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And Welcome to the first episode ever of Just Say
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oh six point five FM on your dial. I'm your host,
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Maria Calabrese. Are you ready, because today we're starting a
new kind of cannabis conversation, unique, exclusive and centered entirely
on you. Get ready for honest insights and balanced perspectives
you're not going to find anywhere else. Whether you're skeptical, curious,
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or already a believer, everyone is welcome here. Together, We're
going to cut through the hype, break through the noise,
and empower you with the knowledge to make informed choices.
About cannabis that work to enhance your life. A people
network with cannabis, not another cannabis network with people.
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You know.
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It's no doubt we're living in exhilarating times. Cannabis is
on the brink of federal legalization and plant based remedies.
They're becoming medicine cabinet essentials. Guys. Every day brings exciting
developments up and down the supply chain, and I'm truly
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looking forward to sharing this journey with you, as cannabis
is set to impact countless aspects of our lives, much
more than the promise of the High Hi. So let's talk.
As consumer demand and the cannabis industry continue to grow,
businesses are left navigating a legal gray area in the
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absence of a sensible federal regulatory framework. The fragmented approach
to legalization has resulted in inconsistent state restrictions, leaving consumers
vulnerable to misleading claims about emergent products. This only widens
the enormous information gap that has persisted from decades of
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prohibition and propaganda.
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You must have united only stamp out describe assessment of
arguing you can do it by bringing about compulsory education
on the subject of narcotics in general, but right Manaarana
in particular. If you want a good.
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Su want to be.
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You know, without a cohesive federal regulatory framework, business is
trying to operate legally in a federally illegal space. Their challenge.
They're faced by overly tight or unreasonable restrictions, while those
skirting the law exploit the loopholes. They cut the corners
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and often deliver inferior products, sometimes even unsafe. What's legal
to market in one state might be entirely off limits
in your state. This uncertainty doesn't though, just affect in businesses.
It profoundly impacts you, the consumer, who relies on trustworthy
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information and make informed choices about new products that promise
to improve our lives. You know, I created this show
to tackle one of the most critical issues in the
cannabis industry, consumer knowledge. In a landscape full of legal ambiguity,
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brands are struggling to build trust in an unregulated market,
and that's where we step in. We're going to lift
each other up, guys, and figure this out once and
for all. But that's not the only reason I started
this show. It's personal for me. I'm going to share
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my origin story and the moment I decided to confront
my fears and just say no with a K N
and a W about this multi faceted plant. Like many
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of you, I was raised to fear cannabis as a
recovering Catholic and a child of Dare. For those of
you too young to remember Dare, it was a misguided
and failed drug abuse prevention program from the eighties that
mislabeled marijuana gateway drug. You know, cannabis might as well
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have been what reformed and miss dubbed the Devil's weed.
This perception it shaped my understanding of cannabis and not
just why and entire generations for years, decades even you know,
let's talk about it. I don't mean to be cheeky.
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I couldn't help it. Despite having had a really catastrophic
car accident after my first year of law school, followed
by decades of chronic pain, prescription drugs, multiple spinal surgeries, hardware,
you name it, which all eventually became unmanageable, Cannabis was
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not even on the table for me. Stay tuned, because
when we come back, I'm going to share with you
what finally changed my perspective and opened my eyes and
heart to this powerful plan.
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In twenty eighteen, vet CBD helped pass Assembly Bill AB
twenty two fifteen, allowing veterinarians to discuss cannabinoid therapy with clients.
This legislation enabled informed decision making in pet health care,
giving pet owners alternative treatment options with professional guidance. But
the story doesn't end there. In twenty twenty two, VETZBD
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continued its advocacy efforts and helped pass Assembly Bill AB
eighteen eighty five, allowing veterinarians to take the next step
and recommend cannabinoid therapeutics when they deem it appropriate for
their patient's health. These legislative wins showcase vetcbd's dedication to
advancing pet health and ensuring access to safe, effective treatments.
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Stay informed, stay engaged, and together with VETZBD, let's continue
to advocate for the best possible care for our beloved pets.
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To just say no k no w on KCAA ten
fifty AM one oh six point five FM in the
Inland Empire. All right, guys, you ready for the reveal?
It wasn't until my canine companion and love of my life. Sorry, honey,
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I need to. My four legged friend was at the
end stages of her life. Western medicine just didn't have
anything left to offer. That's when everything changed for me.
At that moment, I decided to confront my fear and
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educate myself. First, someone recommended I give her cow heart.
Now I'm a Peeda card carrying animal lover, and that
was a real big step. This is I digress, but
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I'm just gonna tell you. She had impacted me to
open my mind in two ways. So I mean that draw.
I want to explain just the lens I would go
for this little rescue pupa. So we did the cow heart.
She started getting better and I turned into a crazy woman.
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Bring me every town in the land.
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But at a certain point she needed more. So I
got past the cow heart and I decided, gosh mayor one.
So I needed to figure this out. Unfortunately, the information
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I encountered often led to more confusion rather than clarity.
At that time, I remember I wish that there was
a reliable, unbiased source of educational content about cannabis. Instead,
I was met with conflicting information, misguided bud tenders, incentivized
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and unregulated brand loyalist and recreational users that fit my
preconceived stereotype of potheads, all of which caused me even
more anxiety. Can you relate? I ran into a neighbor
the other day with her fourteen year old gorgeous golden retriever.
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Oh my for baby Cuba. Hello out there, shout out
to Cuba. But cubat some arthritic issues, and I just asked,
have you tried CBD? She looked so remorseful, like guilty.
She said, I know, I don't know why I have
and I've been putting it off. I said, please, it
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makes total sense why you have it, and of course
you're putting it off. I went through the same situation
at that time. I was seeking unbiased, credible resources and
this information gap that I noticed was just so big. Ultimately,
I said, I need to take action, and that's when
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I decided to create green bee Life, a knowledge first,
consumer led platform dedicated to sharing reliable information about emerging
plant based solutions. Let's have a listen to my founding message. Hi.
I'm Maria Calabre's, founder of green bee Life. I am
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on a mission to sharing my vision with you, to
engage with all our viewers as we continue to uncover
the mysteries of cannabis, and now I'm so eager to
profile incredible stories from all walks of life as we
learn about those who integrate cannabis into their lifestyle. You
know the impact of cannabis in our modern world. It
touches upon so many important things, beyond the promise of
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a high medicine, therapy, cooking, pop culture, and even to
the many benefits and applications of hemp material itself. You
know what I hope for in anticipation to an end
of prohibition is the formation of sensible rules and regulations.
It's our goal of Greenbay Life to become a leader
in representing the cannabis lifestyle and emerging products through education
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and entertainment. The modern face of cannabis is changing, and
it is our mission to add value to this movement.
From details of topical issues surrounding legal and scientific news,
to original programming and discovering the most innovative brands. We
are at the historic beginning for the resurgence of legal
marijuana consumption medically and recreationally. It's here, it's happening, and
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you know, as a newba to cannabis, there's so much
information to learn from skeptic to curious. Here's where I
suggest everyone begin. Look into the end of cannabinoid system
and look into the nineteen thirty seven.
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Marijuana Tacks Act.
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Look up a guy by the name of Harry Ainslinger,
and it is so important, despite the stigmas and misinformations
from the past, to know the issues so that you
can know how they impact you and then make decisions
based on your value system, not based on misinformation. Hey,
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we're on it and we want to hear from you too,
because the Green Closet is open. Stay tuned up. Next,
I'm going to share some of my favorite tips that
I've learned along the way for vetting cannabis products and
how they've helped others. Plus, every week we're going to
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have a special four to twenty pm in the Inland
Empire segment.
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At Greenbee Life. You can watch GBLTV and.
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Going up, Up, Up, Up, Up Up.
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You can learn on Know and Go.
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Did you know TC and CBD are just two of
more than one hundred cannabinoids, And.
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You can shop We're carefully curated, high quality products for
a conscious lifestyle. We cover everything from pets, it so wellness, compliance,
social equity, culinary arts, sustainability, and much much more.
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We really want to make this platform watch, learn and
shop so that your first time you have a place
in the safety.
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Of your own home or watching on your.
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Phone where you can feel a little prepared and learn
and then shop.
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Green Bee life changing the way the world sees.
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Green Welcome back to Just Say No K NO W
on kc AA Radio ten fifty AM one oh six
point five FM in the Inland Empire. It's for twenty
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and while in California, we don't need to use secret
code anymore. Each show at four twenty, we're gonna have
a very special segment. In today's we're gonna take a
look back at cannabis confessions and.
Speaker 7 (17:45):
How folks like you and me came out.
