The King Of Weed Got Sober: Ryan Phillips's Story

At his peak Ryan Phillips was pulling in half a million dollars a week in cash, buying 80% of the marijuana in British Columbia. National Geographic called him the King of Weed.

It started at 19 with an ounce of BC Bud in a deodorant cap. By 23, he was face down at a US border crossing with the DEA's guns drawn and 103 pounds of marijuana in the truck. Two years in a maximum federal penitentiary followed.

What finally stopped him wasn't prison. It was a quiet realisation, after losing 50 friends to murder, that no amount of money could fill him up.

In this conversation with Sober Dave, Ryan, an ex-pro ice hockey player six years sober this July, talks about junior hockey abuse, 50-plus concussions, the Japanese prisoner who taught him law of vibration, surprising his daughter at her door, and the ride across Canada he's starting in May for mental health.

If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/

or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/

Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

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Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

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