Hempresent

Defending democracy in Ohio and beyond with candidate Jeff Sites. Jeff has called Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District home most of his life. He graduated from the Lima Bath School District with the Class of 1985. In 1987, he followed in the footsteps of his father and enlisted in the Army, where he proudly served as a military policeman. After his stint in the military, he was a Department of Defense Police Officer at Ft. Benning, GA. He earned an associate degree in applied science from the Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology. And most importantly, he is running for Congress in Ohio’s 4th Congressional District, currently Jim Jordan’s position.

This episode covers cannabis cultivation and soil biology with Luna Whitcomb. Luna specializes in nutrient balancing theory. Her practices are all organic in living soil, integrating probiotics, natural farming, and unique inputs. She is also a staff writer for SKUNK magazine and the breeder of the Lunar Cheese line. Luna covers, in stunning detail, agronomy, biology, the rhizophagy cycle, root exudates, organic acids and phytohormones, polysaccharides, and more.

Dr. Stefano is a naturopathic physician and a certified psychedelic-assisted therapy provider. She has over 20 years of experience working as a medicinal cannabis provider. She is the co-founder and medical director at Puffin Farm, a WA state-licensed cannabis producer/processor specializing in regeneratively grown cannabis and minimally processed high terpene extracts. Vivian and Jade cover the disturbing environmental impacts of the cannabis industry, the policy failures that confront craft and legacy growers seeking a sustainable marketplace, and many other issues facing state-legal cannabis producers.

Cliff is an artist who creates spectacularly detailed images of a wide range of scenes and subjects using the art of collage. While that might not be unusual, the medium in which Cliff works certainly is because Cliff’s artwork consists of intricate mosaics made entirely of small paned sections of discolored, resin-drenched roach papers. Vivian and Cliff discuss the origins of Cliff's amazing roach paper art and how he produces his stunning spliff wrap creations.

Seattle-based medical marijuana activist Stich and his partner JoAnna McKee founded Seattle's first cannabis co-operative, Green Cross Patient Co-Op, in 1993, five years before Washington State approved medical marijuana. Vivian and Stich dive into Stich and JoAnna’s roles in the historic Pacific Northwest group, the risk and danger they encountered, and the patients they served when the war on cannabis remained in full swing.

David Goodman is an accomplished, self-taught American photographer and storyteller. His passion for photography has been a lifelong pursuit, beginning at the age of 8 with his first camera. By the age of 11, he was developing film in his parent's basement, and by 24, he had opened his first photography studio in New York City. Goodman's photographs have appeared in numerous prestigious publications throughout his career, including The New York Times, Vogue, The Advocate, Huffington Post, and High Times Magazine.

In his groundbreaking book, An American Cannabis Story, Goodman takes readers on a fascinating journey through the previously unseen world of legalized cannabis farming and product development. Through his lens and through his words, Goodman provides unprecedented access to this intriguing industry, focusing on Puffin Farm, a mom-and-pop cannabis producer—offering an intimate look at the people and places behind it, as well as eye-popping photographs of sweeping vistas of the farm as well as breathtaking close-ups of the exotically colorful cannabis cultivars grown by this regenerative farm in Washington state, which is also the home of Hempresent.

Ross Rebagliati is a former professional Canadian snowboarder who won a gold medal in the men's giant slalom event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee initially stripped him of the medal due to a failed drug test for the presence of cannabis, but that was overruled by an appeals court two days later, resulting in the medal being restored. Since retiring from snowboarding, Rebagliati has become an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry, and he joins Vivian to tell you all about it.

Jon is a United States Marine Corps veteran. He was awarded High Times magazine Garden of the Month in April 1995 and designated High Times Freedom Fighter of the Month for July 1996. Jon operates the largest social media Cannabis Oil healing group in the world, with 178,000+ members.

Anndrea Hermann is an Internationally renowned hemp expert. She graduated from Missouri Southern State    University with a Bachelor of General Studies in Hemp Economics. She acquired an internship with the Parkland Industrial Hemp Growers in the summer of 2001, and in late 2003, she was selected as a Manitoban Provincial Nominee under the Unique Skilled Worker Program as a Hemp Technician.  In August 2008, she completed a Master of Science in Hemp Fibre Agronomy at the University of Manitoba.

She is the Owner of Hemp Technologies Canada, the Founder of iHempRadio, and a Canada Hemp Licensee who has advised the Industry for 21+ years. Anndrea is the President Emeritus & board member of the Hemp Industries Association and Vice President Emeritus of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. 

She was the first woman inducted into the Hemp History Hall of Fame (2017), the recipient of the Hemp Industries Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2018), listed on Hemp History Week's top 10 advocates (2019), and 2nd Recipient of the WAFBA Mother Earth Lady of Agriculture Award of Excellence (2023)

Greg Flavall co-founded Hemp Technologies in Asheville, North Carolina, to build healthy, breathable, energy-saving homes with Hemp/Lime and other non-VOC (or non-Volatile organic compound) materials.

After a long career in the construction industry, Greg is actively involved in efforts to reduce, recycle and reuse construction site materials.