The Canna Mom Show

Boston Cannabis Week’s Lisa Finelli Fallon

Lisa Finelli Fallon is the co-founder of Boston Cannabis Week, New England's first week of events dedicated to the professional cannabis community. Now in its fourth year the BCW continues to focus on education, health and wellness, art, music, networking, sports, fashion and cuisine. The mission of Boston Cannabis Week is to normalize the idea of cannabis in our communities, and their focus is to connect educators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, community representatives, media, retailers and consumers in a unique, engaging and professional setting. Lisa is using her expertise in creating virtual and in-person experiences celebrating cannabis culture, community, academia and lifestyle in her role at BCW.  Joyce and Lisa talk about BCW’s origins, the great success it was in September, how to talk with kids about cannabis, and why people living in Massachusetts are called Bay Staters.Joyce gives a shout out to an  article from Marijuana Moment arguing that when cannabis is on a ballot it usually wins, which means it brings people out to vote. This November cannabis is on the ballot in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri and both Dakotas, North and South. And, in Colorado psychedelics are on the ballot. This normalization is happening so let’s keep the movement going. To all our sophisticated stoner listeners, please vote.And if you’d like to support our mission of crushing the stigma around cannabis and caregivers please reach out to our team to learn more about TCMS sponsorship opportunities.Topics Discuss(1:15) Josh Lamkin Music(1:51) VOTE!(2:30) Cannabis and Voting Article(3:50) Cannabis Health Equity Movement(4:04) Thailand and Cannabis(4:20) TCMS Sponsorship Deck(4:36) Introduction Lisa Finelli Fallon(5:26) Boston Cannabis Week(6:38) Audiogram(7:20) Hard Rock Café Boston(7:52) Scott Bettano(8:15) Freedom Rally(10:55) Lisa’s Canna Story(14:45) BCW Origin Story(16:33) BCW 2022(17:02) Golf Event(18:47) Planning BCW 2022(19:23) Social Consumption Lounges(21:52) Attendees(23:31) Parenting Panels(24:50) Talking with Kids About Cannabis(28:28) Freedom to Choose(30:01) 2023 BCW Third Week In September(30:45) Connect on Linked-In or  Website or Facebook(32:00) Connect with Lisa The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music    

Sam Kanter Making Canna Cooking Accessible

Sam Kanter is the owner and operator of Dinner at Mary’s, a ready-to-cook meal kit business servicing Greater Boston, offering upscale three-course meal kits delivered with instructions for cooking fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Sam has worked in the food industry since 2007, garnering extensive experience in on-premise events and catering in the Boston restaurant scene. She started DAM to bring cannabis and cuisine to the people. She is a Zagat 30 under 30 winner and is known for pushing the envelope and creating unique experiences for her guests with a focus on hospitality.​Sam’s goal is to remove the negative stigma associated with cannabis and prove the plant’s potential. In Sam’s life cannabis plays multiple roles, many of which are productive, and she’s on a mission to educate on cannabis' positive impact.And Joyce speaks with Alexandra Gomes, MCR Lab's Marketing Manager, about the second annual Cannabis Science Fair which will showcase some of the great cannabis science and innovation taking place across the various sectors of the industry. The fair will be hosted at Harvard University's Science Center in Cambridge on Saturday, December 3. The Science Fair is the culmination of MCR Lab's Science Over Stigma campaign that aims to challenge the misrepresentation of cannabis using science and research.Thank you Sanctuary Medicinal in Brookline, MA for making today’s show possible. Topics Discussed(1:20) Experience Plus Great Greek Bike Adventure(2:20) High Holiday Cooking(2:50) Terpenes(3:00) Cannabis Cafe(3:10) Oblend(4:20) Cannabis Research(4:45) MCR Labs Cannabis Science Fair(5:23) Sanctuary Medicinal Thank You(5:40) Sam Kanter Introduction(6:50) Dinner at Mary’s(13:45) Alcohol and Event Planning(14:23) Sensi Magazine(15:14) Dinner at Mary’s(16:50) The Meal Kits(20:33) Catering Events(21:41) Cannabis Wedding Expo(22:20) Mocktail Syrups(23:07) Sanctuary Medicinal Thank You(24:15) MCR Labs(26:55) Cannabis Science Fair(31:11) Holiday Meal Kits(34:24) Connect with Dinner at Mary’s The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music

