The Cannabis Industry Needs Your Voice | Defining the Cannabis Industry
Whether you’re a cannabis advocate, activist, or an ally – we need your help. On this episode Tom and Miggy were joined by Caitlein Ryan and Kristin Baldwin from The Cannabis Alliance to discuss social equity, changing the stigma, and how every consumer can make an impact on legislation.”Ending prohibition is a team effort.” – Miggy420https://thecannabisalliance.us/https://www.bidbuy.illinois.gov/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=20-440DFPR-SECRE-B-12633Support the show
Ohio Cannabis Legalization News – My Free Ohio
Ohio cannabis legalization is moving forward because of My Free Ohio: https://myfreeohio.com/.They are proposing an amendment to their constitution to legalize cannabis.Ohio Cannabis Legalization News!We discuss the state of Ohio’s medical cannabis law – how the ballot initiative process working Ohio – when Ohio will legalize, and what it will look like.Support the show
How to Keep Your Stash Fresh – Boveda’s Lance Lambert
Stale weed is the worst! Lance Lambert from Boveda joins us to discuss a few techniques for keeping your stash as dank as ever. Here’s a hint: it’s all about humidity control.https://bovedainc.com/Support the show
Kentucky Legalizes Medical Marijuana!
Kentucky Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana! And they even called it cannabis! HB 136Kentucky Medical Cannabis Laws are changing fast! For the first time in decades the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Laws changes when its state legislature voted 65-30 to legalize medical cannabis for the people of Kentucky. It may soon become law and allow patients to access legal cannabis medicine and for other people to avoid the needless arrests that prohibitionist societies continue to maintain. Medical Cannabis Laws & License InfoThere’s no certainty yet, but the Kentucky house approved a medical marijuana legalization bill – that changed its name to cannabis amongst other things. The Kentucky Medical Cannabis Laws are evolving, which means that Kentucky may soon join with the cannabis legalization states for its medical patients!https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb136.htmlhttps://www.cannabisindustrylawyer.com/kentucky-medical-cannabis-licenses/Support the show
Black Owned Cannabis Businesses – Elev8 Founder Seun Adedeji
How can minorities get into cannabis business ownership? We ask Seun Adedeji, the founder and CEO of Elev8 Cannabis. He is an immigrant from the South Side of Chicago. Who first started Elev8 cannabis without much money, and he found that all you really need to succeed is love, creativity, and a lot of hustle.With three stores in Massachusetts, one in Oregon and hopefully coming soon to Illinois, Elev8 cannabis is focused on its 8 core values Our 8 Core ValuesLoveWe love our customers and each other with infinite passion. Our love brings joy into their lives, nourishes their spirit, and builds bonds that cannot be broken.InclusionWe treat everyone like gold. No matter who they are, or where they come from, every individual is worthy of respect.AuthenticityCome as you are. By being real and accepting people for who they truly are, we connect with our customers at a human level.EmpathyWe seek first to understand, then to be understood. By listening without judgment and making ourselves available, we create meaningful personal relationships.GenerosityWe go above and beyond for our customers and our community. By giving to others, we give to ourselves. We approach everything with a mindset of abundance.GrowthWe aim to get 1% more elevated each day. We seek growth, and we challenge ourselves constantly, because iron sharpens iron.OwnershipWhen we see a need, we step up to the plate. We do what’s best for the business, because we are all accountable for the team’s success. Nothing is ever “not my job.”HustleWhen they call us underdogs, we take pride in it. It makes us that much more motivated to succeed. When faced with a challenge, we don’t call it quits. We get creative, we hustle, and we triumph.https://elev8cannabis.com/https://www.cannabisindustrylawyer.com/black-owned-dispensaries/Support the show
The Fresh Toast | Cannabis Consumer Trends
How does the media’s narrative around cannabis influence legalization? What do cannabis advocates need to watch out for in upcoming elections? JJ McKay from The Fresh Toast answers those and many more questions this Wednesday at 2 PM CST.https://thefreshtoast.com/https://www.instagram.com/getfreshtoast/https://www.marijuanamoment.net/alaba…https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-ca…https://www.cannabisindustrylawyer.com/the-fresh-toast/Support the show
Illinois Women in Cannabis -Equal Opportunity in the Cannabis Industry –
Illinois has an interesting strategy for getting those disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs involved in the legal cannabis industry. It looks good on paper, but will it be successful in practice? This week Tom is joined by Gina Gault and Kirsten Velasco from Illinois Women in Cannabis to discuss social equity and equal opportunity in the cannabis industry. Gets into: female diversity in cannabis industry, how woman make cannabis stronger, and more. Discussed hemp regulations too. https://www.ilwomenincannabis.org/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/illinois-women-in-cannabis-iwc-2020-conference-tickets-90991513065?fbclid=IwAR3IwMfyIvxz5Wa8XoFtsbc64G_LA9IMGgLOtsOYgI-pVXtU9lyHqNCZFKUSupport the show
Cannabis Podcasts – A Meta Discussion with MJBulls
It seems everyone has a podcast these days but how do you find your niche and establish authority among your competitors? Dan Humiston from MJ Bulls Media joins for a meta-discussion about cannabis podcasts and the future of cannabis media.https://www.mjbulls.com/https://norml.org/action-center/item/illinois-regulate-on-site-marijuana-consumptionhttp://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=108&GA=101&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=4706&GAID=15&LegID=&SpecSess=&Session=Support the show
Missouri Cannabis Lawyer
Missouri Cannabis Lawyer – Dan Viets – sits down to discuss missouri medical cannabis – and adult use cannabis plans. Missouri Coordinator of NORML and Secy of the nationalNORML Board of Directors. I am a cannabis lawyer.I also chaired the Board of the Missouri medical campaign in 2018 which passedMed by 66% here. I now chair the Board of the Adult Use legalizationcampaign which plans put that issue before Missouri voters this November!Missourians for a New ApproachLinks:https://www.kopn.org/programs/sex-drugs-and-civil-liberties/https://www.danviets.com/https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/missourians-for-a-new-approach-collecting-signatures-adult-use-marijuana-initiative-november-ballot/https://greaterstlnorml.org/missouri-adult-use-marijuana-initiative-launched/https://greaterstlnorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2020-128.pdfSupport the show
Can Bernie Sanders Legalize Marijuana by Executive Order on Day One?
Can Bernie Sanders Legalize Marijuana by Executive Order on Day One?Tom sits down for a fireside chat about Article 2 of the constitution and explains Executive Orders – where they came from – what their limits are. what is an executive order from the presidentIt turns out that Bernie Sanders – or Donald Trump – could probably make an executive order to at least not enforce the nations cannabis laws because they are unconstitutional – but actually amending the Controlled Substances Act to exclude marijuana may be too far – but he could still do it – just may get sued by Iowa, or another group. bernie sanders marijuana legalization may have explained his wonderful showing in the terrible Iowa Caucus. Where will Bernie come down on the next debate regarding his plans to Legalize Marijuana by Executive Order on Day One? Stay tuned to the next democratic debate in election 2020.https://www.cannabisindustrylawyer.com/can-bernie-sanders-legalize-marijuana-by-executive-order/Support the show
