HEMP RISING

Vice President of the US Hemp Building Association & Chief Executive Officer of Hemp Ventures, Ryan Doherty,  leads an information and surprising look into the recent advancements for the hemp building and  construction industry as well as updating us on the latest developments on new hemp based products and processes for material production. 
Experienced in supply chain operations, production planning, inventory management, new product development, logistics, and integrated business process management. Ryan excels at working with customers to understand new applications for Hemp materials in existing product lines. He has an unyielding drive in his pursuit of a viable, sustainable and profitable hemp fiber supply chain in North America that benefits the farmers and the planet. 

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Paul is one of our favorite Cannabis  OG’s - a seasoned expert always teaching us something new and mind blowing about this incredible plant with an unforgettable passion and sincerity for his life’s work.

This episode offers an hour of in-depth discussion with Paul looking at the  numerous ecological (and ultimately, climate) benefits of Cannabis, followed by  an additional hour of  post-show questions and discussion with LIVE audience members.

“The planet is in big trouble from greenhouse gases that warm and change the climate. Ashland resident Paul J. von Hartmann proposes a cure you might not expect. It’s cannabis.

Von Hartmann has been a Cannabis scholar and speaker for over 25 years on the need to decriminalize Cannabis and get it out to the world, not just for healing to the user, but for healing of the planet in these perilous times of climate change.

Von Hartmann is an organic Cannabis farmer, who worked with Ebb & Flow Farm in Oregon and recently authored the book “Cannabis vs. Climate Change: How hot does it have to get before all solutions are considered?”

Von Hartmann founded the California Cannabis Ministry, in 2007, and the first cannabis college in Amsterdam before that. 

“Cannabis is completely unique -the only crop that produces complete nutrition and sustainable energy from the same harvest,” he said in an interview with So Good Herb. “It has the three essential fatty acids in proper proportion for long-term consumption and is loaded with amino acids and proteins.”

For the planet, Cannabis’ most significant property may be production of “atmospheric terpenes (volatile unsaturated hydrocarbons found in the essential oils of plants), and these are needed to protect Earth from the sun, that is, the UVB radiation that has increased as we’ve cut down boreal (far northern) forests to make paper and killed off half of marine phytoplankton.”

Cannabis, he says, is the only crop capable of replenishing the atmosphere with terpenes we need for survival, as well as helping sequester carbon in boreal forests and ocean plants. Inherent in this process of healing the planet, he says, is reducing burning of fossil fuels and turning to plants, such as hemp, as the new source of plastics. Massive cannabis farming also produces much oxygen.

Cannabis can make the world go around in many ways, he says. Industrial hemp can be a multibillion-dollar industry, can produce a plant-based fuel, and can help sequester carbon by fully replacing fossil fuels.

“It’s the illogical social prejudice against a plant in a society that feels it’s okay to burn fossil fuels, knowing they are Gaia-cidal (earth-killing), but still continues to do it. Nothing else can do all the same things that Cannabis does.”

Von Hartmann calls for a  “radical shift of values, from illegal to essential,” to liberate our most valuable and  essential resource — Cannabis, which Paul describes as “mankind’s functional interface with the natural order.”

Quoted from “So Good Herb” 2018 article by John Darling

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Beau Whitney is the founder and chief economist at Whitney Economics, a global leader in cannabis and hemp business consulting, data, and economic research. Beau has provided analysis and policy recommendations at the state, national and international levels and is considered an authority on cannabis economics and the supply chain. Whitney Economics is based in Portland, Oregon and serves a global clientele.

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Learn how Mary Jane Oatman, founder of the Indigenous Cannabis Coalition & THC Magazine, is leading Native American tribes to unify for policy reform as the Indigenous  Cannabis  Coalition prepares to meet along side government officials, businesses & other advocacy organizations for the FIRST Indigenous Cannabis Policy Summit taking place in Washington, DC, Nov. 15-16, 2022.

With an impressive list of congressional leaders and tribe elders, this summit is making history in more than one way as they plan to tackle pressing challenges & address  Cannabis & Hemp opportunities for Indian Country. 

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Listen to this info-packed episode with Kadie Britt PhD,  UC-R Pest Management, Cannabis & Hemp researcher, as she discusses with host Josh Schneider  “Bugs & Policy: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly”.

Hear how Kadie’s research applies to practical issues farmers face, from California hemp policy to pest control…and learn how the Hemp AgroEcology Network is helping farmers ensure higher quality yields through their latest innovative Hemp Agroecology projects. 

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Join us for another powerful episode with special guest, Sergiy Kovalenkov, “Dr. Hemphouse”!

 CEO & Founder of Hempire International  

Sergiy’s love for the environment and a passion to find sustainable solutions has driven his career. He has worked in the construction industry across three different continents, which led to his development of sustainable building materials made from hemp.

These hemp-based alternative construction materials have won numerous awards for their innovation, and now Sergiy has become a key professional speaker on hemp and sustainability.

Among Sergiy’s career highlights are his instrumental influence and leadership in pioneering Hemp Construction- as Founder of the US Hemp Building Association, and Head of the Ukrainian Cannabis Business Association, he has spent the last decade plus fostering partnerships in international import and export across the globe, and continues to  push this technology forward with his innovative and creative skills he shares and brings to the community and his company HEMPIRE.Tech . 

Other related news covered 
Hempcrete Approved for Construction in the US

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Hosted by Josh Schneider, this episode features special guest Sam Cannon of the UK Cannabis Industry Council, as he gives us the latest account of how the UK public is demanding policy reform like never before, as their new Prime Minister grapples with the many issuers surrounding this super crop making it’s way into the UK and it’s global empire! 

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Hosted by Josh Schneider, this episode features special guest Hunter Buffington recently joined the element6 Dynamics (formerly Santa Fe Farms) team as the VP of Policy & Advocacy continuing her work as a Hemp Public policy expert. Hunter utilizes her experience working with regulators, policy makers, businesses, farmers and livestock producers to implement strategies for development of the hemp industry. 

We definitely need to have her back for a continued conversation! What an amazing guest! 

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Hosted by Josh Schneider, this episode is Part 2 of our talk with featured special guest - Vignesh Murthy, one of India’s leading hemp pioneers and activist who shares authentic, first-hand accounts of how Cannabis is culture is making a return to India, particularly by way of the belly!
 
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Hosted by Josh Schneider, this episode features special guest, Vignesh Murthy, founder of one of India’s top rising Cannabis Hemp brands, Wildleaf ™️. 
Wildleaf has been leading hemp research since 2012, working closely with agricultural universities, Himalayan farmers and environmental groups. They are actively spreading awareness about landrace preservation and daily applications of Cannabis Hemp to the general public and government bodies.  

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