The Canna Mom Show

Francine Sommer Creating Quality Products For Menopause

Francine Sommer is the CEO of Respect Wellness,  a CBD wellness product line focused on healing a woman’s mind, body and spirit – specifically engaged with women over 45 and supporting women in menopause. Francine’s journey into cannabis brought her from New York to New Mexico where she was a long-time venture capitalist and the president of Gabelli Value Inc., a merchant banking fund that invested in undervalued, low-tech companies that needed equity financing or management assistance – sound like cannabis? She shares with Joyce her canna journey, how she’s creating high end and transparent CBD products, and why she’s so focused on helping women in menopause.Joyce also speaks with Georgi Gordon of the Cannabis Travel Association about how cannabis improves your mindset and so much more when travelling.TCMS Culture Corner: A new biography by Lydia Moland shares the story of author and agitator Lydia Maria Child  - it’s called: Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life  - it’s both a woman story and a Massachusetts story. Topics Discussed(1:09) Welcome!(1:25) NECANN(2:25) The Goods Dispensary Event Saturday, April 15(2:55) Cannabis Travel Association(3:15) TCMS Culture Corner: Lydia Maria Child(4:20) Female Author of Over the River and Through The Wood(6:52) Francine Sommer Intro(8:10) New York to New Mexico(11:17) Why CBD for Menopause(12:10) Investing in Menopause(15:50) The Survey(16:45) Wellness and CBD(18:27) Helping Active Adults Understand CBD(21:24) What Makes a Top 50 CBD Company(22:37) CBD and Herbal Extracts(29:37) Georgie Gordon – Cannabis Travel Association(32:14) Amanda Reiman(38:55) CTA Website and Connect With Georgi by Email(39:30) Spas and CBD Treatments(41:10) Banking and Investment in Cannabis(42:20) FDA Regulations(44:00) Connect with Francine Sommer at Respect WellnessThe 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.    

Micro Nerd Tess Eidem

Tess Eidem is the owner of Rogue Micro LLC in Colorado, where she is combining her deep understanding of microbiology with cannabis. She is - as we say here in Boston -Wicked Smaaart. Tess shares with Joyce her journey into cannabis, and how she is now using her unique “micro nerd” skillset to improve the safety of our cannabis and lift up women venturing into cannabis business. Tess also explains why it’s so important to have scientists trained to understand cannabis and what she’s doing to add value to emerging cannabis industry.TCMS Culture Corner: The Abortion Talks,by filmmakers Sarah Perkins and Josh Saber. This documentary focuses on the secret talks between leaders from opposing sides of the abortion debate in the aftermath of John Salvi’s 1994 murder spree at two Brookline, Massachusetts clinics. These women leaders met in secret for over six years to find a way to have civil discourse and change the trajectory of the violence spreading across Massachusetts. This film is not yet available in theaters or on-line, but is available for private viewings.TCMS Canna Tourism: Weed Moms, treat yourself to a body-mind-spirit experience featuring cannabis, coffee, and community in one of the most beautiful places on Earth! Danielle Simone Brand, author of Weed Mom, and Windhill Tours are teaming up to offer the 2023 Weed Mom Tour in Quindío, Colombia. This boutique experience is planned for April 30 – May 5 and includes:5 nights stay at a luxurious and private finca (traditional Colombian estate)3 full meals a day + snacksAirport pickup and drop offAll the cannabis you can smokeImmersive experiences include: cannabis farm tour and tasting, coffee farm tour and tasting, yoga, massage, and moreLimited space available. Visit www.windhilltours.com and use the code @daniellesimonebrand for $49 off when you book.Topics Discussed(1:30) Happy International Women’s Day(2:38) TCMS CULTURE CORNER: The Abortion Talks(4:20) Canna Conversations(5:40) Canna Tourism: Weed Mom Tour in Quindío, Colombia.(8:20) Grow Our Own Update(8:35) Tess Eidem Introduction(12:10) Canna Science Risks(15:05) Columbia Care NY – Rochester(21:45) Manufacturing and Microbiology(24:50) Why Microbes Can Be A Problem(27:36) What Rogue Micro Does(32:30) Tess’s Canna Story(34:50) Cannabis Infused Hot Sauce(36:00) Family Story(37:10) Sustainability vs. Investment Business Perspective(39:55) Controlled Environmental Agriculture(40:50) Combusting Microbes(46:20) The Emerald Conference Science and MJBiz(47:05) Connect with Tess in Boulder at Rogue Micro on Instagram 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.

