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Speaker 1 (00:08):
Whether it's a gummy and oil, a topical, a soft shell,
or now even a sparkling drink. CBD comes in many forms,
but how do you know which one's right for you?
Or better yet, how do you even know how to
spot the ones that aren't? Today I just say no,
We're helping you decode the options, understand your needs, and
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learn how to choose with confidence, from seed to self care.
Now the problem even getting the information you need can
be a challenge. Because of the FDA's in action and
a patchwork of inconsistent federal and state laws, brands and
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even media are restricted from making clear, evidence based claims
about the potential benefits of CBD. Now, I'm not talking
about hype. We're talking about accurate, actionable information that's still
hard to come by, made scarce by decades of prohibition
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and ongoing regulatory silence. And that's why today's conversation matters.
We're not just talking about what might work. We're talking
about what to look for, what to avoid, and how
to advocate for your wellness. Despite the restrictions on information, Hey,
I'm opening up the conversation to go to the extra
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mile and give you real insight where others can't or
just plane won't within those limits. We're cutting through the
fog and getting real about CBD.
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Hello, Hello, and welcome back to Just Say No, where
we take the mystery out of the cannabis plant and
empower you to make informed, thoughtful choices. I'm your host,
Maria Calabres, coming to you from the heart of California's
cannabis country on CASEAA Radio ten fifty AM one O
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six point five FM, the station that leaves no listener
behind and wherever you get your podcast. Hey, if you
tuned in to episode twenty one you met Aspen Green
founder Brandon Lewis, where we explored the origin story of
a brand that appears to be raising the bar in
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the CBD industry. We dug deep into the roots of
the brand, from their USDA certified organic hemp grown in
Colorado to their dedication to full spectrum formulations. Now, what
really sets Aspring Green apart for me isn't just their
commitment to clean ingredients, it's how far they gone to
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prove it. Their products are physician formulated by doctor Adam Perlman,
nationally recognized leader and integrative health. Every batch is tested
by third party lab sc Labs. Sc Labs is among
one of the best, and the results are accessible easily
accessible through FEWR codes on their packaging, so you can
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see exactly what's in the bottle. They even partner with
the Realm of Caring Foundation. This is a wonderful nonprofit
dedicated to cannabinoid research and patient support. And Aspen Green's
commitment it didn't stop at what they put in it,
it extends to what they leave out. I was impressed
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by that their products are free of toxings, pesticides and
artificial additives. Plus, I really like that they use eco
conscious packaging and they prioritize sustainable practices throughout their entire
supply chain, which is really important when it comes to
cannabis products. I found aspin Green to be a rare
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wellness brand backed by science and that doesn't just talk
the talk, they walk it organically. And today I want
to continue our journey with a focus on something we
hear a lot in the wellness world, what form of
CBD is best for me. We'll explore tinctures, gummies, topicals,
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soft gels, and aspen greens new sparkling CBD drinks. I'll
also be sharing a pre recorded conversation with their customer
care team, who help guide customers through these questions every day.
So if you're CBD curious or just looking through refine
your wellness routine, this episode is your personalized roadmap to
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navigating the many options and finding what works best for you.
But before we dive into our conversation with Aspen Green's team,
I want to highlight something we can speak freely about.
The federally legal herbs that Aspen Green combines with its products,
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like turmeric, known for its anti inflammatory properties. Lemon bomb
and valerian root long use to promote sleep and relaxation,
and ashigonda and aptigen be loved for its stress balance
and effects. All of these I take on the daily.
These herbs bring centuries of traditional use to modern formulations
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and they help support rest, relief, and mood. The irony
we can celebrate these plan allies openly while still being
restricted in how and what we how we talk and
what we can say about the benefits or even potential
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benefits of CBD, despite growing anecdotal and scientific support, and
when these federally legal herbs right when well, cannabis is
a culinary herb, we have hemp derived CBD, which is
federally legal per se, and then we've got marijuana. But
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when conventional herbs are thoughtfully paired in formulations, the herbs
and the cannabinoids, they create a layered natural wellness experience
that's both functional and just plain feels good. And that
brings us to today's focus. How do you know which
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CBD product is right for you? Each form works differently
in your body and can influence how quickly you feel
affects and how long they last right on set and duration.
Maybe want something fast acting and discrete. Maybe you're looking
for longer lasting support or is CBD routine that fits
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your daily rhythm. And you've probably seen the term full
spectrum on CBD labels, but what does it really mean
and how does it differ from broad spectrum. The key
in choosing is understanding your goals, your lifestyle, your needs,
and your body. That's why customer education is so important
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despite all these restrictions on what can and cannot be said,
And I've got to tell you, Aspen Greens support team
is a true value add when it comes to helping
people navigate choices, like how different forms of CBD are used,
how they're paired with other herbs like skull cap, lemon
balm and even black pepper. What makes us do organic
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flower special and how terpenes shape the effects experienced, and
why they believe the flower aspen Green uses helps define
the Aspen Green experience. They're available to help break down
the meaning of full spectrum and why it's foundational to
Aspen Green's product philosophy, with one noteworthy exception when it
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comes to their petline, something I'll circle back to after
we hear from them. So stay tuned because after this
short break, you're gonna hear directly from the Aspen Green
Customer Care Team and how a little guidance can go
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All right, So as promised and welcome back everybody you're
listening to Just say no on Caseya Radio ten fifty AM,
one O six point five FM, or wherever you get
your podcasts. I'm back with and Rebecca. They're part of
the Asping Green Customer Care Support team, and we're talking
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about from seed to self care and uh they're going
to spotlight some of Asmin Green's products. But before we
do that, Stephanie, Rebecca Learn who would like to take
this question. I'd like to talk to you guys about
different consumption methods and why someone might choose a gummy
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over a tincture over a topical.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (11:36):
So I would say some, you know, depending on just
like a person's composition and just their metabolize like how
they metabolized food in general. Uh, some people have a
better chance at you know, getting the experience a desire
from let's say, like a CBD oil versus a gummy,
because gummy is completely contingent on your metabolism and whereas
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a sublingual product is going to kind of enter the
bloodstream via the receptors in your mouth and the GI
tract plays a very little role in it. That's usually
how we'll guide, you know, customers into choosing a gummy
versus an oil or vice versa.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
And you offer so you guys offer oil, gummies and topicals,
and then you have a petline and you have a
beverage coming out. Is that correct?
Speaker 4 (12:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (12:27):
All right, So Rebecca, you are coming at this from
a cultivation background, and I'd like to talk to you
a little bit about the flower, the herb, the quality,
the USDA organic full spectrum formulation that Aspen Green makes,
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and then how it translates into the different types. Whereas
there's an oil, there's a gummy, there's a topical, and
I know you have a beverage coming out, So tell
us a little bit about the flour and then the
different types of products that you have.
Speaker 8 (13:06):
Yeah, So at Aspin Green, we work with farmers who
are based in Colorado, and the farms themselves also have
a USDA Organic certification, which is amazing. They we work
with a couple of main strains of cannabis that they
grow for us, and it's kind of broken up between two.
We have our products like the relief products, the rest
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and calm products, all products that are supposed to be
a little bit more like relaxing and calming to your system.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
For those, we utilize.
Speaker 8 (13:39):
HINT plants that are a little bit more like Indica leaning.
They're all full spectrums that we utilize all cannabinoids found
in the HMT plant, but these tend to be more
of like a relaxing composition to plants. And then we
also have our Bliss products, which is a super popular
product that we offer. We have the Bliss oil and gummies,
and those we use a different plant. Those have a
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higher concentration of like CBDV and THHCV, which are cannabinoids
that studies have found to be a little bit more
like uplifting and energizing. So those are a great product
for people who are wanting to yeah, maybe more and
more like daytime use or just like you know, feel
a little bit more energized and uplifted from taking CBD
products and ask for the quality of the flower. Like
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coming from a growing background on small and large scales,
I can definitely verify it just how insanely difficult it
is to not only grow organic, but also to get
USDA certified organic, Like, for example, to get certified organic
by the USDA, your land itself, the soil the land
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has to have be totally free of synthetic chemicals for
at least three years, so that's kind of like the baseline,
and then after that you have to have an organic
system in place for every aspect like how you manage
your soil, you control the pests, how you feed the plants,
which really limits you to just organic practices, which it
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seems like that wouldn't be that hard. But if you
look at kind of what is offered out there, like
most of it's going to be synthetic pesticides and fertilizers,
so that really limits you and kind of pigeonholes you
into a smaller like smaller options. So to grow organic
actually takes a lot of effort and a lot of care.
And then on top of that you get annual inspections
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where an inspector comes out checks your field, your records, everything.
So the fact that we can say that you know,
from seed to the final product, everything is USD Organic,
I think is really a beautiful thing to offer as
well as like the transparency as well. So yeah, USD
Organic is no like small feet, and I think it's
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really cool that we offer that.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
It's very very rare and it's it's it's super impressive.
I read on your website that you have a flower
super haze. Are you still using super haze?
Speaker 4 (16:05):
Yeah, we still utilize that strain.
Speaker 1 (16:08):
And and you know, I know, like will the realogy
cush stand up? We're trying to have a new name
and convention. These are cultivars, not necessarily names, But what's
more important than the name, right, is the terpene profile.
Can you explain a little bit to our listeners what
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you know, what you're looking for in a flower is
a rich profile of cannabinoids and the terpenes, And can
you talk a little bit about terpenes and what those are?
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Yeah, Steph, do you want to take this one? Sure?
Speaker 1 (16:44):
All right?
Speaker 7 (16:45):
So the terpenes that are usually you know, found in
the cannabis plant are going to be kind of like
the aroma that you're picking up from the flower that
you're usually buying. They can go anywhere from like fruity
to like super cheesy, and those all are going to
play a huge role in the overall experience that you
have with the plant. And so throughout my you know,
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eleven years in the industry, what we've noticed is that
we kind of gotten away from like sativa and indica
when we try to guide people into purchasing, because those
are just really just the way that the plant grows,
Whereas the terpene profile is going to be the actual
effect that you get.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
From the plant.
Speaker 7 (17:22):
So depending on if you're using let's say, like a
rest product versus maybe like a bliss product, you're going
to get different terpene profiles that are going to speak
to that experience. So with rest, you're probably looking at
terpenes like line a little that are going to be
a little bit more calming, a little bit more even
like sedative, whereas something with limonine is going to be
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a more uplifting high and something that we would maybe
deem more as like a daytime experience. The cool thing too,
is that all of our products have a CoA soor
a certificate of analysis, and on that analysis it has
a breakdown not only of the cannabinoids but also the terpenes,
so you can kind of start to learn your terpenes
and then be able to see, Okay, cool, this is
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what I'm going to get from this product versus trying
this one.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
That's that's fantastic. And like to ask both of you
a little bit when it comes to yeah, and you
want to follow your nose. That's the good rule of thumb,
not not the label of the experience. How does it
hit you? You'll feel it and you know when you have.
