The Canna Mom Show

First, thank you for five magical years!So, do you ever wonder about the behind the scenes of The Canna Mom Show? How did we find Dave? Why do we have the intro we do? How does all the magic of podcast distribution work? What are the challenges of social media and cannabis? What could the future look like for The Canna Mom Show? And what will I be doing next year? Well, today you're going to find out answers to all those questions and more.Today we are inviting my canna bro David Yas to reminisce about the early days of TCMS and what we've learned. Also, if you have ever wanted to do your own podcast, we are going to ask Dave for a few pointers and how Pod617 could be a great place for you to start.And we're talking with Kristin Souza whose been working with TCMS this year on our social media and marketing. She's going to talk about what she's learned about podcasting this year and how she's planning to continue TCMS conversations in the future.And if that were not enough, in addition we are also excited to talk with Dr. Benjamin Caplan about his work educating the medical world on cannabis and the podcast he's pitching and I'm hoping to contribute to.Please welcome to the final interview of Season 5- our producer David Yas, our social media manager Kristin Souza and Dr. Benjamin Caplan.Culture Corner: So, I am not a comic book fan, but I do appreciate the art of storytelling. And I'm Jewish, and always love to support my people. And I'm from Boston, so I had to give a shout out to The Writer, a comic book set in Boston and rooted in Jewish folklore. Created by brothers Ben and Max Berkowitz of the Legal Sea food dynasty, but it was their paternal grandfather, Nathan Glick, who inspired their love of comic books. The brothers teamed up with Grammy-winning and Tony-nominated actor Josh Gad to create the graphic novel. I have not read it, but I love the idea of taking deep Jewish folklore that's been around for thousands of years and making it like an Indiana Jones adventure. They are celebrating Jewish identity and its broad array, and I think it's an important story for our times. The Writer, a comic book, available now.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome!(3:10) The Canna Nana Favorite Podcast(3:40) Amie's Favorite Things(3:55) Joyce Favorite Thing – Beautiful Ashtray(4:20) Dave Describing Ashtray – Purchase on Etsy(5:10) The Culture Corner – The Writer(6:45) Canna Mom Superhero – Canna Comics(7:15) Guests Introductions(8:30) Welcome Everyone!(8:45) Names, Locations and How Do You Know About TCMS?(9:45) Musical Salute to Joyce(13:34) Kristin Souza Intro(14:56) Dr. Benjamin Caplan Intro(15:30) Connecting TCMS with The Boston Podcast Network(16:15) The Podcast Garage(17:20) Joyce's Favorite Episode – The Canna Nana(19:19) Season One in The Pandemic(21:25) Podcasting Advice from Dave(23:45) What Dave Learned About Cannabis(25:15) Autism and Cannabis(26:45) Dave's Favorite Way to Consume(27:50) Kristin Souza Talks About TCMS(30:30) Creating Social Media for TCMS(32:45) Future Ideas for The Canna Mom Show Legacy(37:20) What Kristin's Doing in Connecticut(38:04) Cannabis Corner Radio(39:25) Dr. Benjamin Caplan Introduction(44:49) Cannabis Science(45:25) Dr. Caplan's Podcast(46:06) Real Stories from Real People(48:05) The Green Table Podcast(50:30) A Boy and A Vape Pen(53:45) Questions for Joyce(55:12) Kindness and Curiosity in Cannabis(58:33) Thank You and Goodbye! The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Aubrey Amatelli is the founder of PayRio, a payment processing solution for businesses in alternative medicine sectors. She founded PayRio on the heels of her successful career as an executive in fintech, which included over a decade with J.P. Morgan. Aubrey's payments knowledge and her industry experience is incredibly valuable in the cannabis payments space.In addition, Aubrey has a compelling and inspiring story as she's a single mom of three who's led her first startup to profitability in under a year. I love that we can share her inspiring success story in an industry where female executive leadership and business overall have struggled to survive.PayRio is on a mission to normalize and stabilize payments for high-risk sectors, ensuring that businesses, whether they are dispensaries, delivery services, seed merchants, or e-commerce businesses, have access to compliant, fair, and reliable payment solutions.​ We have a special segment guest today, Jamie Morey, founder of Parents for Plant Medicine – a grassroots advocacy group working to destigmatize and normalize the use of plant medicine and also fighting for the legalization of psilocybin.Culture Corner: I want to recommend a rom-com I watched this weekend with Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt – Mother of the Bride. I love that Brooke Shields is my age, 59, and is starring in a romance with most adorable Benjamin Bratt. Set as a destination wedding in Thailand for Brooke's daughter – it reconnects her with the man who broke her heart when she was 22. Fun, romantic and love seeing women my age starring in this type of movie. Mother of the Bride on Netflix.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(2:30) Countdown to Final The Canna Mom Show(3:50) Jamie Morey – Parents for Plant Medicine(4:30) Mushroom Beverages?(6:05) MA Changing DCF Reporting?(7:25) Canna Witch(8:40) Culture Corner: Mother of The Bride(10:15) Aubrey Amatelli Introduction(11:32) PayRio explained(12:45) Becoming a Canna Payment Entrepreneur(17:55) Mom World(19:50) Mission to Empower Moms(22:30) Aubrey's Canna Journey(25:00) Aubrey's Linked-In Canna Revelations(27:15) Introduction Jamie Morey of Parents for Plant Medicine(33:32) MA Psilocybin on The Ballot!(34:12) How to Help –(35:10) Connect with Parents for Plant Medicine – MA For Mental Health Options – Open Circle Alliance(35:50) Rescheduling Impact on Payment Processing(38:10) Talking with Her Kids About Cannabis(41:00) PayRio Business Talk(47:33) Building A Solution for The Future(48:00) Favorite Way to Consume(48:55) Connect with Aubrey at PayRio.co or PayRio.com or InstagramThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Attorney Maritza Perez Medina is the Director of the Office of Federal Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance in Washington, DC, the leading organization in the US working to end the drug war. Maritza leads the organization's federal legislative agenda and advocacy strategy to end the war on drugs. In this role, she lobbies Congress and the Administration on drug policy and criminal legal reform. Maritza is a graduate of the University of Nevada's Reynolds School of Journalism and UC Berkeley School of Law. She is also a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia, California, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Maritza has been featured in various media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, Latino USA, and now The Canna Mom Show.And Dave gives a recommendation on The Culture Corner for the Netflix Series Eric.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:15) Ganja Goddess Gala(1:38) Revival Wheeler Mansion in Orange, MA(4:20) Old Cemeteries(5:00) The Hidden Brain(7:55) The Culture Corner with Dave – Netflix Series Eric(10:25) Attorney Maritza Perez Medina Introduction(11:30) Professional Journey(15:00) Raised Mormon(17:00) Work at DPA(18:30) CAOA Bipartisan Support(19:20) Rescheduling CSA from 1 – 3(21:50) Add Your Voice with Public Comment(25:11) M.O.R.E and C.A.O.A(26:25) Parabola Center(31:00) Advocacy Links: Engage in Public Comments(31:40) Contact Local Representatives in House and Senate(32:00) Drug Policy Alliance Website(34:50) MAPS(35:00) Personal Relationship and Family(42:15) Marijuana History(44:00) Is It Marijuana or Cannabis in Policy?(45:00) Drug Policy Predictions(49:25) Favorite Way to Consume(49:55) Washington, DC Canna Status(51:45) Connect with Maritza on Instagram or on Twitter or Drug Policy Alliance The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Phoebe DePree is the founder and CEO of Goddess Growers, a cannabis edibles company. Her products are now on Ohio dispensary shelves and soon in Illinois, because she's focused on helping others achieve a lifestyle centered on peace, calm and relaxation. Phoebe is on a mission to make female purchaser feel understood, and her story is an inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially women, seeking a foothold in the cannabis industry. Phoebe leads by example by following her passion, embracing challenges, building a strong community, and advocating for change.With her dedication to creating a calmer world, Phoebe and Goddess Growers are paving the way for a more mindful and inclusive cannabis experience.Topics Discussed(1:08) Flower Vaping(3:30) Ultimate Disc UMass Amherst(4:20) MA Women's Hockey Team(4:45) The Final Season of The Canna Mom Show(6:55) Wiser Than Me Podcast(9:20) Phoebe Dupree Introduction(10:15) MA Connection(11:00) Professional Credentials and Entrepreneurship(12:12) First Interests in Cannabis Business(15:20) Planning(22:40) The Science of Her Edible(23:10) Azuca(27:25) Personal Dosing(28:15) Working with Her Community(28:50) Educating in Ohio(31:00) Marketing(33:00) Rescheduling Cannabis(34:16) 280E(36:12) Family Life with 3 Girls(40:00) Mom Groups and Cannabis(43:12) Goddess Growers Products(44:55) Favorite Way to Consume(45:15) Connect with Phoebe at Goddess GrowersThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media. 

Victoria Litman is a law professor and a nonprofit tax attorney focused on the emerging cannabis and psychedelic tax-exempt sectors. In addition to her legal credentials, she also holds degrees in Religion from the University of Southern California and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary where her concentration was Religion and Law. Victoria received her J.D. from New York Law School, cum laude, and her LL.M. In Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center with distinction. As a Graduate Tax Scholar at Georgetown, today's guest received a research fellowship to study the tax approaches taken by religious communities that utilize psychedelics. Victoria also teaches Cannabis Law at Roger Williams University School of Law and Tax Practice and Procedure at Suffolk Law School. Her legal scholarship focuses on the intersections of constitutional law, tax law, and drug law with a focus on issues of religious freedom.Joyce also speaks with Cassie Lemon founder of Let's Jam – a canna jam company that spreads a little love and comfort in every jar. Culture Corner:One Life starring Anthony Hopkins. Based on the true story of a British man who helped save over 600 children – mostly Jewish - escape Prague right before the Nazi invasion in 1939. A truly moving story and timely given the rise in hate around the world. It is a story about why each one of us has the power to help others and that we may never understand the impact we have on this world with acts of kindness. The One Life movie is about an ordinary man who found out over 40 years later how impactful his actions were in saving those children. Apple TV, Palm Royale starring Kristin Wig, Laura Dern, Allison Jenny and Ricky Martin, and Carol Burnet, so many great actors. Truly star studded. A campy story of Palm Beach Florida in the 1960's, it can be cringy and serious and the clothes are fantastic. And Ricky Martin is so good and still so cute. Palm Royale.Topics Discussed(1:00) Welcome(1:10) Canna Shortage on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket!(2:20) Green Lady Dispensary podcast episode(3:25) Seniors and Cannabis Trouble(4:20) Cannabis NOT a Poison(5:40) Let's Jam(5:50) The Culture Corner(6:10) One Life(8:40) Palm Royale(10:45) Victoria Litman Introduction(12:55) Religion and Law(14:05) What She's Working on Now(14:39) Linked-In Connection(15:00) Tax and Churches(16:10) Personal Canna History(17:55) Canna Stigma Beliefs(18:40) Grandma Story(19:20) MAPS and Rick Doblin(20:14) Breaking Stoner Stereotypes(21:00) Psychedelics and Churches(24:10) How to Balance Use of Psychedelic Therapies(26:10) Why Should Psychedelics Be Legal(27:30) Rescheduling Cannabis(30:50) Why More Needs to Done by Congress(31:35) Special Segment Guest: Cassie Lemon and Let's Jam(33:17) How Cassie's Mom Used Canna Jam(36:10) Family Jam(37:08) Where Do Find Let's Jam – Official Let's Jam(38:25) Back with Victoria(38:40) Jews in Weed(41:00) Tokin' Jew(43:00) Lehrhaus House(44:10) Rhode Island Psychedelics and Cannabis(47:00) Power of Psychedelics(48:40) Favorite Way to Consume(49:05) Connect with Victoria on Linked-In by email The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Danielle Buntyon joins us from Tennessee, where she has over five years of experience as a CEO and owner of several cannabis-related businesses. As the CEO of Mink & Kimball Extracts, she oversees the medical processing, transport, manufacturing, and distribution of solventless extracts and innovative products. As the CEO and owner of Jades Elevation, she manages the cultivation, processing and distribution of organic, CBD-rich hemp and a range of concentrates and handmade goods infused with CBD. Danielle has earned her certification as a hemp farmer and a medical cannabis processor, but she is also a canna dreamer who gets things done. Danielle and Joyce talk about her mission to make a positive impact in the cannabis industry, how she brought her mom into cannabis and why she's committed to creating quality products for people who use cannabis for medical or recreational purposes.Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome(2:17) Bunnies and Gummies(2:45) Flower(3:55) Winery in Haverhill – Willow Springs Vineyard(4:20) Seasons of Goddesses(5:36) Parabola Center(7:30) The Ganja Ball(8:16) Danielle Buntyon Introduction(9:43) Status of Cannabis and Hemp in Tennessee(10:48) The Molecule and the Plant(12:48) Her Business(13:15) Arkansas(14:20) Growing Hemp(15:00) Tennessee State University Hemp Growing Program(15:50) Power of The Processor(20:50) Affordability(24:00) The Farm Bill and Hemp Farmers(28:30) Danielle's Mom(33:40) Pain Creams(35:05) Full Spectrum Extracts(40:05) Product Lines: Jades Elevation and Mink & Kimball(45:20) Future of Hemp Processing(46:44) The Importance of Better Research and Manufacturing(48:30) Connect with Danielle at Jades Elevation and Canna Jams The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media. 

