Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Did you know that people can use cannabis as an effective psychedelic without the same health concerns as mushrooms or ayahuasca?
Educator and Coach Ryan Sprague explains the benefits of cannabis as a psychedelic and a tool for growth but only if you understand how to use it this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website at highlyoptimized.com/my-story and on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/therealryansprague and YouTube at youtube.com/@Therealryansprague. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimixed podcast on Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/highly-optimized/id1498263212 or wherever you listen to them.
For Spirit Gym listeners: Register for Ryan’s free workshop — The Untapped Power of Cannabis Coaching: Harness the Only Legal Psychedelic to Unlock Your Clients’ Full Potential & Transform Their Lives — on Sept. 12 at noon EDT at highlyoptimized.com/coach-with-cannabis-workshop
Also, check out Ryan’s courses, including Breathe With Cannabis, at highlyoptimized.com/offerings and save 10% on any of them by using the CHEK10 promo code at checkout. Join the BWC Collective, experience monthly ceremonies and access all past replays for $33 at skool.com/bwc-collective/about?ref=7ee342a964c94b5a9f269447dfcd9e51 (exclusively for Spirit Gym listeners). (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
4:15 Cannabis as a psychedelic.
12:03 The “trip” that changed Ryan’s life forever.
16:35 The edibles industry’s dirty secrets may harm you.
25:36 A Thai stick strain.
33:44 Looking for cannabis strains that contain less than 20 percent THC is really hard.
41:56 Cannabis can’t be a personal growth tool unless you understand how to use it.
53:19 The Goldilocks Zone.
59:06 Is using mushrooms and cannabis together a good idea?
1:14:54 Paul won’t do plant medicine ceremonies with broken people who come to him for help.
1:20:41 “Am I doing it to forget or to remember?”
1:37:21 Know the cannabinoid and terpene profiles of plant you are consuming.
1:47:07 Ryan’s next project: Writing The Long Lost Cannabis User Manual.
1:51:33 Did you know American colonists in Jamestown were required to grow Indian hemp?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Ryan Sprague and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/361-why-cannabis-is-a-psychedelic-with-ryan-sprague
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
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Did you know that people can use cannabis as an effective psychedelic without the same health concerns as mushrooms or ayahuasca?
Educator and Coach Ryan Sprague explains the benefits of cannabis as a psychedelic and a tool for growth but only if you understand how to use it this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website at highlyoptimized.com/my-story and on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/therealryansprague and YouTube at youtube.com/@Therealryansprague. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimixed podcast on Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/highly-optimized/id1498263212 or wherever you listen to them.
For Spirit Gym listeners: Register for Ryan’s free workshop — The Untapped Power of Cannabis Coaching: Harness the Only Legal Psychedelic to Unlock Your Clients’ Full Potential & Transform Their Lives — on Sept. 12 at noon EDT at highlyoptimized.com/coach-with-cannabis-workshop
Also, check out Ryan’s courses, including Breathe With Cannabis, at highlyoptimized.com/offerings and save 10% on any of them by using the CHEK10 promo code at checkout. Join the BWC Collective, experience monthly ceremonies and access all past replays for $33 at skool.com/bwc-collective/about?ref=7ee342a964c94b5a9f269447dfcd9e51 (exclusively for Spirit Gym listeners). (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
4:15 Cannabis as a psychedelic.
12:03 The “trip” that changed Ryan’s life forever.
16:35 The edibles industry’s dirty secrets may harm you.
25:36 A Thai stick strain.
33:44 Looking for cannabis strains that contain less than 20 percent THC is really hard.
41:56 Cannabis can’t be a personal growth tool unless you understand how to use it.
53:19 The Goldilocks Zone.
59:06 Is using mushrooms and cannabis together a good idea?
1:14:54 Paul won’t do plant medicine ceremonies with broken people who come to him for help.
1:20:41 “Am I doing it to forget or to remember?”
1:37:21 Know the cannabinoid and terpene profiles of plant you are consuming.
1:47:07 Ryan’s next project: Writing The Long Lost Cannabis User Manual.
1:51:33 Did you know American colonists in Jamestown were required to grow Indian hemp?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Ryan Sprague and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/361-why-cannabis-is-a-psychedelic-with-ryan-sprague
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Zen in the Garden paulchek.com/events/zig (Learn how to connect with your soul with help from the Stone Buddhas by signing up today for Paul’s latest Zen in the Garden on Sept. 27!)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
