Tag: #Marijuana

TSC Talks Women in Weed

TSC Talks Women in Weed! This is a compilation of 6 different women who found their way into the cannabis industry. Inspired, motivated, and educated from their encounters with the plant, now all making a difference by using their lived experiences as women, as cannabis users, as entrepreneurs, to bring some unique businesses and services to the industry.

Tiffany Watkins

Tiffany Watkins is a “Cannabis Enthusiast”. She’s been an activist for 20+ years and has done a lot of work to bring awareness to health care and proper distribution of Medical Cannabis as well as paving the way for Recreational Cannabis.

She has marched on the Capitol (CA), to help bring a voice to those in need of the protection of the Compassionate Care Act. Additionally, she has attended and spoken at City Council meetings and delivered talks as a keynote speaker.

She states, “Cannabis is my passion and I am driven to assist this industry in becoming the standard when it comes to treatment plans, revenue achievement, and sales models.
My intent is to continue helping, building and growing within the Cannabis industry. ”
https://vanguardmediaonline.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-watkins-9910a5176/

Danielle McQueen

Danielle, (Dani) McQueen, is a true champion in the cannabis world. She is a business owner who has been nominated for Best Cannabis Company of the Year, Maine Cannabis Activist, Business Leader of the Year, Champion in Corrupt Responsibility, Best Innovation: Hot Cocoa, and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. While doing all of that, she is also the mother of a special superhero little girl that suffers from the same autoimmune disease as she does. Danielle demonstrates her rough path but also her strength to follow her instincts, and as every human being, with doubts and uncertainty but reaches an amazing lifestyle for her family while also helping other families. She shares a story of overcoming but also the real struggle as a person who suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitis. Danielle just really uprooted herself and moved to Maine to help her child and herself.
Website: https://www.oldmanfarms.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldman_goodies_llc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldmangoodiesllc/

Daniella Benea

Daniella Benea, Pharm.D., licensed pharmacist working in the medical marijuana industry in CT & MA comes on to discuss her experience thus far working in the growing cannabis industry. A graduate of UConn School of Pharmacy, Daniella started out working as a Stop & Shop store pharmacist but took advantage of an opportunity to work at a CT dispensary, hoping for more hands-on patient engagement.
She encourages all listeners to call The Botanist or Prime Wellness with questions
(if local to CT or MA) if you’re interested in learning more or booking an appointment.

Links are as follows:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniella-benea-pharmd-54a38418b/

Joyce Gerber & Amie Searles

Joyce Gerber is an attorney, advocate, and writer. She brings her exceptional organizational skills, patience, and compassion to the emerging cannabis industry. She is the creator and host of The Canna Mom Show. When not advocating for cannabis normalization, Joyce is active with many community and civic organizations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, children, pets, and several students from the Berklee School of Music. In her spare time, she has managed a rock band, ran for a local political office, and likes to create beautiful quilts for friends and family. Joyce has degrees from Northeastern University, Tufts University, and Connecticut College. When asked to describe his mom, her son Josh said, “she’s a force to be reckoned with.”

Amie Searles is a top-performing agent specializing in residential sales and leasing in the Greater Boston area and was working with Joyce as co-host at the time of this recording.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecannamomshow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecannamomshow/

LinkedIn, Joyce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-gerber/

LinkedI, Amie:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amie-searles-79329373/

Ruth Fisher

Ruth Fisher, Ph.D., Cannabis researcher, and analyst, Co-Founder of Cann Dynamics, as well as the author of The Medical Cannabis Primer,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfisher/
https://medicalcannabisprimer.com/
https://www.quantaa.com/
https://canndynamics.com/

TSC Talks Guest Tiffany Watkins 2

TSC Talks guest Tiffany Watkins is a “Cannabis Enthusiast”, founder and CEO of Vanguard Media, and cannabis activist. She’s been an activist for 20+ years and has done a lot of work to bring awareness to health care and proper distribution of Medical Cannabis as well as paving the way for Recreational Cannabis.

She has marched the Capital (CA), to help bring a voice to those in need of the protection of the Compassionate Care Act. Additionally, she has attended and spoken at City Council meetings and delivered talks as a keynote when invited.

