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Santiago Tarditi is a conscious entrepreneur in every sense of the word. He's carved out a unique life path for himself as a cannabis journalist, plant medicine advocate, vegan activist, and content creator. His presence oozes sustainability but in a chic way. His approach is accessible, inviting, and frankly - inspiring. One look at Santi's Instagram and… you'll either want to be his best friend or be more like him. He and his wife Valeria recently moved to Mexico to explore a life that brings them in closer relationship to the Earth, so close that they actually created the world's first zero-waste CBD brand Intu… enjoy our convo my friends.Santiago on IG: @srtarditiIntu Rituals CBD

Craig Campobasso is an award-winning filmmaker, Emmy-nominated casting director, AND plot twist -- extraterrestrial expert and author. With titles like The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Greys, Reptilians, Hybrids, and Nordics AND The UFO Hotspot Compendium: All the Places To Visit Before You Die or Are Abducted -- Craig is well versed on all things interdimensional. He's even shared his knowledge and experiences on The History Channel's Ancient Aliens, and The Travel Channel's UFO Witness.Craig Campobasso on IG: @craig__campobassoCraig's book series

Mike Glazer is a comedian, Emmy nominated writer, cannabis influencer, and co-host of the ever popular podcast Weed and Grub. He's got charisma oozing out of his pores and the smell of pot as a steady aura around him... When Glazer does something… he goes for the gold..e He's a bit of a cannabis icon, having been dubbed one of the 100 most influential people in cannabis by High Times last year. While he was once on the Food Network's Worst Cooks in America show, he's now a culinary grad. And when he's not touring the country doing stand-up, he's delighting listeners of his deliriously decadent podcast along with Mary Jane Gibson. He's a power house, but he's also soft to the core so ENJOY THE RIDE sweeties!! Mike Glazer on IG: @glazerboohooWeed and Grub Podcast

Sonia Kretizer is a singer, songwriter, sound healer, and soft power advocate.Based in LA, Sonia records her music under her artist name of Doe Paoro.She's toured with artists like the Gispy Kings, and has had her music featured on NPR, BBC, and Pitchfork. Doe has that special sauce… She emanates an energy of wisdom through her music which has a profound impact when she's performing in ceremonial settings. Doe believes music is a healing source for awakening consciousness. So much so that she leads singing + healing retreats AND created a digital course to help others find safety within their own vocal expressions. Doe Paoro on Instagram: @doepaoro / TikTok @doeknowsthingsDoe Paoro on SpotifySonia Kreitzer meditations on Apple Music

Jesce Horton is the CEO and founder of the award winning cannabis company LOWD!With a background in engineering and energy management, Jesce's cannabis journey is reflective of his passion for culture, justice and environmentalism. He appears in the Netflix Documentary Grass is Greener. He was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the Task Force for Cannabis Environmental Best Practice -- helping to design energy efficiency solutions and standards for the global cannabis industry. And he co-founded the nonprofit NuProject to help cannabis hopefuls enter the biz. He's amazing, you're gonna love this episode. Instagram: @JesceHortonLOWD Cannabis

Danielle Olivarez is a mindfulness teacher, cannabis educator, yoga instructor, business owner and all around cool girl. She uses cannabis as a tool to connect deeper to self and shows others how to do the same - by example and also by way of Highlite Oasis - her cannabis wellness platform where she offers infused meditations, practices, and philosophies to enhance and uplift people's experience with cannabis. We gush all over our favorite plant in this episode so enjoy the convo!! Instagram: @groovy_daniHighlite Oasis

Jason Pinsky, the Simon Cowell of concentrates, former chief cannabis evangelist for Eaze, and recipient of first “Cannabis Producer” credit on iMDB, is a multi-faceted man. From coast to coast, he's been a powerful presence in the cannabis space for over a decade and the intersection of his passion for weed and tech have made him a multimedia maven of marijuana. He helped bring cannabis to the mainstream with Vice's Bong Appetit and now he's the host of his very own podcast Pinsky and The Brain. Here to expand your minds and alter your perceptions is Jason Pinsky…Instagram: @JasonPinsky

