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Our Editor in Chief Kit O’Connell just returned from the 2019 Hemp Industries Association Conference, so he came on our podcast to discuss what he’d learned and share part of an interview he conducted with HIA president Joy Beckerman. In episode 19 of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast Matt interviews Kit about his visit to the Hemp Industries Association annual conference, which took place this year in Charlotte, NC. The big talk at the event were new Department of Agriculture guidelines which could make it even harder for U.S. hemp farmers. Another topic of concern at the show was whether North Carolina could ban smokable hemp. But there was lots to discuss after the first year of legal hemp growing since the 2018 Farm Bill became law, legalizing the crop again after decades of prohibition. Kit gives a shout out to The Hempville, a company helping North Carolina farmers bring hemp fiber and other parts of the plant to market. He also mentions a presentation by hemp lawyer Frank Robison, who previously came on our show, and PlusCBD Oil, one of our favorite CBD brands. Joy Beckerman, president of the Hemp Industries Association (left), poses with Kit O’Connell, Editor in Chief of Ministry of Hemp. (Photo: Ministry of Hemp) At the end of the podcast, Kit shares part of a lengthy conversation he had with Joy Beckerman, the president of the HIA. and a hemp advocate with decades of experience. Joy is also regulatory officer and industry liaison for Elixinol, one of our favorite CBD brands. Kit and Joy talk about supporting small hemp farmers, future Food & Drug Administration guidelines for CBD, the cleverly named CBD brand Sunday Scaries, and the future of the industry in general. Send us your feedback We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind, this phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for the Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More hemp & CBD resources Kit created a Twitter moment with highlights from the 2019 Hemp Industries Association Conference. Here’s some other resources we mention in the podcast: Homemade CBD Hot Cocoa RecipeWhat is the endocannabinoid system?Why hempcrete homes are healthier and more sustainable to live in CBD is predicted to become a billion dollar industry in 2019, and the CBD boom was very visible at this year’s Hemp Industries Association Conference. (Photo: Ministry of Hemp) Hemp Industries Association Conference 2019: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript for this episode: Matt Baum: 00:06 Welcome to another exciting episode of The Ministry of Hemp podcast. My name is Matt Baum and I am your host, and today we are going to take a break from listening to me. You’ve got to be getting sick of it by now and I totally understand. I’m going to hand the reigns over to editor-in-chief of ministryofhemp.com, Kit O’Connell, who became our man on the street reporter at the recent Hemp Industries Association Conference in Charlottesville, North Carolina. Just like it sounds, this is a show for hemp professionals, for people that are in the industry and people that are looking to get into the hemp industry. Kit met a lot of cool people and talked to a lot of cool people, one of which is Joy Beckerman, the President of the Hemp Industries Association. She als

You’ve probably heard that CBD can reduce symptoms of pain and inflammation for many people, but what if the anti-aging properties go deeper than that? In Episode 18 of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast, we’re talking about the many anti-aging properties of CBD. This time, our host Matt talks with Dr. Joe Maroon a practicing Physician and Neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Joe tells us about about his work and life experience with the healing benefits of CBD. Joe works with CV Sciences, makers of Top CBD Brand PlusCBD Oil, as an Independent Director. His book is “Square One: A Simple Guide to A Balanced Life“. We also check in on the news that women’s soccer super-star Megan Rapinoe is getting in the CBD business, and the growing popularity of CBD for pro athletes. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind, this phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for the Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. From reducing inflammation to helping balance the endocannabinoid system, we took a closer look at the anti-aging properties of CBD. More about CBD & aging Here are some other articles we’ve written about the benefits of CBD in aging bodies: Picking the Right CBD For Your PainThe Benefits of CBD for Senior CitizensUsing Topical CBD for Arthritis, Muscle Aches & Joint PainWhat Science Says About CBD For Arthritis The Anti-Aging Properties of CBD: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript for this episode: Matt Baum: 00:07 Welcome back to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. My name’s Matt