Martins World episode 22 with Gary Youds of Liverpool's Chillin Rooms

In this episode of the podcast I get to chat with Gary Youds of Liverpool's "Chillin Rooms" which is the oldest Cannabis club in Liverpool. Gary started his journey back in 2002 after a conference that inspired him to set up the Chillin Rooms cannabis cafe. He tells me of the people who inspired this journey such as Colin Davies of "The Dutch Experience" which was another cannabis cafe set up in Manchester at the time and also the late Nol Van Schaik (RIP) of Willy Wortels cannabis cafe in Holland who helped teach gary a couple of things about running a cannabis cafe. Gary is soon to open his cannabis cafe in Liverpool again once the current restrictions have been lowered and people can gather in groups again to socialise. He is also to launch an App on April 20th which will help anyone else who wants to set up their own cannabis cafe. I hope you enjoy the interview and thanks for tuning in , Much Love xx. 1:30 Interview starts 2:15 What year did you set up the Chillin Rooms and why? 3:45 The Dutch Experience Manchester and Coffee shop training in Holland with Nol Van Schaik. 5:00 What was the chilling room like when it first opened? Was it bring your own bud? 6:10 Did you own the property that you were operating from? 9:05 We chat about a recent raid in Liverpool on a large cannabis grow house and what could the chillin rooms do to improve this? 12:05 Do you think ye will see more people get suspended sentences for cannabis growing? 13:05 How much Cannabis was taken in the raid? 14:15 How has the lock-down affected the supply of cannabis? 15:45 Gary tells me about the Chillin Rooms app that can help with setting up your own cannabis club 18:00 How long were you open for in 2017? 20:05 How many times have you been arrested and were they all to do with Cannabis? 20:45 I ask Gary about the tracking device he had to wear after leaving prison. 22:20 How does a cannabis grower who is growing cannabis illegal show their experience when cannabis is legal? 23:45 When can we expect to see the App for chillin rooms? 27:20 How has your criminalisation affected your kids and other family members? 37:35 Where is the cannabis legalisation movement at in the UK? Any Policy to look forward to legalising Cannabis in the UK? 39:05 How does the agreement with the authorities work for the chillin room? 40:40 Final shout outs from Gary

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Martins World episode 22 with Gary Youds of Liverpool's Chillin Rooms is an episode from Martin's World by Martin Condon.

This episode is 00:45:29 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2021.

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