New customers get $5 off a Lume Starter Pack with code INSANE at https://lumedeodorant.com/. That equates to over 40% off your Starter Pack! CW: This episode contains discussions of addiction, SA, DV, and miscarriage. According to a 2019 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, cannabis is the most widely used drug globally, with an estimated 192 million people using it in 2018. For years, Kristina grew and sold cannabis products throughout the United States. There are many risks involved in selling any kind of drug, including legal consequences, violence, and relationship strain. Now retired from dealing, Kristina details her experiences from getting arrested, to experiencing drug-induced psychosis, and later, finding a new lease on life. Kristina: @kristinapineda999 If you have a unique story you'd like to share on the podcast, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/ZiHgdoK4PLRAddiB9 00:00 Lume 00:20 Upbringing & family 03:20 Sister deported 07:40 Didn’t get to walk at graduation 08:55 Close friend dies 10:30 Trying meth 11:09 Meeting a new guy 13:00 Being taken to his house blindfolded 15:00 Selling and shipping weed 16:45 Electric bill and police raid 17:35 Boyfriend takes off, getting arrested 20:15 Bail & charges 21:40 Abortion 22:15 Charges mostly dropped, on probation 22:45 Mushrooms, extracting 24:45 Tumor & medical card 25:50 Lume 28:04 Using boa constrictors as a cover 29:50 Business is booming, got into fishing 31:30 Buying a tackle shop 32:50 Boyfriend starts cheating 35:50 SA’d by a customer 40:00 Meeting current boyfriend 42:25 Dark web 46:10 Passing off work to others 49:00 Cheating on her ex 56:50 Breakup and moving on 1:01:30 DV 1:05:30 Pregnant 1:10:25 Miscarriage 1:12:10 Current boyfriend begins to struggle with a heroin addiction 1:16:00 Covid 1:18:40 Starts selling weed on her own 1:25:10 OF experience 1:27:20 Losing friends bc of OF 1:28:30 SA 1:32:15 Becoming a target for harassment and stalking 1:35:00 Paranoia and mental breakdown 1:45:30 Psych ward experience 1:51:47 Drug-induced psychosis due to coming off of meth 1:55:15 Depression, trying to readjust 2:02:30 Moving forward, life improvements