Caroline Pineau is a legend in the Massachusetts cannabis industry. She is the founder and owner of Stem Haverhill, the first female-owned and locally-owned cannabis shop in the Merrimack Valley, and one of the first Economic Empowerment cannabis businesses in all of Massachusetts.  Caroline has also become a major influencer in women empowerment, philanthropy and industry inclusivity. In 2022 she conceived and executed the first Green Goddess Invitational and she's here today to talk about what's happening in 2024!Caroline has also focused a spotlight on the unfair local impact fees here in Massachusetts and supports advocacy for communities disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs.  Of course, this busy mom is also a foundational board member for Northern Essex Community College, and in 2022 helped launch the college's progressive cannabis curriculum.  Joyce speaks with Caroline from Haverhill, Massachusetts where she lives with her husband, Adam, their daughter, their son, and two big happy hound dogs.  Joyce gives a shout out to the Ganja Ball and Art Gala being held at the Revival Wheeler Mansion in Orange, Massachusetts. It's said to be a haunted mansion! The Ganja Ball will be a night of creativity and fun – there will be dancing, mingling, and artwork to admire. It all about celebrating ganja! Fancy dress and hats encouraged. Tickets available at this link in our shownotes.  Organized by Brandy Lefsyk – whose Instagram site is @hometownyogi if you want to check her out and learn more. Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome(2:05) Kush Groove Brockton(3:23) So Many Shows!(4:20) The Canna Mom Show Catalogue(5:00) The Ganja Ball(6:20) The Culture Corner: Brittney Griner book Coming Home(10:17) Caroline Pineau Introduction(12:10) STEM Dispensary(17:50) The Green Goddess Invitational(20:28) Audio Intro(24:10) Canna Lobbying(24:40) Schedule 3(27:27) Impact Fees and Community Host Agreements(32:12) The Boston Business Journal – Reefer Refunds(35:00) Dispo Journey Begins 2018(35:45) May 30, 2024: Four Year Anniversary Open(37:00) Family(39:00) Canna Mommying(47:51) Seasons of Goddesses The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.

Megan Dobro joins The Canna Mom Show from Westfield, Massachusetts, where she founded  SafeTiva Labs with a team of self-proclaimed science nerds who are on a mission to optimize the relationship between cannabis growers and their lab analysis. She founded  SafeTiva Labs with the goal of raising the bar for scientific integrity, customer service, and ultra-fast turnaround times. Before joining the cannabis industry, Megan was a tenured biology professor at Hampshire College. Through her work at SafeTiva Labs and in her community, Megan promotes diversity and social justice in the sciences and aims to keep humanity at the forefront of business. Megan is, as we say in Massachusetts, wicked smart and holds a PhD in molecular biology from Caltech and a BS in biology from Bridgewater State University.Congratulations Chef Nick Escoto of the Herbal Creative Kitchen in Westwood, Massachusetts! The winner of the Hemp Guitar by Lamkin Guitars.Joyce gives a shout out to an event she'll be attending in Orange, Massachusetts on Saturday, June 1, The Ganja Ball and Art Gala being held at the Revival Wheeler Mansion. The Ganja Ball will be a night of creativity and fun – there will be dancing, mingling, and artwork to admire. It all about celebrating ganja! Fancy dress and hats encouraged. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:30) 420 at The Goods Dispensary(1:40) Herbal Creative Kitchen Guitar Winner!(2:50) Ganja Ball and Art Gala(3:50) Orange, Massachusetts(4:20) Revival Wheeler Mansion(4:50) Reschedule Discussion(6:52) Megan Dobro Introduction(8:00) 2018 Decision to Pursue Testing Lab(10:15) Scientists in Cannabis(11:20) Clients(14:00) Testing Beverages Challenges(15:00) Are You Ready for MA Testing Changes?(24:11) Audio Intro(24:33) Why She Stays(26:05) Family, Kids and Cannabis(28:13) Thoughts of Reschedule form 1 to 3(31:15) Women in Cannabis(33:60) Women's Networking Group(37:00) THCv(40:25) The Dangers of Unsafe Cannabis Products(41:55) Favorite Way to Consume(45:10) Connect with Megan at SafeTiva The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

The Canna Mom Show was live at The Goods Dispensary on 420! Joyce talks with Lit Knits founder Jess Sanford, The Goods co-owner Chris Vining, hemp guitar builder Josh Lamkin, and then we give away the guitar to one lucky chef.  Topics Discussed(1:02) Welcome – Live at The Goods!(1:45) Sensi Magazine Canna Mom Event(2:40) Fireseed in Framingham(4:20) Lit Knits – A Stoner Crafting Club(10:38) HIdea – Get Lit and Knit(12:08) Learning in Community(15:00) The Boston Globe Story(16:20) The Benefits of Crafting(19:40) Finding Friends at Lit Knits(21:38) Favorite Ways to Consume(22:10) MassCultivated(23:00) Connect with @_Litknits(23:10) Chris Vining – Co-Owner The Goods Dispensary(24:00) Building a New Business with Alex DeGroot(29:00) Caring About the Consumer(32:50) Bipartisan Canna Politics(33:35) Social Equity Funds Need Capital Flow(35:15) The Hemp Guitar at The Goods(37:03) Visit The Goods in Davis Square(38:00) Paulina – Crocheting Earrings(39:50) The New Yorker – Piecing for Cover Quilt Story(40:45) Craftivism – Pink Pussy Hats(41:05) Welcome Blanket Project(45:06) Poland Cannabis Status(45:31) Find Paulina on Instagram @LinkaCreates(46:35) Josh Lamkin of Lamkin Guitars(47:00) Hemp Wood Co.(50:44) Dave Interviews Josh(50:53) Goes to 11(52:30) Perfect Hemp Guitar Song – Purple Haze(54:55) Challenges and Favorite Bands(59:30) THE HEMP GUITAR GIVEAWAY! The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Joyce speaks with Francie Hauck, one of the owners of Comm Ave Canna, and two of her very impressive employees, Natalie Mitchell and Christine Coates. Comm Ave Canna is a family-owned Boston recreational cannabis dispensary that's more than just a store—it's a legacy. Francie and John Hauck are the husband-and-wife team that brought Comm Ave Canna to life after they met romantically in Florence, Italy, ran a few successful Boston businesses and raised a family. Now with their sons, the family is working together building their vision and experiencing cannabis entrepreneurship. The ladies talk about the work they are doing, the people they are healing, and they have a very open discussion about cannabis consumption during and after pregnancy and the shame that continues to persist and how we are going to fix that.In addition to our guests we also have a special segment guest, Jenna Goldring, founder of The High Confectionary in New York, low dose delicious gummies she believes are great for moms.Topics Discussed(1:15) Welcome(2:35) 420 Day of Unity(3:50) Chef Nick E. Raffle(4:20) Raffle Link on Instagram(4:50) The Hemp Guitar at The Goods Dispo(5:45) The Goods Dispensary(6:20) Guest Intro(7:25) Favorite Ways to Consume(8:02) Boston Businesses before Cannabis(9:58) Comm Ave Canna Space(10:52) The Light!(11:11) Canna Whys(15:05) Audio Intro(18:10) Success Stories(24:05) Cannabis, Pregnancy, Parenting(28:45) SPECIAL SEGMENT GUEST(35:50) Connect with The High Confectionary(38:05) Back with Comm Ave Canna(39:22) 420 and Marathon Week(45:20) Connect with Christine(45:40) Connect with Francie(47:30) Connect with NatalieThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Kimberlee Kesterson and Jessica Carrollspeak with The Canna Mom Show from Missouri, where they are just a couple of Saint Louis moms who enjoy consuming cannabis. These two ladies created STL Cannamoms, to give mothers a chance to get out and enjoy cannabis at monthly events, which range from yoga or brunch to arts and crafts or a tattoo pop-up. Kim and Jessica talk about their mission, their friendship, and of course what it's like to be pioneering mid-western canna moms.International Cannabis News: RABAT (Reuters) – It was announced that Morocco's first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved its cultivation and export for medicine and industrial uses, cannabis regulator ANRAC said. The harvest was made by 32 cooperatives that brought together 430 farmers covering 277 hectares in the northern Rif mountain areas of Al Houceima, Taounat and Chefchaouen, ANRAC said in an email to Reuters.Hemp Guitar Campaign is in full swing! The Goods Dispensary in Somerville, MA is prepping the space for display and they'll be playing the new video we launched which you can see on TCMS YouTube channel and if you go to Lamkin Guitars landing page for the Hemp Guitar Campaign. And of course, we will be at The Goods Dispensary in Davis Square in Somerville on April 20 to announce the winner. Come on by, love to see you!Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(1:27) International Cannabis News(2:41) Culture Corner: The Gentlemen(3:45) The Hemp Guitar Campaign(4:20) The Goods Dispensary(5:00) NECANN(5:30) Kim and Jessica Introduction(6:24) Meet Kim(6:39) Meet Jessica(7:01) Missouri Cannabis Status(8:07) Friendship Origin Story(9:45) Jess Pregnancy and Cannabis(13:43) Kim's First Pregnancy(15:02) St. Louis Mother Study(16:03) High Idea = hidea!(16:42) Audio Intro(18:23) Blunts and Brunch(19:40) Events(20:25) Feel State Dispensary in Missouri(26:45) Knowing the Missouri Regs(31:00) STL Moms Facebook Group(34:52) Family(37:30) 2nd Generation Canna Mom(38:40) Talking with Kids and Mommy's Medicine(40:55) Events Coming Up(42:44) Favorite Ways to Consume(44:50) Connect with STL Moms on Social Media or at Feel State DispoThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.

Cara Crabb-Burnham is an OG MA advocate – one of the very first canna moms Joyce met in Massachusetts. With over a dozen years of local cannabis industry experience, Cara has had influence in many aspects of the growing cannabis industry in Massachusetts including her work with Elevate Northeast, where she was on a team of cannabis industry leaders and educators and patients who shared a passion for creating educational programs and experiences that break stigma against the cannabis plant and those who consume and work with it. A mission close to our heart. She speaks with Joyce about a specific stigma she has experienced - and is experiencing again - as a pregnant woman consuming cannabis and what she has done and what she is hoping to do advocating for herself and others.The Hemp Guitar Campaign is in full swing and on today's show we preview the new promotional video. You can see it on TCMS YouTube channel and if you go to Lamkin Guitars landing page for the Hemp Guitar Campaign. AND, we will be at The Goods Dispensary in Davis Square in Somerville on April 20 to announce the winner. AND – late breaking news that Josh Lamkin, will be joining us live on 420 – maybe he'll even play for us!Topics Discussed:(1:08) Welcome(1:44) The Oscars and Director Jonathan Glazer(4:20) Can't Refute Jewishness(5:25) Jews in Weed(6:20) The Hemp Guitar Campaign(7:11) The Guitar Video(8:40) Cara Crabb-Burnham Intro(9:55) First Podcast with Cara(15:08) Patient Discrimination(20:50) New Hospital New Problems(21:20) Levels of Complications(22:05) Layers of Policy(23:01) My Chart Flags Medical Marijuana Patients(23:24) Audio Intro(23:58) Why Hospital Policies Matter(25:25) Educating Doctors About Cannabis(35:05) Child Endangerment Assumption Challenged in AZ(36:32) Department of Public Health and Department of Children's Services(40:07) Plan of Action to Avoid Patient Discrimination(42:00) Cara on Compliance in MA(44:31) NERCS – North East Regional Cannabis Symposium(47:55) Patient Protection over Profits in MA(49:13) Connect with Cara