Payton Shubrick Uplifting Springfield Pride

Payton Shubrick is a dispensary owner and operator in Springfield, Massachusetts, and she shares with Joyce how her journey into cannabis was not an obvious career path. After graduating from college, she wanted to return to her hometown to support the community that supported her and Payton found herself working with her local city government where she was introduced to the emerging cannabis industry. With the epiphany that cannabis could be something both beneficial and monetizable, she began her journey to become the CEO of a women-owned, black-owned and family-owned dispensary in Springfield, 6 Bricks Dispensary. Payton shares with Joyce her journey into cannabis, why she’s so committed to her community in Springfield, and what the secret sauce is of her family business.Joyce also speaks with sisters Rileigh and Ashleen Aguilar about their dispensary training  program Take Root and why they are Chronic Gals podcasters.TCMS Culture Corner: The Quiet Girl –  This “tender Irish drama” is about a young girl sent to live with relatives and has been applauded for its message of compassion and kindness.Topics Discussed(1:38) Pink Floyd at 50!(2:55) 280E(4:20) Deschedule or Bust(4:30) TCMS Culture Corner: The Quiet Girl.(6:30) Payton Shubrick Intro(7:05) Springfield, MA Pride(9:10) 6Bricks Instagram(9:48) Audio Intro(11:35) Canna Story Why(13:40) Cannabis and Wellness(14:55) Finding Investors(22:05) Payton’s Family(25:05) Rileigh & Ashleen Aguilar of Take Root(33:05) Connect with the Aguilar sisters(34:20) Big Opportunities in Cannabis(38:02) Surviving and Thriving in 2023(39:45) Connect with PaytonThe 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.   ily Cannabis Showing Up and Thriving in Springfield

Yesenia Garcia on Cultivating Mississippi Cannabis

Yesenia Garcia is the Chief Marketing Officer at Southern Crop  - the first licensed medical cultivator Mississippi. Yesenia joins their team with over fifteen-years of marketing experience including cannabis marketing experience in her home state of Florida. She speaks with Joyce about her experience transitioning from working with  Native American organizations to cannabis, what’s going on in Mississippi cannabis, and why it’s great to be a canna mom.On this week’s TCMS Culture Corner – Joyce lifts up her congresswoman, Ayanna Pressley, who has been the U.S representative for Massachusetts’s 7th congressional district since 2019. If  you don’t know Ayanna Pressley’s story you can listen to this great interview on WBUR with Tiziana Dearing where Congresswoman Pressley talks about how her mom was so important for her becoming the trail blazer she is, the struggles and joys of Boston politics, and about breaking the concrete ceilings in politics – right here in Massachusetts.Joyce also gives an update on her plants and reminds you that if you would like to learn how to grow your own, check- out Aja Atwood’s on-line course.Topics Discussed(1:22) Canna Rehydration Trick(2:42) TCMS Culture Corner: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on Tiziana Dearing(3:45) Congresswoman Katherine Clark(4:20) The Hidden Brain on Happiness(7:28) Grow My Own Update(8:00) Trella Tech and Aja Atwood(8:22) NECANN Boston(9:12) Yesenia Garcia Introduction(9:55) Native American Marketing(10:55) Transitioning Into Cannabis(13:20) Florida Medical Program(14:10) Curaleaf Years(16:04) First Dispensary Visit(18:38) Purpose(18:47) Plant Healing(19:41) Audio Intro(20:17) Kaneh Bosem Origin of Cannabis?(20:40) Mississippi Cannabis – Southern Crop((23:45) Cultivation in Mississippi(24:55) Southern Crop Mission(29:19) Yesenia’s Canna Mom Story(32:32) Canna Family Story(34:40) Amy Deneson and Cannabis Media Company(35:44) Connect with Yesenia on Linked-In or at Southern CropThe 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.