GrassPass Helping Massachusetts Women Discover Cannabis

Rebecca Slotkin and Madlene Olander are building their cannabis business, the GrassPass App, right here in Massachusetts. These friends met fifteen years ago in the digital marketing world and when they connected on cannabis they decided they knew how to add value to the emerging industry. On today’s show Joyce talks with Rebecca and Madlene about their canna “why” stories, what they are creating for women that is going to improve our dispensary experience, and how it feels to be canna moms in Massachusetts and Sweden.Thank you Sanctuary Dispensary in Brookline, Massachusetts, for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome Back(1:32) Gutsy Women with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton(4:10) Pod617.com(4:20) Podcast Super Friends on Facebook(5:00) Thank You Sanctuary Medicinal(5:30) Guest Introduction(6:20) Madlene Olander(7:03) Rebecca Slotkin(8:00) Their Canna Why(10:55) Swedish Cannabis Status(11:54) Audiogram(12:40) GetGrassPass App(14:08) Connecting with Dispensaries(16:13) Massachusetts Women and Cannabis(18:35) Purchasing Power of Canna Women(21:16) Ask Ingrid the Budtender(22:50) Removing Obstacles to Purchasing Cannabis(24:05) Thank You Sanctuary Medicinal(25:15) Women Leadership(26:51) Canna Mom Stories(30:05) Shift Away From Alcohol(32:50) Normalizing Canna Culture(35:00) Connect and Get GrassPass(36:00) Fine Fettle: Cannabist: Hempest: Tree House The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme song.    

Canna Purpose, Passion and Persistence with Tiffany Watkins

Tiffany Watkins is known in the cannabis community as Lady Canna and represents the best type of community leader because she’s opening opportunities for so many others in the cannabis industry. Tiffany is a former IT Professional, working many years as a Network Systems Engineer, and holds degrees in Computer Science and Network Infrastructure. Tiffany is now working with the powerhouse Christina D’Arcangelo and holds the title of Chief Operating Officer at Affinity Bio Partners LLC, a world leader Clinical Research Organization (CRO) focusing on cannabis research.  Tiffany’s grassroots campaigning and cannabis advocacy goes back 30+ years. She’s been heavily involved in patient representation, harm reduction, public policy and community organizing. In 2019 she founded Vanguard Media Online, a media platform and magazine  dedicated to women in cannabis. Tiffany shares with Joyce her journey from tech to cannabis, the importance of canna education, and what her children think about having such a cool canna mom.Today’s show is supported by Miss Grass, a premium THC and CBD product line that is terpene rich and carefully crafted by expert cultivators so that you are assured the same terpene and cannabinoid profiles batch-to-bath and state-to-state – so you always know what kind  of high to expect. Joyce speaks with Jenna Levesque of Miss Grass who shares the mission of this weed for the times.Topics Discussed(1:20) Welcome Back Season 4!(1:50) Green Goddess Invitational and Stem Dispensary(2:10) POSE(3:50) Greece and Cannabis(4:30) Thank You Miss Grass(4:50) Tiffany Watkins Introduction(5:20) Christina D’Arcangelo and Affinity BioPartners(5:40) Vanguard Media(8:50) Early Cannabis(12:14) Tech World Burnout(15:44) Focus on Family(20:45) Vanguard Media(24:15) Christina D’Arcangelo(26:21) Affinity BioPartners(27:15) CD Retreat(28:30) Thank You Miss Grass!(31:10) Ascend Dispensary(37:44) Back with Tiffany Watkins(38:10) Relationship With The Plant(39:10) Oaksterdam University Cannabis Education(40:20) Audiogram(50:00) Education(42:55) Canna Mom Talk(45:40) Connect With Tiffany Watkins through Vanguard MediaThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music    