Rachel Burns is an artist with a dramatic canna journey of healing with plant medicine and finding ways to create music and beauty to help others find healing as well. Rachel is a trained opera singer who has Boston connections, loves to bake and is a mom who has been able to heal herself so she can care for her girls. Rachel and Joyce talk about her health nightmare, her healing journey and Rachel treats us to a wonderfully quirky performance of her personal journey through song!We also have the mom and daughter team from The Green Lady Dispensaries in Newton and Nantucket, Nicole and Clea Campbell, who share the fun they are having creating educational videos demystifying cannabis.Our Hemp Guitar Campaign is in full swing and check out our new video on Lamkin Guitars and enter for your chance to own this one-of-a-kind guitar that you can play or smoke! Topics Discussed(1:00) Welcome(1:10) Happy Women's Month(1:40) Joe Biden – Doing His Job While Old(4:04) Jews In Weed – NECANN(4:40) Urban Hearth Dinner and Green Lady Dispensary(5:07) She's Taking A Break – A Canna Romance(5:55) Hemp Guitar Campaign(7:35) Rachel Burns Introduction(8:20) Health and Cannabis(13:08) Ten Years Later(14:47) Beth Fairchild(15:54) Cancer Culture(16:20) Events for Breast Cancer Patients in DC(17:03) What A Nasty Woman – 70's Women Empowerment(18:13) Canna Momming(21:30) The Green Lady Dispensary(22:18) Clea Campbell – daughter of duo(24:07) Nicole Campbell – mom of duo(25:33) The Green Lady Dispensary(26:50) Nantucket Dispensary(28:21) Newton Dispensary(30:22) YouTube Channel(32:30) Connect with The Green Lady Dispensaries(32:50) Back with Rachel Burns – Check Out Website(35:15) Helen Ready – I am Woman(35:48) Audio Intro(36:30) Rachel's Hanging Sallys(39:22) Connect with Rachel Burns The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Arana Hankin-Biggers speaks with Joyce about envisioning and building The Travel Agency (formerly the Union Square Travel Agency) a cannabis store in New York City. Prior to jumping into the emerging cannabis industry, Arana was involved with one of New York's most scandalous political episodes as well as dabbling in New York real estate. In addition, she has a very interesting family history connected to liquor prohibition that has parallels to ending cannabis prohibition. This includes her role in reversing the decades of harm on communities of color. Arana is especially passionate about using her voice to attract and support women into cannabis and the Travel Agency highlights women made products. She is also the canna mom of two.Culture Corner: Daisy Jones and The Six– a 10-part musical drama on Amazon based on the book by the same name about a 1970s rock back with parallels to Fleetwood Mac, such great music, and the fashion!! And Riley Keough who plays Daisy Jones is Elvis Presley's granddaughter! Topics Discussed(1:14) Welcome(3:00) John Oliver and The Supreme Court(4:20) Is Clarence Thomas Not Busy Enough?(4:50) The Hemp Guitar Campaign(5:28) The Goods Dispensary(5:58) The Culture Corner – Daisy Jones and The Six(7:30) Elvis Presley's Grand Daughter(7:50) Arana Hankin-Biggers Introduction(9:00) The Travel Agency Origin Story(9:49) Audio Intro(12:52) Mission – Standing Up for The Legal Market in NY(15:38) Understanding Emerging Industry Through History(16:22) Civil Rights Roots(17:45) Personal Canna Relationship(18:30) NY Politics and Pot(19:43) NY Cannabis Market(21:04) NY Illicit Market Hurting Local Drug Dealer(22:09) Marketing Canna Struggles(23:54) Politics and Cannabis(26:50) Women in Cannabis(31:15) Working with Children & Family Services in NY(33:20) Canna Momming(34:00) Mskindness Canna Book – The Root Family's Very Special Garden(37:01) Union Square Dispo Description(38:38) New Brooklyn Dispo(39:33) 1300 visitors a day!(40:20) Family(45:10) Connect on Linked-InThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.

Judi Nelson is the owner of Sol Spirit, an award winning cannabis farm and retreat in Northern California, the famed Emerald Triangle area, where you can spend a few days enjoying delicious farm to table meals, tour their regenerative cannabis and food gardens, and commune with nature, while enjoying all the comforts of home in their luxurious accommodations.Joyce met Judi in Vegas at the Feminine Forward Talks, where Judi also shared the beautiful flower she grows. On today's show Judi shares her unique and inspirational canna journey, explains the amazing retreats she is offering this summer, and talks about why she is so grateful to finally be able to speak openly about the cannabis plant.Joyce also gives a shout out to an event being held in her hometown of Cambridge, MA on Tuesday, March 19th  at a lovely  restaurant, Urban Hearth, in collaboration with The Green Lady dispensay, a MA based, woman owned, black owned cannabis dispensary in Nantucket and Newton Center. It is a multi-course educational and inspirational evening hosted by the mother-daughter team of Nicole and Clea Campbell of The Green Lady who, like us, are trying to change how people perceive cannabis and raise awareness about the different ways cannabis can help heal our bodies and minds.Culture Corner: The Alexei Navalny HBO/CNN documentary – titled NAVALNY – to gain a little more insight into the man whose death last week has garnered international attention and condemnation, it follows him after his first poisoning and his recovery in Germany and his decision to return to Russia.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:40) Urban Hearth and The Green Lady Dinner March 19, 2024(3:30) The Culture Corner: NAVALNY(7:02) John Oliver and Clarence Thomas(8:12) The Hemp Guitar Campaign(9:10) Judi Nelson Introduction(10:13) Musical Theater(11:00) Journey to Northern California(14:08) Finding Love at Grateful Dead(16:00) Operation Pipedreams(16:54) Feminine Forward Talks(17:25) Sol Spirit Flower(18:09) Child Safe Packaging(19:00) Compostable Packaging(19:52) Audio Intro(21:26) Good Stuff in Cannabis – Transparency and Education(23:10) The Canna Mom Retreat(24:11) Glamping at Sol Spirit(26:40) August 8 – 11 – Mom Retreat(29:38) CODE $50: Cannamom Show(30:08) The Emerald Triangle Tour(31:12) The Inn of the Lost Coast(33:15) Humboldt Cannabis Tours(34:55) Family Stories(36:10) Canna Mom Stories(37:20) Regenerative Farming(39:50) Terroir(40:16) Cannabis Appellations(42:50) Connect with Judi at Sol SpiritOrder on Nabiswww.solspiritfarm.comwww.solspiritretreats.comfollow me on linkedinThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Melissa Rutherford and Rebecca Adams are Cannabis Consultants at Cobblestone Integrated Solutions, LLC, a cannabis risk management and compliance consultancy firm. Together they have built a Massachusetts based business that bridges the gap between the passion for the plant and regulatory requirements in the legal cannabis marketplaces across the country. Their success includes helping small, medium and large cannabis organizations comply with state regulations throughout their organizational lifecycle. Melissa and Rebecca share with Joyce their canna journeys, why they remain so passionate about working in cannabis, the importance of compliance in cannabis, and of course what it's been like to integrate cannabis into their lives for health and wellness. The Hemp Guitar Campaign:  Click Lamkin Guitars and find out how to enter. Winner announced April 20th at The Goods Dispensary in Somerville, MA, where The Hemp Guitar will be on display for the month of April. Culture Corner:All There Is a podcast hosted by Anderson Cooper – a podcast that talks about grief. Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(2:00) Super Bowl and Taylor Swift(2:30) Happy Valentine's Day(2:55) Supreme Court Colorado Argument(5:00) Tyler Perry(6:30) Mommy's New Medicine Podcast(7:30) The Culture Corner(10:20) Melissa Rutherford Introduction(11:15) Cobblestone Integrated Solutions, LLC(11:35) Rebecca Adams Introduction(13:28) Melissa Rutherford Canna Journey(15:00) Grandma End of Life Story(20:30) Rebecca's Canna Why(25:09) Joining Forces(25:19) Audio Intro(29:34) What They Do(31:22) Canna Challenges(32:26) April 18 Lobby Day(33:03) Descheduling Discussion(34:55) Why Schedule I Absurd(36:22) FDA for Medical(37:22) Craft Cannabis(38:42) Rebecca's Aunt Story(41:05) Melissa's Children(44:37) Treatible Lotion(44:52) Best Way to Connect with Cobblestone Integrated Solutions, LLCThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Julianna Carella is the founder of two unique CBD product lines, one for humans and the other for our pets. Her first business, Auntie Dolores, was founded in 2008 when she was creating infused gourmet foods for California medical patients. Through a few iterations, Auntie Delores  has transformed into a full line of quality CBD products. Julianna launched into the new world of CBD for pet care in 2013 when she established Treatibles, a pet line of hemp-derived CBD products. Treatibles is dedicated to producing top-quality CBD-infused products specifically designed for pets. But she is so much more. Julianna now resides in Tennessee to be closer to the hemp world, but her journey began in the medical market of Northern California with not just brownies but unique savory products as well. Her transition from baking with cannabis way back in 2008 to CBD for pets and what she's seen along this long canna journey are stories you don't want to miss.She shares with Joyce her unique canna journey from baker to business owner, why she is so passionate about helping our pets with CBD, and what it's been like to be an OG canna mom.Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome(1:19) Billy Idol(1:44) Big Brother Big Sister Association(2:00) Angry Toddlers(2:50) Hemp Guitar Campaign(3:07) Lamkin Guitar(3:40) The Goods Dispensary(5:10) Stem Dispensary Haverhill(5:25) Julianna Carella Introduction(7:13) Auntie Delores is Anti-Pain(8:32) Early Edibles(9:17) CBD for Pets(12:50) Veterinarians and CBD Restrictions(14:04) Harmony for The Whole Family(17:30) Julianna's Why(18:20) Transdermal Creams(21:38) Testing, Testing, Testing(22:11) Hemp Bio-Accumulator(25:34) Buy Your Treatibles On-Line(28:37) Audio(31:47) Moving to Tennessee(32:53) Tennessee Hemp(41:42) Patriotism – Farmers -Loyalty(42:10) Healing Pets and Healing Hearts(44:11) Auntie Delores(45:10) Connect with Julianna by email or Treatibles on InstagramThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Sarah Patel is the visionary founder and partner of the female-owned cannabis beverage brand Kelia. Their innovative beverages are designed to elevate our well-being with unique flavors and creative ingredient combinations. Sarah is a canna mom who is driven to share how cannabis can not only make you feel good but is also good for you. She shares her journey from consumer to entrepreneur, explains the unique products Kelia is creating for cannabis consumers, and how being a mom and cannabis consumer drove her to enter the cannabis beverage market. Sarah also talks with Joyce about why she is so passionate about sharing her knowledge and helping other women feel great.We also have special segment guest Sean Dazet of EZHire Cannabis to help you find a job in cannabis, and Sean shares how he likes being a canna dad. And a shout out to the  Wake and Bake podcast because it's so great! Hosted by Corrine Tobias and Andrea Maharg. Check it out.Culture Corner:Everyone is talking about Taylor Swift, so we are too. Joyce spent her Sunday watching the Eras Tours Movie and was surprised by how fun and hopeful she felt after spending three hours with Taylor and her Swifties.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(2:00) #JewishCannaMom(2:15) The Hemp Guitar Campaign(2:45) Lamkin Guitars(3:11) Wake and Bake Podcast(4:20) The Cannabinoids! Great Band Name(4:28) EZHireCannabis(4:38) The Culture Corner(7:33) Sarah Patel Introduction(8:50) Canna Journey(13:55) Mom Story(15:00) Kelia Beverages(15:07) Audio Intro(17:25) Kelia The Idea!(18:09) Watermelon Coconut(20:00) Juices(21:27) Nano-Emulsions(22:32) D9 THC(23:48) The Goods Dispensary(24:15) Minimalist Marketing(26:40) The Hemp Guitar(27:10) Family Cannabis Stories(31:50) Sean Dazet of EZHire(38:38) Canna Dadding(41:53) Connect with EZhireCannabis.Com(42:25) Canna Momming(43:50) Good Mom Insights(45:07) Wake and Bake Podcast(46:45) The Hidden Brain(48:50) Where to Find Kelia(49:44) Connect with Sarah on Linked-InThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.