Canna Superwomen Kim Napoli and Caroline Pineau

Caroline Pineau and Kim Napoli are two of the most empowered - and empowering  - women working in Massachusetts cannabis. Caroline Pineau is the CEO and Owner of Stem dispensary in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a woman-owned adult-use dispensary serving the Haverhill community in a myriad of ways. Caroline is also the mastermind behind the Green Goddess Golf Invitational, a joyful annual event that brings together women from across Massachusetts working in the cannabis industry and raises money for a local charity.Kim Napoli is a licensed labor and employment attorney in Massachusetts, the co-founder of The Hempest, and a Massachusetts Cannabis Advisory Board member. Kim also served as the Director of Outreach for the Yes on 4 Campaign to Regulate and Tax Marijuana in Massachusetts way back in 2016.Together they are building a strong and connected cannabis community while also challenging the “community impact” fees imposed on local Massachusetts cannabis dispensaries.Kim and Caroline share with Joyce their own canna-mom journeys, an overview of the important work they are both involved with, and why they felt compelled to challenge the Host Agreement “community impact fee” and what will change when they win their case.Topics Discussed(1:28) Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (2:35) Bill Russell documentary on Netflix(3:28) NECANN Boston(4:20) Grow Our Own with Aja Atwood(5:20) Nashville Magazine and Josh Lamkin(6:10) Lamkin Guitars(6:30) Kim Napoli and Caroline Pineau Introduction(8:11) Kim Intro and Her Why(8:55) The Hempest in Boston(13:00) Cannabis Advisory Board(15:30) Kim’s Daughter’s Cancer Story(19:45) Caroline Pineau Intro and Canna Why(21:50) Stem Instagram Reel(24:00) Stem A Strong Cannabis Community(25:40) Canna Friendship Begins(26:10) The Green Goddess Invitational(31:20) Stem Bong and Pong(32:00) Green Goddess 2 – September 11 in Haverhill(33:05) Impact Fee Law Suit(41:20) The Importance of Good Cannabis Policy(41:56) Marijuana Policy Project(43:28) Canna Mom Stories(47:03) New Cannabis Dispensary in Quincy(49:30) Connect with Caroline Pineau by email, @Instagram or @website or @Linked-In(50:00) Connect with Kim Napoli by email 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.    

Kim Myles and Cannabis: An Enduring Love Story

Joyce learned about Kim Myles in The New York Times and knew she had to meet her. Kim Myles is an Emmy Award-winning designer, entrepreneur and cannabis enthusiast. She and her business partner Kelley Moore are the founders of Myles Moore, a cannabis-focused design firm working on projects across the country and now in New York. Kim also serves on the board of The Cannabis Media Council and is the creator, executive producer and star of the trail-blazing dispensary makeover series High Design which streamed on Discovery+ in 2022 and can currently be seen on HGTV’s Battle of the Bling. Kim shares with Joyce her joy in discovering cannabis, how she learned the industry from the bottom up, and why we all need to be taking our moms and aunties to our local dispensaries.Joyce gives a shout out to the Cannabis Travel World Fair put on by the Cannabis Travel Association; and her recommendation for TCMS Culture Section is the PBS documentary, Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.Topics Discussed(1:13) Cannabis Travel Association(2:27) NECANN Boston – March 10 – 12(4:03) Grown My Own Update(4:20) TCMS Culture Section: Fight The Power(6:30) Kim Myles Introduction(10:45) Cannabis and Menopause(11:04) Dr. Staci Gruber Research(11:18) Dispensary Designer Idea(17:00) Her Time at Med Men(19:35) Cannabis Media Council(20:50) Pitching To Discovery+  - High Design and Battle of the Bling(21:24) Simply Pure and Wanda James(26:50) What Good Dispensary Design Is(27:00) Smaller – Niche – Boutique(29:00) Myles Moore(30:50) Importance of Educated Bud Tenders(32:20) Kelly Moore and Cannabis(35:20) Audio Intro(35:58) Cannabis Media Council(36:20) Amy Deneson(36:40) Joyce Cenali(37:55) I’m High Now Campaign(40:15) Oncology and Cannabis(42:25) Revelry Cannabis Convention NY(47:12) Connect with Kim on Linked-In or Follow 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.  

