The Conversation, Cannabis & Christianity podcast

Nikki Lawley is a cannabis patient advocate, speaker, and founder of Nikki and the Plant. She discovered medical cannabis after experiencing a life-changing brain injury while working as a pediatric nurse in October 2016. Nikki is a leading voice in the community, chronicling her journey from a healthcare provider to a patient to an advocate. She hopes to bring worldwide awareness to invisible ill...

Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice." Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the crowd and said to them, "I find no guilt in Him." John 18:37-38

Alison Myrden comes from a family line of Canadian law enforcement officers, and is herself a retired corrections officer. She is also one of Canada's earliest medical marijuana patients from 1994, has supported Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and is a Canadian and worldwide cannabis advocate. Alison has endured much pain in life and yet her outlook on life remains positive, optimistic...

Alison Myrden comes from a family line of Canadian law enforcement officers, and is herself a retired corrections officer. She is also one of Canada's earliest medical marijuana patients from 1994, has supported Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and is a worldwide cannabis advocate. Alison has endured much pain in life and yet her outlook on life remains positive, optimistic and full of l...

Abel Carrasco was born, raised and currently resides in the Tampa Bay area. He and Miguel have a good time while talking about some topics of weight. A product of K-12 Catholic school, Abel is now between being agnostic and atheist. 

Jason Straw, retired U.S. Air Force (USAF) trauma nurse, served two tours in Afghanistan as a Critical Care Charge Nurse and Critical Care Air Transport (CCAT) nurse. Jason's teams specialized in rescuing and providing critical medical attention to Special Operations Teams in high risk combat zones. Since retiring from the USAF, Jason has dealt with health/medical issues and found cannabis to prov...

"Wisdom has built Her house, She has hewn out Her seven pillars; She has prepared her food, She has mixed Her wine; She has also set Her table; She has sent out Her maidens, she calls from the tops of the heights of the city: "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding She says, "Come, eat of my food and drink of the wine I have mixed. Forsake your folly and live, and...

Matthew is a Registered Nurse and Certified Cannabis Therapy Educator with Canada House, a veteran founded cannabis clinic. While seeking help for PTSD, Matthew found prescription medications unable to help him in a meaningful way, this was when he was introduced to marijuana. Using marijuana, Matthew came off PTSD medications and has dedicated his life to helping others with plant medicine. Matth...

In separate events, Jeremy Smith and his son had near death experiences from the side effects of prescription medications. Unfortunately, both are still struggling with health issues as of this recording, which is why Jeremy is a cannabis advocate. Coming from generations of Canadian law enforcement officers, Jeremy graduated Police Foundations while building his body from 6' 2" and 120 pounds to...

"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things...But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but...

Cathy is a Registered ISO 9000 Consultant with over 30 years experience in the design, implementation, maintenance and auditing of Quality Management and Competency Based Training systems. She has worked in the pharmaceutical, medical, nuclear, aerospace, manufacturing and government sectors to name a few. As a long-time advocate of cannabis, it was a natural transition to bring her quality knowle...

Robert is the President of Blue Cord Farms and Founder of Hemp For Victory. As a veteran of the Iraq War, Robert is familiar with and experienced the hardships of PTSD and the unwanted grip that pills and booze can have on veterans and all people. In 2016 he found that cannabis could not only help him get off the pills and booze, it also increased his overall well-being. This is what drives his pa...

The bread and wine of communion are first mentioned in the biblical book Genesis as Abram returns with the King of Sodom from defeating invading nations and rescuing Abram's nephew Lot and his family. As Abram is returning to his land, Melchizedek king of Salem presents Abram with bread and wine and says to him, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God...

Dmitry Ostrovtsev is the CEO and Founder of premium cannabis-related brand, Ceremony. Graduating from a pedagogical university in Moscow, Russia, Dmitry dipped into digital marketing for more than 10 years where he developed into a Commercial Director, eventually launching his own digital project. Dmitry used his life experiences, training and personal beliefs of what life is and means to develop...

Joshua David Linney is a Florida native, U.S. Army Veteran, prescription drug addiction survivor and Founder and Chairman of Carma Corps, a nonprofit 501(c)3 that uses hemp to help veterans, or anyone suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, come off prescription drug addictions. With the intent to help people become self-sufficient, Carma Corps also provides training on how to own and opera...

Thank you to the guests of Season 1 and Season 2! In this episode, Miguel talks about a conversation he had with a friend on how some men and women working in science have come to the conclusion that human DNA is essentially a really long word. Do our words have meaning? Can we make our words hallow of meaning? What does scripture say about the power of our words and cannabis in the creation accou...

Brian Kelly has participated in the cannabis industry for over 25 years. He credits Jack Herer's book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes and cannabis with saving his life when he was 17 because cannabis provided Brian with a way to find balance in his heart and mind.  Brian moved to California from Chicago, Illinois where he was the self-proclaimed best weed dealer in the history of mankind. While...

Kim Saltarski has spearheaded the production of over 400 hours of inspired, original animated and live action family, comedy, and documentary content. His journey documenting the world of “patients helping patients with medical cannabis” began with his melanoma stage 3B cancer diagnosis in April of 2015. After treating himself with medical cannabis and plant-based medicine, he has been cancer free...

Lieutenant Colonel Ali W. Palmer is an Army Engineer officer with a professional career that spans 25 years in a variety of experiences to include military, government, private, non-profit and higher education. A 1997 graduate of West Point Military Academy, he soon after completed Airborne and Ranger training and was stationed in Germany where he deployed to the Balkan region three times. Ali spe...

Mary followed her first culinary recipe when she was eight years old, the recipe was brought to her by her childhood friend next door. That was the same year she got her first Betty Crocker yellow and white striped Kids Cook Book, and her love of everything food was born. Throughout her childhood Mary's mom, aunts, relatives and friends shared their stories of family around a table of food they pr...

In our conversation, Sherry discusses her recent launch with Let’s Talk Cannabis: Online Medical Cannabis Education Courses. Understanding the stigma attached to marijuana, Sherry partnered with medical professionals to deliver current and accurate medical cannabis courses to health care professionals and anyone who wants to know more about their Endo-Cannabinoid System (ECS), how marijuana comple...

With a passion for cannabis and writing, Phil Wong began his career in cannabis in 2015 as a photo journalist for High! Canada Magazine, writing on all things cannabis, legalization, innovation, tech and entertainment. In time, Phil became an active and trusted source in the cannabis industry, with over 29K followers (Phil is an avid cannabis blogger on LinkedIn). While at High! Canada Magazine, P...

Myrna Gillis, QC is the CEO and co-founder of Aqualitas, a vertically integrated multi-cannabis license holder and producer of organically grown cannabis and value-added products distributed domestically and internationally. She is a disabilities advocate, and practiced law in the vulnerable services sector for 25 years before joining the cannabis industry in 2014. Motivated by a desire to promote...

Robert is the President and Founder of AD LUCEM Law Corporation. His legal practice and consultancy business focuses on commercial business, regulatory issues and constitutional legalities surrounding cannabis and psychedelic plant medicines. Robert has eighteen years of policy development and legal practice. As a lawyer in Canada, Robert works to reform drug laws. As a consultant, he devises regu...

Angela Mustone is the trailblazing Founder and CEO of HighOnLove, a female-focused line of luxury wellness products crafted with premium cannabis oil to enhance intimacy and self-care. Angela has been a driving force behind some of the most innovative sexual health and wellness products on the market. Prior to becoming the president of Produits Amour & Beauté, she worked for California Exotic...