Talking Cannabis with Clarisa

In this episode, I interview Asad and Razia Shalami, the founders of ZAR Wellness, and their impactful work in the wellness industry. Having personally battled chronic insomnia, PTSD, and rheumatoid arthritis, Asad, a former US Army veteran, and Razia turned to CBD and THC products. The dramatic improvements in their own health led them to establish ZAR Wellness, extending their personal victories...

Auz Zadoff is a business development consultant with five years of professional experience in the cannabis industry. Auz was involved in developing, investing, and fundraising for multinational cannabis companies throughout Colombia before co-founding Cannexp Consulting Group in 2021. He aims for Cannexp to become the world's largest trade facilitator of high-quality medical and pharmaceutical...

Today's special guest is Eric Schneider. As managing director of AlphaRoot, Eric is dedicated to his client’s best interests and attributes his success to taking steps one at a time versus being caught up in the bigger picture. Eric’s true interest resides in evolving AlphaRoot into an industry giant and continuing to build thought leadership in the cannabis and holistic medicine space.

Squatting in Amsterdam two friends, Dave and Sam, struggle with their queerness and substance addictions, until Marvin, a magic dream manifesting fridge shows up and gives them everything they want. They soon learn their materialistic world doesn’t bring them happiness, instead, Marvin manifests lessons Dave and Sam need, teaching them what real happiness means.    I had the honor of int...

Kim Stuck is the founder and CEO of Allay Consulting, a compliance strategy and services provider serving the hemp and cannabis industries nationwide.  She brings a regulator’s keen eye and wide-reaching knowledge of evolving compliance and safety mandates to support businesses in tightly regulated industries. Allay Consulting - https://allayconsulting.com/

We interview Ed Rosenthal on his new book - This Bud's for You. Aside from that Ed sheds light on some of the history of cannabis in the US.  He also shares what is going on in the cannabis industry in terms of regulation and trends. He also shares his hope for cannabis in the future.  

I had the honor of interviewing the famous Sebastian Marincolo. We talked about his book, The Art of the High. I believe this book is a fantastic guide to beginners and cannaseurs. This will help give you a positive experience.   About Sebastian:  Sebastián Marincolo also known as Dr. Sebastian Schulz studied Philosophy and Linguistics of German at the University of Tübingen, Germany, an...

In this episode, I interview James Sol Radina, CEO of BioCBD plus    @biocbdplus1801    1. How is CBD accepted in Hawaii? What do you think is the CBD culture in the US?  2. What is your relationship to CBD?  3. Why is water-soluble CBD different from other CBD products?  4. What is the difference between CBD from hemp and CBD from cannabis?  5. How have you...

In this episode, I interview Autumn Shelton, Chief Financial Officer and Partner of. Autumn Brands.   As CFO, Autumn oversees strategic planning, marketing, compliance, legal, human resources, and finance.  Autumn has been successfully navigating the unchartered waters of California’s Prop 215 and the Regulated California Cannabis industry (Prop 64) since 2015 and is a sought-after panel...

In this episode I get a chance to talk to Bryan Fried, Chairman and CEO of Pangea Global Technologies.   We cover the following topics: How indoor farming could play a critical role in helping to meet the world's growing demand for food, especially given the challenges of shrinking farmable acres, which sets investors up for a lot of growth as companies expand their farming operations The gro...

In this episode, I'm grateful to have interviewed Arnaud Dumas de Rauly, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of The Blinc Group.   Arnaud answers the following questions:   1. What is your background? And what is your relationship with cannabis?   2. Let’s talk about buying vape cartridges, what should one look out for in buying vape cartridges?   3. How do you know the qual...

We interview, Charles Rutherford II, Business Development Director of Boveda, on the importance of humidity in storing cannabis.  For more interviews, go to Ganjly.com.   Charles answers the following questions:   - What is humidity and why is it important to be aware of this when storing herbs, cannabis, and food?   - Bóveda has 2-way humidity control and this is patented and...

In this episode, I interview Karli Miller-Hornick, CEO and co-founder of Florist Farms. Karli has been a New Yorker her whole life. She was born and raised in the Capital Region and attended Cornell University in Ithaca with a focus on Hospitality and Sustainable Agriculture. Karli has dedicated her life to building community through sustainable, organic, and regenerative farming.   Karl...

Head in the clouds – Feet on the ground. That describes Inesa Ponomariovaite, the brilliant mind behind Nesas Hemp.   Born in Lithuania with medical issues herself, Inesa grew up always wanting to help others.  After changing her diet and doing other things to help herself, Inesa quickly realized there was another path to health which included a number of holistic approach...

In this episode, I interview Paul Botto, Co-founder, and CEO of Lucid Green. Previous roles include the former head of analytics sales and consulting at Google, GM of visible measures analytics, and founding member of Conduce, a supply chain data platform working with companies like DHL, Cisco, and PwC. Paul talks about how tech plays in legitimizing the cannabis industry and solving consumer trus...

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