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Of the green closet. So for our maiden voyage in
our first show, my producers thought, why don't I start
with my cannabis confession and talk about how I came
out of the green closet. All right, I'm happy, I'm game.
I'll share that with you. So I've already told you
about my struggles with my back and with my fur baby,
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so let's just roll back. My story was wanting it
begins before Prop. Sixty four went on the ballot in
twenty sixteen in California. So at that point cannabis was
only medically legal. That meant I had to get a
medical marijuana card cal Heart medical marijuana card. Well. I
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succumbed to both, as you know. But I had to
get a medical marijuana card. And this is a real
medicine plan. It shouldn't be marginalized. But the only game
in town were the girls in the bikinis on Venice Beach,
who bring you back and you meet this doctor with
the funky ATM machine. And I did. So this is
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my cannabis confession. I didn't lie. I didn't say that
I was making something up to get medical marijuana for
my dog. I had a lot of anxiety about her
coming to her end stages. But the doctor was very flattering.
I told you, this is a medicine plant. It shouldn't
be marginalized. I don't know how qualified he was, because
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he just looked at me and he said menstrual cramps.
And I gotta tell you, I had to smile this
big because at my age, for him to think that
I had not gone through menopause yet I'd like to
delude myself and believe he thought that. I think he
was giving every female a prescription for that. And I go, yeah, sure,
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So I got my card, But then I had to
get over the stigma of going into a dispensary. Let
me tell you that was scary. I mean it still
isn't in some instances where you have first of a
whole other episode will be about the banking and the
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insurance situation. Pretty crazy, the banking situation, and that these
dispensaries are limited to dealing with cash in many cases.
Definitely back then. So you have the armed guard at
the door, you have you know, the gated door. You
go get buzzed in, you can't go back where they
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sell it. You have the only a few people out
of time. You have to be in this waiting room,
the skunk smell, oh my god, and then they buzz
you in, and you know, where do you begin?
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What do you do?
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How do you I felt so intimidated because I don't
like not knowing something about a topic. But I really
was at the bud Tenders Mercy, even though I had
a pretty good checklist from experts I had tracked at
which we're gonna meet because I'm going to bring them
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on every week to this show, and who were kind
enough to give me the knowledge they had to the
best of their ability at the time. But I still, really,
you know, what's an ah ratios cbd T too, THC isolated,
broad spectrum, full spectrum. It was a little intimidating and again,
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hush the skunk smell. So can I tell you the
butt tenders could not have been lovelier? Can I tell
you everyone in there could not have been more supportive
and sharing their stories and sharing anecdotally what worked for
their pets. Hey, this was the anphisis of being in
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line at a at a commercial. I don't want to
say a name, but the CVS it was the complete emphasis.
It was such a nurturing environment, and it's a place
where people are taking control for their medical conditions and
have to rely on one another to lift each other
up because the information is few and far between. So
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people shared for me what helped with their dogs. I
already had a pretty good idea in mind, but still
it's it's virgin territory, at least for me. That's my
cannabis confession. I got my medical marijuana guard. I got
medical marijuana for my dog and now I take it.
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Did you know TC and CBD are just two of
more than one hundred kinnabinoids.
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slate of original programming.
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Where we cover everything from pet it's a wellness compliance,
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Okay, we're back, and it's a perfect segue into consumer
tips and insights because I'd like to share a little
bit about what I've learned from experts along the way
on how to that cannabis products, just some practical advice
on how to pick a high quality product. So one
of the most common questions, and the one that I
had in the beginning, was how can I trust the
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safety and they of cannabis products from regulations right vary
so much between states, and federally it's unregulated. I like
this question. This is where we start. One way to
ensure product safety is to look for third party lab
testing guys. It's often called the CoA Certificate of Analysis.
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You want to look for this because any reputable brand
is going to have these readily available, whether it's a
QR code on their website, on their packaging. And then
when you look at the CoA, you want to make
sure it lists it has a list of the specific
cannabidoids in the product, terpenes and any contaminants that it
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was tested for. Stick with products that are USDA certified organic,
they have to adhere to very strict safety standards. Wait
a minute, USDA certified organic US isn't it federally illegal? Ah?
Stay tuned. I can't wait. We have so many wonderful
episodes coming. That has to do with the Hemp Farm Bill,
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and I don't want to confuse anybody. This is to
break through the confusion and clarify things. But that's that's
a real confusing bill. So yes, due to the Hemp
Farm Bill, hemp growers and manufacturers in the US can
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get a USDA certified organic standard. And you want to,
you want to make sure they have that standard. Also,
research the brand's reputation and be cautious of products making
wild health claims without any evidence to support it. So
my next tip for vetting cannabis products is, you know,
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trying to get down to the bottom of the potential
benefits at all compared to traditional pharmaceuticals for common conditions
like pain, anxiety, and sleep disorders. This taps into a
real growing curiosity about cannabis compared to pharmaceuticals. I'm thrilled
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to introduce doctor Manesh gern Mnash is a neuroscientist who's
earned his PhD from McGill University. So, Manash, we have
a segment called consumer Insights and Tips, and I'd love
to if you could share some practical insights tips for
safe and responsible use.
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There's definitely in place for these standard pharmaceuticals. Standard anti
depressants helped many people cope and live lives that they
wouldn't be able to live otherwise. But as you said,
they come with side effects, they come with a trade off,
and so one of the most commonly prescribed classic drugs
are SSRIs, so selective serotonin reuptate inhibitors things like laxapro
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or prozac, and people may have heard of vide of
those two calmly prescribed drugs, and those are both antidepressants,
and they basically change your brain chemistry to help you
feel a bit better, but it comes at the cost
of lessening your capacity for positive emotions as well. They
kind of dull you emotionally. They can lead to wea gain,
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They kill people's sex drive, and can lead to fatigue
and all sorts of things. And so the trade off
is you're less depressed, but you're less anything else. Right,
It's a doling out and you're expected to take it
every single day and definitely otherwise you're going to get
worse again. And so cannabis, as you were saying earlier,
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has a whole variety of different compounds within it. It's
not just TC, which is what we usually associate it
with because that's what gives the typical high we associate
with cannabis. Right, The three SoC is the compound you
know that makes people high, it makes people stoned. That's
what people associate with cannabis. And this has the typical
effects and it's often obviously in many people notice used
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to believe anxiety. In lower doses particularly, it can really
calm people's anxiety and also help with things like chronic pain.
But then also CBD is also potently reduced as anxiety
and has been found in studies to do that. Studies
have also found that it could be antidepressant. And not
only that, it's also anti inflammatory, so people even with
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arthritis and different inflammatory conditions are experiencing relief from CBD.
Not to mention also its effects for reducing epileptic seizures,
so reducing seizures for people with epilepsy, and it's actually
FDA approved for that. It is a compound CBD based
drug that does that. And so CBD has no psychological
effects acutely like here, it doesn't make you high. But
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behind the scenes of our biology through our endocannabinoid system,
which I could talk about, is actually has all these
different health benefits. And then the last one is CBG,
which is a kind of simpler molecule than CBD or
cheats and actually is you know, can be considered a
precurst through of them, it can turn into them with
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different steps, and that's also very much involved in reducing inflammation.
It modulates our immune system and It also relieves oxidative stress,
meaning it's an antioxidant, which again it means it clears
up cellular damage. It's healthy for ourselves as well throughout
our bodies, and so there's no reason why it should
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be out lowed the way it should be. This doesn't
make any scientific sense.
Speaker 6 (29:34):
So my last tip for today's consumer insights and tips
on how to vet and assess and find quality products
is you've got to avoid fallen for misleading marketing claims.
This is just guys. We can do it. We can
lift each other up, but it's important to know. You
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need to know how to spot red f look out
for products that promise miracle cures or quick fixes. These
are usually big red flags. You want to stick to
brands that are transparent about their sourcing, they're extracting methods
and testing. Read consumer reviews. I told you about anecdotal evidence,
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and people who are taking the time to write a review,
it's because they've been impacted either very positively or very negatively,
and they want to share that information and we need
to share the information. Again, we need to lift each
other up, but the best tool is do your own
research on the ingredients and the certifications of the brand.
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There are good manufacturing practices, seals, there are all types
of standards. At Greenbee Life, the platform I started, we
have a very very strict vetting system for any brands
that we list in our directory or feature or spotlight.
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So find people who are committed to putting forward and
supporting worthy brands, brands that support organizations like the National
Cannabis Industry Association. I sit on the marketing and Advertising
committee with some of the most amazing subject matter experts.
Let me introduce you to one Emily Kelleher, who is
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the vice president of Bena Leeve's Marketing. She is also
the marketing chair for the Ohio Cannabis Coalition. I want
to throw it to you, Emily Sure.
