Cannabis is legal in California and has become the most rigorously tested agriculture product on the planet. Canna Help You, a cannabis talk show, is brought to you by Mercy Wellness, a leading local cannabis retailer. Mercy curates the widest and best selection of cannabis flower, edibles, oils and tinctures at the lowest, everyday prices. Joe Sullivan is the leading cannabis expert at Mercy Wellness. “It’s taken me years to learn how to find the best products for Mercy customers. I’m dedicated to them and getting only the best I can find. Many of the products I like and that I buy for Mercy customers are created by people who had a powerful need themselves. Maybe a family member or friend had cancer or other illness and they were compelled to help them; so, they develop a product to help. Sometimes our customers just want to relax, or they need help sleeping. I constantly ask, what do our customers want and then I go find the best products on the market.” Tune into Mercy’s Canna Help You? and hear stories from the cannabis frontier of legal, safe consumption. Enjoy yourself. You can submit questions to us directly at cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com
Hosts Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques is joined by Owen Guyan, Operations Team and Producer of the Canna Help You show. Cannabis dispensaries have been deemed essential businesses during the shelter in place orders. We spend the first part of the program getting to know Joe a […]
Hosts Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques are joined by Brandon Levine, Founder and CEO of Mercy Wellness Founder/ CEO, and Owen Guyan, Operations Team and Co-Producer of the Canna Help You show. Cannabis dispensaries have been deemed essential businesses during the shelter in place orders. Brandon, Joe, […]
Hosts Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques talk with Tim Blake, Founder of the Emerald Cup & Emerald Cup Supply Co. and Harry Rose, Founder & CEO of Rosette Wellness & CEO of Emerald Cup Supply Co. Tim and Harry share their personal stories of how cannabis has […]
Host Michelle Marques and Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness talk with Dennis Hunter, founder of Santa Rosa-based CannaCraft. Dennis shares his history in cannabis and how he came to found the company CannaCraft, as well as the story of how his company was raided in 2016 and what that pivotal moment meant […]
Hosts Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques talk with Larry Tackett, Wisdom Community Outreach for Mercy Wellness. Larry is working to help seniors learn more about cannabis and to improve access. In our conversation today, we talk about how cannabis can be an ingredient in your recipe for […]
Host Michelle Marques and Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness talk with Larry Tackett, Wisdom Community Outreach for Mercy Wellness. Larry is working to help seniors learn more about cannabis and to improve access. Learn more at mercywellness.com. We also welcome our guests Ted Whitney, VP of Operations at NUG and […]
We talk with Owen Guyan, Operations Team Member at Mercy Wellness about the Mercy Love customer rewards program and Mercy Delivery, the brand new delivery service. For a $12 flat delivery fee, you can order anything from the Mercy Wellness online menu (no minimum purchase) and have it delivered if you live in the incorporated […]
For our 20th episode, we welcome Mariclair O’Connell, Community Outreach Specialist for Home Instead Senior Care, and Julie Ann Soukoulis, Owner of Home Instead Senior Care. Mariclair and Julie Ann share the details on a very special program called “Be A Santa To A Senior” which pairs holiday wishes from seniors together with members of […]
In this episode we talk to Austin Fagen, Corporal United States Marine Corps and NorCal Brand Rep & Sales for Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance about veterans and cannabis. Austin shares the story that is sadly common to many veterans – of needing help to treat PTSD, sleep issues, and anxiety. The mission of the Santa […]
In this episode, we talk with Lauren McNaughton, Key Account Manager for Kiva Sales and Service for the Northern California area. Lauren shares the basics about cannabis edibles – microdosing, situations where edibles can be effective, what to do if you consume too much, terpenes, and THC vs CBD. Then Joe and Lauren talk about […]
In our 17th episode we welcome Taylor Blake, Associate Producer of The Emerald Cup to the program to talk about the 2019 event and how it has grown and changed over the years. The 2019 Emerald Cup is December 14-15, 2019 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, with a new preview mixer on December 13. We […]
In our 16th episode we welcome Janeen Murray, Executive Director of Sonoma County GO LOCAL to talk about the importance of supporting local businesses, as well as the relationship between GO LOCAL and Mercy Wellness. We also talk with Matthew Ingram, CEO of Proof, a Sonoma County based cannabis company. Matthew shares his experiences, including […]
In this episode, Zack Monday, Chief Love Officer at Mercy Wellness comes down to the KSRO studio to talk about Mercy Love – the new loyalty program at Mercy Wellness. Joining in on the conversation is Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Felicia Accomazzo, Co-Producer of Canna Help You & […]
In this episode we talk with Brian Applegarth, Cannabis Tourism and Travel Entrepreneur; Cannabis Historian and Co-Curator of Grassroots: Cannabis from Prohibition to Prescription; Executive Director of the California Cannabis Tourism Association and Creator of the Cannabis Trail (whew!) In this great conversation, we talk about The Cannabis Trail – a series of important spots […]
In this episode we talk sustainability and cannabis with Joanna Cedar, Public Affairs Manager at CannaCraft. We also talk with mother and daughter team Christine and Nicole Skibola, owners of Cosmic View. Cosmic View incorporates a background in science, a family touched by cancer, and locally grown olive oil into their product line and brand […]
