The Cannabis Connection

Earth Rhythm
Santa Cruz-based cultivators. Established in 2018, we are focused on quality, small-batch, Soil-Grown loved-up Cannabis, working with the best genetics and community to provide the best cannabis to the people.

Fuego Family Farms
Santa Cruz cannabis cultivators in living soils with the finest genetics. A small collaborative of Santa Cruz cannabis farmers who have grown, bred, loved, and consumed cannabis plants for most of their adult lives. We have meticulously developed a system of cultivation and care that brings each plant to its full potential—featuring exotic cultivars that will blow you away.

Javiera “Javi” Kostner (she/her) is an Advanced Therapeutic Yoga teacher, Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapist & Guide, Breathwork Facilitator and Coach. Specializing in Trauma Recovery Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Somatic practices, and cannabis specialist, Javi is a Ganja Yoga training lead and steward. Her sessions are infused with cannabis, community, relaxing vibes, grounded spirituality, and a touch of Latino spice. Originally from Chile, Javiera is a bilingual cannabis guide, and group facilitator.

In 2019, Javi, along with her husband Seba, founded Green Magic Yoga. Their mission is to bring together mindfulness, psychedelic healing, and yoga to foster holistic wellness. Both trained by the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness, noe training leads for Psychedelic Guide Training, they lead monthly Conscious Cannabis circles in the Bay Area and online.

Additionally, Javi serves as the Community & Event Coordinator for the Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society, offering Psychedelic Integration, Microdosing Hikes and Psychedelic First Fridays.

Jesse Daniel has been a well respected name within traditional country music fans for years. Known for his relentless work ethic, roaring live shows and true to life songwriting, he has earned his place among the heavy hitters of today’s industry. The California native is blazing the trail for a new wave of traditional artists, bringing his kind of country music to stages all over the world. With three full length studio records and a newly released live album, he continues to rival the greats of the genre with his level of creative output. There are many making traditional country music in modern times, but there is no one making it like Daniel; his sound is uniquely his own, while rooted in the tradition of his Bakersfield heroes like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens.His new single titled “Workin’ Hard (Day and Night)” is a tip of the hat to Merle and is prominently featured on Netflix as the theme music for comic Dusty Slay’s new comedy special “Workin’ Man”. Jesse and his band have an extensive US and European tour booked for 2024 and there is no telling where this new year may take him.

This week on The Cannabis Connection show we debut our first local showcase of Santa Cruz restaurants to enjoy starting with Watsonville's traditional Japanese Restaurant Miyuki. We welcome Paul Tashiro on the show to shed light on Japanese culture, traditional dishes and history of Miyuki.

Paul Tashiro is the new owner and executive chef of Miyuki Japanese Restaurant, in Watsonville, California. Miyuki has been in business since 1982! Miyuki has generations of families that have been dining at Miyuki since 1982. Miyuki’s traditions, its legacy menu, and its entire staff will all remain the same!

In 2018, Paul retired from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office after 31 years of service. He is a local kid raised in Watsonville and currently resides in Las Vegas, NV. His retired journey started out learning how to be a sushi chef at Imura Japanese Restaurant in Watsonville.

Today on The Cannabis Connection we showcase our fourth installment celebrating the music community of Santa Cruz with multi-instrumentalist, sound healer and magic maker Justin Mosley!

Blessing the world with the healing vibrations of music from a young age, he provides energetic performances with a plethora of instruments: Harp, Flutes, Bass, Piano, Percussion, and more. His life’s purpose is cultivating connection and healing for those suffering from trauma, addiction, and who are recovering from drug/alcohol abuse. He offers the healing power of breathwork, movement, and music as medicine, in the form of sound healing as well as soulful live shows with The Lovebyrds.

Topics include

*New psychedelics in recovery group Monday nights

*Plant medicines for recovery

*Lovebyrds/New music

*Green Magic Yoga

Today on The Cannabis Connection show we welcome our third installment in the Santa Cruz Music Showcase Mak Nova. 
Mak Nova aka Mak Daddie The Prince, is not your average rapper. She is a true poet; a mystic. Her live and recorded music are often coupled with the words innovative, transformational, and spiritual. She is a sensual, alluring, queer icon.

