Know Grow Create

Congratulations you've made it to flowering! Harvest is right around the corner. Time to get your dry room in order. In episode 30: I got to have a conversation with Cory Russell about the cannabis industry and setting up your dry room for success.

Setting up your dry room for success is a step not to skip or cut corners.  You've worked your ass off to get to this point. Believe me there is nothing worse than spending 6 months growing just to have dry weed that smells like hay.

There are a lot of gems intwined in a conversation between two dudes in the cannabis industry. But I hope you find our past successes and failures and learn from them. I know I learned a TON!

Special shout out to Tad Hussey the podcast host of: Cannabis Cultivation & Science. Thank you for leading the way and creating such an informative podcast. Thank you!

Resources:
Resinate Radio
Cannabis Cultivation & Science Podcast

In Episode 29: I had the absolute pleasure of having a conversation with Wade Laughter. For those that don't know. Wade is responsible for saving one of our most cherished cannabinoids Cannabidiol aka CBD. His cannabis journey was one that has touched so many but none more than Wade himself. He is a true cannabis pioneer and I am honored to have been able to spend an hour with him.

In this episode you'll hear the origin story of Harlequin. It's fascinating to hear how CBD was introduced into our lives. But then we get into growing cannabis. The benefits of starting with good genetics, making sure you have nice layers of mulch. Then onto Companion Planting: Wade gives wonderful suggestions for companion planting such as clover, rubella, elome.

It is wonderful to hear such nurture and care that go into Wade's growing ethos. Truly humbling, exciting and motivating. Forever grateful for having the chance to speak with Wade. Thank you for everything you have done for the world in saving Harlequin.

Resources:
House of Harlequin

Project CBD

Dragonfly Earth Medicine

Humboldt Seed Company

In Episode 28: I had a great conversation with Joshua Mezher about taking care of our favorite plant cannabis. He gives a lot of amazing history of the plant and great advice. But as usual we always get to the same point of "less is more and don't over water".

Biggest take away for me: Remove the lower large water fan leaves.  Use string or garden ties to extend the lower branches and put some pressure on the branch without breaking the branch. It will let the branch reach for more light and along with removing fan leaves which allows more air flow.

Thanks for your time Joshua!

RESOURCES:

Personal Grow Website
MUST WATCH INFORMERCIAL | A Pot for Pot

In Episode 27: I had a sparkly conversation with Johanna Silver. Her background at Sunset magazine and her approach to gardening was fantastic. She was clear to make a point that it's just another plant. To use her own words: "It's fine. If it all goes wrong, you just do it again next year. The definition of a gardener is not someone who gets it. Right. It's like, if you screw it up and you still keep going, then congratulations. You're a gardener. You know, like that's, that's all, that's all it is. You just, you have a passion for the process. It sort of doesn't even matter what the final outcome is."

BUT there is one specific outlier to the cannabis plant. SEXING: also known as Sensimilla which means “without seeds”. The term was coined in the 1970s on the west coast to describe seedless cannabis flowers that come from unfertilized female plants, specifically used to imply a high-THC-potency product. Sexing your plants to determine male from female is an integral step in producing seedless high cannabinoid plants. Males can be stored  in a closed environment for breeding. BUT...if this is your first year lets focus on growing healthy females. 

Johanna shared the difference between male and female. Luckily it is very similar to human anatomy. The Male has pollen sacks that are in a ball shape. Caution: your plants in their earlier weeks may all look like they are female. It takes time for the plant to reach the human  equivalent of puberty. 

Hope you enjoy this fantastic conversation with Johanna!

Listen in on ClubHouse in the Personal Plant room to our Live Q&A with Johanna Silver on Wednesday August 4th @ 3pm. 

In Episode 26: I had my first return guest Daniel Enking of Everflux Technologies. Daniel has made his mission to educate people about growing cannabis. He was nice enough to share knowledge learned from legends. It was very clear that living soil and supporting healthy plants was the best way to keep pest infestation at bay.

While you hone your skills keeping your plants healthy. Here are some predatory bugs that will help keep your pests at bay: Praying Mantis, Green Lacewing, Assassin Bugs, Beneficial Nematodes. To buy and learn more check out Arbico Organics.

Biggest Take Away:

1. Diversity: Starting with Living Soil and adding diversity such as Compost Tea, BioFlux will add immense amount of microbiology to your soil.
2. Balance: Making sure everything from Water, Light, and Soil is as balanced as possible.

Resources:
Everflux Technologies
Arbico Organics

In today's Collaboration Series: Personal Grow, Lecture 105 we have Chiah Rodriques of Arcanna Flowers. Get out your notepads and get ready cause Chiah is coming in hot with TONS of gems.

Join us next Wednesday July 7th at 3pm on Clubhouse for our Discussion 105 with Chiah. Until then have a wonderful and safe 4th of July everyone!