Joanne Keith is the co-founder of Rooted In – a beautiful boutique dispensary located on the historic Newbury Street in Boston. Along with her husband, Brian Keith, and co-founders, Rokeya and Solmon Chowdhury, they are creating an inclusive Boston boutique cannabis experience at an establishment that provides a “safe space” for the canna-curious, is a sensational destination for all those who enjoy cannabis, and of course provides patrons with great products and knowledgeable staff. Joanne is currently focused on the strategic objectives for Rooted In, which include launching delivery and creating a customer experience area for special events. In addition to her work in cannabis, she is an advocate for equity as it relates to Black Maternal health and prides herself in giving back to her community and hopes to leave the world better than she found it.Before launching her canna entrepreneurship, Joanne worked in hospital finance and at an investment firm. She shares with Joyce the story of her canna journey, her work supporting her community and how it feels to be a canna mom. The Hemp Guitar Giveaway– check it out and please enter!Joyce has always wanted to be the Terry Gross of Cannabis – or maybe TCMS to be the Fresh Air of cannabis podcasting!And if you support our mission of crushing cannabis stigma, we encourage you to show that support through our Hemp Guitar campaign. We are asking for a gift of $18 – in the Jewish tradition that is symbolic of Chai – life – and as a thank you for your support your name will be entered into the Lamkin Guitar giveaway.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:42) The Hemp Guitar Campaign(2:30) Viral Instagram Video(4:20) Bandit Rest in Peace(4:37) Elevate Jane Cat Toy(5:10) The Great Dechurching(9:15) Joanne Keith Intro(10:41) Canna Life Prior to Rooted In(13:14) Entry in MA Canna Market(14:15) Audio Intro(14:39) Rokeya Chowdhury(15:35) Roxbury, MA(18:55) George McGovern Presidential Run(19:05) Emerge MA(20:40) Finding Their Storefront(24:58) Sankofa(27:12) Maternal Health Work(28:34) Fresh Air Interview with Dr. Uché Blackstock(29:44) Canna Momming(32:45) School Moms(34:35) Helping Grandma(35:20) How Cannabis Helps Her(36:33) Loud and Quiet Cannabis(37:50) NECANN Boston(38:42) Newbury Street Activations!(40:50) Hopes and Surprises(43:22) Connect with Joanne and Shop Rooted InThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Jennifer Foley is an accomplished development professional with decades of experience in strategic philanthropy who just recently began her cannabis journey because of her friendship with the one-and-only Marcus Johnson-Smith of Kush Groove Cannabis in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She shares with Joyce the story of her canna journey from just a kid from Cambridge to a Cannabis Entrepreneur and how she's finding relief for her own pain through cannabis and community.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(2:15) Hemp Guitar Campaign to Combat Cannabis Stigma(5:05) ACHEM(6:20) Culture Corner: Maestro(9:35) Cannabis Industry and Philanthropy: A New Frontier(12:45) Journey Into Cannabis: A Pain Relief Solution(17:10) Cannabis Use and Reactions(33:43) Cannabis Normalization and Community Engagement(35:30) Kush Groove Dispensary Appeal and Plans(39:31) Women's Impact in Cannabis: Storytelling and Visibility(40:00) Connect with Jennifer Foley through Kush GrooveThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Lisa Mauriello is the wife of the husband-and-wife team that founded Paper Crane Cannabis in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Lisa and her husband Boey were both participants in Massachusetts' first Social Equity Program, a program designed to offer training and benefits to those disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs.Their cultivation cannabis business is harnessing the great powers of nature and the knowledge that comes with decades of legacy cannabis experience, as Paper Crane grows terpene-rich organic flower that is deeply rooted in both sustainability and social justice.Joyce is a big fan of Paper Crane Cannabis, which was first introduced to her at the Bong-and-Pong event last spring hosted by friends of the show at Stem Cannabis in Haverhill. Joyce speaks with Lisa about the products Paper Crane is creating, her real life canna romance, and all the ways she is adding value to our Massachusetts Cannabis Community.Culture CornerThis week Joyce talks about the cannabis romance she's authored –She's Taking A Break.When Annie McGrath returns to her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after being on the road with her husband's band for twenty years, she moves back into her childhood bedroom to figure out how things in her life went so terribly wrong. Dottie McGrath welcomes Annie home and is happy to have someone else in the house besides her ailing husband. And when Annie seeks a compassionate listener in Father Lorenzo - her next-door neighbor and childhood best friend – in the confessional, the threads of Annie's life begins to unfurl. Annie is a habitual cannabis consumer and throughout the story cannabis is normalized and accepted along with the unfolding story of Annie's secrets, to upend the stigmas that have been created around cannabis use. Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome(2:50) Ardent Dacarboxylation(3:38) The Culture Corner: She's Taking A Break(4:20) Reach Out For Printed Copy of She's Taking a Break(7:00) The Hemp Guitar – Play a Lick or Take a Hit!(7:55) Introduction to Lisa Mauriello(11:34) Audio Intro(12:45) A True Canna Romance – How Lisa Met Boey(13:40) 2007 Arrest Story(14:44) Miami Trafficking Family Story(16:04) Lisa's Canna Story(17:40) Getting into MA Cannabis(19:28) Social Equity Program in MA(20:30) Shout Out to Central, MA(24:50) Sam Kanter of Dinner at Mary's(28:33) Canna Yoga at Heritage Club(29:30) Family Stories(32:23) Canna Mom Stories(35:22) Women in Cannabis(35:40) Paper Crane Pre-Rolls(38:28) 1000 Paper Cranes(39:50) Paper Crane Future(41:55) Connect with Lisa at Paper Crane Website or Instagram(42:00) Connect with Dinner at Mary's for An Infused Yoga EventThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.   

Dr. Gabrielle Morris is the Chief Medical Officer of Duber Medical, a leader in medical cannabis doctor consultations with a mission to educate patients on the medical benefits of cannabis. Dr. Morris brings her more than 30 years medical experience to a unique medical cannabis practice. Duber Medical is a physician and woman-owned practice that works with a diverse population of more than 10,000 patients across eleven states, collecting real data on the clinical benefits of medical cannabis.Dr. Morris is certified by the National Board of Neurological Surgeons. Her career spans a myriad of specialties including Neurological Surgery, Trauma, Complex Orthopedic Spinal Surgery, and Emergency Medicine.Dr. Morris has been a long-time proponent of medical cannabis and was an early supporter of California's Proposition 215, which first legalized medical marijuana treatment for patients in 1996. On today's show she shares with Joyce how her work at a local trauma center led to her understanding that medical cannabis is a viable and beneficial treatment option for many patients who seek to improve their quality of life.Joyce also speaks with Nurse Lisa Capitani about her Mindful Metrics: Conscious Cannabis Consumption Tracking Journal, now available on Amazon. This journal is designed for both the seasoned cannabis user and those just beginning their exploration, to optimize the therapeutic potential of cannabis.Culture Corner: Joyce recommends a mini-series that documents the Charles Stuart case - 1989 murder of his pregnant wife and uses it to tell a story about racism in Boston – it's called Murder in Boston.Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(3:05) Connect with Tia Moskalenko(3:44) Lisa Capitani, Tracking Journal(4:20) Culture Corner: Murder in Boston(8:14) The Hemp Guitar(9:05) Dr. Gabrielle Morris Intro(10:37) Epiphany at ER(15:21) Audio Intro(17:40) Patient Range(21:50) Patient Stories(22:48) Women Blooming on Cannabis(24:37) Feeling Again(25:03) Motherhood and Cannabis(29:35) Lisa Capitani – Journal(37:15) Lisa's Canna Journey(39:25) Connect with Lisa on Website or Instagram(40:28) Happy Medicine(42:40) Individualized Medicine(45:50) Duber Medical Website and YouTube(47:30) Still Fighting Stigma in 2024(49:35) Dubermedical.com: code DUBERMED The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Lynne and Brian Striar are a power canna-couple and pioneers in the Massachusetts cannabis industry. They speak with Joyce at their imaginative and comfortable art gallery in Sharon, Massachusetts, The Broccoli Gallery. Lynne and Brian have been vested in normalizing cannabis use following a family member's cancer death in 2010, and this powerful canna why has carried them through a long journey from patients to canna-cultivators. Their founding business, Four Daughters Compassionate Care, was dedicated to healing their community. This dispensary was acquired by Verano Partnership and is now the Zen Leaf dispensary in Sharon, Massachusetts. They continue on their mission and vision with their newest venture Kapnos Cannabis. Joyce also speaks with Thomas, Kapnos head cultivator, about his vision for the plants he's growing.Lynne and Brian are role models for the emerging industry as mentors to social equity businesses, mission driven and their story is not just a love story for each other but a story about the love of cannabis to heal and connect community.  Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome – Live at The Broccoli Gallery(1:28) Happy Winter Solstice(3:30) Josh Lamkin and Lamkin Guitars(4:00) NECANN(4:20) The Hemp Guitar(5:28) Lynne and Brian Striar Intro(5:48) Kapnos Cannabis(7:35) Four Daughters Compassionate Care(10:30) The Early Years(11:23) Their 2010 Why(13:01) Oaksterdam University(15:30) Sharon, MA(16:00) Hard to Raise Capital(20:10) Two Year Odyssey(23:41) Four Daughters Compassionate Care(24:10) Verano Partnership(24:33) Zen Leaf Dispensary(25:21) Audio Intro(26:11) Why the Name?(27:30) Oak Hill Consulting Partners(27:58) EON(30:15) Kapnos Tier 2 Cultivator(30:50) Thomas Lead Cultivator(31:20) Learning to Grow(33:48) Setting up a Facility.(38:00) What to Look for in Quality Cannabis(40:50) Canna Parenting(46:21) Kapnos Cannabis on Shelves March 2024!(47:22) Connect on Instagram and The Broccoli Gallery(47:45) The Weedaker Group The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.    

Kristin Rogers is the Co-Founder and Brand Manager for LEVIA, a Massachusetts based, cannabis-infused beverage brand. She entered the cannabis world as a licensed substance abuse and mental health therapist. For the first 15 years of her career, Kristin was on the frontlines of the substance abuse epidemic, advocating for substance abuse therapy, and reducing stigma in high-risk populations.LEVIA was founded in 2017 by Kristin and her husband with the goal of producing cannabis products rooted in wellness, offering a replacement for alcohol, and ensuring a long-lasting legacy of fighting to end the stigma that has devastated the lives of so many in our communities. LEVIA went to market in March of 2021 giving Massachusetts consumers a zero calorie, zero sugar, fast onset, effects-based way to enjoy cannabis. Kristin is now the brand manager for LEVIA and is using her steady and clear voice to promote ending the stigma, giving hope to those in need and advocating for much-needed cannabis research.Kristin and Joyce talk about her canna business journey, her own story of healing and, of course, why as a canna mom she is so passionate about breaking the stigma by normalizing the use of cannabis and educating her children.Topics Discussed(1:20) Welcome(2:15) Feminine Forward Talks(2:27) Jews in Weed(4:20) The Nevada Desert!(5:05) Half Baked Housewives, Irie Bliss and Bridge PR(5:20) Courage in Cannabis(6:25) Sol Spirit Farms(7:50) Lynne Striar and The Broccoli Gallery(8:56) Kristin Rogers Intro(11:05) Kristin's Why(12:35) The Amsterdam Trip(17:12) Creating LEVIA(20:34) Learning to Make Tinctures(27:00) Bringing Manufacturing to Georgetown(30:14) AYR(30:40) LEVIA Beverages(31:15) How Beverages Work(44:10) Connect with Kristin and LEVIA BrandsThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website. 

