The Canna Mom Show

Vanessa Oliver is the new CEO of the Cannabis Wedding Expo . Vanessa transitioned from the tech industry to cannabis event-planning during a pandemic. As the mom of two and a woman who has leaned-in hard, she knows about stress and the problems women experience when trying to be perfect just to get in the door. Vanessa had a cannabis epiphany on her journey from tech to event planning, and finds h...

Davina Kaonohi is the CEO and Co-Founder of ELĒMENT APOTHĒC , a new innovative and purpose driven consumer brand focused on CBD-infused products which combine the healing powers of nature with the ingenuity of innovations in science. Davina’s personal cannabis journey includes a childhood understanding from her own father’s use of cannabis, and a sister who helped Snoop Dogg. Davina joined the can...

Ashley Elsner is a financial institution lawyer who holds both an MBA and a JD, and has found herself at the intersection of multiple male dominated industries. Although not a cannabis consumer in her youth, she spent a decade trying to heal her injured body until her father, a neurologist, suggested she try cannabis. So, she packed her bags and journeyed from Georgia to California to try an alter...

This week we are mixing things up a bit! Joyce and Dave sit down to talk pot, politics and religion. Learn a little more about The Canna Mom Show team as they share stories about Purim, famous Jews and Jewish Boston history. Joyce and Dave kibitz on topics ranging from the best movies about Purim to why September 20 is mushroom day. This episode of The Canna Mom Show is sponsored by Earth Sunflowe...

Patricia Patton wants to be the Ann Landers of cannabis to help her generation, the baby boomers, understand how cannabis can help them. She is the creator of CannaBoomer.net , a reliable, curated source of cannabis education, and is also a cannabis business consultant. Patricia’s decades as a tourism professional led her to a second act that focused on cannabis and wellness. She now consults with...

Alana Burstein is on a mission to introduce all of us to an innovative alternative beverage which blends the best California grapes with premium cannabis. She is also - like Joyce – a woman starting on a new life-path now that her children are grown and cannabis is her frontier. On today’s show Alana talks about the extraordinary beverages she has created for Viv & Oak, how she came up with her no...

Jewel Zimmer and Taylor Lamb launched their CBD business, Juna World , for moms to have an elevated consumer experience. By combining their professional skills - Jewel is a fine dining pastry chef and Taylor is an experienced marketing leader - they set out to create a brand to solve problems. Jewel and Taylor launched their business about a year ago and on today’s show the ladies talk business, m...

Mindy Galloway and Manndie Tingler are the CEO and CRO of Khemia Manufacturing in California. Mindy is on a mission to bring love, support and encouragement to the world. She is a native of the Northern California Cannabis culture where her passion for manufacturing came from her understanding of the plant’s healing properties. Manndie is a “people person” and is a recognized cannabis industry lea...

On this week’s show Joyce shares the story of how Erin Gore and Karli Warner created their California cannabis brand for women, Garden Society . Erin Gore is the founder and CEO who is a fearless advocate for women-owned cannabis businesses. Karli Warner is the co-founder and CMO whose own cannabis story includes being the wife to a cancer survivor. When these ladies joined forces they quickly bui...

Kaitlin Domangue is a born again Christian, Missouri native and a cannabis writer. She is a mother of three daughters and is changing hearts and minds of her own conservative parents and community. Kaitlin shares her story of being a patient in her medical marijuana state, and how she used cannabis to heal her husband after a serious injury while also managing her own painful condition. On today’s...

“Make Commerce” is Sister Kate’s motto and you might not expect that because she is a self-proclaimed feminist revolutionary in a nun’s habit. Her idea that activism helps commerce is not traditionally advocated by your typical nun, but Sister Kate is anything but typical. Her journey from New York City financial analyst to Cannabis evangelist was circuitous, and on today’s show she shares the det...

Adriana Kertzer is one of the founders of Plant Medicine Law Group , a boutique firm serving psychedelic and cannabis clients. Along with her partners, Serena Wu and Hadas Alterman , she founded this groundbreaking firm in 2020 with the mission to expand equitable access to plant medicine, and to help companies in the psychedelic and cannabis industries succeed in the extraordinarily complex emerg...

