Category: Podcasts

  • 16 The Countdown to Earth Day with Congressman Jared Polis

    16 The Countdown to Earth Day with Congressman Jared Polis

    Episode 16 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 brings us Congressman Jared Polis, who is also running for governor of Colorado this year, and we discuss his ideas for environmental and energy policy to make Colorado 100% renewable by 2040.

    We will also touch on some of the congressman’s work on industrial hemp and medical/recreational cannabis both on the state and federal level.

    This episode is the Countdown to Earth Day Episode that we will broadcast in San Diego this Sunday 4/22/18 at Balboa Park for EarthWorks, the largest free environmental fair and earth day celebration in the world.

    We will be located in the Cannabis Village with dozens of other cannabis oriented companies and organizations.

  • 15 NoCo Wrap up and The Bahamas meets Judas Priest

    15 NoCo Wrap up and The Bahamas meets Judas Priest

    Episode 15 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 is the post NoCo wrap up episode.

    Plus the Bahamas meets Judas Priest as Rick is in the Bahamas and Morris just got done going to 11 with the mighty Priest and Rob Halford.

    The LTH422 intro and outro music is powered by MoTron and the #HempCaster Guitar.

    We hope you love this episode of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422!

  • 14 NoCo Week with Tony Budden and Ryan Loflin

    14 NoCo Week with Tony Budden and Ryan Loflin

    Episode 14 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 is the NoCo Week edition.

    On the show today we have special guests Tony Budden, an international hemp pioneer from South Africa, and Ryan Loflin, a Colorado and US hemp pioneer of from the new revolution.

    We discuss what’s up in their worlds and what they will be doing at this years NoCo Hemp Expo.

    Check out all the NoCo5 sessions with our partners at Green Flower Media.

  • 12 Countdown to NoCo5 with Hannah Cornelison

    12 Countdown to NoCo5 with Hannah Cornelison

    Episode 12 transports us into the countdown to NoCo5 including the big Mitch McConnell announcement that he is introducing legislation next week to pull industrial hemp off of the controlled substances act.

    We’ll keep discussing this in the coming weeks and get into the language of the bill once it’s introduced.

    Our guest this week is Hannah Cornelison who is a host on Joint Venture, a CSU student run produced show and a show that Morris and Rick appeared on this week and will appear on next week.

    Rick and Hannah recap a tour at PureHemp Technology that happened Wednesday and will be part of next weeks Joint Venture show.

  • 11 Boston for NECANN

    11 Boston for NECANN

    Episode 11 was done on the fly this morning as Rick flies to Boston for NECANN so this is recorded at the Denver International Airport.

    Next week will be the countdown to NoCo5 and we’ll have a special guest joining us on the show. So don’t forget to tune in next week for another episode of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.

    We hope you enjoy this episode!

  • 10 Hemp Documentary and Becoming Educated about Cannabis on a Whole with Matthew Harmon

    10 Hemp Documentary and Becoming Educated about Cannabis on a Whole with Matthew Harmon

    Today on Episode 10 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 we talk with Matt Harmon.

    We discuss Matt’s new Hemp Documentary currently in the works, along with his story of becoming educated about cannabis on a whole.

    We also get into Rick’s trip to Colombia and an interesting DEA response Rick received when he returned back to the United States.

    Connect with Matt and the Hemp Documentary:

    Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

    We hope you enjoy Episode 10 of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422!

  • 09 REBROADCAST Episode 01

    09 REBROADCAST Episode 01

    Rick is in Colombia and Morris is in Los Angeles.

    Please enjoy the rebroadcast of our first episode if you haven’t caught it before.

    Next week we will be back with a special guest on Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.

    Till then have a great week and hemp on!

  • 08 Operation CBD Gummy Bears/Candy Crush

    08 Operation CBD Gummy Bears/Candy Crush

    Episode 8 was created on the move and crossing paths as Rick is on his way to Colombia and Morris just got back in town from the 1st annual Central US Hemp Growers Conference.

    This weeks episode provides a recap on what is going on in Wisconsin, and coming up in Colombia.

    We talk updates on Operation CBD Gummy Bears/Candy Crush in Tennessee, Tide Pods… again, and a fundraiser taking place this Sunday in Denver at Cervantes for Puerto Rico relief.

  • 07 All Things Hemp with Doug Fine

    07 All Things Hemp with Doug Fine

    Episode 7 invites Doug Fine to the lair and we discuss many projects that Doug is currently involved in, including:

    • Hawaii hemp research
    • A project with the Colville Indian Tribe in Washington State
    • Hemp in hemp from Vermont
    • Hemp legislation in New Mexico
    • The Central US Hemp Growers Conference in Wisconsin next week
    • Plus a few things on the horizon for 2018
    • A little more of a recap on the CBD raids in Tennessee that happened last week entitled Operation Candy Crush/CBD Gummy Bears
    • What’s going on with the GW Pharma bill making rounds and ruffling feathers around the Colorado capital

    We hope you enjoy this episode of Let’s Talk Hemp with Doug Fine.

