Alex Corren is the Founder and CEO of UnCanny Wellness, a company that believes CBD hemp extract is only one piece of the health and wellness puzzle. UnCanny is one of the first Hemp companies to develop a hemp-derived, broad-spectrum, water-soluble CBD powder. Furthermore, their unique extract formulation has many benefits over traditional oil-based extracts. For that reason, UnCanny aims to tackle the coffee market in early 2020. Founded in Boulder, CO in early 2016, UnCanny Wellness is committed to pushing the hemp-derived CBD industry forward by creating premium, innovative products for everyone to enjoy. In this episode of DANK Discussions, Alex tells us how he scaled his CBD brand by himself without giving up his company to investors.
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Entrepreneurial spirit – Building a successful CBD brand without funding.
Water-soluble CBD vs oil-based formulations – Is there a difference in efficacy?
How your CBD store can run 100% digitally in order to keep operations efficient and lean.
Dr. Steven Todd is a retired oral implantologist and dental anesthesiologist. Today, he is also the author of The Hemp Healthcare Initiative, a program that focuses on educating healthcare professionals and staff about the endocannabinoid system. Dr. Todd joins me on this episode to discuss how all healthcare providers and workers must be educated properly about the endocannabinoid system and it’s vast impact on the body’s overall health. Perhaps most importantly, he also offers a structured solution to counterbalance the kickbacks healthcare providers & physicians receive from pharmaceutical companies. This substantial monetary compensation will incentivize healthcare providers to suggest Cannabis to the patients they serve while allowing them to enter this growing hemp market. In conclusion, passionate about the health benefits and technology CBD, CBG, CBN and other cannabinoids provide, Dr. Steven Todd has opened his initiative to all healthcare providers, physicians, doctors & nurses.
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Paying incentives for healthcare providers for hemp-derived options to counter Big Pharma kickbacks
CBG & other cannabinoids are awakening CB2 Receptors that have been dormant for over 100 years
How internal self-regulation of our industry is the real answer to a cleaner, more ethical system
Damon Booth is the founder and CMO of Melabis. Melabis is a company based in Malta that is presenting the global cannabis industry to the forefront of emerging markets across the world. At Melabis, they are proud to be working alongside many governments worldwide. Their goal is to assist in providing high-quality cannabis that surpasses the highest regulations and standards. In the future, demand for cannabis will skyrocket when big brands enter the fray. Melabis is positioning itself to be able to meet that demand. On the tech side of the company, they are developing an app that will be used by doctors to track how their medical cannabis patients are doing and making sure they are on the correct customized dosage. Melabis and its team are working hard to increase the developments in global cannabis research by aiding cannabis cultivation and processing.
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Establishing communication with multiple governments across continents and working within the bureaucratic structure these governments often impose
Crowdsourcing medicinal cannabis data using apps to not only progress research in general, but also gain valuable insight into the way we use cannabis to better serve patients
How to provide supply for the inevitable worldwide demand for quality CBD when big brands look to enter the market
Laura Lagano is the author of The CBD Oil Miracle and Co-Founder & Education Director of the Holistic Cannabis Academy, an online learning platform that is integrating cannabis with holistic modalities to help people balance their endocannabinoid system. When her daughter was diagnosed with autism, Laura became very interested in cannabis research and how it can help her daughter, as well as herself, find relief. She now travels around the US to educate healthcare professionals about the therapeutic use of cannabis, while remaining in the field of integrative nutrition & personalized lifestyle counseling. Laura joins me in this episode to teach us how cannabis will help make us more aware of our bodies.
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Why CBD is the current darling in the cannabis industry when there are so many other beneficial cannabinoids (CBG, CBN, THC)
How to accurately assess how your body will react to cannabis with your individual biochemical makeup
Cannabis as a psychoactive to help regulate moods and the way the body reacts to holistic care
Randal MacCaffrie is the Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer of Cannabis Community Care and Research Network, a public benefit corporation and the very first state-wide social equity network in the cannabis industry otherwise known as C3RN. The company strives to connect and empower the cannabis industry, academia, and clinical communities to create a virtual network of like-minded innovators. In doing so they are able to advance cannabis research and use of medical cannabis as a valuable option for those with qualifying conditions, such as veterans and others who suffer from PTSD. C3RN is also breaking the stigma by starting the cannabis control commission social equity training program at Holyoke Community College.
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Identifying and preventing predatory practices that aim to exploit social equity programs.
Standardizing cannabis curriculum in colleges and universities nationally now in anticipation when cannabis becomes federally legal.
Providing scientifically sound research with veterans to help them gain relief from PTSD and opioids.