RESOURCES/LINKS

Arcanna Flowers
Terravesco

In this Personal Grow lecture 104 I had the pleasure of speaking with Effie & Jared Boudreaux of Lost Coast Wellness. We heard about there cannabis journey which led them to Shelter Cove, CA.

We hear more about what growing cannabis means to them along with information about their retreat: Grow Your Own Wellness Retreat. If you're looking for an immersive cannabis seminar. This is not one to be missed.

Planting & Protecting your seedlings is the next evolution of our cannabis growing journey. It is time to give your seedling room to grow and be ready for rapid vegetative growth.

Enjoy!!!

Lost Coast Wellness

Grow Your Own Wellness Retreat

Today on Know Grow Create we continued our collaborative series Personal Grow for Lecture 103: Selecting Your Medium and Nutrients. Patrick King is the 2019 Emerald Cup MVP, Instructor @ganjier,   true pioneer and so was his forefather Johnny Appleseed (Author Michael Pollan once wrote "Really, what Johnny Appleseed was doing and the reason he was welcome in every cabin in Ohio and Indiana was he was bringing the gift of alcohol to the frontier. He was our American Dionysus.") Of course after this podcast we all know Johnny was so much more. Especially to his offspring generations later. He is the true OG, legacy grower, industry leader, agriculture/cannabis advocate, super soil creator of Soil King. We covered a lot of topics over the interview and will share resources and links below.

He is a TRUE King among men and is so gracious to share his knowledge and time. Thank you Patrick!

CHALLENGE: Listen to this podcast and hear from someone in the industry the difference between Living Soil VS Bottled Nutrients. Ask yourself how do you want to buy from someone who will EAT their own soil or something you have to throw away each cycle?

LINKS & RESOURCES

THE SOIL KING
thesoilking.com
@thesoilking

SEED2SOUL
seed2soul.com
@s2s.distro

SOIL KING YOUTUBE CHANNEL | EDUCATION VIDEOS 
youtube.com/c/thesoilking

In Lecture 102: I had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Gogol of Grow It From Home a Cannabis/Hemp Nursery located in Oregon. We covered how hardy this plant cannabis is, they don't call it weed for no reason. It doesn't take someone with a masters degree or be a "Master Grower". Having good genetics, a full sun location in your backyard and some good soil and you are set for success. 

Be sure to join us for the discussion next Wednesday May 26th @ 3pm PT on Clubhouse. Don't have an invitation to Clubhouse? No problem! This link is an invitation to join Clubhouse. All we ask is you try to join our Clubhouse room when you have the time. 


RESOURCES
Clubhouse Invitation Link: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/join/know-grow-create/mk8135np

Emily Gogol

Grow It From Home

In Episode 20: I finally get to know my co-host of Personal Grow a lot better. Peoples path to finding cannabis are so uniquely different. But for some reason we find ourselves correlating at a almost unbelievable rate.

Haley is a wealth of knowledge with an inquisitive approach. I look forward to growing and learning from her on our collaborative series: Personal Grow. Our series will follow our cannabis season from May to October. Giving you weekly tips and tricks on Wednesday's at 3pm Pacific. Join Us!

PERSONAL GROW

Collaboration Series: Personal Grow with Special Guest Dan (Ganja D) Pomerantz

Today's Lecture is 101: Seed Selection, Germination, Seed VS Clone

The introduction goes over Dan's journey to where he is in 2021. His love for helping people grow weed goes back to high early days. His first edition of "Ganja D's: Guide to Growing the Perfect Ganja" had to be taken from the talons of his teachers. From that day forward he has made it a mission to help people grow.

19:00 Beginning of Lecture on Seed Selection, Germination, Seed VS Clone Enjoy!

Check back next Wednesday  May 12th at 3pm Pacific for our live : My Personal Plants Clubhouse Discussion with Dan (Ganja D) of Rebel Grown Seeds.

Links:
Rebel Grown 

Episode 18: Strap in and get ready for take off with Aussies Medicinal Cannabis Patient #1, future spaceman, the myth, the legend Irish Wick. Listen to a mans journey of struggle, despair, near death moments and worst of them all pharmaceutical addiction. His struggle is real, and what is happening to our health care industry globally is appalling. Like any legend he has transformed himself and researched a better way with cannabis. Come hear what true determination for a better life sounds like. You're a legend Irish!

Topics Covered:
-Cannabis use to quit pharmaceuticals.
-Endocannabinoid Deficiencies.
-Mother Milk: "Milk High"
-CBD rich Eggs
-Australia Cannabis Medicine Shortages
-Dear Moon Project

Resources & Links:
- Keep It Medicinal : Instagram, You Tube
- CBD Headquarters Emporium
-dearMoon Project
-Tommy Chong

On Episode 17: I had the pleasure of finally chatting one on one with my fellow cannabis tribe members Devika Maskey. This maven of the industry has created and executed some of the best cannabis events and products in the California marketplace. Even more beautiful is her integrity and dedication to sustainability with all of her endeavors. It was a pleasure to spend an hour with a fellow clubhouse comrade and talk all things cannabis!