Speaker 15 (31:38):
I think the one thing that you just touched on
consumer trust, right, and I think that's something that just
especially in the cannabis industry as a whole, we all
take pride in you know, triple tested, we use you
know uv CR SERTs, making sure that we're not using
naming conventions that are attracted to children. I think that's
one of the things as an industry that we can
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hang our hat on and is a differentiator. I think
what's important to note here as well is at Bentley
is we work with a lot of different companies that
are just out of state, and so we do a
lot of copacking and white labeling here in Ohio. And
what has been fascinating when it comes to just different
regulatory compliance from state to state is that it's so
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inconsistent in a lot of ways. Where I mean to
Helen and Chad's point as well. You know, some of
this packaging could easily be approved in another state, such
as making a claim you know, this product will make
you sleepy, this product could make you feel awake. We're
in Ohio, We're totally handicapped from being able to use
any of those types of phrasing, and so it does
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prevent a little bit of an educational gap between us
and the consumer because we can't fully express the product's
potential and potential effects on the consumer. And so I
think that then falls back on us as licensees, as
educators ourselves to go out into the public to you know,
teach people about cannabinoids and terrapeen profiles. Right, And it's
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not just the high etc. Percentage products. There's so much
more that go into this plant and so I'm hoping
that eventually, someday we will be able to use just
a little bit more words and just descriptive language to
at least try to explain what certain products can do.
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And of course it's going to take more normalization of
the medical cannabis community itself and just with the plant
medicine itself, which is so important, you know, especially in
Ohio we're seeing as rise of adult use, but it's
so incredibly important that we also lived up the medical
cannabis program and the same weight, right, the same level
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to give that, you know, the plant medicine the normalization
that it needs. That we can eventually move into these
double blinded distablo studies and this actual medical research that
we can gain to be able to make these claims
right so to speak, and say, we actually do know
that if you take this dose, it'll help with inflammation,
it'll help with sleep, it'll help with nausea versus. Now,
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you know a lot of what we say, and we
we do work with a lot of different medical professionals here,
but you know, they're they're you know what they say
and retort it's like, oh, it's anecdotal, right, we don't
have the science and the data to back this up.
But that's why I personally it's a passion thing for me,
you know, to really hold up the medical part of
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this program and the medicinal benefits of the plant. And
I think that's something that we, especially Benefley has tried
to do with our educational efforts.
Speaker 6 (34:45):
We can figure it out, you just have to use
common sense. So we've talked about the information gap, We've
talked about cannabis confessions, talked about how I came out
of the green closet, and we've talked about some consumer
insights and tips for vetting and picking out quality products.
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But now I'd like to share with you some real
life stories from real life people who I mean, I'll
leave it to you to decide whether they're the stereotypical pothood,
which there's nothing wrong if you're out there and you're
a pothead recreational, there's a time and place. But I'd
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like to just share some real life people who have
some real life stories.
Speaker 11 (35:30):
So when I first started having real breakthroughs with cannabis,
my goal was to get out into nature, smoke and
then hike. And then as I was hiking, I would
start to analyze everything that was going on in my life,
and maybe replay conversations I'd had or arguments I'd had
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with people, and I would start to have these understandings
inside myself that would not just help to heal me, but.
Speaker 9 (36:00):
Helped to move me forward.
Speaker 11 (36:04):
I guess because I think I think I've been stuck
for the majority of my life. And I was a
very depressed person growing up. I was I was insanely
socially awkward, to the point where I would sit in
classrooms and I was failing classes because I was so
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uncomfortable just being around other people, even though I knew
what I was doing.
Speaker 9 (36:33):
And so.
Speaker 11 (36:35):
Getting into cannabis, getting into nature and using cannabis to
connect me to all these other avenues has really changed
my life significantly. I mean, I feel like I'm on
an entirely different trajectory than I ever would have been
had cannabis not come into my life. And not just that.
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I have lupus and so I get sick all the time,
and when I get sickknocked down for months at a time.
Since using cannabis, it's opened me up to other plants.
I now I am obsessed with cooking. I love using
a million different herbs and I learn about those herbs
and how they can help me. And you know, I
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have cannabis to think for that. And also since I've
started consuming, I've been getting sick less. And it makes
sense when you think about it, because our bodies have
the cannabinoid system within them, and so I like to
think of it in the same way as I think
of probiotics. I don't know like how much people know
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about probiotics, but I use probiotics because we have natural
bacteria in our body and when that natural bacteria gets depleted,
then we get sick. So probiotics here bacteria back into
your body, good bacteria, good flora. You know, let's balance
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balancing our bodies through through putting back in like what
we're lacking. And cannabinoids are the same way. You know,
when our body starts to get depleted, then we need
to supplement it with these plant cannabinoids, so we're putting
it back into our body. We're balancing our body to
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the point where suddenly our bodies are able to function
the way they're meant to function. And so that's why
I'm getting sick less and overall, because I'm healing myself
inside out. I'm healing my spirit, you know, my mind,
my body, my energy, everything. I'm feeling more complete as
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a person, and that's all things to cannabis.
Speaker 16 (38:50):
We definitely enhances the good times of everything, you know,
like when you are going somewhere like a concert or
a picnic or camping and then you bring out the cannabis,
it's just like welcome to the world. Let's all have
a good time, you know, just it helps really enhance
the good vibes.
Speaker 9 (39:08):
For sure. There was one time during the fall camping
in Joshua.
Speaker 16 (39:12):
Tree and I was with a seventy year old physicist
who was also camping and Joshua Tree with my group,
and he had never tried cannabis before, and then smoked
a joint with us, and we had my friends and
I had the joint obviously, and then.
Speaker 9 (39:27):
We gave it to this guy named Jean and he
had it.
Speaker 16 (39:31):
And then the way that he was experiencing everything in
Joshua Tree, from the actual Joshuas to the sunset to
even the wind was pretty magical. He was giving human
characteristics to the wind and talking about the sky in
super philosophical terms, which really enhanced the experience.
Speaker 9 (39:49):
For all of us.
Speaker 16 (39:50):
I use it for stress relief. I use it for
anxiety relief. CBD is my favorite. But CBD also helps
with concentration. For me. It helps organize the really fast,
scattered thoughts that go through my brain, which all day
every day. Sometimes it's like a jumbled mess up here.
And then I consume some CBD and it kind of
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slows everything down and puts It organizes the thoughts from
point A to point C, you know, and the way
that I need to go.
Speaker 6 (40:18):
Uh.
Speaker 16 (40:19):
And so I guess I use it medicinally in that way.
I use it for wellness, in that way, I use
it for actually for structure.
Speaker 9 (40:28):
I use it for responsibility.
Speaker 16 (40:29):
It helps with the creativity as well, so I use
it professionally if that's even a thing. It helps keep
me motivated, like around two PM, when I get that
slump that most people get after lunch. If I take
a couple of hits of a sativa and have maybe
some tea, I am back at it and on fire
sometimes and it's like some best my best work comes
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sometimes after that because I'm awake, I'm alert, I'm going
and very creative, thinking sometimes two outside the box, but
thinking outside the box.
Speaker 9 (41:00):
Nonetheless, I use cannabis to meditate as well.
Speaker 16 (41:05):
So I've had transformative breakthroughs, and I would say that
at this point in my life, I've been going through
numerous transitions and it's just been a very transformational time
in my life, and cannabis has been there for me
through it all. It's actually it all started with cannabis,
you know, my time from I first started smoking cannabis
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when I was like consistently, probably when I was about
nineteen or twenty, and since then, the way that I've
evolved has been exponentially and very conscious. Before then, I
was definitely a lot more uptight. I would be upset
easily or kind of shook or rocked a little bit
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more frequently, harder to come kind of bounce back. But
cannabis now kind of makes it easier to go at
the flow.
Speaker 9 (41:57):
And it has helped the way that my patients.
Speaker 16 (42:00):
It's helped in terms of how I interact with others,
my understanding, my compassion, my intuition.
Speaker 9 (42:08):
It's helped with all of that. And without cannabis.
Speaker 16 (42:11):
I would probably still be on the same path, but
it would be much slower going and probably a lot
more hurdles that I didn't understand.
Speaker 17 (42:20):
I consume for both recreation and medical, and my family
knows the difference too.
Speaker 9 (42:25):
You know.
Speaker 17 (42:26):
I reserve specific strains and products for Fridays and Saturdays.
I'm not smoking moon rocks on Tuesday morning, as much
as that would sound amazing, but not feasible with the
lifestyle that I want to conduct. So I'll save those
fun products.