Baum. And I am your host. And today on the show, it wasn’t easy, but I finally found a doctor who’s willing to go on record talking about hemp, CBD and the actual medical benefits that it provides. Now it might seem weird that I even have to say that out loud, especially with the amount of CBD and news coverage of CBD and medical claims that several companies are making. There’s a huge business and it’s all the rage right now, but not a lot of doctors are willing to come out and talk about the actual benefits until more research comes in. Today we’re going to talk to Dr. Joe Maroon. He’s a physician and practicing neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And as it happens, he is the author of just such a study. But before we get into all that, let’s talk about hemp in the news. Soccer star Megan Rapinoe endorses CBD Speaker 2: 01:04 Rapinoe ready. To fire this in presumably with pace. [inaudible 00:01:16] and all the way in. Matt Baum: 01:21 As most of you probably have already heard or maybe even watched this past summer, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup was won by our U.S. Women’s team and we couldn’t be more proud of them here at Ministry of Hemp. Arguably the biggest star of the show was Megan Rapinoe who won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards. Not only was she amazing on the field, she has a huge personality and also said some stuff that upset the President a little bit, so I kind of like her for that too. Now that Megan has some time off, she is joining her twin sister in a business venture. Her twin sister just happens to own a CBD compan

In episode 17 of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast, we explore what could be the future of growing hemp for CBD: feminized hemp. What is feminized hemp and why is it so special? Our host Matt learns from Michael Townsend of Hemptown USA. In this episode, Matt talks with Townsend about the benefits of growing feminized hemp for CBD products and what is feminized hemp anyway? We also learn a bit more about CBG, an additional cannabinoid with unique benefits. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind, this phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for the Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Feminized hemp, which produces no seeds, may be the future of CBD and hemp extract. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. Is feminized hemp the future of CBD? Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the full written transcript for this episode: Matt: Welcome back to the Ministry of Hemp podcast. My name is Matt Baum, and I am your host. In the last few episodes we’ve been talking to some farmers and some people who know a lot about growing hemp. And today we’re going to talk about a specific kind of hemp, feminized hemp, that is used specifically for CBD. Feminized hemp is a term that I’d heard before, but I didn’t really know what it was. Lucky me, I found somebody who knows all about it. But before we get into that, let’s talk about the part of the hemp plant the CBD specifically comes from. Mainly that is the flower because the flower is what produces trichomes. Trichomes are the resin and sort of hair like follicles that contain the phytocannabinoids that CBD producers are going for. Since the flower of the hemp plant contains the highest density of trichomes, of course, growers want to encourage hemp to flower. And this is done by either getting it out in the sunlight in your fields, or growing indoors with very controlled lighting. The bigger the flowers, the more trichomes there are. And the more trichomes there are, the more CBD you’ll be able to get out of those flowers. The trichomes in the hemp flower start out clear, and then they kind of become a milky white, and later on they’ll even turn amber. Right around then it’s usually time to harvest. Though hemp growers have to be really careful when they harvest because they want to make sure that the level of THC in that plant is below 0.3%. Now as it turns out, some very smart growers have figured out that there are certain types of hemp plants that will have higher levels of CBD, lower levels of THC and produce even more trichomes than normal industrial hemp. And this type of hemp is what they call feminized hemp. And it’s something that’s been popular with marijuana growers for quite some time, but now using feminized plants has moved into hemp growing. And I found just the guy to tell me all about it. Breeding THC out of hemp Michael: Yeah, so my name is Michael Townsend. I’m the president, and co-founder, and director of Hemptown Organics, which is doing business as Hemptown USA. Matt: Michael, one of the things I was interested in talking to you about was specifically feminized hemp. When I looked your website, that seems to be what you guys are pushing. And you’re pushing it because it seems to have more CBG, CBD and CBN involved. Can you talk about that? What is feminized hemp?

