Let's be Blunt with Montel

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with the co-founders of Space Coyote, Scott Sundvor and Libby Cooper, about why their brand is unique and the approach has driven them and their company to success. Scott & Libby discuss how cannabis can enhance ones artistic creativity amongst the many other benefits. Space Coyote is a pre-roll company that combines high-quality flower with high...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt Montel chats with Chloe Weber, a doctor of Chinese Medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. When her son Remy was born with a rare genetic disorder, she began studying the benefits of CBD, and realized that combining CBD with Chinese herbs could provide relief for her sons tremors and seizures. She is the owner and co-founder of Radical Roots Herbs, an herbal compan...

Montel speaks with Angela Arena on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Angela earned her MBA & MS from Boston University where she also studied as an undergrad. She was a business executive in the fast-paced tech world, juggling a career and parenthood when she began experiencing severe insomnia due to stress and decided it was time for a change. She is the founder of Kind Lab, a radical plant-bas...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with the Co-founders of Freshly Baked, Philip Smith & Jenny Roseman. Philip and Jenny are both disabled veterans suffering from service-related PTSD. Cannabis has been a lifesaver for them both in managing their PTSD, which in turn prompted them to focus their careers on sharing that gift with others whom it might help. They were awarded cannabis...

In 2018 Michigan became the first state in the midwest to legalize the possession and sale of cannabis for adult use. 2018 also marked a historic injustice when a husband and father of three was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for his operation of a Detroit city-sanctioned medical cannabis dispensary. On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks to Rudi Gammo by phone from the Mic...

Montel talks with Winston McCauley on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Winston holds a Master’s in Business Administration from St. Xavier University with a concentration in Project Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Management and Information Technology from Aurora University. He has served as an adjunct professor at City Colleges of Chicago. He is also a member of the National Cannabis Industr...

Montel talks with Greta Brandt on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Greta is pioneering the cannabis industry with her brands and paving the way for women who want to be in the industry. She’s the President of The Flower Shop, Arizona, True North Organics, and Perfect Earth Apothecary of Utah. She serves as a board member and officer for two not-for-profit corporations, running a total of 5 dispensa...

Montel talks with Dr Mikhail Kogan on this episode of Free Thinking, about his new book “Medical Marijuana: Dr. Kogan's Evidence-Based Guide to the Health Benefits of Cannabis and CBD “. Dr Kogan is a geriatrician with the GW Medical Faculty Associates and an associate professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. His commitment to the importan...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Dashheda Dawson, the founder of The WeedHead & Company, author of the bestselling workbook, How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry, 3rd Edition and co-host of the She Blaze podcast. She’s a corporate-to-cannabis crossover pioneer and world-renowned cannabis business strategist with experience as an industry educator, senior executive leader...

BEST INTERVIEWOn this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with actress, comedian, writer and producer, Chaunte Wayans. Chaunte shares her battle with alcohol and how cannabis has helped her maintain her sobriety. She is an advocate for LGBTQ rights, mental health and addiction. She grew up in New York surrounded by her talented uncles Keenan, Damon, Marlon & Shawn Wayans. She studied filmm...

Jim Belushi is back along with his friend Jeremy Corrao on this epsiode fo Let’s Be Blunt with Montel. Jeremy turned his lifelong passion for growing cannabis, into a career in 2004 when he and his wife opened their first hydroponics retail store. Today he is the Vice President of GrowGeneration Management Corp, the nation’s largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers. Jim &am...

Montel speaks with Earl Carruthers on this episode of Let’s be Blunt, In 2012, Earl was pulled over while carrying what he thought to be a legal amount of medical marijuana for himself and four other patients. Rather than count how much cannabis they contained — which was within the limits of the law — the prosecution counted the total weight of the brownies. “The jury perceived me as another blac...

Montel talks with National Cannabis Party co-founders, Redman and Sephida Artis-Mills on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. The NCP ’s goal is to develop programs to promote equity empowerment for the people. The purpose for these programs is to create tangible resources that provide real opportunities, addressing economic disparities and irreparable damage caused by the war on drugs and federal proh...