“I am Tiffany Watkins a.k.a. LadyCanna.

In three decades I have witnessed a lot of changes in this industry, but one thing remains the same; not everyone gets to have a voice. I have been treated with disrespect, talked down to in situations, and made to feel as if my contributions to the Cannabis community didn’t matter.
I knew this treatment was not only because I am a POC, but because I am a Woman. I also knew…I wasn’t alone.

Since the 1990’s it has been my focus to have equity and unity surrounding Cannabis. Working together, with every voice having validity, has been both our greatest asset and our biggest struggle.

Closing the gap between the sexes in the cannabis industry will take hard work from us all. I founded Vanguard Media with providing a platform to bridge that gap in mind. Women in the cannabis community deserve the spotlight…and we shall stand in it unapologetically. ”

Women in Weed- 3:14
Tiffany Watkins Bio (Activism and Fostering Education)- 5:55
Activism as a Women- 10:03
At the Capitol on Lobby Day- 10:58
Personal experience with Cannabis- 13:57
Interest in Holistic Medicine- 15:55
Stigma with Misinformation- 19:29
Vanguard Media- 21:26
“You Will Be Heard!”- 23:56
Learning the Virtual World Communication Challenges- 28:21
Legitimacy of Cannabis Business- 31:40

AI transcript link: https://otter.ai/s/K9ox4juPRwyGH0zjv6mZBw

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-watkins-9910a5176/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladycanna101
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladycanna101/
VANGUARD MEDIA Links
Website: https://www.vanguardmediaonline.com/

TSC Talks Guest OP Innovates

TSC Talks guest OP Innovates features an interview with 2 team members, Dr. Jim Kane, Chief Science Officer, and Keith Butler, Chief Executive Officer. “OP Innovates formulates with the plant in mind. Using research, experience and our unique patent-pending delivery method we deliver cannabinoid products that work.”

Keith talks about his early years of cannabis activism and how the science today indicates that using cannabis is actually helpful for our bodies and minds. At 56, Keith is pharma free and healthy.

Keith is…”A native of Washington DC and 40-year industry veteran who has been working with Cannabis and Hemp since 1979. Keith Butler has formulated some of the most effective products available including patent pending natural methods of water solubility and bioavailability of cannabinoids. Butler’s passion for cannabis was nurtured through extensive travel across Asia, South America, and Africa. Through this experience, Keith brings great depth and knowledge of the plant ranging from law and medicine to manufacturing processes and international distribution. “Nature provides us with everything we need to heal and nourish the mind and body.”

LifePatent is an innovative research company focused on unlocking the natural medicinal properties of hemp; dedicated to advancing the science behind the growth, extraction and application of hemp cannabinoids for healthier living. For more information, visit LifePatent.com.”

Dr. Jim Kane is a”PhD microbiologist and pharmaceutical research veteran and our cannabinoid expert.”

An excerpt; ” So between Jim Annie and myself, we have all facets of the industry covered. I am a 40 year veteran of the cannabis industry and in this world since the mid 80s. I worked at America’s first hemp company, that was owned by Steve DeAngelo in the early 90s. I’ve known Steve since the late 70s. Worked with his company in the 80s. I worked with EcoBoost in the 90s and we’re still friends today. Annie Rouse is our resident academic. She is the world’s only Fulbright scholar in the subject of hemp. She is also currently the only person who carries a master’s degree in hemp. She and others have put hemp in space. We are studying hemp on the International Space Station. Jim and I are working on novel delivery devices. We have two patents filed, one for cannabinoids and lipophilic compounds and another for reduction of the spread of coronavirus using our delivery device and some of our cannabinoids and other features and he is an expert on regulation. Annie sits on the board of directors, she is the secretary of the Hemp Industry Association. She is on the board of directors for the US Hemp Authority and the Hemp Roundtable. I am on the board of directors for the National Cannabis Industry Association and I am on the Hemp Industry Committee. Our job is education and getting the knowledge out there about the plant and that it’s good for people to use”

