Pot Lucky: A Weed Sommelier Podcast

Angela was born and raised in Maine. She was originally working in the traditional medical field before moving on to the medical cannabis industry as a career. Helping people and caring for plants have long been passions of hers. She and Ian met and fell in love at a cannabis liberation festival in 2015. Ian comes from the food industry with a background as a chef, mixologist, and restaurant manag...

Michael is a veteran of the US Navy and received his master's degree in biotechnology. He is a cannabis professional with over 5 years of experience in the cannabis space and collectively 10 years in the research and laboratory environment. Michael’s experience is largely in super critical fluid extraction and formulation methods for a range of cannabis products. He started his career in Pennsylva...

https://donate.beyondtype1.org/fundraiser/4139638 “In 1995, at 12, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. After surviving Spinal Meningitis as an infant and a neat fatal asthma attack, I couldn’t believe I now had T1D. I was told I’d never be like other people, I wouldn’t live past the age of 21. Now turning 40 this year, I’ve always proved wrong with what I’ve accomplished in this crazy life. From...

Elizabeth Cloutier is a young cannabis businessperson. Working in cannabis for many years, elizabeth has been the sales and marketing manager for Wynk for the past year and a half. Loving all things cannabis and nature, elizabeth aims to utilize her position and charisma to help change the conversation on cannabis and mainstream its consumption. Discussed this week: Being a brand ambassador, sales...

Austin is a friendly feller I met online! He was cool enough to drive up to my house, share a few bowls, and let me touch his neat-o-keen miniatures. This dude is a DM, a GM, and a Real G. Discussed this week: Half gram dabs, the Stonewall Kitchen brand of products, a Pelican case, holidays, Futurama , Dungeons and Dragons, pepperoncini, sad sack Pikachu, Ditto, 10mm, Pokemon, Rye beach, D.A.R.E,...

Chris Sleys is the owner of Ourea Solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of IT support, advice, planning. In addition to managing his tech business, Chris extends his problem-solving skills to the climbing walls of Indoor Ascent, where he serves as the head coach. Discussed this week: Pretzels, 300, coconut, 300ing, Meet the Spartans, Moana, George Cloony Nipple Suit Batman, Micheal Keaton Batm...

Mama Mia! I interviewed Richard (also known as Dicky) in a park near his house in Biddeford a few weeks back, and I no longer have his contact information! I contacted him after seeing his ad on Facebook marketplace listing a live-in chef for 420$ a week. Join me in the mystery of this breakdancing gentleman. Discussed this week: Blending your food, starting at 13, library smoke-outs, 7/11 chili c...

Sonja Beeker grew up in Germany, near the Dutch border, and famous coffee shops. Surprisingly, cannabis was never on her radar. The acceptance of cannabis in Germany is growing but not as advanced as in Maine. She Mastered French, English, and Media at the university in Hamburg and later became a radio journalist for German Public Radio. Sonja continued this work once she moved to the US but kept...

Gary kicked downright hiney this episode. He's been with Maine's Alternative Caring for two years and functions as both a caregiver and a more than qualified budtender :') Discussed this week: Apple Fritter, brownie bites, capsules, Double Burger, edibles, fruity marshmallow treats, Gas Basket, (The) Hashery, Ice Cream Cake, Jack Herer carts, (MAC's) kitchen, Lip Smacker, Maine&#39...

Sable Haze has been a new england glass artist since 2003. Focusing work on the intersection of beauty and function. As an eternal little sister, she makes female forms which she calls her lil sisters. She is currently working at Ballout Shelter on Kennebec street, which is home to Beak, Porage, Skrillinger, Hot Mess, and Chapo Glass. Discussed this week: Murder Mountain, HJ's (but not that kind),...

Steve Underwood is the co-founder of Good Theater. He is an actor, director, writer, and set designer. His one-person multimedia show, Underwaterguy , premiered at Good Theater and was presented off-off-Broadway in NYC. His newest play, THE HIGH ROAD , a multimedia show about Cannabis, just completed a successful run at St. Lawrence Arts on Portland’s East End. Discussed this week: Blue Diamond al...

PotAdvisor.com was started by two friends in Southern ME, Dan McGarry and Travis Sjurseth. Both have a history of working in the tech space. Dan owns and operates his own web development company, focusing more on backend development, while Travis worked mainly in front-end and marketing throughout his career. Their goal as more states legalize cannabis consumption is to provide a place for new and...