Today on The Cannabis Connection Show we welcome Eleanor Kuntz and Ryan Harner representing LeafWorks, Candor and Tangled Roots. We will discuss preserving and protecting the work of cannabis breeders. Join us!
Tangled Roots
Tangled Roots Seed Collection is a place where stories intertwine and journeys converge. Tangled Roots is more than just a seed bank, it's a sanctuary of tradition, diversity, and the shared human experience. The Emerald Triagnle's premier seed bank representing brands like Huckleberry Hill Farms, Ridgeline Farms, Canna Country Farms, Hogwash Farms, CALegacy and more.
LeafWorks
Leafworks is a plant genomics company conducting cutting edge research and developing commercial service for the cannabis and hemp markets.
Our promise is to bring an unparalleled combination of scientific rigor and uncompromising ethics to the cannabis industry to protect, educate, and empower those stewarding these plants.
Canndor
As a world class industry herbarium, Canndor's mission is to document and preserve records of cannabis plants grown in the industry, in order to establish historical evidence of existence, link plant creators with their creation, and establish broader cultivar standards in partnership with the community that stewarded these plants themselves.

Today on The Cannabis Connection Show, we welcome our second guest and installment into our local music showcase, Herb Daly. 

HERB DALY, a longtime resident of the beautiful Santa Cruz area, has shared his lifelong love of Jamaican music for almost 5 decades. First visiting Jamaica in 1976, he ended up living there for the better part of a year, meeting and working with many of the island’s top artists and musicians, and laying guitar on a number of tracks in the main Kingston recording studios. Since then, he’s been an integral part of several seminal reggae ensembles such as the otherwise all-Jamaican Rastafarians, all while raising a family and serving his community. Realizing how crucial the bass is to the Jamaican sound, he switched from guitar to bass and has never looked back. Decades of working with Jamaican and West Indian musicians taught him to “come correct” with their music, and he has been passing on his knowledge and experience to the younger generations of aspiring reggae musicians. 

Alwa Gordon- Inspired by Tupac’s lyricism and Mac Dre’s “hyphy” party music influence at a young age, Alwa Gordon’s sound combines melodic rap flows and catchy melodies with beats that make you want to bounce and move. His music is a collection of songs that encapsulates Alwa’s growth over the past few years, with heavy hip-hop lyricism and self produced, independently distributed records that will catch the ears of Drake and J. Cole fans.

Mak Nova -Mak Nova is an enigmatic rapper/singer/ performance artist based out of Santa Cruz, CA. Her mission is to use her music and live performances to empower and inspire everyone she comes into contact with. With her fiery delivery, reflective lyrics and soul stirring dance moves, she draws her audiences in and invites them to embody their highest potential.

Seibo Shen combines the worlds of technology and wellness as an inventor, product designer, and transformation coach. With an impressive track record, he has contributed to the successful exits of six tech companies and led three cannabis brands to win multiple Cannabis Cup awards. Currently, he’s the Chief Innovation Officer at Form Vape Technologies and the head coach at I AM Self Mastery Academy. Beyond his professional life, Seibo is passionate about gardening, meditation, and spending quality time with his family.

First Cut Farms, in magical Mendocino County, breeds and produces the highest quality, organically grown cannabis available worldwide. First Cut Farms is rooted in Covelo, in the Heart of the Emerald Triangle. Founder and Cultivator, Jerry Munn is a long-time, passionate cannabis activist with over 30 years of experience in cannabis cultivation and advocacy. His life's journey is dedicated to providing world-class cannabis to you.

Jerry has grown and cultivated indoor, outdoor, and hydroponic gardens, from the cities to the mountains. His favorite style is outdoor, full-term, sun-grown, big trees. He enjoys nature and working in the elements. His love of cannabis is evident in his lifestyle and his daily schedule. He works with cannabis nearly every minute that he's awake.