Introduction- 4:01
Keith Butler Background- 4:35
Dr. Jim Kane Background- 7:50
Companion Plant- 10:09
Taboo- 10:43
Balanced Body- 15:13
The Difference Between Cannabis and Pharmaceuticals- 17:08
OP Innovates Group Intro- 21:00
Bioavailability- 21:25
Hemp Mellow- 24:19
Hemp at Space- 26:38
Explanation on the Variety of Products Out There- 29:18
The Last Prisoner Project- 38:59
Roadblocks- 40:51
The Vision of Revolutionizing the Healthcare System- 46:40

Website: https://www.opandme.com/
https://www.hempmellow.com/
https://overcomeveryday.com/
https://www.thinkhempythoughts.com/

Email: hello@opandme.com

Thank you Jim and Keith for a fascinating discussion.  All of our podcasts can be found at https://tsctalks.com/podcast/

TSC Talks A 420 Compilation

In this Special Edition 420 Compilation, we share some favorite audio clips from several of our past guests on the 20th of April, 2020!

First up is Sherri Tutkus, RN, BSN~Founder and CEO of GreenNurse Group, Medical Director of Irie Bliss Wellness and host of GreenNurse on the Go Radio Show.

1. Sherri is a cannabis nurse, patient and advocate. Sherri earned her Bachelors in Science and Nursing from Boston College. She is highly skilled Registered Nurse with 30 years practical experience in various departments within the hospital and home setting. She is utilizing her expert nursing skills as a medical center specialist, clinical nurse liaison and educator to bridge the gap between patients and the cannabis community. Sherri has been educating and implementing holistic integrative healing modalities within her practice for over 20 years. She educates on the endocannabinoid system and the safe utilization of cannabis at dispensaries, hospitals, clinics, patients homes and she regularly does pop up events and expos.

Sherri is a member of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and the Cannabis Nurses Network and she brings passion and purpose to her work teaching bio-psycho-social-spiritual healing using cannabis as a tool. https://greennursegroup.com
Shari’s episode on TSC Talks: https://tsctalks.com/sherri-tutkus/

2. Keith Stroup, Mr. Keith Stroup is a Washington, DC public-interest attorney who founded NORML in 1970. Stroup obtained his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Illinois in 1965, and in 1968 he graduated from Georgetown Law School in Washington, DC. Following two years as staff counsel for the National Commission on Product Safety, Mr. Stroup founded NORML and ran the organization through 1979, during which 11 states decriminalized minor marijuana offenses.

Stroup has also practiced criminal law, lobbied on Capitol Hill for family farmers and artists, and for several years served as executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). https://norml.org
Keith’s episode on TSC Talks: https://tsctalks.com/tsc-talks-guest-keith-stroup/

3. Nikki Lawley~Nikki Lawley, Cannabis Advocate and Educator

Traumatic brain injury stole my joy, but cannabis returned it.

Nikki, a NY state resident, has always been a proud and diligent worker. She’s served as an HVAC filtration salesperson, later starting her own company, then as a casino dealer, and most recently, as a pediatric nurse. She had suffered two traumatic brain injuries during her younger years, but it was the third TBI that suddenly changed everything. In a heartbeat, her life changed from one of optimism, vibrancy, enthusiasm, confidence, and extroversion, to one of constant pain, withdrawal, depression, and hopelessness.

While trying to help administer a routine vaccine to a young boy, Nikki was thrown against the wall, suffering a significant TBI and cervical instability in the process. Nikki’s TBI has caused cognitive deficiencies, confusion, memory loss, anxiety, and pain. She found herself unable to work, unable to interact with others, and in a very dark place. None of the numerous traditional medications she’s tried helped, and if fact, their ghastly side effects left her even worse off.

