The Canna Mom Show

Finding Courage and Joy in Cannabis - Episode Two

We are leaping into our second part of the two-part series featuring the authors in the new anthology, Courage in Cannabis. Today we have another big show with Joyce speaking with Adilah Anwar, Joe Brennan and Dr. Jennifer Anderson, her co-authors in Courage in Cannabis. The book launch is now scheduled for December 13th!Adilah Anwar is a trailblazer who has spent the past twenty years building a career which she describes as being on a non-traditional trajectory. From creating global campaigns for niche industries like solar and off-grid homes, to founding a global fashion brokerage in 2008, where she worked with some of the world's top luxury fashion houses in Milan, Italy. Adilah is a certified product owner, a global business system analyst, and a senior consultant at Deloitte Consulting. But her passion for the cannabis industry is why she was invited by Dr. Bridget Williams to share her story in the Courage in Cannabis anthology. Dr. Jennifer Anderson is a physician in Canada, a mom and an advocate. Her cannabis story begins with her son’s illness but doesn’t end there. She shares with Joyce her mission of pushing boundaries in cannabis care, and why she knows cannabis can bring a spark of life to those who need it most.Joe Brennan’s cannabis story is also one of health, but that of his dad and uncle. Following their deaths in 2013 he discovered CBD and that was the beginning of his journey to help others. And thank you Courage in Cannabis for your support.Topics Discussed(1:25) Courage in Cannabis!(1:40) 101st Episode(2:35) Rick Doblin of MAPS(5:40) Adilah Anwar(7:22) NABCRMP(8:48) Thought Leadership(10:20) Risk Management in Cannabis(12:12) Social Equity(15:41) No Typical Cannabis Consumer(17:10) Be Inspired to Speak(18:12) Connect with Adilah Anwar(18:45) Dr. Jennifer Anderson(19:34) Finding Care with Cannabis(20:53) Charlotte Figi(23:00) On A Mission to Push Boundaries(24:40) Teaching the Next Generation(25:15) Cannabis Health Curriculum(25:55) Pediatric Cannabis Clinic!(26:58) Cannabis and Canadian Health Insurance(29:04) Cannabis Like Wine(30:60) Dr. Anderson’s Son(32:28) The Spark in His Eye(32:57) Connect with Dr. Jennifer Anderson on Linked-In or Instagram(33:28) Joe Brennan(33:54) Hemp for Health(35:25) His Moment!(40:20) Columbus Botanical Depot(41:49) Banking and Points of Sale – UGH(44:34) Helping People (47:07) Courage in Cannabis Launch December 13th!!!The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Finding Courage and Joy in Cannabis - Episode One

On today’s show we share four canna-stories from the upcoming anthology, Courage in Cannabis. Joyce talks with a doctor, a farmer, a business consultant and a medical patient. All of today’s guests are crushing the stereo-types of who consumes cannabis, who grows cannabis, and who is healing with cannabis.Today we are launching the first of a two-part series featuring eight stories from the new anthology, Courage in Cannabis. And this week we are beginning with Franny Tacy, Candy Flores, Khadijah Adams and Dr. Bridget Williams.Topics Discussed(1:20) Terry Gross(2:08) Courage in Cannabis!(3:15) Dr. Bridgette Williams of Ohio(3:51) Khadijah Adams of Texas(4:20) Candy Flores of Texas(4:34) Franny Tacy of North Carolina(5:30) Franny’s Farmacy(7:04) Female Goddess Plant(7:25) Farm Kids (9:10) Growing up In Nashville(11:40) Passionate about Collaboration(14:08) Connect with Franny(14:50) Candy Flores Introduction(15:32) Medical Cannabis Story(16:08) Lucky Leaf Expo(20:30) Connect with Candy and Pearl of Texas CBD(21:05) Khadijah Adams Investing in Cannabis(22:17) Good Team and Powerful Stories(29:15) Cannabis Funds for Social Equity(30:09) Connect with Khadijah and Girl Get That Money(30:45) Dr. Bridget Williams(31:17) Her Why!(33:36) How She Found Authors(37:10) Book Launch December 13!(38:20) The Take AwaysThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Kelley Bruce Creating Canna Mommy Safe Spaces