Come join us while we look at the beautiful synergy between:
Wine & Weed | Cultivar & Terroir | Culinary & Chemovar

Links/Resources:

Devika Maskey

OMURA

TSO Sonoma 

“BRANDING BUD: THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF CANNABIS” RELEASES
THE FIRST BOOK TO EXPLORE THE LEGAL CANNABIS BRAND LANDSCAPE

We are excited to announce the release of branding and marketing expert David Paleschuck’s highly anticipated book“Branding Bud: The Commercialization Of Cannabis” (www.brandingbud.com). The publication is a compelling must-read that digs deep into the ever-changing cannabis industry to uncover what brands of all sizes are doing to introduce their products to the hearts and minds of cannabis consumers.

With the global legal cannabis market valued at US$17.7 billion in 2019, it is expected to grow exponentially and projected to reach US$73.6 billion in 2027. Celebrities, athletes, politicians, and large corporations alike are investing and competing in this fast-paced industry. Leveraging the most up-to-date industry research, Paleschuck takes a critical look at the current state of legal US cannabis products, packaging, and consumption.

“My intent in writing the book is to normalize how we look at cannabis as a nation, and as consumers. Never before has a plant been so misunderstood; and those associated with it, so mistreated. As legalization continues, it’s my hope that we’ll look at cannabis and cannabis consumers in a new and different way”, says Paleschuck.

Published by legendary cannabis expert Ed Rosenthal’s publishing house, Quick American Publishing, the first-of-its-kind book also breaks new territory, offering a comprehensive overview and contextualization of this new segment, examining the multitude of emerging brands, their creative assets, and the strategies behind them. “Branding Bud” touches upon the political and legal history of cannabis; consumer segments and means of consumption; and how that has informed the legal cannabis brand landscape developing today.

“Branding Bud” also answers the questions “Who exactly is the cannabis consumer? What’s their lifestyle(s)? What brands speak to them? Is there just one type of cannabis consumer? Are the images of the same celebrities stereotyping cannabis smokers? And to push even further, is ‘smoking’ itself a stereotype of cannabis consumption?”

“Branding Bud: The Commercialization Of Cannabis” will launch globally on April 20, 2021 and is currently available for pre-order on AMAZON (Link to purchase HERE).

WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK
“This book provides an indispensable perspective for entrepreneurs, brand creators, and marketers as they get ready to establish themselves in this very promising industry.”
Brian Wansolich, Co-Founder, Leafly and Headset

Join me on Episode 15 when I get to catch up with Martin Lee : Co-Founder & Director of Project CBD. I had the honor of working with Martin in 2017 and always enjoyed our conversations and captivated whenever I heard him speak. His team at Project CBD collaborated with Reader's Digest to write "The Essential Guide to CBD: Everything You Need to Know About What It Helps, Where to Buy, And How to Take It" available now!

Martin Lee is a wealth of knowledge and a master wordsmith in his books:
1985 – Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD, and the Sixties Rebellion
1990 – Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media 
1997 – The Beast Reawakens: Fascism's Resurgence
2012 – Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational, and Scientific

His journey led him to co-creating Project CBD in 2009 with fellow journalists who had been covering the medical marijuana story—the science, the movement and the industry. They felt that the reintroduction of CBD-rich cannabis into the grassroots supply merited special attention. The serendipitous reappearance of whole plant CBD in Northern California in 2009 has given doctors and patients a unique opportunity to evaluate the effects of cannabidiol. Project CBD updates doctors and patients on developments in cannabis science, therapeutics and political economy.


MY NOTES & RESOURCES

Community building botanical 

Bottom line CBD helps people, but not intrinsically psychoactive, 

Plays a role in the drug addiction, accelerated because of help with addiction. 

Bring people into the fold because of cbd rich,

Community building factor of cannabis, protect from big business, 

2013 Dr. Sanjay Gupta can world found out they didn’t have to smoke or get high. 

2009 Project CBD started giving thousands of clones, then shifted to what products should be made with cbd, 2017/2018 farm bill. Unregulated, hemp, cbd is responsible for making that happen. 

CBD raises levels of endogenies cannabinoids, help with endogenous cannabinoid tone, that they last longer hang around longer, and do their thing longer, maintain homeostasis, scientific consensus their is a dissfunction in ECS, modulating the ECS

Type 1 High THC:LOW CBD 

Type 2  Balanced 1:1 THC:CBD

Type 3 High CBD: LOW THC

Harlequin first released wade laughter, squat indica, pink and purple, effective cbd plant type 2

Womans collective stinky purple: wasn’t a type 2, measure 10:1 cbd:thc

Episode 14: I had the pleasure speaking with Nick Ciufo. He plays beautifully between Cannabis and Mushrooms. We first go into the growing practices of TAO Gardens. I was stoked to see the use of Blumat and custom living soil from Build a Soil  in his indoor grow. Nick is nice enough to share knowledge learned about Fungus and the difference between Functional Mushrooms and Medicinal Psilocybin  Mushrooms. 

