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CHICAGO CRAFT CANNABIS | AKELE PARNELL

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Montel talks with Chicago cannabis entrepreneur Akele Parnell on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. Akele earned his masters degree in public health and doctorate of law degree from Washington University. He served as in-house counsel at Green Thumb Industries Inc., one of the largest publicly traded cannabis companies in the U.S. There, he worked across finance, securities, corporate governance, commercial transactions, real estate, M&A, corporate transactions and social equity to assist the company’s market expansion and business development activities. Today he is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of ÜMI Farms, a Chicago-born craft cannabis company. He is the recipient of the Clio Award for the Community Benefits Agreement with Nature’s Care Dispensary West Loop and BCB Mastermind’s Trailblazer in Social Equity He is also a member of the board of directors of Chicago NORML, and the Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition where he co-led the negotiation and implementation of the cannabis industry’s first community benefits agreement.
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Legalization vs. Decriminalization; Democrats vs. Republicans; Harris vs Trump; Weed Talk News

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What’s a pro cannabis voter to do now? In the A Block, both 2024 Presidential candidates outline their “policy” on cannabis. On Weed Talk News with Alaina Pinto, we look at the party platforms. Democrats have moved off decriminalization to full legalization, and the Republicans leave if off their official party platform while Trump at least mentioned that “marijuana” should be decriminalized. Andrew Behringer in Washington DC. Lisa Battista in California. Plus Opening Day in Ohio, Harry Bernstein is there and PCM Founder Jimmy Young talks to one of the lobbyists who helped make the change. This is the A Block of 3 on Weed Talk News with Alaina Pinto. The full show is on the home page of Procannabismedia.com

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BUDDING MIND | BROOKE BURGSTAHLER

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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel chats with Brooke Burgstahler, the founder of Budding Mind, a cannabis and wellness blog [cannabis education] that showcases the high quality educational and entertaining content she specializes in. In 2018, she was awarded a Golden Telly for her Docu-Series, Prisoners of Prohibition [cannabis incarceration] that she wrote, produced, and helped direct for Merry Jane Media.
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National CBD Day! The B Block of Weed Talk News with Alaina Pinto;

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Did you know it was National CBD Day on August 8th? In the B Block of Weed Talk News with Alaina Pinto, PCM founder Jimmy Young talks with Kerry Hinkle of the US Hemp Roundtable about how that happened? Cannabis coast to coast news reports from Arizona, Nevada, Canada and what impact did Curaleaf’s leadership change have on it’s market cap? High on Wall Street with Doug Miller

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