What happens when you faithfully pay for life insurance to protect your family—only for the insurance company to deny the claim when it's needed most?

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Michael Hoover, founder of LifeClaim, a law firm focused exclusively on delayed and denied life insurance claims.

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Ashley Ciccel, Co-Founder and CEO of Higher Innovation, Inc., to explore the emerging world of smart cannabis consumption and the technology helping reshape the consumer experience.

In this powerful episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Adam Spencer, founder of SUPERNORMAL., whose journey into plant-based wellness began with unimaginable loss.

In this deeply personal episode of Let's Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with physician, author, and medical cannabis pioneer Dr. Kenneth Weinberg for a conversation that goes far beyond prescriptions and protocols.

In this episode of Let's Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Gil Luxenbourg, one of the world's pioneering medical cannabis advocates. Known as Patient #7 in Israel, Gil received the seventh medical cannabis license ever issued by the Israeli Ministry of Health after a four-year battle to treat his Crohn's disease. Over the past two decades, he has helped shape medical cannabis education, clinical training, and patient care across multiple countries.

Seth spent 21 years in federal prison for nonviolent drug offenses during the height of America's War on Drugs. While incarcerated, he reinvented himself as a writer, eventually becoming an acclaimed journalist and filmmaker dedicated to telling the stories of people impacted by mass incarceration.

On this episode of Let's Be Blunt with Montel, Montel welcomes back Randi and Robert Sobel, founders of WeedWorks Consulting, to discuss how they're working to make cannabis education more accessible, credible, and impactful than ever before.

As the United States stands on the brink of one of the biggest federal policy shifts in more than 50 years, the future of an entire industry is being written by entrepreneurs willing to bet on what's next. In this episode of Let's Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Emmy Award-winning television producer turned entrepreneur Shavon Sullivan Wright, founder of The Grass Cab, a boutique dispensary opening in New Jersey at a pivotal moment in history.

When Laganja Estranja first appeared on Let's Be Blunt with Montel, she was already a cultural force. But this return visit reveals a new chapter—one defined by authenticity, entrepreneurship, and ownership.

For decades, Rob Van Dam thrilled audiences around the world with a revolutionary in-ring style that changed professional wrestling forever. From his legendary run in ECW to becoming WWE Champion and one of the most recognizable athletes in sports entertainment, RVD built a career by pushing his body beyond limits most people can barely imagine. But what happens when the lights go down and the physical toll remains?

Firefighters and emergency personnel are routinely exposed to trauma, chronic stress, sleep disruption, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion. Too often, the culture around first response demands toughness over healing—and silence over support.

What if the cannabis experience you think you’re buying… isn’t actually what ends up in the product?

As the cannabis industry matures, one of its biggest challenges isn’t potency—it’s consistency.

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Daniel Cook, CEO of True Terpenes, for a fascinating conversation about the science behind aroma, flavor, and why so much of what makes cannabis unique can be lost during processing.

For decades, cannabis advocates fought for legalization under the promise that patients would finally be protected.

So why is one of Canada’s oldest medical cannabis compassion clubs now fighting for survival?

On this powerful episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with legendary cannabis activist Ted Smith, founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, to unpack a legal and political battle that could redefine medical cannabis access across North America.

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Laura Campanella, CEO and co-owner of Brothers Grimm Seeds, to unpack a little-known but potentially industry-shifting issue buried in proposed federal legislation: Section 781.

In this powerful episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Kip Andersen to discuss his groundbreaking new film Join the Club — the untold story of activist Dennis Peron, the AIDS crisis, and the fight that changed cannabis laws in America forever.

Cannabis is back in the headlines — but not for the reasons you might expect.

From alarming stories about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) to growing concerns around contamination and product safety, the public conversation is getting louder… but not necessarily clearer.

The cannabis industry is growing up — and so are its consumers.

In this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Max Vansluys, President of Dialed In Gummies, to explore the evolution of edibles from high-THC novelty items to carefully crafted, full-spectrum experiences.

Most cannabis conversations focus on how the plant is grown.

Almost no one talks about what happens after.

In this episode of Let’s Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with inventor and engineer David Sandelman, co-founder of Cannatrol, to break down the most overlooked — and arguably most critical — stage in cannabis: post-harvest processing.