Renee Engle-Goodner speaks with Joyce from her home in California and shares her story of transitioning into the cannabis industry from wine and academia. Her expertise in both chemistry and biology make her a unicorn in the post-harvest technology sector, but when she was first encouraged to use her unique skill set in the cannabis industry she was hesitant. Although the plant had never been part...

Danielle Simone Brand shares the story of her physical journey from California to Idaho, and her canna journey in writing her guide for canna curious women. Like all of us learning about this ancient plant, the more the she learned the more open she became. A born writer, she is using her gifts to help women understand the ways this plant can heal. The Canna Mom Show’s first guest from Boise, Idah...

Diana Chung and Arica Hirsch are radiation oncologist who worked as partners on a mission to help patients use CBD to heal skin damaged by the medical procedures, specifically breast cancer patients. The two doctors spent long nights reformulating CBD oil in over 800 recipes in Diana’s kitchen after a full day treating patients. Their persistence paid off and their beauty business, Sunmi Beauty ,...

Beth Waterfall could be described as a unicorn because of how she’s using her traditional professional skillset to influence the innovations in cannabis. Prior to 2015 when she made the leap of faith into cannabis, Beth worked for the marketing department of some of the Boston area’s leading legal and financial service firms. Her ability to apply the best practices and proven methods she developed...

Autumn Shelton is the CFO of Autumn Brands , a coastal Santa Barbara County licensed cannabis cultivator in California. Along with her business partners - the Brand family - she transitioned a cut flower business to cannabis in 2015. Along with creating a beautiful brand and quality cannabis, Autumn is giving back to her community. Autumn shares her story of creating a brand and what her goals are...

The founders of Hello Again Products , Carrie Mapes and Patty Pappas, are a perfect example of what modern middle-aged women can do when they need something that doesn’t exist. Carrie and Patty are both moms of children in their twenties, but when their children launched they became two LA empty nesters with a great idea that they made a reality. The pair met as young moms and their friendship led...

Shanel Lindsay left her law firm job following an incident in 2009 when she had the epiphany that cannabis decriminalization was not enough and that she needed to fight for legalization. She is a force behind the 2016 Massachusetts legalization efforts, is an advocate for cannabis equity, and started her own Boston based company, Ardent , which has developed a couple of really great little decarbo...

Dr. Jenelle Kim is the force behind the California based JBK Wellness Lab , named to honor her great grandfather to represent Dr. Kim’s long lineage with herbal medicine. By preserving the formulas handed down through her Korean family, Dr. Kim is honoring those who laid the foundation of healing she is building upon and improving. A hard worker who started very early in life on her path of healin...

Speaking with us today from Florida is the president of the cannabis consulting firm Green Sustainable Strong . Scheril Murray Powell is an Agricultural and Cannabis attorney who was named one of the top twelve cannabis attorneys in Florida. In addition to being an accomplished attorney, Scheril is an advocate and cannabis radio personality. Attorney Murray Powell is the kind of lawyer who makes J...

Chiah Rodriques is a second generation cultivator and Joyce describes her as a first daughter of the cannabis industry! She is also a mom of two and is a pioneer in the back to land movement. When just a teenager herself, she met her husband and started living off the land. They are now in their 22 nd cultivation season. Chiah is a native of Mendocino County in northern California, where there exi...

Shanita Penny, founder and CEO of the boutique cannabis consulting firm Budding Solutions , speaks with The Canna Mom Show today from Baltimore, Maryland. Shanita’s mission is to change the perception of cannabis on a global scale through the creation and management of compliant and successful cannabis businesses. Shanita is an internationally recognized management consultant with sixteen years of...

Dr. Carlie Bell-Biggins speaks with Joyce from her home in Houston, Texas. She is a physician with an expertise in cannabis and natural medicine. In addition to being the mom of a nine-year old boy who is her biggest fan, she is the CEO and face of Monaco Natural Health Solutions and a fellow cannabis podcaster. Dr. Carlie can be found dissing with her sister on their podcast, Carlie Coaches Kisch...

Jennifer Gaskin and her son, Louis, are starting a cannabis business, Empress and Bandit Greenery (EBG), right here in Massachusetts. EBG is a family-owned premium cannabis cultivator that embraces sustainable growing methods for high-quality yields. Their 11 core strains flourish through sustainable cultivation methods to harness the power of nature and craft the safest, purest, cleanest cannabis...