High Minded with McCarter

Episode 50 is here!! It's such a fun episode, too, featuring friend and fellow cannabis content creator Tae Harned of @LifteddLadies! We talk all about breaking stigmas using beautifully aesthetic cannabis content paired with other lifestyle aspects like cocktails and baking. Lots of laughs in this one. Thank you for your continued support after three years of High Minded with McCarter podcast :) STAY HIGH

This episode is sponsored by The Joy of Cannabis Book: 75 Ways to Amplify Your Life Through the Science and Magic of Cannabis. Purchase it here!

Watch the full episode on YouTube here, and follow McCarter on Instagram @McCarterGetsHigh.

In Episode 49, McCarter chats with Lauren Miele, founder and owner of Kush Kards, a cannabis-themed stationary brand that's taking the industry by storm. After Lauren started her company in 2013 with the cannabis greeting card concept, she started going to dozens of trade shows a year, and talking to anyone she could about her products. Now, five years later, her wide range of products (from stationary cards to candles and stickers) can be found in dispensaries, head-shops, and even boutiques and regular retail stores across the country. Find her at www.kushkards.com and on Instagram @kushkards.

This episode is sponsored by AirVape USA ~ find them at www.airvapeusa.com or @airvapeusa on Instagram.

In Episode 48, McCarter sits down with Kendal Norris, owner and founder of Mason Jar Events based out of Boulder, Colorado. As always, we discuss her first time using cannabis, how she started her business and what it's like running a cannabis-related small business. Find them on Instagram @MasonJarEventGroup and www.MasonJarEventGroup.com.

In Episode 47, McCarter chats with Chris Lynch, who started the cannabis flower brand Loyalty Farms just over two years ago in Boulder, Colorado. We talk about his start and journey through the cannabis industry, to working from other people to finally starting a grow of his own. Find Loyalty Farms on Instagram @loyaltyfarms.

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This is one of the few episodes with THREE guests at once! In episode 46, we have a fun and informative conversation with Dutch Botanicals' owner Jenny Tran, sales representative Sam Fluegge and hash master Steve Laughlin. We discuss the differences between living soil compared to other growing techniques and why it yields a better product. We chat about what it's like to buy a cannabis business that was failing and turn it around to become profitable, plus the ins and outs of owning and running a small, craft cannabis business here in Colorado. For more information about Dutch Botanicals, find them at www.dutchbotanicals.com or on Instagram @DutchBotanicals.

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In Episode 45, McCarter chats with Austin Carlisle of High Country Healing cannabis brand in Denver. We discuss how to get started in the cannabis industry by finding a good company and working your way up from assistant in the grow to grower to manager to partner. For more information about High Country Healing visit www.highcountryhealing.com.

Watch this episode on YouTube here, and you can find McCarter on Instagram @McCarterGetsHigh.

In Episode 44, agriculture chemist Tim McCormick of Cultured Biologix, a Denver-based organic cannabis nutrients company, comes back on the podcast for the second time to drop some more knowledge. We talk all about the healing power of the cannabis plant, why organic fertilizers and nutrients actually matter and how they're different from traditional fertilizers, plus so much more!

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Episode 43 features Emily Trigg Meshell, a cannabis publicist, fellow rosin-dabbing lover and friend of McCarter's! We discuss several facets of the Colorado cannabis industry from building a quality community through events and social media to how brands cut costs. We get into some sad truths that it's usually the more corporate brands that can afford marketing, advertising and public relations, but it's the small craft businesses we really want to support and see succeed. Be sure to listen to episode 38 with Emily's husband Dakota!

Watch the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR4ths6J34mobtjc2K7ktkA

Episode 42 is basically a mini lesson on quartz bangers with Stephen Paternoster, founder of Banger Supply, with assistance from Summer Morris, wife to hash lord Mikey Morris (see episode 37). In this episode, we learn how closely the glass industry & community has worked along side the concentrate & hash community to grow symbiotically. Another fun & informative conversation with lots of learning and dabs! Find more information about Banger Supply at www.banger.supply.

This episode is sponsored by Hemper ~ use code "McCarterGetsHigh" to save on all cannabis accessories at www.hemper.co.

In episode 41, McCarter and SK chat with Kim Ring, Cannabis Publicist and friend of McCarter! Kim shares some incredible insights into how she got into PR, how she creates relationships with key journalists at publications like Forbes, and how she gets her clients in those publications. We talk about what it's like to create the news and work with clients who want to get their message, brand and story out there with "earned media" (articles by journalists) rather than "paid media" (sponsored content).

This episode is sponsored by Hemper ~ use code "McCarterGetsHigh" to save on your favorite cannabis accessories at www.hemper.co.