The Canna Mom Show

Creating a Loving Village for St. Louis Canna Moms

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 on Pregnancy, Cannabis and Compliance

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 Proud To Be A Nasty Woman

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 Standing Up for The Legal Market In New York

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 Regenerative Farmer and Canna Educator

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.   

Cannabis Consultants Melissa Rutherford and Rebecca Adams

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 Wants Harmony for Your Whole Family

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 Passionate About Canna Beverages

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 Remembering the Past to Move Boston Cannabis Into The Future

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 and Her Kush Groove Family

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.