Tanner Stewart is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stewart Farms, a company that is introducing organic sustainable regenerative farming to the cannabis industry. Stewart Farms’ mission is to grow the purest cannabis plant using aquaponics. First, this process converts fish by-products into completely natural plant fertilizer. Then, it uses the fertilizer when watering the plants. Finally, it recycles the clean water back into the fish tanks, thus creating a perfectly symbiotic environment. In this episode of DANK Discussions, Tanner tells us about his passion for optimizing aquaponics and microbes to use in the world of health and wellness and how it may have a big impact on the industry of agriculture and cannabis cultivation in the future.
3 DANK Points
It’s up to the cannabis industry, not the consumer, to internalize the need to become less wasteful
Sustainability and veganism aren’t synonymous
Integrating ground-breaking techniques to make your cannabis business sustainable without breaking the bank
Bonus: Why California has the best bud (and it’s a Canadian, not Maynard the Californian, saying it)
Shifra Klein is the Founder of Mitzva Wellness, the first-ever OU Kosher CBD company. After having her son diagnosed with severe autism at the age of two, Shifra took the time and patience to collect her own data and seek out research on Ultimately, cannabis, and specifically CBD, will be able to help her autistic son and her whole family find relief. Shifra joins me on this episode of DANK Discussions to tell us her powerful story.
3 DANK Points
Overcoming the frustration of having doctors tell you “no” when you know cannabis will help your child
The ultimate pleasure of hearing a previously non-verbal child speak for the first time
Securing the strictest kosher license (Hashgacha) to be able to provide CBD for EVERYONE, including the orthodox Jewish community.
Michael Bostarr is the Chief of Staff at Kin Slips, a company that is introducing cannabis-infused sublingual strips to dispensary customers looking for a discreet way to consume cannabis. Michael joins me on DANK Discussions to teach us the effect strong relationships within a growing team have on the lasting power of Cannabis Startups.
3 DANK Points
Medical cannabis use vs recreational cannabis use: Is there really a difference?
Why educating budtenders about your product is an important step in landing potential customers
How the stigma of “stoner culture” still permeates the perception of thriving, upright cannabis companies
Martell Golliday-Andrews is the founder of #Hashtag Hemp Company, the first Dallas CBD Company to be in the Chamber of Commerce. He is also a 3x published author, the marketing director at Bomba Cannalife Style magazine, as well as a Hemp and CBD industry broker, investor, and marketing enthusiast. Lastly, he is the co-founder of the new turn-key distribution company called Green Brothers.
CBD & ADHD: A Personal Story
Martell joins me on this newest episode of DANK Discussions. First, he gives advice to new CBD store owners. Next, he shares how CBD has helped him overcome his ADHD. Maynard and Martell discuss how they both suffer from ADHD and have used CBD to live a more productive life. Finally, he talks about how new research on previously untested cannabinoids could hold the secret to helping relieve countless more diseases.
3 DANK Points
Why CBD store owners should stick to one product to stand behind
Heather Lawson-Bradfield is the Owner of TAG, Totum Advising Group. Heather joins us on this newest episode of Dank Discussions to tell us how cannabis reform is important in communities who are unable to vouch for their equality in the cannabis industry.
3 Dank Points
Getting support to run a company the right way through infrastructure.
Supporting the under-funded communities with equal access to cannabis.
How to look for predatory investors who ALWAYS have a catch in their deal.