Nikki Kilmer is exceptional. She is a powerhouse realtor in Los Angeles with Your Spot LA and she is a wealth of information for first time home owners, demystifying the buying process and empowering young folks to get their dream homes! Nikki is not your typical realtor, she is also a wildly creative woman - a designer, and a DJ. Let's boogie! Instagram: @NikkithebeatYour Spot LA

Lindsay MaHarry is a professional weed fairy, plant journalist, and Cali dream girl who spends her days writing for WeedMaps, UpRoxx, and delivering divine reviews of cannabis products on her show Hot Tokes. She has a special love for craft cannabis and sungrown - advocating for small cannabis farmers and earth friendly cultivation practices while spreading her love and knowledge all over the land. Enjoy her insights and delight in a little live, laugh, learn with Lindsay MaHarry!Instagram: @_oystergirl_

Angela White is an Equity for Industry Program Manager at Success Centers. She helps folks  impacted by inequality and the War on Drugs find careers and follow entrepreneurial paths, particularly in the cannabis industry. Angela developed the Budding Industry Job Shop for Success Centers and created partnerships with Oaksterdam University and Hood Incubator. She makes it possible for people to find jobs in cannabis who otherwise might not have had the resources to do so. She is literally helping people create better lives and opportunities for themselves and that kind of makes her an angel in my book. Friends, have a listen to my interview with Angela White. SuccessCenters.com

Tengku Chanela Jamidah is a Malaysian princess on a mission to destigmatize, normalize, and legalize her favorite plant - cannabis. Cannabis is very much illegal in her native land of Malaysia, which is why Jamidah relocated to the US where she has been advocating from a safe distance. Jamidah is also passionate about inclusivity, having founded Halal Hemp - the first and only certified halal marketplace for CBD, creating a safe space for those observing Islam to shop for cannabis products with confidence. Jamidah's deep love for holistic wellness extends to sound healing offerings as well, through her company Jiwa. She stays busy, is often seen at cannabis events, heard as an expert on panels, and known as a truly positively influential woman of our time… enjoy our conversation!@TCJamidah on IGHalalHemp.comJiwa Space - Sound Healing 

On this episode we have Zeus Tipado - cannabis personality, reporter, and founder of the Stoned Gamer League. He's a psychedelic savant, educator, and soon to be SCIENTIST as he's off to Amsterdam to earn his PhD in neuroscience and psychedelics at Maastricht University. Zeus can be seen educating on psychedelics for DoubleBlind and Healing Maps, and he's the perfect candidate to do just that, as his enthusiasm is unparalleled! Enjoy! @ZeusTipado on IGZeus's LinkTree for articles and videos Stoned Gamer League

Ginger Banks, is a Renaissance woman in the age of pornography. She's had a successful career as a sex-centric entrepreneur with her work as a webcam model, porn actress, OnlyFans influencer, and most iconicly - sex worker advocate. Ginger takes no shit, and she authentically doesn't give a flip what you think -- which only adds to her appeal. She's carved out a uniquely modern persona for herself in the space, and still, her evolution continues. She's an avid reader, self-help junkie, and creative artist with a knack for opening minds and expanding perceptions about the sex work industry. @BuddingMind + @BrookeStellar on IG@TheGingerBanks on IGGinger's LinkTreeGinger's "Books That Changed My Life" 

Trew Love is an artist, activist, entrepreneur and earth angel. Trew began her art career painting people's faces as a professional makeup artist and parlayed her brush skills to the canvas. Creating epic pop-art pieces with a message, her most recent collection Sugar Coated aims to spotlight social and political truths of our time through brilliant imagery of candy and junk food. Its both mouth watering and tooth ache inducing. Trew is an incredible and inspiring force who has surely incarnated to change the world. Follow @Trew___Love on IGTrew Love's Website Follow @BuddingMind on IG