Speaker 7 (42:39):
I call them like, you know, like party favors.
Speaker 17 (42:41):
Those are my party favorite products, and I use those
for special occasions and treat that like I would have
bottle of champagne. That's since I don't really drink anymore.
That's really my treat and my way to unwind. I
feel like strains are specifically bred for medical and recreational.
I noticed a huge trend in the high thhcs that
are being hybridized in order to create like an extreme
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high or whatever.
Speaker 7 (43:02):
Feeling that it is. And I know.
Speaker 17 (43:05):
Some people will assume that it's meant for medical reasons,
but I know recreationally people enjoy it because it's you're
getting more bang for your buck, I guess in their eyes, you.
Speaker 11 (43:14):
Know, So.
Speaker 9 (43:16):
It just depends on the person.
Speaker 17 (43:17):
I feel like, just like others. People consume wanting to relax,
Others consume it to forget things. It just depends on
who's using it, you know, it really is, it's the
intention behind it. It's not even about what the product is.
It's about the intention that's put behind and what it's
being used for. So, I mean anything can be Like
I some people use their weekends to eat recreationally, so
(43:39):
it just depends on what they're what everyone's lifestyle choices are.
I feel that there is a difference with recreational and
medical just based.
Speaker 4 (43:46):
On how we consume it.
Speaker 17 (43:47):
I actually have used cannabis for my spiritual awakening. Cannabis
has led me to a spiritual awakening. In my process
of discovering cannabis as medicine, I actually was able to
read into my inner self and find meditation and self
reflection and self connection and self advocacy through the plant.
(44:10):
So I definitely feel like there is a huge connection
right there between the plant itself and epiphanies and realizations.
And if you're not finding yourself with this plant, you
need to start. Really, I couldn't advocate for this more
than combining consciousness and cannabis. It's such an enlightening experience
(44:31):
and a life changing experience and a huge component to
my success. Actually, whether it be weight loss and career,
you have to keep the two together. My consumption has
changed drastically since legalization because I don't feel like I
would have used CBD so soon in my regimen if
it wasn't for legalization.
Speaker 9 (44:50):
It kind of opened up.
Speaker 17 (44:51):
The doors for more products, more conversations to be had
about those products, and it's really opened up the doors
for part of my self care regimen as well. I
was never part of my self care routine and now
it's a huge component, if not the leader, of my
self care. And I'm so grateful for legalization because of
the fact that it's also opening up not only the
(45:11):
opportunity for myself to medicate differently, but for others who
maybe never saw medication in the form of a bath
bomb or form of a tincture. They actually get to
know about products that are going to suit their lifestyle
in addition to the ones.
Speaker 7 (45:25):
That I've already existed for a number of years.
Speaker 17 (45:27):
Also, luckily for myself, being a daddy's girl, I always
want to make my dad happy, and he's been a
huge advocate not only have I successfully weaned myself off
of prescription pills, but he actually totally changed his lifestyle
and actually our relationship because of cannabis. We were estrange
(45:47):
for a number of years because of his opiate abuse,
and I didn't want to be around somebody that wasn't
my father anymore. And he saw the dire need in
his lifestyle change and when he made that decision to
try cannabis and make a lot of other changes along
with it. Because that's what happens, as I was saying earlier,
once you start with that plant, the subconscious opens up
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and you start to see more things.
Speaker 9 (46:10):
He starts to see the bigger picture.
Speaker 17 (46:11):
You start to focus on what you need to fix
on yourself, you know, not in a negative way, but
more like a you know what, this needs a little
bit more love, and this needs a little bit more tension.
Speaker 4 (46:20):
So that's what he did.
Speaker 17 (46:21):
He saw it as this whole thing where I'm going
to change course. And he not only got his health back,
but he got his family back as well. And I
am just so grateful for his support and his love.
And he actually watches my videos and comments on the
photos and follows Instagram and opened up an Instagram account
so he could follow along, and I think that's just
an awesome form of support and I'm really grateful for
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him as well.
Speaker 6 (46:46):
Aren't they incredible? I mean, these are the stories that
just fill my energy books. I'll tell you, I came
for the education. I'm staying for the people. We're gonna
lift each other up and we're going to get to
the bottom of all of this misinformation. We're gonna cut
through the noise. We're going to spark a fresh conversation,
(47:09):
and I'm so looking forward to upcoming episodes where I'll
be joined by amazing guest experts, scientists, cultivators, cannabis visionaries
who will be here to help us grow our know
We'll look at relevant scientific studies, new research findings. We're
(47:30):
going to do some myth busting guys. We're going to
debunk common misconceptions about cannabis and what I like to
call nip it in the bud. We're going to have
legal news and updates because that's important and there's a
lot of laws that, in my opinion, are one took
over the line. And one of my favorite segments that
(47:51):
I'll be doing is I'm not making this up In
legal updates, which will be real laws that are unbelievable.
And on some episodes, we'll have a product spotlight where
we will showcase some of the most innovative emerging brands
struggling to survive legalization. But keep at it. You're doing
it right. Stay tuned, because when I come back, I'm
(48:13):
going to give you a sneak peek on what to
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Speaker 18 (49:20):
Cannabis is such an exciting topic. Everyone wants to know more,
and it's important to have accurate information in this world
of so much misinformation, even from our own industry.
Speaker 6 (49:32):
Stay tuned watch GBLTV on Greenbee life dot com. Be
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be internationally recognized veterinarian doctor Tim Shoes. Doctor Shoe is
going to talk to us all about the intersection of
cannabis and pets to help our fur babies thrive. Why
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don't you explain how cannabis works in animals and a
little bit about the different formulations available.
Speaker 19 (50:05):
You know, cannabinoids will interact with a number of different
receptors that are all throughout the body, but they will
also act with what's called the endocannabinoid system. And so
the endocannabinoid system is a bodily system that is intertwined
with all other aspects of our physiology and animals as well.
Because the endocannabinoid system is found throughout the animal kingdom.
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You know, it exists in dogs, cats, horses, ferrots, pigs, birds,
you name it. It doesn't exist in insects, but throughout
the animal kingdom, especially all vertebrate animals, it's ubiquitously present.
And this system consists of the cannabinoid receptors that cannabinoids
bind to, the endocannabinoids that our own bodies produce. So
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you and I, you know your dog, we all produce
our own cannabinoids within our body. And then the third
component of the endocannabinoid system is the enzymes that make
and break down these endocannabinoids. So what cannabinoids will do
is they interact with this endocannabinoid system and the intercannabinoid
receptors to create therapeutic functions and therapeutic benefits. It also
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interacts with other receptors that are not a part of
the endocannabinoid system to help create these therapeutic benefits. So,
you know, CBD is really interesting because it's been listed
to interact with over forty different cellular targets, so not
just ones within the endocannabinoid system.
Speaker 18 (51:26):
You know.
Speaker 19 (51:26):
One example is that it has been shown to interact
with the five H two one A receptors, which are
serotonin receptors, and that's hypothesized is that that's one way
it helps to decrease anxiety.
Speaker 6 (51:39):
As we wrap up in today's episode, I just want
to take a moment to reflect on the important insights
we've discussed on the road to building cannabis consumer confidence.
Where knowledge is power and by the way, consumer confidence.
It doesn't have to apply just to cannabis, but it's
especially needed in this new and merging, burgeoning market with
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the landscapes shifting so rapidly, especially, it's vital for both
businesses and consumers to remain informed and engaged. We've explored
how the lack of a federal, cohesive regulatory framework leaves
many brands uncertain about how to navigate messaging, often at
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the expense of consumer trust. How many times have I
talked to people have said, Oh, I've tried CBD, it
didn't do anything for me. Where'd you get your CBD?
Oh at the convenience store, at the gas station? Okay,
well maybe I mean you know, don't do this guys
to consumer trust. You have an opportunity now we're on
(52:46):
the cusp of legalization. This is why though knowledge is
needed and it is powering. Empowering ourselves with reliable information
is crucial in making informed decisions and advocating for your needs,
our needs in this evolving market. For all of you, future, present,
(53:11):
and past cannabis connoisseurs, I encourage you to ask questions,
seek out trusted resources, and remember that your voice matters
and it's important. It's not enough that, oh, I heard
they're going to legalize it. What does that mean? Demand
(53:32):
transparency and accountability from the brands you choose to support,
especially before regulate it. Together we can help shape a
cannabis industry that prioritizes safety, efficacy, and informed choice. Hopefully
it'll bleed over to other industries, but cannabis offers us
a precious rear, unique opportunity. And for my cannabis business listeners,
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remember that while regulation are restrictive and great, they also
present a rare opportunity that other Fortune five hundred companies
take for granted. For you to build genuine relationships with consumers,
by prioritizing transparency and information, accurate information, not marketing hype,
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you don't have to cats out of the bag Genie's
out of the bottle. Consumer demand is through the roof.
