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Episode 35 ⎸The 2023 High Fidelity Holiday Gift Guide
Our second annual Holiday High Gift Guide, a curated list of items to gift the herbal enthusiast in your life….and maybe a little something for yourself, you deserve i...
Episode 34 | Saturate Yourself! The Plant Medicine Protocol with William Siff of Goldthread Plant Based Tonics
The Plant Medicine Protocol is a comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to integrating medicinal plants into your daily life. The key is Saturation + Consistency + Var...
Episode 33 | Autumn Update on the Vermont Market: Show us the Data!
Show us the Data! Bridget reviews the latest licensing numbers and reflects on the wide discrepancy between actual sales and the market model forecast for year 1 of th...
Episode 32 | None of this is legal advice...Cannabis Musings with Marc Hauser
SAFER, Rescheduling, the Farm bill, OH MY! Bridget and Marc discuss the cannabis policy conversations happening at the federal level right now and how they could affec...
Episode 31 | Cannabis Talk and Mushroom Walks with the Women of Gossamer
What does it actually mean to be "high" and how do we get to that sought after place? Bridget breaks it down with Verena von Pfetten and Dr. Alex Capano, the women beh...
Episode 30 | Revisiting Rebel Grown, a Conversation with Dan Pomerantz
We are super busy preparing to open our retail store, so this week we are taking a little break and re-introducing you to Dan Pomerantz of Rebel Grown. Dan was our fir...
Episode 29 | Consider the F*cking Source with Fiona Lucia Genadio-Allen of Wolfpeach
Local, seasonal and decadent AF; that's chef and alchemist Fiona Lucia Genadio-Allen, and it's also what you can expect from her tantalizing array of products at Wolfp...
Episode 28 | The Vermont Legislative Lowdown with Dave Silberman
The good, the bad and the ugly; Bridget and Dave walk us through the cannabis wins and losses at the Vermont Statehouse this year. What comes next in 2024 plus, why th...
Episode 27 | What Keeps Cary Giguere Up At Night? A Conversation with the VT CCB Compliance Director, Part 3
Turns out it is screen time. Cary has been on the computer a lot this year as the CCB develops its own database for inventory tracking. He admits to “building the ship...
Episode 26 | Clean Without Compromise: A Conversation with Anselm Doering of EcoLogic Solutions
Bridget gets down and dirty on the benefits of green cleaning and sanitizing solutions with Anselm Doering of Ecologic Solutions. Anselm is a clean tech pioneer and re...
Episode 25 | A New Blue Dream for Project CBD with Martin Lee
Project CBD has a brand new website thanks to a partnership with Blue Dream, the in-house creative agency at Ganjapreneur. Martin shares Project CBD's activist roots a...
Episode 24 | U.S. Cup Tasters Championship with Andrew Shelley of Brio Coffeeworks
Our first episode exploring coffee and cannabis; two of our favorite plants. Bridget discusses our partnership with Brio Coffeeworks to combine the two in our upcoming...
Episode 23 | Navigating Cannabis Categories of Consumption with ChatGPT
With a little help from ChatGPT, we review cannabis product categories. Bridget gives quick updates from this week’s VT CCB meeting and three Vermont retailers report ...
Episode 22 | Cannabis Advertising Solutions with JB Sugar of WeedStreetNOW
Bridget and JB review the challenges that cannabis companies face when it comes to advertising. JB offers creative solutions including sponsorships, co-op advertising ...
Episode 21 | Cannabis Flower & Potency: What You Need to Know
Our top 5 Pro Tips on how to assess potency when it comes to cannabis flower. Tune in to gain a better understanding of cannabis cultivars and how to make informed dec...
Episode 20 | Spring Update on the Vermont Market + Producer Perspectives on "Craft"
A quick update on the Vermont market including a look at the latest data from the CCB. We also hear from a few Vermont licensed producers on what “craft” means to them...
Episode 19 | A Taste of Place with Ted Dobson of Arrow Cultivate
From farm-to-table, to farm-to-bong; one farmer's journey from mesclun to marijuana, one back door at a time. Links:UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology Berkshire Eagl...
Episode 18 | Getting Witchy with Weed & Katherine Elmer of Spoonful Herbals
Feminism is more than just women's rights and cannabis is much more than THC. Tune in to learn how the two are connected. Links: Spoonful Herbals Community Herbal App...
Episode 17 | Cannabis Advocacy at the VT Statehouse with Dave Silberman
Bridget and Dave discuss some of the policies that have shaped the Vermont cannabis industry thus far and highlight the key elements of bills currently winding their w...
Episode 16 |The Bold & The Analytical: Lab Talk with the Women of Onward Analytics
Meet Callie Chapman and Holly Heimsath of Onward Analytical, two “badass bitches” grounded in science and pushing societal norms. Listen in to learn why lab testing is...
Episode 15 | Ensuring Product Safety with Cary Giguere, CCB Compliance Director: Part 2
In Part 2 in our 3 Part series on ensuring product safety, Bridget and Cary discuss the CCB's recent Consumer Protection Warning, his compliance team’s near term prior...
Episode 14 | Cosmic Vagina with Three Buds Apothecary
Cosmic Vagina is a product and a state of mind. Listen in to this open conversation between three women, all mothers to daughters, exploring what it means to take care...
Episode 13 | Consumer Protection Warning Triggers $1M CCB Budget Request
On February 2nd, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board issued its first Consumer Protection Warning and product recall. The CCB has since made an urgent request of the st...
Episode 12 | Product Formulation with Emma Merritt of Kria Botanicals
In this episode we share our discussion with Emma Merritt, Director of Product Development for Kria Botanicals. Before joining the team at Kria, Emma was a staff herba...
Episode 11 | Paying it Forward with Sam Bellavance of Sunset Lake CBD
In this episode we share our conversation with Sam Bellavance, the Founder and Executive Director of Sunset Lake CBD and Sunset Lake Cannabis. Sam is a lifelong farmer...
Episode 10 ⎸Cannabis 2022: The Year in Review
In this episode we take a quick look back at the key cannabis stories in 2022, both here at home in Vermont and in the industry at large. Bridget checks in with Callie...
Episode 9 ⎸Ensuring Product Safety with Cary Giguere, CCB Compliance Director
Bridget speaks with Cary Giguere, the Compliance Director of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board. This interview is the first in a series with Director Giguere, that co...
Episode 8 ⎸Cannabis Through the Lens of the Complete Herbal Apothecary with Jennifer Costa
Bridget speaks with her first herbal teacher and continual mentor about how to approach plant-based medicine in order to create and maintain a beneficial relationship ...
Episode 7 ⎸Rebel Grown Back Home with Dan Pomerantz
This week Dan Pomerantz of Rebel Grown shares with Bridget his history in both the legacy and licensed cannabis markets; a circuitous path from his home state of Massa...
Episode 6 ⎸The Benefits of Vermont’s Medical Cannabis Program
Now that adult use cannabis has taken center stage in Vermont, it is important to be aware that there is also a medical cannabis program that serves registered patient...