Kelley Bruce is the very first canna mom Joyce met so many years ago, and she’s happy to be sharing Kelley’s story with you today. Kelley Bruce lives in Humboldt County and founded the non-profit organization CannaMommy to support families who are looking for safe access to cannabis because she understands their fight. Kelley founded the non-profit to be ‘For Moms By Moms’ after her experiences as a mother of four children, cannabis advocate and child protection services target.Cannabis helped heal Kelley from a serious accident, but she was also caught in a system not quite sure how to handle legal cannabis and moms. Despite being a strong advocate for moms and cannabis, she was caught up with child protection services in Colorado and was charged with endangering minors and other crimes. And while most of the charges were eventually dropped after she “rose hell” in the form of countless appeals, letters from the community, past employers, and her daughter’s father, she still got punished with years of probation. The experience is what led her to start CannaMommy. And Kelley is now launching a new venture of canna curated boxes for moms in California with her Mom B2 Collection available at Canna Mommy.The Canna Mom Show wants to introduce you to Freedom Grow an all-volunteer non-profit that is assisting cannabis prisoners regain freedom. Founded by Randy Lanier because he is on a mission, like so many in cannabis, to be the person he needed. Check it out.And our special segment guest today, Tia Moskalenko of Ask Growers shares insights about cannabis strains and how to keep you pot fresh.Thank Courage in Cannabis and Dr. Bridget Williams for making today’s show possible. Topics Discussed(1:55) Freedom Grow and Randy Lanier(4:20) Thank you Dr. Bridget Williams and Courage in Cannabis(4:28) CannaMommy Kelley Bruce(9:25) The Accident(11:38) Mary’s Medicinal Topical(13:46) Colorado Child Protection Services(17:55) Canna Mommy Foundation(19:28) What Moms Are Looking For(21:35) Marissa Fratoni – Holistic Nurse Mama(22:58) Courage in Cannabis Sponsorship(24:30) Tia Moskalenko of Ask Growers(30:00) Red Rocks Colorado(30:40) Canna Farmer Kids(34:40) Curated Canna Moms Boxes in CA!(37:00) Connect with KelleyThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Massachusetts Canna Nurses Educating, Consulting and Healing

Today Joyce is talking with three canna-nurse practitioners based in Massachusetts, Julie Battel, Caitlin Bernhard and Marissa Fratoni. They are all health care providers who are using their skills, knowledge and networks to heal and to educate us at Azalla Wellness and Azalla Education. Julie, Caitlin and Marissa bring their decades of combined professional experience as practicing cannabis nurses and in the health and wellness industries to Azalla to provided unparalleled learning opportunities to Massachusetts Adult Use and Medical Use programs licensees. On today’s show they share their experience and vision of a future working with cannabis industry and healthcare professionals, patients and the community-at-large to provide evidence-based educational experience centered on the Endocannabinoid System and cannabis.Thank you Dr. Bridgett Williams and the anthology she has put together, Courage in Cannabis, for supporting today’s show. And Joyce gives a shout out to Massachusetts MCR Labs for putting together The Cannabis Review, a collection of scientific studies on cannabinoids and terpenes, arranged to help us identify and understand the unique potential of cannabis-based treatment. Topics Discussed(1:20) Trust(1:50) Ellen Rosenfeld and CommCan Dispensary(2:54) MCR Labs and the The Cannabis Review(3:50) Dr. Bridget Williams and Courage in Cannabis(4:20) Marissa Fratoni(5:35) Caitlin Bernhard(6:11) Julie Battel(6:31) American Cannabis Nurses Association(6:50) Green Networks Providers(10:05) Cannabinoids vs. Cannabis(12:50) Azalla Wellness and Education(13:41) Looking for Education(15:41) Nurses and Education(17:08) Canna Nurses(20:00) Aids and Cannabis, Home Baked (20:45) Cannabis Health Equity and Dr. Rachel Knox(21:30) ACHEM and Social Justice(23:50) Massachusetts and Social Equity(24:58) Responsible Vendor Training(26:30) Thank You Courage in Cannabis(27:55) Dr. Erik Brown Oklahoma Pharmacist(34:21) Illume Cannabis Wellness(34:37) Azalla Education(35:45) New York Cannabis(36:40) Application Process(38:31) Therapeutic Use(39:55) Connect with Caitlin Bernhard(40:20) Connect with Julie Battel(40:50) Connect with Marissa Fratoni and Holistic Nurse MamaThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Windy Borman: Cannabis Filmmaker

