Let's be Blunt with Montel

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Shaleeen Title. Shaleen is an Indian-American attorney and longtime drug policy activist who has been writing, passing, and implementing equitable cannabis laws for over 20 years. She served as the Commissioner of the MA Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 to 2020. She left to focus on running the Parabola Center, a nonprofit think tank that...

Montel chops it up with his friend Jim Belushi at the NECANN cannabis conference in Boston, MA on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Jim and Montel talk about the industry overall, Jim’s experiences as a cannabis farmer, his brands, and the expansion of Belushi Farms to new states. Montel also pays homage to the “father” of cannabis research, Raphael Mechoulam, Ph. D. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Montel talks with Robert Hoban on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Robert was recently named a “Cannabis Law Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal and has been consistently recognized as one of “Denver’s Top Cannabis Lawyers” for nearly a decade. It was his mother's struggle with pancreatic cancer in 2006 that turned Hoban’s focus to the cannabis industry. From 2010-2016 he served as one of the...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Chris Boucher. Chris began growing hemp in the early 1990s in China, Poland, Hungary, and Romania. In 1991, he founded The Hempstead Company, one of the first hemp clothing and seed businesses to open in the US since the 1930s. The company sold products to more than 4,000 stores in 10 countries. In 1992, he co-founded The True Hemp Industry Asso...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Ari and Heidi Zorn, the proud owners of the first black owned cannabis dispensary in the Berkshires located in the town of South Egremont. Ari & Heidi have deep roots in their community and wholeheartedly believe in giving back. She is a chiropractor, teacher and mother, he is a local businessman, community advocate & father. They share their pe...

Montel speaks with Sherri Tutkus, aka The Green Nurse, on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Sherri earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston College. She is founding member of the Cannabis Nurses Network, International Association of Psychedelic Nurses and on the editorial advisory board for Cannabis RX Magazine. She is on the Board of Directors for American Cannabis Nurses Association and...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with Nekeidra Cromwell, the founder of the cannabis lifestyle brand KeidyWeedy. Nekeidra is a cannabis patient advocate, patient, caregiver and Certified Recovery Coach for The State of Maryland. She is a member of The United Empowerment Party, MdNorml, and MDMJ. Cannabis saved her life after brain surgery when she was prescribed over 4 different na...

Montel talks with Emily Eizen on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Emily a queer multimedia artist working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, photography, modeling, and home decor. Her ‘60s psychedelic-inspired works showcase the beauty, freedom, and diversity she considers essential to establishing equity in the cannabis space and beyond. Her portfolio and commissions highlight her ability to a...

Montel speaks with Dr Alison Draisin on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. She is the Lead Psychotherapist and Director of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Provider Training at the AIMS Institute. Dr Draisin speaks nationally and internationally about cannabis and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and is passionate about entheogenic medicine to help people find health, healing, and happiness. She is...

Montel talks with Chase Terwilliger on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Chase is a successful entrepreneur who has built and sold companies in the medical and tech industries, which provided him with a solid foundation for his leap into the canna industry. He earned his MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is now the CEO of Balanced Health Botanicals and has he...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel chats with Tamara Anderson, a registered nurse, pastry chef and a medical canna patient. She is the Founder of Culinary & Canna, an all sensory interactive canna event production company that includes online content, marketing, and brand partnerships. Her focus is to educate people on total canna plant use by providing unique experiences. Through luxury Cu...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with Dr Leslie Apgar and Gina Dubbe about the different effects of canna for men and women. They are trailblazers in the canna industry and have recently launched Blissiva canna products designed specifically for women. Their Maryland medical cannabis dispensary, Greenhouse Wellness, was recently ranked to the Inc. 5000 list, coming in at #38 of all...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with writer, art curator and cannabis advocate, Mark Braunstein. Mark smokes canna daily to control pain and spasms due to a spinal cord injury that rendered him partially paralyzed. He has testified before committees of the Connecticut legislature seven times over 14 years, urging passage of bills to legalize medical canna. His sixth and most recent...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Nick Satmary, the Director of Operations for Sanctuary Medicinals, a multi-state cannabis company operating in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida and New Jersey. Nick discusses the many facets of running a mutli-state cannabis company and his views on the industry overall. #cannabiseducation  #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #420 #420daily #canna...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Alice Johnson, a former federal prisoner turned advocate who received worldwide attention when Kim Kardashian advocated for her release from a mandatory life sentence without parole for a first-time nonviolent drug case. After almost 22 years in federal prison, she was granted clemency in 2018 and later a full pardon by President Donald Trump in...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Maur Stringer & Cynthia Mompoint, a husband and wife team taking the Massachusetts cannabis drink industry by storm. Maur was a victim of the drug wars, arrested at the age of 14, charged and sentenced as an adult. Cunthia is an experienced educator and businesswoman with a masters degree in educational leadership. She recently authored an inves...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Dr Paula-Noel Macfie, the founder of Backdoor Medicine, an organization dedicated to providing cannabis suppository education along with plant based nutrition and plant based medicine education. Dr Macfie earned her PHD in Philosophy with a concentration in Recovery of Indigenous Mind from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She was d...

Montel chats with KymB on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Kym is an avid cannabis and psilocybin advocate, community activist and influencer. She serves on the Advisory Board of the CWCBE and contributes to numerous local and national organizations. She has held roles such as NY Ambassador for Women Grow, VP at CannaGather, and as a High Times Judge. She has inspired many in their pursuit of fitne...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with the Co-Founder and CEO of Jane Technologies Inc. After leaving active duty in 2011 as a U.S. Army veteran and Apache helicopter commander, he turned to cannabis to re-acclimate to civilian life. Because cannabis wasn’t legal at the time where he lived, he was forced to rely on the black market, where he couldn’t be sure about the quality of the...

Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity counties in Northern California make up the Emerald Triangle, an area known for its legacy farms and cultivars that many believe to be the origin of the US cannabis industry. On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with a second-generation Craft Cannabis Farmer who served eight years in prison for growing the plant he and his community have depended on for...

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Haley Elizabeth Anderson and Mary Bailey about the recently released documentary, The Sentence of Michael Thompson. As canna legalization continues across America, so do canna arrests and convictions. Michael Thompson was sentenced to 40-60 years in prison for selling 3lbs of canna, and served a total of 26 years before Governor Whitmer granted...

Montel speaks with Len May on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Len is the author of “Making Cannabis Personal” , a guide on how genetics interact with cannabinoids to create truly unique experiences and the host of the “Everything is Personal” Podcast. He is the founder and CEO of Endo-Canna, a company committed to helping everyday people find the right cannabis product for their needs.  Support th...

Montel talks with Jointly founder David Kooi on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. David is on a MISSION to change the conversation and stigma around canna to one that is about wellbeing and all the ways canna can enhance our lives. He graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in economics and statistics and earned his MBA from the Chicago Booth School of Business. He is the founder and CEO of...

The removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act is a proposed legal and administrative change in cannabis law at the federal level that can be undertaken by Congress, The Executive Branch or The United States Attorney General and has been proposed repeatedly since 1972. Schedule I is the most tightly restricted category reserved for drugs that have "no currently accepted m...

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt Montel speaks with Dustin Hoxworth, a lifelong canna enthusiast and the Founder and Editor-at-large of Fat Nugs Magazine and co-founder of Three Good Buds, an online canna community built around the love and appreciation of the plant and all it has to offer. Support the show For More Let's be BLUNT with Montel Instagram https://www.instagram.com/letsbebluntmontel/...