You can foster trust and loyalty that will set you
apart in this competitive landscape. Resist shortcuts and loopholes. I'm
going to say it again, resist shortcuts and loopholes not
worth it. Okay everyone, As we continue to set the
(54:46):
cannabis record straight in an effort to understand how this
multifacetive plant can truly indeed transform our wellness journey, I
want to remind you that Just Say No is here
to support for you every step of the way. Whether
you're just starting your cannabis journey like me, or you're
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a seasoned enthusiast, this show is about providing you with
the tools and knowledge to grow your node and navigate
this space confidently and responsibly. I want to thank everyone
for joining me today. Remember our community is crucial as
we strive for a more equitable and informed cannabis industry.
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Don't forget to tune in next week, but I'll be
discussing cannabis events with none other than doctor Tim Shu,
who is the vatinarian and founder of vet CBD, which
was the product that I ultimately landed on and gave
the most benefit to my little one Itta. Your feedback
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unprecedented opportunity to redefine cannabis, one conversation at a time.
Until next time, stay informed, stay curious, stay late, and
just Say No.
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It's no doubt we're living in exhilarating times. Cannabis is
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As consumer demand and the cannabis industry continue to grow,
businesses are left navigating a legal gray area in the
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absence of a sensible federal regulatory framework. The fragmented approach
to legalization has resulted in inconsistent state restrictions, leaving consumers
vulnerable to misleading claims about emergent products. This only widens
the enormous information gap that has persisted from decades of
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prohibition and propaganda.
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It profoundly impacts you, the consumer, who relies on trustworthy
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information and make informed choices about new products that promise
to improve our lives. You know, I created this show
to tackle one of the most critical issues in the
cannabis industry, consumer knowledge. In a landscape full of legal ambiguity,
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brands are struggling to build trust in an unregulated market,
and that's where we step in. We're going to lift
each other up, guys, and figure this out once and
for all. But that's not the only reason I started
this show. It's personal for me. I'm going to share
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my origin story and the moment I decided to confront
my fears and just say no with a K N
and a W about this multi faceted plant. Like many
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of you, I was raised to fear cannabis as a
recovering Catholic and a child of Dare. For those of
you too young to remember Dare, it was a misguided
and failed drug abuse prevention program from the eighties that
mislabeled marijuana gateway drug. You know, cannabis might as well
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have been what reformed and miss dubbed the Devil's weed.
This perception it shaped my understanding of cannabis and not
just why and entire generations for years, decades even you know,
let's talk about it. I don't mean to be cheeky.
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I couldn't help it. Despite having had a really catastrophic
car accident after my first year of law school, followed
by decades of chronic pain, prescription drugs, multiple spinal surgeries, hardware,
you name it, which all eventually became unmanageable, Cannabis was
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not even on the table for me. Stay tuned, because
when we come back, I'm going to share with you
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In twenty eighteen, vet CBD helped pass Assembly Bill AB
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This legislation enabled informed decision making in pet health care,
giving pet owners alternative treatment options with professional guidance. But
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continued its advocacy efforts and helped pass Assembly Bill AB
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Stay informed, stay engaged, and together with VETZBD, let's continue
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I need to. My four legged friend was at the
end stages of her life. Western medicine just didn't have
anything left to offer. That's when everything changed for me.
At that moment, I decided to confront my fear and
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educate myself. First, someone recommended I give her cow heart.
Now I'm a Peeda card carrying animal lover, and that
was a real big step. This is I digress, but
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I'm just gonna tell you. She had impacted me to
open my mind in two ways. So I mean that draw.
I want to explain just the lens I would go
for this little rescue pupa. So we did the cow heart.
She started getting better and I turned into a crazy woman.
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Bring me every town in the land.
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But at a certain point she needed more. So I
got past the cow heart and I decided, gosh mayor one.
So I needed to figure this out. Unfortunately, the information
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I encountered often led to more confusion rather than clarity.
At that time, I remember I wish that there was
a reliable, unbiased source of educational content about cannabis. Instead,
I was met with conflicting information, misguided bud tenders, incentivized
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and unregulated brand loyalist and recreational users that fit my
preconceived stereotype of potheads, all of which caused me even
more anxiety. Can you relate? I ran into a neighbor
the other day with her fourteen year old gorgeous golden retriever.
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Oh my for baby Cuba. Hello out there, shout out
to Cuba. But cubat some arthritic issues, and I just asked,
have you tried CBD? She looked so remorseful, like guilty.
She said, I know, I don't know why I have
and I've been putting it off. I said, please, it
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makes total sense why you have it, and of course
you're putting it off. I went through the same situation
at that time. I was seeking unbiased, credible resources and
this information gap that I noticed was just so big. Ultimately,
I said, I need to take action, and that's when
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I decided to create green bee Life, a knowledge first,
consumer led platform dedicated to sharing reliable information about emerging
plant based solutions. Let's have a listen to my founding message. Hi.
I'm Maria Calabre's, founder of green bee Life. I am
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on a mission to sharing my vision with you, to
engage with all our viewers as we continue to uncover
the mysteries of cannabis, and now I'm so eager to
profile incredible stories from all walks of life as we
learn about those who integrate cannabis into their lifestyle. You
know the impact of cannabis in our modern world. It
touches upon so many important things, beyond the promise of
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a high medicine, therapy, cooking, pop culture, and even to
the many benefits and applications of hemp material itself. You
know what I hope for in anticipation to an end
of prohibition is the formation of sensible rules and regulations.
It's our goal of Greenbay Life to become a leader
in representing the cannabis lifestyle and emerging products through education
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From details of topical issues surrounding legal and scientific news,
to original programming and discovering the most innovative brands. We
are at the historic beginning for the resurgence of legal
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you know, as a newba to cannabis, there's so much
information to learn from skeptic to curious. Here's where I
suggest everyone begin. Look into the end of cannabinoid system
and look into the nineteen thirty seven.
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Marijuana Tacks Act.
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Look up a guy by the name of Harry Ainslinger,
and it is so important, despite the stigmas and misinformations
from the past, to know the issues so that you
can know how they impact you and then make decisions
based on your value system, not based on misinformation. Hey,
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we're on it and we want to hear from you too,
because the Green Closet is open. Stay tuned up. Next,
I'm going to share some of my favorite tips that
I've learned along the way for vetting cannabis products and
how they've helped others. Plus, every week we're going to
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and while in California, we don't need to use secret
code anymore. Each show at four twenty, we're gonna have
a very special segment. In today's we're gonna take a
look back at cannabis confessions and.
Speaker 7 (17:45):
How folks like you and me came out.
Speaker 6 (17:48):
Of the green closet. So for our maiden voyage in
our first show, my producers thought, why don't I start
with my cannabis confession and talk about how I came
out of the green closet. All right, I'm happy, I'm game.
I'll share that with you. So I've already told you
about my struggles with my back and with my fur baby,
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so let's just roll back. My story was wanting it
begins before Prop. Sixty four went on the ballot in
twenty sixteen in California. So at that point cannabis was
only medically legal. That meant I had to get a
medical marijuana card cal Heart medical marijuana card. Well. I
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succumbed to both, as you know. But I had to
get a medical marijuana card. And this is a real
medicine plan. It shouldn't be marginalized. But the only game
in town were the girls in the bikinis on Venice Beach,
who bring you back and you meet this doctor with
the funky ATM machine. And I did. So this is
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my cannabis confession. I didn't lie. I didn't say that
I was making something up to get medical marijuana for
my dog. I had a lot of anxiety about her
coming to her end stages. But the doctor was very flattering.
I told you, this is a medicine plant. It shouldn't
be marginalized. I don't know how qualified he was, because
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he just looked at me and he said menstrual cramps.
And I gotta tell you, I had to smile this
big because at my age, for him to think that
I had not gone through menopause yet I'd like to
delude myself and believe he thought that. I think he
was giving every female a prescription for that. And I go, yeah, sure,
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So I got my card, But then I had to
get over the stigma of going into a dispensary. Let
me tell you that was scary. I mean it still
isn't in some instances where you have first of a
whole other episode will be about the banking and the
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insurance situation. Pretty crazy, the banking situation, and that these
dispensaries are limited to dealing with cash in many cases.
Definitely back then. So you have the armed guard at
the door, you have you know, the gated door. You
go get buzzed in, you can't go back where they
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sell it. You have the only a few people out
of time. You have to be in this waiting room,
the skunk smell, oh my god, and then they buzz
you in, and you know, where do you begin?
