The Green Standard: A Podcast By Veriheal

Welcome back to The Green Standard Podcast! As 2024 wraps up, we’re counting down our top 5 cannabis stories of the year! From Snoop Dogg stealing the show at the Olympics to groundbreaking, stigma-busting news, these moments highlight how far we've come and why the future of cannabis looks brighter than ever. Watch now and celebrate the progress with us! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and s...

After years of working as our Lead Medical Reviewer, the legendary Dr. Abe is finally sharing his personal story! In this episode of The Green Standard, we sit down with Dr. Abraham Benavides, a cornerstone of the Veriheal team and a visionary in medical cannabis education. Dr. Abe shares his journey of overcoming adversity, from facing racial discrimination in medical school to pioneering cannabi...

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Green Standard! Today, we’re joined by Lex Pelger—a biochemist, cannabis educator, and passionate advocate for exploring the vast untapped potential of the cannabis plant. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the world of cannabis education, uncovering what it looks like today, the challenges it faces, and what needs to change to ensure its future success...

While we talk about cannabis every day around here, it some areas of the country, the stigma against our favorite plant looks a lot different. One of those places is St. Mary's, Ohio, where Veriheal patient Jason Atkins grows his own medical cannabis. A few years ago, Atkins and his family survived a major house fire. After losing everything but a filing cabinet, Atkins suffered with significant s...

Welcome to another episode of The Green Standard! This week, we’re shaking things up with a special guest: Rachel from Veriheal’s sister company, Verinew! Known for her fun and lighthearted energy, Rachel brings an outsider’s perspective to a topic that’s making waves in the cannabis community— the risks of cannabis use. As someone who doesn’t use cannabis, Rachel shares her unique take on how we...

Welcome back to The Green Standard: A Podcast By Veriheal! In this episode, Kym sits down with Judson Hill, Fine Fettle’s President of the Georgia market. Hill brings an expert perspective to the show on how changes in the cannabis industry can make access easier across the country. From the SAFE Act to the pending reclassification of c@nnab!s, Judson shares his perspective on how changes in the i...

Welcome back to The Green Standard podcast! This week, Kym sat down with Hailey Withrow, the staff manager at Storehouse dispensary in Maryland. Withrow brings Storehouse’s trademark light-hearted energy to the show, exploring how the team are leaders in their community for excellent customer service (and even better cannabis). Withrow shares her thoughts on the importance of cannabis education, t...

Welcome back to The Green Standard podcast! This week, Kym sits down with Dr. Ryan Vandrey from the Johns Hopkins University Cannabis Science Lab and Sasha Kalcheff-Korn, Executive Director of Realm of Caring, to discuss the revolutionary National Cannabis Study. In this episode, we uncover how this multi-year study is set to redefine our understanding of medical cannabis and its impact on health...

Welcome back to The Green Standard! In this episode, Kym sits down with Dr. Carlie Bell. Bell is a doctor of naturopathic medicine and a medical reviewer for the Veriheal blog. In her conversation with Kym, she clears up common misconceptions about cannabis, fills us in on how she guides her patients to live holistically, and offers practical advice for adopting natural solutions. Tune in for a fu...

Welcome back to the Green Standard Podcast! In this episode, Kym sits down with Angela Weston and Yolanda Bennett, the founders of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Society. They share their personal stories as both medical cannabis patients and advocates, offering unique insights into the growing Georgia medical cannabis market. You'll hear about the progress being made, challenges faced, and practica...

Welcome back to the Green Standard! This week, our Veriheal podcast is taken over by guest hosts Rachael Wheat and Emily Mullins as they join us to talk about the fascinating intersection between music festivals and cannabis culture. Festivals are the perfect place for safe weed consumption, but is there more to it than that? To find out, we dive deep into how it can enhance music, connection with...

This week, Kym is joined by Dylan Rogers. Dylan is a Veriheal patient who lives with Trigeminal Neuralgia and Occipital Neuralgia. After pharmaceuticals and medical procedures failed to relieve his pain, Dylan turned toward medical cannabis, finding that the plant helped to alleviate some of the debilitating symptoms of the conditions he lives with. Alongside his powerful testimony, Dylan shares w...

On this episode of The Green Standard, Kym is joined by Baiyina Abdas-Salaam, Veriheal’s Head of Practitioner Relationships. Baiyina opens up about her journey overcoming her own internalized stigma against cannabis use — and how the lessons she learned along the way guide her decisions as a parent, as a community member, and as a leader in the cannabis space. Tune in for an insightful conversatio...

This week, Kym is joined by Michael Diaz-Rivera, a cannabis business owner in Denver, Colorado. Michael’s cannabis delivery business, Better Days, has partnered with Veriheal to ensure that local medical cannabis patients have easy access to the medicine they need. In this episode, he shares his personal experience with medical cannabis, his journey from patient to business owner, and his dream mu...

This week, Kym is joined by Krystal Ramirez, a medical cannabis patient, a Bronx native, and a "Cannalife Coach." Through her cannabis consulting service Ethereally Elevated, Krystal helps clients use the the plant intentionally. In this episode, she shares her personal experience with medical cannabis, tips for using cannabis to nurture your highest self -- and the most unexplainable thing she's...