Power of the Flower

This informative, personal episode features James Schwartz, CEO of Cascade High. J and James openly share stories of how mushroom therapy can dramatically improve our mental and emotional health. Tune in Cannabis Warriors and learn how this natural growing fungus is working its magic to heal our trauma and depression.

Read Mr. Schwartz's article mentioned in this episode "Psilocybin Therapy for PTSD and Depressi...

It's November Cannabis Warriors! Power of the Flower is proud to honor all women in cannabis this Thankful November season. J is kicking off the month with Tara Eveland from the Richmond-based hemp retail store, Kultivate Wellness.  Join J and Tara as they discuss what it's like being a woman in the Virginia cannabis industry.  

J opens up to start the episode with how she first met Tara, and the impact she made ...

Tune in to join J and CannabizMD's Chief Revenue Officer Steve Landuyt this harvest HIGH-loween! Steven shares a mission to educate, build, and engage an ecosystem supporting the cannabis industry’s growth and sustainability via an exchange of ideas and innovation. CannabizMD is an international resource to help fill the void of quality medical cannabis science and policy education. This episode J gets on her soapbox about Vir...

CannatherapyNY, LLC is a black owned and women led organization that seeks to connect open minded people to the cannabis community - Collectively learning to achieve balance of self. Join J and Cannatherapy founder, Beatrix, on this Power of the Flower episode where they discuss cannabis, meditation, intention, and being proud "cannamoms".  Beatrix shares a quick, effective breathing exercise for listeners that you will g...

Did you know that black people are 3.73 times more likely than white people to be arrested for cannabis? Cannabis prohibition and mass incarceration has wrecked havoc on our urban communities and completely ruined and destroyed so many lives and families.  Join J and the resilient, inspiring Free My Weedman founder Kristal Bush in this episode where they discuss the important message to remember the forgotten stories of the women a...

Bevon Findley joins the podcast to talk about his partnership with Choices RVA, which aims to educate our community through providing transparent and unbiased information. Bevon gives details about the classes Choices RVA offers and how the African-American population has been affected by the cannabis industry.

Listeners: Get 10% off classes and subscriptions by using code powerflower at checkout. Visit  www.choicesrva.com to take a...

J + D welcome Eben Sumner on the podcast to discuss his cannabis business, Casco Bay Hemp, which  has been offering CBD and hemp-based wellness products since 2018. Sumner talks about Maine's medical and recreational programs, the extreme importance of spreading cannabis education and what part of the cannabis industry he thinks is the most lucrative.

Learn more about Casco Bay Hemp online. Get 15% when you sign up f...

DISCLOSURES:
- This episode contains some background noise. Pardon the disruptions, but trust us, it's easy to ignore because our guest is fascinating and educational. 
- This episode was pre-recorded before the death of J's son, Justice. 

In this episode, Doug, owner of  First Republic Seeds in Vermont, provides some serious cannabis growing advice. He explains why genetics are so important, discusses th...

D gets very personal and tells J about her struggle with spasmodic dysphonia (S.D.), a voice disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the muscles of D's voice box.  D invites her Otolaryngologist, Dr. John Sinacori, on to discuss what S.D. is,  the treatment for the disorder and how cannabis can alleviate the tremors in an S.D. patient's voice. D also performs a CBD experiment! Dr. Sinacori evaluates her voice after she...

In this episode, we pay tribute to two amazing men who founded cannabis-related organizations to serve veterans, EMTs and others suffering from PTSD.

Jeff DeMond shares how cannabis changed his life and how his own transformation led to the establishment of Grateful Veteran,  a non-profit designed to aid service members financially with their doctor visits and fees.

Dan Jensen, founder of Code 3 Outreach, tells ...

J + D welcome Tamara Netzel, founder of Cruel Consequences: Portraits of Misguided Law.  Tamara shares what the mission of Cruel Consequences is, how she combines her passion for photography to tell the stories of individuals who were victimized by a cannabis conviction,  and why she chooses to say "marijuana" instead of "cannabis." 

Our guest reviewer, Jocelyn, tells J + D how cannabis has made a huge ...

J and D talk to Codi Peterson, owner of PharmD Approved, about the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- the physiological system in our bodies that responds to cannabis.  He shares what products are available to pediatric patients suffering from seizures and cancer. Codi also gets D to make a big confession and crushes the myth about cannabis and our memory.

Our guest reviewer, G, tells listeners about the surprising efficacy ...

Daniel Bounds, a cannabis attorney from Warrenton, Virginia, joins the podcast to provide some free cannabis-related legal advice, discuss cannabis regulations in our Commonwealth, and give a great message about raising our voices to remove the stigma around cannabis. 

Barbara, a retired Army Sgt. Major and medical cannabis patient, also joins us to share her experience about the first time she visited a dispensary with he...