Speaker 14 (20:40):
What do you do?
Speaker 6 (20:41):
How do you I felt so intimidated because I don't
like not knowing something about a topic. But I really
was at the bud Tenders Mercy, even though I had
a pretty good checklist from experts I had tracked at
which we're gonna meet because I'm going to bring them
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on every week to this show, and who were kind
enough to give me the knowledge they had to the
best of their ability at the time. But I still, really,
you know, what's an ah ratios cbd T too, THC isolated,
broad spectrum, full spectrum. It was a little intimidating and again,
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hush the skunk smell. So can I tell you the
butt tenders could not have been lovelier? Can I tell
you everyone in there could not have been more supportive
and sharing their stories and sharing anecdotally what worked for
their pets. Hey, this was the anphisis of being in
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line at a at a commercial. I don't want to
say a name, but the CVS it was the complete emphasis.
It was such a nurturing environment, and it's a place
where people are taking control for their medical conditions and
have to rely on one another to lift each other
up because the information is few and far between. So
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people shared for me what helped with their dogs. I
already had a pretty good idea in mind, but still
it's it's virgin territory, at least for me. That's my
cannabis confession. I got my medical marijuana guard. I got
medical marijuana for my dog and now I take it.
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Okay, we're back, and it's a perfect segue into consumer
tips and insights because I'd like to share a little
bit about what I've learned from experts along the way
on how to that cannabis products, just some practical advice
on how to pick a high quality product. So one
of the most common questions, and the one that I
had in the beginning, was how can I trust the
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safety and they of cannabis products from regulations right vary
so much between states, and federally it's unregulated. I like
this question. This is where we start. One way to
ensure product safety is to look for third party lab
testing guys. It's often called the CoA Certificate of Analysis.
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You want to look for this because any reputable brand
is going to have these readily available, whether it's a
QR code on their website, on their packaging. And then
when you look at the CoA, you want to make
sure it lists it has a list of the specific
cannabidoids in the product, terpenes and any contaminants that it
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was tested for. Stick with products that are USDA certified organic,
they have to adhere to very strict safety standards. Wait
a minute, USDA certified organic US isn't it federally illegal? Ah?
Stay tuned. I can't wait. We have so many wonderful
episodes coming. That has to do with the Hemp Farm Bill,
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and I don't want to confuse anybody. This is to
break through the confusion and clarify things. But that's that's
a real confusing bill. So yes, due to the Hemp
Farm Bill, hemp growers and manufacturers in the US can
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get a USDA certified organic standard. And you want to,
you want to make sure they have that standard. Also,
research the brand's reputation and be cautious of products making
wild health claims without any evidence to support it. So
my next tip for vetting cannabis products is, you know,
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trying to get down to the bottom of the potential
benefits at all compared to traditional pharmaceuticals for common conditions
like pain, anxiety, and sleep disorders. This taps into a
real growing curiosity about cannabis compared to pharmaceuticals. I'm thrilled
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to introduce doctor Manesh gern Mnash is a neuroscientist who's
earned his PhD from McGill University. So, Manash, we have
a segment called consumer Insights and Tips, and I'd love
to if you could share some practical insights tips for
safe and responsible use.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
There's definitely in place for these standard pharmaceuticals. Standard anti
depressants helped many people cope and live lives that they
wouldn't be able to live otherwise. But as you said,
they come with side effects, they come with a trade off,
and so one of the most commonly prescribed classic drugs
are SSRIs, so selective serotonin reuptate inhibitors things like laxapro
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or prozac, and people may have heard of vide of
those two calmly prescribed drugs, and those are both antidepressants,
and they basically change your brain chemistry to help you
feel a bit better, but it comes at the cost
of lessening your capacity for positive emotions as well. They
kind of dull you emotionally. They can lead to wea gain,
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They kill people's sex drive, and can lead to fatigue
and all sorts of things. And so the trade off
is you're less depressed, but you're less anything else. Right,
It's a doling out and you're expected to take it
every single day and definitely otherwise you're going to get
worse again. And so cannabis, as you were saying earlier,
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has a whole variety of different compounds within it. It's
not just TC, which is what we usually associate it
with because that's what gives the typical high we associate
with cannabis. Right, The three SoC is the compound you
know that makes people high, it makes people stoned. That's
what people associate with cannabis. And this has the typical
effects and it's often obviously in many people notice used
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to believe anxiety. In lower doses particularly, it can really
calm people's anxiety and also help with things like chronic pain.
But then also CBD is also potently reduced as anxiety
and has been found in studies to do that. Studies
have also found that it could be antidepressant. And not
only that, it's also anti inflammatory, so people even with
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arthritis and different inflammatory conditions are experiencing relief from CBD.
Not to mention also its effects for reducing epileptic seizures,
so reducing seizures for people with epilepsy, and it's actually
FDA approved for that. It is a compound CBD based
drug that does that. And so CBD has no psychological
effects acutely like here, it doesn't make you high. But
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behind the scenes of our biology through our endocannabinoid system,
which I could talk about, is actually has all these
different health benefits. And then the last one is CBG,
which is a kind of simpler molecule than CBD or
cheats and actually is you know, can be considered a
precurst through of them, it can turn into them with
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different steps, and that's also very much involved in reducing inflammation.
It modulates our immune system and It also relieves oxidative stress,
meaning it's an antioxidant, which again it means it clears
up cellular damage. It's healthy for ourselves as well throughout
our bodies, and so there's no reason why it should
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be out lowed the way it should be. This doesn't
make any scientific sense.
Speaker 6 (29:34):
So my last tip for today's consumer insights and tips
on how to vet and assess and find quality products
is you've got to avoid fallen for misleading marketing claims.
This is just guys. We can do it. We can
lift each other up, but it's important to know. You
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need to know how to spot red f look out
for products that promise miracle cures or quick fixes. These
are usually big red flags. You want to stick to
brands that are transparent about their sourcing, they're extracting methods
and testing. Read consumer reviews. I told you about anecdotal evidence,
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and people who are taking the time to write a review,
it's because they've been impacted either very positively or very negatively,
and they want to share that information and we need
to share the information. Again, we need to lift each
other up, but the best tool is do your own
research on the ingredients and the certifications of the brand.
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There are good manufacturing practices, seals, there are all types
of standards. At Greenbee Life, the platform I started, we
have a very very strict vetting system for any brands
that we list in our directory or feature or spotlight.
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So find people who are committed to putting forward and
supporting worthy brands, brands that support organizations like the National
Cannabis Industry Association. I sit on the marketing and Advertising
committee with some of the most amazing subject matter experts.
Let me introduce you to one Emily Kelleher, who is
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the vice president of Bena Leeve's Marketing. She is also
the marketing chair for the Ohio Cannabis Coalition. I want
to throw it to you, Emily Sure.
Speaker 15 (31:38):
I think the one thing that you just touched on
consumer trust, right, and I think that's something that just
especially in the cannabis industry as a whole, we all
take pride in you know, triple tested, we use you
know uv CR SERTs, making sure that we're not using
naming conventions that are attracted to children. I think that's
one of the things as an industry that we can
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hang our hat on and is a differentiator. I think
what's important to note here as well is at Bentley
is we work with a lot of different companies that
are just out of state, and so we do a
lot of copacking and white labeling here in Ohio. And
what has been fascinating when it comes to just different
regulatory compliance from state to state is that it's so
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inconsistent in a lot of ways. Where I mean to
Helen and Chad's point as well. You know, some of
this packaging could easily be approved in another state, such
as making a claim you know, this product will make
you sleepy, this product could make you feel awake. We're
in Ohio, We're totally handicapped from being able to use
any of those types of phrasing, and so it does
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prevent a little bit of an educational gap between us
and the consumer because we can't fully express the product's
potential and potential effects on the consumer. And so I
think that then falls back on us as licensees, as
educators ourselves to go out into the public to you know,
teach people about cannabinoids and terrapeen profiles. Right, And it's
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not just the high etc. Percentage products. There's so much
more that go into this plant and so I'm hoping
that eventually, someday we will be able to use just
a little bit more words and just descriptive language to
at least try to explain what certain products can do.
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And of course it's going to take more normalization of
the medical cannabis community itself and just with the plant
medicine itself, which is so important, you know, especially in
Ohio we're seeing as rise of adult use, but it's
so incredibly important that we also lived up the medical
cannabis program and the same weight, right, the same level
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to give that, you know, the plant medicine the normalization
that it needs. That we can eventually move into these
double blinded distablo studies and this actual medical research that
we can gain to be able to make these claims
right so to speak, and say, we actually do know
that if you take this dose, it'll help with inflammation,
it'll help with sleep, it'll help with nausea versus. Now,
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you know a lot of what we say, and we
we do work with a lot of different medical professionals here,
but you know, they're they're you know what they say
and retort it's like, oh, it's anecdotal, right, we don't
have the science and the data to back this up.
