The Canna Mom Show

Endocannabinoid Medicine with Nurse Katie Sullivan

Katie Sullivan is the co-founder of Modern Compassionate Care, an integrative wellness clinic in Illinois. She is a board-certified Family Nurse and serves as Modern Compassionate Care’s integrative primary care provider with specializations in medical cannabis and psychedelic treatment modalities.Nurse Katie is a committed patient advocate and an active member of the American Cannabis Nurses Association, the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the, the International Association of Psychedelic Nurses, Chicago NORML, and the Illinois Cannabis Equity Coalition. She is honored to serve as an appointed member of the Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board and a member of the Clinical Education Council for the Illinois Psychedelic Society.Nurse Katie believes that cannabis should be a first-line alternative, not a last resort - especially when many commonly prescribed drugs have potentially dangerous or deadly side effects. To date, she has worked with over 1000 medical cannabis patients and their families, assisting them to utilize this treatment safely and successfully. The Culture Corner:A new podcast investigating the history of the gun industry The Gun Machine : a podcast about the gun industry's grip on America. And their biggest partner, since the Revolutionary War: The government. Introducing The Gun Machine: How America was forged by the gun industry.Topics Discussed(1:11) Welcome(4:20) Stars of David: Am Israeli High(5:15) The Young Generation(5:51) Skokie – The Movie(6:25) Never Again Means Never Again(6:50) The Culture Corner(7:05) The Gun Machine(10:40) Nurse Katie Sullivan Introduction(12:02) Illinois Cannabis Status(13:10) Losing Her Husband(15:15) Katie’s Nursing Why(18:50) Cannabis Consumer Council(21:22) Talking to Medical Professionals(25:50) Modern Compassionate Care(28:00) Audio Intro(29:00) American Nurse Association Recognition(35:00) Her Cannabis Love Story(38:58) Canna Mom Story(46:00) Connect with Katie Sullivan through website or 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.    

Whitney Metzler and Lisa Black at INSA Cannabis

Joyce speaks with two women from INSA Cannabis – a vertically integrated cannabis brand founded in Massachusetts. Lisa Black is the Education & Training Coordinator at INSA Cannabis, in Massachusetts, and is responsible for educating all INSA staff and consumers. She has been using her extensive knowledge about the history of cannabis and product usage to influence the narrative and engage her community. She is a mom and long-time cannabis advocate.Whitney Metzler is the Chief Compliance Officer at INSA - and you know this is the most important position because cannabis is all about compliance. In addition to her work in the cannabis industry, her personal accomplishments include being an Olympic swimmer, a staff member in the PA House of Representatives and the mother of five!Lisa and Whitney share their personal journeys, their work in the cannabis industry and what they think is the best part about being a canna mom.Culture Corner:Lessons in Chemistry – which was the inspiration for last week’s show title with, Dr. Owens-Todd who is a chemist.  It’s called Lessons in Canna Chemistry! If you’re looking for a good read, Lessons in Chemistry that is coming out as a movie soon.Topics Discussed(1:40) Welcome(2:40) AI and Mailchimp(3:50) Joyce’s Canna Romance – Chapter Three(4:20) She’s Taking A Break audio book?(4:54) Joyce’s Linked-In Newsletter(5:30) Cannabis and Crafting Lighter(6:58) The Culture Corner(7:10) Lessons in Chemistry(9:15) Lisa Black and Whitney Metzler Intro(10:30) Whitney Intro(10:56) Lisa Black Intro(12:11) Audio Intro(16:30) Different States and Different Rules(17:33) Medical Program(17:42) Whitney’s Canna Journey(18:00) PA Republican Politics(19:05) PA Medical Program(20:25) CNN Story(20:44) Olympic Swimmer and Cannabis – Whitney’s Why(22:44) Lisa’s Why(26:25) Whitney’s Canna Mom Story(31:55) Lisa’s Canna Mom Story(33:10) INSA – MA Roots(35:26) High End Chocolates(39:24) Florida Cannabis(42:44) Lisa’s Favorite Way To Consumer(45:16) Connect with Whitney(45:18) Connect with LisaThe 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.    

Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd Believes In The Plant

Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd joins Joyce from Missouri where she is a practicing Naturopathic Doctor who provides high-quality patient education on plant medicine, cannabis safety, dosing and use.In addition to all that she does to heal her community through her practice and in product development, she also serves on the Advisory Board for the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association (MOCANN) and is a board member on JAINE, a Women In Cannabis-focused organization. Dr. Owens-Todd has presented on  global stages on topics such as Neuroplasticity and Neurological Health, The Endocannabinoid System and Neuroprotective Plants, The Treatment of Breast Cancer with Cannabis, and overall plant medicine science.Joyce and Dr. Owens-Todd delve deep into cannabis science to learn what a  concentrate is, how to make a distillate and why understanding cannabis chemistry is so important for the emerging cannabis industry.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:30) Bountiful Farms Bounti Hunters!(3:50) North Atlantic Seed– Maine(4:20) Boston Cannabis Week and Meaka Brown –(4:41) Dr. Bridget Williams, Aja Atwood, Nike John, Payton Shubrick(5:20) Chelsea, MA(6:00) Turkish Folk Music – Kanna Mom(8:18) The Culture Corner is Back!ENOUGH by Cassidy Hutchinson – Joyce says, “Cassidy was Mark Meadow’s aid who gave some damming testimony to the January 6 Committee - she’s been all over the interview shows – I saw her on The View, and I’d call her an APOSTATE – renouncing a belief – and that is a powerful person to be.”The Morning Show – Season 3:  Joyce says, “Complicated women in power dynamic this season but I’m into it. Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon. I don’t commit to many TV shows but I’ve been following this one for the past few seasons and I am curious to see where they end up on Season 3.”(12:22) Cal Verde Natural Event October 25(13:25) Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd Introduction(15:15) Naturopathic Doctor Discussed(17:05) Science – Chemistry Foundation(22:30) Compliance and Manufacturing(23:30) Why She Believes in Plants(26:20) What is an Extraction(27:08) Tea Bag Explanation(30:31) What is a Solvent less Extraction(31:33) Audio Intro(34:23) What is Nano Technology and How Utilized(36:16) Edible Chemical Transitions(40:49) Why The Inconsistency is The Charm – Plant Medicine(41:40) Canna Mom Story(43:00) MAPS and Rick Doblin Story on Yom Kippur(43:40) Friends and Family Didn’t Know!(44:54) NABCL(45:06) CANEX Jamaica(45:45) Connect with Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd at Mint Health or on Instagram 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.    

Maryland Canna Mom LaWann Stribling

LaWann Stribling joins Joyce from her home in Maryland, and shares her work as an infused baker, community advocate and canna mom with a story that includes healing and hope, from her life as a teenager living without a home, to being a young mom, to being a powerful voice advocating for her community.Joyce also speaks with a special segment guest, Amy Fintonis, from Bountiful Farms – an award-winning premium and independent cannabis cultivator in Massachusetts. Amy and Joyce talk about a first-of-its-kind custom at home pheno hunt kit. Don’t know what that is? Well, stay tuned and find out a little later in the show.We want to congratulate Meredith L the winner of My Bud Vase Sapphire Jewel and both volumes of Courage in Cannabis. It we such a fun giveaway that we are going to be doing more this season! We think Jane West is on board and some others who we’ll be announcing later in the season, so stay tuned and follow our Instagram.Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(1:25) Boston Cannabis Week 5th Year(2:20) TCMS on YouTube(2:50) Noah Kahan(3:27) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown(3:30) The Devil Went Down to Georgia(4:20) She’s Taking A Break Canna Romance(4:40) My Bud Vase Winner!(5:20) Emjay Voting(5:50) Cal Verde Naturals(7:07) Bountiful Farms(7:52) Pheno Kits(8:30) LaWann Stribling Introduction(9:01) Maryland Cannabis Status(10:41) Canna Journey(16:37) Finding Healing(18:00 – 18:11) Audio Intro(18:55) Medical Journey 2016(21:53) Policy Work(23:53) Local Elections Important(24:30) Stribble Treats and We’re Surviving(25:06) Bounti Hunter and Pheno Hunt Kit(29:00) Educate Consumer – Invite Consumer to Join Hunt!(34:10) Bountiful Farms Natick(35:00) LaWann’s Family Life(35:30) Canna Mom Story(37:28) Oils for Community and Plant Benefits(41:00) Black Cannabis Week(42:05) We’re Surviving Ebook(42:55) Connect with LaWannThe 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.    