Ariel Clark is a wildly impressive woman. A cannabis and emerging medicine lawyer, she has been in the trenches of cannabis law and drug policy reform for over a decade. She's been dubbed one of the "most important women in cannabis," one of the "most powerful cannabis lawyers in the world," and a "cannabis leader who is shaping the cannabis industry" by numerous publications. Ariel founded her own firm Clark and Howell which is intentionally woman-owned and steered. Clark is a uniquely progressive mind. She's taking her expertise in the wild world of weed to the psychedelic and plant medicine industries as a founding board member of the Psychedelic Bar Association, member of the Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants AND as legal counsel to the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. If she sounds too good to be real, well - she is! And I'm so lucky to have sat down and talked with her, so get to listening already! Clark and Howell LLPPsychedelic Bar AssociationChacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants

 Steven Jung is a highly productive cannabis executive. Jung is the Chief Operating Officer of PAX, a leading cannabis company that is responsible for what is surely your favorite vaporizer. He began his business career in Silicon Valley with a few tech startups and then eventually made his way to Weedmaps where he was President and COO. But it all began for Steven in the US Military, where he served as an Army Captain - and today, through PAX's partnership with the Weed for Warriors Project, Steven advocates for Veterans access to medical cannabis and mental health support. Steven Jung LinkedInPAX.com @Pax_Official on IG

Andrew DeAngelo is a cannabis legend. He began his career in weed selling pot to his peers illegally, which ironically funded his activist efforts as he fought for legal medical cannabis in San Francisco and Washington D.C. However, when his brother Steve got busted for weed, Andrew had to pivot his passions but ultimately life led him back to this little plant. The DeAngelo brothers had a vision for a more inclusive and welcoming cannabis industry, and with this in mind opened the iconic legal dispensary Harborside in Oakland, California. To further his impact in the space, Andrew also co-founded the Last Prisoner Project to help support those serving time for cannabis crimes and return them rightfully home to their families. Enjoy the interview! AndrewDeAngelo.comLast Prisoner ProjectAndrew's IG @AndrewDeAngelo

Ophelia Chong, is a cannabis icon. Actually she's just an icon. She's a community activist and educator, having founded Asian Americans for Cannabis Education. And she's an artist, graphic designer and photographer - skills she put to use when she started Stock Pot Images - a photo library with the purpose of destigmatizing cannabis consumers AND portraying a more inclusive community. On top of all that - Ophelia is a psilocybin pioneer, and a master mushroom cultivator and teacher - sharing her expertise about how to grow your own fungi as DoubleBlind's How To Grow Your Own Mushrooms series Executive Producer. www.AskOphelia.comAsian Americans for Cannabis EducationInstagram: @OpheliaSwimsDoubleBlind's How To Grow Your Own MushroomsAnd for more Budding Mind find us on Instagram @BuddingMind

Mark Ireland is the Michael Pollan of Mediumship. As the son of Dr. Richard Ireland renowned psychic-medium “to the stars,” Mark grew up around his father's celebrity clients like Mae West and the Eisenhower family. While Mark was exposed to a uniquely spiritual environment from a young age, he took a more conventional route in life as a businessman. However, after the unexpected death of his son Brandon, Mark was forced to confront his relationship with the afterlife once again. He has since dedicated himself to researching life-after-death with a journalistic approach, having worked with scientists to run tests and experiments on psychics and mediums to verify the possibility of their powers. He also co-founded an organization for grieving parents called Helping Parents Heal, which supports parents' posthumous communications with their children. AND is the author of two incredible books: Soul Shift + Messages From the Afterlife.   For more on Mark + his work: MarkIrelandAuthor.comSoul Shift: Finding Where the Dead GoMessages From the Afterlife Helping Parents HealFind a Certified Medium

