As the FDA Declines to Regulate CBD. What's Next? We speak about this and more with Chase Terwilliger, CEO of Balanced Health Botanicals

The Food and Drug Administration recently said there are too many unknowns about CBD products to regulate them as foods or supplements under the agency’s current structure and called on Congress to create new rules for the massive and growing market.

The marijuana-derived products have become increasingly popular in lotions, tinctures and foods, while their legal status has been murky in the U.S.

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We learn about Kannabu Hemp-Infused Products and Hemp Infused Superfoods with with Jose Allende, CEO and Co-Founder of Kannabu.

Kannabu, Latinx-Owned and operated hemp company, is challenging the status quo in wellness by optimizing health through easy-to-use hemp-infused superfood options. Based in the United States and Latin America, Kannabu offers consumers products of the highest quality and nutritional value.

For over a decade, brothers and co-founders of Kannabu conducted rigorous research on the cannabis industry, mental health, autism, and the long-term effects of prescription drugs.

“Nature not only offers excellent products with exceptional nutritional properties, but it also offers wisdom,” comments Jose Allende, CEO, and Co-Founder of Kannabu. “It [nature] helps us understand cycles, processes, and harmony. We do not have to rely solely on high-tech health systems to support a healthy way of life. The hemp plant can be used entirely, from seeds to leaves, and humans can benefit from the incredible superfood.”

Kannabu focuses on quality over quantity. All products are 100% USA-grown hemp, ranging from Premium Hemp Protein Powders, Premium Hemp Hearts, Premium Hemp Oils, to Premium CBD Tinctures. All products are rich in essential fatty acids, nutrients, and antioxidants and are all-natural, vegan, and gluten-free.

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We discuss Fluent Cannabis Care and Their Florida-Focused Cannabis Venture with with Robert Beasely, CEO of Fluent Cannabis Care.

Robert Beasley is the Chief Executive Officer of Fluent, a vertically integrated MSO in the regulated markets of Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas offering premium cannabis products and publicly traded as Cansortium Inc. ("Cansortium" or the "Company") (CSE: TIUM.U) (OTCQX: CNTMF). Before officially joining in 2020, Robert served on Fluent’s board of directors as a consultant and played a key role in driving the revitalization of the company as one of Florida’s largest medical cannabis brands. As CEO, he drives Fluent’s strategic growth initiatives, providing deep cannabis law and business development expertise to the multistate operator.

Publicly traded as Cansortium (CSE: TIUM.U) (OTCQX: CNTMF), Fluent is headquartered in Miami and operates 27 dispensaries across Florida in addition to three dispensaries in Pennsylvania. The company is also one of three cannabis operators with a presence in Texas, providing medical access and patient care as well as working to advocate throughout the State. At the center of Fluent is a company focused on science, quality and leadership investing deep industry knowledge and meticulous attention to detail to deliver a well-rounded portfolio of in-house private labels including Fluent Flower, Fluent Care, Black, Moods and Bag-O and licensing partnerships with renowned brands Smokiez and Freedom Town. Fluent strives to produce the most consistent, highest quality cannabis that’s built on a foundation of the finest genetics, cultivation techniques and manufacturing processes to help patients and consumers achieve reliability and consistency within their own personal health story.

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We talk about Let's Talk Hemp and the Noco Hemp Expo with Morris Beegle. Noco Hemp Expo is the most comprehensive industrial hemp expo and conference, and they've got some cool stuff coming up! The NoCo Hemp Expo is taking place March 29-31 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. 

This years event is critical for industry stakeholders and thought leaders to gather, align our messaging, unite our voices regarding the 2023 Farm Bill along with the federal regulation of CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids, and to set the agenda for the future of the domestic and international hemp industry

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Grassroots Marketing is joined by Paul Murray. Founder of HealthNaturally® and Hempson Bio-Tech & HempCo and April Morris. President of Product Development at HealthNaturally.

HealthNaturally® believes that the secret to wellness in people, animals and our environment comes from plants. We custom blend the finest botanicals, from trusted sources, with an exclusive full-spectrum hemp oil for maximum effectiveness.

Our full-spectrum hemp oil contains CBD, along with CBDA, CBDV, CBD, CBN, CBG, CBGA and THCV. The Entourage Effect refers to the perfectly synergistic effect that occurs in the human body when using products that contain the full spectrum of compounds that NATURALLY exist in the hemp plant.

Their products have been tested in human double-blind clinical NIH-supported studies, and have been shown to be safe and very effective. With significant results in sleep, pain, stress, weight, skin care and other conditions

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We learn about the World's 1st All Inclusive Seaside Health and Wellness Resort With Onsite Cannabis Cultivation and Consumption, located in Negril, Jamaica. We learn more from Dr. Adam Abodeely Oncologist, Founder of Coral Cove Cannabis Wellness Resort

 Coral Cove Wellness Resort sits on a quarter-mile of Caribbean Sea on the southwestern coast of Jamaica, just 10 miles from the town of Negril and a 90-minute drive from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport.

