High Minded with McCarter

This is one of the few episodes with THREE guests at once! In episode 46, we have a fun and informative conversation with Dutch Botanicals' owner Jenny Tran, sales representative Sam Fluegge and hash master Steve Laughlin. We discuss the differences between living soil compared to other growing techniques and why it yields a better product. We chat about what it's like to buy a cannabis business t...

In Episode 45, McCarter chats with Austin Carlisle of High Country Healing cannabis brand in Denver. We discuss how to get started in the cannabis industry by finding a good company and working your way up from assistant in the grow to grower to manager to partner. For more information about High Country Healing visit www.highcountryhealing.com . Watch this episode on YouTube here, and you can fin...

In Episode 44, agriculture chemist Tim McCormick of Cultured Biologix, a Denver-based organic cannabis nutrients company, comes back on the podcast for the second time to drop some more knowledge. We talk all about the healing power of the cannabis plant, why organic fertilizers and nutrients actually matter and how they're different from traditional fertilizers, plus so much more! Find us on YouT...

Episode 43 features Emily Trigg Meshell, a cannabis publicist, fellow rosin-dabbing lover and friend of McCarter's! We discuss several facets of the Colorado cannabis industry from building a quality community through events and social media to how brands cut costs. We get into some sad truths that it's usually the more corporate brands that can afford marketing, advertising and public relations,...

Episode 42 is basically a mini lesson on quartz bangers with Stephen Paternoster, founder of Banger Supply, with assistance from Summer Morris, wife to hash lord Mikey Morris (see episode 37). In this episode, we learn how closely the glass industry & community has worked along side the concentrate & hash community to grow symbiotically. Another fun & informative conversation with lots...

In episode 41, McCarter and SK chat with Kim Ring, Cannabis Publicist and friend of McCarter! Kim shares some incredible insights into how she got into PR, how she creates relationships with key journalists at publications like Forbes, and how she gets her clients in those publications. We talk about what it's like to create the news and work with clients who want to get their message, brand and s...

"Olio" is Italian for "oil," and boy do we love our cannabis concentrates here! In episode 40, McCarter and SK chat with Steve Morigi, the Brand, Process and Product Manager at Olio cannabis brand here in Colorado. We dive deep into how the brand was started, their commitment to clean, quality products, and their new live edible all natural fruit-flavored gummy featuring proprietary pharmaceutical...

A fun time! In episode 39, McCarter and SK chat with McCarter's friend and fellow content creator Savannah aka Savvy Rose. From healing your inner child, to mirror work, candida poisoning, cannabis, mushrooms, DMT; we touch on so much in this deep yet playful conversation. This episode is sponsored by Hemper ~ use code "McCarterGetsHigh" to save at Hemper.co!

Another *highly* fun and informative episode! In episode 38, McCarter brings on Dakota Meshell, friend and manager of Eclipse Cannabis Co., a premier dispensary in Boulder, Colorado. We discuss the superiority of dabbing out of a Puffco Peak Pro, the legacy market, pricing of products, marketing and operations of a dispensary, and the crazy things dispensary staff has to do to destroy weed. You ca...

Mmmm rosin, our favorite type of cannabis concentrate because it's the cleanest form of extraction from the plant. In episode 37, McCarter and SK chat with Elias Egozi, MMA fighter and founder of Egozi Family Hash, and his head washer and hash-lord Mikey Morris. We talk all about how to start a hash business, which strains are the best for washing, the benefits of dabbing versus smoking flower, so...

We know it seems like cannabis is in everything these days, but cannabis-infused gum and fruit chews are not just fads. In interview 36, McCarter and SK interview Amy Nudelman, the founder of JoyGum, the only patented cannabis-infused gum, and JoyBombs, cannabis-infused fruit chew confections available in Colorado and soon, Massachusetts. We discuss the ups and downs of starting a cannabis busines...

Our mushroom episodes are becoming more and more common and we're not mad about it! In Episode 35 we chat with Zane Marsh, a local fungi enthusiast who recently moved to Boulder from Ohio. We talk about mental health benefits, psilocybin legalization here in Colorado, various fungi applications and abilities of different strains, and ideas for how fungi can help change our world in the future. As...

