Welcome to Blunt Talk 2.0! In this episode, you'll get to know our co-hosts Rami and Brit, and the stories of their personal connection to the world of weed.

Blunt Talk host Brit Smith describes what CBD is, its legal status, and what former Patriots player Rob Gronkowski is doing to support its use across professional sports.

Patriots Star Rob Gronkowski announces his advocacy for CBD as a pain and recovery medication, and calls on governing bodies of US Sports to rethink their stance on the hemp and marijuana extract.

We are back! This week Brit checks in on some of the summer marijuana news we missed with Dr Marion McNabb and Randy MacAffrie, Ann Brum, and Stephen Mandile. We're talking rules on hemp and CBD, new marijuana bills in congress, results so far from their study on how veterans use cannabis, and info about the next Cannabis Advancement Series Event in Lynn MA on 8/22.

WBZ News Radio Anchor Nichole Davis speaks to Presidential Candidate and NJ Senator Cory Booker about his legislation "The Marijuana Justice Act." If it passes, it would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and expunge low level marijuana-related offenses.

Seven months after the first Rec Cannabis sales on the east coast, Brit talks to Jen Miller, Director of Operations for Cultivate Dispensary in Leicester MA, about transitioning from the retail industry to work in cannabis as a new grad.

Harvard Cannabis Specialist Dr Jordan Tishler of InhaleMD talks to Brit about what we know about how marijuana affects Post Traumatic Stress. With a focus on veterans' health, Dr Tishler discusses his experience working as a VA emergency room doctor, a cannabis specialist, and what the studies say on the efficacy of cannabis for PTSD,

Brit talks to Presidential Candidate/Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, about the three veteran related medical marijuana bills he just reintroduced. Congressman Moulton talks about his own bouts with PTSD, the lack of access to MMJ for veterans across the nation, the push for more cannabis research, and the possibility of educating VA doctors on medical marijuana practices.

Brit talks to the CEO of AmeriCann, Tim Keogh, and the CEO of Bask Medical Dispensary, Chapman Dickerson, about the newly completed 30,000 square foot cannabis greenhouse on the southern Massachusetts coast. AmeriCann is the publicly traded agricultural tech company behind the building of the million sq.ft of grow space in Freetown MA, and Bask is going to be the first cannabis company to move in and scale up.

Brit talks to Naomi Martin, one of the newest additions to The Boston Globe's Cannabis Reporting team. Naomi discusses her background, the Globe's recent investigative report on the Hidden Titans of Pot, what her reporting might signal about the future of marijuana in MA, and best practices for other cannabis reporters to consider.