Windy Borman is the executive producer and director of a great documentary, Mary Janes: The Women of Weed, where she is highlighting the stories of women breaking barriers and building businesses in cannabis. Joyce loves the film and knows so many of these ladies and wants you to know them too. Windy and Joyce talk about why she took a leap into cannabis filmmaking, a few of the ladies in the documentary, and what inspired her to create a Puffragette movement.And a quick reminder that The Canna Mom Show needs your support to continue sharing the stories of the women in the emerging cannabis industry, the pioneers! We are also preserving these stories, because pretty soon cannabis will be just another industry and we want women to influence the culture of this emerging industry as well as benefit from it. Please connect if you would like more information on how to support our mission.Topics Discussed(2:05) Tip O’Neill(2:55) Michelle Wu Boston Mayor!(3:40) Sponsorship Opportunities(4:20) Mary Janes: The Women of Weed(4:55) Windy Borman(6:00) Oregon Cannabis Policy(8:40) Curiosity and Cannabis(9:40) Time Capsules and Road Maps(11:34) Turning a Movement into an Industry(11:50) Betty Aldworth(12:10) Wanda James(12:36) Shaleen Title(14:20) Melissa Etheridge(15:45) Not a Consumer(19:17) Women and Plant Medicine(30:13) Budtenders(31:15) Hello Again!(32:18) Women Working in Cannabis(34:18) Puffragettes (34:57) Gender Equity, Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability(35:38) How To Watch Women In Weed (38:09) Connect with WindyThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Judy Yee Disrupting The Adult Beverage Market with Cannabis

On today’s show Joyce talks with Judy Yee, the CEO of a revolutionary beverage company that is working on being a disruptive player in the adult beverage market. K-Zen beverages was founded after Judy’s years in the beverage industry taught her to spot the next industry disruptor. On this podcast she shares her vision of a delicious and healthy cannabis beverage; how she shared her pivot into cannabis with her mom; and, what she sees as the future of cannabis infused beverages.Joyce gives a shout to a canna-kid story featuring a grandmother and her grandson who share a love for gardening. And our special guest Abbey Weintraub Sklar - the founder of The Artsy Leaf the Etsy of cannabis crafts - shares a great holiday event, the Winter Market!Topics Discussed:(1:15) Happy Birthday Josh Lamkin!(1:54) Angry Toddlers band(2:52) What’s Growing in Grandma’s Garden by Susan Soares(3:55) Judy Yee - co-founder and CEO of K-Zen beverages(4:20) The Future of Cannabis Infused Beverages(5:00) Judy’s Family (6:38) Looking for the Next Disruptor(8:20) Drink Format Option(10:33) Food Science and Cannabis(12:04) Millennials and Alcohol(13:50) Water Soluble(15:02) Range of Cannabis Consumers(17:00) The S-Shot Mocktails(20:25) Mad Lilly(24:50) Telling Her Mom!(28:02) Thank You How To Do The Pot (29:21) Abbey Weintraub Sklar and the Winter Market!(33:00) Women Empowered in Cannabis (WEIC)(34:50) Cannabis Beverage Association(37:12) Mom’s For Mary(40:08) Connect with Judy and K-ZenThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Sharon Kevil Promoting Safe Storage

Sharon Kevil joins us from Wisconsin and shares with Joyce why she is building her cannabis-friendly furniture business right here in America. Sharon is the CEO and the mastermind behind Forti Goods, described as the “Room & Board of Weed.” Sharon shares her journey from Kohls to cannabis, why anti-fast furniture is her mission, and who is investing in her stylish and safe-storage furniture.Joyce also talks with author Lauren Wilson. She is a New York writer and chef who loves cannabis and shares a little bit about the science of cannabis cooking and why she knows it is so important for our health and wellness. And we want to thank How To Do The Pot and Ellen Scanlon for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed:(1:55) We want to thank How To Do The Pot(2:35) Sharon Kevil Introduction(4:20) Pregnant in Shanghai(10:34) Anti-Fast Furniture(11:04) Definition of AFF(12:19) Sharon’s Cannabis Relationship(14:15) Original Furniture Idea (16:41) The Canna Furniture Idea(21:30) Building Her Team(22:20) Forti Goods Explained(23:20) How To Do The Pot Sponsor(24:50) Lauren Wilson on Cannabis Cooking and Science(27:35) Ardent Decarboxylator(30:10) Consuming Raw Leaves(31:25) Connect with Lauren(32:20) The Pandemic in Wisconsin(35:30) Banking and Marketing in Cannabis(44:00) Switching Branding(46:40) Connect with @FortiGoods The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