Homeostasis, from the Greek words for "same" and "steady," refers to any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival. Montel talks with Sarah Polansky on this epsiode of Let’s Be Blunt, who suffered from chronic health issues ranging from Lyme’s disease to severe digestive issues. After experiencing the benefits of cannabi...

On this epsiode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Kevin Greene, founder of the Cleveland School of Cannabis. Kevin has been focused on the equitable development of community and business his entire professional career and continues to commit to having a social impact through economic growth and advancement of his communities. The Cleveland School of Cannabis offeres state approved certificate p...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Dr Desta Meghooo joins Montel to talk about cannabis and social equity from a global perspective. Dr Meghoo is a cannabis activist, writer, author, community leader, and creative consultant. She has managed the careers of icons such as Augustus Pablo, Rita Marley and Judy Mowatt and served as the Managing Director of the Bob Marley Foundation. She earned a Juris...

Jessica Golich is back on Let’s Be Blunt to talk to Montel about her new book, Opening the Cosmic Doors. They also discuss the current political climate and everything cannabis. Jessica is an Entrepreneur, Cannabis Influencer, TikToker, and Author and is one of the biggest Music Journalists and Photographers in the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Sup...

Today’s Let’s Be Blunt with Montel guest, Laura Bianchi, is one of the nation’s leading experts in cannabis and hemp law. She is a shareholder and partner at Bianchi and Brandt in Scottsdale, Arizona, and co-founder and President of Cannaboss Advisors, an international cannabis consulting firm. Her extensive knowledge and experience has awarded her “Top 100 Cannabis Attorneys In Arizona” along wit...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt with Montel, Jesse shares with Montel his journey back from the brink of severe depression and anxiety through Ayahuasca therapy. Jesse Gould graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Economics.  After graduating college, he worked briefly in investment banking before deciding to join the Army. He became an Army Ranger and served in 3 combat deployments....

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with music and entertainment industry veteran, Dan Dalton. Dan co-founded Ocean Grown Extracts along with his 2 siblings, which is housed in a very unique location in Coalinga, California... a former prison. The company is deeply committed to social justice. Their motto is “WE GROW WEED AT A PRISON TO HELP GET PEOPLE OUT OF PRISON FOR GROWING WEED”....

Montel chats with Julia Jacobson, CEO of Aster Farms, on this epsiode of Let’s Be Blunt. Julia suffered from chronic migraines and began using cannabis medicinally in 2016, particularly strains high in CBG, finding immediate relief. Cannabis allowed her to stop taking a cocktail of prescriptions and return to a normal life. Shortly thereafter, her and her husband founded Aster Farms in northern Ca...

Montel talks with Jesce Horton on this epsiode of Lets Be Blunt. Jesce is a visionary leader in the cannabis industry with a background in engineering, energy management and automation, and a passion for horticulture. In 2016, he was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the Task Force for Cannabis Environmental Best Practice and continues this work today through the Resource Innovation Insti...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with MEGA Entrepreneur Smoke Wallin. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University and his MBA from Vanderbilt University. He serves on the board of the publicly traded cannabis investment firm, Vencanna, is Chairman of Taliera, a company he founded in 2006 to incubate and celebrate iconic brands, and...

Could cannabis be made legal in the US under President Biden? The signs are mixed. Most Americans want it, but the federal politics of cannabis remain unclear. In a surprise move, conservative Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas recently called into question the constitutionality of federal bans on cannabis. Montel gets the latest updates on state and federal legalization progress on this epsiod...

On this epsiode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel chats with Margo Vesely about being a cannabis entrereneur. Margo is a passionate cannabis advocate, researcher, and entrepreneur with almost two decades of cannabis experience. She is the Executive Director of the IL Chapter of NORML and the Founder of Margo-juana, a blog and brand that provides digestible cannabis education. Through the blog she shares h...