Who knew that the pharmaceutical behemoth behind insulin once grew fields of weed? This podcast episode—amidst the entertaining banter between a physician and her husband—chronicles the history of the company’s original (and in some cases, dubious) chemical forays, the younger Eli Lilly’s zealous interest in pursuing and promoting medical uses for cannabis, and the reason the company ultimately abandoned the THC enterprise.
From Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-eli-lillys-pot-farms/