For more info about Chris and to purchase BFF products go to www.ballfamilyfarms.com

To learn more about the War on Drugs and disproportionate sentencing:
https://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/brief-history-drug-war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aPx7RCott0&t=136s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8TGLLQlD9M

For more on Los Angels' social equity program: https://cannabis.lacity.org/licensing/social-equity-program

Key time stamps:

(05:40) - Why cannabis is a Civil Rights issue
(08:05) - Richard Nixon's campaign adviser admits war on drugs was designed to hurt black people
(11:35) - Social equity programs defined
(23:56) - Chris gets introduced to the (illegal) dope game
(28:25) - Chris makes it to the NFL
(30:09) - Chris visits a "grow". First exposure to marijuana farming
(33:21) - Chris is approached by the Canadian mafia with a business proposition
(37:45) - Chris gets a new connect...in Mexico
(40:55) - Chris gets caught up in a DEA sting
(46:45) - Chris discovers the art and craft of growing good cannabis
(52:20) - A friend tells Chris about the social equity program
(54:50) -The good the bad and the ugly of social equity programs
(1:00:16) - A crash course in cultivating high end cannabis

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