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I like to think of the quality of like the
difference between mass produced grapes and then small thatch wine
grapes and the quality of the flour you'll it'll produce
consistently high levels of CBD. But then because your products
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are full spectrum, so they include the support of other
minor cannabinoids like CBG, CBC, beta howerfully, So, could either
of you talk a little bit about the minor cannabinoids
and what CBG or CBC, what the research is showing
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or why people are looking for those cannabinoids. I know
CBG has been coined the mother of all cannabinoids. Maybe
we could start there. Who would like to take that?
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Yeah, I'll go ahead and take it.
Speaker 8 (19:29):
So at aspin Green, we offer full spectrum products, means
that we offer the whole full range of plant compounds
that are found in the cannabis plants. So it has
all the cannabinoids, the terpenes, the trace THHC, all of
these things kind of combined together to call and create
what's known as.
Speaker 4 (19:49):
The entourage effect.
Speaker 8 (19:52):
So basically the entourage effect is just the concept that
you know, all of these aspects of the plant work
together synergistically to to really give you, like a full
spectrum benefits from the plant. And so sometimes you'll see
products that are like CBD only or things that are
just offering like just CBG and those things can definitely
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be helpful, but if you're wanting to think about how
it's actually working, it's kind of like comparing it to
taking a whole orchestra and then stripping it down to
just like one instrument and then just having that thing playing,
where if you have the whole orchestra together, it's like
creating a much more you know, a better experience and
like your body is able to like process it and
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do more with it. As for like some of the
small cannabinoids that are found in full spectrum products. You
have things like CBG that's definitely a popular small cannabinoid
that people look for. It That one in particular has
a lot of like anti inflammatory properties. It supports things
like focus, gut health. Studies have shown that it helps
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with ie health as well.
Speaker 4 (21:00):
Well.
Speaker 8 (21:01):
You also have CBN, which is another one that's been
you know, getting more popularity. That one's known to help
with sleep, so it can help promote like rest and relaxation.
Speaker 4 (21:12):
And one thing that we.
Speaker 8 (21:13):
Love to offer, especially in our Bliss products is CBDV
and THHCV. These are more like minor cannabinoids that are
currently like a lot of small studies are getting done
on these, but they are very closely related to like
CBD and THHC, but they have more benefits to like
your neurological system. So studies have shown that they tend
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to be a little bit more uplifting, a bit more
like stimulating instead of a lot of people, you know,
find CBD and THHC to be relaxing, help them wind down.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
This one since tends to be more energetic.
Speaker 8 (21:47):
So those are a couple that we focus on, and
i'd say some small cannabinoids that people are starting to
focus a bit more on.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
That's a very very interesting and I like how you
explained it. I'm going to borrow and use and credit
you for the analogy of the symphony.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Amazing.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
Like you know, sometimes you want to violin.
Speaker 9 (22:09):
Solo, but I love the full But yeah, so so
does Aspen Green offer broad spectrum as well as full spectrum?
Speaker 1 (22:23):
And what's the difference?
Speaker 7 (22:26):
We do not offer broad spectrum at the moment. All
of our products are considered full spectrum, and.
Speaker 4 (22:32):
That the pet line as well the calm choose our
broad spectrum.
Speaker 1 (22:37):
Okay in the pet line, okay, all right, and broad spectrum.
So just explain the difference between the two.
Speaker 7 (22:46):
Broad spectrum, it is going to be, you know, a
singular cannabinoid kind of working on its own, so Blis
Rebecca was saying something that would be just be CBD
or something that's just.
Speaker 4 (22:55):
CBN, which well, but when they.
Speaker 7 (22:59):
Works in are just together, something with full spectrum that
has all the cannabinoids, the terpenes, the flabinoids, that's really
going to create.
Speaker 4 (23:06):
That entourage effect that we're looking for that we find.
Speaker 7 (23:09):
In studies find to be just a little bit more potent,
And in my opinion, I'll usually pick something full spectrum
versus something that's broad spectrum.
Speaker 1 (23:21):
Is it would you say it's similar to like if
you were to take vitamin C versus a multi.
Speaker 8 (23:28):
Vitamin exactly, I'd say it's comparable to taking a VIT
and C supplement and then just eating like including fresh
citrus fruits in your diet every single day. For me,
that's kind of like the difference between like isolates, because in.
Speaker 1 (23:46):
The orange you're gonna have the full spectrum, You're going
to get all the other wonderful benefits in the fruit
exactly exactly, not just the CBD extracted from it.
Speaker 4 (23:58):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
God, it got it. So going through your products. So
tell us about your oils and your tinctures, a little
bit about the flavors and the textures. I've read a
lot of the reviews. A lot of people from our
hive have said that they're really impressed by the flavor
and the texture. I know some people who just this
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is what I'm excited that your beverage is coming out,
because some people just don't like tinctures under their tongue.
But tell us a little bit about the flavors and
the textures of your tinctures and of your gummies, about
what you want.
Speaker 8 (24:36):
Yeah, sure, well, yeah, between the tinctures and the gummies,
it's two totally different things. The tinctures are definitely like
stripped down, so it's just going to be the MCT oil,
the organic hymp extracts, and then potentially functional herbs depending
on which product you're purchasing. But I would say that
the flavor profile of our CBD tinctures one their full
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spectrum with organic hemp extracts. So if you're familiar with
like the smell of cannabis, it definitely has like a
very earthy, sometimes like pungent smell to it. It's very
it's hard to describe it. It's very earthy, and we
do have like a slight flavor profile to them, like
the relief oil will say cherry, but those flavor profiles
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to the oils are super mild, mostly just going to
be like an earthy HMP flavor. As for the gummies,
those are a totally different story. Each of our gummies
has like a very strong, delicious flavor to it. We
have cherry, lemon, wild berry, and tropical flavor too, so
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all those are great flavor.
Speaker 4 (25:44):
Organic sugar to sweeten those and they're delicious.
Speaker 8 (25:47):
So yeah, but it's a very very stark contrast between
the oil and the gummies.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
Okay, and then I'll I'll forward this towards Stephanie. When
customers call in, how do you guide them if they're
just starting from ground zero in terms of what consumption
method or product might be best well suited for them.
Speaker 4 (26:11):
Yeah, that's that's a great question.
Speaker 7 (26:12):
I think me personally, what I'll usually start with is
just if they're familiar at all with full spectrum products
and if they've played around with like even just taking CBD.
Speaker 4 (26:21):
If they have, I'll usually ask.
Speaker 7 (26:23):
Them, like, what you know form of ingestion they tried,
whether it's a gummy or it's an oil, and that
will kind of help me better gauge maybe where they're
tolerance that or just like how new they are to
these types of products. I if they're completely new, I'll
usually direct them towards like our commline, our commline with
the functional herbs like oshwaganda and cama meal and you know,
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holy basil, they tend to have a really calming, kind
of relaxing effect. And then I love the CBD to
THHC like ratio between like the oil and even the gummies.
The gummies are a little bit stronger with the two
point five MILLIGRAMSHC. I find that if you're really new
to it, sometimes even that could be a little bit
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too much for the nervous system. Whereas with the calm oil,
even if you just do one full milli leader, you're
getting you know, one milligram a THHC to what twenty
five milligram to see me to year bucka am I correct?
Speaker 4 (27:15):
Yeah, And so.
Speaker 7 (27:16):
It's it's just wonderful for them to really be able
to gauge and then like build upon that one milligram
to see, okay where am I in this, you know, experiment, experiment,
and then I always tell them like, just make sure
the first time that you do try them, you know,
be in the safety of your home, and then maybe
just clear out your schedule so that you can be
really open to what is happening in your body and
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you can really take a mental note of it, because
as we touched on before, it's a very a very
individualistic journey, and it really does require you to experiment
and keep an open mind because I've you know, in
the eleven years I've been doing this, there's been times
where they haven't been guided to taking it in a
safe way, so they've taken too much and then just
been completely turned off by the entire industry. Whereas for us,
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it's like, let's ask all the questions that we possibly can.
Let's have them also ask us all the questions they have.
There is no silly question because in return, we can
empower them with the knowledge to at least be able
to set them up the first time and doing it
in a safe way.
Speaker 4 (28:13):
But usually that those are.
Speaker 7 (28:14):
The questions that I start off with asking, and colm
is a great place to start.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
Com is a great place to start, and you know
so many people who are new to it will just
ask me if I'm at a barbecue or social event, well, well,
what does seem to be good for? What do people
take it for? Why would you have it? And I
think it's important for someone just starting out is to
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figure out what's the intention. What are you looking right?
What's your expectation? What are you what are you looking for?
Are you looking for com are you looking for relief
from everyday stressures? Do you have sore muscles? Not that
we're making health claims here about any of it, but
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people are taking it for different reasons, rest, relief, calm.
I was really curious about. I've talked to several people
who take it for sex and intimacy, and do you
guys want to tell us a little bit about what
you know about that and what you have for that.
Speaker 8 (29:25):
Yeah, so we offer the Rowels intimacy products. We have
the Rows oil and then we also have the Rows cream.
The cream is also an oil based product. But yeah,
we've designed these specific formulations to be extra strong. Since
you're applying it topically in your intimate areas, it really
helps to like encourage blood flow and sensitivity. So it's
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great for that use for intimacy. It's also great for
people who experience any sort of like discomforts, or even
if you're just like wanting a little bit extra moisturizer.
It's great to be it has a lot of different uses,
and not only for like sex and intimacy. These products
can be used obviously anywhere else on the body too.
But yeah, they've been physician formulated to be safe to
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use in your intimate moments too.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
We've got a couple of episodes on cannabis, cannabis tativa
and sex so on. Hey, you know it all starts
with calm so and you know sleep is such a
big problem, an issue for so many people. And while
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we can't speak to the benefits of CBD, we can
speak to the benefits of the other functional ingredients. So
super impressive in your products. You mentioned chaganda and a
couple of other things. So can you tell us about
some of these supportive functional ingredients in certain of the
products that you have and what they're good for.
Speaker 8 (31:03):
Yeah, so since you mentioned the rest products, I'll go
ahead and start there. So, yeah, the rest product, the
oil and the gummies on top of the full spectrum
cannabinoids that we have in there.
Speaker 4 (31:15):
We also have things.
Speaker 8 (31:16):
Like skull cap and lemon balm, Valerian root and camma meal.
Speaker 1 (31:22):
Wow.