Debby Goldsberry is a distinguished figure in the cannabis industry, celebrated for her unwavering commitment to advocacy, education, and entrepreneurship. With a fervent dedication to cannabis reform and a strong emphasis on social justice, Goldsberry has carved out a significant impact on the evolving landscape of cannabis legalization. Her tireless efforts extend beyond business ventures, focusing on creating a more inclusive and equitable cannabis community. Renowned for her involvement in various cannabis-related enterprises, Goldsberry's expertise spans dispensary management, product development, and customer education.
Goldsberry is the author of Starting and Running a Marijuana Business (Idiot’s Guide), a well-known industry guide. She developed and implemented standard operating procedures for procurement, product safety, patient relations, and business management and operations, which have been replicated by dispensaries around the nation. She has proven experience in nonprofit business management, public and government relations, and product development and marketing.

As a community leader, Goldsberry is active in the campaign to reform the cannabis laws and protect patients’ rights. Goldsberry was a Commissioner on the Oakland Cannabis Commission from 2020 - 2021. She is a former board member of California NORML and the Marijuana Policy Project and a former professor at Oaksterdam University. Goldsberry has been a staff writer at DOPE Magazine, High Times Medical Marijuana Magazine, and Cannabis Dispensary magazine, and was a featured writer at Smell the Truth, Ladybud, and Freedom Leaf.

She is currently a professional and technical writer and advisor helping small companies succeed in a big business world. She also works with Sapphire Risk Management to ensure that cannabis businesses are safe and secure. Goldsberry has been on winning cannabis application teams in CA, MA, NV, IL, OR, MO, WV, NM, OH, NJ, and MD. She is also the Chief Administrative Officer at Digamma Consulting, a cannabis testing lab consulting firm, and is the Chief Compliance Officer at Hi Fidelity dispensary in Berkeley, CA.

Chris Bennett has been researching the historical role of cannabis in the spiritual life of humanity for more than a three decades. He is co-author of Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion (1995); Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible (2001); and author of Cannabis and the Soma Solution (2010); Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal herbs and the Occult (2018); and Cannabis: Lost Sacrament of the Ancient World (2023) . He has also contributed chapters on the the historical role of cannabis in spiritual practices in books such as The Pot Book (2010), Entheogens and the Development of Culture (2013), Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances (2014), One Toke Closer to God (2017), Cannabis and Spirituality (2016) and Psychedelics Reimagined (1999). Bennett’s research has received international attention from the BBC , Guardian, Sunday Times, Washington Post, Vice and other media sources. He currently resides in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Welcome Lee Tannenbaum of El Dorado Cannabis from El Dorado County CA. Lee shares his story covering his wild ride to become El Dorado County's first compliant cannabis cultivation operator after years of advocacy, activism and litigation. We will explore Lee's 20+ years as a tech professional while continuing his relationship stewarding canabis from 14 to 60 years old. Lee and the team are the first licensed cultivator in El Dorado County. After 4 years and a lawsuit the dream comes true in 2023 Lee successfully grew El Dorado's first legal cannabis crop!

Singer-songwriter, massage therapist, doctoral student of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and now farmer —Megan Kim Richofsky, aka Righteous Sistah, uprooted her life from the redwood-rich Santa Cruz mountains to connect to her roots inland in California’s Central Valley where her family purchased their first plot of land as immigrants from South Korea 43 years ago.
With problem solving in her nature and the land at risk of being sold, Megan spent her downtime during the Covid pandemic researching the most sustainable farming methods possible. Now implementing regenerative and soon aquaponic farming practices, she is excited to share her findings and empower and encourage others to farm more sustainably with nature.

Malcolm MacKinnon, widely known as "Dan Skye," has etched his name in cannabis history as the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine. Over 25 trailblazing years, Malcolm traveled, interviewed, and photographed, crafting an unrivaled archive of cannabis photography. Recognized globally for his dedication, Malcolm's passion has always been the camera—capturing cannabis culture's essence from its advocates to its adversaries. Pot Shots, The Journey of a HIGH TIMES Photographer isn’t just a visual spectacle, it’s a poignant reminder of the movement’s journey. Malcolm’s voice and vision are unparalleled, making this book an indispensable gem for every cannabis and art enthusiast.

Rosemary Chalmers and Bill Wolverton of Good Morning Monterey Bay interview Christopher Carr of The Cannabis Connection Show regarding recent cannabis robbery where Santa Cruz cannabis business owner chases thieves, arrested for attempted murder. We also explore possibilities for Santa Cruz cannabis consumption lounges and cannabis agritourism.

