Hempresent

GI Mary Jane A.K.A Joie Leigh joins Vivian today on Hempresent. Growing up as the daughter of a Baltimore City police officer, Joie Leigh was exposed early on in life to a world of awe-inspiring contrast. She developed a great sense of love and unity from her family and the church school she attended and took joy in being of service to others through various outreach programs. In contrast, Joie sa...

HEMP Party Australia With Michael Balderstone with Hemp End Marijuana Prohibition. Michael Balderstone is the HEMP Party President and President of Nimbin HEMP Embassy as well. HEMP's plan is to re-legalize and regulate Cannabis for personal, medical and industrial use. They also want to allow for health education, home growing, and regulated sales through registered outlets which will separat...

Progressive Activism in 2019 with Jake Burdett. Jake is a Salisbury University Poly Sci Student, and progressive activist on many fronts including cannabis. Burdett was charged with two felony counts of making an illegal recording and distributing the video filmed during a Maryland Marijuana Justice rally at Maryland Rep. Andy Harris’s Salisbury office. Marijuana legalization protesters have long...

The Rainbow Family Of Living Light with Barry "Plunker" Adams. A founding member of The Rainbow Family Barry, better know as Plunker, was part of the first Eugene Rennisance fair now known as the Oregon Country Fair. Not to mention Plunker was a judge at the original Cannabis Cup, receiving his name from a two-string instrument he plays at these various festivities. the Rainbow Family'...

Helping the world integrate spirituality with cannabis, organic food and living with Tim Blake. Tim earned his real estate license at the age of nineteen. He was one of the founders and the CEO of several production companies in the 1980s. He was the co-founder of the Mendocino Farmers Collective and also Healing Harvest Farms, both local cannabis dispensaries designed to help facilitate getting o...

The protection needs of Cannabis and Craft Brewing Businesses with Cimone Casson. Cimone is a Financial Adviser and owner of Cannas Capital, LLC, an insurance agency focused on the protection needs of Cannabis and Craft Brewing Businesses. Cannas Capital, LLC operates in Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio. She is a licensed professional and holds licenses in Series 6, 63, and 65 and insurance licenses L...

Cannabis For Dummies with Kim Casey. Kim has been a communications professional for more than 20 years and recently took a year-long leap into the world of cannabis as the communications manager for one of the leading dispensaries in North America. She now consults for companies in the industry on internal and external communications. Joe Kraynak is a professional writer who has contributed to num...

Cannabis a Theatrical Concert with creator and host of the said concert, Baba Israel. This project is based on Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific by Martin A. Lee (2012). The book's author has committed to collaborating on the project and will serve as a consultant in the project's development. The show will feature "mash-ups" and a...

A need for a cannabis industry-focused scale company with Chuck Olivier of The Dimebag Scale Company. The company is a service company that also sells scales; it is not a scale dealer that offers service. Every scale used for commerce in Washington — regardless of whether it’s weighing steaks or weighing marijuana — needs to be National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) approved and have a security s...

Cultivating a culturally inclusive environment in cannabis with Roz McCarthy, Founder, and CEO, CEO The Genesis Group. Roz has been recognized by High Times Magazine as one of the top 100 influential people in Cannabis for 2017. Roz’s organization M4MM Recently received the 2018 Industry Organization of the Year Award. She has Over 20+ years of experience in Sales, Marketing, Branding, and Busines...

Fostering massive creative growth and expansion for cannabis brands with Brandon Palma. Brandon truly believes in this plant and its use for innovative and positive experiences. His path in being of service to reclaiming Cannabis to its rightful proper place in 2011 as the original brand creator of Dope Magazine, creating not only the logo but art directing and leading the first 10 issues in 2011-...

A legacy of cannabis advocacy with Edward Weidenfeld. Edward is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University School of Law. He was a senior partner at a major international law firm, where he specialized in corporate transactions and administrative law, before founding his eponymous firm, The Weidenfeld Law Firm. Mr. Weidenfeld has been appointed to high-level boards and commi...

The Endocannabinoid Deficiency Foundation with Dr. Michele Ross, Ph. D., MBA. Dr. Ross is a neuroscientist and health coach with a passion to help patients with chronic illness live their best life ever. Dr. Ross is both a cannabinoid medicine researcher and a cannabis patient. After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, neuropathy, and chronic pelvic pain, cannabis and kratom were the only treatment...