Leia Sergakis is quite literally a beautiful human being, which explains why she's a professional beauty expert and an advocate for a cruelty free beauty industry. As a vegan and wellness guru, Leia uses her platforms and time on TV as a personality and host to talk about the sh*t that matters. She thoughtfully provides health and lifestyle tips to her audience and is adamant about helping humans enhance their way of living . Leia lives her life with intention, viewing each part of her day as a ritual - something we could all learn from to cultivate more meaning and depth in every moment.  To learn more about Leia find her on IG: @VasileiaSergakisAnd check out her incredible show Table for One!!For more on Budding Mind check out @BuddingMind on IG or head to BuddingMind.com

Stephanie Scarminach aka Stephanie Somatics is an Intuitive Somatic Psychologist and Healer. What does that mean? She teaches her clients how to communicate with and through their bodies to heal, and find safety within their own physical form.  Steph doesn't just want to heal people though, she wants to teach people how to heal themselves with a myriad of tools that she herself has mastered the use of through a lifetime of self-trial. On this episode of the podcast we discuss:- What somatic therapy is- How it differs from other modalities of therapy- What put Stephanie on her path to being a healer- Psychedelic therapy- What to do when you're having a panic attack - And how to combat being a people pleaser!To learn more about Stephanie check out her website: Stephanie SomaticsOr her IG: @StephanieSomatics 

Corinne Loperfido is a walking explosion of color, creativity, and charisma.She's a visual artist, costume designer, decluttering doula, and environmental activist living in a divinely whimsical tiny home - which she designed and built. Corinne is truly, madly, deeply a Renaissance woman of our time. In 2017 she created Pussy Power House - radically inclusive events that celebrate expression, healing, and the Earth. She's one of the artists behind the Trash Temple at Santa Fe's Meow Wolf. She teaches folks about everything from going zero waste to practicing self love through masturbation, and surely she will teach you a whole heck of a lot in this episode of the Budding Mind podcast.For more on Corinne:www.CorinneLoperfido.com @CorinneLoperfido on IGCorinne's Patreon for Tiny Home + Minimalism videos For more on Budding Mind: @BuddingMind on IGwww.BuddingMind.com

Chelsea London Lloyd is an absolute dream queen. Comedian, actress, podcast host and producer - she is a woman of endless talents and seemingly, optimism. She has a gift for performing (as seen on ABC, HBO, and Buzzfeed) and for positivity, which makes her an excellent candidate to talk about death with a smile - as she does on her podcast Dying of Laughter, where she interviews comedians with a deceased parent or sibling, conversations inspired by Chelsea's own experience of losing her dad to ALS. We talk about tending to friendships, redefining what it means to succeed, goals vs. intentions, the seventh sense of humor, and body hair removal - obviously.   To find more of Chelsea London Lloyd:Dying of Laughter Podcast on Spotify Dying of Laughter Podcast on iTunes @_ChelsWhoElse_ on IGChelsea's Very Impressive IMDb Page

Carolyn Barron is so much more than a healer, she's a life changer. Founder of Botanarchy, Carolyn practices traditional East Asian Medicine and Acupuncture on her patients at her Los Angeles based Acu-Temple. In this episode of the Budding Mind Podcast we download dozens of golden nuggets from Carolyn about the foundational principles of acupuncture, how it works, why alternative medicines are a foil to the patriarchal medical systems in place today, and what the cycles of nature have to teach us about our own internal systems. And not only is Carolyn a physician, but a wildly gifted writer. Her bardic prose comes from her yearning to inspire people to understand, and return to relationship with their bodies through natural methodologies. To learn more about Botanarchy's Carolyn Barron:https://botanarchy.com/ @Botanarchy on IG