Built on an exclusive cove with a protected area for swimming, snorkeling and kayaking, the resort is an oasis for both guests and wildlife, specifically tropical fish, dolphins, sea turtles and a variety of birds including the swallow tail humming bird which is Jamaica’s national bird.

The resort currently offers a combo of 23 rooms and cottages, but plans are in the works for an additional 20 units all of varying sizes. Other offerings include a newly constructed oceanside pool and bar, a spa, a conference center (accommodating up to 45 people) and a fully-licensed cannabis dispensary.

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Grassroots Marketing talks about Whole Plant Utilization with Devin DuBois - one of the Co-Founders of Blue Sky Hemp Ventures.

As one of western Canada’s largest and most innovative hemp processing facilities, Blue Sky Hemp Ventures understands the unique opportunities and challenges facing hemp farmers. With hemp becoming an increasingly profitable crop, it is essential to invest in the right genetics to ensure a successful future. Chief Agronomist Wilson Johnson has been leading the charge at Blue Sky and believes that investing in hemp plant genetics could bring the same success to the crop as canola.

Canada is no stranger to innovation when it comes to agriculture. It was only 30 years ago when canola was a relatively new crop and, since then, breeding technology has skyrocketed its value. It’s now worth an estimated 26.7 billion dollars. It is also one of Canada's most profitable crops.

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Nesas Hemp CEO and Founder Inesa Ponomariovaite discusses CBD Safety and Efficacy and Growing Hemp Beyond Organic.

Nesa’s, as a company, is “beyond organic”. The products are certified organic, and the company has the lab tests to prove it. Users of Nesas understand just how much the product helps them. By going significantly beyond the required typical organic certification requirements, customer know they are getting a best-of-breed product that is changing the trajectory of the industry.  

Literally hundreds of studies globally have clearly shown the health benefits of using CBD regularly. This includes improvement in everything from mental health to pain management or sleep to depression and anxiety. In fact, Statistica reports that the number one reason CBD is purchased in the United States is for the treatment of stress and anxiety. And, when you already suffer from anxiety, why take a product that is grown in or contaminated with toxins? Without the credible lab testing – testing that looks at everything including pesticides, metals, microbes, and so much more – CBD products aren’t offering users a real solution. Nesa’s, on the other hand, always puts their customer’s health and their plant’s health first

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We hear from one Karli Miller-Hornick, co-founder of Florist Farms on how Florist Farms is Flourishing in Growing New York Cannabis Market.

When co-founder Karli Miller-Hornick first launched the CBD brand Head & Heal, she was overwhelmed with the positive response from customers, at that time mostly farmers-market patrons. With that encouragement, she launched herself into developing one of the most successful CBD brands in the state.

When the legal market came to New York, Karli and co-founder Allan Gandelman seized the opportunity to align their history and experience in growing CBD-rich plants with their love and enthusiasm for cannabis. Supported by experienced growers from California, they prepared their busy organic vegetable farm with hoop houses, plenty of organic soil, and a regenerative agriculture framework. Meanwhile, their lab in Cortland, NY became home to some of the best extraction specialists in the game. But they couldn't stop there: with plants in the ground and a fully outfitted extraction lab, they got to work designing education, clear branding, and a network of other cannabis farmers across the state– after all, a farm is only as successful as its community.

Now, with a lineup of simple, refined, and quality products, Florist Farms is bringing contemporary, accessible, tailor-made cannabis products to the New York State Market.

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Shorties Mini Pre-rolled Cannabis Joints Launch in Arizona and we learn more with Greta Brandt, President, The Flower Shop (TFS Brands).

According to BDSA data, pre-rolls represent 11% of Arizona’s robust market sales— totaling $97.87M in cannabis products sold so far in 2022. But for the majority of occasional cannabis users, half-gram or full-gram pre-rolls may be too much to finish in one sitting. And FYI, relighting a used doobie does NOT taste or hit well. Enter Shorties, the Arizona-founded mini pre-roll brand bringing .35 gram pre-rolled joint to the cannabis market— and Grand Canyon State cannabis consumers get the first dibs.

Smaller even than most “dogwalker” joints (usually sized at .5g), Shorties’ petite format encourages solo adventures or smoking seshes with friends without swapping germs in a post-pandemic world. These fun-sized fatties come in tins of 10 miniature joints with a rotating lineup of 45 exceptional strains. In addition, Shorties is ready to meet Arizona’s demand for strain-specific mini pre-roll joints with the Juana Roll, which produces up to 4,000 perfectly rolled and filled joints an hour.

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