In our 12th episode, we talk with Julie Ann Soukoulis, Owner of Home Instead Senior Care about the rise of cannabis use in the senior population. Seniors are turning to cannabis more often to deal with pain, sleep issues, agitation, depression, and more. We also talk with Taryn Lilly, Santa Rosa and Bay Area Territory […]
Our 11th show looks at how the passage of Prop 64 impacted programs that supplied medical marijuana to patients for free. The advent of recreational use in California has eliminated that option. Jetty Extracts is on a tour of California to gather signatures and support for SB 34 which would allow compassionate care programs to […]
Our tenth episode looks at the ways caregivers are incorporating cannabis into the care of older adults, for things like pain, insomnia, anxiety, and more. We also learn more about locally produced Revelation Extracts rosin. Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
The ninth show delves deeper into the new museum exhibit about cannabis at the Museum of Sonoma County running June 16 through September 15, 2020, as well as a discussion of the Himalaya Vapor brand. Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
Our eighth show covers a new museum exhibit about cannabis at the Museum of Sonoma County running June 16 through September 15, 2020 as well as a discussion of the Legion of Bloom brand. Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
Our seventh show continues our exploration of cannabis basics – what is microdosing? Does cannabis help with sleep and pain? Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
Kaylynn Cardoza, Store Manager and Senior Advocate at Mercy Wellness discussing why consumers use cannabis, cannabinoids, THC, Sativa, Indica, CBD and more. Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert & Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and special guest BJ Hughes, Owner and Founder of S.O.G. Army discuss how the name came about and what makes them different. Please […]
Hosts Mercy Wellness, Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques talks with Brandon Levine, CEO of Mercy Wellness, Armando Franco, GM of Mercy Wellness and David Miller-Hershon, North Bay Account Manager for Heavy Hitters and Mammoth Distribution. Today’s show focuses on 420 – what it means, where the tradition […]
The fourth show in our series focuses on the permit struggle for cannabis growers in Sonoma County, as well as a look at extracts and vape pens and how Mercy Wellness works to keep its message of healing with compassion and love at the forefront. Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
Our third episode focuses on the economic impact of cannabis in Sonoma County, as well as an overview of one producer and how his product gets to the dispensary and how Mercy Wellness treats that marijuana to keep it fresh. Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
Our second installment of Canna Help You? focuses on seniors and their experience at Mercy Wellness. Host Michelle Marques talks with Kaylynn Cardoza and Joe Sullivan of Mercy Wellness, Stephanie Mandeville, Care By Design Education Manager, and Robert Jacob, former Mayor of Sebastopol and founder of medical marijuana dispensary Peace in Medicine. Please send your […]
Our first show introduces listeners to Mercy Wellness and dives into its origins as first a medical marijuana dispensary, to its position in the community today. We also talk with Murray Koch of the brand Papa and Barkley. Please send your comments and questions to cannahelpyou@mercywellness.com.
GOLD SEAL SF AND LEGION OF BLOOM Host Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques are joined by Neil Dellacava, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Gold Seal San Francisco, who talks about the way that THC is driving purchases. Dellacava was recently featured in an article on Forbes.com […]
ELLEMENTA AND JETTY EXTRACTS Host Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques are joined by Aliza Sherman, CEO of Ellementa to talk about women and their relationship to cannabis. Cannabis can affect women differently than men, and women also tend to reach for edibles, tinctures, and topicals more than […]
ABX AND KOROVA Host Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques are joined by James Rowan, Director of Major Brands at Absolute Extracts, or ABX. James shares details of the way that CannaCraft, the parent company of ABX, has been able to adjust to continue operations and keep employees […]
Care By Design And Project CBD Host Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques are joined by Tiffany Devitt, President of Care By Design and Board Member of CannaCraft. Tiffany outlines the ways the Care By Design mobilized to help keep their staff, clients, and first responders safe during […]
Cannabis And The Local Economy; F.A. Nino’s Cannabis Infused Hot Sauce Host Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness and Michelle Marques are joined by Terry Garrett, COO at Mercy Wellness. Terry talks with Sonu Chandi, Founder & President of Chandi Hospitality about how significant it is to support locally based and […]
Mariclair O’Connell, Community Outreach Specialist for Home Instead Senior Care, and Julie Ann Soukoulis, Owner of Home Instead Senior Care. Mariclair and Julie Ann share the details on a very special program called “Be A Santa To A Senior” which pairs holiday wishes from seniors together with members of our community. You can help by […]
In our 21st episode we talk with Joe Sullivan, Leading Expert and Product Manager at Mercy Wellness talk about Joe’s role as a flower judge at The Emerald Cup – what goes into evaluating cannabis flower and what was the process like as a first-time flower judge? If you are attending The Emerald Cup, you […]
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