Caron Cooper is the Creative Director and co-founder of CannaSiteCo., a unique cannabis marketing firm. This women-owned and operated boutique cannabis marketing firm was founded in 2018 by a couple of moms hustling to do all the things moms do but also wanted to invest their creative energies in the emerging cannabis industry. The CannaSiteCo. business model is client-centric, and they can build you a website quickly and train you to host and maintain.Caron is in Washington state and is partnered with Reagan Hatch in Texas, who is both her business partner and college canna friend who bonded over a beer and a bong. Caron talks with Joyce about their marketing work, their advocacy, and their unique experiences as Canna Moms. If you're looking for books this holiday season Joyce recommend the NPR Books We Love gift guide. It's a great data base put together by NPR that you can sort and review to find the perfect book for everyone on your list. It also has lists from years past, so check it out!  If you're looking for a good canna-romance, Chapter 9 is now available for Joyce's novel, She's Taking A Break.Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome(1:35) MJBizCon(3:30) NPR Books We Love(4:20) Airplane, The Movie(6:05) The Hemp Guitar by Lamkin Guitars(6:40) Caron Cooper Intro(7:30) Reagan Hatch College Friend(9:02) Marketing Cannabis(10:10) Canna Marketing Challenges(16:00) Website Design Basics(16:40) Audio Intro(17:12) Blunt Brunch!(18:41) Word Press for Canna Websites(19:40) Canna Mom Life(22:35) The Root Family's Very Special Garden, by Mskindness Ramirez(23:10) No Family Canna Drama(24:10) Texas Cannabis and Texas Hemp Coalition(31:00) MJBizCon(35:21) Washington State Cannabis(41:00) Words of Encouragement(42:00) Best Way to Connect The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

This is an international podcast as Joyce speaks with both Tori Moline, a 26 year old Canadian mom with  Hyperemesis Gravidarum, and Lissa Skitolsky and Yael Marcus who discuss Jewish cannabis advocacy and why the cannabis community needs to care about what's going on in Israel for both its national medical program model and the science originating in Israel. Tori Moline discovered she has a genetic pregnancy condition, called Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), in 2021. The severe nausea and vomiting were not relieved by the multiple pharmaceuticals prescribed to her, but she found relief with cannabis. Tori discovered that cannabis improved her quality of life by increasing her appetite and decreasing her vomiting – but she kept this knowledge from her doctor and family out of fear and stigma. As a former history teacher, she took it upon herself to learn the history of cannabis and came to understand that the plant was not the devil but rather a miracle for medicinal use.Tori was inspired to help others, so she built her @GoldenTeacherTori platforms around educating moms about HG & Plant Medicine. Tori has founded a community of mom's working towards changing HG care and normalizing cannabis use during an HG pregnancy. She believes all HG moms should have access to cannabis and believes plant medicine is the future of HG care. Dr. Lissa Skitolsky speaks with Joyce from her home in Canada and is an internationally renowned author and the Editor-in-Chief of Cannabis Jew Magazine. Yael Marcus is an experienced brand and business development professional who four years ago relocated to Israel to fulfill her dream to be part of the global medical cannabis/wellness industry. She lived in Kibbutz Nir Oz with her partner until her community was brutally attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7. The discussion of her experience and why the cannabis community needs to support Israel is powerful and inspiring.Topics Discussed(1:11) Welcome(2:35) Jews in Weed(3:05) Grow My Own Update(3:22) The Harvest Cup(3:38) Favorables by Steph great canna cards!(4:20) Lamkin Guitars(5:25) Intro Tori Moline(7:10) Hyperemesis Gravidarum(12:45) Finding Relief with Cannabis(14:38) Canadian Cannabis Status(17:42) Audio Intro – The Letter(18:13) HG Community(19:28) Kelley Usborne – The Cannamommy(21:17) Guest Transition – Yael Marcus(22:00) Israel and Cannabis(23:00) Kibbutz Defined(29:35) The People Taken on October 7(30:50) October 7 as Experienced by Yael Marcus(31:10) Bring Back Green House Nursery Manager(32:44) A Mission to Save the Genetics(37:40) Lissa Skitolsky(38:20) CannabisJew.Com(39:27) Israel's National Cannabis Program(41:00) Help Kibbutz Nir Oz – Through Israel Gives(42:40) Dr. Mechoulam(45:12) Yael's Plea to Bring the Hostages Home(45:50) Back with Tori Moline – Social Media!(46:45) HG Podcast(47:30) Canna Mommy Life(52:45) Check out CBG(54:22) Connect with Tori @GoldenTeacherTori platformsThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.

Kate Thomas is the CMO of The Drinkable Co., creators of cannabis infused cold brew, fresh tea, and handcrafted sodas that are available in Massachusetts and Maine. Kate began her creative marketing career in New York and then spent a decade working as associate creative director at Swardlick Marketing in Portland, Maine.In 2006, she became creative director at White Rock Distilleries, where she led the team that supported the alcohol industry, but now she's transitioning her marketing powers to cannabis.Kate shares insights about the beverages being created by The Drinkable Co., what it was like to transition from alcohol to cannabis, and how she's found ways to incorporate cannabis into her own life.Joyce also speaks with a special segment guest, Beth Mathieu of North Atlantic Seed company in Maine.  Beth has a great caregiver story and on today's show she explains where our cannabis seeds come from and how feminized seeds are created.Culture Corner: Joyce recommends the new movie, Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola which portrays Priscilla Presley from the age of fourteen to twenty-four. This bittersweet film is a new look at this famous couple. Based on Priscilla Presley's memoir – Elvis and Me.Topics Discussed(1:15) Welcome(1:48) Ohio the 24th State!(3:10) ERA(3:50) Yael Marcus Intro(4:20) Kibbutz and Cannabis(6:00) Beth Mathieu of North Atlantic Seed company(6:55) The Culture Corner: Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola(9:30) Kate Thomas Introduction(10:30) The Drinkable Company(15:02) Product Line Intro(18:10) Cold Brew(18:35) Non-Alcoholic Beer – Witch DR(19:50) WitchDrX Partnership(20:45) Dad Story(21:50) Canna Mom Story(21:19) Audio Intro(24:34) Beth Mathieu Caregiving Clones and Creating Seeds(26:22) Dirty Bird Genetics(26:50) Feminized Seeds(29:20) How to Purchase Seeds(30:14) Breeders Making Seeds(30:50) Who Are the Breeders(32:30) Excited About Terpenes(34:11) Solfire Gardens Seeds(34:30) Connect with North Atlantic Seed and Dirty Bird Genetics(35:42) Personal Story(36:25) Migraine Relief(37:42) Dr. Dustin Sulak(37:50) The Healer product line(38:50) Find Drinkable Products Near You!(41:20) Connect with Kate at The Drinkable Co.The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.

Joyce speaks with two inspiring women working in cannabis who are using their powers to create a narrative around healing, hope and love. Kelley Usborne Bruce is “The Cannamommy” and is one of the very first canna mom advocates Joyce met way back in 2018.  Kelley is a legend and a fighter and a true canna trailblazer who is using her voice to reshape the landscape of childbirth, cannabis and equity in healthcare.Mskindness B. Ramirez is an advocate, author, educator and all-around super star in the cannabis industry. Her own story is one of healing and passion to create a space for us to understand plant medicine in her role as a certified holistic wealth coach mompreneaur!These ladies are joining forces and hitting the road with their newest venture – Feminine Forward Talks - a transformative mobile speaker series at the forefront of alternative health, plant medicine, lifestyle choices, and the evolution of wellness. Joyce will be joining them in Vegas.Culture Corner:  The Gun Machine Podcast When you listen to this podcast you will understand how America was forged by the gun industry. This podcast is connecting American history, government involvement and the culture of the NRA to create a roadmap to show how we got here - and maybe with this knowledge we can unravel the myths and regain control over guns. We have given control to the NRA and the politicians who are beholden to them.The most recent episode is focused on the NRA, and it's a reminder of how a true believer can shape the narrative to create their vision of reality. The men who transformed the NRA in the 1980s from a group focused on sportsmanship and gun safety had a vision to make it all about distorting the 2nd amendment, and this has now become our national nightmare. We now live in a country with evangelized true believers who have organized their lives around a lethal weapon.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:50) Canna Legal News(4:20) Canna Normalization(5:15) She's Taking a Break(6:02) The Culture Corner: The Gun Machine(9:00) John Oliver – The Daily Show and Gun Control(10:20) Guest Introduction(11:50) The Cannamommy(12:20) Mskindness B. Ramirez(13:10) Feminine Forward Talks – Origins and Mission(14:00) Feminine Forward Discussions(14:15) Audio Intro(15:00) CA State Fair Video(16:30) Las Vegas Events(17:05) Mobile Speaking Series(18:30) MJBiz Con(20:20) CEO of MJBiz Con(25:00) Next Stop Aspen(27:40) Feminine Forward Talks Apply to Speak(29:00) Cannabis at CA State Fair(31:58) Social Equity(32:00) Racial Biases That Led to the War on Drugs(36:40) ERA Passage(43:00) The Cannamommy(47:00) Club Kindness The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Jordan Mackenzie Whittaker and Sarah Kouhaila are the co-founders of The Weedaker Group, a business development team that supports clients in every stage of cannabis licensing, permitting, strategizing logistics and operations. Jordan and Sarah are childhood friends who share a passion for the plant and are utilizing that passion to add value to the emerging Massachusetts Canna industry. They share with Joyce their personal canna stories, their visions for safe cannabis consumption spaces, and why they have been advocating in the canna space for over ten years.Culture Corner: A new memoir of Senator Mitt Romney entitled A Reckoning. He is a Utah Senator and former Massachusetts Governor, and what Joyce finds most interesting is how alone he found himself as a former presidential candidate of the Republican party who was not able to lead his party away from extremismTopics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(1:60) Cal Verde Naturals(3:04) 10/20 Day – Snoop Dogg Birthday(3:42) Lamkin Guitar – Hemp Guitar(4:20) Hemp Guitar Link(4:57) The Culture Corner: Memoir of Senator Mitt Romney entitled A Reckoning(9:00) She's Taking A Break – A Canna Romance – Chapter 6(10:20) The Weedaker Group(11:15) Introductions Jordan and Sarah(16:48) 2014 Early MA Canna History(17:58) 2016 – MA Advocacy(18:50) EON(19:32) Canna Challenges(23:59) STEM Haverhill(24:40) That! Party 2023(26:58) Social Consumption(28:07) Normalization(30:55) Parabola Center(33:31) Audio Intro(34:30) Family Stories(40:55) Favorite Ways to Consume(42:30) Impressed Cannabis Co.(46:58) Connect with The Weedaker GroupThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Sonja Rosario-Belliard is a New York cannabis advocate. She is the founder of both Rochester Women in Cannabis Association and Women+Weed Conference. Sonja shares with Joyce her story of healing from an opiate addiction, the work she is doing with supporting canna moms in her community, and why she is now committed to healing her community and advocating for plant medicine.Joyce also explains how she's learned to finally roll her own joints using a chopstick (watch on YouTube to see her) and gives a shout out to Thunder Walkers Smoke Currency Tour!  Thunder Walker is a cannabis advocate out of Oklahoma and she's got a tour bus equipped with a podcast studio and is travelling the country. She is connected to the Courage in Cannabis books and will be in Vegas in November at MJBiz Con – Joyce is hoping to do podcast from the bus!Topics Discussed(1:30) Joyce Rolling a Joint(3:40) House of Puff(4:20) Chopstick Joint Trick(7:07) Smoke Currency Tour!  Thunder Walker(9:00) Sonja Rosario-Belliard Introduction(9:50) NY Cannabis Legal Status(10:13) Rochester New York(11:02) Sonja's Canna Journey(17:01) Canna Mom Story(18:50) Talking to Kids About Cannabis(21:21) Nikki Lawley(22:00) Father Story(24:10) Rochester Women in Cannabis(24:28) Audio Intro(26:26) NY Medical Card Program(30:32) Mission of Rochester Women in Cannabis(33:45) Future Plans(35:35) Favorite Way to Consume(36:20) Best Way to Connect – Instagram and Rochester Women in CannabisThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Katie Sullivan is the co-founder of Modern Compassionate Care, an integrative wellness clinic in Illinois. She is a board-certified Family Nurse and serves as Modern Compassionate Care's integrative primary care provider with specializations in medical cannabis and psychedelic treatment modalities.Nurse Katie is a committed patient advocate and an active member of the American Cannabis Nurses Association, the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the, the International Association of Psychedelic Nurses, Chicago NORML, and the Illinois Cannabis Equity Coalition. She is honored to serve as an appointed member of the Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board and a member of the Clinical Education Council for the Illinois Psychedelic Society.Nurse Katie believes that cannabis should be a first-line alternative, not a last resort - especially when many commonly prescribed drugs have potentially dangerous or deadly side effects. To date, she has worked with over 1000 medical cannabis patients and their families, assisting them to utilize this treatment safely and successfully. The Culture Corner:A new podcast investigating the history of the gun industry The Gun Machine : a podcast about the gun industry's grip on America. And their biggest partner, since the Revolutionary War: The government. Introducing The Gun Machine: How America was forged by the gun industry.Topics Discussed(1:11) Welcome(4:20) Stars of David: Am Israeli High(5:15) The Young Generation(5:51) Skokie – The Movie(6:25) Never Again Means Never Again(6:50) The Culture Corner(7:05) The Gun Machine(10:40) Nurse Katie Sullivan Introduction(12:02) Illinois Cannabis Status(13:10) Losing Her Husband(15:15) Katie's Nursing Why(18:50) Cannabis Consumer Council(21:22) Talking to Medical Professionals(25:50) Modern Compassionate Care(28:00) Audio Intro(29:00) American Nurse Association Recognition(35:00) Her Cannabis Love Story(38:58) Canna Mom Story(46:00) Connect with Katie Sullivan through website or Linked-InThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Joyce speaks with two women from INSA Cannabis – a vertically integrated cannabis brand founded in Massachusetts. Lisa Black is the Education & Training Coordinator at INSA Cannabis, in Massachusetts, and is responsible for educating all INSA staff and consumers. She has been using her extensive knowledge about the history of cannabis and product usage to influence the narrative and engage her community. She is a mom and long-time cannabis advocate.Whitney Metzler is the Chief Compliance Officer at INSA - and you know this is the most important position because cannabis is all about compliance. In addition to her work in the cannabis industry, her personal accomplishments include being an Olympic swimmer, a staff member in the PA House of Representatives and the mother of five!Lisa and Whitney share their personal journeys, their work in the cannabis industry and what they think is the best part about being a canna mom.Culture Corner:Lessons in Chemistry – which was the inspiration for last week's show title with, Dr. Owens-Todd who is a chemist.  It's called Lessons in Canna Chemistry! If you're looking for a good read, Lessons in Chemistry that is coming out as a movie soon.Topics Discussed(1:40) Welcome(2:40) AI and Mailchimp(3:50) Joyce's Canna Romance – Chapter Three(4:20) She's Taking A Break audio book?(4:54) Joyce's Linked-In Newsletter(5:30) Cannabis and Crafting Lighter(6:58) The Culture Corner(7:10) Lessons in Chemistry(9:15) Lisa Black and Whitney Metzler Intro(10:30) Whitney Intro(10:56) Lisa Black Intro(12:11) Audio Intro(16:30) Different States and Different Rules(17:33) Medical Program(17:42) Whitney's Canna Journey(18:00) PA Republican Politics(19:05) PA Medical Program(20:25) CNN Story(20:44) Olympic Swimmer and Cannabis – Whitney's Why(22:44) Lisa's Why(26:25) Whitney's Canna Mom Story(31:55) Lisa's Canna Mom Story(33:10) INSA – MA Roots(35:26) High End Chocolates(39:24) Florida Cannabis(42:44) Lisa's Favorite Way To Consumer(45:16) Connect with Whitney(45:18) Connect with LisaThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd joins Joyce from Missouri where she is a practicing Naturopathic Doctor who provides high-quality patient education on plant medicine, cannabis safety, dosing and use.In addition to all that she does to heal her community through her practice and in product development, she also serves on the Advisory Board for the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association (MOCANN) and is a board member on JAINE, a Women In Cannabis-focused organization. Dr. Owens-Todd has presented on  global stages on topics such as Neuroplasticity and Neurological Health, The Endocannabinoid System and Neuroprotective Plants, The Treatment of Breast Cancer with Cannabis, and overall plant medicine science.Joyce and Dr. Owens-Todd delve deep into cannabis science to learn what a  concentrate is, how to make a distillate and why understanding cannabis chemistry is so important for the emerging cannabis industry.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:30) Bountiful Farms Bounti Hunters!(3:50) North Atlantic Seed– Maine(4:20) Boston Cannabis Week and Meaka Brown –(4:41) Dr. Bridget Williams, Aja Atwood, Nike John, Payton Shubrick(5:20) Chelsea, MA(6:00) Turkish Folk Music – Kanna Mom(8:18) The Culture Corner is Back!ENOUGH by Cassidy Hutchinson – Joyce says, “Cassidy was Mark Meadow's aid who gave some damming testimony to the January 6 Committee - she's been all over the interview shows – I saw her on The View, and I'd call her an APOSTATE – renouncing a belief – and that is a powerful person to be.”The Morning Show – Season 3:  Joyce says, “Complicated women in power dynamic this season but I'm into it. Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon. I don't commit to many TV shows but I've been following this one for the past few seasons and I am curious to see where they end up on Season 3.”(12:22) Cal Verde Natural Event October 25(13:25) Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd Introduction(15:15) Naturopathic Doctor Discussed(17:05) Science – Chemistry Foundation(22:30) Compliance and Manufacturing(23:30) Why She Believes in Plants(26:20) What is an Extraction(27:08) Tea Bag Explanation(30:31) What is a Solvent less Extraction(31:33) Audio Intro(34:23) What is Nano Technology and How Utilized(36:16) Edible Chemical Transitions(40:49) Why The Inconsistency is The Charm – Plant Medicine(41:40) Canna Mom Story(43:00) MAPS and Rick Doblin Story on Yom Kippur(43:40) Friends and Family Didn't Know!(44:54) NABCL(45:06) CANEX Jamaica(45:45) Connect with Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd at Mint Health or on Instagram The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