In episode 16 of the Ministry of Hemp podcast, we meet a “CBD specialist” and learn about nano-encapsulated CBD. Our host Matt interviews Ambary Garden‘s CBD Specialist Jess Reynolds. They talk about growing hemp in Colorado, getting into the hemp industry, Ambary Gardens nano full spectrum CBD, and finding the right dose of CBD for your needs. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind, this phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for the Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. In the Ministry of Hemp podcast, we meet Jess Reynolds, a CBD specialist. Plus, how do you know the right dose of CBD? What is a CBD specialist? Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript for this episode: Matt Baum: 00:03 This is the ministry of hemp podcast. I’m your host, Matt Baum, and today on the show we’re going to talk to Jess Reynolds. Jess is the resident CBD expert at Ambary Gardens out of Colorado. We’ll talk more about what exactly is a CBD expert in a little bit. I thought it was kind of funny when he said it, too. It turns out he’s not kidding. The guy’s a CBD expert. He’s smart, he’s funny, and he was a lot of fun to talk to. Finding your CBD dose Matt Baum: 00:28 But before we get into that, I wanted to touch on something that John and I talk about briefly later on in the interview. It’s about how to approach finding the right dosage of CBD for you. You’ll hear it towards the end of the interview, we go into a little bit about pharmaceutical medicine and how it’s tailored with certain rules. If you’re this size or this age or this weight, take this much. And that’s not necessarily the case with CBD. Matt Baum: 00:58 CBD affects everybody differently, so it’s harder to figure out the proper dosage. From what I’ve learned and from what I hope you’ve learned on this show, the best way to go is to start slow and low. From my experience, a 250 milliliter tincture … And that is CBD that is bonded with some type of oil, usually an MCT coconut oil. Start with half a dropper in the morning, half a dropper at night and see if that helps. You can always go up from there. If you find that you’re doing a full dropper in the morning or a full dropper at night, don’t be afraid to move on to maybe a 500 milligram bottle, or even 1000 milligram bottle, which is what I use pretty regularly. Everybody’s metabolism is different, of course, and like I said, CBD is going to affect everybody differently. So don’t be afraid to experiment with it, and don’t get frustrated. Matt Baum: 01:53 It may take a little time to find the right dosage for you, but keep at it and you will. Just be sure that you’re dealing with honest and upfront companies that are growing the hemp the right way, extracting the CBD properly, and using the right ingredients for either their tinctures, or their pills, or their balms, or whatever they’re using. Matt Baum: 02:14 Now keep in mind anybody that tells you that this is a cure all or a miracle drug, or you don’t need chemotherapy, you just need CBD, well, they’re lying, and that’s just not the

In episode 15 of the Ministry of Hemp podcast, we get an update on hemp banking. Plus, this episode marks the beginning of our new Profiles of Women in Hemp series. First, our host Matt discusses the recent passage of the SAFE Banking Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and what it means for hemp businesses. Then we begin our Profiles of Women in Hemp with a conversation with Jane Pinto, founder of First Crop. On the Ministry of Hemp Podcast, we’re beginning a series on the women of hemp. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind, this phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for the Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More about women in the hemp industry Here are some other articles we’ve published about women in the hemp industry: Exploring Hemp in India with Mansi Shah of Hemp Fabric LabBecoming a hemp advocate, with Cait CurleyWomen owned CBD brands we love Women In Hemp & Hemp Banking Update: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the full written transcript of this episode: Matt Baum: 00:04 Welcome to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. My name is Matt Baum. Today on the show, we are starting the first of what I’m calling a series focusing on women in the hemp industry. Today we’re going to listen to my conversation with Jane Pinto from First Crop. Jane is amazing. She is not unlike interviewing a unicorn. She is spiritual. She is excited. She is powerful, and she is helping hemp farmers to bring their product to the public and making sure they do it in a safe and responsible way. Jane was wonderful, and I can’t wait for you to hear this interview, but before we get