Today we welcome Seth Warner to The Cannabis Connection Show. 
Seth Warner is a community advocate and educator in the psychedelic space based in the Bay Area. In 2018 he began his journey directing the San Francisco Psychedelic Society and by 2019 helped decriminalize psilcybin in the city of Oakland, CA. Alongside his work with these initiatives, Seth began MycoRising to teach home-scale psilocybin cultivation and has taught thousands of new growers through his workshops and Ready? Set. Grow! online program. He now seeks to teach a broader audience while building community locally through initiatives such as Hikerdose Oakland. Seth currently lives in Oakland, CA.

Today on The Cannabis Connection Show we welcome Patty Lanier of Noble Gardens. She owns and operates a specialty 5000 square-foot licensed cannabis farm in Lower Lake California.
Patty is the co-hostess and co-founder of a podcast called Moms Do Weed which started in the spring of 2022 with another farmer mama based out of Mendocino, Chiah Rodrigues of Arcanna Flowers. Their mission is to smash the stigma around this sacred plant and elevate women's voice in the cannabis space.

Today on The Cannabis Connection Christopher Carr welcomes Steve Bloom longtime journalist and author with 35 years in the cannabis community. Steve has been a music journalist since 1978 and served as editor of High Times from 1988-2007. We will discuss how he discovered 420 in 1990, cannabis culture, CelebStoner.com, and the intersection of cannabis and music industry.

The Cannabis Connection welcomes three guests live:

Elliot Lewis, CEO and Co-Founder of Catalyst Cannabis Co.

Jon Kolodinski, Founder & CEO Creme De Canna

DJ Daddy Spleece of Reality Sound International.

The show sheds light on their stories and roots in the cannabis community plus explore a new community activation happening September 30 at Catalyst Watsonville 1324 W. Beach St, Watsonville CA 9a-9p featuring live community concert with Ancestree, Kava Jah, Rocker-T and DJ Spleece.

Apologies for a few technical gaps lost first part of the show and a few short segments throughout due to connectivity issues. Thank you for supporting Santa Cruz Cannabis Talk Radio!

This week on The Cannabis Connection Show we welcome the team behind Refined Genetics!
Topics include:
Refined Genetics growth and expansion.
Go over seeds, seedlings, clones, teens
Different cultivars available
Breeding Cannabis
Feminized seeds
Current state of the industry
HPLVD Lab on site
Tissue culture
Join us for another addition of Santa Cruz Cannabis Talk Radio.

Today on The Cannabis Connection Show we welcome the President of Caring Kind. Caring Kind specializes in sourcing high quality cannabis mostly from the Santa Cruz area and mostly
indoor. Caring Kind works with local distributors,
farmers, and retailers to supply the highest quality flowers at a fair price to consumers
and to the farmers. Caring Kind were the first company to package in Calyx containers, which are landfill friendly, UV Blocking, fully Recyclable, and made in USA. Creators of Herby Balm a THCa infused muscle Balm and Stony's Reserves.
Stony's Reserves is a flower line dedicated
just to signature Stony strains, whatever Stony Smokes. First release was Lemon Bars by Waverider Nursery. 46% THC
Loyal and dedicated husband and father of three children.
Experienced cultivator and distributor for over 20 years!

Malcolm MacKinnon is a veteran photojournalist and writer. He is the former editor-in-chief of HIGH TIMES magazine who used the pen name of “Dan Skye” during his tenure. He also served as executive editor of HEMP TIMES, a sister publication (1996-1999). During his 25-year career with HIGH TIMES (1991-2017), Malcolm shot over 50 covers and centerfolds and traveled over a million miles on assignments, becoming the most published writer and photographer in the magazine's history. He is widely considered to be one of the foremost cannabis photographers in the world. His work has been published in over 200 publications worldwide and he has interviewed and photographed a wide range of celebrities.
Malcolm has a book coming out, hopefully, in early October. “Pot Shots: The Journey of a HIGH TIMES Photographer." It’s a history of the legalization movement with hundreds of still life photos, garden shots, model portraits, as well as photos of leaders in cannabis.

