On this episode, Jocelyn Kane talks with the chair of the National Medicinal Cannabis Coalition Wendy Bronfein, and Zeeshan Hyder, CFO of Papa and Barkley, the leading California wellness brand. Learn about their agenda at the national level to pass the SAFE Banking Act and push for the de-scheduling of cannabis.

Find out more at www.nationalmedicinalcannabiscoalition.org

Jocelyn Kane talks with the Director of Marketing and Sales for GoBrightCyber about cybersecurity and the information technology perspective of operating businesses in the cannabis industry. Are consumers put at risk when they share their personal information with a budtender and end up in a database? Is their privacy at risk or pose a value proposition to cyberthiefs? Do cultivators face operational vulnerabilities by automating functions like lighting and watering. What can be done to minimize the threat posed by malware and ransomware? Heather Cortez answers many of these questions on this episode of The Buzz.

On the Web: https://gobrightcyber.com/

David Vaillencourt, Founder and CEO of The GMP Collective, joins Jocelyn Kane to talk about how the cannabis products you buy from stores require standardization for consumer confidence to grow. Vaillencourt's role as Officer of ASTM International's D37 Cannabis Standards Committee supports 1,000 members across 30 countries to develop a consensus on those standards.

Jocelyn Kane speaks on this edition with Jimmy Boegle, the owner and editor in chief of alternative weekly publication CV Weekly. They discuss the journalistic focus and its role in focus on the cannabis industry, as well as how the pandemic has changed the business model and importance of having alternative press options in the community.

Jocelyn Kane learns all about how seniors, or "boomers," are getting into the cannabis game by speaking with Karen Lustman, the CEO of Senior-High, a women-owned health and wellness company that advocates for safe and effective cannabis products for seniors by seniors. By the way, Seniors are the fastest growing demographic of cannabis consumers.  

More Information Online at www.senior-high.com

Jocelyn Kane speaks with J Alex Gomez, publisher of Aloft Magazine https://www.aloftmagazine.com about current cannabis trends for 2022, including growth of the industry, growth in the acceptance of cannabis across the country, normalization, research, marketing, and, of course, politics! Listen in and get in front of this “growing” topic!

Jocelyn Kane focuses on commercial real estate and the Cannabis industry in this episode of The Buzz. Paula Turner is the co-founder of Desert Pacific Properties, one of the largest commercial and industrial real estate brokers in the Coachella Valley. The Cannabis Division has sold over $100 million in properties since it opened in 2016. They discuss how cannabis created a real estate boom in industrial sections of some desert cities, and how lowering taxes can be a game changer.

On the Web: https://www.desertpacificproperties.com

On this week’s edition of The Buzz, Jocelyn Kane talks with Dr. Joan Irvine, a doctor of hypnotherapy and a cannabis advocate. They cover female sexuality and cannabis, and how to get the most out of a sexual experience, whether you are old or young, or even single.

On the Web: https://www.drjoanirvine.com

https://www.foriawellness.com

https://senior-high.com