Speaker 8 (31:22):
So yeah, if you're familiar with herbs, these are all
classic herbs that have been used for hundreds thousands of
years to help promote sleep and relaxation. Valerian root traditionally
has been used for sleep and also to help you
fall asleep faster. I'm sure most people are familiar with camamal.
It's just a very relaxing nerveine herb just to help
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promote relaxation. Skull cap traditional used for calming properties. It's
also been believed to help with dreams and supporting the
nervous system. And then limon balm another great herb that's used,
you know, across the world. It's in the mint family,
but a lot of soothing effects to help leave you
stressed with that.
Speaker 1 (32:02):
Wow, Rebecca, what's your favorite product?
Speaker 4 (32:06):
Mine definitely is the Rest.
Speaker 8 (32:08):
I struggle with my sleep and so for me, I
take a rest gummy every single night and I've definitely
found it to be helpful. But yeah, I love our
REST products. I also love our rows cream. The cream
has like a nice cocoa. It's like sent to it,
which I love. So those are probably my two favorite ones.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
Now, Rebecca, retail question, and I'm going to ask you
what your favorite product is. But in terms of consumption methods,
if you were going to take a gummy, for instance,
for sleep, would you take it an hour before or Again,
it's trial and error. Everybody's different, it's individualized, and you
have to kind of start low and slow in experiment
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and see. But what's the suggested use?
Speaker 4 (32:51):
Yeah, I mean you hit the nail on the head.
Speaker 8 (32:53):
Definitely always start low and slow because for some people
a little too much can actually be stimulating, like it
can cause feelings of anxiousness if you take too much.
So definitely start with a small amount. Figure out what
feels great for you, because just the right amount is
very relaxing and can make you just ready to go
to sleep. As for the timing, I would say I
would say thirty minutes to an hour for gummies to
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take before bed, and then for oil I would say
the same. I'd say thirty minutes to an hour for both.
Speaker 1 (33:24):
And now, Stephanie, do you have a favorite product.
Speaker 7 (33:30):
I definitely love our rest product. I tend to use
the Relief one a lot. I love the functional herbs
that are found in that one. We've got, like the
turmeric and black pepper, black you know, cuman seed, especially
black pepper having like super high levels of beta carrio filing.
Like it's just super interesting mix for me. I tend
to deal with a lot of injuries from like when
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I played soccer, so like a lot of I don't
know inflammation around like my knee, joids and stuff. So
I tend to really gravitate towards that one.
Speaker 4 (33:58):
I got my mom.
Speaker 7 (33:58):
Using it, my aunt using it, and I use both
consumption methods. So I love our gummies and our oil,
but I do use oils more than gummies because I
do try to limit my sugar intake, and so the
oils are really nice. And I think because metabolism does
play such a huge role in the overall efficacy of
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like a gummy and an oil is not as bad
or not sorry, let me see that again, the metabolism
isn't as big of a role in the oils. I
feel like it's a more consistent effect, so I'll usually
take it thirty minutes to an hour before I want
to feel the effects, and it usually hits me the
same way every time.
Speaker 1 (34:37):
That's what I do as the chronic back pain sufferer,
take an oil sublingually. And I have to admit I've
not tried your oil, but I am going to try it.
The minute we finished this interview, I didn't even realize
there was the other support of the turmeric, the chiam,
the black pepper. I put that in my diet on
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the daily for inflammation. And I'm not making a claim
about CBD, the turmeric, the Kayanne, the black pepper, but
the studies, the studies we need because at the end
of the day, we're talking about our pagando, We're talking
about lemon balm, We're talking about turmeric. Why can't we
(35:20):
talk this freely about CBD or cannabis. Well, Brandon, in
part one of our areas started mentioning on the history.
It's the nineteen thirty seven Marijuan Attacks Act. We've had
eight decades of prohibition and while there's a lot of
anecdotal evidence, we need more studies. They're coming, we need
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more human studies. They're coming. But FDA, come on evaluate it.
I mean, we've got to stop prosecuting it and get
this plant out of Schedule one. But that's the whole
other episode. You guys have been amazing. I know you
have a new product coming down the line. I'll tell you,
I'm so super excited about it because I've tried. You know,
when you have oil based pinctures, they just they're okay
(36:04):
if you put them in a tea I find, but
they don't mix with cold beverages. I've tried to find
CBD drink mixes and a lot of them have askedpertain,
I'm not going to touch it. So you've got a
beverage coming. Just before we wrap on this Aspen Green
product spotlight, we're going from sea to self care. You
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guys have been amazing each of you. Give me a
little bit about the new product coming the beverage. It's
it sounds very exciting and the flavors are just off
the hook here.
Speaker 8 (36:34):
Yeah, we're all super excited for the drinks to come out.
I'm very excited to try them. And yeah, I know,
like I agree with you on the sugar stuff. I
know for me, I was personally pushing for like a
super low sugar option on the drinks.
Speaker 4 (36:49):
But Brandon, our CEO, was you.
Speaker 8 (36:51):
Know, gave the pushback of like no, I'm not doing
fake sugars, like no fake sugars like we It's like
it's not quality, you know. So I really I kind
of to shift my mindset around that of like no
sugar or low sugar isn't always good, you know. So
I'm really excited to just like see what they taste
like and then see what they feel like too, because
for me, a THHD drink will be a totally new experience.
(37:13):
So yeah, I'm super excited to try it out.
Speaker 4 (37:16):
Same, same, same, same.
Speaker 7 (37:18):
We haven't got to try the flavors yet, but the
way that Brandon has like obviously discussed it, it's going
to be They're gonna be amazing. I think that a'm
Mafi Spirts is the one that I'm most excited for.
But yeah, I think I love already. I feel like
sublingually tinctures are kind of my go to, So I'm
curious to see what a beverage is like versus a
tincture and if there's a difference there.
Speaker 4 (37:37):
So super excited to try them out.
Speaker 1 (37:39):
Well, you know, you're you're backed by a physician who
everything starts with the nutrition from his philosophy, which I
agree with. I think the strongest medicine is what's at
the end of your fork, and FDA, you allow a
lot of things to be at the other end of
the fork. We won't get into that, but okay, so
the flower, it's a culinary herb, right, it's another herb,
(38:03):
and herb is an urban is an urban, it's the
company you keep. And so we have this beautiful cannabis
plant and we have all those other herbs, and it's
so exciting to see and learn more about the efficacy
and to have healthy alternatives to prescription drugs or alcohol.
(38:25):
And at the end of the day, you right, not
bad mouthing Western medicine, but for someone like me who's
been a chronic back pain sufferer from a car accident
that happened in nineteen eighty seven, you just need to
find something that you could have on the daily that
doesn't just mask symptoms and make you addict it, but
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actually kinda does something the way kyenne does and helps
calm the inflammation.
Speaker 4 (38:54):
So it was nice like bad effects too.
Speaker 1 (38:59):
That's it. That's it. So so thankful that aspen Green exists,
that we found you. We welcome you to the hive.
We're excited about the beverage, and we look forward to
having you back.
Speaker 4 (39:13):
Thank you, Yeah, thank you for having us.
Speaker 1 (39:15):
Oh, I look forward to having them back. In fact,
we ran over last week's episode, so I just said, hey,
we're doing the part two. I'm going to take the
parts that we ran over and just cover the ground
and we will definitely, definitely have them back. There's so
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many things I like about this brand and their product line. Personally,
I am deeply committed. I'm a believer in the power
of the full plant. I whenever it's possible, I'd rather
eat a fresh orange than take vitamin C. There's a
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time and a place sometimes you need and see boost.
But all of Aspen greens human products are formulated as
full spectrum, meaning, as their customer care team explained, they
retain the full range of the cannabinoids, the terpenes, and
(40:20):
the beneficial compounds found in the hemp. Now this whole
planet approach. It supports what's known as the entourage effect,
which they spoke to as well, where all of the
elements of the plant work together synergistically to support well being.
(40:40):
The one exception to the full spectrum formulation in Aspen
Green's product line is their calming choose for dogs. Now,
these are made with broad spectrum hemp extract. That means
the formula still includes multiple cannabinoids and plant compounds, but
it's been carefully as to remove all detectable THC. It's
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a thoughtful choice for pet parents who want to offer
their animals the benefits of hemp without the presence of THC,
particularly for smaller pets or pets with sensitivities to THC.
The bottom line, whether it's for you or your furry
family member, it's important to be informed for your first experience.
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Understanding the different spectrums. Reading your labels is key to
choosing the right CBD product for you or your pets needs.
Just to reiterate when you're watching the video version of this,
we have a disclaimer that we are not making any
health claims about CBD in particular, or any of the
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cannabinoids or the cannabis plant. We are in compliance with
the FDA's rule that you know you cannot speak to
treatments or diseases or cures. They haven't evaluated it yet.
Side note, it's curious when the twenty eighteen Farm Bill
passed allowing the United States of America for hemp to
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be grown in the United States of America. It didn't
speak to the cannabinoids from the hemp plant in products.
It dragged its feet, and then a pharmaceutical company came
out with a drug called Epidialects. Epi Dialects is an
(42:35):
anti seizure medication that has an active ingredient CBD. Oddly enough,
the FDA evaluated it as an ingredient in a prescription drug.
And now that they did that first, because it's an
active ingredient CBD in a prescription drug, we can't make
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any claims about it as an active ingredient in any
other product until the FDA evaluates it. They have remained silent.
That's the twenty eighteen farm bills. So we're talking for
seven years. So if you're confused, justifiably so. Information is
(43:21):
hard to get. People trying to be compliant and within
the legal lines have to be very careful. They're not
able to make claims even if they're backed by science.
But you, you as a listener, can look up studies
and they do exist. You could go to PubMed just
(43:43):
search cannabis, marijuana put in different ailments, and you can
find a lot about it. As a media company, Haspen Green,
as a well meaning brand, can't make these claims. So
we're not making any claim. I'm saying that on the
air in the event you're listening and not watching the
(44:04):
video with the disclaimer. So now we're gonna move on
to something more fun. Let's be honest. We're talking about
from s to self care. But sometimes the biggest barrier
to wellness is convenience. And that's why I'm excited about
Aspen Green's newest product, their new line of sparkling CBD beverages.
(44:29):
It I can't wait to taste it. I have to
say I have not tasted it, but I believe it's
gonna blend great taste. I'm excited about organic ingredients and
it's a smart formulation. Thanks Strawberry Margarita without the alcohol,
peach Bollini without the sugar crash. In this next segment,
(44:51):
Brandon Lewis is gonna give greenby Life and our Hive
on Just Say No and Exclusive a first look into
the what's promising to be a refreshing, discrete and just
a delightfully drinkable form of CBD. And we've got a
bonus spotlight for those looking for something a little more edgy.
