The Gravy Train is a special, eight-part narrative podcast from the Frequency Podcast Team that explores the tragic life and enduring legacy of Toronto’s notorious mayor Rob Ford.Hosted by Jordan Heath-Rawlings, and featuring dozens of intervi

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Inside CAFE: The illegal pot dispensary police can't shut down

Jul 26th, 2019 23m 10s

This episode originally aired on The Big Story.To be fair, they do force it closed. But then it reopens. Sometimes the very same day. So why, nine months after legalization, can police and the City of Toronto not manage to keep CAFE’s dispensa

The Hotbox Cafe

Dec 18th, 2018 33m 32s

Toronto’s first vapour lounge opened when medical marijuana was being legalized nearly 20 years ago. On the final episode of the Legal Potcast, go inside the HotBox Cafe to meet owner and ganja groundbreaker Abi Roach. Then, Shauna sits down wi

#PotMom

Dec 11th, 2018 25m 29s

If #WineMom can trend on Twitter, why can’t moms who get high find the same social acceptance? What if using pot was just like uncorking a bottle of wine after a long day at work? For some moms, it is. But even after the legalization of recreat

The Rollout

Dec 4th, 2018 20m 49s

Canada is in the process of turning an illegal industry into a successful legitimate market. Shauna sits down with Brad Pulous who teaches a University course called the Business of Cannabis. They discuss how our country’s legalization plan is

Nama-stay High

Nov 27th, 2018 21m 56s

Since legalization, yoga studios across the country have started to include cannabis in their classes. Let’s go inside House of Yoga—where ganja is infused into the popular practice—to meet some fascinating yogis and learn how weed is used to h

Hooked on the Herb

Nov 20th, 2018 23m 54s

What does cannabis do to your brain? Everyone has an opinion, but research doesn’t lie. Shauna sits down with addictions specialist Denis Long to talk about some of the potential dangers of marijuana use. He brings 30 years of experience to the

The Princess of Pot

Nov 13th, 2018 20m 38s

Jodie Emery was one of the key players to pave the way to legalization. She’s also a convicted felon and her crimes aren’t petty—they include trafficking and money laundering. Now that weed is legal, she’s fighting to clear her name. In this ep

The Origins of Pot Prohibition

Nov 6th, 2018 20m 46s

Back in the days of big band and bootleggers, the government was cracking down on mind-altering substances like opium and cocaine. And somehow, cannabis ended up tacked on to that list. In this episode, Shauna takes us back 95 years to when pro

The Friendly Stranger

Nov 1st, 2018 24m 59s

It took decades of activism to make cannabis legal in Canada. On this episode, Shauna sits down with Robin Ellins, a Toronto man who dedicated his life and business to legalization. Together, Ellins and Shauna describe the long, strange road to

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Teaser: Welcome to The Legal Potcast!

Oct 17th, 2018 1m 58s

You can smoke it, you can vape it, you can cook with it—the list goes on. Whichever way you roll, pot is legal in Canada, and you probably have questions. Allow CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt to clear the air. Join her each week as she hits the

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