Building A Feminist Cannabis Community

For our Season Three finale episode we are sharing the story of the founders of Tokeativity, Lisa Snyder and Samantha Montanaro, the global community of active cannabis consumers and business owners that believe in cannabis normalization, equity and empowerment of a modern consumption culture. The Tokeativity community connects through creative, social, and political, intersectional feminist forward activities and marketing campaigns that work to create radical, positive change. Lisa and Samantha are pioneering thought leaders in Oregon, community builders and innovators. They have been recognized for their work in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Condé Nast Traveler, Yahoo! Finance, The Guardian, MJ Lifestyle, Travel Portland and Dope Magazine and of course The Canna Mom Show.Joyce also speaks with Heather Fowler of Mary Jane’s People, and we look forward to returning in the fall with more canna stories in Season Four!Topics Discussed(1:04) Welcome Back(2:05) Dollars for Life by Professor Mary Ziegler(2:55) Fresh Air Interview of Mary Ziegler(4:20) Brittney Griner(5:44) The Mass Art Museum exhibit- Designing Motherhood(7:26) Thank you Mary Janes People(7:45) Introduction Lisa Snyder and Samantha Montanaro(9:08) The Spark of Tokeativity(11:05) Prism House(11:16) School of Rock(14:09) A True Partnership(15:15) Audiogram(19:25) Digital Events(19:45) WEIC(25:55) Adam Smith – Canna Activist(27:00) Oregon Cannabis(30:00) Lisa’s Why(33:40) Samantha’s Why(37:00) Heather Fowler of Mary Jane’s People(43:50) Mama Sam and The Jam(45:25) Sweet Jane Magazine(46:50) Mommy Jane’s Guide To Social Media(49:35) 25% Off Code: The Canna Mom Show(49:45) Tokeative Tour(50:31) The Weed Bus(52:16) Connect with Lisa and Samantha at Tokeativity WebsiteThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music  

Continuous Cannabis Education with Dr. Pepper Hernandez

Dr. Pepper Hernandez is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and  founder of the Cannabis Holistic Institute in Humboldt County. Dr. Pepper is a healer and an educator and a community organizer who describes herself as an educator of health and wellness and an advocate for cannabis as medicine. On today’s show Joyce and Dr. Pepper talk about Humboldt County, personalized cannabis healing and the power of podcasting.Joyce also shares her plans to attend Dr. Staci Gruber’s presentation on cannabis for women in menopause through her work at MIND (Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery) at McLean Hospital presented by Apothercare. And we give a shout out to a Haverhill, MA dispensary STEM and a delicious infused chocolate, Coast Cannabis.Thank you Mary Jane’s People for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(1:30) JAG Detroit(2:00) Coast Chocolate(2:50) Dr. Staci Gruber(3:46) Tokeativity(4:20) MA Stem Dispensary and Green Goddess Golf Tournament(5:05) POSE(5:55) Keep The Canna Mom Conversation Going Campaign(7:15) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(7:20) Dr. Pepper Hernandez Introduction(8:50) Humboldt County and Canna Journeys(11:41) Trinidad, CA(15:02) Cannabis Fingerprints(16:35) Cannabis Holistic Institute(18:16) Audiogram(19:12) Education Before Medication(20:43) For Physicians By Physicians(27:40) Clubhouse(28:26) Clubhouse Room Tuesdays at 12:00 PT(29:30) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(30:37) Podcasting: The Humboldt Quantum Alignment(32:55) Access Humboldt(38:30) Connect with Dr. Pepper on Website(39:00) Connect on Instagram, YouTube, FacebookThank you for your support and please subscribe so you never miss an episode!The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music 