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Aspen Green has also formulated a second line called bow
Low Capital Bolo. Bow Low stands for be on the
lookout for a good time. It has functional ingredients, really
fun flavors, a bit of THC, a dash of THCHCV.
(45:36):
It's designed to energize and its fire while still being clean,
tested and made with intention. One important note, while it
is clean and tested, it is there are only product
the Bolo new line that's not USDA Organic due to
the impact those requirements would have on the drinks other
functional ingredients. Our Brandon will explain all of this and
(45:58):
the impact that would have on on cost being virtually prohibitive.
But I want to share with you and let's have
branding can speak to this better than anybody. So here
we go this episode's first book product Spotlight. Brandon has
something very very very special to share and explain why
(46:23):
am I deserve a place in your daily routine. So Brandon,
I'm going to hand it over to you.
Speaker 6 (46:28):
Well, we've been working on this for a while. My wife,
Heather has been needling me to make drinks for at
least eighteen to twenty ish months, and you know, we
had come out with our gummies, and I'm like, we
just have so much going on here. I don't know
(46:49):
about getting into the drink space just yet. Well, finally
we are here. We launch in about four weeks.
Speaker 1 (46:57):
Oh wow.
Speaker 6 (46:58):
And with everything we do, I feel that we have
the best in class experience from packaging to let's deliver
right on the inside of the packaging with the greatest
quality products. At Aspen Green, we did a little redesign
more fun and whimsical with the drinks. So we made
a strawberry margarita, a peach ballini, a concord transfusion, which
(47:21):
any golfer knows a transfusion drink, and instead of an
Italian sprits, we call it an Amalfi sprits. They're available
in five milligrams per twelve ounce can. It's like a
high new can, that high sleek, sexy slender can. If
you will, they come in five MiGs and ten MiGs
of hemp derived THHC.
Speaker 1 (47:41):
Guys, guys, if you want to see these, because the
packaging is absolutely math wording, I'm pardon upon there. You'll
go over to GBL TV and you watched a video
version of this. They're absolutely beautiful but we're teasing you
on the radio. But you're doing a great job, Brandon.
Speaker 6 (47:57):
Go ahead, Well we are. With the peach ballini, it's
made with water, organic blue agave or organic peach fruit,
pure organic cole blood orange, pure organic coal lemon, pure
organic flavors. Obviously, it's got some citric acid, sodium chloride,
that's salt for the record, elfianine, organic ash wiganda magnesium
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ELF three and eight, and obviously the hemp derived THC.
Over with our strawberry margarita, similar ingredients, but we'll say
strawberry pure organic lime juice concentrate in there, organic strawberry
juice concentrate, and then the rest is the same as
I just mentioned. Over with the Amalfi sprits, we added
(48:42):
the organic coal lemon puree, the organic cold blood orange,
pure organic juice concentrate. And then over with the transfusion drink,
the concord transfusion, it's actually a concord grape juice concentrate,
organic monk fruit extract in a natural black current current
(49:02):
fute parade. So if I said that right, So we
offer these also in a variety pack. We'll be selling
these online and we will be at major retailers launching
in Florida to start, and in Tennessee, and then we
will be in Colorado. I can't tell you just one,
but the relationship.
Speaker 10 (49:24):
That we have right now for the distribution in brick
and mortar retail are hot and heavy in Florida and Tennessee.
Now I want to also share with your audience we
are a G Beverages and brands. Aspen Green is the
flagship brand that we started with, predominantly a health and
wellness brand right female really thirty five to sixty five
(49:45):
is our sweet spot. I've always had in mind a
second line for guys, young guys in particular, So we
have a new brand called Bolo, which stands for be
on the lookout, kind of fun and whimsical and it's real,
be on the lookout for a great time.
Speaker 6 (50:02):
That's the message. Now, this is loaded with B vitamins
and Jensen and the L carnatine and the L three
and eight as well. It's got the magnesium in these
as well. There are no artificial colors. There are no
added colors in these drinks, no artificial preservatives any of that.
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They are super uber clean and the Bolo line is
a little unique too because it has THHCV as in
Victor in this line, which is more of a creativity,
energy focused type of experience. And we offer this also
in a five meg and a ten meg. And when
I say five meg, that means two and a half
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megs of THHC two and a half MiGs of THHCV.
The ten meg obviously five megs THHC and five MiGs THHCV.
The flavors include blue ras Blast, sour applesnic mango, mojo,
water berry wave water berry means watermelon and strawberry mixed.
They're frankly scrumptious these drinks. I mean they are.
Speaker 1 (51:09):
They're uber.
Speaker 6 (51:09):
They're just uber clean. You know. Aspen Green is the
flagship line where everything is organic. The Bolow line doesn't
have everything organic. Again I'm big on transparency, but it
is clean, it is tested. We just couldn't make the
Bolo line with all these other aminos and ingredients. We
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couldn't make that with all the organic ingredients and have
it be price priced what we feel was competitive in
the in the marketplace. And we call Bolo. Another tagline
for Bolo is boldly balanced, for the perfect boost.
Speaker 1 (51:47):
I love it. I love it. And you know, we
had an episode, episode three, the effects of cannabis and
psychedelics on the brain with a really wonderful, wonderful scientist,
doctor Menesh Gern and he was talking about how people
(52:08):
are turning to healthy beverages with functional ingredients instead of alcohol. Guys,
thank you, thank you so much, and I look forward
to having you back.
Speaker 6 (52:20):
Hey, if the audience would, they can feel free to
call directly at one eight eight eight five seven eight
five nine zero zero. You can talk to Rebecca, Steph,
Bonnie or Adam in the website's aspingreen dot com. We
also use drink aspengreen dot Com coming out and then
Bolo Drinks dot Com is coming too. And by the way,
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you'll be talking to these gals right here when you're
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(53:20):
of this drink, which I'm excited about. I mean, I've
I've given up on beverages quite some time ago, and
just not having all that sugar has been great and
h to have a refreshing drink to be able to
feel whatever I'm going to feel. I'm looking forward to
experiencing it and not waking up with a hangover. I'm pumped.
(53:43):
So it's time for our just saying no cannabis glossary.
Today's term minor cannabinoids. So you've probably heard of TC
and CBD. Those are the two most well known cannabinoids,
but did you know that there's over a hundred others
in the cannabis plant. These are called minor cannabinoids, and
(54:04):
while they're less talked about, they can play roles in
your self care routine. So I'd like to break down
three that we've mentioned here today. CBG, often called the
mother of cannabinoid. CBG is the precursor form which other
cannabinoids are formed. It's non intoxicating and may not making
(54:25):
health claims. May help promote balance in mood and focus.
CBDV a close cousin to CBD. CBDV is another non
intoxicating compound being studied for its potential role in neurological balance. THCV,
not to be confused with THC. THCV is known for
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more energizing uplifting effects. It's also non intoxicating in lower doses,
and it is included in products like Gaspin Green's Bliss
line and their new Bowl drinks. Now, these compounds, they
may enhance your experience through what's known as that entourage
effect where we combine multiple cannabinoids and terpenes and they
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work together to support your body's natural balance. Not making
a health claim, but I would direct listeners to look
up the endocannabinoid system or go to greenby Life dot
com check out our learning center. So the next time
you see a label that mentions more than just CBD
or THC, don't overlook it. Minor cannabinoids they may be
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the secret ingredient in finding a formulation that will work
best for you. I want to take a few minutes
to talk about something I wish more people discussed CBD
redflex because let's face it, not every product on the
shelf or in your social media feed deserves your trust.
The CBD market is flooded with options and the consumer
(55:56):
information gap it's real, but here are a few red
flags you should be aware of as smart consumers. One
no Certificate of Analysis CoA. If the brand doesn't provide
a CoA from a third party lab or buries the info,
that's a huge red flag. The CoA verifies what's actually
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in the product, the CBD content, the THC levels potential contaminants,
and it should be super easily accessible to find, just
as easy as in finding a nutrition label. Two wild
health claims. Be super cautious of products claiming to cure anything,
tree cancer, RaSE pain instantly. No brand should be making
(56:41):
unsupported medical claims, and I'm just frustrated that they're not
allowed to make supported health claims. A lack of transparency.
If the company doesn't tell you where its hemp has grown,
how it's extracted, or what's in the bottle, move on.
No QR code or batch ID. This one's easy. Every
(57:03):
batch should be traceable. Aspen Green is a great example.
They print their QR codes on every package so you
can instantly access lab reports. There's no way to track
the batch or verified it's content that's not good. Sketchy pricing,
extremely low prices are often too good to be true.
Quality CBD extraction and testing, they aren't cheap. Compliance is
(57:28):
not cheap for anyone trying to do it legally. So
if a product is priced priced like a gas station
energy drink, it's probably not what it claims to be.
Bottom line, if it's not tested, labeled clearly, and sourced responsibly,
don't put it in your body. Trust is earned, all right. Unfortunately,
we're not going to have time for today's Q and A.
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We had some great questions, but I believe the Aspen
Green customer care team really addressed the bulk of them.
So from c to self care, where I believe Aspen
Green is walking the walk and its paths seems to
be paved with intention. Whether it's the flower they grow
or the herbs they choose, every ingredient has a purpose
(58:11):
that it shows. So whether you look at arrest, recharge, recover,
or just find cleaner alternative to what's out there, I
think this brand has something really good and real to offer.
But here's the truth. Not all CBD is created equally,
and brands like Aspen Green they need our support, not
(58:31):
just as customers, but as advocates because the industry is
still in limbo, there's no clear federal oversight in state laws.
They're all over the place in California alone. The landscape
changes constantly, So what can you do? Ask questions? Where
was the hemp grown? Demand coas support advocacy groups like
(58:53):
the Realm of carrying in the hemp around table. Let
your elected officials know that you care about access to
clean say life, plant based, well regulated CBD safe, plant
based wellness should not be a guessing game. If you're
curious to try the products we cover today, or to
revisit episode twenty one from our background, head over to
(59:14):
greenbeelife dot com, where you'll find trusted access, feature bundles,
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living fully. And here on just saying no where curiosity
(59:35):
is clean, I'll always keep it real, relevant and rooted
in the truth. Thanks so much for joining me today,
Have a great week. See you next week. Guys, Just
Say No is a greenbee Life presentation, airing live weekly
on Friday afternoons from four to five pm Pacific on
(59:56):
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Whether it's a gummy and oil, a topical, a soft shell,
or now even a sparkling drink. CBD comes in many forms,
but how do you know which one's right for you?
Or better yet, how do you even know how to
spot the ones that aren't? Today I just say no,
We're helping you decode the options, understand your needs, and
(00:31):
learn how to choose with confidence, from seed to self care.
