The Conversation, Cannabis & Christianity podcast

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of His household.

"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

Clichés abound in this life, we love and hate hearing them at certain moments of joy and suffering. Love because the idea of someone else understanding you in the gravity of a moment brings camaraderie and togetherness, a shared and empathetic understanding that is not abused or made fun of.

Hate because many humans do not fully understand the depth of our words, and when we use them carelessly in a cliché it not only wreaks of disrespect but it also reveals a lack of mature understanding. Let these ways become old and dying ways, and look deeper still.

Dr. Ruth Fisher, PhD economics, is a systems design researcher, modeler and analyst who studies markets to determine how environments shape outcomes. Dr. Fisher has 30 years of experience in the technology and healthcare industries and has worked on behalf of technology companies, early-stage researchers, physicians and technology start-ups.

Dr. Fisher came to cannabis in 2016 to help her brother figure out how to use medical cannabis to address his multiple sclerosis induced neuropathic pain.

She is the author of, The Medical Cannabis Primer: Ushering in the Golden Age of Marijuana. Check it out!

"I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - He who watches over you will not slumber."

Kwame Manu is a founder, financial educator and former municipal law enforcement officer with 15 years of service in Ontario, Canada. Today, he focuses on, Exit Grid Group which is an AI automation agency helping small businesses grow with modern digital systems. He is also part of a diaspora land development project in Begoro, Ghana, connecting the diaspora back to the motherland through land ownership and community-first development.

"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month."

Dan Roberts grew up in a small town in Newfoundland, Canada and moved to Ontario when the attacks on 9/11/2001 negatively impacted the sawmill his Dad employed by, causing its closure. Dan joined the Canadian Army at the age of 18 and was posted in Valcartier, Quebec where he was stationed with the Vandoos (Quebec's infantry unit), and deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.

Dan's transition back into civilian society included work in security, and after understanding and working to control PTSD, he has engaged with the work of helping others through the challenges in their lives. He has a lot of tattoos, and we talk about some of them as Dan conveys his journey on this earth.

Roger Hargreaves wrote a series of children's books that may sound familiar to your ears: Mr. Happy, Mr. Greedy, Mr. Messy and Mr. Topsy-Turvy. He wrote a series of books for girls, as well. They are stories designed to teach children about a world that is upside down.

Mr. Topsy-Turvy does everything backwards and when he visits a town he causes chaos among the people, leaving the negative effects of his upside down ways to linger with the town's people, even after they threw him out.

If one is comfortable and enjoys the injustice of a topsy-turvy world, one would go to great lengths to push away the new wine because they want the old. Only in an upside down world would avarice be sold as holy righteousness.

From the structure of a bee colony to the sweetness of the honey they make, and of course their sting, there is nothing like the bee. Jodeci's Alternative Daily Enhancements (JADE) is Jodeci Gonzalez's brainchild where she combines bees, honey, cannabis and wellness education into her medicinal products.