into that, let’s touch on a little news first. Hemp banking update Matt Baum: 00:52 Just a couple episodes ago, we were talking about banking and how difficult it is for anyone in the hemp business to legitimately process electronic payments or get loans from a bank. Well, there’s actually very good news this week. The SAFE Banking Act or the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019, which is sponsored by several different bipartisan representatives, just passed in the US House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 321 to 103, which is crazy because there are no more bipartisan votes in Washington, DC. The hemp industry is feeling pretty good. It looks like this could pass the Senate, and the SAFE Act is going to be introduced, and it’s going to get voted on. Matt Baum: 01:39 What it would do, it would allow marijuana related businesses and states with some form of legalized marijuana and strict regulatory structures as well as businesses selling hemp derived products, that’s where the hemp comes in, to access the banking system. 2019 was not a great year for hemp crops. The farmers battled rain and drought and hail, mold, everything you can possibly imagine that would kill a hemp plant. This year’s harvest, which is the first since hemp was made legal throughout the US under the 2018 Farm Bill is estimated to come in at 115,000 to 138,000 acres, and that’s according to votehemp.com. That sounds like a lot, but it’s nothing when you think about the millions of acres that are devoted to major cash crops. Matt Baum: 02:30 I kn

In the newest episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast, we take a look at regenerative agriculture and how hemp can play a part in a more sustainable world. Our host Matt talks with John Roulac, founder of ReBotanicals and an outspoken proponent of regenerative agriculture. They talk about everything from what it means to be a responsible farmer, the Center for Food Safety’s Hemp-CBD Report Card, to how gross rotten coconuts can be. John isn’t just an environmentalist and founder of one of Ministry of Hemp’s Top Brands, he’s also working on a film called “Kiss the Ground” narrated by Woody Harelson produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind, this phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for the Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. In the Ministry of Hemp Podcast, John Roulac of REBotanicals tells us about the role of hemp in sustainable agriculture. More resources: Hemp, agriculture and sustainability Here are some articles we’ve published about regenerative agriculture and hemp: How Hemp Can Heal the SoilFarming the Fields of Green: Hemp Growing in America Regenerative Agriculture, Hemp and Saving the World: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find a full written transcript of this episode: Matt Baum: 00:00 Last week was a pretty huge week for climate science. I’m sure you heard that there was a climate strike, I’m sure you saw Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist that spoke in front of the UN last week. She gave a very fire and brimstone speech that some genius on YouTube set to death metal, and it’s wonderful. Speaker 2: 00:27 [inaudible 00:00:27] How dare you? Matt Baum: 00:35 She said all her speeches will have death metal in the background from now on, and as a metalhead I can get behind that, but the important part was we were actually talking about climate science, in a time where there’s been a lot of attacking science, and a lot of attacking the facts of climate change. It’s so cool to see the youth of the world coming together and organizing these climate strikes. Matt Baum: 01:00 So today on the show we’re going to talk about what some hemp farmers are doing to do their part, to grow hemp responsibly. It’s part of a practice called regenerative agriculture. My name is Matt Baum and this is the Ministry of Hemp podcast. Meet John Roulac Matt Baum: 01:22 Today on the show I’m having a conversation with ne of the founders of one of Ministry of Hemp’s top brands, RE Botanicals. His name is John Roulac, and not only is he a huge proponent of regenerative agriculture and making an incredible CBD product, but he is also a very outspoken, punk rock environmentalist that is not afraid to call people out when they’re doing it wrong. I don’t know if I’ve talked to anyone with the depth of knowledge that John has about hemp, from seed to plant, to processing and finally to market. Matt Baum: 01:59 When John is not working at RE Botanicals, or speaking about regenerative agriculture, he is currently working on a movie with producer Leonardo DiCaprio, Woody Harrelson narrates, the film is ca