Now the problem even getting the information you need can
be a challenge. Because of the FDA's in action and
a patchwork of inconsistent federal and state laws, brands and
(00:52):
even media are restricted from making clear, evidence based claims
about the potential benefits of CBD. Now, I'm not talking
about hype. We're talking about accurate, actionable information that's still
hard to come by, made scarce by decades of prohibition
(01:12):
and ongoing regulatory silence. And that's why today's conversation matters.
We're not just talking about what might work. We're talking
about what to look for, what to avoid, and how
to advocate for your wellness. Despite the restrictions on information, Hey,
I'm opening up the conversation to go to the extra
(01:35):
mile and give you real insight where others can't or
just plane won't within those limits. We're cutting through the
fog and getting real about CBD.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
By twenty twenty, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch estimate
that will grow to thirty five billion dollars, and many
experts believe it could eventually reach two hundreds bills in
dollars each and every year.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
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to appreciate your life and what you give.
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someone better and under your skin, I want to leave
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Speaker 1 (02:54):
Hello, Hello, and welcome back to Just Say No, where
we take the mystery out of the cannabis plant and
empower you to make informed, thoughtful choices. I'm your host,
Maria Calabres, coming to you from the heart of California's
cannabis country on CASEAA Radio ten fifty AM one O
(03:16):
six point five FM, the station that leaves no listener
behind and wherever you get your podcast. Hey, if you
tuned in to episode twenty one you met Aspen Green
founder Brandon Lewis, where we explored the origin story of
a brand that appears to be raising the bar in
(03:38):
the CBD industry. We dug deep into the roots of
the brand, from their USDA certified organic hemp grown in
Colorado to their dedication to full spectrum formulations. Now, what
really sets Aspring Green apart for me isn't just their
commitment to clean ingredients, it's how far they gone to
(04:00):
prove it. Their products are physician formulated by doctor Adam Perlman,
nationally recognized leader and integrative health. Every batch is tested
by third party lab sc Labs. Sc Labs is among
one of the best, and the results are accessible easily
accessible through FEWR codes on their packaging, so you can
(04:26):
see exactly what's in the bottle. They even partner with
the Realm of Caring Foundation. This is a wonderful nonprofit
dedicated to cannabinoid research and patient support. And Aspen Green's
commitment it didn't stop at what they put in it,
it extends to what they leave out. I was impressed
(04:47):
by that their products are free of toxings, pesticides and
artificial additives. Plus, I really like that they use eco
conscious packaging and they prioritize sustainable practices throughout their entire
supply chain, which is really important when it comes to
cannabis products. I found aspin Green to be a rare
(05:10):
wellness brand backed by science and that doesn't just talk
the talk, they walk it organically. And today I want
to continue our journey with a focus on something we
hear a lot in the wellness world, what form of
CBD is best for me. We'll explore tinctures, gummies, topicals,
(05:34):
soft gels, and aspen greens new sparkling CBD drinks. I'll
also be sharing a pre recorded conversation with their customer
care team, who help guide customers through these questions every day.
So if you're CBD curious or just looking through refine
your wellness routine, this episode is your personalized roadmap to
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navigating the many options and finding what works best for you.
But before we dive into our conversation with Aspen Green's team,
I want to highlight something we can speak freely about.
The federally legal herbs that Aspen Green combines with its products,
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like turmeric, known for its anti inflammatory properties. Lemon bomb
and valerian root long use to promote sleep and relaxation,
and ashigonda and aptigen be loved for its stress balance
and effects. All of these I take on the daily.
These herbs bring centuries of traditional use to modern formulations
(06:44):
and they help support rest, relief, and mood. The irony
we can celebrate these plan allies openly while still being
restricted in how and what we how we talk and
what we can say about the benefits or even potential
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benefits of CBD, despite growing anecdotal and scientific support, and
when these federally legal herbs right when well, cannabis is
a culinary herb, we have hemp derived CBD, which is
federally legal per se, and then we've got marijuana. But
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when conventional herbs are thoughtfully paired in formulations, the herbs
and the cannabinoids, they create a layered natural wellness experience
that's both functional and just plain feels good. And that
brings us to today's focus. How do you know which
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CBD product is right for you? Each form works differently
in your body and can influence how quickly you feel
affects and how long they last right on set and duration.
Maybe want something fast acting and discrete. Maybe you're looking
for longer lasting support or is CBD routine that fits
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your daily rhythm. And you've probably seen the term full
spectrum on CBD labels, but what does it really mean
and how does it differ from broad spectrum. The key
in choosing is understanding your goals, your lifestyle, your needs,
and your body. That's why customer education is so important
(08:37):
despite all these restrictions on what can and cannot be said,
And I've got to tell you, Aspen Greens support team
is a true value add when it comes to helping
people navigate choices, like how different forms of CBD are used,
how they're paired with other herbs like skull cap, lemon
balm and even black pepper. What makes us do organic
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flower special and how terpenes shape the effects experienced, and
why they believe the flower aspen Green uses helps define
the Aspen Green experience. They're available to help break down
the meaning of full spectrum and why it's foundational to
Aspen Green's product philosophy, with one noteworthy exception when it
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comes to their petline, something I'll circle back to after
we hear from them. So stay tuned because after this
short break, you're gonna hear directly from the Aspen Green
Customer Care Team and how a little guidance can go
a long way in creating a positive first experience. Did
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All right, So as promised and welcome back everybody you're
listening to Just say no on Caseya Radio ten fifty AM,
one O six point five FM, or wherever you get
your podcasts. I'm back with and Rebecca. They're part of
the Asping Green Customer Care Support team, and we're talking
(11:10):
about from seed to self care and uh they're going
to spotlight some of Asmin Green's products. But before we
do that, Stephanie, Rebecca Learn who would like to take
this question. I'd like to talk to you guys about
different consumption methods and why someone might choose a gummy
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over a tincture over a topical.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (11:36):
So I would say some, you know, depending on just
like a person's composition and just their metabolize like how
they metabolized food in general. Uh, some people have a
better chance at you know, getting the experience a desire
from let's say, like a CBD oil versus a gummy,
because gummy is completely contingent on your metabolism and whereas
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a sublingual product is going to kind of enter the
bloodstream via the receptors in your mouth and the GI
tract plays a very little role in it. That's usually
how we'll guide, you know, customers into choosing a gummy
versus an oil or vice versa.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
And you offer so you guys offer oil, gummies and topicals,
and then you have a petline and you have a
beverage coming out. Is that correct?
Speaker 4 (12:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (12:27):
All right, So Rebecca, you are coming at this from
a cultivation background, and I'd like to talk to you
a little bit about the flower, the herb, the quality,
the USDA organic full spectrum formulation that Aspen Green makes,
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and then how it translates into the different types. Whereas
there's an oil, there's a gummy, there's a topical, and
I know you have a beverage coming out, So tell
us a little bit about the flour and then the
different types of products that you have.
Speaker 8 (13:06):
Yeah, So at Aspin Green, we work with farmers who
are based in Colorado, and the farms themselves also have
a USDA Organic certification, which is amazing. They we work
with a couple of main strains of cannabis that they
grow for us, and it's kind of broken up between two.
We have our products like the relief products, the rest
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and calm products, all products that are supposed to be
a little bit more like relaxing and calming to your system.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
For those, we utilize.
Speaker 8 (13:39):
HINT plants that are a little bit more like Indica leaning.
They're all full spectrums that we utilize all cannabinoids found
in the HMT plant, but these tend to be more
of like a relaxing composition to plants. And then we
also have our Bliss products, which is a super popular
product that we offer. We have the Bliss oil and gummies,
and those we use a different plant. Those have a
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higher concentration of like CBDV and THHCV, which are cannabinoids
that studies have found to be a little bit more
like uplifting and energizing. So those are a great product
for people who are wanting to yeah, maybe more and
more like daytime use or just like you know, feel
a little bit more energized and uplifted from taking CBD
products and ask for the quality of the flower. Like
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coming from a growing background on small and large scales,
I can definitely verify it just how insanely difficult it
is to not only grow organic, but also to get
USDA certified organic, Like, for example, to get certified organic
by the USDA, your land itself, the soil the land
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has to have be totally free of synthetic chemicals for
at least three years, so that's kind of like the baseline,
and then after that you have to have an organic
system in place for every aspect like how you manage
your soil, you control the pests, how you feed the plants,
which really limits you to just organic practices, which it
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seems like that wouldn't be that hard. But if you
look at kind of what is offered out there, like
most of it's going to be synthetic pesticides and fertilizers,
so that really limits you and kind of pigeonholes you
into a smaller like smaller options. So to grow organic
actually takes a lot of effort and a lot of care.
And then on top of that you get annual inspections
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where an inspector comes out checks your field, your records, everything.
So the fact that we can say that you know,
from seed to the final product, everything is USD Organic,
I think is really a beautiful thing to offer as
well as like the transparency as well. So yeah, USD
Organic is no like small feet, and I think it's
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really cool that we offer that.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
It's very very rare and it's it's it's super impressive.
I read on your website that you have a flower
super haze. Are you still using super haze?
Speaker 4 (16:05):
Yeah, we still utilize that strain.
Speaker 1 (16:08):
And and you know, I know, like will the realogy
cush stand up? We're trying to have a new name
and convention. These are cultivars, not necessarily names, But what's
more important than the name, right, is the terpene profile.
Can you explain a little bit to our listeners what
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you know, what you're looking for in a flower is
a rich profile of cannabinoids and the terpenes, And can
you talk a little bit about terpenes and what those are?
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Yeah, Steph, do you want to take this one? Sure?
Speaker 1 (16:44):
All right?
Speaker 7 (16:45):
So the terpenes that are usually you know, found in
the cannabis plant are going to be kind of like
the aroma that you're picking up from the flower that
you're usually buying. They can go anywhere from like fruity
to like super cheesy, and those all are going to
play a huge role in the overall experience that you
have with the plant. And so throughout my you know,
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eleven years in the industry, what we've noticed is that
we kind of gotten away from like sativa and indica
when we try to guide people into purchasing, because those
are just really just the way that the plant grows,
Whereas the terpene profile is going to be the actual
effect that you get.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
From the plant.
Speaker 7 (17:22):
So depending on if you're using let's say, like a
rest product versus maybe like a bliss product, you're going
to get different terpene profiles that are going to speak
to that experience. So with rest, you're probably looking at
terpenes like line a little that are going to be
a little bit more calming, a little bit more even
like sedative, whereas something with limonine is going to be
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a more uplifting high and something that we would maybe
deem more as like a daytime experience. The cool thing too,
is that all of our products have a CoA soor
a certificate of analysis, and on that analysis it has
a breakdown not only of the cannabinoids but also the terpenes,
so you can kind of start to learn your terpenes
and then be able to see, Okay, cool, this is
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what I'm going to get from this product versus trying
this one.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
That's that's fantastic. And like to ask both of you
a little bit when it comes to yeah, and you
want to follow your nose. That's the good rule of thumb,
not not the label of the experience. How does it
hit you? You'll feel it and you know when you have.