TAO Gardens
 
Hyphae Wellness

Cannapress Cannajuice

Build a Soil

Blumat USA Certified Retailer Sustainable Village

Gary Farrell Winemaker

On Episode 13: Join in on a chat with my fellow Club House Moderator and all around cannabis wizard Aaron Salles. His career and old stomping grounds are insights into the mad man that is Aaron. He now resides in Humboldt where he is involved in All Things Cannabis. Join us to hear about Aaron's journey and some tips and tricks on solventless hash techniques. Learn how to wash, stay for the conversation. Enjoy!

Join us Friday nights from 8pm-2am for our Friday Night Hang out with David Paleschuck in Branding Bud Club, Myself from 10pm-12am in Know Grow Create Club, and Aaron Salles in All Things Cannabis. 

Instagram

Clubhouse

Today we take a journey with co-founder Josh Kirby of Kin Slips and cover everything from Full Spectrum Vs. Isolate, Ensemble/Entourage Effect, Curating your Cannabinoid consumption. 

We also delve into why edibles can be like playing Russian roulette with your high. Terpenes play an interesting role in interacting with our olfactory system, let's explore where they make sense like in a sublingual strip but not in a capsule. Find out why on this episode of Know Grow Create!

Notes | Topics | Resource Links: 

Kin Slips

Josh Kirby

Alicia Rose | Herba Buena 

Alex Derwick Kin Slips Sublingual Video

22:55 CO2 Extraction and Full Spectrum

28:46 Ensemble/Entourage Effect

30:52 Wine Analogy & Aeon Farms

40:55 Day off State of Mind, Flower: Banana Mango/Napa Pink,  but always have delta 8, Wellness macrodosing. 

43:08 Inconsistent effect profile delta 9 to 11 hydroxy unpredictable, stomach acid and liver, enzymes, conversion is based on hydration, worked out, ph balance body, experience to experience delta 9 first pass  in way that subjects to first pass metabolism through your    stomach and liver before bloodstream. Almost impossible to know how much convsersion that will be. 

49:16.500 David Paleschuck: Author Branding Bud | Terpenes easy to relate this to consumer. Lavender, linalool, relaxing
Citrus, pine, limonene, pinene,uplifting

Kin Slips need people understand: 

1. Edibles | First Pass Metabolism: Cannabis formulations effect you, different things going on cannabinoids interacting with ECS, happens thru blood stream bounces off or unlocks cb1/2 receptors and fire off signals to the rest of your body. 
2. Also compounds terpenes/flavinoids don’t interact with blood stream, they work with your oral factories through smell and taste, terpenes in food, plant, everything, mainly for flavor and taste, when you are trying to have a reaction to a terpene, relax, linalool, can’t put that in a capsule and swallow because it won’t interact with your oral factory. Sublingual with access similar to smoking and vaping. Does this work for SoulinU? 

Evaporate and work with access terpenes, dissolving in mouth breathing, machinery working and get terpenes as they warm up in mouth some of them volatile and evaporate and then move through your human machinery, make it a more robust experience with terpenes. 

With over twenty years of brand-building and consumer marketing experience at American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo and Microsoft – and over seven years in the legal cannabis industry as VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships at Dope  Magazine; and most recently as Chief Brand Officer at Evergreen Herbal – Paleschuck has played a part in creating many of today’s well-known cannabis brands. His writings on cannabis trends, branding and packaging have been featured in The Cannabis Industry Journal, New Cannabis Ventures, Dope Magazine, High Times, PROHBTD,  among others.

David and I have gotten to know each other through Club House and we have had some really great conversations. I wanted to have him on the podcast to hear more about his book and his perspectives on ever aspect of cannabis. Since this recording we have started a club in Club House called "All Things Cannabis".

David Paleschuck

Branding Bud

Join us in our clubs: "All Things Cannabis" Fridays 8-10pm PDT Branding Bud, 10-12am Know Grow Create, 12-2am Late Night with Aaron Salles and Friends.

Join Justin and I on a trip down the cannabis highway 101 CBD. We cover everything from growing to the many industrial hemp use cases. Raw cannabinoids are truly amazing. Everyone should  know what they are and how to use them for a wide spectrum of ailments. So make yourself comfortable and get ready to take notes on some real cannabis gems. Enjoy!

101 CBD

PubMed

Fiddler's Greens

8000 Kicks

Wama