How Debbi Spranza Transitioned from Banking to Cannabis

Debbi Spranza is the Chief Learning Officer of Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting, and shares her professional journey from rule breaker to regulatory compliance specialist and trainer. She is the education and training nerd that the highly regulated cannabis industry needs more of. Lucky for us she was terminated from her bank position in 2019 and is now focusing her fierce energy on supporting operators in the cannabis industry build, scale, and create compliant work flows and develop operational infrastructure. Debbi shares with Joyce her journey from a young mom who climbed the corporate ladder to a cannabis entrepreneur at a women owned and led cannabis compliance education company that provides strategic operational consulting nationally. It’s a fairy tale cannabis story.Joyce also gives a shout out to a new cannabis cookbook by Jazmine Moore, Chef Jazz, More Than A Cannabis Cookbook, which Chef Jazz wrote because she knows shedding a light on the relationship between cannabis and food will help those who suffer from common health issues. The link to pre-order More Than A Cannabis Cookbook is available now.TCMS wants to thank our new friend CannabizRocky, the co-host of the fantastic podcast High Budtenders, for your gift of time and website help. Collaboration ladies. And we want to thank How To Do The Pot and Ellen Scanlon for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(1:10) Chef Jazz – More Than A Cannabis Cookbook(2:25) CannabizRocky and High Budtenders(3:00) Thank you How To Do The Pot(3:10) Debbi Spranza Intro(4:20) Canna Moms!(4:50) Debbi’s Young Mom Story(11:55) Best Friends and Brothers(14:50) Transition from Banking to Cannabis(17:26) Loyalty and True Relationships(19:05) When Down Get Up!(19:42) Training and Education(22:12) Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consultant(25:12) State Regulatory Matrix(29:36) What Debbi Does(32:30) Connect with RMCC(33:07) Michigan Cannabis(35:30) Safe Banking(37:40) Connect with Debbi at Facebook, Instagram, EmailThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Joyce’s Canna Story

Today’s show is a little different because our scheduled guest was in Jamaica without good Wi-Fi! So, Joyce and Dave took the opportunity to talk about The Canna Mom Show winning best podcast of the year at the Women In Cannabis Expo, recommend a few books and Joyce shares her own canna story. She talks about why it is so important for women, moms and caregivers, to join the cannabis industry because cannabis is a female caregiver and the industry should be built in her image and the industry needs you!We also want to thank How To Do The Pot for making today’s show possible and stay tuned to learn why this is both a great podcast and so much more!Topics Discussed(1:00) Welcome(1:15) Happy Birthday Dave!(2:25) Salvador Dali May 11 Birthday(2:40) Women In Cannabis Expo Award(4:20) Everybody Equal in Audio(4:55) Cannabis is Medicine by Bonnie Goldstein, MD(5:40) Home Baked by Alia Volz(8:00) Canna Moms Are Good Moms Too!(8:30) Intro To Joyce’s Canna Story(9:45) Goldie Solodar and City Sessions(11:51) 2016 Massachusetts Vote on Cannabis(15:50) Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL)(21:18) Anthony Bourdain(23:00) School Committee Campaign(25:15) Using My Voice (27:45) Pod617-Boston Podcast Network(30:20) How To Do The Pot @dothepot(32:17) Quim Happy Clam! (33:55) The Pot Talk series The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

Meaka Brown Connecting Her Community To Cannabis

On Instagram Meaka Brown goes by the handle “Roxberry Girl” which is a connection to a neighborhood in Boston impacted by the war on drugs, Meaka’s home. On today’s show Joyce and Meaka talk about how her strong sense of community and unique skill set helped her transition from a city constable to the cannabis industry, and how her work allows her to do what she loves every day by connecting communities to cannabis.Joyce also talks with Mallory Callahan the author of Mary Jane and the Medicine Train, a children’s book that explains in a fun way how cannabis works in our bodies.Thank you Women In Cannabis Expo for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(1:14) Thank You Jon at JAG of Detroit(1:55) Meaning of Shofar and Wholeness(3:30) Women In Cannabis Expo and Brooke Westlake(4:20) Meaka Brown – Roxberry Girl(4:58) Roxbury, MA(6:50) Wellesley – The Beverly Hills of MA(8:10) Growing Up in Roxbury(12:15) Constable Family!(13:30) C.O.P. – Constables on Patrol(13:45) Long Road to Cannabis(14:30) Infusing Body Butters(14:55) Cervical Cancer and Cannabis(15:35) Herbalism(20:01) Nana Wisdom(21:21) Pure Oasis(24:00) Leadership Skills(28:50) Women In Cannabis Expo Thank You!(29:22) Mallory Callahan – Mary Jane and the Medicine Train(30:40) The Magic School Bus(35:35) Connect With Mallory(36:12) Mello Fellow of Haverhill(37:55) Mellow Farms(40:54) Mellow Fellows Open SOON!(41:30) Connect with Meaka on Instagram or FacebookThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music