In the Weeds with Jimmy Young

Emma Chasen studied botanicals in college at Ivy League Brown University, then moved west. Now she is creating and delivering her lessons on cannabis online with Eminent Consulting. Hear about what's growing on in Oregon on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young.

Dr. David Cunic is a 2 two time Dr. of Physical Therapy who has started more than a half dozen companies, and now is an advisor in the cannabis business. He joins Jimmy Young on In The Weeds to talk about the challenges the cannabis industry has and the potential as it grows.

You can read him in Forbes, see and hear him in news media, he's Nick Kovacevich CEO of Kush Co Holdings in California, a publicly traded successful ancillary business in the cannabis industry. He isn't afraid to wave the flag for cannabis reform in the US and is right in the middle of the fight for legalization and equal rights for businesses that are touching the flower, and those that are just...

Most people go to college to learn about subjects that interest them, or to start to lay the groundwork for a professional career. College is also a place where many people get their first exposure to cannabis. In 2020, you can now earn college course credit for learning about this complicated plant. At Stockton University in NJ, you could even take a few courses from Rob Mejia of Our Community Ha...

Teri Buhl from Cannabis Law Reports has been a tenacious journalist for decades. In 2008 when she was writing for the New York Post, she was one of the first reporters to identify the illegal dealings by IndyMac. She protects her sources, and has earned a reputation as a "Smashmouth Journalist", a title she proudly trademarked. She is leading the reporting on recent deals with High Times, that has...

Maine, the way life should be, Vacationland, it's a special place in New England. Uncle Pete Tranchemontagne calls Sanford Maine his home. He's been a caregiver in the medical cannabis space in his home state for as long as they existed. He helped change a law that banned weed smokers from receiving organs from donors, His organs were ready to be harvested when he fell into a coma for 4 months in...

Kayak, Vonage, Hot Jobs, and Chrysler Fiat. Do you know those brands? Dean Harris built them. Ok, maybe not by himself, but a Chief Marketing Officer for over 40 years in all industry, all in New York where he is part of a century legacy in the advertising and marketing community. He's put together a team of brilliant PHD scientists who have created a water soluble CBD product that they are bringi...

The word is cannabidiol . You might recognize it as CBD. The second most "prevalent" chemical in the cannabis sativa plant. You go to the head of the science class is you know what this is "C21 H30 O2"? (hint: the answer is above!) You are probably more familiar with the intoxicating chemical, THC. That chemical, Tetrahydrocannabinol, is the most dominant in the cannabis sativa plant. However thes...

After years working in big Pharma, Alissa Merrill was looking for alternatives to the treatment of pain and discovered the power of the plant cannabis sativa. Now expert on its development and use as a medicine for the treatment of pain and other disorders, she shares test results and her reviews and products on FlowerandTonic.com. Now she's on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young this week.

Lance Kreck has served his country for over a decade in the US Army's Green Berets. After a training accident ended his military career, he has turned to cannabis for his next venture. Recently his Hemp CBD company Hippie Hemp company had to close because of the coronavirus. Now Lance is telling his story on HEMP 101, a podcast featuring many leaders in the cannabis community, and now he's on In T...

He's studied in Jerusalem, Israel, he grew up in California, now he's in Houston Texas running an International Kosher Food Certification business. Rabbi Yaakov Cohen talks about the process, the healing powers of the herb cannabis sativa, and the teachings of the Torah during this challenging time in history on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young. SHOW LESS

He's a filmmaker, producer, activist, creator, director...he's M. Omari Jackson and he calls himself the "Ganjactivist!" What is that? Jamaica and cannabis are forever related, now with international markets opening is that island nation ready to become the center of the cannabis business universe? Check out his story on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young.

Weed in baggies used to be the only way marijuana was supplied and shared. Now legalization has spurred regulations for child proof containers. That's opened the door for many companies in the proper packaging industry. Calyx containers is one of the leaders in this space, and it's not just about recycling that drives its delivery. It's making it accessible to seniors who might have arthritis in t...

"Drizly" streamlines delivery orders for thousands of liquor stores, Lantern Now wants to do the same for cannabis. Medical dispensaries can use their Lantern Now, and soon other dispensaries will open and follow. Meredith Mahoney is the CEO of Lantern Now and she goes In The Weeds with Jimmy Young this week!

Combine a dedicated registered nurse, with a medical device engineer and executive, and you get a healthier way to consume cannabis by giving your lungs a break! Michael Barenboym and Beth Dost have teamed up to create the MAZE pipe cooling system, and a "cough-less experience" while partaking in your favorite plant. At a time when people are worried about the respiratory dangers of the Covid-19 c...

The cannabis industry is offering opportunities to many companies to expand their business. That is certainly true in security systems, and one name keeps popping up that is a leader in that space, Salient systems, Ben Shour is on the road all over New England, now he stops in on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young. 

The NCIA is making waves in Washington and their Co-founder Aaron Smith talks with Jimmy Young about the state of Cannabis in Washington D.C.

Imagine you've proccurred a location and a cherished host community agreement for a dispensary of cannabis in Massachusetts, now, you've applied for your license and they need a certificate of Insurance, but no one wants to insure your company, where do you go? More and more insurers are finding their way into the cannabis business, and Charles River Insurance is one of the largest and now Bill Pe...

So you want to get into the cannabis business? You think you are going to invest your hard earned cash, and then get an immediate 100 times the return on your investment? Think again Crazy Kush guy! This is not an easy time to be an investor in any sector of business, and cannabis is the most volatile. CEO of Arcview ventures Jeff Finkle is one of the more well known investors in the cannabis spac...

From the floor of the NCIA's Northeast Business conference, Pro Cannabis Media founder Jimmy Young sits down with Christina DeGiovanni from New York City's biggest pro cannabis digital media publisher. Her story is very compelling on In the Weeds with Jimmy Young

In The Weeds with Jimmy Young finds a one of kind talent at the NCIA NE Business Conference in Boston, he's Warren Bobrow. (bob-ROW) an author of six books, an alchemist, a journalist, and a party Mixologist. Now he introduces us to Klaus, an infused beverage that is being introduced in California. Plus wait til you see what's in his bag of "tricks"

New York City may not have Adult Use of Cannabis, but there are plenty of CBD companies sprouting up in the Big Apple. Tribe Tokes is a woman owned company that is carving out a niche for beauty products. Kymberly "KimB" Byrnes is an activist, patient advocate and has big time influence in the NY cannabis community, now she's on In the Weeds with Jimmy Young

Cannabis sativa is the plant, but one is hemp and one is cannabis, can you tell the difference? Maybe not looking at it, but certainly both have multiple uses. Two young entrepreneurs from Rhode Island are building a luxury leaf line of clothing made of hemp! Tyler Johnson and Kyle Oliviera stop by the new Pro Cannabis Media studio to go In the Weeds with Jimmy Young….

Kaliko Castille is the head of growth for the national cannabis industry, but that title has nothing to do with growing the plant, rather Kaliko is in charge of growing the nations largest cannabis association. The NCIA are lobbyists in Washington DC, and Kalko is right in the middle of it, now he’s on In The Weeds with Jimmy young

A Pennsylvania publishing group is taking advantage of the growing medicinal cannaibs community. The Great Valley Publishing company is launching a quarterly magazine called CRX. Their debut edition will be handed out at the USA CBD conference in Las Vegas this month. CRX has had rave reviews, and publisher Mara Hon-niker and Jack Ram are the principal's behind this exciting journal, and now they...