VETERANS FOR CANNABIS

I'm a veteran from the US navy and served for 5 years, I was a Machinist Mate Second Class (SS) and served onboard the USS Georgia (Gold) and the USS Rhode Island (Blue)

During my service I was diagnosed with a disease called Myotonic Dystrophy. This disease causes micro seizures in the muscles and limbs leading to inability to walk sometimes,

this has been an ailment that no one in the VA can cure. Cannabis has had no trouble curing this problem. Because of my Cannabis use I am able to use my body to run my business

an auto shop in acworth GA called Blue Lotus Auto Repairs. Without Cannabis I would be unable to fulfill the needs of my bushiness and would ultimately fail. However this has not stopped

the legal repercussions from cannabis use from entering my life, on Febuary 14th I was arrested for possession of Cannabis in my own home studio. In order to get Cannabis you have to affiliate with

people whom you normally wouldn't, because of this association of Cannabis use with the Black Market many people in my same situation are going through unconstitutional imprisonment.

I was arrested for my need of getting a hold of medicine, and when the dealer arrived he was carrying far more than Cannabis. This is an example of why a black market breeds crime, if Cannabis is on a black market

level it is just as free to be sold by drug dealers as crack herion and cocaine. The police raided my house right as the drug dealer entered and they tore down my american flag from my wall (the actual USS Rhode Island ship flag) and threw it on the ground. Some of them even mocked my service, laughing as they had me in hand cuffs. They made me sing a marijuana song by tom petty for their enjoyment as they tore apart my basement and studio trashing everything I owned.

One of the of police called me worse than a child molester to my 13 year old sister. So afterwards I began my quest to raise awareness on this issue.

James Dalman is a consultant who helps brands grow and thrive. He's also the founder and CEO of Happy Joe, a military lifestyle brand dedicated to supporting the well being of our nation's heroes.

James has invested 30 years in the branding and marketing of businesses across the globe. He's done work for Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, top-selling authors, small businesses, and innovative startups.

James served in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard as an 11 Bravo Infantryman. He’s passionate about changing the negative stories surrounding the military community and investing in veteran owned businesses.

He speaks regularly on entrepreneurship, branding, marketing, web tech, and veteran's issues. If you’d like to know more, get in contact with him by phone or over craft tequila.

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Zac Pilossoph, Fear-Free Certified DVM Founder and CEO, YouDoYou LLC

Dr. Zac Pilossoph, a Long Island, NY born, nationally recognized medical professional, a top

graduate of Tufts University Veterinary School of Medicine with post-graduate focused training

in E/CC and Neurology/Neurosurgery at two of the most prestigious programs in the country, and

a young multidimensional serial entrepreneur, has rapidly and single-handedly crafted a new

wave of global evolution and empowerment in more ways than one. In addition to developing and

launching several novel platforms in the veterinary and mental health fields, he is now quickly

establishing himself as a pioneer in the medical cannabis field, with the ultimate goal of

delivering and applying evidence-based education to a rapidly expanding industry. As one of the

only veterinary phytocannabinoid/endocannabinoid physiology experts in the world, Zac has

found tremendous value in providing non-bias, harm reduction education to all those associated

with the cannabis industry via large-scale CE presentations and individual/corporate business

consultations. In addition, he has solidified strong domestic and international collaborations

geared towards establishing globalized standardization protocols, prospective research and

development, and large-scale use of cannabis biomass subsequent to active molecule extraction.

Furthermore, he was brought on as the Vice President and CMO of Cansultants, a Florida-based,

cannabis cultivation and genomic innovation project that is projected to pioneer the newest wave

of cannabis understanding and use on both a micro and macro level. Ultimately, through candid

education, responsible application, and promoting constructive evolution via controlled

revolution, Zac is ready to unite forces, reverse stigmas, and advance the world of cannabis

acceptance across the world.

: Medical Cannabis and how it is helping our Veteran community. TROY BIO: Troy Bowyer was Born and raised in Missouri. His father and uncles all served in the military. Troy’s Cousins, brother and mother served as well. Troy joined the Army in 2005 where he Completed OSUT at Fort Knox. Troy trained and became a 63A, which is an M1A1 Abrams Tank Systems Maintainer, however, the tank mechanics worked on EVERYTHING. Tank Mechanics are a bit different because not just anyone could work on a turbine engine. During Troy’s time in the military, all the other careers knew the Tank Mechanics were the best. Troy also served as an M88 operator, A heavy equipment recovery vehicle. The beast of all beasts.

Troy’s First duty station was Camp Casey, Korea. E Co 2/9 Infantry. Second To None! While serving there, Troy suffered an injury where he Herniated his L-4, L-5 disk completing the Manchu Mile. That is a 28 mile ruck march with a 60 pack. It is conducted every year in remembrance of an 85-mile forced march undertaken by soldiers from the 9th Infantry Regiment during the Chinese "Boxer Rebellion" in 1900. This Ruck March represented something powerful and it was a pretty extreme challenge for Troy to be a part of.

Troy left S. Korea in June of 2007. He then Took that 30 days of PCS leave and went to Ft. Riley, Kansas. Troy Deployed on back to back tours in Iraq with the Big Red One where he was part of a unit being stood up. At that time, we were the Old Ironsides. Troy made it through some miserable times with some good people from that unit where he pushed through a lot of physical pain to do those deployments.

Troy is now a 10 year Medically Retired SGT, part-time gunsmith with three crazy boys, a lovely wife, a rescued dog, and an evil cat, Lilith. She protects the house because the dog is too busy sleeping. Fortunately, the folks Troy work with and for, now, they are good people and understand his situation. Troy’s workload and man hours are completely up to him. Troy also tries to volunteer to help my fellow Veterans when he can. Throughout the last 10 years Troy has had four back surgeries to include a double spinal cord stimulator. Troy has had One surgery a year over the last 7-8 years, which come at a substantial price to his mind and body. Troy tries to maintain a positive outlook because he knows “it could always be worse”.

Pharmacogenetics, How genetics play a key role in our ability to uptake cannabinoids and pharmaceutical medicine and how genetic testing can make for a much more effective therapeutic regimen of cannabis and pharmaceuticals. ANDREW BIO: Andrew Wiseman is our guest today who has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare space starting with the pharmaceutical industry, capital equipment, anatomical pathology and his current role as Chief Sales Officer for Sandy Springs Georgia based ReLeaf Genetics, a subsidiary of Capstone Healthcare.