She had long since reached the end of her rope, when, on a whim, figuring she had nothing more to lose, she turned to cannabis. https://linktr.ee/Nikkilawley
Nikki’s episode on TSC Talks: https://tsctalks.com/tsc-talks-guest-nikki-lawley/

4. Mike Robinson~Mike Robinson, the founder of the Global Cannabinoid Research
Center in Santa Barbara California, is a multiple Cancer survivor that’s used cannabis oils and CBD extensively as well for Severe epilepsy, Chronic Lyme Disease, PTSD, and in pain management. Over the last 6 years Mike has shared his journey and analytics on cannabinoid medicine research globally while assisting patients and helping to teach clinicians globally. Mike is the former Director of Consumer Affairs and Communications at The American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine. His post grad education, however is not in cannabis or cannabinoid medicine, rather it’s focus was International Relations and Diplomacy. Robinson has an extensive history of leading a large compassion program that provided countless disadvantaged cannabis patients with various alternative protocol treatments, is a published journalist and international cannabinoid research specialist, is a former registered Civil Rights lobbyist and non attorney that represented countless disabled children pro bono nationwide for over 2 decades. He’s a past board member of Big Brothers and Sisters, the founder of multiple non profits for disabled children, and is well known for adopting a severely disabled child, Genevieve, from the compassion program he once ran.

Read Genevieve’s Journey in High Times: https://hightimes.com/culture/genevieves-journey-how-cannabis-helped-save-life-create-family/
https://mikesmedicines.com, https://globalcannabinoidrc.com, https://genevievesdream.com, https://carouselchallenge.com

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TSC Talks Guest Mike Robinson~Healer Vs. M.D.

TSC Talks guest Mike Robinson, Cancer Survivor/Cannabis Activist – Founder, Global Cannabinoid Research Center, comes on to discuss some of the current challenges in the cannabis community as well as exciting opportunities and projects coming your way. He starts off answering the initial question regarding who is reliable and trustworthy in the industry, we delve into challenges with cannabis certifications, the misconceptions surrounding the term “healer” and the lack of respect and credibility, and why these perceptual challenges exist.

We also discuss the sharing of information parent to parent on platforms such as Facebook, and how this can be valuable as well as how professional platforms often don’t give the level of detail one can gain from online groups. There is much caution needed in all areas of sharing information on cannabinoid medicine as well as assessing what is accurate and reliable. Mike has years of in-depth hands-on experience working in the compassion program one on one with many many individuals and discusses what it takes to “dial-in” a protocol, emphasizing the need for personalization and tweaking of one’s regimen, getting in touch with our physical and psychological cues to learn what will work best for our own cannabinoid medicine treatment as well as our loved ones for whom we might seek support and guidance in learning to implement this valuable and often last-resort life-saving treatment for those living with chronic and often life-threatening conditions.

Below are some links with more information. Stay tuned for another full podcast episode with Mike discussing the disconnect between the healer and the M.D. in traditional and cannabinoid medicine and offers some suggestions and hope for bridging that gap.

There’s a lot more here that’s well worth your time. Please note that Mike has launched (in his spare time) a platform for those who are “in need of help” in light of the global pandemic we are facing with covid19. https://whosneedinghelp.com.

We will shortly be launching another podcast with content related to Mike Robinson’s work and other life minded professionals and patients will be housed and will shortly be including more information on this podcast where we hope to put out shorter, more frequent information/Q & A, support and resources on cannabinoid medicine, and promoting our shortly to be launched botanical beverage that will truly knock your socks off. Watch our website, look for announcements on the front page banner related to this new content.

As always, thanks for listening, caring and sharing as we talk about “the things no one else wants to talk about ” and try to bridge gaps in misunderstandings, perception, and lack of education to come together as human beings doing our best to find some quality of life and joy while here on this planet.

Mike’s links:

Article about his personal experience: https://www.mikesmedicines.com/medical-marijuana/fighting-ordered-isolation-with-cannabiniods-coronavirus-scare-hits-our-home/

On the role of cannabinoids in fighting disease: https://globalcannabinoidrc.com/f/immunoregulatory-role-of-cannabinoids-during-infectious-disease

https://mikesmedicines.com
https://globalcannabinoidrc.com/
https://carouselchallenge.com
https://genevievesdream.com
https://nanobles.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-robinson-~-cannabis-heals-256b3192/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikesEpilepsy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabismymedicine/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeRob47354384, https://twitter.com/MikeRob23307223
https://hightimes.com/culture/genevieves-journey-how-cannabis-helped-save-life-create-family/
https://www.imedpub.com/proceedings/cbn-the-cancer-fighting-cannabinoid-5528.html

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TSC Talks Mike Robinson