Let's be Blunt with Montel

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with MEGA Entrepreneur Smoke Wallin. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University and his MBA from Vanderbilt University. He serves on the board of the publicly traded cannabis investment firm, Vencanna, is Chairman of Taliera, a company he founded in 2006 to incubate and celebrate iconic brands, and is a Senior Advisor to STS Capital. He has founded and built multiple companies and brands, including National Wine & Spirits, which is now one of the largest distributors of beer, wine and spirits in the US with over $1 billion in beverage sales. He has overseen more than $1.7 billion in M&A, deals and financings, publicly and privately, for his companies and created $100s of millions in value for stakeholders. He is the the CEO of Vertical Wellness, a leading vertically integrated CBD brand company. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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Could cannabis be made legal in the US under President Biden? The signs are mixed. Most Americans want it, but the federal politics of cannabis remain unclear.In a surprise move, conservative Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas recently called into question the constitutionality of federal bans on cannabis.Montel gets the latest updates on state and federal legalization progress on this epsiode of Let’s Be Blunt from Karen O’Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project. She manages MPP’s grassroots and direct lobbying efforts in state legislatures, is responsible for updating MPP’s model legislation, which formed the basis for several laws. In 2011, she was appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to serve on the state’s medical marijuana work group. She earned her J.D. from Loyola School of Law, New Orleans, where she received the Gillis Long Public Service award and the Crowe Scholar award. She is admitted to the Bar in the District of Columbia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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On this epsiode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel chats with Margo Vesely about being a cannabis entrereneur. Margo is a passionate cannabis advocate, researcher, and entrepreneur with almost two decades of cannabis experience. She is the Executive Director of the IL Chapter of NORML and the Founder of Margo-juana, a blog and brand that provides digestible cannabis education. Through the blog she shares her wellness journey along with tips on how to build a self-empowering mindset and how to be an entrepreneur in the cannabis landscape. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Hemp is the health, wealth and security of this country”. During World War II, the U.S. Department of Agriculture had a “hemp for victory” campaign to encourage farmers to grow the plant. Yet illogical fears about the dangers of marijuana led to the passage of laws such as the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 and the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 that severely discouraged farmers from growing hemp.On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Matthew Harmon, the author of “Marijuana Hater’s Guide to Making a Billion Dollars From Hemp”. Matthew is a seasoned real estate executive with a sharp eye for viable commercial and retail business ventures. When California decriminalized cannabis, business opportunities increased as prospective tenants took advantage of its new status. Researching the new industry, he was shocked to learn that hemp was classified as a Schedule One controlled substance at that time, despite the fact that it contains minimal amounts of the psychotropic ingredient in cannabis and cannot be used to get high. He educated himself on industrial hemp’s historical significance, its thousands of commercial uses, and the plant’s potential to support or replace current diminishing resources, and concluded that hemp seemed a far more impactful and sustainable business investment than cannabis. That set him on a mission to expose why industrial hemp had been criminalized for decades, and to lift the illogical and arbitrary laws that left the United States with a $78 million hemp trade deficit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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We’re all blind in some ways—blind to our biases, blind to our needs, blind to our habits. That’s what good journalism is for—not for reaffirming our beliefs, but for challenging us to consider new ones that are based on facts. That is the mission statement behind the magazine Double Blind. On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with the Editor in Chief of DoubleBlind Magazine, Shelby Hartman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with the founder of the hardware brands Myster & Octave. Davis talks about his home and business being raiding for selling only CBD products and the legal threats that came with it when he was in his early 20’s. He has been a lifelong advocate for cannabis, and has been working to change the stigma that comes with being a cannabis enthusiast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Dr Michelle Weiner joins Montel again, this time to discuss how she utilizes Ketamine in her medical practice. Dr Weiner is an Interventional Pain Management Physician board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She completed her residency and fellowship training at the University of Miami and is known as South Florida's Medical Cannabis and CBD expert and educator. Her specialty is focused on prevention, treatment, reversal of health deterioration, increasing function and managing pain. She’s a unique player in the wellness industry, taking an innovative approach to providing health and wellness services. Her unique approach of personalized medicine improves the quality of life and decreases pharmaceuticals while treating conditions such as pain, inflammation, anxiety, insomnia, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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Montel talks with Dr Leslie Apgar and Gina Dubbe on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. They are the co-authors of the bestselling book, High Heals: How Two Women Found Their Footing in the Medical Cannabis Industry, which chronicles their personal, medical, and entrepreneurial journey from best friends and suburban moms to vocal advocates for shifting the narrative on medical cannabis. They are the owners of Greenhouse Wellness dispensary in Maryland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Dr. Jordan Tishler about the importance of patient safety not being lost in the process of adult use legalization. Dr Tishler graduated from both Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, trained at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is currently faculty at both the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has spent many years working with the underserved, particularly providing care for veterans. Having treated countless patients harmed by alcohol and drugs, his observation that he had never seen a cannabis overdose led him to delve deeply into the science of cannabis safety and treatment. He is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of topics related to the medical applications of cannabis, and he is the President of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, which aims to educate clinicians, lawmakers, and the industry about best practices and necessary tools for proper patient care. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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Montel talks with Michael Thompson on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Michael never committed a violent crime, but yet he is the longest serving non-violent offender in Michigan State history. He was sentenced for 40 to 60 years and has spent the last 26 years in a Michigan prison for a cannabis-related charge even though recreational cannabis was legalized in Michigan in 2018. By the end of 2021 recreational weed is projected to be a $1.5 billion industry in Michigan. He has spent almost half of his life in prison for selling weed. It cost the state of Michigan over a million dollars to keep him there. And it was one of the single most egregious cases of injustice going on in the entire country. Fortunately, with the hard work of the Last Prisoner Project, The Grassroots Law Project, and the support of hundreds of thousands of people who signed petitions and helped raise awareness, he was granted clemency and released from prison on January 28, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show

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