The Conversation, Cannabis & Christianity podcast

Alex Hearding is the founder and president of Red Wolf Risk, a risk management and compliance firm serving the cannabis industry. With more than 17 years of experience in cannabis operations and risk management, Alex brings a unique perspective shaped by firsthand experience as an operator and years advising businesses on safety, quality, insurance, and regulatory compliance.

Today, his work focuses on helping cannabis companies build stronger, more resilient operations and prepare for an increasingly federalized regulatory environment through practical risk management, quality systems, and GMP and FDA readiness.

Everyone is given time and prescribed times in this life. Significant life changes always bring opportunities. The time is always here for humans to understand and change, but there are prescribed times in each of our lives that you do not want to forfeit. Times made for you to walk boldly towards the throne. These times are personal, subjective within each son and daughter. When the time comes, recognize it and move where your Maker is directing you. You will not be disappointed.

There are all kinds of walks in life and there are many, many songs about all of the different ways we can walk, dance and sing in this life. Walking can be literal and it can be figurative. Walking with your Maker is an inside out relationship, and legs are not required.

You cannot discern a wolf if you do not have knowledge. The American southeast is a beautiful and confusing area of culture. It is known as America’s bible belt, the region of the country that clings to Christian religion as an anchor for the nation. It is also historically known for furiously fighting to keep racial slavery and segregation alive. This is an evil that makes it easy for one to say, “See, religion is all about deceiving the masses. Controlling people and manipulating them.” This is exactly what Jennifer Boozer Stewart and Miguel discuss in this podcast conversation. Jesus warned of false prophets in sheep’s clothing. You must have knowledge and understanding in a fallen world.

Jennifer Boozer Stewart is a nationally recognized hemp & cannabis advocate, educator, and entrepreneur. She founded CannaBama, Alabama’s first hemp dispensary, and has become one of the state’s most trusted voices for cannabis education, consumer empowerment, and grassroots advocacy.

She’s also the creator and host of Sweet Home CannaBama, the first cannabis‑focused FM radio show in the country — broadcasting every Monday night for over seven years and streaming live to a worldwide audience on YouTube and social media. Her show delivers policy updates, expert interviews, and real‑life stories that help people understand the plant and the laws shaping access in Alabama & across the nation.

Jennifer’s primary mission is education. She teaches consumers what cannabis is, what it does, how it works in the body, and how to use it safely, breaking complex science and legislation into clear, practical language that everyday people can apply by her own experiences & by introducing the audience to experts in every area of the industry.

She is also a published co‑author in the bestselling series, Courage in Cannabis where she shares her personal healing journey and her commitment to helping others discover the life‑changing potential of hemp & cannabis.

Known for her clarity, compassion, and straight‑talk Southern style, Jennifer continues to educate, advocate, and uplift communities across Alabama and beyond.

Dave Chappelle's show did a sketch comedy skit on the term, "Wrap it up, B!" This has nothing to do with the Chappelle's Show skit, it's better. You will be reminded of what some ideas actually mean when you put them through testing. Where do they land?

Shannon Donnelly directs the cannabis hospitality certificate program at Metropolitan State University of Denver, the first program of its kind housed within a university School of Hospitality. She founded The New Lavender, a women-owned Cannabis media company, and serves as Board President of Expunge Colorado, a nonprofit focused on criminal record sealing. She is also a town trustee in Lochbuie and building Afterward, a tool that helps families navigate estate settlement. Her work lives where cannabis education, social equity, and community building meet.

WAY, BACK and HOME can be interpreted several ways, with flavors of nostalgia in all. It is good practice to ensure your way back home is not designed by nostalgia, but by sound understanding. Nostalgia has been hijacked by those who design generational lifestyles for sale. Authenticity is within.

It comes or goes in measurements of time, your choice.

It can soothe or thrash, your choice.

What you believe, what you believe will become much more within you.

What do you believe?

A lifelong 'numbers person' who learned the value of faithful stewardship at a young age, Mary is the founder of Green Goddess CFO, where she uses her years of financial and tax expertise to help businesses in the cannabis and hemp space. Above all of her professional achievements, Mary is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior.

She credits God entirely for her calling into the financial sector, believing that all of her wisdom, knowledge, and professional abilities are gifts from Him to be used for His glory. By combining her deep faith with her financial expertise, Mary strives to approach her industry with integrity, stewardship, and a heart for serving others.