Nicole Buffong: Passionate Plant Medicine Advocate

Nicole Buffong is an inspiring woman-leader in cannabis whose story includes a devastating family loss and a health crisis that brought her deeper into the world of healing with cannabis and other plant medicines. Nicole is now building coalitions through the political process and has found work and purpose. She is the Event Manager for Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM), a featured author in Volume 2 of Courage in Cannabis – The Triumphant Stories, and so much more. Joyce and Nicole talk about her healing journey, her passion for plant medicine and what she really thinks about rescheduling cannabis. Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:25) L’Shana Tova 5784(1:55) Green Goddess Invitational(3:03) STEM Dispensary Haverhill, MA(4:20) Ask Parabola Center - Canna Beverages Open Carry?(4:45) Hidden Brain - How To Live with Contradictions(7:30) Dunning Kruger Effect(10:10) Looking On The Bright Side(10:20) My Bud Vase Giveaway Winner – Meredith L.(10:22)  Nicole Buffong Intro(12:12) Her Family Story(14:00) M4MM Connections(14:25) Roz McCarthy(15:02) Audio Intro(17:48) Re-Schedule to 3 Explanation(24:40) Whole Plant Medicine vs. Isolates(25:06) No To Schedule 3 Campaign(25:40) Chamber of Cannabis in NV(30:00) Purple Plant Magic(30:13) ACHEM(32:50) Courage in Cannabis(33:00) Black Cannabiz Expo(33:41) Wellness Wednesday on Power 88 in Vegas(34:40) Nicole’s Health(36:20) Cannalytics(39:20) M4MM MJBizCon Party!!!(42:00) Connect with NicoleThe 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.  

Meet Two Courageous Canna Dads

Joyce speaks with two guests whose stories are featured in Volume Two in the Courage in Cannabis series, The Triumphant Stories. Both of today’s guests are caregivers  - but they are dads! Yes, The Canna Mom Show is launching Season Five with two inspiring canna dad stories.Gerald Moore Jr. is the father of three, a former all-American football player and an inspiring advocate for athletes and cannabis- as well as president of a non-profit group serving Ohio’s historically disenfranchised communities and neighborhoods. Rick Anstiss is a Michigan advocate whose journey includes using cannabis for his own healing, growing it for his medical patients and advocating for a quality medical program for all the citizens of Michigan.This is a great conversation, so sit back, get yourself of cup of tea or roll  yourself a joint and get ready to meet Gerald Moore Jr. and Rick Anstiss – authors in Courage in Cannabis and just a couple of canna dads!Some Fun Summer News: TCMS was featured in Boston Magazine story The Really High Housewives of Metro West Boston AND nominated as one of the best cannabis podcasts for an Emjay award at MJBIZcon in Vegas this November. Please vote!JEWISH CANNABIS NEWS: Shout out to a new publication this month – Cannabis Jew Magazine! A monthly, digital magazine that highlights Jewish contributions to cannabis research, cultivation, tech and advocacy and provides a resource for cannabis professionals to learn more about Jewish culture and Israel’s national medical cannabis program.  Check out the first issue on their website.Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome Back Season 5!(1:35) Project X – Thank You(2:00) The Really High Housewives of Metro West Boston(2:30) VOTE TCMS Best Podcast at The Emjays! The Oscars of Cannabis(2:40) Make Joyce #1 Choice(3:50) Josh Lamkin Guitars(4:20) She’s Taking A Break, Canna Novel Done! Chapter One(5:25) L’Shana Tova – Happy Jewish New Year(5:57) Jewish Cannabis News: Cannabis Jew Magazine(7:43) Introduction of Gerald  Moore Jr and Rick Anstiss(9:27) Rick Intro(10:40) Gerald Intro(11:23) A Child Lost(12:45) Cannabis Personal Histories(22:22) Michigan Medical Program(26:35) Michigan A Federal Model(27:24) Michigan Weedsters(29:03) State Senators Supporting Weed(30:47) Why Reschedule Not Good: Deschedule For The People(31:44) Canna Dad Stories(38:38) Courage in Cannabis(38:38) Introduction Audio/Quote(43:10) Connect with Gerald and RickThe 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.    