  • 06 GW Pharma and the New Colorado Legislation Proposal with Cindy Sovine and Tim Gordon

    06 GW Pharma and the New Colorado Legislation Proposal with Cindy Sovine and Tim Gordon

    Episode 6 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 has us discussing GW Pharma and the new legislation being proposed in Colorado, and possible scenarios of how the cannabinoid markets will develop for natural products/nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical/medical, and recreational cannabis.

    This weeks guests include lobbyist and political consultant Cindy Sovine from Sovine Consulting, and Tim Gordon, president of the Colorado Hemp Industries Association and CEO of Functional Remedies and CBDRx.

    We’ll also be discussing Operation CBD Gummy Bear (AKA Operation Candy Crush) in Tennessee, along with America’s obsession with ingesting Tide Pods.

  • 05 Marijuana waste Recycling and Hot Hemp in Colorado with Hunter Buffington

    05 Marijuana waste Recycling and Hot Hemp in Colorado with Hunter Buffington

    Episode 5 invites Hunter Buffington, executive director of COHIA, the Colorado Hemp Industries Association, to discuss current legislative initiatives taking place that address the waste and recycling issues that currently plague Colorado’s cannabis industry.

    There are legislation solutions to take this waste product and turn it into environmentally and economically beneficial products rather than dumping it into landfills, which is what is currently taking place.

    We also discuss the first Let’s Talk Hemp Film Series that kicks of NoCo Hemp Expo 2018 on April 5th and what’s following later in the month for the mighty 422 Earth Day in Balboa Park, San Diego, with the Hemp Road Trip and General Hemp, plus KayaFest in San Bernadino at the end of April, and the party here at The 422.

  • 04 Cannabis Research and Organic Hemp Innovations with Tom Darmody

    04 Cannabis Research and Organic Hemp Innovations with Tom Darmody

    Episode 4 invites Tom Darmody, executive director of the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation on Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.

    We discuss how cannabis research is being done domestically along with their upcoming Organic Hemp Innovation event taking place on February 24th in Denver.

    We hear from Rick on the Hemp Industries Association strategic planning weekend and Vote Hemp’s States initiatives in Iowa, collaborating with Hemp Road Trip.

    Morris tells us about his trip to tropical Mexico, and how hemp is being used by @heavensgrow in construction.

    Last but not least, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch join the party here at The 422.

  • 03 A Prescription for Death vs an Opportunity at Life

    03 A Prescription for Death vs an Opportunity at Life

    This week we delve into the recent autopsy from Tom Petty and the fact that opioids are killing nearly 100 Americans A DAY!  Cannabis, meanwhile, has NEVER recorded an overdose!

    However, the drugs Tom Petty, Prince, Michael Jackson and others have taken are PRESCRIBED AND 100% LEGAL.  A prescription for death vs an opportunity at life… with cannabis.

    We also cover the latest news, update on the crop report from Vote Hemp showing over 25,000 acres of hemp cultivated in USA in 2017, upcoming travel to Iowa and Mexico for hemp advocacy and education, the IndoExpo Trade Show this weekend in Denver, and meaningless banter and nonsense to fill in the gaps.

  • 02 The A4M Anti-Aging Conference and the New Marijuana/Hemp Tracking Agent Bill with Brad Beegle and Scott Leshman

    02 The A4M Anti-Aging Conference and the New Marijuana/Hemp Tracking Agent Bill with Brad Beegle and Scott Leshman

    This weeks episode welcomes Brad Beegle from Functional Remedies, and Scott Leshman from Cannabinoid Creations who both share their experiences regarding the recent A4M Anti-Aging Conference in Las Vegas.

    We also discuss a new Marijuana/Hemp tracking agent bill recently introduced in Colorado along with hemp certified seed, and the Central US Hemp Growers Conference and Expo happening in Madison Wisconsin on Feb 26-27.

    We hope you love this episode of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.

  • 01 Welcome to Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422

    01 Welcome to Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422

    We’ve got a great podcast setup to speak about current events, bring in leaders and politicians, promote what’s happening with domestic hemp companies and continue to set the record straight on this plant and its potential for ourselves and our country.

    We’ve got some new characters setup and intend to expand our message through our growing coalition of companies, associations, networks and strategic partners.

    One of the main focal points of this first episode is CBD and cannabinoid supplement industry.

    We will be covering the challenges from 2017 that we’ve overcome, the obstacles facing us in 2018, and thoughts on the Industrial Hemp Farming Act (HR3530) of 2017.

    Our guests include leaders from Nature’s Root, CV Sciences, Functional Remedies and Bluebird Botanicals.  Come listen in, or call in with questions during our broadcast!