Blue to Green Podcast

On this episode, I sit down with Danny Guevara, the Events and Planning Coordinator for Black Rifle Coffee Company. He is a military veteran, coffee connnessiuer, mental health advocate and all around great guy. He also co-hosts a podcast called Infinite Grit, which is targeted at those who are wanting to join the miltary and get in better shape and start forging that grit in themselves to finish...

Just a rant....watch if you dare...or not. Cheers!

Julie Gunnigle is an advocate, attorney, and a hellraiser per her website www.juliegunnigle.com. Julie has been in the social justice advocacy space for awhile here in Arizona and wants to see transformative social reform to benefit those who have been underserved for far too long. She is a former political candidate, former prosecutor and currently working attorney here in Arizona. In this episod...

On this episode, I sit down and talk with Division Chief Ashley Losch with the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority, aka AFMA. We cover the current standards to become a firefigher, particularly in Arizona, current standards, the fentany crisis and many other topics. One of the main topics covered is to continue to break the stigma of mental health and what it means to be healthy, as well as what ar...

On this episode, I sit and chat with Mariah Daly, the Criminal Justice Initiative Director of the Last Prisoner Project. The Last Prisoner Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which is dedicated to the reform of the criminal justice system regarding cannabis and our antiquated laws surrounding how it is dealt with. The Last Prisoner Project was started in 2019 by Steven DeAngelo, Andrew De...

On this episode I sit down with the Patrick King, also known as the Soil King. Patrick has been a regenerative farmer with a philosophy in clean, chemical free organic products and has been involved in the California cannabis scene since its inception in the legal world, as well as producing his own line of living soil. We covered multiple topics to include his roots (get it?), regenerative farmin...

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On this episode, I sit down with Deputy Frank Sloup with the Pinal County Sheriff's office.  He is the star and YouTube sensation of "Friday's with Frank".  Frank is a 21 year veteran of law enforcement and specializes in traffic enforcement, apprehending impaired drivers, and is also on the regional Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)  Team as a Sniper.  We talk about everythin...

Jesse Crosson is a former resident of the American prison system and was released 10+ years early.  We talked about everything imaginable from prison reform, trauma in the prison system, punishment. Jesse is a source of inspiration for those who have made bad choices in life and is living proof that we all deserve second chances.    Follow him and here more of his stories: &nbs...

Det. Matt Thornton is a police officer with the Zion Police Department in the outskirts of Chicago, Illinois.  Matt has an incredible story of redemption and salvation as a police officer and becoming a pillar in his community.  Matt has been on a mission to talk about mental health issues, calling out the bad cops out there as well as lifting up those who are doing a great job for both...

Welcome to episode #1 of my medicated moments. Just short thoughts in my mind. On this short episode I talk about a couple of benefits of cannabis use.  Cheers!

Rick spent 27 years with the Scottsdale Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic and Technical Rescue expert rescuing and saving many citizens around the City of Scottsdale as well as in the surrounding Phoenix metropolitan areas. Rick unknowingly fell into the trap that many first responders do, which is to help others long before they help themselves or even admit they need help.  Due to...

This was a very spur of the moment conversation I had with a police psychologist out of Southern California, Dean Kahle, M.S, LMFT.   We covered several different topics regarding mental health, cannabis use, PTSD, and trauma.  She had a open mind and was receptive towards open conversation about cannabis use.  She talks openly about her own struggles as well as her experiences...

Matt Thomas is a 29 year veteran of the Pinal County Sheriff's Officer Located in Arizona. Matt has held many different assignments while his time as a deputy to include narcotics, S.W.A.T., training, undercover and commander assignments.  When Sheriff Lamb was elected, the newly elected sheriff needed a second-in-command and gave then Lieutenant Thomas a call.  Lt. Thomas was promoted t...

On this episode I sit down and talk to Meg and Ben, who are entrepreneurs in the cannabis world and are owner/operators of Terp Nutrition. Terp Nutrition is a CBD supplement company focused around active adults which fits their narrative and mindset of their company which is to help empower people to get up and move their bodies. Meg also owns and operates Positively Fit Community which helps empo...

On this episode I sit down with an Insurance agent, Alicia Henson who is also known as "Bama", where we discuss the many different assets in your life that can be protected by the proper insurance.  If you own anything of value, if you value your life, if you have plants/grow materials, this is the episode you need to listen to. Although the topic is not sexy, Bama keeps it relevant and inter...

I was asked to be a guest on  law enforcement podcast, The Off Duty Podcast hosted by a retired Michigan police officer, Anthony McNeil. We talk about a myriad of topics encompassing law enforcement and cannabis.  I give my opinion on the benefits law enforcement could have by allowing current police officers the use of cannabis. Thank you to Anthony for allowing me the use of his audio...

On this episode, I sit with three veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.  They share their unique and personal stories about the healthcare they have received from the VA healthcare system. Some of them good, most not so much.  I want to thank all three of them for having the strength to tell their stories, all in hopes that the veterans that come after them, receive better care, and that th...

 On this episode, I sit down with the owner/creator of Hippie Chicks edibles, Carmen Toma, which is an amazing chocolate THC and CBD infused edible company in Arizona.  We cover Carmen's beginnings in both the cannabis industry and as a chocolatier.   Hippie Chicks products are filled with her passion and love and you can taste it!  I am personally a fan of Hippie Chicks!...

Sonia Martinez is a family law and criminal law attorney in the State of Arizona who is also a Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Justice of the Peace court system. Sonia also has indigenous heritage and has tribal privileges to practice law on certain tribes in Arizona.  Sonia is also an open cannabis consumer who preaches the safe and responsible use of the cannabis plant. We dive into he...

On this episode I sat down and chatted with Tom Dean, Attorney at Law who specializes in cannabis law here in Arizona and David Wisniewski with Safer Arizona who is a cannabis activist.  We covered topics ranging from current state laws to what the future holds in furthering what the voter's wanted with both Arizona Proposition's 207 and 203, Arizona's adult use proposition and medical mariju...

On this episode I sit down with Chef Turtle, an award winning cannabis chef out of Arizona. After learning the foundations as a chef, he began infusing foods with whole plant infusions and providing patients with an alternative to store bought edibles.  Chef Turtle owns and operates an infusion consulting business where he teaches patients and consumers the very foundation of how to infuse fo...

On this episode I sit down with the creators of the Facebook group in Arizona, the Arizona Smoking Team. Adam and Jeremy started off as co-workers which turned into a friendship, which has now transformed into an online community within the Arizona cannabis scene. They are bringing fellow cannabis consumers together for a good time and building a community. We talk about everything from cannabis t...

On this episode I sit down with an Air Force Veteran who proudly served for 14 years before being forced into a medical retirement. The loss of such a career has caused others in their her same shoes to sink to new lows, but instead, Jen chose to raise her floor, pick herself up and continue with a new mission of self-healing, and self-actualization. She tells her story of how pain led to an addic...

On this episode I sit down with a member of the Arizona cannabis community who is a United States Army veteran, Alana Antonich. Alana spent 9 years in the Army as a behavioral health technician, helping other soldiers with their mental health when it began to take a toll on her mental health.  It takes courage and strength to talk about what Alana opens up about and shares her story in hopes...