Jack is a southern transplant in Maine, originally hailing from North Carolina. He fell in love with math education and currently works as a tutor. In his free time you can often find him playing Super Smash Brothers Melee, cooking new recipes, or role-playing in DND. Kudos to Maine Fire Company for the product we examined in this episode! Discussed this week: NC to ME, Being a Math tutor, the "S"...

Abigail comes from a background in economics and finance. She has a bachelor's degree from Lynchburg and a family in the accounting business. She has worked in accounting since 2010 and has owned Old Woods since 2015. Helping people start and manage their small to medium size businesses is fun, and she always looks for a challenge. Helping people overcome their obstacles excites her and ...

I've had a run of bad luck. A snowstorm knocked out my power and internet for over 36 hours last week. On top of being ill with a mysterious malady for the entirety of January, I just tested positive for covid and feel like shit from a butt. Creating content will resume when I can do it without using every spoon I have availible to me.

Derek Shirley is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, where he received and still has a felony for 4 ounces of cannabis flower. He is a father of a little boy named Haze and an awesome human partner to Sequoia, who he calls his wife. In his town of Gray, Maine, Derek serves as a municipality official serving as a Zoning Board of Appeals board member. Shirley spends a good chunk of time reading legislat...

Zach is currently an account manager with Coastal Vape Co.  He began his cannabis career in 2020 but has been a patient since 2014 and a frequent cannabis user for over a decade.  Outside of selling vape hardware, he also grows for his consumption and constantly researches the plant and science behind it. Discussed this week: Vape hardware, cereal, eating things like apples, different co...

*Now, With Music! Jim Berry is the inventor of several cannabis cleaning products, such as Mile High Cleaner, the Cannamag, and the triple brush. Why use products like 420 cleaner that have no ingredients listed? MHC is non-toxic, not a hazard to the bacteria in your sink, and literally edible! Would YOU put your mouth near that crunchy blue liquid? Discussed this week: Recording in a bathroom, se...

Michael E, founder of The Maine Cannagar Co., is a hand-rolled super-fan who is passionate about discovering the best ways to roll your cannabis. Discussed this week: ice cream kicks, bunny tracks, Big Smoke, two decades experience rolling, hooked on Blue Bunny, bunny tracks, busy bowls, the preroll market, party bowls, lip holding spots, achieving an even burn, "Big Smoke coming to get you", rele...

Greetings! No guest this week and no episode next week as we go on our regularly scheduled hiatus. The poems included in this reading are Training Day, Sexy Cat Poem, Beautiful Beach Goth, Happy Birthday, and (K)no(w) Children. Also, I need guests for the next game show episode! Shoot me a message @potluckypodcast on Instagram!

Casey found out about the pod and asked to share his experience with cannabis on the show! This behavior is encouraged- I always need people to interview! He's a medical patient, a lover of cannabis, and a purveyor of new things from new places. Catch him at nickcasey25 on Instagram, and check out @MarksOrganics and @Audreyhartburn while you're at it. My sincere apologies for the audio quality and...

I discovered Nico, the owner of The Mushroom Hut, at the Wells farmers market this past summer- who wouldn't want to chat up the guy with a reliable source for Lion's Mane mushrooms? Nico recently returned from Alaska and is currently spending this winter hunting for Black Trumpet mushrooms beside a river near you! Discussed this week: Smoking out of a LEGO head, Orville Redenbacher, toasty Cheez-...

This week's guest is Krist Shaw! She is a native Mainer in the hometown of Saco, Maine, on the Maine Cannabis Industry Association board, and a member of the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine. Kristi has spent twenty-and-change years growin' the green and is a mum of two with her husband, Jody. Discussed this week: Nana's Church Van, behind the Redwood Curtain, dabbling in herbalism, tea, pean...

I went to Medible Delights in Lewiston, Maine, and spent some quality time with Kasey, a very knowledgeable budtender, and Cameron, co-owner of this excellent, good-smelling bakery! If you're interested in reading more about these fine folks, I wrote about them in the October/November issue of Cannabis Connections of Maine to celebrate their going-on seven years of serving the patients in their co...

Joe's lived in New England most of his life. He's an avid boater, skier, and biker who loves good times with good people and any second he can spend outside. Joe loves seeing his nieces and nephews and enjoys vacationing with them in Maryland and North Carolina. He moved back to the Portland area about a year ago after living in Vermont for eleven years. He's a big Patriots and Red Sox fan. Before...