Eric V Stacks - He Fought Big Pharma With Cannabis, Then Everything Changed...
The Bitcoin Matrix · Cedric Youngelman
April 6, 20251h 15m
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>––– Chapters –––</p>
<p>00:00 – Intro</p>
<p>01:12 - Eric V. Stacks Background</p>
<p>06:20 - Eric’s upbringing and distrust of pharmaceuticals</p>
<p>08:38 - Becoming a legal cannabis producer in California</p>
<p>09:38 - The economic rabbit hole and discovering Bitcoin</p>
<p>14:29 - Building a cannabis business in the gray market</p>
<p>17:41 - The state’s attempt to regulate an existing billion-dollar industry</p>
<p>20:04 - Regulatory hurdles and corporate takeover</p>
<p>20:57 - How legalization changed the risk dynamics</p>
<p>25:15 - Early spiritual influences and outside-the-box thinking</p>
<p>26:14 - Dropping Out & Rejecting Credentialism</p>
<p>31:33 - From Trimming to Growing: Building a Cannabis Career</p>
<p>36:45 - Corruption, Compliance & the 280E Trap</p>
<p>41:50 - The Broken Incentives Behind Cannabis Regulation</p>
<p>47:16 - Bitcoin as a Tool for Sovereignty and Economic Freedom</p>
<p>52:04 - Final Reflections on Decentralization and Freedom</p>
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