LaWann Stribling joins Joyce from her home in Maryland, and shares her work as an infused baker, community advocate and canna mom with a story that includes healing and hope, from her life as a teenager living without a home, to being a young mom, to being a powerful voice advocating for her community.Joyce also speaks with a special segment guest, Amy Fintonis, from Bountiful Farms – an award-winning premium and independent cannabis cultivator in Massachusetts. Amy and Joyce talk about a first-of-its-kind custom at home pheno hunt kit. Don't know what that is? Well, stay tuned and find out a little later in the show.We want to congratulate Meredith L the winner of My Bud Vase Sapphire Jewel and both volumes of Courage in Cannabis. It we such a fun giveaway that we are going to be doing more this season! We think Jane West is on board and some others who we'll be announcing later in the season, so stay tuned and follow our Instagram.Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(1:25) Boston Cannabis Week 5th Year(2:20) TCMS on YouTube(2:50) Noah Kahan(3:27) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown(3:30) The Devil Went Down to Georgia(4:20) She's Taking A Break Canna Romance(4:40) My Bud Vase Winner!(5:20) Emjay Voting(5:50) Cal Verde Naturals(7:07) Bountiful Farms(7:52) Pheno Kits(8:30) LaWann Stribling Introduction(9:01) Maryland Cannabis Status(10:41) Canna Journey(16:37) Finding Healing(18:00 – 18:11) Audio Intro(18:55) Medical Journey 2016(21:53) Policy Work(23:53) Local Elections Important(24:30) Stribble Treats and We're Surviving(25:06) Bounti Hunter and Pheno Hunt Kit(29:00) Educate Consumer – Invite Consumer to Join Hunt!(34:10) Bountiful Farms Natick(35:00) LaWann's Family Life(35:30) Canna Mom Story(37:28) Oils for Community and Plant Benefits(41:00) Black Cannabis Week(42:05) We're Surviving Ebook(42:55) Connect with LaWannThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Nicole Buffong is an inspiring woman-leader in cannabis whose story includes a devastating family loss and a health crisis that brought her deeper into the world of healing with cannabis and other plant medicines. Nicole is now building coalitions through the political process and has found work and purpose. She is the Event Manager for Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM), a featured author in Volume 2 of Courage in Cannabis – The Triumphant Stories, and so much more. Joyce and Nicole talk about her healing journey, her passion for plant medicine and what she really thinks about rescheduling cannabis. Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:25) L'Shana Tova 5784(1:55) Green Goddess Invitational(3:03) STEM Dispensary Haverhill, MA(4:20) Ask Parabola Center - Canna Beverages Open Carry?(4:45) Hidden Brain - How To Live with Contradictions(7:30) Dunning Kruger Effect(10:10) Looking On The Bright Side(10:20) My Bud Vase Giveaway Winner – Meredith L.(10:22)  Nicole Buffong Intro(12:12) Her Family Story(14:00) M4MM Connections(14:25) Roz McCarthy(15:02) Audio Intro(17:48) Re-Schedule to 3 Explanation(24:40) Whole Plant Medicine vs. Isolates(25:06) No To Schedule 3 Campaign(25:40) Chamber of Cannabis in NV(30:00) Purple Plant Magic(30:13) ACHEM(32:50) Courage in Cannabis(33:00) Black Cannabiz Expo(33:41) Wellness Wednesday on Power 88 in Vegas(34:40) Nicole's Health(36:20) Cannalytics(39:20) M4MM MJBizCon Party!!!(42:00) Connect with NicoleThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.  

Joyce speaks with two guests whose stories are featured in Volume Two in the Courage in Cannabis series, The Triumphant Stories. Both of today's guests are caregivers  - but they are dads! Yes, The Canna Mom Show is launching Season Five with two inspiring canna dad stories.Gerald Moore Jr. is the father of three, a former all-American football player and an inspiring advocate for athletes and cannabis- as well as president of a non-profit group serving Ohio's historically disenfranchised communities and neighborhoods. Rick Anstiss is a Michigan advocate whose journey includes using cannabis for his own healing, growing it for his medical patients and advocating for a quality medical program for all the citizens of Michigan.This is a great conversation, so sit back, get yourself of cup of tea or roll  yourself a joint and get ready to meet Gerald Moore Jr. and Rick Anstiss – authors in Courage in Cannabis and just a couple of canna dads!Some Fun Summer News: TCMS was featured in Boston Magazine story The Really High Housewives of Metro West Boston AND nominated as one of the best cannabis podcasts for an Emjay award at MJBIZcon in Vegas this November. Please vote!JEWISH CANNABIS NEWS: Shout out to a new publication this month – Cannabis Jew Magazine! A monthly, digital magazine that highlights Jewish contributions to cannabis research, cultivation, tech and advocacy and provides a resource for cannabis professionals to learn more about Jewish culture and Israel's national medical cannabis program.  Check out the first issue on their website.Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome Back Season 5!(1:35) Project X – Thank You(2:00) The Really High Housewives of Metro West Boston(2:30) VOTE TCMS Best Podcast at The Emjays! The Oscars of Cannabis(2:40) Make Joyce #1 Choice(3:50) Josh Lamkin Guitars(4:20) She's Taking A Break, Canna Novel Done! Chapter One(5:25) L'Shana Tova – Happy Jewish New Year(5:57) Jewish Cannabis News: Cannabis Jew Magazine(7:43) Introduction of Gerald  Moore Jr and Rick Anstiss(9:27) Rick Intro(10:40) Gerald Intro(11:23) A Child Lost(12:45) Cannabis Personal Histories(22:22) Michigan Medical Program(26:35) Michigan A Federal Model(27:24) Michigan Weedsters(29:03) State Senators Supporting Weed(30:47) Why Reschedule Not Good: Deschedule For The People(31:44) Canna Dad Stories(38:38) Courage in Cannabis(38:38) Introduction Audio/Quote(43:10) Connect with Gerald and RickThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

We had intended to make the Season 4 Finale of The Canna Mom Show a very special interview, unfortunately things don't always work out as planned. Guests postponed, a pet passed and then Joyce's washing machine broke. This show, instead of Joyce interviewing anyone, she reads the first chapter of the “canna romance” she wrote and is calling, She's Taking. A Break.For a few years Joyce has been talking about how art influences culture, and believes a genre of literature she's calling either “canna chick lit” or “canna romance” has a built-in audience in this podcast. So, she has taken this opportunity on her final show of Season 4 to share her work with you. Please sit back, get yourself a cup of tea or roll yourself a joint, an enjoy chapter one of Joyce's canna romance, She's Taking A Break. And if you want to hear more please reach out because she'd love to share the story with you!“When Annie McGrath returns to her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after being on the road with her husband's band for twenty years, she moves back into her childhood bedroom to figure out how things in her life went so terribly wrong. Dottie McGrath welcomes Annie home and is happy to have someone else in the house besides her ailing husband. And when Annie seeks a compassionate listener in Father Lorenzo - her next-door neighbor and childhood best friend – in the confessional, the threads of Annie's life begins to unfurl.Annie is a habitual cannabis consumer and throughout the story cannabis is normalized and accepted along with the unfolding story of Annie's secrets in order to upend the stigmas that have been created around cannabis use.” Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:30) Season 4 Stats(5:06) 13th(5:15) Reefer Madness(5:50) Deja News – Rachel Maddow(6:47) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan(7:14) NUSL(7:20) Governor Maura Healey(7:45) Stacey Abrams Romance Author(8:26) Goodbye Sunny Sunshine(9:10) Jim Croce(10:58) New Genre of Literature – Canna Romance(11:30) She's Taking A Break – Chapter One(12:20) Welcome To Story Time(32:17) Canna Mommy(33:00) Join Us For Season 5 in September! The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Joyce speaks with four authors in the second volume of Courage in Cannabis - another anthology of powerful stories of cannabis transforming and healing. The Canna Mom Show is happy to be supporting this project because in these two volumes there are over 60 stories of the most interesting and influential voices building this new industry.All the cannabis authors in these anthologies are making their mark in the cannabis world, and Joyce speaks with four canna leaders. Natacha Andrews, an attorney and cannabis advocate; Bronwen Scarberry, an educator and medical cannabis patient; Gerald A. Moore Jr, a former college athlete and canna dad; and the mastermind behind the Courage in Cannabis project, Dr. Bridget Williams.Topics Discussed(1:00) Welcome(1:50) Thank You Jon Gay – Podcast Insights(2:40) MJBizCon EMJAY Nominations(3:41) Courage in Cannabis(4:20) Guest Introduction(5:02) Natacha Andrews, Esq. Intro(5:37) Gerald A. Moore Jr. Intro(7:10) Dr. Bridget Williams Introduction(7:53) Bronwen Scarberry Introduction(8:24) NABCL and Parabola Center(10:15) Gerald's Story(14:20) Bronwen Story(16:20) Career Crusher 2000(17:41) Ohio Cannabis(18:10) Medical Story(20:47) Shred The Schedule Campaign(21:15) Deschedule or Reschedule(22:59) Audio Intro(24:07) Michigan Cannabis(25:30) Interstate Commerce(25:55) Courage in Cannabis Education Section(27:47) Bronwen's Family Story(28:50) Gerald's Family Story(30:30) Noah – A Dad Story(33:15) Natacha's Family Story(38:42) Dr. Bridget Williams Family Story(41:10) The Future(42:06) Federal Legalization(44:00) Parabola Center(46:00) Courage in Cannabis Book 2(49:25) Connect with Gerald(50:25) Connect with Bronwen(51:14) Connect with Natacha(53:00) Connect with Dr. Bridget Williams The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.  

