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CANNA PSYCOTHERAPY | ALISON DRAISIN

Montel speaks with Dr Alison Draisin on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. She is the Lead Psychotherapist and Director of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Provider Training at the AIMS Institute.

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NAVIGATING CBD | CHASE TERWILLIGER

Montel talks with Chase Terwilliger on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Chase is a successful entrepreneur who has built and sold companies in the medical and tech industries, which provided him with a solid foundation for his leap into the canna industry.

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TAMARA ANDERSON

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel chats with Tamara Anderson, a registered nurse, pastry chef and a medical canna patient. She is the Founder of Culinary & Canna, an all sensory interactive canna event production company that includes online content, marketing, and brand partnerships.

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MEN vs WOMEN CANNA EFFECTS | DR LESLIE APGAR & GINA DUBBE

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with Dr Leslie Apgar and Gina Dubbe about the different effects of canna for men and women. They are trailblazers in the canna industry and have recently launched Blissiva canna products designed specifically for women.

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HEALTH TIPS FOR CANNA CONSUMPTION | MARK BRAUNSTEIN

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with writer, art curator and cannabis advocate, Mark Braunstein. Mark smokes canna daily to control pain and spasms due to a spinal cord injury that rendered him partially paralyzed.

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SANCTUARY MEDICINALS | NICK SATMARY

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Nick Satmary, the Director of Operations for Sanctuary Medicinals, a multi-state cannabis company operating in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida and New Jersey.

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LIFE SENTENCE PARDON | ALICE JOHNSON

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Alice Johnson, a former federal prisoner turned advocate who received worldwide attention when Kim Kardashian advocated for her release from a mandatory life sentence without parole for a first-time nonviolent drug case.

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CANNA ENERGY SHOT | MAUR STRINGER & CYNTHIA MOMPOINT

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel talks with Maur Stringer & Cynthia Mompoint, a husband and wife team taking the Massachusetts cannabis drink industry by storm. Maur was a victim of the drug wars, arrested at the age of 14, charged and sentenced as an adult.

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BACKDOOR MEDICINE | PAULA-NOEL MACFIE, PHD

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Dr Paula-Noel Macfie, the founder of Backdoor Medicine, an organization dedicated to providing cannabis suppository education along with plant based nutrition and plant based medicine education.

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TRIBE TOKES | KYMB

Montel chats with KymB on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Kym is an avid cannabis and psilocybin advocate, community activist and influencer. She serves on the Advisory Board of the CWCBE and contributes to numerous local and national organizations.

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iHEART JANE | SOCRATES ROSENFELD

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with the Co-Founder and CEO of Jane Technologies Inc. After leaving active duty in 2011 as a U.S. Army veteran and Apache helicopter commander, he turned to cannabis to re-acclimate to civilian life.

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THE SENTENCE OF MICHAEL THOMPSON

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel speaks with Haley Elizabeth Anderson and Mary Bailey about the recently released documentary, The Sentence of Michael Thompson. As canna legalization continues across America, so do canna arrests and convictions.

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MAKING CANNA PERSONAL | LEN MAY

Montel speaks with Len May on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Len is the author of “Making Cannabis Personal”, a guide on how genetics interact with cannabinoids to create truly unique experiences and the host of the “Everything is Personal” Podcast.

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JOINTLY | DAVID KOOI

Montel talks with Jointly founder David Kooi on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. David is on a MISSION to change the conversation and stigma around canna to one that is about wellbeing and all the ways canna can enhance our lives.

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FIGHTING FOR REFORM | ATHAR HASEEBULLAH (cannabis Law)

The removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act is a proposed legal and administrative change in cannabis law at the federal level that can be undertaken by Congress, The Executive Branch or The United States Attorney General and has been proposed repeatedly since 1972.

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FAT NUGS | DUSTIN HOXWORTH

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt Montel speaks with Dustin Hoxworth, a lifelong canna enthusiast and the Founder and Editor-at-large of Fat Nugs Magazine and co-founder of Three Good Buds, an online canna community built around the love and appreciation of the plant and all it has to offer.

#FatNugs #cannabiscommunity #dustinHoxwoth #cannabiseducation #cannabiscommunity #cannabis

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CANNA BIOMARKERS | ITZHAK KUREK, PHD

One of the stigmas holding back the acceptance of medical canna, especially within the medical community, is the lack of information in a format they are trained to receive, analyze and utilize it in.

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INTERNATIONAL CANNA | MICHAEL SASSANO

On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with Michael Sassano, CEO of Somai Pharmaceuticals, a large-scale manufacturer of medical canna compounds based in Portugal. His experience as both a developer and banker in the United States and Europe provides a unique perspective towards navigating international rules and regulations for developing canna medicines.

#portugal #cannabiscommunity #cannabisculture

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CANNAPRENEUR | MICHAEL SCOTT & KEVIN HARRINGTON

On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel sits down with Michael Scott and Kevin Harrington at the grand opening of their first Joint Operations dispensary located in Rowley, MA, a portfolio company of their Cannaprenuer Partners venture. Michael Scott has raised over 35M in canna funding on the heels of a successful exit of a vertical operation in MA. KevinHarrington, one of the “original” sharks on Shark Tank, lends his business acumen as an uber successful serial entrepreneur to Cannapreneur Partners as a strategic investor and advisor. Cannapreneur Partners plans to build a portfolio of canna companies, starting with Joint Operations dispensaries in MA, with expansion along the east coast.

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