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I like to think of the quality of like the
difference between mass produced grapes and then small thatch wine
grapes and the quality of the flour you'll it'll produce
consistently high levels of CBD. But then because your products
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are full spectrum, so they include the support of other
minor cannabinoids like CBG, CBC, beta howerfully, So, could either
of you talk a little bit about the minor cannabinoids
and what CBG or CBC, what the research is showing
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or why people are looking for those cannabinoids. I know
CBG has been coined the mother of all cannabinoids. Maybe
we could start there. Who would like to take that?
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Yeah, I'll go ahead and take it.
Speaker 8 (19:29):
So at aspin Green, we offer full spectrum products, means
that we offer the whole full range of plant compounds
that are found in the cannabis plants. So it has
all the cannabinoids, the terpenes, the trace THHC, all of
these things kind of combined together to call and create
what's known as.
Speaker 4 (19:49):
The entourage effect.
Speaker 8 (19:52):
So basically the entourage effect is just the concept that
you know, all of these aspects of the plant work
together synergistically to to really give you, like a full
spectrum benefits from the plant. And so sometimes you'll see
products that are like CBD only or things that are
just offering like just CBG and those things can definitely
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be helpful, but if you're wanting to think about how
it's actually working, it's kind of like comparing it to
taking a whole orchestra and then stripping it down to
just like one instrument and then just having that thing playing,
where if you have the whole orchestra together, it's like
creating a much more you know, a better experience and
like your body is able to like process it and
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do more with it. As for like some of the
small cannabinoids that are found in full spectrum products. You
have things like CBG that's definitely a popular small cannabinoid
that people look for. It That one in particular has
a lot of like anti inflammatory properties. It supports things
like focus, gut health. Studies have shown that it helps
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with ie health as well.
Speaker 4 (21:00):
Well.
Speaker 8 (21:01):
You also have CBN, which is another one that's been
you know, getting more popularity. That one's known to help
with sleep, so it can help promote like rest and relaxation.
Speaker 4 (21:12):
And one thing that we.
Speaker 8 (21:13):
Love to offer, especially in our Bliss products is CBDV
and THHCV. These are more like minor cannabinoids that are
currently like a lot of small studies are getting done
on these, but they are very closely related to like
CBD and THHC, but they have more benefits to like
your neurological system. So studies have shown that they tend
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to be a little bit more uplifting, a bit more
like stimulating instead of a lot of people, you know,
find CBD and THHC to be relaxing, help them wind down.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
This one since tends to be more energetic.
Speaker 8 (21:47):
So those are a couple that we focus on, and
i'd say some small cannabinoids that people are starting to
focus a bit more on.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
That's a very very interesting and I like how you
explained it. I'm going to borrow and use and credit
you for the analogy of the symphony.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Amazing.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
Like you know, sometimes you want to violin.
Speaker 9 (22:09):
Solo, but I love the full But yeah, so so
does Aspen Green offer broad spectrum as well as full spectrum?
Speaker 1 (22:23):
And what's the difference?
Speaker 7 (22:26):
We do not offer broad spectrum at the moment. All
of our products are considered full spectrum, and.
Speaker 4 (22:32):
That the pet line as well the calm choose our
broad spectrum.
Speaker 1 (22:37):
Okay in the pet line, okay, all right, and broad spectrum.
So just explain the difference between the two.
Speaker 7 (22:46):
Broad spectrum, it is going to be, you know, a
singular cannabinoid kind of working on its own, so Blis
Rebecca was saying something that would be just be CBD
or something that's just.
Speaker 4 (22:55):
CBN, which well, but when they.
Speaker 7 (22:59):
Works in are just together, something with full spectrum that
has all the cannabinoids, the terpenes, the flabinoids, that's really
going to create.
Speaker 4 (23:06):
That entourage effect that we're looking for that we find.
Speaker 7 (23:09):
In studies find to be just a little bit more potent,
And in my opinion, I'll usually pick something full spectrum
versus something that's broad spectrum.
Speaker 1 (23:21):
Is it would you say it's similar to like if
you were to take vitamin C versus a multi.
Speaker 8 (23:28):
Vitamin exactly, I'd say it's comparable to taking a VIT
and C supplement and then just eating like including fresh
citrus fruits in your diet every single day. For me,
that's kind of like the difference between like isolates, because in.
Speaker 1 (23:46):
The orange you're gonna have the full spectrum, You're going
to get all the other wonderful benefits in the fruit
exactly exactly, not just the CBD extracted from it.
Speaker 4 (23:58):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
God, it got it. So going through your products. So
tell us about your oils and your tinctures, a little
bit about the flavors and the textures. I've read a
lot of the reviews. A lot of people from our
hive have said that they're really impressed by the flavor
and the texture. I know some people who just this
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is what I'm excited that your beverage is coming out,
because some people just don't like tinctures under their tongue.
But tell us a little bit about the flavors and
the textures of your tinctures and of your gummies, about
what you want.
Speaker 8 (24:36):
Yeah, sure, well, yeah, between the tinctures and the gummies,
it's two totally different things. The tinctures are definitely like
stripped down, so it's just going to be the MCT oil,
the organic hymp extracts, and then potentially functional herbs depending
on which product you're purchasing. But I would say that
the flavor profile of our CBD tinctures one their full
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spectrum with organic hemp extracts. So if you're familiar with
like the smell of cannabis, it definitely has like a
very earthy, sometimes like pungent smell to it. It's very
it's hard to describe it. It's very earthy, and we
do have like a slight flavor profile to them, like
the relief oil will say cherry, but those flavor profiles
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to the oils are super mild, mostly just going to
be like an earthy HMP flavor. As for the gummies,
those are a totally different story. Each of our gummies
has like a very strong, delicious flavor to it. We
have cherry, lemon, wild berry, and tropical flavor too, so
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all those are great flavor.
Speaker 4 (25:44):
Organic sugar to sweeten those and they're delicious.
Speaker 8 (25:47):
So yeah, but it's a very very stark contrast between
the oil and the gummies.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
Okay, and then I'll I'll forward this towards Stephanie. When
customers call in, how do you guide them if they're
just starting from ground zero in terms of what consumption
method or product might be best well suited for them.
Speaker 4 (26:11):
Yeah, that's that's a great question.
Speaker 7 (26:12):
I think me personally, what I'll usually start with is
just if they're familiar at all with full spectrum products
and if they've played around with like even just taking CBD.
Speaker 4 (26:21):
If they have, I'll usually ask.
Speaker 7 (26:23):
Them, like, what you know form of ingestion they tried,
whether it's a gummy or it's an oil, and that
will kind of help me better gauge maybe where they're
tolerance that or just like how new they are to
these types of products. I if they're completely new, I'll
usually direct them towards like our commline, our commline with
the functional herbs like oshwaganda and cama meal and you know,
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holy basil, they tend to have a really calming, kind
of relaxing effect. And then I love the CBD to
THHC like ratio between like the oil and even the gummies.
The gummies are a little bit stronger with the two
point five MILLIGRAMSHC. I find that if you're really new
to it, sometimes even that could be a little bit
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too much for the nervous system. Whereas with the calm oil,
even if you just do one full milli leader, you're
getting you know, one milligram a THHC to what twenty
five milligram to see me to year bucka am I correct?
Speaker 4 (27:15):
Yeah, And so.
Speaker 7 (27:16):
It's it's just wonderful for them to really be able
to gauge and then like build upon that one milligram
to see, okay where am I in this, you know, experiment, experiment,
and then I always tell them like, just make sure
the first time that you do try them, you know,
be in the safety of your home, and then maybe
just clear out your schedule so that you can be
really open to what is happening in your body and
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you can really take a mental note of it, because
as we touched on before, it's a very a very
individualistic journey, and it really does require you to experiment
and keep an open mind because I've you know, in
the eleven years I've been doing this, there's been times
where they haven't been guided to taking it in a
safe way, so they've taken too much and then just
been completely turned off by the entire industry. Whereas for us,
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it's like, let's ask all the questions that we possibly can.
Let's have them also ask us all the questions they have.
There is no silly question because in return, we can
empower them with the knowledge to at least be able
to set them up the first time and doing it
in a safe way.
Speaker 4 (28:13):
But usually that those are.
Speaker 7 (28:14):
The questions that I start off with asking, and colm
is a great place to start.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
Com is a great place to start, and you know
so many people who are new to it will just
ask me if I'm at a barbecue or social event, well, well,
what does seem to be good for? What do people
take it for? Why would you have it? And I
think it's important for someone just starting out is to
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figure out what's the intention. What are you looking right?
What's your expectation? What are you what are you looking for?
Are you looking for com are you looking for relief
from everyday stressures? Do you have sore muscles? Not that
we're making health claims here about any of it, but
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people are taking it for different reasons, rest, relief, calm.
I was really curious about. I've talked to several people
who take it for sex and intimacy, and do you
guys want to tell us a little bit about what
you know about that and what you have for that.
Speaker 8 (29:25):
Yeah, so we offer the Rowels intimacy products. We have
the Rows oil and then we also have the Rows cream.
The cream is also an oil based product. But yeah,
we've designed these specific formulations to be extra strong. Since
you're applying it topically in your intimate areas, it really
helps to like encourage blood flow and sensitivity. So it's
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great for that use for intimacy. It's also great for
people who experience any sort of like discomforts, or even
if you're just like wanting a little bit extra moisturizer.
It's great to be it has a lot of different uses,
and not only for like sex and intimacy. These products
can be used obviously anywhere else on the body too.
But yeah, they've been physician formulated to be safe to
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use in your intimate moments too.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
We've got a couple of episodes on cannabis, cannabis tativa
and sex so on. Hey, you know it all starts
with calm so and you know sleep is such a
big problem, an issue for so many people. And while
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we can't speak to the benefits of CBD, we can
speak to the benefits of the other functional ingredients. So
super impressive in your products. You mentioned chaganda and a
couple of other things. So can you tell us about
some of these supportive functional ingredients in certain of the
products that you have and what they're good for.
Speaker 8 (31:03):
Yeah, so since you mentioned the rest products, I'll go
ahead and start there. So, yeah, the rest product, the
oil and the gummies on top of the full spectrum
cannabinoids that we have in there.
Speaker 4 (31:15):
We also have things.
Speaker 8 (31:16):
Like skull cap and lemon balm, Valerian root and camma meal.
Speaker 1 (31:22):
Wow.