Makaila Sylvan’s Innovative North Carolina Apothecary

Today’s guest, Makaila Sylvan, is the co-founder of The Ghetto Apothecary, a cannabis lifestyle company located in North Carolina. She and her business partner, Kiara Ingram, are new to the legal hemp space but have been well-received by their community - and as a black-owned and women-led business they are modeling a positive cannabis industry movement. Makaila shares insights into her unique offerings and how The Ghetto Apothecary is catering to an expansive demographic who can benefit from Makaila and Kiara’s knowledge about lifestyle, alternative medicine and wellness. Their North Carolina modern-day pharmacy brags a satirical name that Makaila hopes will support destigmatizing cannabis wellness use.Joyce also speaks with Nicole Bucerra who is the founder of Henlo Hemp, a delicious and healthy dog treat made with hemp seed oil. And Joyce also talks about her afternoon atBountiful Farms, an award-winning and independent Massachusetts cannabis cultivator who invited her to an event introducing their new cannabis-infused BBQ sauce that was created with The Smoke Shop, an acclaimed Boston-area restaurant. The limited release sauce is now available at select recreational dispensaries in Massachusetts including Bud's Goods and RISE and at Bountiful Farms’ medical dispensary, just in time for summer gatherings with friends and family..Thank you Mary Jane’s People for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(1:44) Brittney Griner(2:11) Bountiful Farms and The Smoke Shop BBQ(2:55) Andy Husbands Sweet Victory Sauce(4:50) Bud’s Goods and Bountiful Farms(5:26) Cultivation Center Tour(6:55) Bountiful Farms(7:50) KTCMCG Campaign Link(8:15) Urban Dictionary Canna Mom Definition(9:40) Henlo Hemp(9:51) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(10:00) Makaila Sylvan Introduction(10:55) North Carolina Canna Status(12:00) Makaila’s Canna Story(15:33) Kiara and Makaila’s Canna Story(17:00) CBD Pre-Rolls(18:20) Hemp Farming(21:35) Canna Mom and Family(23:46) Audiogram(26:35) North Carolina Canna Mom Movement(27:03) Franny’s Farmacy(28:05) The Ghetto Apothecary and Lifestyle Wear(28:41) Skincare Line(30:58) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(32:00) Nicole Bucerra and Henlo Hemp(34:58) Lassens Health Food(36:50) Hemp Seeds(39:32) Henlo Hemp Website(40:00) The Ghetto Apothecary(42:50) Connect on Email or FacebookThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music    

Collaborative Cannabis Marketing with Annie Davis

Annie Davis is a Clio award-winning business strategist, marketing leader and investor with nearly twenty-years of experience building lasting teams and brands for companies spanning consumer packaged goods, renewable energy, natural products and, of course, cannabis. She has worked for Flow Kana, a leading brand of sun grown flower, Care By Design, a pioneer in CBD wellness, and led direct-to-consumer and strategic partnerships for one of Joyce’s favorite brands, Garden Society, a craft cannabis operator serving women in search of new, more holistic ways to rejuvenate from the chaos of their daily lives. Annie is also a fierce advocate for ESG (environmental, social, governance) and diverse representation in cannabis. She serves as a mentor to underrepresented founders through Our Academy and Eaze’s Momentum Accelerator, and as an Advisor to MJ Unpacked, Royal Technology Agriculture, High Confectionary, Garden Society and Cannabis Doing Good. And she is wicked smaaart! Annie holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she co-founded the HBS Green Business Alumni Association and she’d also the mom of two.Topics Discussed(1:20) Momma Janes Resin Cleaner(3:30) Bountiful Farms and The Smoke Shop(4:20) CD Freedom Retreat(5:12) Susan Cain and Bittersweet(6:19) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(6:33) Annie Davis Introduction(7:60) Growing Impact(8:45) Annie Canna Mom Story(11:60) Fractionalized Work(12:47) Garden Society(15:13) Audiogram(16:12) Canna Mom Shame(19:30) Harvard Business School(23:30) Cannabis Business Innovations(27:00) Our Academy(29:00) Cannabis Media Council(30:30) Cannabis Marketing(33:32) The Cannabis in Boston(34:10) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(35:15) Back with Annie Davis – Boston Connections(36:00) Rebel Spirit(37:00) Growing Impact(43:22) Connect with Annie on Email or on Growing Impact WebsiteThank you for your support and please subscribe so you never miss an episode!The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music 

