For this episode, the Cannabis Research Consultants sit down with Jarod Ottley of Sungold Farms. Jarod is a cultivator who has been growing in South Monterey County. Unfortunately with the new regulations his farm has been put at risk and may not be able to continue to operate from their current location. We ask Jarod what it is like to …
$1 Pound Show – Ep7
Ryan and Joey got to hang out with Amanda Ostrowitz of CannaRegs. In this episode we learn who Amanda is and how she came to create CannaRegs.com. We also discuss the new 2018 CA regulations and how they compare to what other States have done. CannaRegs is the only comprehensive index of laws and regulations in the cannabis industry. It’s …
$1 Pound Show – Ep6
In this episode, we sit down with Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance to discuss who they are, what they do and why they do it. The SCVA is a group of veterans who provide free, lab-tested, cannabis to any veteran that also have a medical recommendation. They were founded in 2011 by Aaron Newsom and Jason Sweatt, both veterans themselves. Find …
$1 Pound Show – Ep5
In this episode, Ryan and Joey sit down with retired criminal defense attorney, Richard Rosen. For years, Richard was the go-to attorney when it came to cannabis related cases. We explore why Richard became an attorney and how he began to specialize in the criminal defense of the cannabis industry. As someone who has been fighting against the drug war …
$1 Pound Show – Ep4
In this episode, Ryan and Joey have a conversation with Norm Groot, the Executive Director for the Monterey County Farm Bureau. The Monterey County Farm Bureau (MCFB) supports the people that work the land. Their organization serves as a collective voice for farmers and ranchers and provides information, benefits, and services to their members. Monterey County Farm Bureau has publicly …
$1 Pound Show – Ep 3
We dived right into this podcast and after a couple of episodes we realized that some people are probably wondering who we are besides some guys hosting a cannabis podcast show. Besides being the founders of Cannabis Research Consultants, we also are involved with Monterey County NORML and have our own “origin” stories with cannabis. We share our first time …
$1 Pound Show – Ep 2
In this episode Ryan and Joey sit down with B-Dizzle, a cannabis entrepreneur that has been involved with the industry for over 20 years. He is extremely intelligent, well-spoken, and packed with knowledge of how the cannabis industry works. B-Dizzle really goes in depth and gives tons of great analogies that really help you understand how cannabis should to be …
$1 Pound Show – Ep 1
This is the beginning of a series of interviews between Ryan Munevar and Joey Espinoza and a cannabis guest. The first guest for the $1 Pound Show is a Monterey native and local with a popular and growing cannabis business. On a beautiful 420 afternoon in 2017, Ryan and Joey sit down with Andrew Gogliucci who is a co-founder of …