Buckle up for an intense yet informative and enlightening episode 34 with cancer survivor and cannabis advocate Danielle Gilliam. Trigger Warning: In this episode, we talk about cancer, medical procedures, mental health and using natural medicines compared to Opioids. She gives incredible insight into her journey of being diagnosed with Chordoma, a rare type of bone cancer in the spine, to getting...

In episode 33, Vince DiMichele is back for round 2! McCarter and SK interview Vince for a second time to discuss the current state of the cannabis market here in Colorado and the budding New York market; see episode 7 ~ Cannabis Compliance & LSD for our first conversation with Vince. We also get into the future of psilocybin (and other natural medicine) state licensing, the progress of banking...

Have you watched the culinary show Chopped? Chef Emily Oyer, this episode's guest, won an episode of Chopped 420! For episode 32, McCarter and SK sat down with Oyer and got the entire run-down of her experience on the show and how she has made her way as a cannabis chef. Oyer made the trek from Aspen to Boulder to chat with us about proper dosing techniques, the difference between THC and CBD infu...

We get vulnerable! In episode 31, we bring on Cody aka @esoteric.420 on Instagram, who has been creating cannabis content for over 7 years and accumulated a following of over 130,000 people with his macro-style cannabis photography and videos. We talk about the universe throwing obstacles at you and how to stick to your path, how to adapt to new technologies and make content creation into a full t...

Episode 30 is here! We spoke to Shelby Kaminski and Volta Lourias of Edaphic Solutions about permaculture, the beneficial plants and bugs that can help replenish our soil, how they make the liquid plant food that is compost tea, and why natural carbon-based fertilizers are better than processed, chemical-heavy nitrate-based fertilizers to save our soil and planet. This episode is sponsored by MJ A...

What a treat! This conversation is so fun and unlike anything we have done before. Matthew Williams is a Denver-based, Kansas City-bred entrepreneur and founder of Escospark LLC; he works with cannabis and ancillary businesses helping to spread the love and education of the plant. We discuss hemp packaging solutions, starting your own business, growing up in the Midwest, the future of crypto and w...

Lil Pharmer, first name Michael, has been growing cannabis for medical patients in Colorado for over 10 years. Originating from West Virginia, Michael shares his story into how the cannabis caregiver process works, how to create your own genetics with pollen from a male plant, and we test out some of his delectable buds. Find him on Instagram @lil_pharmer or at his website lilpharmer.com. This epi...

This episode is filled with information from Zach Hedstrom, founder and owner of Boulder Mushroom , a culinary and medicinal mushroom cultivation farm and laboratory located in Boulder, Colorado. We discuss turkey tail and lion's mane in detail, two of the most promising species of fungi in terms of medicinal capabilities. Boulder Mushroom is working with the City of Boulder on several soil remedi...

There's so much stigma around cannabis, but there's even more stigma around mom's who use cannabis, usually for fear that they suddenly become a bad parent. This episode with Katy Ibsen, founder & publisher of Sweet Jane Magazine. We talk about the threat of women (unknowingly) getting drug tested in the hospital and Child Protective Services taking away their baby. We discuss the studies happ...

What are NFTs? How are they related to art & cannabis? We discuss all this and more with Denver-based artist Ruben Cabrera, aka RubeZilla (Rube for short), known for his emotion-filled "Faces" street art. Growing up in New York with family roots in Puerto Rico, Rube describes how he got into weed after getting out of the military, and has used art as a way to process his emotions. He explains...

Have you ever smoked a blunt? It's one of the most iconic ways to smoke weed in America thanks to rap & hip-hop culture. We get deep into the weeds with co-founders Jarell Wall and Austin Pflumm of Gentleman Quinns Blunt Co., high class big ass blunts (with zero tobacco) about how they started a cannabis business from the ground up back in 2015 with little knowledge of the process and investme...

Hemp and other herbs have long been smoked for their medicinal, self care and ritual purposes, and Laura Murphy's Velvet Roots Apothecary is keeping the tradition alive with her small batch online apothecary based out of Denver, Colorado. We discuss mental health, using cannabis to alleviate stress, mindful consumption and so much more! This episode is sponsored by MJ Arsenal glass ~ use code "McC...

What products are best to carry, from where do you source your weed, what are the most common questions you get from customers, is it hard to keep a reliable budtending staff -- these are all questions we discuss (and much more) with Rachel Sukhovitsky boutique dispensary manager of Village Green Society in Boulder, Colorado. This episode is sponsored by Weedmaps ~ download the free app here !