Potcast 157: Get High on Your Own Energy Supply

What do you do when you feel bad or stuck? None of us will ever be perfect at the art of feeling good, so it’s important to know the few things that you can do to feel better fast. Jo’s blood and soul sister, Crystal Nuding, returns to discuss energy and breathwork - the free wellness tools you always have at your disposal. Combining cannabis with energy work can be a powerful tool for many. But for those who find cannabis to be a depressant, learn to get high on your own energy supply! Find valuable resources here!

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Potcast 156: Next Level Edibles and Entrepreneurship

Anthony Jenkins is CEO of Next Level Edibles, an Oakland Equity company. We explore cannabis for depression and the benefits of medicating with edibles. We talk entrepreneurship and how to turn hurdles into building blocks for personal success and happiness. We also swap kitchen stories and ideas for honing your casual baking skills to create next-level edibles at home.

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Potcast 155: Tolerance Breaks and Cannabis Use During Pregnancy

Cannabis Pharmacologist, Dr. Linda Klumpers, joins Jo to discuss tolerance breaks, cannabis use during pregnancy, postpartum depression, and tools to help you responsibly personalize your cannabis experience. We also explore cultural differences around cannabis and pregnancy and the importance of communication in creating a plan that works for you. The theme of this potcast might be pregnancy, but it’s really for anyone questioning their cannabis consumption.

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Potcast 154: Canadian Cannabis Catch-Up

We’re catching up with our Canadian buddy, Jameson Welbourn of Stewart Farms, to talk about food security, Canadian cannabis genetics, and pheno-hunting. He gives us the scoop on the performance of Canada's 2.0 cannabis products, packaging headaches, the uphill battle of the edibles situation, and the come-up of high-quality cannabis flower on dispensary shelves. We talk about the glaring disconnect between what consumers want versus the parental attitude of the Canadian regulators. And the role education plays in finding the balance. And because we’re both cannabis super nerds, this conversation takes a Sunday drive through cannabis culture.

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Potcast 153: The Cultural Evolution of the Cannabis Industry

Today’s potcast spotlights the power of resilience, the Anthropology of Pot, and how our current process of cannabis reform might be a form of revolution. Get ready to explore the cannabis industry patterns, behaviors and norms, as well as the global attitudes around cannabis as medicine with the bright and thoughtful Jessica Steinberg.

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Potcast 151: Cannabis Seeds and Creative Breeding

Whether you’re a green thumb or a canna-curious nerd like Jo, you’ll appreciate this exploration of cannabis seeds, breeding, genetics, and the importance of planting the right seeds in your garden and your community. Nat Pennington, founder of Humboldt Seed Company sorts out the breeding basics for us. And we talk growing photoperiod cannabis vs. auto-flower and cannabis vs. the west coast wildfires. And how Nat’s passion for wildlife preservation inspired his creative cannabis breeding process.

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Potcast 150: Soldiers for Cannabis Legalization

How can medical cannabis empower our veterans? Today’s guest on the potcast served in the U.S. military and now runs a cannabis business dedicated to serving the veterans’ community and changing the laws for veterans’ services and healthcare. Bryan Buckley is co-founder of Helmand Valley Growers Company (HVGC), a cannabis brand focused on ending the opioid and suicide epidemic plaguing our nation's heroes. We talk about cannabis, democracy, serving our country, and how to effect positive change in our communities.

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Potcast 149: Epilepsy, Cannabis and Self-Love

Today’s guest on the potcast shares her story to self-love and the critical role cannabis played in getting there. Dr. Callie Seaman, a UK hydroponics industry veteran, was diagnosed with epilepsy as a teenager yet only recently began opening up about her life with George (She named her epilepsy. ❤️) And her use of medical cannabis to take her power back.

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Potcast 148: Cannabis Science for the Cool Kids

Potcast 148 will expand your cannabis science knowledge so you can educate and impress your friends with some casually baked trivia. We dive into the world of cannabis science with a chemist who’s participated in the evolution of the cannabis industry. Learn the latest in cannabis testing and industry standard development. Get in the weeds on the value and classification of terpenes and learn even more about cannabinoids. We also talk pesticides, heavy metals, rolling papers, and wrinkles in the difference between hemp and cannabis.

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Potcast 147: Know Your ECS

We’re looking under the hood this week and examining our endocannabinoid system. Did you know there are over 50 genetic variations that influence the human ECS? We each have a unique relationship with cannabinoids based on our genetic profile. And though you can’t control your genes, you can set yourself up for success with the right food, herbs, supplements, lifestyle choices, and even your cannabis protocol. My epigenetic coach is back on the potcast to discuss this and his latest work, the CannaDNA test.

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Potcast 146: Plain Jane Hemp

I openly admit to being a cannabis snob. And I have never given much credence to smoking hemp flower. I mean… What’s the point, right?! In my mind, smoking hemp flower was something desperate folks that don’t live in cannabis-legal states have to do. Alas, a random series of recent events challenged that mindset and now I’m in the middle of a personal wellness experiment that includes toking hemp. Learn why here.

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