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The “killer” weed that kills pain

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This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about medical marijuana. There’s “On This Day”, an essay by Anjana Parvin, music by request from Jean-Maurice Devault, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy!

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Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you’ve grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.

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Welcome to our new RFI Listeners Club member: Dilwar Hussain Dilu from Sylhet, Bangladesh.

So glad you have joined us!

You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I’ll send you a membership number. It’s that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you receive a premium prize.

A hearty welcome to our new official RFI Listeners Club! It’s called the RFI Sisia Youth Development Association Listening Club, and Eric Mbotiji is the president. The Club is based in Bamenda, Cameroon.

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This week’s quiz: On 13 April, I asked you a question about our brand-new podcast, the new-and-improved Spotlight on France. It’s the brain child of Sarah Elzas and Alison Hird, and they’re doing a great job with it. Have you subscribed to the podcast yet? You should! It comes out every Friday.

You needed to listen to the 12 April podcast to find the answer to the question. In that edition, Sarah Elzas reported on the state of marijuana legislation in France: it is not legal yet, but there is some little “grey” area in the law, where you can buy the form of marijuana meant for medical use. I wanted you to tell me the name of the substance found in marijuana which has proven medical benefits – especially for aching joints.

The answer is: Cannabidiol, or CBD. Cannabidiol is the naturally occurring compound found in the resinous flower of cannabis, or marijuana. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the substance in marijuana which makes you “high”. There is very little THC in CBD extracts. “Medical marijuana”, as it is usually called, is legal in many countries, although it can be hard to find because it seems governments get confused and the laws (like here in France) are not very clear.

The winners this week are: RFI Listeners Club members Royse Cramton from Oak Park, Illinois in the U-S; Heimer Sia from Manila, the Philippines; Muhammad Nasyr from Katsina State, Nigeria; Samir Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal, India, and Jobayada Aktar Jai from the Nilshagor RFI Fan Club in Nilphamari, Bangladesh.

Congratulations winners!

Here’s the music you heard on this week’s program: Traditional Sufi liturgical music, arranged by Julien Jâlal Eddine Weiss and performed by his Al Kindi ensemble; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: “The Flight of the Bumblebee”; “Oh Françoise” performed by French Café 24x7, and “J'ai rencontré l'homme de ma vie” (“I met the man of my life”) by Luc Plamondon and François Cousineau, sung by Diane Dufresne.

Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr

This week’s question ... You'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 17 June to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 22 June podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

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Susan Owensby
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