Victoria Litman on Cannabis, Psychedelics and Church Law
Victoria Litman is a law professor and a nonprofit tax attorney focused on the emerging cannabis and psychedelic tax-exempt sectors. In addition to her legal credentials, she also holds degrees in Religion from the University of Southern California and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary where her concentration was Religion and Law. Victoria received her J.D. from New York Law School, cum laude, and her LL.M. In Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center with distinction. As a Graduate Tax Scholar at Georgetown, today’s guest received a research fellowship to study the tax approaches taken by religious communities that utilize psychedelics. Victoria also teaches Cannabis Law at Roger Williams University School of Law and Tax Practice and Procedure at Suffolk Law School. Her legal scholarship focuses on the intersections of constitutional law, tax law, and drug law with a focus on issues of religious freedom.
Joyce also speaks with Cassie Lemon founder of Let’s Jam – a canna jam company that spreads a little love and comfort in every jar.
Culture Corner:
One Life starring Anthony Hopkins. Based on the true story of a British man who helped save over 600 children – mostly Jewish - escape Prague right before the Nazi invasion in 1939. A truly moving story and timely given the rise in hate around the world. It is a story about why each one of us has the power to help others and that we may never understand the impact we have on this world with acts of kindness. The One Life movie is about an ordinary man who found out over 40 years later how impactful his actions were in saving those children.
Apple TV, Palm Royale starring Kristin Wig, Laura Dern, Allison Jenny and Ricky Martin, and Carol Burnet, so many great actors. Truly star studded. A campy story of Palm Beach Florida in the 1960’s, it can be cringy and serious and the clothes are fantastic. And Ricky Martin is so good and still so cute. Palm Royale.
Topics Discussed
(1:00) Welcome
(1:10) Canna Shortage on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket!
(2:20) Green Lady Dispensary podcast episode
(3:25) Seniors and Cannabis Trouble
(4:20) Cannabis NOT a Poison
(5:40) Let’s Jam
(5:50) The Culture Corner
(6:10) One Life
(8:40) Palm Royale
(10:45) Victoria Litman Introduction
(12:55) Religion and Law
(14:05) What She’s Working on Now
(14:39) Linked-In Connection
(15:00) Tax and Churches
(16:10) Personal Canna History
(17:55) Canna Stigma Beliefs
(18:40) Grandma Story
(19:20) MAPS and Rick Doblin
(20:14) Breaking Stoner Stereotypes
(21:00) Psychedelics and Churches
(24:10) How to Balance Use of Psychedelic Therapies
(26:10) Why Should Psychedelics Be Legal
(27:30) Rescheduling Cannabis
(30:50) Why More Needs to Done by Congress
(31:35) Special Segment Guest: Cassie Lemon and Let’s Jam
(33:17) How Cassie’s Mom Used Canna Jam
(36:10) Family Jam
(37:08) Where Do Find Let’s Jam – Official Let’s Jam
(38:25) Back with Victoria
(38:40) Jews in Weed
(41:00) Tokin’ Jew
(43:00) Lehrhaus House
(44:10) Rhode Island Psychedelics and Cannabis
(47:00) Power of Psychedelics
(48:40) Favorite Way to Consume
(49:05) Connect with Victoria on Linked-In by email
The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:
Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.