The Cannabis Connection

Al Bundi is a socially aware comedic and experimental rapper from Souther California who aims to help people through his experiences and art. He is part of a 10-piece band called Boostive that blends reggae, hip hop, R&B and world music genres. He is also a cannabis advocate and farmer who has worked in the industry for over a decade and is now building a cannabis genetics company that promotes sustainable and organic practices. He is passionate about social justice and horticulture and uses his music as a platform to share his vision and values. He is currently performing and recording with his band as well as pursuing his solo career in hip hop. He is a versatile and creative artist who is always looking for new ways to express himself and connect with his audience.

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Lauren Avenius & Felipe of Compound Genetics + Node Labs join the Cannabis Connection Show!
Node Labs uses cutting edge plant tissue culture techniques to provide the cleanest high-value cannabis plants to cultivators, breeders, and researchers.
Outline: 
Timestamps for the show. 
(3:17)Sommelier style "Smoke & Steak" Tastings of new cannabis
(7:28) Criteria for selecting the next big cultivar in cannabis
(11:40) Cycles to determine new strain offerings
(18:40) Partner farms stress testing plants in the Petaluma Wind Gap
(21:20) Royal Family - Menthol, Grape Gas, Jet Fuel Gelato
(27:30) Felipe's Roots growing up in Texas on the Mexico border and the pilgrimage to California
(33:00) Era Parents - Gastropop lineage, high yields, pure IG rapper weed 
(38:40) Tubb Fire Impacts, Tissue Culture in Cannabis, Incorporating Node Labs
(41:00) Santa Cruz; bedrock of Cannabis Culture. 
(46:00) Preserving diversity, preserving genetics, helping legacy cannabis community
(50:00) Breeders & Brands as artists

The men behind Molecular Farms join our show for our final broadcast ever on KSCO! Steven Haba, M.S. (the Plant Whisperer) and Mark Lewis (Chemistry Whisperer) join the broadcast to discuss thier relationship, process and passion for breeding some of the most pleasurable and chronic cannabis in the known universe. This was a dream come true. I love these flowers, seeds and creations coming from the team at Molecular Farms hope you can feel the love in this interview with two very special stewards of the sacred plant.

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Luna is an all organic, living soil, probiotic, natural farmer and grower. Writer for SKUNK magazine and aministrator for cannabis education groups. She specializes in soil biology and homemade plant input making. From ferments to extracts and enzymes, Luna's methodology focuses on plant health and vigor.

Tamara Thorn, Joey Burger and Noble Haze join us to discuss a very special gathering Camp Heal Thyself happening December 2-4, 2022. These community stewards have come together to teach the people about Regenerative Agriculture, plant medicine and closing loops on the farm and in the community. The Campout will feature expert speakers shedding light on all themes mushrooms, hashish and regenerative best practices plus important workshops around homesteading and building community.

Michael Katz serves as the Executive Director of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance (MCA), the premier cannabis trade association in Mendocino County representing over 130 individual local businesses, and MendocinoCannabis.shop, a direct to consumer platform developed to help provide increased access to market for MCA's members, currently operating as a delivery service in Sacramento, CA and through a retail partnership with Plantshop in Ukiah. Michael has been honored to participate as Chair of The Emerald Cup Small Farms Initiative and with Hall of Flowers to expand their Equity Grant to include small outdoor and mixed light farmers. Michael also serves as a Regional Chair on the Regional Council of Origins Council, a trade association representing nearly 900 operators from 6 heritage producing regions throughout California at both the State and Federal levels

Brandon Potter joins The Cannabis Connection to discuss his work breeding cannabis seeds and furthering our understanding about molds and fungi like botrytis. Brandon has always felt a conneciton with plants and the outdoors. This led him to persue a career in Biology, first earning a Bachelors of Science in Biology from UNC-Asheville and a Masters of the same from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, with a stint as a research forestry technician with the U.S. Forest Service in between. 
Since 2016, Brandon has lived in Cottage Grove, Oregon. During that time he has served as the lead breeding technician with New Breed Seeds. In 2022, Brandon also became a Certified Crop Advisor in the Pacific Northwest Region.

Vice President of Cultivation & Production, Aaron Keefer of Sonoma Hills Farm
Prior to joining in February 2020, Aaron Keefer held a ten-year tenure as culinary gardener for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (TKG), which includes famed, three-Michelin Star restaurant, The French Laundry, in Napa, California. Keefer’s green thumb and passion for the land emerged as a young child in his grandfather’s farm in upstate New York. In the restaurant world Keefer built a reputation as one of the most respected gardeners in the industry. From the life of soil to pest management, microbial and fungal elements to the weather, he understands that gardening does not exist in a vacuum. The finest ingredients are produced in harmony with nature and the elements that it brings. Furthermore, Keefer cultivated legal and top-shelf medical cannabis flower that sold at premium dispensaries like The Apothecarium, Grass Roots, and Peace in Medicine (now SPARC) before 2018 under Proposition 215 guidelines. Before developing his passion for culinary gardening, Keefer honed his culinary skills under notable Bay Area Chefs Michael Chiarello and Julian Serrano and subsequently became the Executive Chef at Marin Country Club, where he was later promoted as its Food and Beverage Director. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.

Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D. completed his dissertation on psychedelics at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. His book, The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet—An Integral Approach was published by North Atlantic Books and distributed Spring 2022 by Penguin Random House. He earned his Masters in Consciousness and Transformative Studies from John F. Kennedy University, and his Bachelors from the University of Arizona with a major in Philosophy and minors in Physics, Psychology, and Mathematics. Aside from academic work, he has undergone several major trainings, including graduating from the Hakomi somatic-psychotherapy program and training within the Mazatec mushroom tradition. He assisted the Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate training at CIIS for two years, and mentored at the School of Consciousness Medicine. He is an advisors for the Synthesis Guide Training Program and the PsiloHealth peer support training program. Jahan works as a facilitator for legal psilocybin mushrooms ceremonies in Jamaica with Atman Retreats.

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