Speaker 8 (31:22):
So yeah, if you're familiar with herbs, these are all
classic herbs that have been used for hundreds thousands of
years to help promote sleep and relaxation. Valerian root traditionally
has been used for sleep and also to help you
fall asleep faster. I'm sure most people are familiar with camamal.
It's just a very relaxing nerveine herb just to help
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promote relaxation. Skull cap traditional used for calming properties. It's
also been believed to help with dreams and supporting the
nervous system. And then limon balm another great herb that's used,
you know, across the world. It's in the mint family,
but a lot of soothing effects to help leave you
stressed with that.
Speaker 1 (32:02):
Wow, Rebecca, what's your favorite product?
Speaker 4 (32:06):
Mine definitely is the Rest.
Speaker 8 (32:08):
I struggle with my sleep and so for me, I
take a rest gummy every single night and I've definitely
found it to be helpful. But yeah, I love our
REST products. I also love our rows cream. The cream
has like a nice cocoa. It's like sent to it,
which I love. So those are probably my two favorite ones.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
Now, Rebecca, retail question, and I'm going to ask you
what your favorite product is. But in terms of consumption methods,
if you were going to take a gummy, for instance,
for sleep, would you take it an hour before or Again,
it's trial and error. Everybody's different, it's individualized, and you
have to kind of start low and slow in experiment
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and see. But what's the suggested use?
Speaker 4 (32:51):
Yeah, I mean you hit the nail on the head.
Speaker 8 (32:53):
Definitely always start low and slow because for some people
a little too much can actually be stimulating, like it
can cause feelings of anxiousness if you take too much.
So definitely start with a small amount. Figure out what
feels great for you, because just the right amount is
very relaxing and can make you just ready to go
to sleep. As for the timing, I would say I
would say thirty minutes to an hour for gummies to
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take before bed, and then for oil I would say
the same. I'd say thirty minutes to an hour for both.
Speaker 1 (33:24):
And now, Stephanie, do you have a favorite product.
Speaker 7 (33:30):
I definitely love our rest product. I tend to use
the Relief one a lot. I love the functional herbs
that are found in that one. We've got, like the
turmeric and black pepper, black you know, cuman seed, especially
black pepper having like super high levels of beta carrio filing.
Like it's just super interesting mix for me. I tend
to deal with a lot of injuries from like when
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I played soccer, so like a lot of I don't
know inflammation around like my knee, joids and stuff. So
I tend to really gravitate towards that one.
Speaker 4 (33:58):
I got my mom.
Speaker 7 (33:58):
Using it, my aunt using it, and I use both
consumption methods. So I love our gummies and our oil,
but I do use oils more than gummies because I
do try to limit my sugar intake, and so the
oils are really nice. And I think because metabolism does
play such a huge role in the overall efficacy of
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like a gummy and an oil is not as bad
or not sorry, let me see that again, the metabolism
isn't as big of a role in the oils. I
feel like it's a more consistent effect, so I'll usually
take it thirty minutes to an hour before I want
to feel the effects, and it usually hits me the
same way every time.
Speaker 1 (34:37):
That's what I do as the chronic back pain sufferer,
take an oil sublingually. And I have to admit I've
not tried your oil, but I am going to try it.
The minute we finished this interview, I didn't even realize
there was the other support of the turmeric, the chiam,
the black pepper. I put that in my diet on
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the daily for inflammation. And I'm not making a claim
about CBD, the turmeric, the Kayanne, the black pepper, but
the studies, the studies we need because at the end
of the day, we're talking about our pagando, We're talking
about lemon balm, We're talking about turmeric. Why can't we
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talk this freely about CBD or cannabis. Well, Brandon, in
part one of our areas started mentioning on the history.
It's the nineteen thirty seven Marijuan Attacks Act. We've had
eight decades of prohibition and while there's a lot of
anecdotal evidence, we need more studies. They're coming, we need
(35:40):
more human studies. They're coming. But FDA, come on evaluate it.
I mean, we've got to stop prosecuting it and get
this plant out of Schedule one. But that's the whole
other episode. You guys have been amazing. I know you
have a new product coming down the line. I'll tell you,
I'm so super excited about it because I've tried. You know,
when you have oil based pinctures, they just they're okay
(36:04):
if you put them in a tea I find, but
they don't mix with cold beverages. I've tried to find
CBD drink mixes and a lot of them have askedpertain,
I'm not going to touch it. So you've got a
beverage coming. Just before we wrap on this Aspen Green
product spotlight, we're going from sea to self care. You
(36:24):
guys have been amazing each of you. Give me a
little bit about the new product coming the beverage. It's
it sounds very exciting and the flavors are just off
the hook here.
Speaker 8 (36:34):
Yeah, we're all super excited for the drinks to come out.
I'm very excited to try them. And yeah, I know,
like I agree with you on the sugar stuff. I
know for me, I was personally pushing for like a
super low sugar option on the drinks.
Speaker 4 (36:49):
But Brandon, our CEO, was you.
Speaker 8 (36:51):
Know, gave the pushback of like no, I'm not doing
fake sugars, like no fake sugars like we It's like
it's not quality, you know. So I really I kind
of to shift my mindset around that of like no
sugar or low sugar isn't always good, you know. So
I'm really excited to just like see what they taste
like and then see what they feel like too, because
for me, a THHD drink will be a totally new experience.
(37:13):
So yeah, I'm super excited to try it out.
Speaker 4 (37:16):
Same, same, same, same.
Speaker 7 (37:18):
We haven't got to try the flavors yet, but the
way that Brandon has like obviously discussed it, it's going
to be They're gonna be amazing. I think that a'm
Mafi Spirts is the one that I'm most excited for.
But yeah, I think I love already. I feel like
sublingually tinctures are kind of my go to, So I'm
curious to see what a beverage is like versus a
tincture and if there's a difference there.
Speaker 4 (37:37):
So super excited to try them out.
Speaker 1 (37:39):
Well, you know, you're you're backed by a physician who
everything starts with the nutrition from his philosophy, which I
agree with. I think the strongest medicine is what's at
the end of your fork, and FDA, you allow a
lot of things to be at the other end of
the fork. We won't get into that, but okay, so
the flower, it's a culinary herb, right, it's another herb,
(38:03):
and herb is an urban is an urban, it's the
company you keep. And so we have this beautiful cannabis
plant and we have all those other herbs, and it's
so exciting to see and learn more about the efficacy
and to have healthy alternatives to prescription drugs or alcohol.
(38:25):
And at the end of the day, you right, not
bad mouthing Western medicine, but for someone like me who's
been a chronic back pain sufferer from a car accident
that happened in nineteen eighty seven, you just need to
find something that you could have on the daily that
doesn't just mask symptoms and make you addict it, but
(38:46):
actually kinda does something the way kyenne does and helps
calm the inflammation.
Speaker 4 (38:54):
So it was nice like bad effects too.
Speaker 1 (38:59):
That's it. That's it. So so thankful that aspen Green exists,
that we found you. We welcome you to the hive.
We're excited about the beverage, and we look forward to
having you back.
Speaker 4 (39:13):
Thank you, Yeah, thank you for having us.
Speaker 1 (39:15):
Oh, I look forward to having them back. In fact,
we ran over last week's episode, so I just said, hey,
we're doing the part two. I'm going to take the
parts that we ran over and just cover the ground
and we will definitely, definitely have them back. There's so
(39:37):
many things I like about this brand and their product line. Personally,
I am deeply committed. I'm a believer in the power
of the full plant. I whenever it's possible, I'd rather
eat a fresh orange than take vitamin C. There's a
(39:58):
time and a place sometimes you need and see boost.
But all of Aspen greens human products are formulated as
full spectrum, meaning, as their customer care team explained, they
retain the full range of the cannabinoids, the terpenes, and
(40:20):
the beneficial compounds found in the hemp. Now this whole
planet approach. It supports what's known as the entourage effect,
which they spoke to as well, where all of the
elements of the plant work together synergistically to support well being.
(40:40):
The one exception to the full spectrum formulation in Aspen
Green's product line is their calming choose for dogs. Now,
these are made with broad spectrum hemp extract. That means
the formula still includes multiple cannabinoids and plant compounds, but
it's been carefully as to remove all detectable THC. It's
(41:04):
a thoughtful choice for pet parents who want to offer
their animals the benefits of hemp without the presence of THC,
particularly for smaller pets or pets with sensitivities to THC.
The bottom line, whether it's for you or your furry
family member, it's important to be informed for your first experience.
(41:28):
Understanding the different spectrums. Reading your labels is key to
choosing the right CBD product for you or your pets needs.
Just to reiterate when you're watching the video version of this,
we have a disclaimer that we are not making any
health claims about CBD in particular, or any of the
(41:52):
cannabinoids or the cannabis plant. We are in compliance with
the FDA's rule that you know you cannot speak to
treatments or diseases or cures. They haven't evaluated it yet.
Side note, it's curious when the twenty eighteen Farm Bill
passed allowing the United States of America for hemp to
(42:15):
be grown in the United States of America. It didn't
speak to the cannabinoids from the hemp plant in products.
It dragged its feet, and then a pharmaceutical company came
out with a drug called Epidialects. Epi Dialects is an
(42:35):
anti seizure medication that has an active ingredient CBD. Oddly enough,
the FDA evaluated it as an ingredient in a prescription drug.
And now that they did that first, because it's an
active ingredient CBD in a prescription drug, we can't make
(42:59):
any claims about it as an active ingredient in any
other product until the FDA evaluates it. They have remained silent.
That's the twenty eighteen farm bills. So we're talking for
seven years. So if you're confused, justifiably so. Information is
(43:21):
hard to get. People trying to be compliant and within
the legal lines have to be very careful. They're not
able to make claims even if they're backed by science.
But you, you as a listener, can look up studies
and they do exist. You could go to PubMed just
(43:43):
search cannabis, marijuana put in different ailments, and you can
find a lot about it. As a media company, Haspen Green,
as a well meaning brand, can't make these claims. So
we're not making any claim. I'm saying that on the
air in the event you're listening and not watching the
(44:04):
video with the disclaimer. So now we're gonna move on
to something more fun. Let's be honest. We're talking about
from s to self care. But sometimes the biggest barrier
to wellness is convenience. And that's why I'm excited about
Aspen Green's newest product, their new line of sparkling CBD beverages.
(44:29):
It I can't wait to taste it. I have to
say I have not tasted it, but I believe it's
gonna blend great taste. I'm excited about organic ingredients and
it's a smart formulation. Thanks Strawberry Margarita without the alcohol,
peach Bollini without the sugar crash. In this next segment,
(44:51):
Brandon Lewis is gonna give greenby Life and our Hive
on Just Say No and Exclusive a first look into
the what's promising to be a refreshing, discrete and just
a delightfully drinkable form of CBD. And we've got a
bonus spotlight for those looking for something a little more edgy.
