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Learning about the many cannabinoids and their medicinal effects aroused David and Erich's interest in the cannabis market, and FlowGardens was born as a consequence. The firm is dedicated to producing health and pleasure via the use of high-quality cannabis. David Miller and Erich Maelzer, Co-Founders of FlowGardens , are changing people's minds about cannabis by educating them about the health b...

Seed Canary was created by Nick Showalter in 2020 as a place where Cannabis growers and breeders could come to buy and sell seeds online. It fills the industry's need for a place where cannabis breeders can sell, and customers can buy, using a safe and secure platform. Their goal is to make a huge and positive difference in the cannabis community.  In 2019, Nick was diagnosed with a chronic pain c...

Consistency, purity, potency. Those are the pillars of Al's CBD oils, and those are the traits that make him a leader in the industry.  Al Morentin is the CEO of My Fit Life. After going blind due to Glaucoma, he regained his vision through Cannabis oils treatment. Soon after, he founded FECO USA. With over thirty years of practice as a holistic practitioner, he is now creating CBD formulas to hel...

It's an uphill battle to create a venue for people to safely eat cannabis-infused food. But that's exactly what Jeremy is doing: and that's exactly the kind of work that's turning the wheels of change around plant-based medicine. Jeremy Smith is an entrepreneur who advocates for cannabis regulation changes in Canada. After a near-death experience which came from a reaction to prescription drugs, h...

Melissa didn't get high until she was forty-three. The minute it happened, she felt her depression lift–and she felt other things shift inside of her, too. Now, she's advocating for you to "open your eyes" and ground yourself in your truth. Melissa Drake is an entrepreneur, author, and coach. She spent twenty-five years in the insurance industry–twenty-five years that left her feeling disconnected...

After a long, successful athletic career, Jim McMahon found himself with unavoidable symptoms, impacted short-term memory, and early-onset dementia. Fortunately, he sought out cannabis as an alternative to pain pills, and now, his symptoms are easing. Jim McMahon is a former Chicago Bears quarterback who spent 15 seasons in the National Football League. McMahon became a media darling, known both f...

Nikki, a NY state resident, has always been a proud and diligent worker. She's served as an HVAC filtration salesperson, later starting her own company, then as a casino dealer, and most recently, as a pediatric nurse. She had suffered two traumatic brain injuries during her younger years, but it was the third TBI that suddenly changed everything. In a heartbeat, her life changed from one of optim...

What if, instead of being prescribed narcotics to manage chronic pain, patients were given a holistic alternative? Dr. Thomas Rocco is here today to answer that question–and many more. Dr. Thomas Rocco is currently the Medical Director of a Medical Marijuana Evaluation Center, the only licensed and approved facility in Rhode Island for patient evaluation and education for medical marijuana. His wo...

In the year since Arby's been a guest on this show, he's done a lot–not least of all, started a new company. He's worked hard to pave the way for other CBD entrepreneurs, and he finally gets to see it all pay off. Arby Barreoso is the co-founder of the highly respected CBD manufacturer Green Roads. He is also the Commission-appointed Board Chair of the Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Boa...

There's no sport harder on your body and mind than rugby. Anna has experienced that firsthand. In her quest to recover from her many concussions and injuries from her athletic career, she's found THC–and now she's doing her part to bring it into the mainstream as a method of healing. Anna Symonds is an Ambassador for the nonprofits Athletes for CARE, Last Prisoner Project, and the Concussion Legac...

Frenchy Cannoli was a California-based teacher, consultant, artisan, and activist dedicated to the production and appreciation of traditional cannabis concentrates. He grew up in Nice, France, but left home as soon as he could, inspired by the promise of exotic adventure and by the imported hashish common in the late-60s Europe. He lived nomadically for over twenty years, staying with traditional...

Psilocybin has the power to help anyone, from first responders to business strategists. Trauma can affect everyone differently, and a microdose of psychedelics is a big first step towards healing those traumas. Take it from Corey, who used magic mushrooms to beat two addictions and become an award-winning entrepreneur. Corey Berrier is an internationally-recognized sales consultant and lead strate...