Cannabis and its effect on Autism with Jinxproof. Jinx is a master breeder of craft American marijuana genetics and the original breeder of the 2017 Cannabis Cup Best Indica Winner 9lb Hammer. Jinxproof Genetics genetic strains are created by Jinxproof who is recognized worldwide for being the creator and breeder of the 9lb Hammer, a powerful indica dominant strain that has amazed many a breeder w...

The definition of a firebrand, today's guest is one of the OG cannabis activists and that wasn't the only pioneering quilty she had. Elvy Musikka was also something of a rarity in this country by being someone who receives cannabis from the federal government, at no charge. Uncle Sam is her weed dealer. Born in Colombia in 1939, Musikka moved in 1953 with her parents to the States, where s...

The Entourage Effect in cannabis is our topic with guest Dr. Karyemaitre Aliffe. Whole Cannabis products and individual Cannabinoids can nourish, heal and stimulate the body, the CNS, and the Endocannabinoid System. It is important to understand the differences between various Hemp Oil and marijuana products available for health and recreational use and how to use them safely for oneself and famil...

Cat Jeter, know in her community as "Grandma Cat Jeter" is the founder of Deep Green, an award-winning full plant extracts manufacturer in Washington State. She recently joined our host Shango Los for a conversation about the history of the Washington State medical marijuana market, which will soon be absorbed by the recreational market due to pending regulations. We talk about the movemen...

The rights of medical marijuana patients. The continuing struggle for the rights of medical marijuana patients has taken over his traditional criminal law practice. He now believes that this issue of personal freedom and medical treatment is one of the most important liberty issues facing us as a country today. Douglas belives If we cannot get it together and treat patients and others as full huma...

Today on Hempresent Vivian is joined by American poet, writer and radio maker, John Sinclair. John made incalculable contributions to cannabis legalization and is celebrated as a heroic icon of American counterculture and of cannabis activism in particular. After he was arrested for giving two joints to an undercover narcotics officer in 1969 he was sentenced to the unusual punishment of 10 years...

Today on Hempresent were joined by Jerry Whiting, founder of Leblanc CNE. Founded in 2012 in Seattle, LeBlanc CNE focuses on cannabis & hemp genetics, formulations & product development, research & education. They specialize in CBD-rich cannabis & hemp and vintage heirloom landraces strains of cannabis sativa l. They support organic, sustainable cultivation and permaculture practic...

Today on Hempresent were joined by Rita Tsalyuk, owner of The Coffee Joint in Denver. Rita Tsalyuk and Kirill Merkulov wanted their coffee shop the Coffee Joint will be among the nation's first legal marijuana clubs so they applied for a license with the city of Denver. You can’t consume marijuana out in public, in hotels and even in some rental homes. Despite that need, social cannabis clubs...

Today on Hempresent were joined by Eric Stevens. Eric is the Co-Founder of The Bioeconomy Foundation and the hemp and bamboo superstore known as EvolutionMine. Eric Stevens has a wide range of experience in product manufacturing, green energy, entertainment, and emerging markets. Over the last 20 years in international business including both the public and private sectors; he has been regarded as...

Today on Hempresent were joined by Joy Beckerman. Joy has been involved in the industrial hemp movement for over a quarter of a century, and her extraordinary passion for this unique and valuable crop is contagious! Joy is the Principal Industrial Hemp Specialist at Hemp Ace International, a New York-based consulting, legal support, expert witness, and brokerage firm serving the global community....

Talking about cannabis program development, communication and implementation as Vivian McPeak speaks with Kris Morwood, the Director of Development of FOCUS (Foundation of Cannabis United Standards).FOCUS offers a range of services to assist with cannabis program development, communication and implementation, ongoing management and evaluation. FOCUS provides an impartial research, facilitation, tr...

Today on Hempresent we are joined by attorneys Joshua Horn and Bill Bagot. Bill and Joshua are the co-chairs of the firm’s nationwide Cannabis Law Practice at Fox Rothschild LLP. Bill represents clients in highly regulated industries, particularly gaming and cannabis. He has worked for all three branches of the Illinois government: the executive, legislative and judiciary. However, Bill represents...