Hannah Mason is a yoga and aerial silk instructor, and professionally trained dancer. She's all about movement to drop us into our best feeling bodies -- which she helps others achieve through her cannabis infused yoga business Lit Yoga.  Hannah is also an herbalist with a mission to reincorporate everyday herbs into our medicine cabinets for humanity's most holistic healing journeys.  On top of all that, she offers grief support circles called Grace Through Grief through her new program The Forever Process, teaching folks natural and supportive tools to help cope with their loss in the most gentle and loving of ways. To learn more about Hannah Mason checkout:Lit Yoga @LitYoga on IG@HannahMason on IGAnd find us @BuddingMind

Megan Kinney is a bonafide Renaissance woman. Singer, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur, painter, dancer, and explorer of consciousness, her creativity moves in all directions. Kinney is on a mission to rearchitect the music industry to be more inclusive and fruitful for hardworking artists with her music licensing and production company Bad Owl. She's also on a mission to spread joy and positivity with her contagious and bright energy, which she does with effervescent ease.On this episode of the Budding Mind podcast we talk about the universal source of creativity, cryptocurrency, and psychedelic awakenings. Enjoy!Find her music on Spotify here: KinneyInstagram: @IAmKinneyBad Owl: Bad Owl Records

Curious about microdosing? Well, you've come to the right place! Meet microdosing coach and CEO of Flow State Micro, Adam Bramlage. In this interview, Adam shares his expertise about the process of using barely perceptible amounts of psilocybin and other fungi to heal trauma, depression, anxiety -- and above all, to cultivate self-love. Learn more about Adam's work:www.FlowStateMicro.com  @FlowStateMicro on Instagram

The second wave psychedelic revolution is in full effect, and there to capture it all with eloquent prose and poetry is co-founder and editor-in-chief of DoubleBlind magazine, Shelby Hartman. In our interview, Shelby shares what it's like to be a professional in the plant medicine space, as well as some wisdom about the ethical guidance this newly forming industry desperately needs.DoubleBlind Magazine: https://doubleblindmag.com/Instagram: @ShelbyAnneHart

On this episode we interview Olivia Alexander -- who is pretty much cannabis royalty.Full of personality, perseverance, and potentially pot, she started her wildly successful CBD body care brand Kush Queen 6 years ago, which today, brings in millions of dollars in annual sales and is bursting at the seams with continuous expansion…Check out our convo with Olivia as we discuss her incredible entrepreneurial insights, the science behind self-care, and her personal relationship with plant medicine-- which is evolving well beyond weed… @KushQueenShophttps://kushqueen.shop/ 

You can be successful, gay as hell, and stoned as hell, according to Cannabis Activist, Drag Queen, and LGBTQ Advocate Laganja Estranja. It seems to come easy for Laganja, who has her hand in a myriad of honey pots as a performing artist, cannabis creator, and bonafide influencer! We were so blessed to hear about Laganja's immaculate outlook on life and heart-felt message of LOVE over everything. @LaganjaEstranjawww.laganjaestranja.com

Rebecca Rosen is a psychic medium on a mission to normalize the paranormal. She is an ambassador between the spirit world - and our world - and has the ability to talk to angels, spirit guides, and people who have passed on - but she also wants to teach everyday people that they can have their OWN connection with the other realms, which she does so beautifully on her YouTube channel and podcast Small Medium at Large.Instagram: @mediumrebeccarosenWebsite: https://www.rebeccarosen.com/

On this episode of Budding Mind we talk with Dr. Bonni Goldstein. A true cannabinoid queen, Dr. Goldstein has been introducing medical professionals to the healing powers of weed for over a decade, helping to normalize this plant medicine for the benefit of all. To date, she has successfully treated thousands of adult and pediatric patients with cannabis as the owner and medical director of CannaCenter - her medical practice. Dr. Goldstein is also the author of the bestselling book Cannabis Revealed, and the recently released Cannabis is Medicine. Instagram: @bonnigoldsteinmdWebsite: https://www.canna-centers.com/