But that's why I personally it's a passion thing for me,
you know, to really hold up the medical part of
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this program and the medicinal benefits of the plant. And
I think that's something that we, especially Benefley has tried
to do with our educational efforts.
Speaker 6 (34:45):
We can figure it out, you just have to use
common sense. So we've talked about the information gap, We've
talked about cannabis confessions, talked about how I came out
of the green closet, and we've talked about some consumer
insights and tips for vetting and picking out quality products.
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But now I'd like to share with you some real
life stories from real life people who I mean, I'll
leave it to you to decide whether they're the stereotypical pothood,
which there's nothing wrong if you're out there and you're
a pothead recreational, there's a time and place. But I'd
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like to just share some real life people who have
some real life stories.
Speaker 11 (35:30):
So when I first started having real breakthroughs with cannabis,
my goal was to get out into nature, smoke and
then hike. And then as I was hiking, I would
start to analyze everything that was going on in my life,
and maybe replay conversations I'd had or arguments I'd had
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with people, and I would start to have these understandings
inside myself that would not just help to heal me, but.
Speaker 9 (36:00):
Helped to move me forward.
Speaker 11 (36:04):
I guess because I think I think I've been stuck
for the majority of my life. And I was a
very depressed person growing up. I was I was insanely
socially awkward, to the point where I would sit in
classrooms and I was failing classes because I was so
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uncomfortable just being around other people, even though I knew
what I was doing.
Speaker 9 (36:33):
And so.
Speaker 11 (36:35):
Getting into cannabis, getting into nature and using cannabis to
connect me to all these other avenues has really changed
my life significantly. I mean, I feel like I'm on
an entirely different trajectory than I ever would have been
had cannabis not come into my life. And not just that.
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I have lupus and so I get sick all the time,
and when I get sickknocked down for months at a time.
Since using cannabis, it's opened me up to other plants.
I now I am obsessed with cooking. I love using
a million different herbs and I learn about those herbs
and how they can help me. And you know, I
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have cannabis to think for that. And also since I've
started consuming, I've been getting sick less. And it makes
sense when you think about it, because our bodies have
the cannabinoid system within them, and so I like to
think of it in the same way as I think
of probiotics. I don't know like how much people know
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about probiotics, but I use probiotics because we have natural
bacteria in our body and when that natural bacteria gets depleted,
then we get sick. So probiotics here bacteria back into
your body, good bacteria, good flora. You know, let's balance
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balancing our bodies through through putting back in like what
we're lacking. And cannabinoids are the same way. You know,
when our body starts to get depleted, then we need
to supplement it with these plant cannabinoids, so we're putting
it back into our body. We're balancing our body to
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the point where suddenly our bodies are able to function
the way they're meant to function. And so that's why
I'm getting sick less and overall, because I'm healing myself
inside out. I'm healing my spirit, you know, my mind,
my body, my energy, everything. I'm feeling more complete as
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a person, and that's all things to cannabis.
Speaker 16 (38:50):
We definitely enhances the good times of everything, you know,
like when you are going somewhere like a concert or
a picnic or camping and then you bring out the cannabis,
it's just like welcome to the world. Let's all have
a good time, you know, just it helps really enhance
the good vibes.
Speaker 9 (39:08):
For sure. There was one time during the fall camping
in Joshua.
Speaker 16 (39:12):
Tree and I was with a seventy year old physicist
who was also camping and Joshua Tree with my group,
and he had never tried cannabis before, and then smoked
a joint with us, and we had my friends and
I had the joint obviously, and then.
Speaker 9 (39:27):
We gave it to this guy named Jean and he
had it.
Speaker 16 (39:31):
And then the way that he was experiencing everything in
Joshua Tree, from the actual Joshuas to the sunset to
even the wind was pretty magical. He was giving human
characteristics to the wind and talking about the sky in
super philosophical terms, which really enhanced the experience.
Speaker 9 (39:49):
For all of us.
Speaker 16 (39:50):
I use it for stress relief. I use it for
anxiety relief. CBD is my favorite. But CBD also helps
with concentration. For me. It helps organize the really fast,
scattered thoughts that go through my brain, which all day
every day. Sometimes it's like a jumbled mess up here.
And then I consume some CBD and it kind of
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slows everything down and puts It organizes the thoughts from
point A to point C, you know, and the way
that I need to go.
Speaker 6 (40:18):
Uh.
Speaker 16 (40:19):
And so I guess I use it medicinally in that way.
I use it for wellness, in that way, I use
it for actually for structure.
Speaker 9 (40:28):
I use it for responsibility.
Speaker 16 (40:29):
It helps with the creativity as well, so I use
it professionally if that's even a thing. It helps keep
me motivated, like around two PM, when I get that
slump that most people get after lunch. If I take
a couple of hits of a sativa and have maybe
some tea, I am back at it and on fire
sometimes and it's like some best my best work comes
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sometimes after that because I'm awake, I'm alert, I'm going
and very creative, thinking sometimes two outside the box, but
thinking outside the box.
Speaker 9 (41:00):
Nonetheless, I use cannabis to meditate as well.
Speaker 16 (41:05):
So I've had transformative breakthroughs, and I would say that
at this point in my life, I've been going through
numerous transitions and it's just been a very transformational time
in my life, and cannabis has been there for me
through it all. It's actually it all started with cannabis,
you know, my time from I first started smoking cannabis
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when I was like consistently, probably when I was about
nineteen or twenty, and since then, the way that I've
evolved has been exponentially and very conscious. Before then, I
was definitely a lot more uptight. I would be upset
easily or kind of shook or rocked a little bit
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more frequently, harder to come kind of bounce back. But
cannabis now kind of makes it easier to go at
the flow.
Speaker 9 (41:57):
And it has helped the way that my patients.
Speaker 16 (42:00):
It's helped in terms of how I interact with others,
my understanding, my compassion, my intuition.
Speaker 9 (42:08):
It's helped with all of that. And without cannabis.
Speaker 16 (42:11):
I would probably still be on the same path, but
it would be much slower going and probably a lot
more hurdles that I didn't understand.
Speaker 17 (42:20):
I consume for both recreation and medical, and my family
knows the difference too.
Speaker 9 (42:25):
You know.
Speaker 17 (42:26):
I reserve specific strains and products for Fridays and Saturdays.
I'm not smoking moon rocks on Tuesday morning, as much
as that would sound amazing, but not feasible with the
lifestyle that I want to conduct. So I'll save those
fun products.
Speaker 7 (42:39):
I call them like, you know, like party favors.
Speaker 17 (42:41):
Those are my party favorite products, and I use those
for special occasions and treat that like I would have
bottle of champagne. That's since I don't really drink anymore.
That's really my treat and my way to unwind. I
feel like strains are specifically bred for medical and recreational.
I noticed a huge trend in the high thhcs that
are being hybridized in order to create like an extreme
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high or whatever.
Speaker 7 (43:02):
Feeling that it is. And I know.
Speaker 17 (43:05):
Some people will assume that it's meant for medical reasons,
but I know recreationally people enjoy it because it's you're
getting more bang for your buck, I guess in their eyes, you.
Speaker 11 (43:14):
Know, So.
Speaker 9 (43:16):
It just depends on the person.
Speaker 17 (43:17):
I feel like, just like others. People consume wanting to relax,
Others consume it to forget things. It just depends on
who's using it, you know, it really is, it's the
intention behind it. It's not even about what the product is.
It's about the intention that's put behind and what it's
being used for. So, I mean anything can be Like
I some people use their weekends to eat recreationally, so
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it just depends on what they're what everyone's lifestyle choices are.
I feel that there is a difference with recreational and
medical just based.
Speaker 4 (43:46):
On how we consume it.
Speaker 17 (43:47):
I actually have used cannabis for my spiritual awakening. Cannabis
has led me to a spiritual awakening. In my process
of discovering cannabis as medicine, I actually was able to
read into my inner self and find meditation and self
reflection and self connection and self advocacy through the plant.
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So I definitely feel like there is a huge connection
right there between the plant itself and epiphanies and realizations.
And if you're not finding yourself with this plant, you
need to start. Really, I couldn't advocate for this more
than combining consciousness and cannabis. It's such an enlightening experience
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and a life changing experience and a huge component to
my success. Actually, whether it be weight loss and career,
you have to keep the two together. My consumption has
changed drastically since legalization because I don't feel like I
would have used CBD so soon in my regimen if
it wasn't for legalization.
