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Cannabis Interviews and Shows

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Watch our cannabis shows, and interviews with community & industry thought leaders.

Tune in to hear from experts as they share their incredible knowledge, time, and insights with our community members. Grab a joint, kick back, and join the conversation!

How to Make Magic Like Cannabis Infused Whipped Body Butter

Discover how to make our own Topical Pain Relieving Salves using cannabis-infused oils or CBD oils. Learn about whipped Body Butters and our favorite first aid salve.

How to Easily Make Cannabis Topical Salve

Watch “At Home with Penelope” LIVE from the kitchen to learn practical cooking methods, baking, and creating with cannabis and learn how to make cannabis topical salve.

How to Make Tasty RSO Gummies Recipe: The Ultimate Guide

Gummy bears Infused with RSO/FECO are one of the best ways to make your gummy bears stronger, taste more like store-bought, and save you a ton of money. 

How to Make THC Gummy Bears with Canna Oil

This is a great no-fail recipe for beginners. The corn syrup in this recipe will help your gummy bears have that nice and chewy texture we’ve all come to love.

Can Cannabis Help Stiff Person Syndrome? A New York Mother’s Fight For Her Daughter

Jennifer Shanley of Rochester, New York, looks to medical cannabis to help her daughter Madeline who suffers from Stiff person Syndrome (SPS).

2022 Legislative Session: Inside Scoop with Illinois State Representative Sonya Harper

First appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2015, State Rep. Sonya Harper’s star has risen rapidly and prominently in Springfield.

Illinois Craft Growers Association Gears Up for New Entrepreneurs

These men are working together to reach other craft growers licensed in Illinois through a newly formed trade association, the Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association (IICGA).

Looking Beyond Organic Cannabis: The Rebel Spirit Way

Diane is the CEO of Rebel Spirit Cannabis, one of Oregon’s most highly respected cannabis brands. In 2015, Diane teamed up with partner Chris Bechler to create Rebel Spirit, but with a very special vision.

2nd Chance Initiative for Justice System Impacted Americans

Social Equity in the cannabis industry will continue to remain a dream if not for passionate people like today’s guests. Shawnee Williams is the co-founder at Illinois Equity Staffing, a Minority Black and women-owned firm based in Chicago, that supports the cannabis industry.

AlphaRoot – Insurance for the Cannabis Industry

Join host, Penelope Hamilton and her expert guest, Isaac Bock of Alphroot on this episode of The Cannabis Community Insider. Alpharoot offers insurance coverage to the cannabis industry From Seed to Sale and every ancillary need in between.

Therapeutic Holistic Wellness Cannabis Concierges

The Cannabis Community Insider takes you to meet the co-founders of Flowered Wellness in Orchard Park, New York. David Deutsch, Co-Founder, President, and Cannabis Concierge of Flowered Wellness.

Precision Agriculture Meets Cannabis: A Data Driven View Into Ag-Intel

On this episode of The Cannabis Community Insider, host Penelope Hamilton welcomes Ag-Intel’s president, John Ziemanski. John shares how this incredibly highly personalized technology can help cannabis and hemp cultivators remotely track and manage just about any information down to a single plant out of thousands!

Diving into the Exciting World of Dry Herb Vaporizer Technology

Join us this week on The Cannabis Community Insider with hosts Abraham Villegas and Penelope Hamilton as they learn about Vaporizer Technology from long-time community member Steven Gough, President and CEO of Onsen Labs.

Expungement Explained: Navigating New York Cannabis

In this episode of The Cannabis Community Insider, hosts Abraham Villegas and Penelope Hamilton take you to New York to hear from their very special guest, Joseph DeMatteo, Esq. of Bernfeld, DeMatteo, and Bernfeld, to learn about the recent cannabis legalization expungement provisions.

New York Cannabis – A Pharmacist’s Perspective with Frank Falvo

In this episode of The Cannabis Community Insider, hosts Abraham Villegas and Penelope Hamilton sit down with Frank Falvo, a registered pharmacist at Vireo Health in Albany, New York.

Topical Cannabis Infusions: Making Pain Cream with AirMid Outreach

In This episode of The Cannabis Community Insider, Host Penelope Hamilton sits down with guests Dorothy Rourke Stiver and Natalie Lopez of Airmid Outreach to learn about the DIY process of creating a cannabis-infused pain cream

2021’s Illinois Cannabis Legislative Session & Social Equity

Abraham Villegas and Mark Peysakhovich check in with social equity champion and Illinois State Representative La Shawn K. Ford who gives our community a legislative update, new developments, and an invitation to continue improving the state’s cannabis laws.

Illinois Cannabis Policy and Social Equity: a Fresh Perspective with State Representative Eva Dina Delgado

Illinois State Representative Eva Dina Delgado is an attorney with more than 20 years in both public and private sector leadership. Her story is the quintessential American Story: Her parents came to this country as immigrants with nothing and sacrificed for their kids. Now their daughter is a State Representative!

Inside 6 Independent Social Equity Stories in Illinois

Six true social equity applicants in the Illinois cannabis lottery come together to tell their story in an exclusive interview.

The Black Legislative Caucus: Illinois Cannabis in 2021

Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch on the rollout of Illinois’ adult-use cannabis program and what needs to be done in 2021.

Cannabis Investments & Turning a Side Hustle into a Business

Codie Sanchez, managing director and partner at Entourage Effect Capital, reveals her biggest lessons-learned in the cannabis industry today.

Cannabis Policies With IL State Senator Cristina Castro

Illinois Senator Castro is an increasingly important player in the Illinois General Assembly. She is a member of the Latino Caucus and is Chairperson of the Senate Revenue Committee.

Fixing Illinois Social Equity With State Rep. Kathleen Willis

We get an update from State Representative Leader Kathleen Willis on the Illinois cannabis dispensary license process and plans to fix some of the problems the process has exposed in Illinois’ legalization law.

Talking Social Equity and Republicans in Cannabis With Illinois State Senator Jason Barickman

We caught up with Illinois Senator Jason A. Barickman, one of the few Republicans who voted in favor of cannabis legalization in Illinois. As the Assistant Republican Leader, we got his unique take and insights into the conversations that are happening over at the Republican Caucus as it relates to cannabis and the future of social equity in Illinois.

Talking Illinois Social Equity Lawsuits With Attorney David Ruskin, of HMB, Episode #8

This conversation with cannabis industry expert and attorney, David Ruskin, of HBM Legal, broke down the federal court hearings in Illinois that were related to lawsuits from applicants who did not make it into the lottery round.

Illinois State Reps Host Conference Announcing Developments in Federal Cannabis Litigation for Pending Dispensary License Lottery

State Representative Kathleen Willis, D-Addison and La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, held a news conference via The Medical Cannabis Community.