(45:15):
Aspen Green has also formulated a second line called bow
Low Capital Bolo. Bow Low stands for be on the
lookout for a good time. It has functional ingredients, really
fun flavors, a bit of THC, a dash of THCHCV.
(45:36):
It's designed to energize and its fire while still being clean,
tested and made with intention. One important note, while it
is clean and tested, it is there are only product
the Bolo new line that's not USDA Organic due to
the impact those requirements would have on the drinks other
functional ingredients. Our Brandon will explain all of this and
(45:58):
the impact that would have on on cost being virtually prohibitive.
But I want to share with you and let's have
branding can speak to this better than anybody. So here
we go this episode's first book product Spotlight. Brandon has
something very very very special to share and explain why
(46:23):
am I deserve a place in your daily routine. So Brandon,
I'm going to hand it over to you.
Speaker 6 (46:28):
Well, we've been working on this for a while. My wife,
Heather has been needling me to make drinks for at
least eighteen to twenty ish months, and you know, we
had come out with our gummies, and I'm like, we
just have so much going on here. I don't know
(46:49):
about getting into the drink space just yet. Well, finally
we are here. We launch in about four weeks.
Speaker 1 (46:57):
Oh wow.
Speaker 6 (46:58):
And with everything we do, I feel that we have
the best in class experience from packaging to let's deliver
right on the inside of the packaging with the greatest
quality products. At Aspen Green, we did a little redesign
more fun and whimsical with the drinks. So we made
a strawberry margarita, a peach ballini, a concord transfusion, which
(47:21):
any golfer knows a transfusion drink, and instead of an
Italian sprits, we call it an Amalfi sprits. They're available
in five milligrams per twelve ounce can. It's like a
high new can, that high sleek, sexy slender can. If
you will, they come in five MiGs and ten MiGs
of hemp derived THHC.
Speaker 1 (47:41):
Guys, guys, if you want to see these, because the
packaging is absolutely math wording, I'm pardon upon there. You'll
go over to GBL TV and you watched a video
version of this. They're absolutely beautiful but we're teasing you
on the radio. But you're doing a great job, Brandon.
Speaker 6 (47:57):
Go ahead, Well we are. With the peach ballini, it's
made with water, organic blue agave or organic peach fruit,
pure organic cole blood orange, pure organic coal lemon, pure
organic flavors. Obviously, it's got some citric acid, sodium chloride,
that's salt for the record, elfianine, organic ash wiganda magnesium
(48:20):
ELF three and eight, and obviously the hemp derived THC.
Over with our strawberry margarita, similar ingredients, but we'll say
strawberry pure organic lime juice concentrate in there, organic strawberry
juice concentrate, and then the rest is the same as
I just mentioned. Over with the Amalfi sprits, we added
(48:42):
the organic coal lemon puree, the organic cold blood orange,
pure organic juice concentrate. And then over with the transfusion drink,
the concord transfusion, it's actually a concord grape juice concentrate,
organic monk fruit extract in a natural black current current
(49:02):
fute parade. So if I said that right, So we
offer these also in a variety pack. We'll be selling
these online and we will be at major retailers launching
in Florida to start, and in Tennessee, and then we
will be in Colorado. I can't tell you just one,
but the relationship.
Speaker 10 (49:24):
That we have right now for the distribution in brick
and mortar retail are hot and heavy in Florida and Tennessee.
Now I want to also share with your audience we
are a G Beverages and brands. Aspen Green is the
flagship brand that we started with, predominantly a health and
wellness brand right female really thirty five to sixty five
(49:45):
is our sweet spot. I've always had in mind a
second line for guys, young guys in particular, So we
have a new brand called Bolo, which stands for be
on the lookout, kind of fun and whimsical and it's real,
be on the lookout for a great time.
Speaker 6 (50:02):
That's the message. Now, this is loaded with B vitamins
and Jensen and the L carnatine and the L three
and eight as well. It's got the magnesium in these
as well. There are no artificial colors. There are no
added colors in these drinks, no artificial preservatives any of that.
(50:24):
They are super uber clean and the Bolo line is
a little unique too because it has THHCV as in
Victor in this line, which is more of a creativity,
energy focused type of experience. And we offer this also
in a five meg and a ten meg. And when
I say five meg, that means two and a half
(50:46):
megs of THHC two and a half MiGs of THHCV.
The ten meg obviously five megs THHC and five MiGs THHCV.
The flavors include blue ras Blast, sour applesnic mango, mojo,
water berry wave water berry means watermelon and strawberry mixed.
They're frankly scrumptious these drinks. I mean they are.
Speaker 1 (51:09):
They're uber.
Speaker 6 (51:09):
They're just uber clean. You know. Aspen Green is the
flagship line where everything is organic. The Bolow line doesn't
have everything organic. Again I'm big on transparency, but it
is clean, it is tested. We just couldn't make the
Bolo line with all these other aminos and ingredients. We
(51:31):
couldn't make that with all the organic ingredients and have
it be price priced what we feel was competitive in
the in the marketplace. And we call Bolo. Another tagline
for Bolo is boldly balanced, for the perfect boost.
Speaker 1 (51:47):
I love it. I love it. And you know, we
had an episode, episode three, the effects of cannabis and
psychedelics on the brain with a really wonderful, wonderful scientist,
doctor Menesh Gern and he was talking about how people
(52:08):
are turning to healthy beverages with functional ingredients instead of alcohol. Guys,
thank you, thank you so much, and I look forward
to having you back.
Speaker 6 (52:20):
Hey, if the audience would, they can feel free to
call directly at one eight eight eight five seven eight
five nine zero zero. You can talk to Rebecca, Steph,
Bonnie or Adam in the website's aspingreen dot com. We
also use drink aspengreen dot Com coming out and then
Bolo Drinks dot Com is coming too. And by the way,
(52:43):
you'll be talking to these gals right here when you're
asking about Bolo as well. Well, why don't we green
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Speaker 1 (52:50):
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Speaker 6 (52:51):
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Wow, green By Life twenty. You did here, guys, it'll
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(53:20):
of this drink, which I'm excited about. I mean, I've
I've given up on beverages quite some time ago, and
just not having all that sugar has been great and
h to have a refreshing drink to be able to
feel whatever I'm going to feel. I'm looking forward to
experiencing it and not waking up with a hangover. I'm pumped.
(53:43):
So it's time for our just saying no cannabis glossary.
Today's term minor cannabinoids. So you've probably heard of TC
and CBD. Those are the two most well known cannabinoids,
but did you know that there's over a hundred others
in the cannabis plant. These are called minor cannabinoids, and
(54:04):
while they're less talked about, they can play roles in
your self care routine. So I'd like to break down
three that we've mentioned here today. CBG, often called the
mother of cannabinoid. CBG is the precursor form which other
cannabinoids are formed. It's non intoxicating and may not making
(54:25):
health claims. May help promote balance in mood and focus.
CBDV a close cousin to CBD. CBDV is another non
intoxicating compound being studied for its potential role in neurological balance. THCV,
not to be confused with THC. THCV is known for
(54:48):
more energizing uplifting effects. It's also non intoxicating in lower doses,
and it is included in products like Gaspin Green's Bliss
line and their new Bowl drinks. Now, these compounds, they
may enhance your experience through what's known as that entourage
effect where we combine multiple cannabinoids and terpenes and they
(55:11):
work together to support your body's natural balance. Not making
a health claim, but I would direct listeners to look
up the endocannabinoid system or go to greenby Life dot
com check out our learning center. So the next time
you see a label that mentions more than just CBD
or THC, don't overlook it. Minor cannabinoids they may be
(55:32):
the secret ingredient in finding a formulation that will work
best for you. I want to take a few minutes
to talk about something I wish more people discussed CBD
redflex because let's face it, not every product on the
shelf or in your social media feed deserves your trust.
The CBD market is flooded with options and the consumer
(55:56):
information gap it's real, but here are a few red
flags you should be aware of as smart consumers. One
no Certificate of Analysis CoA. If the brand doesn't provide
a CoA from a third party lab or buries the info,
that's a huge red flag. The CoA verifies what's actually
(56:18):
in the product, the CBD content, the THC levels potential contaminants,
and it should be super easily accessible to find, just
as easy as in finding a nutrition label. Two wild
health claims. Be super cautious of products claiming to cure anything,
tree cancer, RaSE pain instantly. No brand should be making
(56:41):
unsupported medical claims, and I'm just frustrated that they're not
allowed to make supported health claims. A lack of transparency.
If the company doesn't tell you where its hemp has grown,
how it's extracted, or what's in the bottle, move on.
No QR code or batch ID. This one's easy. Every
(57:03):
batch should be traceable. Aspen Green is a great example.
They print their QR codes on every package so you
can instantly access lab reports. There's no way to track
the batch or verified it's content that's not good. Sketchy pricing,
extremely low prices are often too good to be true.
Quality CBD extraction and testing, they aren't cheap. Compliance is
(57:28):
not cheap for anyone trying to do it legally. So
if a product is priced priced like a gas station
energy drink, it's probably not what it claims to be.
Bottom line, if it's not tested, labeled clearly, and sourced responsibly,
don't put it in your body. Trust is earned, all right. Unfortunately,
we're not going to have time for today's Q and A.
(57:48):
We had some great questions, but I believe the Aspen
Green customer care team really addressed the bulk of them.
So from c to self care, where I believe Aspen
Green is walking the walk and its paths seems to
be paved with intention. Whether it's the flower they grow
or the herbs they choose, every ingredient has a purpose
(58:11):
that it shows. So whether you look at arrest, recharge, recover,
or just find cleaner alternative to what's out there, I
think this brand has something really good and real to offer.
But here's the truth. Not all CBD is created equally,
and brands like Aspen Green they need our support, not
(58:31):
just as customers, but as advocates because the industry is
still in limbo, there's no clear federal oversight in state laws.
They're all over the place in California alone. The landscape
changes constantly, So what can you do? Ask questions? Where
was the hemp grown? Demand coas support advocacy groups like
(58:53):
the Realm of carrying in the hemp around table. Let
your elected officials know that you care about access to
clean say life, plant based, well regulated CBD safe, plant
based wellness should not be a guessing game. If you're
curious to try the products we cover today, or to
revisit episode twenty one from our background, head over to
(59:14):
greenbeelife dot com, where you'll find trusted access, feature bundles,
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It is always support clean intentional wellness. Hey, cannabis isn't
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living fully. And here on just saying no where curiosity
(59:35):
is clean, I'll always keep it real, relevant and rooted
in the truth. Thanks so much for joining me today,
Have a great week. See you next week. Guys, Just
Say No is a greenbee Life presentation, airing live weekly
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