Lauren Mundell Building A Creative Cannabis Community

Lauren Mundell speaks with Joyce today from Colorado where she is using her public relations and marketing skills to develop the Hi-Curious content marketplace. Lauren found her own healing through micro-dosing cannabis, and was inspired to spread her understanding of the health benefits after a lifetime of believing cannabis was dangerous. She is now laser focused on connecting small and medium cannabis businesses with cannabis creatives to transform the cannabis marketing world.Lauren and Joyce discuss her transition away from her corporate New York marketing lifestyle, her original vision of an on-line cannabis community, why she is now focused on solving the cannabis marketing problem, and how it feels to be a very cool canna mama.Joyce also gives a shout out to Massachusetts cannabis sales hitting a record of  just about $1.8 Billion in 2022, a drastic increase from that first retail sales in 2018 that were just $6.1 Million. Joyce reminisces on November 20, 2018, when she was in Leicester for that first day of legal retail cannabis. For her culture section Joyce recommends a show called Ginny & Georgia – which has a Massachusetts cannabis connection.Topics Discussed(1:10) MA Cannabis Sales hit $1.8 Billion(2:10) 2018 First Cannabis Dispensary Open Story(4:20) Cannabis Dispensaries Slowly Normalizing(5:40) Ginny & Georgia on Netflix and MA Canna Connection(7:15) Lauren Mundell Intro(8:15) Her Canna Story – The Beginning(14:00) New York Life(16:10) Hi Curious App(19:30) Content Market Place(20:25) 280E Marketing Issues(21:41) Solutions(22:00) High Society Mama(22:45) Bradley King and Elizabeth Udell(25:45) Stake Holder Capitalism(26:50) How It Works(30:32) Hi-Curious(30:40) Family and Cannabis(31:20) Hi-Curious, The Book(38:10) Discovering Healthier Habits(39:40) University of Arizona(42:10) Super Bowl and Cannabis?(44:30) Connect with Lauren at Hi-Curious or Instagram 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 TCMS website.    

Cannabis Chemistry with Caitlyn Krebs

Caitlyn Krebs joins Joyce from San Francisco where she is at the center of a new world combining tech and science and cannabis. Caitlyn is a biologist by training and a serial entrepreneur through practice, she has over 20-years of experience building companies at the intersection of science and technology. Caitlyn is now the CEO and co-founder of Nalu Bio -  the leading innovator in the discovery and production of next generation cannabinoid ingredients – and she is focusing her impressive skills and competency to commercialize consistent, clean and effective cannabinoid products for health and wellness. Caitlyn was raised in Hawaii but spent time on the coast earning her degrees and is now living in California, the perfect place for a canna mom. Caitlyn and Joyce discuss the  the importance of chemistry for cannabis, the mission of Nalu Bio, and how she talks with her boys about cannabis.Joyce also gives a book recommendation for The Great Escape, a thrilling and inspirational journey of the workers who rebuild our very important infrastructure after natural disasters and how a band of skilled Indian workers found justice through the lens of the civil rights movement.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:30) Bird and Byron touring with Josh Lamkin(2:25) Past Tens – Time Machine Podcast(2:48) Liz Phair – Extraordinary(3:15) A.C. Infinity Tent Set Up(4:05) Aja Atwood – Trella Grow Your Own(4:30) The Great Escape a book recommendation(7:55) Hemp!(8:23) Caitlyn Krebs Introduction(9:38) Nalu Bio – Go With The Flow(10:04) Nalu Bio Mission(11:03) Phyllis Whiteley(12:20) Audio Intro(14:58) Phloroglucinol(17:40) GPCR Receptors(19:30) Hydrophobic Cannabinoids(22:58) PBS Chemistry Show(23:14) Semi-Synthetic and Purely Synthetic(24:30) Delta 8(32:05) Canna Mom Conversation(34:15) Canna Scientists Needed(37:22) Curing Addiction with Cannabis(40:20) Connect with Caitlyn@nalubio.comThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music    

