This Podcast resembles a Photo Finish in the Daytona 500, A revved-up narrative speeding through many of life's puzzles and wonders. At times we'll down shift the gears a bit or coast in neutral, because were about journey not the destination. #Vibes, So kick it into cruise control, throw on those Forever 21 shades because we've got 392miles till empty...
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The Cannabis Connection provides stimulating conversation with professionals, activists, researchers and experts striving to demystify common misconceptions about Cannabis with host Christopher Carr. "Our goal is to educate and open a dialogue surrounding the potential that this plant provides to heal people’s ailments but also heal our society from a social and economic standpoint. Through conversation and providing a place to answer questions the show introduces new ideas and provides empi ...
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Tom Jenkins - The Next Run A UC Berkeley Student's Rise To Major 60s Pot Smuggler 05/31/24
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Tom Jenkins author of "The Next Run A UC Berkeley Student's Rise To Major 60s Pot Smuggler". Tom starts by smuggling pot hidden in cars, graduates to planes, resorts to waking sacks through the Rio Grande, and ultimately finds himself heading the Colombian end of an operation with a twin-engine cargo plane dropping bales to waiting speedboats off t…
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Alex Halperin - The Dirty Secret of California’s Legal Weed 06/21/24
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Today on The Cannabis Connection Show we welcome Alex Halperin! Alex Halperin’s work on the weed beat has appeared in Fast Company, Slate, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, California Sunday (R.I.P.) and the Guardian, where he wrote the High Time column, an adult’s guide to legalization. He’s written the newsletter WeedWeek since July 201…
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Dr. Riley Kirk - Cannabis Research, Education, Advocacy 05/24/24
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Dr. Riley Kirk is a cannabis research scientist and a cannabis educator. She obtained her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences, specializing in natural product chemistry where she studied the traditional and contemporary uses of hundreds of medicinal plants. She has worked as an immunology scientist in the biotech industry, currently is an assistant as…
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Todd I - Earth Rhythm & Fuego Family Farms 05/09/2024
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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 Cru…
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Seba Beca - Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society 05/03/2024
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Today on the show we welcome Seba Beca of @greenmagicyoga to discuss all things psychedelic, technology and AI, ethics and safety, music + more. Seba (he, him) is a licensed psychotherapist based in Santa Cruz, specializing in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy. Seba has trained with CIIS, Polaris and other medicine communities as well as in Gestalt Ther…
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Javiera “Javi” Kostner - Green Magic Yoga 04/19/24
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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, co…
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Jesse Daniel - "Son of the San Lorenzo" 4/11/24
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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…
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Paul Tashiro - Miyuki Traditional Japanese
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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…
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Today on the show we welcome @safaamodir of @thebaytals another installment in our #santacruz #music #community #showcase. Safaa Modir is a San Jose based musician and leader of the Bay Area Reggae & Ska band The Baytals. As a cannabis enthusiast, he is passionate about the healing potential of the plant for psychological & mental afflictions that …
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Justin Mosley - Psychedelic Recovery, Plant Medicine, Lovebyrds 3/22/24
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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, Pia…
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Valerie Corral WAMM, SC Cannabis History & Partnership Bayley Logan of The Hook 3/8/2024
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Today on the show we welcome Valerie Corral of WAMM Phytotherapies. @wamm_phytotherapies Also, another strong voice in the local Santa Cruz Cannabis Community Bayley Logan of The Hook. @thehookoutlet Lots to discuss and lots to do in the service of compassion and continuing the legacy and leadership in Santa Cruz Cannabis Community. 1:38 - City of …
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Mak Nova Live! Santa Cruz Music Showcase 3/1/24
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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 ic…
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Eleanor Kuntz & Ryan Harner - Tangled Roots, LeafWorks, Canndor 2/23/24
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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 se…
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Discussion on Black Culture with special guest Justin Blu and Lorenzo Gooden
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Discussion on what is Black Culture and how we define it in AmericaBy Big God Knowledge
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Herb Daly - 5 Decades of Jamaican Music from Santa Cruz to Jamaica 2/16/2024
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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, mee…
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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 pr…
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Daniel Morford lives off grid in the mountains of Northern California near where he was born and raised by his "back to the land" parents. Daniel is a regenerative farmer, author, and father of three. A lover philosophy, meditation, yoga, and the outdoors. His writing reflects these passions of farming, spirit, nature, and his family. twiter @thehe…
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Seibo Shen- Meditation, Consciousness, Intuition and Growth 1/19/24
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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 Technolog…
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Jerry Munn - First Cut Farms & Jerry's Seed Swap 1/12/24
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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…
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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 tirel…
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Chris Bennett-Cannabis Lost Sacrament of the Ancient World 12/15/23
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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 herb…
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Lee Tannenbaum - El Dorado Cannabis 12/8/23
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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 fr…
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Megan Kim Richofsky - Righteous Sistah 12/1/23
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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 Kor…
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Healing, Forgiving & Growing, with special guest Teti.