Speaker 9 (44:50):
It kind of opened up.
Speaker 17 (44:51):
The doors for more products, more conversations to be had
about those products, and it's really opened up the doors
for part of my self care regimen as well. I
was never part of my self care routine and now
it's a huge component, if not the leader, of my
self care. And I'm so grateful for legalization because of
the fact that it's also opening up not only the
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opportunity for myself to medicate differently, but for others who
maybe never saw medication in the form of a bath
bomb or form of a tincture. They actually get to
know about products that are going to suit their lifestyle
in addition to the ones.
Speaker 7 (45:25):
That I've already existed for a number of years.
Speaker 17 (45:27):
Also, luckily for myself, being a daddy's girl, I always
want to make my dad happy, and he's been a
huge advocate not only have I successfully weaned myself off
of prescription pills, but he actually totally changed his lifestyle
and actually our relationship because of cannabis. We were estrange
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for a number of years because of his opiate abuse,
and I didn't want to be around somebody that wasn't
my father anymore. And he saw the dire need in
his lifestyle change and when he made that decision to
try cannabis and make a lot of other changes along
with it. Because that's what happens, as I was saying earlier,
once you start with that plant, the subconscious opens up
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and you start to see more things.
Speaker 9 (46:10):
He starts to see the bigger picture.
Speaker 17 (46:11):
You start to focus on what you need to fix
on yourself, you know, not in a negative way, but
more like a you know what, this needs a little
bit more love, and this needs a little bit more tension.
Speaker 4 (46:20):
So that's what he did.
Speaker 17 (46:21):
He saw it as this whole thing where I'm going
to change course. And he not only got his health back,
but he got his family back as well. And I
am just so grateful for his support and his love.
And he actually watches my videos and comments on the
photos and follows Instagram and opened up an Instagram account
so he could follow along, and I think that's just
an awesome form of support and I'm really grateful for
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him as well.
Speaker 6 (46:46):
Aren't they incredible? I mean, these are the stories that
just fill my energy books. I'll tell you, I came
for the education. I'm staying for the people. We're gonna
lift each other up and we're going to get to
the bottom of all of this misinformation. We're gonna cut
through the noise. We're going to spark a fresh conversation,
(47:09):
and I'm so looking forward to upcoming episodes where I'll
be joined by amazing guest experts, scientists, cultivators, cannabis visionaries
who will be here to help us grow our know
We'll look at relevant scientific studies, new research findings. We're
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going to do some myth busting guys. We're going to
debunk common misconceptions about cannabis and what I like to
call nip it in the bud. We're going to have
legal news and updates because that's important and there's a
lot of laws that, in my opinion, are one took
over the line. And one of my favorite segments that
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I'll be doing is I'm not making this up In
legal updates, which will be real laws that are unbelievable.
And on some episodes, we'll have a product spotlight where
we will showcase some of the most innovative emerging brands
struggling to survive legalization. But keep at it. You're doing
it right. Stay tuned, because when I come back, I'm
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going to give you a sneak peek on what to
expect on next week's episode. Join us on Know and
Go as we explore top emerging HEMP lifestyle products, providing
the information you need to know before you go. And
I'm Maria's Kitchen Educators, experts, brand innovators, and even chefs
visit to discuss health and wellness topics and recipes while
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showcasing the top home goods, kitchen and dining and flower accessories.
Want to know how all these new products work and
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and can help you to live your best life. On
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and opportunities in the cannabis space accessible to everyone.
Speaker 18 (49:20):
Cannabis is such an exciting topic. Everyone wants to know more,
and it's important to have accurate information in this world
of so much misinformation, even from our own industry.
Speaker 6 (49:32):
Stay tuned watch GBLTV on Greenbee life dot com. Be
sure to join us next week when our guest will
be internationally recognized veterinarian doctor Tim Shoes. Doctor Shoe is
going to talk to us all about the intersection of
cannabis and pets to help our fur babies thrive. Why
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don't you explain how cannabis works in animals and a
little bit about the different formulations available.
Speaker 19 (50:05):
You know, cannabinoids will interact with a number of different
receptors that are all throughout the body, but they will
also act with what's called the endocannabinoid system. And so
the endocannabinoid system is a bodily system that is intertwined
with all other aspects of our physiology and animals as well.
Because the endocannabinoid system is found throughout the animal kingdom.
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You know, it exists in dogs, cats, horses, ferrots, pigs, birds,
you name it. It doesn't exist in insects, but throughout
the animal kingdom, especially all vertebrate animals, it's ubiquitously present.
And this system consists of the cannabinoid receptors that cannabinoids
bind to, the endocannabinoids that our own bodies produce. So
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you and I, you know your dog, we all produce
our own cannabinoids within our body. And then the third
component of the endocannabinoid system is the enzymes that make
and break down these endocannabinoids. So what cannabinoids will do
is they interact with this endocannabinoid system and the intercannabinoid
receptors to create therapeutic functions and therapeutic benefits. It also
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interacts with other receptors that are not a part of
the endocannabinoid system to help create these therapeutic benefits. So,
you know, CBD is really interesting because it's been listed
to interact with over forty different cellular targets, so not
just ones within the endocannabinoid system.
Speaker 18 (51:26):
You know.
Speaker 19 (51:26):
One example is that it has been shown to interact
with the five H two one A receptors, which are
serotonin receptors, and that's hypothesized is that that's one way
it helps to decrease anxiety.
Speaker 6 (51:39):
As we wrap up in today's episode, I just want
to take a moment to reflect on the important insights
we've discussed on the road to building cannabis consumer confidence.
Where knowledge is power and by the way, consumer confidence.
It doesn't have to apply just to cannabis, but it's
especially needed in this new and merging, burgeoning market with
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the landscapes shifting so rapidly, especially, it's vital for both
businesses and consumers to remain informed and engaged. We've explored
how the lack of a federal, cohesive regulatory framework leaves
many brands uncertain about how to navigate messaging, often at
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the expense of consumer trust. How many times have I
talked to people have said, Oh, I've tried CBD, it
didn't do anything for me. Where'd you get your CBD?
Oh at the convenience store, at the gas station? Okay,
well maybe I mean you know, don't do this guys
to consumer trust. You have an opportunity now we're on
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the cusp of legalization. This is why though knowledge is
needed and it is powering. Empowering ourselves with reliable information
is crucial in making informed decisions and advocating for your needs,
our needs in this evolving market. For all of you, future, present,
(53:11):
and past cannabis connoisseurs, I encourage you to ask questions,
seek out trusted resources, and remember that your voice matters
and it's important. It's not enough that, oh, I heard
they're going to legalize it. What does that mean? Demand
(53:32):
transparency and accountability from the brands you choose to support,
especially before regulate it. Together we can help shape a
cannabis industry that prioritizes safety, efficacy, and informed choice. Hopefully
it'll bleed over to other industries, but cannabis offers us
a precious rear, unique opportunity. And for my cannabis business listeners,
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remember that while regulation are restrictive and great, they also
present a rare opportunity that other Fortune five hundred companies
take for granted. For you to build genuine relationships with consumers,
by prioritizing transparency and information, accurate information, not marketing hype,
(54:22):
you don't have to cats out of the bag Genie's
out of the bottle. Consumer demand is through the roof.
You can foster trust and loyalty that will set you
apart in this competitive landscape. Resist shortcuts and loopholes. I'm
going to say it again, resist shortcuts and loopholes not
worth it. Okay everyone, As we continue to set the
(54:46):
cannabis record straight in an effort to understand how this
multifacetive plant can truly indeed transform our wellness journey, I
want to remind you that Just Say No is here
to support for you every step of the way. Whether
you're just starting your cannabis journey like me, or you're
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a seasoned enthusiast, this show is about providing you with
the tools and knowledge to grow your node and navigate
this space confidently and responsibly. I want to thank everyone
for joining me today. Remember our community is crucial as
we strive for a more equitable and informed cannabis industry.
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Don't forget to tune in next week, but I'll be
discussing cannabis events with none other than doctor Tim Shu,
who is the vatinarian and founder of vet CBD, which
was the product that I ultimately landed on and gave
the most benefit to my little one Itta. Your feedback
(55:53):
is invaluable, so please reach out with any questions or
comments about today's episode topics you'd like to hear about
in the future. You can connect with me on social
media or through our website. Thank you for joining me today,
and remember knowledge is power, and together we have an
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unprecedented opportunity to redefine cannabis, one conversation at a time.
Until next time, stay informed, stay curious, stay late, and
just Say No.
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