Mike has been a marijuana cultivator and breeder and a caregiver for 50 years. He co-founded WAMM(Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana and was it's Agricultural Director for more than 20 years. He co-founded Project Fenix in Poland has advised The Israeli Ministry of Health and is an Expert witness in state and federal court. Helped write Prop. 215.

Elmar is co-founder and CEO at Neatleaf, where he is leveraging his expertise in AI and robotics to enable data-driven agriculture and to automate cultivation environments.
Prior to Neatleaf, Elmar was at Google X, leading the largest engineering team at the Everyday Robot Project. Before that, he spent his career advancing the state-of-the-art in computer vision and perception for self-driving cars, drones, humanoids, and other robots at companies like Lucid Motors, Robert Bosch, and the German Aerospace Center.

Alissa Maya Folk Herbalist and certified women's work facilitator. Founder of Akasha Apothecary & The Renegade Apothecary Project.

Thoroughly enjoyed having Alissa Maya Folk live in the studio for an in depth discussion of her journey with plant medicine starting in the Santa Cruz Mountains and stretching out to the Sierras in Calaveras County and the Emerald Triangle. We explored the journey of healing, discovery and growth through cultivating plants, creating medicines and caring for others during wildfires and natural disasters.

The Cannabis Connection show covers a 50 slide master class presentation prepared for an exclusive audience and took the time to cover all the topics below in 54 minutes covering the basics of cannabis plant science, anatomy to the end process of harvest, manicuring and cure.

Topics covered in this show:

Understanding Cannabis
Plant Anatomy
Cultivar Characteristics
Chemotype
Phenotype
Entourage effects of cannabis
The Garden
Indoor
Sungrown
Mixed Light / Green house / Hoops
Germination and Seedlings
Germination techniques
Promoting healthy growth
Transplanting
Vegetative Stage
Vegetative Growth
Nutrition and Watering best practices
Light Cycles
Topping and Training your plants
Light Deprivation
Flowering and Harvesting
Flowering Stage
Sexing your seedlings
Optimized conditions of flowering plants
Monitoring and maintaining plant health
Harvest
Drying and Curing
Proper Dry and Cure
Best Practices for drying harvested crop
Tips for optimal cure for flavor and potency
Troubleshooting and FAQ
Integrated Pest Management
Identification of deficiencies and how to address them
Dealing with environmental challenges and stress
Cannabis Stewardship

Gabriel Reeves is an educator, writer and Chef who presently resides in the central coast of California. Currently he trains staff and creates strain reviews and website content for Canna Cruz and their family of brands. Under his own brand Green Gourmet CA,  which he founded in 2011, Gabriel caters and does various consulting work. Over his 25+ years experience in the cannabis industry, Gabriel worked with WAMM, Elemental Wellness Center, Canna Cruz and many others. He has been featured in VICE Munchies, NPR's Radio Lab, NBC News Bay Area, San Francisco Magazine, High Times, Metro Silicon Valley and many others as an expert in the field of cannabis and Chef of infused and non infused cuisine. Having been a judge of multiple competitions including the US and Northern California High Times Cups, Emerald Cup and Santa Cruz Cup established his reputation among the small group qualified to critique cannabis at that level. His scientific knowledge of cannabis and historical perspective on medical and legal cannabis has propelled Canna Cruz into one of fastest growing companies in California.

Grant Palmer is CEO of CannaCruz dispensary which started back in 2008 with locations in Santa Cruz and Salinas. Grant is also the CEO of Crop Circles providing craft flowers and vape concentrates for the people. We discuss cannabis genetics, supply chain insights in compliant California Cannabis and fresh ideas to help address regulatory issues from the unforeseen consequences of a post Prop 64 era.

Skye McDougall of Hyphaelife Santa Cruz joins The Cannabis Connection to shed light on his experience with psychedelics, meditation and improving one's life by reclaiming ones mental, physical and spiritual agency.