In episode 13 of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast, we take a look at recent developments in hemp insurance, and ongoing problems around banking and finance for hemp farmers and hemp companies. First, our host Matt Baum talks to Clark Wu, cannabis attorney with bbhcounsel.com (he was with a different firm at the time of the interview) about why banks are still hesitant to handle hemp profits. Then, Matt talks with Jonathan Miller, General Counsel at the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, about developments in crop insurance for hemp farmers and what it means to the financial stability of the hemp industry. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. Win CBD for dogs from Charlotte’s Web As Matt mentioned on the show, we’re running a giveaway with Charlotte’s Web. Three lucky readers will get a sample of their CBD for dogs. Win Charlotte’s Web CBD Oil for Dogs in the Ministry of Hemp giveaway. To enter, like this post on Instagram and tag three of your friends. Then, subscribe to our newsletter. You can also read the complete contest rules here. Make sure you enter before September 30, 2019! Good luck, and look on our Instagram at the end of the contest for a special discount code too. More resources: Hemp farming and the hemp industry Here’s some other articles we’ve published about hemp farming, hemp legalization, and the hemp industry: 2018 Farm Bill legalizes hemp in AmericaWhy are some truckers & CBD sellers still getting arrested over hemp?Why do smaller farmers grow hemp? In the Ministry of Hemp podcast we talked about hemp insurance and issues around banking and hemp. Hemp insurance and banking with hemp: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the entire written transcript for this episode: Matt Baum: 00:03 Welcome to the Ministry of Hemp podcast. My name is Matt Baum. I’m your host, and today we’re going to talk about money. If you’ve been paying attention, then you’ve probably heard that hemp is the new go-to cash crop for American farmers. It’s going to save American farmers. It’s going to change the way they do business and that’s true. It probably is going to change a lot of things, but right now the single biggest impediment to hemp farmers, to hemp businesses, to anybody that wants to do anything in the hemp industry, is moving your money around. Matt Baum: 00:41 While the 2018 Farm Bill made hemp legal to grow in all 50 states, there are still some states fighting this like Idaho and South Dakota, and it may never be legal there the way that they’re going, but it is legal just about everywhere else and a lot of states are writing their own hemp programs right now. The biggest issue at the moment, big American banking doesn’t trust hemp. It sees an industry that is not fully regulated, that is currently in its infancy and just not worth putting their money behind. But there are some people that are working to change that, and today we’re going to talk to two of them. Talking hemp law with Clark Wu Matt Baum: 01:29 Meet Clark Wu. Clark Wu: 01:30 Well, my name is Clark Wu. I’m a cannabi

On the latest episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast Matt talks to Marielle Weintraub, president of the U.S. Hemp Authority, to discuss CBD vaping safety and how the recent deaths should affect your vaping decisions. Then Matt talks to Steve St. Clair from Enerhealth Botanical Science about the science behind an ancient form of extraction. Now, if only Matt could pronounce “spagyric” … Editor’s Note: We’re running a giveaway with Charlotte’s Web. Enter on our Instagram for a chance to win CBD oil for your dog. -KO We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. We talked with an expert on hemp quality about CBD vaping safety and hemp certification. More resources: Vaping and CBD safety Here’s some more articles we’ve written about vaping and picking safe, quality CBD: Be Careful When You Buy Your Next CBD5 Ways To Identify Quality CBDVaping CBD 101: A Guide to Vaping & Safety CBD Vaping Safety and Spagyric Extraction: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript of this episode; Matt Baum: 00:04 Hello again. It’s Matt Baum. I am your host of the Ministry Of Hemp Podcast, and today on the show we are going to be talking about another type of extraction for our extraction series. This one is called Spagyric extraction and Spagyric from Enerhealth is going to tell us all about it. But before we get to that, perhaps you’ve heard the news. Is it safe to vape CBD? Trump: 00:28 Vaping has become a very big business as I understand it, like a giant business at a very short period of time, but we can’t allow people to get sick and we can’t have our youth be so affected and I’m hearing it, and that’s how the first lady got- Matt Baum: 00:42 According to the Center