Lezli Engelking An Arizona Cannabis Trailblazer

Lezli Engelking shares her insights on the necessity of cannabis business standards from her experience as a trailblazer in the Arizona cannabis industry. Lezli Engelking is a strategic self-starter who possesses two decades of professional experience across multiple industries including cannabis, government relations, pharmaceutical, mental health, non-profit and publishing. She combines her skills for interpersonal communication and her passion for data together as the founder of the Foundation of Cannabis Unified Standards (FOCUS). The emerging cannabis regulatory world is fortunate she has because we need more experts at identifying needs and delivering customized solutions and streamlining processes that ensure quality, safety, compliance, and increased revenue. Lezli understands how a passion for community outreach, coalition building, and public policy issues - and her willingness to take on a challenge - is how she is helping to build a safe, legal and standardized industry.Thank you Mary Jane’s People for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(1:10) Welcome Back!(2:20) Miss Weed(3:53) College Station, TX - THANK YOU!(4:20) Texas(4:30) Sweet Jane Magazine(5:00) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(5:11) Lezli Engelking Introduction(6:15) Arizona Cannabis(9:34) Bloom Dispensary Phoenix(11:54) Audiogram(15:20) Biggest State Challenges(17:00) Cannabis Not A Crop(20:15) FOCUS(22:30) Standards vs. Regulations(26:20) Non-Profit Work(32:00) Federal Government Solutions(33:55) Thank You Mary Jane’s People(35:00) Back with Lezli(35:30) Cannabis and Family(37:50) Changing Stigmas Through Listening(40:47) Association of Food and Drug Officials(42:20) Prioritizing Health and Safety(43:30) Treating The Plant As One(45:60) Connect with Lezli on Linked-In or at FOCUSThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music  

Jessilyn Dolan Healing Generations in Vermont with Cannabis

Jessilyn Dolan joins Joyce from Vermont to discuss how her experience as a nurse focused on both supporting patients and conducting research on multi substance and opioid use disorders propelled her into the world of cannabis for health. Jessilyn is the co-founder of Nurse Grow Organics Hemp and CBD, the first clean green certified hemp farm in Vermont. She is also a patient and a caregiver and has spent decades cultivating and crafting medicinal herbs. In addition to her healing work she is also  using her unique voice as a board member of the American Cannabis Nurse Association, president of the American Nurses Association-Vermont, chair of their legislative advocacy committee, founder of the Vermont Cannabis Nurses Association, and co-founder of the Green Mountain Patients Alliance. On today’s show Jessilyn shares her journey of healing generations of patients in Vermont and how her own Grateful Dead childhood prepared her to be the powerful cannabis healing advocate she’s become.Thank you Khadijah Adams and Girl, Get That Money for making today’s show possible.Topics Discussed(2:00) Will Be Wild the Podcast(3:30) CNN Insurrection Documentary(4:20) Rachel Rollins U.S. Attorney General(5:00) Apothercare and Ascend and The Cannabist and Pure Oasis(6:38) R.I Welcome to Cannabis(6:50) KTCMCG Campaign Link(7:16) Courage In Cannabis(7:23) Thank You Girl, Get That Money(7:40) Jessilyn Dolan Introduction(8:45) Tel-Aviv Cannabis Conference – CannX(9:06) Cannabis and Breast Feeding(10:10) Study Results(14:35) Nursing In Cannabis(17:50) Holistic Caring in VT(21:05) Research at University of VT(22:60) Consulting Business(23:33) Audiogram Clip(25:30) Advocacy Work(28:21) Thank You Girl, Get That Money(29:40) Dr. Dustin Sulak Website(30:21) VT Hemp Co – Nurse Grow Organic Hemp(33:42) Canna Family Story(37:10) Clean Green Education(40:44) Connect with Jessilyn at Website: Instagram The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music