A Canna Romance

We had intended to make the Season 4 Finale of The Canna Mom Show a very special interview, unfortunately things don’t always work out as planned. Guests postponed, a pet passed and then Joyce’s washing machine broke. This show, instead of Joyce interviewing anyone, she reads the first chapter of the “canna romance” she wrote and is calling, She’s Taking. A Break.For a few years Joyce has been talking about how art influences culture, and believes a genre of literature she’s calling either “canna chick lit” or “canna romance” has a built-in audience in this podcast. So, she has taken this opportunity on her final show of Season 4 to share her work with you. Please sit back, get yourself a cup of tea or roll yourself a joint, an enjoy chapter one of Joyce’s canna romance, She’s Taking A Break. And if you want to hear more please reach out because she’d love to share the story with you!“When Annie McGrath returns to her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after being on the road with her husband’s band for twenty years, she moves back into her childhood bedroom to figure out how things in her life went so terribly wrong. Dottie McGrath welcomes Annie home and is happy to have someone else in the house besides her ailing husband. And when Annie seeks a compassionate listener in Father Lorenzo - her next-door neighbor and childhood best friend – in the confessional, the threads of Annie’s life begins to unfurl.Annie is a habitual cannabis consumer and throughout the story cannabis is normalized and accepted along with the unfolding story of Annie’s secrets in order to upend the stigmas that have been created around cannabis use.” Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:30) Season 4 Stats(5:06) 13th(5:15) Reefer Madness(5:50) Deja News – Rachel Maddow(6:47) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan(7:14) NUSL(7:20) Governor Maura Healey(7:45) Stacey Abrams Romance Author(8:26) Goodbye Sunny Sunshine(9:10) Jim Croce(10:58) New Genre of Literature – Canna Romance(11:30) She’s Taking A Break – Chapter One(12:20) Welcome To Story Time(32:17) Canna Mommy(33:00) Join Us For Season 5 in September! 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.    

Courage In Cannabis Anthology Volume 2 Authors

Joyce speaks with four authors in the second volume of Courage in Cannabis - another anthology of powerful stories of cannabis transforming and healing. The Canna Mom Show is happy to be supporting this project because in these two volumes there are over 60 stories of the most interesting and influential voices building this new industry.All the cannabis authors in these anthologies are making their mark in the cannabis world, and Joyce speaks with four canna leaders. Natacha Andrews, an attorney and cannabis advocate; Bronwen Scarberry, an educator and medical cannabis patient; Gerald A. Moore Jr, a former college athlete and canna dad; and the mastermind behind the Courage in Cannabis project, Dr. Bridget Williams.Topics Discussed(1:00) Welcome(1:50) Thank You Jon Gay – Podcast Insights(2:40) MJBizCon EMJAY Nominations(3:41) Courage in Cannabis(4:20) Guest Introduction(5:02) Natacha Andrews, Esq. Intro(5:37) Gerald A. Moore Jr. Intro(7:10) Dr. Bridget Williams Introduction(7:53) Bronwen Scarberry Introduction(8:24) NABCL and Parabola Center(10:15) Gerald’s Story(14:20) Bronwen Story(16:20) Career Crusher 2000(17:41) Ohio Cannabis(18:10) Medical Story(20:47) Shred The Schedule Campaign(21:15) Deschedule or Reschedule(22:59) Audio Intro(24:07) Michigan Cannabis(25:30) Interstate Commerce(25:55) Courage in Cannabis Education Section(27:47) Bronwen’s Family Story(28:50) Gerald’s Family Story(30:30) Noah – A Dad Story(33:15) Natacha’s Family Story(38:42) Dr. Bridget Williams Family Story(41:10) The Future(42:06) Federal Legalization(44:00) Parabola Center(46:00) Courage in Cannabis Book 2(49:25) Connect with Gerald(50:25) Connect with Bronwen(51:14) Connect with Natacha(53:00) Connect with Dr. Bridget Williams 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.  

