Are you a nurse looking for a new field to explore and transition into? Are you interested in cannabis? Yes, you are reading it right—being a nurse in the cannabis industry is a thing, and they matter as much as hospital nurses! Prejudice against cannabis might still exist, and so much more becomes amplified if a nurse, a supposed pharmaceutical medicine patron, delves more into a holistic approach.
That’s where Megan Mbengue enters the picture! Megan is the Founder of Trusted Canna Nurse, and she a nationally certified in hospice and palliative care who worked at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Currently living in Southern California, Megan maximizes her decade of experience in nursing to provide an alternative medicine experience to patients through various cannabis applications. Tune in as Megan shares her nursing journey, the sad reality of the current state of nurses in the healthcare industry, the battle of pharmaceuticals vs. alternative medications, and so much more!
Topics discussed in this episode:
Megan shares a story of how she started her business
The mission of Trusted Canna Nurse
Why educating people about the endocannabinoid system is essential
Megan describes the sad reality of the current state of nurses and the corruption that surrounds it
The upcoming shift in the healthcare paradigm with nurses being involved in the cannabis industry
Why evidence-based research is the strongest weapon of pharmaceutical vs. alternative medications
Why the stigma towards cannabis still exists among older people and how to solve them
How do you become a cannabis nurse?
Why appropriate branding is essential to introduce cannabis to its target market
The nursing field is voted as the most trusted profession; what can you make out of it?
The effects of plant medicine on the human body
Megan’s obstacles as a cannabis nurse
And so much more!
Contact Nurse Megan on LinkedIn or her website here to learn more about the various services and products that she offers.
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Did you know that humans create their own cannabinoids, called endocannabinoids? How about the fact that most healthcare professionals receive very little education on health and wellness subjects like nutrition? These are just a few things that pharmacist, Dr. Swathi Varanasi, wishes more of her colleagues, and the public knew.
Dr. Swathi Varanasi is also Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Element Apothec, a wellness and skincare brand that uses evidence-based science to create CBD-infused products. She believes in blending the Eastern and Western approach, utilizing herbs, plant-medicine, and multiple different modalities.
Through her practices as an integrative health pharmacist and leading education initiatives at Element Apothec, she’s helping further break the stigma of cannabis as medicine and teaching others about starting a business.
Tune in to this episode to hear more about Dr. Swathi’s passion for educating both patients and healthcare professionals, her brand and how it’s standing out in a saturated market!
Topics discussed in this episode:
Dr. Swathi on becoming an integrated health pharmacist and business owner
Using cannabinoids and herbs to bring healing at her company, Element Apothec
Why education on evidence-based practices of cannabis is important
Changes in healthcare professionals need to make
The stigma surrounding cannabis and a lack of research
What would Dr. Swathi say to skeptics?
How Dr. Swathi got interested in cannabis as medicine
Talking to a healthcare provider about cannabis
Dr. Swathi on starting her brand, Element Apothec, and helping customers
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Stanley Atkins II is the CEO and Founder of CanniMedic and Stanley Group LLC, as well as the owner of The Good Medic. Stanley is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia and takes pride in teaching his patients the education of using Medical Cannabis as an alternative form of healthcare. Stanley talks to our host Maynard about his inspirational background in the cannabis industry, the current situation in Atlanta and Georgia when it comes to medical cannabis, and advocating for veterans to have access to medical marijuana.
Diana Peña is the CEO & Co-Founder of Myriam’s Hemp. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Myriam’s Hemp aims to deliver natural hemp products with no artificial or synthetic ingredients added to maximize the plants incredible healing properties. She joins me on this episode to speak about how her mother’s diagnosis with a glioblastoma brain tumor led to a race to find a natural solution.
Brandon Hilton is the CEO of Organic Memories based in Chicago, Illinois. Brandon had always been in touch with nature. Together with his wife, Reena, they want to bring change and help transform the lives of their clients through a holistic approach and the ‘essence’ of nature.
Pierre Davis is an award winning chef as well as the president and CEO of Euphoria Eats Co. Euphoria Eats is a veteran-owned company that infuses CBD and hemp with original Louisiana sauces and recipes. In this episode, Pierre shares with us his experience entering the cannabis industry through his incredible and delicious infused condiments. He also touches on how cannabis helped him through PTSD after serving in the army, as well as the intense stigma towards using cannabis as a medicine in his southern home state of Louisiana.