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Navigating through life experiences can be a challenge at times but growing from them is a lesson learned.By Big God Knowledge
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Malcolm MacKinnon - Pot Shots The Journey of a High Times Photographer 11/17/23
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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…
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Good Morning Monterey Bay interview Christopher Carr 11/16/23 - Robbery & Cannabis Agritourism
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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.…
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Seth Warner - Author of Welcome to Psilocybin & Founder MycoRising
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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, …
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Conversations with an Oddfellow, with special guest Solmagick
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Tune in to conversations with an Oddfellow and Freemason, Solmagick. This episode dives into his life, his work, and expounds on Freemasonry and the misconceptions that follow it.By Big God Knowledge
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Patty Lanier of Noble Gardens & Moms Do Weed 11/03/23
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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 Rodrigu…
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Steve Bloom - High Times Editor, Author & Music Journalist 10/6/23
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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 canna…
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Mind Alignment, with special guest Ricky Prestige
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Diving deep into the power of the conscious and subconscious mind.By Big God Knowledge
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Bridging The Gap, special guest Alvin Watson
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The importance of educating our own and breaking free of systemic shackles.By Big God Knowledge
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The constant self equation of checking your thoughts because those thoughts could be a program of mind control from a system or someone elseBy Big God Knowledge
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Today we dive deep into the conscious and subconscious mind. Understanding the Power of our minds and realities we can create through thoughts.By Big God Knowledge
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Elliot Lewis-CEO Catalyst Cannabis Co. Jon Kolodinski-Creme De Canna, DJ Spleece 9/22/23
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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 Cataly…
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Refined Genetics - Elan Goldbart, George Workman & Blake Gallick 09/08/23
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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 Cru…
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Stony of Caring Kind- Santa Cruz Cannabis 09/01/23
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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 Ki…
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Malcolm MacKinnon - Photojournalist & Former Editor-In-Chief High Times 8/25/23
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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 centerfol…
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Mike Corral- Co-Founder WAMM, Co-Author Prop 215, Caregiver 8/18/23
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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. …
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Introducing The Unruly Philosopher ( Live Radio Show )
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He's here, the motivational, unconventional, inspirational man of many experiences. Tune in to the first episode with Big God KnowledgeBy Big God Knowledge
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Elmar Mair Co-founder and CEO at Neatleaf 08/04/2023
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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 …
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Alissa Maya Folk - Herbalist & Certified Women's Work Facilitator 07/28/23
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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 …
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Cannabis Cultivation Master Class 07/14/23
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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 Cultiva…
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Gabriel Reeves - Educator, Writer and Chef 06/23/23
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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+ yea…
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All Episodes Delete Edit Grant Palmer - CannaCruz and Crop Circles 06/16/23
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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 fr…
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Skye McDougall - Hyphaelife Santa Cruz 04/21/23
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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.
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Al Bundi - Socially Aware and Experimental Rapper 5/12/23
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Al Bundi is a socially aware comedic and experimental rapper from Souther California who aims to help people through his experiences and art. He is part of a 10-piece band called Boostive that blends reggae, hip hop, R&B and world music genres. He is also a cannabis advocate and farmer who has worked in the industry for over a decade and is now bui…
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Lauren Avenius & Felipe of Compound Genetics / Node Labs
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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) …
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Molecular Farms - Steven Haba & Mark Lewis 12/30/22
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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…
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Surfer Joe Milo interviews Christopher Carr 12/09/2022
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Surfer Joe Milo interviews Christopher Carr.
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