Stylish Accessories for the Sophisticated Stoner

Hayley Dineen is the co-founder of Sackville & Co., a contemporary lifestyle brand designed by women who like to smoke weed! With extensive experience in product design and development outside cannabis, she is now focusing her intentions and gifts on cannabis. Along with her partner, Lana Van Brunt, Hayley has experienced all the ups and downs of financing a new canna venture and is now a wise woman leader who is sharing what she’s learned.Hayley shares with Joyce her business wisdom, the importance of marketing stylish canna accessories and what she’s looking forward to as the canna world continues to evolve and change.We also have a special segment guest, Dan Wittmers who has over fifteen-years in marketing and advertising and shares with Joyce his newest venture in the canna beverage segment.The Culture CornerJoyce recommends two podcasts, both by Rachel Maddow. The first is Bag Man, the story of former Vice President Spirow Agnew; and, the second is Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News, which is a six-episode podcast looking at historical incidents that can teach us lessons about current events. Bag Man is interesting for  its parallels to what is happening now with the Department of Justice and the indicted former President.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(2:07) Season 5 Announcement!(2:21) eMJay Awards Nominate The Canna Mom Show(2:51) Treat Williams – Hair(4:04) The Culture Corner(4:20) Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News(5:35) Canna Mom Event June 29(6:28) Hayley Dineen Introduction(7:24) Sackville Origin Story(8:34) Lana Van Brunt(10:22) Canna Connection(13:01) Researching Cannabis(15:10) Business Journey(17:09) Sackville 2.0(17:44) Sackville Studios(21:14) Sackville Grinders(21:55) Grinder Description(22:28) Audio Intro(23:30) Lifestyle(23:50) Dan Wittmers New Canna Beverage(31:45) @TwistCanna(32:32) Family Story(33:26) Canadian Cannabis(35:20) NY Perspective(39:00) Hope For The Future(39:31) Parabola Institute(40:32) Widening Canna Perspective(41:50) Favorite Way To Consume(42:45) Connect With Hayley at Sackville & Co., Sackville Studios or 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.   

Love You Three Founders Yanina and Melanie

Yanina Kaminski and Melanie Simons are two women in corporate America who are shifting their expertise and passions into the cannabis wellness industry. They are best friends and the co-founders of Love You Three  - a wellness lifestyle brand. As moms themselves, who bonded over back alley gummies, their mission now is to bring their customers self-care moments and feelings of wellbeing in a whole new way - one that is natural, nurturing, and incredibly luxe.With Joyce they share their personal canna stories, their business advice and how their products are adding value to the ever-growing health and wellness segment of the cannabis industry.And for those as interested in The Supreme Court as Joyce is we have two recommendations this week. First, the  Frontline Documentary, Clarence and Gini Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court, and second, CNN Supreme Court correspondence Joan Bisnuick’s new book - Nine Black Robes.Please join us at the Canna Mom Event on June 29 from 6:00 -9:00 at the Boston Winery  - love to see you there.Topics Discussed(1:08) Welcome(1:35) Frontline Documentary: Clarence and Gini Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court(4:20) Nine Black Robes(4:22) More Perfect Podcast(4:52) Cannabis Banking(5:15) Avidia Bank and Green Check Verified(6:12) Canna Mom Event June 29(7:06) Intro Yanina and Melanie(8:00) Baby Bonding(11:00) Covid Impact(11:49) Gummy Connection(14:10) Uncomfortable Edible Stories(16:15) Secret Revealed(17:48) Love You Three Origin Story(18:50) Product Launch(21:25) Audio Intro(22:34) Pure Shenandoah(24:36) Beauty Sleep(27:45) Virginia Hemp Politics(31:20) Children and The Canna Conversations(36:28) Connect with Love You Three(37:60) eMJay Award Nomination – Please Vote!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.