Let's be Blunt with Montel

On-Location Long Beach, California On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel speaks with Rylie Maedler. Rylie was diagnosed with aggressive bone tumors at the age of seven. Her parents decided to secretly begin giving her canna oils to help with the seizures and tumors in her face. Ever since then, Rylie has become a fierce advocate for canna in her home state of Delaware. At the age of nine, she...

On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel welcomes "Amazon" John Easterling to the podcast. John has spent years traversing the Amazon Rainforest and studying native botanicals, and believes that using these Amazonian herbs mixed with canna plants can be a game changer for the health industry. John informs Montel all about the different remedies derived from these amazing plants deep in the Amazon...

On-Location Long Beach, California On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel talks with Heather Manus, a registered nurse that specializes in medical canna care. Heather is a founding member of Canna Nurses Network, which is comprised of over 3,000 nurses. Heather works in training new nurses for the organization and expanding their influence. In this episode, Heather shares how she started off as...

On-Location Long Beach, California On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel meets up with Tracy Ryan and Dr. Anahid Jewett at this year's Cannabis Science Conference. Tracy Ryan - a returning guest - has a daughter named Sophie who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 8 1/2 months old (she’s now 9 years old). Dr. Anahid is a respected immunologist and professor at UCLA School of Dentistry who has...

On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel welcomes Dispense King and Dispense Queen. King and Queen are a couple who have both personally found relief through canna and are working to educate others through their business platform. They created their own canna edible and wellness brand named "Dispense Throne". The Dispense Throne is now on a mission to be the first fully black-owned dispensary in...

On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel speaks with Leah Heise, former government attorney whose life was changed after being diagnosed with pancreatitis. After being told by doctors that there was no cure, she retired from her job and started a high-level opiate regimen to ease her pain. However, after turning to canna in hopes of a healthier alternative, she never looked back. Leah has since c...

On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel sits down with Nathaniel Janowitz. As a journalist for VICE magazine, Nathaniel shares his first-hand experience with "Brick Weed" from Paraguay. Referred to as the "world's worst weed", this chemical-ridden canna can leave you feeling nauseous. Despite this, this canna is sold all around South America at cheap prices. Montel and Nathan...

Canna tourism is on the rise globally. A 2020 report found that 29% of ALL active leisure travelers want to partake in canna-related activities on vacation! Montel talks with Chris Chiari on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Chris is the founder and president of The 420 Hotels. He is a canna advocate, investor and film producer. He is the owner and operator of the historic Patterson Inn in Denver, C...

Montel catches up with his friend Redman while they are both in Denver, CO for 420 celebrations. Redman talks about the song he dropped on 4/20 titled "Jane", the latest on The NCP, and his new role on The Dab Roast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Support the show For More Let's be BLUNT with Montel Instagram https://www.instagram.com/letsbeblunt...

On this episode of Let’s Be Bunt, Montel talks with a cancer survivor, Christy, and her caretaker Kelly. Christy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and given a prognosis of three to five years to live. She underwent traditional cancer treatment for years, only to have the cancer return time after time until the treatments stopped working altogether. She decided to try cannabis as a last resort even...

Four activist entrepreneurs thought there should be a consistent way consumers could trust their cannabis and cultivators could improve their products. The idea: develop testing and certification standards that could be built into the cannabis production process, at scale. On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with two of the founders of SC Labs, Jeff Gray and Josh Wurzer. In 2010 they o...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with the lead vocalist and one of the founding members of the legendary hip hop group Cypress Hill, B-Real. Cyprus Hill was the first hip-hop group to have multi-platinum and platinum albums, having sold over 20 million albums worldwide and garnering critical acclaim for their first five albums. All of the group members have advocated for medical and...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Niambe McIntosh, daughter of the legendary Reggae artist Peter Tosh. Niambe has a background in engineering and public education, and has now turned her focus full time to cannabis activism. A true renaissance woman, she serves many roles including the head of the Peter Tosh Legacy & Brand, Managing Member of Tosh Holdings LLC, Board Chairpe...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt Montel talks with Dr Rebecca Siegel, the author of the newly published book, The Brain on Cannabis: What You Should Know about Recreational and Medical Marijuana. Dr Siegel is a clinical psychiatrist specializing in adult, child and adolescent psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Her practice includes the evaluation and treatment of depression, mood disorders, at...

Montel talks with Danielle Simone on this epsiode of Let’s Be Blunt. Danielle is a canna-mom working to destigmatize cannabis use, particularly for mothers. A few years ago she wouldn't have self-described as a "weed mom" but she's found her sparkle in writing about cannabis to inform, uplift, and occasionally challenge her readers while helping push the conversation forward. She is a fr...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with Valentia Valentine, owner of Synchronicity Holistic, an elevated dispensary catering to senior women. Valentia was a successful commercial real estate agent and mother when a medical diagnosis forever changed her life. In 1989, after suffering from symptoms that were first thought to be a brain tumor, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis....

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Dr Corey Burchman. Dr Burchman received his undergraduate education at Cornell University, his medical degree at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and his residency and fellowship training at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is a nationally recognized exp...

As 2022 ignites, it is worth a pause to assess where the US cannabis industry stands from a legal and regulatory perspective Despite steady acceptance across the US with 37 medical and 18 recreational states, serious discussion on Capitol Hill and increasing growth and revenues by US cannabis companies, recent regulatory and law enforcement action and in-action, seem to belie any optimism for “leg...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with the Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access, Debbie Churgai, about the newly released “2021 State of the States Report: An Analysis of Medical Cannabis Access in the United States”. The report is compiled by Americans for Safe Access, the nations largest medical cannabis patient organization. Although we have made great progress in the p...

Montel talks with Jeremy Smith on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Jeremy had a near death experience after medication he was prescribed caused blood clots to form in his neck. Lucky for him he was working in a hospital at the time or he would not be here today to tell his story. He suffers from Crohn’s disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. After he started using medical cannabis, he was able to de...

Montel chats with Steven Jung on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Steven began his career as a Captain in the United States Army where he held both strategic and tactical roles. He has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Weedmaps, the leading tech company serving the canna industry, and prior to that he worked at Twitter where he was a member of the leadership team responsible for sc...

Montel talks with Leafly Senior Editor and author of “Weed the People; The Future of Marijuana Legalization in America” and Time Magazine’s special Issue “Marijuana, Goes Main Street”, Bruce Barcott on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. They discuss the highlights of Leafly’s sixth annual Cannabis Jobs Report, and it is full of good news for the industry and those who want to be a part of it! The rep...

Montel talks with Chef Nikki Steward on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Chef Nikki is a culinary artist who has prepared gastronomical experiences for corporate leaders, celebrities, athletes and social influencers! Her international travels have enabled her to study under executive chefs from around the world. She’s toured with Dj Khaled and curated dinners for celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Jesus Burrola, Chief Executive Officer of POSIBL, the cannabis farm of the future and engine for several of California’s leading brands. Leveraging a state-of-art system that uses less to do more, POSIBL brings the best greenhouse technology and expertise from traditional agriculture into cannabis and pairs it with the best possible genetics to...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with Louisiana senatorial candidate, Gary Chambers. Gary made the national headlines a few weeks back when he ran a campaign ad featuring himself smoking cannabis. His mission in life is to DO GOOD AND SEEK JUSTICE! He is a civil rights activist and a native of Baton Rouge Louisiana who is working to destigmatize cannabis use. He is running for US Se...