Laganga Estranja is the stage name of Jay Jackson, an American choreographer and drag queen, based in Los Angeles. Langanja uses her drag platform to advocate for cannabis and came to public attention on the 6th season of RuPaul&apos;s Drag Race, finishing in eighth place. Laganja shared how she&apos;s maintaining her creative output during COVID and how it&apos;s possible to be a good person doing good business in cannabis. In the conversation, Carey learned the history of the LGBTQIA+ community spearheading legal medical cannabis in the early 90s in California with Prop 215, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which rose from the need for HIV/AIDS patients to legally consume. You might wonder how Drag and cannabis intersect? What stigma exists around the two communities? Listen as Carey digs in to find out more from Laganja.

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Carey interviews Laganga Estranja, cannabis drag queen, artist, choreographer and entertainer

What is impact investing, how do we apply these principles to the cannabis industry? In this episode, Carey interviews Miriam Davidovicz, a global impact investor and founder of Roshem Ventures. 

What is Impact Investing, and how can we develop a regenerative economy through impact investing?

Andrew&apos;s mission in life is to legalize cannabis globally so people can have safe, affordable access to this useful plant and medicine. Andrew also wants to release cannabis prisoners as the legalization wave sweeps the world.We go back in time to when he played sports and discovered cannabis and how it changed his mind and then up to the present to learn how he is changing the world. Andrew is Steve Deangelo&apos;s younger brother; Steve is a renowned Cannabis thought leader and industry icon.In the episode, we dive into the cannabis trade from prohibition to legalization... and discuss how the cannabis mission continues. Andrew shares what can we learn from historical medicine and visionary plants (read Psychedelics).

Saul interviews Andrew Deangelo, Cannabis activist, founder of Harbourside Dispensary and younger brother of Steve DeAngelo

Dasheeda Dawson is a molecular biologist and the newly selected Cannabis goto person for the city of Portland Oregon. She is passionate about cannabis as medicine and is the best selling author of "how to success in the cannabis industry".She is a Princeton graduate and Dasheeda Dawson is The WeedHead™ - a global cannabis advocate, award-winning executive strategist and author. An industry thought leader featured across multiple outlets, including a historic Times Square billboard campaign, Entrepreneur.com, Huffington Post, Black Enterprise, and Essence Festival, Dasheeda is a corporate crossover pioneer spearheading the “rebranding” of cannabis as medicine for mainstream consumer market adoption.

Carey interviews Dasheeda Dawson, Cannabis Tzar of Portland Oregon

Saul Interviews David Bassa the founder of Stero, CannaLean and CannaMor. David is a serial entrepreneur int he cannabis and hiTech space and has several active clinical trials. I wanted to find out how the trials are going and what challenges he is facing during the COVID crisis.

Have clinical trials been delayed due to COVID19?

David Hess is the founder of Tress Capital and in this episode talks to us about the damage caused to retail cannabis locations due to the current riots. His outlook on the cannabis space is positive and David is bullish on cannabis media and retail. Tress Capital has a robust portfolio of cannabis companies spanning the whole industry. David is a cancer survivor and a strong activist for the legalization of cannabis worldwide.

Carey interviews David Hess, founder of Tress Capital and finds out how the US cannabis industry is fairing with the current riots and disruption.

Matt Nordgren is a growth equity investor in cannabis with a rich portfolio of 35 cannabis companies. His fund Arcadian is a leader in the cannabis space. 

CannaTech interviews Matt Nordgren, a former NFL player and founder of the Arcadian Fund

Cannabis can be used to enhance sensation, ease discomfort, and promote intimacy during solo or partnered play. It can also help enrich conversations and diffuse tension during difficult discussions. Ashley likes to point out that a feeling of "being high" does not necessarily need to accompany cannabis use. You can easily use topical cannabinoid-infused creams, sprays, balms, or any CBD-only product without feeling high. If you&apos;ve ever wanted to explore using cannabis in a more intentional way to elevate your life and experiences, you&apos;ll find that Ashley&apos;s approach is for you.CannaSexual® is a word Ashley created to describe mindfully and deliberately combining sex and cannabis to deepen intimacy and enhance pleasure. It has grown to become a lifestyle brand, used to represent pleasure-focused events and educational workshops, and is now federally trademarked! 

What is CannaSexual? Carey interviews Ashley Manta to find out

Hash Creative is a cannabis focused digital agency in Israel led by Yarin Weltzman and Avital Bayer. Carey talks to the founders about being a female led company in a male dominated space.

Carey talks Women's Entrepreneurship in cannabis with the team of Hash Creative

Medical psychedelics are rapidly disrupting the way we view modern healthcare. Once the darling of the medical community, medical psychedelics are experiencing a renaissance, pushing forward the frontiers of healthcare innovation. PSYCH: The Psychedelics as Medicine Report presents unparalleled insights and intelligence into this emerging movement, helping to guide investors, operators and regulators through this transient phase. Hear from Adele and Carey about the emerging PsyTech space and some of the results from their report.

CannaTech interviews Adele Byrne - Senior Analyst at Prohibition Partners discussing the PSYCH Report

Stormy Simon digs in on why she made the move from overstock.com to High Times. Stormy was the former president of overstock.com and brings a world of experience to the cannabis industry. 

Carey Fried (CannaTech) interviews Stormy Simon CEO of High Times

Genetics all the way through to finished products - lessons learned from the Hemp Industry over the last 5 years. Get ready for HEMP 3.0...

Carey Fried (CannaTech) interviews Steven Turetsky(Cannabis entrepreneur) discussing cannabis partnerships and the HEMP industry

Frenchy Cannoli is a world famous Hashishian, a master of the art of Hash and a true OG in the cannabis industry. Carey finds out how Frenchy is handling the COVID shutdown and gets some history on his cannabis journey.

Carey Fried (Marketing director at CannaTech) interviews Legendary Hashishian Frenchy Cannoli

Find out what drives Jenny Diggles formerly of Cura brands in the US, Jenny tells us about what drives her in the cannabis space and about her new dispensary in Aspen CO

Carey Fried (Marketing director at CannaTech) interviews Jenny Diggles (Cannabis entrepreneur) and finds out what drives her in the cannabis industry

Mr. David Bassa is an experienced and proficient entrepreneur.David owns a number of pharmaceuticals and drug development companies, led the first Cannabis pharma ‘Exit’ in Israel, founder & Previously CEO of Talent Biotech (SOLD),and other ventures.Shareholder in more than 20 startups in biotech and high tech, main shareholder & CEO of Stero Biotechs, CannaLean Biotechs, CannaMore Biotechs and more startups in the pharmaceutical and Cannabis fields.

Saul interviews David Bassa on the recent sale of Stero BioTechs to Kalytera

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