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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with Dr Leslie Apgar and Gina Dubbe about the different effects of canna for men and women. They are trailblazers in the canna industry and have recently launched Blissiva canna products designed specifically for women. Their Maryland medical cannabis dispensary, Greenhouse Wellness, was recently ranked to the Inc. 5000 list, coming in at #38 of all health products. -
On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with writer, art curator and cannabis advocate, Mark Braunstein. Mark smokes canna daily to control pain and spasms due to a spinal cord injury that rendered him partially paralyzed. He has testified before committees of the Connecticut legislature seven times over 14 years, urging passage of bills to legalize medical canna. His sixth and most recent book, Mindful Marijuana Smoking: Health Tips for Cannabis Smokers, was published in 2022.
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On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Nick Satmary, the Director of Operations for Sanctuary Medicinals, a multi-state cannabis company operating in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida and New Jersey. Nick discusses the many facets of running a mutli-state cannabis company and his views on the industry overall.
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On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Maur Stringer & Cynthia Mompoint, a husband and wife team taking the Massachusetts cannabis drink industry by storm. Maur was a victim of the drug wars, arrested at the age of 14, charged and sentenced as an adult. Cunthia is an experienced educator and businesswoman with a masters degree in educational leadership. She recently authored an investigative examination of the structural, conscious and subconscious biases found in the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissions Equity Program. They are the founders of Shakti Green Lit, a canna energy drink in a shot.
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Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties in Northern California make up the Emerald Triangle, an area known for its legacy farms and cultivars that many believe to be the origin of US cannabis industry. On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with a second generation Craft Cannabis Farmer who served eight years in prison for growing the plant he and his community have depended on for decades. John Casali of Huckleberry Farms shares his families history with the cannabis plant, his time served for growing it, and what he is doing today in the legal market.
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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Haley Elizabeth Anderson and Mary Bailey about the recently released documentary, The Sentence of Michael Thompson. As canna legalization continues across America, so do canna arrests and convictions. Michael Thompson was sentenced to 40-60 years in prison for selling 3lbs of canna, and served a total of 26 years before Governor Whitmer granted him clemency in 2021. An estimated 40,000 people are still incarcerated in the US for canna offenses while canna-business has grown into a billion-dollar US industry. Haley Elizabeth Anderson directed the film along with Kyle Thrash, and Mary Bailey is the Managing Director of The Last Prisoners Project.
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Montel speaks with Len May on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Len is the author of “Making Cannabis Personal”, a guide on how genetics interact with cannabinoids to create truly unique experiences and the host of the “Everything is Personal” Podcast. He is the founder and CEO of Endo-Canna, a company committed to helping everyday people find the right cannabis product for their needs.
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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with Michael Sassano, CEO of Somai Pharmaceuticals, a large-scale manufacturer of medical canna compounds based in Portugal. His experience as both a developer and banker in the United States and Europe provides a unique perspective towards navigating international rules and regulations for developing canna medicines.
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On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel sits down with Michael Scott and Kevin Harrington at the grand opening of their first Joint Operations dispensary located in Rowley, MA, a portfolio company of their Cannaprenuer Partners venture. Michael Scott has raised over 35M in canna funding on the heels of a successful exit of a vertical operation in MA. KevinHarrington, one of the “original” sharks on Shark Tank, lends his business acumen as an uber successful serial entrepreneur to Cannapreneur Partners as a strategic investor and advisor. Cannapreneur Partners plans to build a portfolio of canna companies, starting with Joint Operations dispensaries in MA, with expansion along the east coast.
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On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel gives the keynote address at the Cannabis Science Conference West 2022. His keynote was inspired by his personal journey and the expertise he’s accumulated along the way as he talks about the work ahead for the industry and the future of the cannabis reform movement. Over the past two decades, Montel Williams has been among the cannabis reform movement’s most prominent advocates having become a medical cannabis patient after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. Along the way, Williams has taken an active role in legalization battles in almost every state where legalization has succeeded in states such as Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut and his home state of Maryland. Williams has also spent two decades interviewing a wide variety of stakeholders in the movement.
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On-Location Long Beach, California On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel meets up with Tracy Ryan and Dr. Anahid Jewett at this year's Cannabis Science Conference. Tracy Ryan - a returning guest - has a daughter named Sophie who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 8 1/2 months old (she’s now 9 years old). Dr. Anahid is a respected immunologist and professor at UCLA School of Dentistry who has been studying natural killer cells for over thirty years. She has made numerous groundbreaking discoveries related to both cancer and ALS. Tracy connected with Dr. Jewett and they started treating Sophie as the first-ever natural killer cell treatment patient. If this treatment continues to be successful, it could become an incredible alternative treatment option for cancer patients.
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On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel welcomes Dispense King and Dispense Queen. King and Queen are a couple who have both personally found relief through canna and are working to educate others through their business platform. They created their own canna edible and wellness brand named "Dispense Throne". The Dispense Throne is now on a mission to be the first fully black-owned dispensary in Baltimore.
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On-Location Long Beach, California On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel talks with Heather Manus, a registered nurse that specializes in medical canna care. Heather is a founding member of Canna Nurses Network, which is comprised of over 3,000 nurses. Heather works in training new nurses for the organization and expanding their influence. In this episode, Heather shares how she started off as a nurse, as well as what led her to holistic medicine and working with canna.
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On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel speaks with Leah Heise, former government attorney whose life was changed after being diagnosed with pancreatitis. After being told by doctors that there was no cure, she retired from her job and started a high-level opiate regimen to ease her pain. However, after turning to canna in hopes of a healthier alternative, she never looked back. Leah has since committed her time and efforts to helping others in a similar situation and is now working in the canna industry.
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On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel sits down with Nathaniel Janowitz. As a journalist for VICE magazine, Nathaniel shares his first-hand experience with "Brick Weed" from Paraguay. Referred to as the "world's worst weed", this chemical-ridden canna can leave you feeling nauseous. Despite this, this canna is sold all around South America at cheap prices. Montel and Nathaniel discuss the current situation in Paraguay and what the future of the canna market could look like if nothing changes.
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Canna tourism is on the rise globally. A 2020 report found that 29% of ALL active leisure travelers want to partake in canna-related activities on vacation! Montel talks with Chris Chiari on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Chris is the founder and president of The 420 Hotels. He is a canna advocate, investor and film producer. He is the owner and operator of the historic Patterson Inn in Denver, CO. He currently serves as the deputy director of the Colorado Branch of NORML and the president of the American Millennium Investment Corporation.
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On-Location in Denver Montel catches up with his friend Redman while they are both in Denver, CO for 420 celebrations. Redman talks about the song he dropped on 4/20 titled "Jane", the latest on The NCP, and his new role on The Dab Roast.