Lauren Avenius & Felipe of Compound Genetics + Node Labs join the Cannabis Connection Show!
Node  Labs uses cutting edge plant tissue culture techniques to provide the  cleanest high-value cannabis plants to cultivators, breeders, and  researchers.
Outline:
Timestamps for the show.
(3:17)Sommelier style "Smoke & Steak" Tastings of new cannabis
(7:28) Criteria for selecting the next big cultivar in cannabis
(11:40) Cycles to determine new strain offerings
(18:40) Partner farms stress testing plants in the Petaluma Wind Gap
(21:20) Royal Family - Menthol, Grape Gas, Jet Fuel Gelato
(27:30) Felipe's Roots growing up in Texas on the Mexico border and the pilgrimage to California
(33:00) Era Parents - Gastropop lineage, high yields, pure IG rapper weed
(38:40) Tubb Fire Impacts, Tissue Culture in Cannabis, Incorporating Node Labs
(41:00) Santa Cruz; bedrock of Cannabis Culture.
(46:00) Preserving diversity, preserving genetics, helping legacy cannabis community
(50:00) Breeders & Brands as artists

The men behind Molecular Farms join our show for our  final broadcast ever on KSCO! Steven Haba, M.S. (the Plant Whisperer)  and Mark Lewis (Chemistry Whisperer) join the broadcast to discuss thier  relationship, process and passion for breeding some of the most  pleasurable and chronic cannabis in the known universe. This was a dream  come true. I love these flowers, seeds and creations coming from the  team at Molecular Farms hope you can feel the love in this interview  with two very special stewards of the sacred plant.

Surfer Joe Milo interviews Christopher Carr.

Luna is an all organic, living soil, probiotic, natural  farmer and grower. Writer for SKUNK magazine and aministrator for  cannabis education groups. She specializes in soil biology and homemade  plant input making. From ferments to extracts and enzymes, Luna's  methodology focuses on plant health and vigor.

Tamara Thorn, Joey Burger and Noble Haze join us to discuss a very special gathering Camp Heal Thyself happening December 2-4, 2022. These community stewards have come together to teach the people about Regenerative Agriculture, plant medicine and closing loops on the farm and in the community. The Campout will feature expert speakers shedding light on all themes mushrooms, hashish and regenerative best practices plus important workshops around homesteading and building community.

Michael Katz serves as the Executive Director of the Mendocino Cannabis  Alliance (MCA), the premier cannabis trade association in Mendocino  County representing over 130 individual local businesses, and  MendocinoCannabis.shop, a direct to consumer platform developed to help  provide increased access to market for MCA's members, currently  operating as a delivery service in Sacramento, CA and through a retail  partnership with Plantshop in Ukiah. Michael has been honored to  participate as Chair of The Emerald Cup Small Farms Initiative and with  Hall of Flowers to expand their Equity Grant to include small outdoor  and mixed light farmers. Michael also serves as a Regional Chair on the  Regional Council of Origins Council, a trade association representing  nearly 900 operators from 6 heritage producing regions throughout  California at both the State and Federal levels

Brandon Potter joins The Cannabis Connection to discuss his work breeding cannabis seeds and furthering our understanding about molds and  fungi like botrytis. Brandon has always felt a conneciton with plants  and the outdoors. This led him to persue a career in Biology, first  earning a Bachelors of Science in Biology from UNC-Asheville and a  Masters of the same from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, with a  stint as a research forestry technician with the U.S. Forest Service in  between.
Since 2016, Brandon has lived in Cottage Grove, Oregon.  During that time he has served as the lead breeding technician with New  Breed Seeds. In 2022, Brandon also became a Certified Crop Advisor in  the Pacific Northwest Region.

Vice President of Cultivation & Production, Aaron Keefer of Sonoma Hills Farm
Prior  to joining in February 2020, Aaron Keefer held a ten-year tenure as  culinary gardener for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (TKG), which  includes famed, three-Michelin Star restaurant, The French Laundry, in  Napa, California. Keefer’s green thumb and passion for the land emerged  as a young child in his grandfather’s farm in upstate New York. In the  restaurant world Keefer built a reputation as one of the most respected  gardeners in the industry. From the life of soil to pest management,  microbial and fungal elements to the weather, he understands that  gardening does not exist in a vacuum. The finest ingredients are  produced in harmony with nature and the elements that it brings.  Furthermore, Keefer cultivated legal and top-shelf medical cannabis  flower that sold at premium dispensaries like The Apothecarium, Grass  Roots, and Peace in Medicine (now SPARC) before 2018 under Proposition  215 guidelines. Before developing his passion for culinary gardening,  Keefer honed his culinary skills under notable Bay Area Chefs Michael  Chiarello and Julian Serrano and subsequently became the Executive Chef  at Marin Country Club, where he was later promoted as its Food and  Beverage Director. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of  America.

Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D. completed his dissertation on psychedelics at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. His book, The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet—An Integral Approach was published by North Atlantic Books and distributed Spring 2022 by Penguin Random House. He earned his Masters in Consciousness and Transformative Studies from John F. Kennedy University, and his Bachelors from the University of Arizona with a major in Philosophy and minors in Physics, Psychology, and Mathematics. Aside from academic work, he has undergone several major trainings, including graduating from the Hakomi somatic-psychotherapy program and training within the Mazatec mushroom tradition. He assisted the Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate training at CIIS for two years, and mentored at the School of Consciousness Medicine. He is an advisors for the Synthesis Guide Training Program and the PsiloHealth peer support training program. Jahan works as a facilitator for legal psilocybin mushrooms ceremonies in Jamaica with Atman Retreats.

Brandon Parker joins our broadcast! Brandon is the man behind 3rd Gen Family Farms.
3rd Generation Family Farms is a pioneer cannabis company located in the heart of the Emerald Triangle. For many generations, 3rd Gen has cultivated sun grown cannabis using organic methods, paired with unrivaled passion for the cannabis plant, gave birth to some of the finest cup winning strains celebrated around the world.
With over 96 cups and counting, 3rd Gen Family Farms has cemented their legacy of breeding excellence in cannabis history. 3rd Gen always aims to be the number one, bringing the most stable genetics and unique terpenes to fellow cannabis enthusiasts worldwide.

Humboldt Fungi join us on the show to discuss deepening the appreciation  and relationship with all mushrooms especially those native to the  redwood forests of the Emerald Triangle. We discuss pro-tips in foraging  for mushrooms, ways to research and build community in fungi and  mushroom cultivation hacks!

We welcome Marty Clein to the show to discuss his roots in cannabis  cultivation, breeding, preserving cannabis culture and the future of  legal cannabis in Mendocino and his farm in Covelo, CA.
Marty Clein  is a longtime cannabis enthusiast, a seed breeder, and top notch plant  cultivator. He will serve as an Ambassador for the 2022 California State  Fair's first ever Cannabis Competition. Marty has always been an  entrepreneur, owning various small businesses. While it seems like a  natural step, nothing could have prepared him for the chaos of  California's Cannabis industry.

Annick Goldsmith has a contagious passion for cannabis that is pure and  her energy is electric, with knowledge that runs deep. We explore her  journey in cannabis and taking on challenges over the years to deepen  her relationship with the plant and the communities that have kept it  alive during prohibition specifically recording artists in the Hip Hop  space and Emerald Triangle farmers. It was a joy to learn and connect  with Annick and exchange thoughts on where the industry is at and the  potential to help so many in the future.

Michael Backes is best known as the author of the book titled, Cannabis  Pharmacy and opening the first science based dispensary in Southern  California called Cornerstone Wellness in 2005. Michael is a respected  pioneer in the cannabis industry and dubbed the "Morpheus" of cannabis  after being convinced that the cannabis plant could be a legitimate  medicine, because it helped him deal with migraines that had plagued him  since childhood. Michael has helped patients find relief through  cannabis since increasing his understanding of cannabis as medicine and  providing better quality of life. Michael co-founded the cannabis  company called Perfect Blends which designs blended formulations using  100% cannabis and cannabis oil, combined with breakthrough terpene  preservation methods that result in dialed in effects, extended shelf  life, product consistency and low dose, functional products. Most  recently, Michael was tapped by the Emerald Cup to optimize and reinvent  the Terpene Categorization system for competition entries and  spearheaded the advisory board leading the reclassification for the  world renowned Emerald Cup Competition.