Potcast 205: Surviving the American Healthcare System

We’re getting the inside scoop on surviving the American Healthcare System from David Wilcox, a doctorate-prepared nurse with decades of experience. From going to the hospital to handling insurance companies to finding lower-cost alternatives for medications to discovering new models of patient-centric care and talking to your doctor about cannabis. Discover his recently published book “How to Avoid Being a Victim of the American Healthcare System: A Patient’s Handbook for Survival (2021).” In the Sustainability Roll-Up sponsored by OCB rolling papers, we celebrate female farmers. Find lots of fantastic resources in these show notes!

Potcast 204: Unpacking the Cannabis Shopping Experience

Let’s unpack the cannabis shopping experience and arm you with some basics tools to choose cannabis products you can feel confident buying and consuming. Joining me is Andrea Brooks, founder and CEO of Sava, a leading online cannabis marketplace and delivery service in the Bay Area. In the Sustainability Roll-Up sponsored by OCB rolling papers, we explore how to tell legal from illegal cannabis dispensaries in California and why that matters.

Potcast 203: Save Craft Cannabis Farming

Calling all cannabis lovers to save craft cannabis farming! Daniel Fink is part of the new guard of responsible cannabis cultivation. Daniel operates Down OM Farms, a micro-scale regenerative polyculture farm near Grass Valley, CA. He shows us what it looks like to walk the walk as a sun + earth certified craft cannabis farmer. And for you, green thumbs - Daniel covers responsible ways you can evolve your at-home gardening practices. In the Sustainability Roll-Up sponsored by OCB rolling papers, we learn about alarming price drops for premium Emerald Triangle craft cannabis, why it’s happening, and what we can do to support our local farmers.

Potcast 202: Cannabis and the Unjust Criminal Justice System

During our chat, Loriel Alegrete explains the conspiracy that changed her life and inspired her cannabis business, 40 Tons. She also pulls back the curtain on the war on drugs with firsthand insight into our unjust criminal justice system and what we can do to inspire hope and connection for those incarcerated for non-violent cannabis crimes. And I offer my two cents on how we can help smooth the transition for the formerly incarcerated stepping back into a world high on propaganda and cancel culture. Meet next week’s potcast guest in the Sustainability Roll-Up sponsored by OCB rolling papers.

Potcast 201: What's the Deal with Delta-8 THC?

If you’re ready for a formulation scientist’s perspective on Delta-8 THC and first-hand info on what it’s like working with cannabinoids and why the process and testing matters to us as consumers, settle in for this smoke sesh with my cannabis soul sister. This week’s Sustainability Roll-Up presented by OCB rolling papers explores America’s farmland and exactly who’s gobbling up the acreage and why that matters to you and me.

Potcast 200: Addiction, Recovery, Cannabis and Trusting Your Gut

Last week we discussed trauma and how it can manifest in our everyday experience. And this week you’re in for a very personal chat with one of my cannabis lifestyle clients about trauma response, addiction, rehab, recovery, and trusting your gut. Melody Jenkins shares her experience managing both bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder. And her current exploration of cannabis as a tool in her wellness toolkit. We also discuss nicotine vaping and propylene glycol allergies. This week’s Sustainability Roll-Up presented by OCB rolling papers is for all of you nicotine vapers out there.

Potcast 199: Release Emotional Trauma + Neural Workouts w/ Plant Medicine

Are you ready to get to the bottom of your issues and finally stop feeling like shit? Today’s guest on the potcast shares an innovative way of dealing with and overcoming the difficult emotions that are at the root of stress, anxiety, resentment, and depression. Sustaining negative emotions like fear, anger, and resentment can cause physical damage over time. To be clear, what I’m saying is you can literally make yourself sick by being pissed off all the time. So instead of hanging onto painful emotions and letting them fester, use them as a guide to figure out what’s happening and meet it head-on.

Potcast 198: Ketamine 101 and Dealing With Your Sh*t

This is a Ketamine 101 sesh with Alli Waddell, coach, speaker, and co-founder of Illumma. If you grew up like me being told that life’s a bitch and then you die, this potcast is for you. It’s also for anyone exhausted with the struggle - be it the thought loop from hell, PTSD, addiction, eating disorders, anger, anxiety, or depression. We’re going to learn the ins and outs of ketamine and how this altered-state experience is being used to treat both veterans and civilians with zero side effects.

Potcast 197: It's Time for Hybrid Healthcare

This potcast is for anyone feeling road blocked, bullied, or pressured about their healthcare decisions. And because the vaccine conversation is divisive, we discuss personal sovereignty and respecting individual rights. If you’re sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, then you’re ready for hybrid healthcare, my friend. So microdose your meds and settle in for this chat with Texas-based Dr. Kirsten Shepard (LMT, DC), founder and CEO of TrueStopper.

Potcast 196: Casually Baked on The Dime

Since I’m in the throes of moving this week, I’m sharing a recent conversation I had with the hosts of The Dime, podcast. If you’re curious about the cannabis and hemp industries, Bryan Fields and Kellan Finney offer a quick dive into industry trends, insights, predictions, tangents and special guests, like me. On this episode of The Dime we explore cooking with cannabis, the synergies between wine and weed, my role as a cannabis lifestyle guide, and highly responsible cannabis tourism.

Potcast 195: Besties in Business and Good Stuff Cannabis Drinkables

If you and your bestie have dreams of starting a business together, this potcast is for you. It’s also for anyone curious about cannabis drinkables and the California-sober lifestyle. We get in the weeds on the entrepreneurial journey and finding your niche in the cannabis space. And we talk about playing the long game and putting health and happiness at the center of your everyday experience.

Potcast 194: Open-Sourcing Cannabis Business Know-How

This potcast is for both ganjapreneurs and curious, armchair cannabis investors. We discuss leadership, accessibility, diversity, inclusion, radical transparency, and opening sourcing education in all facets of the cannabis industry. The acceptance of cannabis and the growth of our industry is advancing at a fast clip so we’re discussing business tools and concepts that respect our favorite plant, the supply chain, and cannabis consumers with Tyler Wakstein, co-founder and CEO of OpenNest Labs.

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