In tonight's episode, I am honored to have as my guest a well respected member of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Moody. Joe was nice enough to take time out of his Saturday morning to sit down and talk with me about the whole criminal justice reform issue in Texas, as well as the burning question about whether or not Texas should move forward with a legal retail cannabis law.

My guest in this episode is someone whom I met online through my advocacy for cannabis.

As Gramps guest tonight, I welcome world renowned and nationally recognized researcher of one of the most important aspects of research today where cannabis is concerned, dosage and administration.

Utilizing proven time-tested extraction processes improved with modern technology, Aunt Zelda’s offers medicines of precisely measured potency and purity that empower patients to dose to the milligram and unlock the therapeutic potential of cannabis.

In tonight's episode I speak with a good friend, fellow advocate here in Texas, and Army Veteran, Robert Head. Robert served as an infantryman in the US Army for 5 1/2 years. Half of that time was spent in Iraq on the front lines. 

Following the military Robert attended Texas A & M University where he majored in Sociology in 2010. He was awarded Father of the Year in 2018 by the local YMCA and the Texas NORML Veteran Activist of the Year in 2019. Robert was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, four Army Achievement Medals and two Army Commendation medals. But, most recently he has been concentrating on an upcoming event here in DFW for Veterans in conjunction with WeedMaps to benefit The Americans for Safe Access.

Event Info: #hempforvictorywww.safeaccessnow.org/hfv

You can find Robert here: Twitter @BlueCordFarms, Instagram @Blue Cord Farms

Gramps' guest in this episode talks about how Texas is lagging behind in the whole cannabis game, and that its more political than most people think. Lisa Pittman has a 20 year background in state and federal commercial business litigation.

You can find Lisa here: https://zuberlawler.com/attorneys/lisa-l-pittman/

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In this episode I get to talk openly with Dr Michele Ross about plant medicines like Cannabis & Kratom. Dr Ross is a neuroscientist who achieved her PhD at UT Southwestern. She is the Deputy Director for Decriminalize Nature Nevada and the founder at AURA Therapeutics. Her passion has been helping women heal chronic pain with cannabis, kratom, and mushrooms.

You can find Dr Ross Here:

Joe Jaworski is a third generation Texas trial attorney and the former Mayor of Galveston, TX. Joe earned his bachelor's degree from North Carolina's Davidson College and his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

In Texas, too many of our public officials think they are above the law.  The tearing down of our institutions has led us to lose faith in our democracy.  We need someone who can restore integrity to public service in Texas.  Someone who chooses right over wrong. Someone who will use our legal system to fight for fairness and justice.

Let's meet Joe and hear what he wants to do for Texas in his own words.

You can find Joe's campaign here: https://jaworskifortexas.com/

(***Drunk driving statistics quoted by Gramps for 2015 was the national number, not just for Texas as stated by mistake ***) Chase graduated from Katy High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, The University of Houston, and Houston Community College. While in college, he studied Advertising, Music and Audio Engineering. Chase has lived in the West Houston area for most of his life and knows the issues and concerns that face residents in that area. He believes that representatives should have an open line of communication with those they represent and that voters deserve a representative who votes on issues as their constituents would, regardless of political or personal bias. In this episode we talk about health care, education, taxes, cannabis legalization and more! Lets meet Chase and hear what he wants to do for the people of HD 132 and Texas. ©2016-2021 Gramps Place Podcast 

Our guest on this episode is Dr Amanda Reiman PHD. She is currently the VP of Community Development at Flow Kana, a California cannabis pharmacy brand. The CEO & Founder of Personal Plants, and a board member of the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council. 

After receiving her PHD from U.C. Berkeley, Dr Reiman became the Director of Research and Patient Services at Berkeley Patients Group, one of the oldest dispensaries in the country, and the manager of Marijuana Law and Policy for the national nonprofit, Drug Policy Alliance.

An internationally recognized cannabis expert and public health researcher, she taught courses on substance abuse treatment and drug policy at U.C. Berkeley. Dr Reiman was the first chairwoman of the Berkeley Medical Cannabis Commission and also sat on the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission.

Listen to the conversation now.

In tonight's episode I'll give you a little insight as to why I started all of this.