Hayley Dineen is the co-founder of Sackville & Co., a contemporary lifestyle brand designed by women who like to smoke weed! With extensive experience in product design and development outside cannabis, she is now focusing her intentions and gifts on cannabis. Along with her partner, Lana Van Brunt, Hayley has experienced all the ups and downs of financing a new canna venture and is now a wise woman leader who is sharing what she's learned.Hayley shares with Joyce her business wisdom, the importance of marketing stylish canna accessories and what she's looking forward to as the canna world continues to evolve and change.We also have a special segment guest, Dan Wittmers who has over fifteen-years in marketing and advertising and shares with Joyce his newest venture in the canna beverage segment.The Culture CornerJoyce recommends two podcasts, both by Rachel Maddow. The first is Bag Man, the story of former Vice President Spirow Agnew; and, the second is Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News, which is a six-episode podcast looking at historical incidents that can teach us lessons about current events. Bag Man is interesting for  its parallels to what is happening now with the Department of Justice and the indicted former President.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(2:07) Season 5 Announcement!(2:21) eMJay Awards Nominate The Canna Mom Show(2:51) Treat Williams – Hair(4:04) The Culture Corner(4:20) Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News(5:35) Canna Mom Event June 29(6:28) Hayley Dineen Introduction(7:24) Sackville Origin Story(8:34) Lana Van Brunt(10:22) Canna Connection(13:01) Researching Cannabis(15:10) Business Journey(17:09) Sackville 2.0(17:44) Sackville Studios(21:14) Sackville Grinders(21:55) Grinder Description(22:28) Audio Intro(23:30) Lifestyle(23:50) Dan Wittmers New Canna Beverage(31:45) @TwistCanna(32:32) Family Story(33:26) Canadian Cannabis(35:20) NY Perspective(39:00) Hope For The Future(39:31) Parabola Institute(40:32) Widening Canna Perspective(41:50) Favorite Way To Consume(42:45) Connect With Hayley at Sackville & Co., Sackville Studios or InstagramThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.   

Yanina Kaminski and Melanie Simons are two women in corporate America who are shifting their expertise and passions into the cannabis wellness industry. They are best friends and the co-founders of Love You Three  - a wellness lifestyle brand. As moms themselves, who bonded over back alley gummies, their mission now is to bring their customers self-care moments and feelings of wellbeing in a whole new way - one that is natural, nurturing, and incredibly luxe.With Joyce they share their personal canna stories, their business advice and how their products are adding value to the ever-growing health and wellness segment of the cannabis industry.And for those as interested in The Supreme Court as Joyce is we have two recommendations this week. First, the  Frontline Documentary, Clarence and Gini Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court, and second, CNN Supreme Court correspondence Joan Bisnuick's new book - Nine Black Robes.Please join us at the Canna Mom Event on June 29 from 6:00 -9:00 at the Boston Winery  - love to see you there.Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(1:35) Frontline Documentary: Clarence and Gini Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court(4:20) Nine Black Robes(4:22) More Perfect Podcast(4:52) Cannabis Banking(5:15) Avidia Bank and Green Check Verified(6:12) Canna Mom Event June 29(7:06) Intro Yanina and Melanie(8:00) Baby Bonding(11:00) Covid Impact(11:49) Gummy Connection(14:10) Uncomfortable Edible Stories(16:15) Secret Revealed(17:48) Love You Three Origin Story(18:50) Product Launch(21:25) Audio Intro(22:34) Pure Shenandoah(24:36) Beauty Sleep(27:45) Virginia Hemp Politics(31:20) Children and The Canna Conversations(36:28) Connect with Love You Three(37:60) eMJay Award Nomination – Please Vote!The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Megan Mbengue is the CEO and Founder of Trusted Canna Nurse, which she founded when she realized there were very few medical professionals who were well versed in cannabis and CBD – an issue we discuss so often on The Canna Mom Show. Megan has been a nurse for over ten years, specializing in oncology, labor delivery and most recently hospice & palliative care. She has received national certifications in all three specialties and is currently working towards a Masters of Science in Medical Cannabis Therapeutics.Megan is an active member of the -Society of Cannabis Clinicians-Cannabis Nurses Network and -American Cannabis Nurses Association.Joyce and Megan talk about her work with seniors, her team at Trusted Canna Nurse, her own experience with psychedelics and why her wonderful videos on Instagram are banned on TikTok.Joyce also speaks with the Betty Crocker of cannabis brownies mixes made right here in Massachusetts! Sabrina Clebnick is the founder of Clebby's, she is a young entrepreneur and is now focusing her business passion and baking skills on building a very unique cannabis business.The Culture Corner:The new Julia Louis-Dreyfus movie – You Hurt My Feelings. A story of the way we speak to the people we care for and how we can still hurt each other even if intentions are otherwise. Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:40) Griffin Yas – UMass Ultimate Disc Competition(2:50) You Hurt My Feelings(4:20) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(5:30) Sabrina Clebnick(7:00) Megan Mbengue Introduction(10:05) Why Cannabis Works On Our Bodies(11:32) Biphasic(12:20) Trusted Canna Nurse Products(13:00) Trusted Canna Nurse Mission(13:51) Tolerance Breaks(14:32) The TCN Team(16:07) The Importance of Education(16:30) Getting Kicked of TikTok(17:16) Micro-dosing Journey(21:17) Growing Up In Wisconsin(21:40) Family Story – very supportive(22:45) Seniors and Cannabis(24:00) Influencing Assisted Living Policy(25:45) Audio Intro(26:30) Medical Professionals(27:00) Teaching Nurses(27:15) Codi Peterson(27:46) Sabrina Clebnick  - Clebby's(32:34) The Tincture Work Around(34:45) Getting Into Dispensaries(39:12) Finding Clebby's Near You(39:45) Megan's Family Story(43:35) Nurse Education(44:55) Connecting With Seniors(47:00) Connect with Megan on Website or InstagramThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.   

Joyce speaks with two power women who are making their mark in the cannabis world and are sharing their stories in the second edition of Courage in Cannabis.Amie Carter is a mom on a mission. In 2018 Amie petitioned to list Autism as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis in Michigan after utilizing cannabis to help her son, and she has become a dedicated activist for cannabis for families in similar situations. Amie hopes to make access to cannabis and use easier across our country by working to help pediatric and adolescent patients gain the same equal rights as those who use traditional prescribed medicine. Amie's dedication to helping others guided her to be a candidate for the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2022 and she continues to invest her voice in the ongoing cannabis conversations in Michigan.Mskindness B.Ramirez is an industry veteran and  master educator. She is the CEO of Club Kindness, a representative media network built to educate families, foster connections and sustain communities for social change. Mskindness is fueled by over twenty-years in the public education sector and the passionate desire to share inclusive health practices with her community. Joyce also asks her the story behind  her wonderful children's book, “The Root Family's Very Special Garden.”The Culture Corner:Joyce recommends a new book by supreme court journalist Dahlia Lithwick, Lady Justice – Women, The Law and the Battle to Save America. The book highlights the stories of women who stepped up when needed and made a difference. Women like Stacey Abrams, Sally Yates and so many others.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(3:20) Courage in Cannabis 2(3:40) Free Little Library(4:20) The Culture Corner: Lady Justice – Women, The Law and the Battle to Save America(6:30) Courage in Cannabis Guest Introductions(6:50) Amie Carter(7:26) Mskindness Ramirez(8:01) The Root Family's Very Special Garden(8:40) Amie Carter Intro(9:30) Mskindness Intro(10:30) Amie's Origin Story(13:00) Mskindness Origin Story(14:25) Siri Finds Her Weed!(16:37) Authorship(19:00) Jayden's Law in MI(22:44) Ashley's Law in IL(25:00) Courage in Cannabis Stories(25:25) Giving Hope(26:50) Mskindness Adding Value(29:10) Coming Out Of The Green Closet(36:10) Becoming A Cannabis Queen(41:30) Workers, Consumers and Data(42:05) MI Canna Politics(44:50) Courage in Cannabis Promotion(46:34) Connect with Amie(47:00) Connect with MskindnessThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Angela Brown is a candy cannabis maker based in Wareham, Massachusetts.She is the co-founder and CEO of Coast Cannabis Co., the  first licensed cannabis manufacturing company in Massachusetts which is focused on providing premium products with quality, integrity and consumer focus. Angela's entrepreneurial spirit has driven her life, and with her husband she set out to create the cannabis products she couldn't find but knew we needed. On this episode Angela shares her entrepreneurial journey, her transformation from DARE kid to canna professional, and what she's learned from all those gummies and chocolates.Topics Discussed(1:11) Intro and Welcome(1:25) Canna Law Conference and Parabola Center(1:52) Fatima Afia(4:20) Cannabis and Criminal Systems(11:33) Bong and Pong Sponsored by Stem(12:30) Angela Brown Intro(13:55) The Beginning – From Tech to Chocolate(20:50) Audio Intro(21:40) Finding a Friendly Canna Community in Wareham(23:33) Mapping MA Cannabis by Town(24:55) Angela's Relationship with Cannabis(26:40) Canna Health Journey(29:15) The First Edible Evangelized Her(32:04) Cannabis Control Commission(33:45) Host Community Agreements in MA(37:00) 4/20 Statistics(37:35) MSO Losing Market Shares in Open Markets(39:15) Coast Canna Co. Products(40:50) CBC Cannabinoid(41:50) Why Chocolate is a Great Delivery System(43:45) Small Business and Women Advice(46:40) The Importance of Craft(47:30) NUSL Women in Law Event(48:17) Building Better From The Start(48:40) Connect with Coast Cannabis Co. website, Instagram and Linked-In(50:14) Thank You Theresa!The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music    

