By Cannabis Radio
Sowing the seeds of cannabis and sounding the praise of our favorite plant. It's time to Hempresent! Our radio resident Hemposapien, Vivian McPeak (Founder of Seattle Hempfest) presents a weekly pl
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Grace Hyde is the Director of Commercial Operations for District Cannabis, a thriving cultivator providing premium flower to the Washington D.C. and Maryland markets. Grace oversees innovation across the company. In addition, she is responsible for government relations in Washington, D.C., and operational oversight of the D.C. cultivation facility. She previously held management positions in wholesale and retail cannabis operations in D.C. and Rhode Island. She discusses topics such as the regulatory and market challenges facing retail cannabis operations in DC and Maryland and exciting developments at District Cannabis, a trusted brand of high-quality cannabis products in DC and Maryland.
Keith Mundy is running for Congress in the Ohio 5th Congressional District, and his campaign has been endorsed by the UAW Cap Counsel, AFL-CIO both regionally and at the State level, IBEW, OCSEA/AFSCME, and the Ohio Democratic Party. Keith is a past Teamsters and Steel Workers Union member who published the Cleveland National Labor Relations Board newsletter for over 12 years, and he discusses his campaign and the issues important to him.
Amy Cox is a candidate for the United States Congress in Ohio District 10. She discusses her platform positions on cannabis, labor unions, a woman's right to choose, climate change, and more.
Elisabeth Chambry holds a business degree from Pace University. She is a celebrated speaker at affiliate summits and conferences across the country, where she shares her expertise in the product space. She is the visionary founder behind Mantelpiece, a line of eclectic cannabis accessories. She tells about how her pieces are designed to blend timeless elegance with modern functionality.
Craig Swartz was born in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in 1980 and also studied at Schiller International University. Swartz’s career experience includes working as an international legal assistant, international legal advisor, restaurant owner, writer, factory worker, insurance agent, and realtor. He is running for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 87.
As a successful second-generation California cultivator, Derek Gilman has been breeding and growing exotic, sun-grown, boutique cannabis for over four decades. Derek’s uniquely specialized knowledge in producing high-end cannabis and an innate ability to effectively communicate this knowledge landed him as Director of Cultivation Content at Green Flower Media in 2017. His latest role finds him at the head of the Council table with some of the cannabis industry's most respected names as curriculum architect and Managing Director of the Ganjier Cannabis Sommelier Certification Program.
William Teskey considers himself a vaporizer evangelist. A cannabis activist who once lost a job because he spoke out to the Washington State Legislature, William has been a legally designated cannabis grower for various medical patients in the Greater Seattle area.
William’s experience in vaporization started in 1994, very early in the advent of cannabis vaporizers. He has developed unique vaporization techniques and researched systems and strategies for several years.
Trey Reckling is the founder of the Academy of Cannabis Science, which partnered with the Cannabis Institute at Seattle Central College to provide professional cannabis education and training for the industry. The Academy has also partnered with the Last Prisoner Project, committing to donating a substantial amount of scholarships to formerly incarcerated cannabis "offenders." Trey has helped train medical marijuana consultants in Washington State and other industry professionals from throughout the US and Canada. His cannabis education articles have appeared in Men's Health Magazine, Salon.com, The Fresh Toast, Stoner Magazine, and Canna Health Magazine. He has worked in higher education for the last 20 years, specializing in staff training, student development, conflict resolution, and crisis management. He served on the board of directors for the Washington Marijuana Association and the education committee for the Cannabis Alliance.
Mark Taylor-Canfield is a musician and journalist in Seattle. He's a former writer at Huffington Post and serves as Executive Director for Democracy Watch News. Mark is a frequent contributor to the Thom Hartmann program and a weekly guest on the Jeff Santos Show broadcasting from Boston. He just found out he was accepted into the prestigious Modern Journalism program at New York University. As an advocate for press freedom, he has briefed members of Congress on challenges to freedom of the press and participated in major international conferences focusing on democracy and press freedom. He joins Vivian to talk about a very sobering and critical subject.
Bishop Ivy Gaines was released from federal custody in March of 2021 after serving 20 years of a 183-year sentence; Bishop studied law for 18.5 of those years, using what he learned to free others and finally himself. He is the founder and designer of the MEN.T.O.R. Program (Men Teaching Others Responsibility) that he has delivered at six prisons over 11 years, and he has expanded his impact to nurture systemic change within the Seattle, WA, community. Today, as founder and President of Men.T.O.R Seattle, Bishop invites key community contributors and agencies of authority to build a path forward and re-establish community trust. Since 2022, he has designed and delivered several innovative programs in collaboration with local organizations, pursuing meaningful changes in the relationship between law enforcement and the community.
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