Now that cannabis is legal in many states, the High Times Cannabis Cup competition is giving many brands an opportunity to gain feedback and support from America's cannabis users–and a chance to win perks, free marketing, and an illustrious, renowned title.  Mark Kazinec is the Director of Competitions for High Times magazine. He runs the Cannabis Cup and Hemp Cup with the goal of identifying and...

Kyle Turley is a well-known All-American football player for San Diego State who has won several awards and accolades for his NFL career. In his experience with NFL medical and pharmaceutical practices, painkillers were dispensed without any oversight and often without informed consent. This practice left Turley with an addiction to painkillers and a serious back injury. In 2014, Turley was one of...

Western medicine always sells us the same idea: that one pill or treatment will cure you completely. Now that CBD and psilocybin have become more mainstream, we're starting to hear the same thing about plant-based treatments. Michelle is here to push back on that narrative, and to tell you how you can use alternative medicine, not as a one-time cure, but as a continuing roadmap to wellbeing and ha...

When you think of wellness, often you think about leafy greens or hitting the gym. Brooke wants you to add something else to that definition: CBD power. As Gary says, good food is good for you, and so is good CBD.  Brooke Alpert, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., is a certified holistic cannabis practitioner, a nationally recognized nutrition expert, and a best-selling author. She is the founder of B Nutritious...

For Matthew, cannabis and plant-based medicine isn't just a way to heal physical and mental illness. It's a way to correct the injustice of the first responder industry. Maybe the people who work all their lives to save others now have a chance to save themselves, too. Before he retired, Matthew Ericson was a firefighter for over fifteen years. He's a cannabis advocate who brought the fight for pl...

Innovative healing is saving lives. Cannabis, CBD, and other plant-based therapies have called so many back from the edge of illness, disease, and despair. Today you're going to hear the panel of experts as they close their conference with personal stories of microdosing, connecting with patients, and lasting solutions. In the final part of this special three-part episode, the panelists muse on wh...

Innovative healing is saving lives. Cannabis, CBD, and other plant-based therapies have called so many back from the edge of illness, disease, and despair. Today you're going to hear the experiences of first responders, and continue along in this three-part series that faces industry questions such as regulation, creating safe containers, and fighting against public stigmas. In part two of this sp...

Innovative healing is saving lives. Cannabis, CBD, and other plant-based therapies have called so many back from the edge of illness, disease, and despair. Today you're about to meet the panelists who have firsthand experience with psilocybin, cannabis, and many other plant-based health products, and get involved in this three-part series that faces industry issues such as discrimination, legal ob...

When you hear psychedelic mushrooms you probably think of someone just trying to get a good high.  Would you believe they can safely aid in the treatment of mental health conditions?  Dr. Olga Chernoloz is a trained neuropharmacologist that specializes in psychoactive compounds.  She started her doctor career off working in a mental health hospital with treatment-resistant depressed individuals. ...

Did you know that CBD and cannabis go through strict third-party testing? Michael Richmond of Green Scientific Labs is in the business of full-service cannabis testing.  He was originally in digital marketing and was a minority investor in a lab when he was introduced to someone trying to open a third party testing operation.  With his 8-year-old daughter using CBD to manage anxiety, Michael had a...

Efforts to improve mental health and happiness will fall short if they aren't backed up by personal buy-in. That's a lesson Amanda Webster learned in a painful way.   At the start of her healing journey, Amanda was trying to check the usual boxes — but nothing was sticking. She'd become certified as a yoga instructor and holistic nutritionist, but most of that training she was using to help others...

Jorge Moral, a veteran firefighter for the past 30 years, used to think he had a drinking problem. It's something many firefighters struggle with — turning to the bottle in response to on-the-job stress and, in more extreme cases, trauma and PTSD. Only for Jorge, he realized it wasn't actually a drinking problem he had. It was a sleeping problem.   "I was using alcohol to try to go to bed, because...

So, you've got a couple of pot plants in your basement. How do you take that and build a real business from it?   Tony Frischknecht has, you could say, some experience in this arena. He started out in black market cannabis and, after founding a small, medical marijuana caregiving business in Colorado circa-2005, ultimately worked his way up in the industry. By age 35, he owned two dispensaries tot...