This is a very special podcast that we recorded LIVE at The Goods Dispensary in Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. The Goods in Davis Square is a one of its kind recreational dispensary – Joyce's local dispensary – and Joyce is speaking with the co-founders, a budtender and each other about  what it's like to work at their dispensary, how it feels to be a customer and why this place is so special.Alex DeGroot and Chris Vining are cofounders of The Goods dispensary in Somerville, Massachusetts. Alex came to cannabis after a career in real estate where he helped to build the Redfin brand and northeast operations. Chris previously had a career in bio medical devices and software. Alex oversees the goods arts and community initiatives and can often be found re-arranging demo products or dreaming up a better pre-roll display. He is the father of two and feels extremely lucky to have a wife who has put up with him through the roller coaster ride of opening a new dispensary.  And Chris is the  resident regulatory and paperwork whiz, overseeing all of the complex financial management and planning that goes into building a successful business and dispensary. Topics Discussed(1:10) Show Intro(1:50) Boston Marathon(4:20) Dave's Boston Marathon Bombing Story(5:55) Alex Intro(6:21) Chris Intro(7:04) Chris Canna Story(8:35) Alex Canna Story(10:47) The Goods Dispensary Origin Story(12:12) Davis Square, Somerville, MA(16:45) A Great Urban Vibe(18:08) Audio Intro(19:30) Somerville Arts!(20:20) CAAS(23:25) The Man Trap Design(24:50) MBTA and MA Mobility Regulations(26:00) Creating Cannabis Community(27:00) Dinner-At-Mary's(27:32) A Bud Bar(29:38) Creating Tactile Canna Shopping(32:30) Customer Choices(34:29) The Consultee Process(35:35) Female Created Designs(39:22) Technology and Customer Experience(40:13) Natalie(42:40) The Canna Sit Com(43:00) The Future – Canna Beverages and Social Consumption(45:35) De-Schedule or Bust(46:50) What's Coming Up(46:56) Somerville Bike KitchenThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Kema Ogden is a successful entrepreneur and industry leader in the cannabis, health care and nonprofit sectors, and she's Nevada's first African American woman cannabis dispensary owner  - Top Notch Health Center in Las Vegas. Kema is a board member with Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, the first national organization of doctors to endorse legalization of adult-use cannabis, and currently serves on the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board's Cannabis Advisory Commission and its Subcommittee on Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. She was named a 2022 Cannabis Leadership Awards winner by the Cannabis Business Times.In addition to her retail and health work, she is also invested in providing  health, wellness and education programs for the underserved population in Southern Nevada, is a leadership council member with the National Small Business Association, and is the mom of two.Joyce also gives an update on her own grow and on dedicates The Culture Corner to Judy Blume and the new documentary now available on Amazon.Topics Discussed(1:12) Welcome!(1:34) Growing My Own Update(2:05) The Goods Dispensary in Davis Square(3:45) Connect with Aja Atwood to Grow Your Own(4:20) Klipeaz Joint Holders(5:25) The Culture Corner: Judy Blume(6:15) Judy Blume Books We Love(8:16) Kema Ogden Introduction(9:30) Kema's Why(11:30) Canna Medical and Wellness Work(12:44) Working With Medical Professionals(15:12) Las Vegas Cannabis(19:22) Consumption Lounges(21:07) Top Notch Health Center(21:52) Audio Intro(23:35) The Cannabis Movement(24:50) Kema's Dad(28:11) Canna Mom Conversation(33:33) Women In The Canna Industry(34:55) Being Transparent and Sharing(37:50) The Future of Vegas Cannabis(40:20) Connect with Kema at her WebsiteThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Wendy Kornberg is a second-generation regenerative farmer residing in Southern Humboldt County in Northern California. Her family-run farm, Humboldt's Full Sun Farms, produces high-grade, medical cannabis for herself, her family, and California patients. Together they respectfully tend to their stunning, off-grid location through organic and natural farming methods. Wendy and her family are passionate about providing cannabis with the core value of sustainability held to the highest degree possible by using environmentally friendly farming methods and respecting the natural rhythms of the plants, animals, and people around them. Humboldt's Full Sun Farms proudly holds three of the first 270 annual California cultivation licenses.In addition to her work at Sunnabis, Wendy also runs an advisory business for large scale grows to help them become more sustainable and regenerative, sits on the board of many of non-profits, and is the formulator for both HOOP cosmetics and the many award-winning Sunnabis brand Cannabis topical products. She's also the mom of five!Joyce also speaks with Peter Glantz and his mom Gina about his very special Howls tinctures available in Massachusetts dispensaries.TCMS Culture Corner:The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Season 5! It's the season finale of this period program set in the late 1950s and early 1960's following the career of an uptown Jewish woman who becomes a stand-up comedian. Topics Discussed(1:36) The Goods Dispensary(2:50) Dr. Peter Grinspoon Book Signing(4:20) Howls Tinctures(4:55) The Canna Nanna(5:15) The Culture Corner: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(7:00) Wendy Kornberg Introduction(8:45) Humboldt County(9:45) Growing Up In Humboldt County(14:55) Home Grown Tomatoes(16:00) Hawaii(16:30) Learning to Grow(17:40) Endometriosis and Cannabis(22:17) Prop 25 and Medical Cards(27:40) Tinctures(28:00) Peter and Gina Glantz of Howls(28:45) Peters Canna Story(34:20) Dancing Grandma Story(36:02) Gina Glantz(38:12) Dosing Advice(40:30) Where to Find Howls(42:10) Back with Wendy Kornberg(43:43) Audiogram(46:00) Transitioning From Medical to Adult Use(46:30) The Emerald Cup(52:55) Focusing On The Consumer(53:00) Ganjier Council Certificate Program(55:15) Connect with Wendy on Website or InstagramThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Elizabeth Becker is a tenacious and passionate Canadian cannabis advocate. Elizabeth is an internationally recognized and award-winning writer/director and is now a disruptor at the intersection of cannabis, hospitality and technology. In 2018, when Canada became the first G7 country to federally legalize cannabis at the recreational level, Elizabeth saw an opportunity to support a stigma-free cannabis lifestyle and cultivate a globally connected cannabis positive community. So she jumped from 25 years as a writer and director in film and television to build HiBnB, an online marketplace dedicated to growing the cannabis community by providing four pillars of engagement.Joyce speaks with Elizabeth about creating HiBnB, the importance of having a mom with entrepreneurial passion, and what it's like to be a pioneer in the burgeoning canna tourism world.Joyce also gives a shout out to Wendy Brazil the author of the children's book Why Mommy Gets High, and gives the details of the June 15th Canna Mom event in Boston being held from 6-10 pm at the Boston Winery.Topics Discussed(1:09) Happy 420!(1:32) Pink Sesh(2:40) Heritage Club and Dinner-at-Mary's(3:55) Grow Our Own Update(4:20) Boy Cannabis Plant!(5:30) Why Mommy Gets High(6:20) Canna Mom Event(8:00) Elizabeth Becker Introduction(15:00) The Global Cannabis Community(15:34) What Canna Tourism Looks Like(16:45) Canna Journey and Being A Mom(17:13) Experience and Events(17:50) boStoner Tour!(18:17) Tip O'Neill Tour North Cambridge(18:31) Personal Journey(20:00) Canna Story(21:25) Film Making and Cannabis(30:00) Wendy Brazil's Book: Why Mommy Gets High(31:15) Elizabeth's Mom and Sisters(39:00) Jewish Canna Connection(40:35) Canna Mom Conversation(42:50) How To Help HiBnB(42:52) Audiogram(45:13) Connect with Elizabeth at HiBnBThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Alice Moon is a social media strategist, LinkedIn specialist and presently she's a publicist at Trailblaze PR, a firm marketing for a new generation of cannabis brands.Alice's work as an early entrepreneur in the cannabis industry has led to her to  being a guest on a multitude of news outlets and was named one of the 100 Most Important Women in Cannabis for 2019 by Green Market Report, and just last week Global Cannabis Times nominated her as one of the Top 100 most influential people in Cannabis.Alice also speaks on the subject of  Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, something she unfortunately knows a great deal about, and how it felt to be part of a campaign to bake the world's largest Pot Brownie.Joyce also introduces Dave to Fajni Fajky a ceramic smoking pipe shop based in Ukraine with over 150 unique, whimsical and functional designs all made by hand!Canna News: Kentucky now has medical cannabis!The Culture Corner: As you know I love musical theater and this week we want to recommend – Schmigadoon! This is a musical comedy television series on Apple +  and just released Season 2 is parodying musicals from the 60's and 70's. The series stars an ensemble cast led by Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key.Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome(1:33) Film Cannisters and Roach Clips(2:05) Fajni Fajky(3:15) April 15 at The Goods(3:50) Paint Your Own Bong(4:20) Kentucky Medical Cannabis!(5:52) Terri Gross – Literal Reading of Bible Armageddon Not Good For Us(6:20) The Culture Corner: Shmigadoon(7:20) Introduction to Alice Moon(8:48) New Orleans to LA – Secret Smoker Canna Bracelets(11:33) Discovering Cannabis(13:50) 60th Birthday Party Gifts(14:25) Dosing Issues(19:11) Audio Intro(19:45) Trailblaze PR(20:14) Linked-In Creator Program and Cannabis(22:30) Surveys(23:00) Danksgiving!(23:40) The Brownie Story(28:00) Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)(32:25) C.H.S. Website(33:05) NY Cannabis(33:50) The Hidden Brain and the Dilution Effect – Less is More(35:08) Cannabis Media Council – I'm High Now Campaign(35:45) The Importance of 4/20!(38:03) Kim Myles in The New York Times(38:30) Connect with Alice Moon in Instagram, Linked-In or EmailThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Aja Atwood is the co-founder and CEO of Trella Technologies, a revolutionary agri-tech startup that focuses on creating innovative technologies to protect plant medicine and our food supply. With over 15 years of experience as a natural catastrophe risk engineer, she draws on her expertise in climate disaster risk engineering to develop technologies that will revolutionize the urban farming industry.Aja is a  Northeastern University alum who worked as an international engineering consultant until  2016 when she combined her engineering expertise with a passion for plant medicine to create TrellaGro LST™, a patented automated plant training system that revolutionizes indoor farming and diverse plant growth.And most recently, Aja created a Grow Our Own initiative, which Joyce been a student of and has found so helpful in learning to grow her own with confidence.Joyce also speaks with  Meaka Brown who speaks about what she's now doing to help cannabis businesses get banking at Green Check Verified, and Joyce gives a shout out for two upcoming Canna Mom events in the Boston area. TCMS Culture Corner: Noah Kahan – a singer and songwriter from New Hampshire and his new album Stick Season. Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:35) Banking and Cannabis(1:50) Welcome Blanket Project(3:40) April 15 at The Goods in Davis Square – Somerville, MA(4:20) June 15 Canna Mom Event with Canna Management(4:44) The Culture Corner: Noah Kahan(6:30) Aja Atwood Introduction(16:20) Grow Our Own!(17:36) Audio Intro(24:32) Connect To Grow(25:40) Parabola Center(27:45) Meaka Brown and Green Check Verified(35:00) Becoming A Canna Mom(40:15) Humble Bloom Event(42:00) Connect with Aja Atwood and Trella Tech on Instagram or emailThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Hunter Buffington is an industrial hemp policy and supply chain expert who initiated her career in sustainable development before focusing on the emerging hemp industry. Hunter's experience in the application of open systems to create sustainable development and climate action plans gives her a unique understanding of food systems, agriculture and emerging industries. Now Hunter utilizes her experience working with regulators, policy makers, businesses, farmers and agriculture producers to implement strategies to develop the hemp industry both domestically and globally creating partnerships with agriculture and industry to drive profit through stewardship and innovation. She's also just launched an all-female AG business – Agriculture Policy Solutions, with partners Jessica Scott and Tillery Sims.Hunter speaks with Joyce about her unique personal story that joins her Wyoming roots with her Native American heritage, how she used cannabis to remain a rodeo queen, and why Dick Cheney was so angry with her father! TCMS Culture Corner:  The Hidden Brain – Made of HonorThis episode explains the distinctions of Honor Culture vs. Dignity Culture- and is yet another really interesting insight into how beliefs and values define how we behave.Topics Discussed(1:40) TCMS Culture Corner(4:20) International Women's Day(5:00) Questions of Persuasion and Questions of Understanding(8:15) Hidden Brain Website(8:40) Hunter Buffington Introduction(9:55) Family Story(13:07) Wyoming Recycling Initiative(13:50) Why Is Dick Cheney So Angry?(17:04) Native American Family Story(21:12) From Rodeo Queen to Cannabis User(26:30) Hemp Work(27:36) Her Why for Hemp(29:00) The Goats in Africa Story(31:16) Audio Intro(32:30) Agriculture Policy Solutions(35:45) Element6 Dynamics(36:00) Her Partners Jessica Scott and Tillery Sims(38:16) Hemp Supplement in Animal Feed(40:30) Farm Bill and 1% Hemp(42:30) Hunter's Canna Mom Story(47:30) Connect with Hunter by Email(48:00) Support the Farm BillThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.    

Francine Sommer is the CEO of Respect Wellness,  a CBD wellness product line focused on healing a woman's mind, body and spirit – specifically engaged with women over 45 and supporting women in menopause. Francine's journey into cannabis brought her from New York to New Mexico where she was a long-time venture capitalist and the president of Gabelli Value Inc., a merchant banking fund that invested in undervalued, low-tech companies that needed equity financing or management assistance – sound like cannabis? She shares with Joyce her canna journey, how she's creating high end and transparent CBD products, and why she's so focused on helping women in menopause.Joyce also speaks with Georgi Gordon of the Cannabis Travel Association about how cannabis improves your mindset and so much more when travelling.TCMS Culture Corner: A new biography by Lydia Moland shares the story of author and agitator Lydia Maria Child  - it's called: Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life  - it's both a woman story and a Massachusetts story. Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome!(1:25) NECANN(2:25) The Goods Dispensary Event Saturday, April 15(2:55) Cannabis Travel Association(3:15) TCMS Culture Corner: Lydia Maria Child(4:20) Female Author of Over the River and Through The Wood(6:52) Francine Sommer Intro(8:10) New York to New Mexico(11:17) Why CBD for Menopause(12:10) Investing in Menopause(15:50) The Survey(16:45) Wellness and CBD(18:27) Helping Active Adults Understand CBD(21:24) What Makes a Top 50 CBD Company(22:37) CBD and Herbal Extracts(29:37) Georgie Gordon – Cannabis Travel Association(32:14) Amanda Reiman(38:55) CTA Website and Connect With Georgi by Email(39:30) Spas and CBD Treatments(41:10) Banking and Investment in Cannabis(42:20) FDA Regulations(44:00) Connect with Francine Sommer at Respect WellnessThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website.