The Conversation, Cannabis & Christianity podcast

In separate events, Jeremy Smith and his son had near death experiences from the side effects of prescription medications. Unfortunately, both are still struggling with health issues as of this recording, which is why Jeremy is a cannabis advocate. Coming from generations of Canadian law enforcement officers, Jeremy graduated Police Foundations while building his body from 6' 2" and 120 pounds to over 200 pounds. Having worked with senior citizens in the health care industry, Jeremy has come to understand the positive impact marijuana can have on humans as we age. This is what inspired him to launch Les Munchies, a cannabis infused food service that has not been fully regulated in Canada's hospitality industry. As a board member of the Canadian Cannabis Tourism Alliance, Jeremy meets with elected officials to further educate them on the desires of the Canadian population to expand its nations tourism capacity with cannabis. 

"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things...But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus

Cathy is a Registered ISO 9000 Consultant with over 30 years experience in the design, implementation, maintenance and auditing of Quality Management and Competency Based Training systems. She has worked in the pharmaceutical, medical, nuclear, aerospace, manufacturing and government sectors to name a few. As a long-time advocate of cannabis, it was a natural transition to bring her quality knowledge and training design experience to the cannabis sector. Cathy is passionate about educating people on the medicinal benefits of the marijuana plant. Since October of 2017, Cathy has been the Director – Quality, Operations & Human Resources at Legacy 420, which is an Indigenous Medical Cannabis company located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, located about 2.5 hours east of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Robert is the President of Blue Cord Farms and Founder of Hemp For Victory. As a veteran of the Iraq War, Robert is familiar with and experienced the hardships of PTSD and the unwanted grip that pills and booze can have on veterans and all people. In 2016 he found that cannabis could not only help him get off the pills and booze, it also increased his overall well-being. This is what drives his passion for the marijuana plant. Robert has experienced the fact that cannabis can help people struggling with PTSD get their life back. In launching Blue Cord Farms and Hemp For Victory, Robert aims to help vets and citizens reduce dependence on pills and booze, and Robert is succeeding in his mission.

The bread and wine of communion are first mentioned in the biblical book Genesis as Abram returns with the King of Sodom from defeating invading nations and rescuing Abram's nephew Lot and his family. As Abram is returning to his land, Melchizedek king of Salem presents Abram with bread and wine and says to him, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." It was a one-to-one interaction. There was no requirement for a third "qualified" human to anoint, bless or make right the bread and wine. Jesus reinforced this personal relationship in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. John records another story of how Jesus presented communion to those who were following Him. Communion is a gift.  

Dmitry Ostrovtsev is the CEO and Founder of premium cannabis-related brand, Ceremony. Graduating from a pedagogical university in Moscow, Russia, Dmitry dipped into digital marketing for more than 10 years where he developed into a Commercial Director, eventually launching his own digital project. Dmitry used his life experiences, training and personal beliefs of what life is and means to develop Ceremony, which is what he calls, "...the quintessence of my pedagogical and marketing background." Dmitry is also working towards expanding his brand into an ecosystem that will have both hard products (premium crystal bongs and accessories) and social projects like cannabis retreats, special lounges and art exhibitions. Dmitry resides in Barcelona, Spain.

Joshua David Linney is a Florida native, U.S. Army Veteran, prescription drug addiction survivor and Founder and Chairman of Carma Corps, a nonprofit 501(c)3 that uses hemp to help veterans, or anyone suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, come off prescription drug addictions. With the intent to help people become self-sufficient, Carma Corps also provides training on how to own and operate a small business. Joshua served in Operation Vigilant Warrior and he is an alumni of The University of Central Florida.  

Thank you to the guests of Season 1 and Season 2! In this episode, Miguel talks about a conversation he had with a friend on how some men and women working in science have come to the conclusion that human DNA is essentially a really long word. Do our words have meaning? Can we make our words hallow of meaning? What does scripture say about the power of our words and cannabis in the creation account recorded in Genesis? 

Brian Kelly has participated in the cannabis industry for over 25 years. He credits Jack Herer's book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes and cannabis with saving his life when he was 17 because cannabis provided Brian with a way to find balance in his heart and mind.  Brian moved to California from Chicago, Illinois where he was the self-proclaimed best weed dealer in the history of mankind. While participating in the legacy/traditional cannabis market in Chicago, he mostly sold the cannabis his Mother grew and always had 3-4 strains available to a long line of loyal clients. For Brian, hustling in the cannabis space is a dream come true and he is about to bloom with Mrs. Kelly’s Cannabis.

Kim Saltarski has spearheaded the production of over 400 hours of inspired, original animated and live action family, comedy, and documentary content. His journey documenting the world of “patients helping patients with medical cannabis” began with his melanoma stage 3B cancer diagnosis in April of 2015. After treating himself with medical cannabis and plant-based medicine, he has been cancer free ever since. His two medical cannabis documentary “Jack’s Garage” and “MEND with Dignity” is his way of shining light on endocannabinoid medicine, destigmatizing its use, and deep diving into the science and the politics behind it.

Kim is currently working on a series/feature film spin inspired by “MEND with Dignity” and “Jack’s Garage” as well as other scripted TV and film projects.

Visit www.amazingaintit.com for more. To learn more about his medical cannabis films visit www.jacksgaragedoc.com and www.menddoc.com