and discovering Bitcoin
14:29 - Building a cannabis business in the gray market
17:41 - The state’s attempt to regulate an existing billion-dollar industry
20:04 - Regulatory hurdles and corporate takeover
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25:15 - Early spiritual influences and outside-the-box thinking
26:14 - Dropping Out & Rejecting Credentialism
31:33 - From Trimming to Growing: Building a Cannabis Career
36:45 - Corruption, Compliance & the 280E Trap
41:50 - The Broken Incentives Behind Cannabis Regulation
47:16 - Bitcoin as a Tool for Sovereignty and Economic Freedom
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25:15 - Early spiritual influences and outside-the-box thinking
26:14 - Dropping Out & Rejecting Credentialism
31:33 - From Trimming to Growing: Building a Cannabis Career
36:45 - Corruption, Compliance & the 280E Trap
41:50 - The Broken Incentives Behind Cannabis Regulation
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