Laura Beohner Building A Business That Heals

Laura Beohner, co-founder of The Healing Rose, was introduced to Joyce in 2017 and she’s been using Laura’s products ever since. You could say she’s a super fan. With her husband, Laura and Zach founded The Healing Rose in 2016 - a MDAR licensed processor handcrafting body care and oils using certified organic ingredients. The Healing Rose creates handcrafted products in small batches with love and healing intentions, and their products are now available in over two hundred retail locations, including seventy-five Massachusetts dispensaries.And if that were not enough, Laura is also an active canna-community member and the mom of twin girls. Laura shares with Joyce the origin story of The Healing Rose, why she advocates for the hemp industry, what’s so great about suppositories, and how it feels to be a new canna mom.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome(1:20) The Embrace in Boston(2:45) Many Helping Hands Day of Service(3:30) Craftivism(7:15) NECANN(8:42) Laura Beohner Introduction(11:45) Personal Canna Story(12:44) Northeastern University(14:00) High Times Cup 2013(16:10) The Healing Rose Origin Story(16:49) Finding Her Mission(17:36) Shout Out Cara Crabb Burnham(18:52) Introducing Her Partner – Zach(20:04) Shanel Lindsay(20:25) NECANN(21:44) Hemp Industry(23:25) The Farm Bill(26:25) Building A Business(27:00) Lemon Ginger Menthol Salve(30:00) Selling Across The Country(30:45) Suppository Fairy(32:40) Twin Mom(33:05) Pregnancy Cannabis Choices(35:24) Favorite Way to Consume(36:30) Becoming a Canna Mom(39:10) New Products(40:04) Connect with Laura Beohner through website or Linked-InThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music    

Harrison Bard The Joint Guy

Harrison Bard is the co-founder of Custom Cones, USA. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, having started multiple companies in the eCommerce space including an avant-garde trophy company he founded as a college student. Harrison has worked with many Fortune 500 companies and upon graduating from the Kenan Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina, held a position at Amazon but then chose cannabis over corporate. He speaks with Joyce today about how his vision for weed infused paper pivoted into  Custom Cones USA, how they’ve built the leading ancillary company in the pre-roll space, and what trends he sees as the market matures in 2023 and beyond.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome Back(1:20) Coast Cannabis(2:30) High Times – Labor Market News(3:15) Prince Harry Smokes Cannabis – Royals and Cannabis(4:20) Trella Tech – Grow My Own(4:45) AC Infinity(6:25) Harrison Bard Intro(9:45) Canna Story(10:40) Paper Making(12:22) From Amazon to Cannabis(13:40) Tech and Cannabis(17:20) Building The Paper Business(18:00) From Weed Paper to Pre-Rolls(21:45) The Name  - Custom Cones, USA(25:50) Banking in Cannabis(27:40) Columbia Bank Washington(29:20) 2019 to 2020 Pivots(32:28) Miss Grass(32:30) Her Highness(33:02) Compliance(36:50) Cannabis and The Economy(38:35) Family and Cannabis(39:40) 2023 Vision(42:00) Connect with Harrison BardThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music