for Disease Control, six people have died from a lung disease linked to vaping, and a reported 380 confirmed and probable causes have been identified across 36 States and the US Virgin Islands. So today we’re going to talk about it. Let’s get into it. Is it safe to vape CBD? I’m not going to address e-cigarettes or anything else. We’re going to focus here on hemp. That’s what we do in this show. Matt Baum: 01:13 I spoke to Marielle Weintraub last week on the subject. She was at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore and she was running around trying to find a quiet place. I’m glad. Thank you for letting her in. She’s super smart- Marielle Weintr: And I’m president of the U.S. Hemp Authority. Matt Baum: 01:25 … and she’s super helpful… Excellent. And today, Marielle, we are going to talk about vaping and how dangerous it is and how many people that’s killed and when is the slaughter are going to end. Marielle Weintr: 01:41 It depends if you put that into comparison of how many people have died from alcohol and tobacco and so on. Matt Baum: 01:43 Right. Of course. There’s been a lot of news recently about six deaths due to somebody tampering or making their own mixtures, and this has led the Trump administration to jump on it right away because six deaths is way too many. We won’t even go into gun deaths, but six death

On the latest episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast Matt talks to Marielle Weintraub, president of the U.S. Hemp Authority, to discuss CBD vaping safety and how the recent deaths should affect your vaping decisions. Then Matt talks to Steve St. Clair from Enerhealth Botanical Science about the science behind an ancient form of extraction. Now, if only Matt could pronounce “spagyric” … Editor’s Note: We’re running a giveaway with Charlotte’s Web. Enter on our Instagram for a chance to win CBD oil for your dog. -KO We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. We talked with an expert on hemp quality about CBD vaping safety and hemp certification. More resources: Vaping and CBD safety Here’s some more articles we’ve written about vaping and picking safe, quality CBD: Be Careful When You Buy Your Next CBD5 Ways To Identify Quality CBDVaping CBD 101: A Guide to Vaping & Safety CBD Vaping Safety and Spagyric Extraction: Complete episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript of this episode; Matt Baum: 00:04 Hello again. It’s Matt Baum. I am your host of the Ministry Of Hemp Podcast, and today on the show we are going to be talking about another type of extraction for our extraction series. This one is called Spagyric extraction and Spagyric from Enerhealth is going to tell us all about it. But before we get to that, perhaps you’ve heard the news. Is it safe to vape CBD? Trump: 00:28 Vaping has become a very big business as I understand it, like a giant business at a very short period of time, but we can’t allow people to get sick and we can’t have our youth be so affected and I’m hearing it, and that’s how the first lady got- Matt Baum: 00:42 According to the Center for Disease Control, six people have died from a lung disease linked to vaping, and a reported 380 confirmed and probable causes have been identified across 36 States and the US Virgin Islands. So today we’re going to talk about it. Let’s get into it. Is it safe to vape CBD? I’m not going to address e-cigarettes or anything else. We’re going to focus here on hemp. That’s what we do in this show. Matt Baum: 01:13 I spoke to Marielle Weintraub last week on the subject. She was at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore and she was running around trying to find a quiet place. I’m glad. Thank you for letting her in. She’s super smart- Marielle Weintr: And I’m president of the U.S. Hemp Authority. Matt Baum: 01:25 … and she’s super helpful… Excellent. And today, Marielle, we are going to talk about vaping and how dangerous it is and how many people that’s killed and when is the slaughter are going to end. Marielle Weintr: 01:41 It depends if you put that into comparison of how many people have died from alcohol and tobacco and so on. Matt Baum: 01:43 Right. Of course. There’s been a lot of news recently about six deaths due to somebody tampering or making their own mixtures, and this has led the Trump administration to jump on it right away because six deaths is way too many. We won’t even go into gun deaths, but six death

In the new episode of the Ministry Of Hemp Podcast, we talk about the benefits of CBD for veterans, police, and first responders of all kinds. Our host Matt sits down with veteran and ex-narcotics officer Ian Erickson to discuss how CBD is helping vets and first responders. Erickson explains why he left the police force to start his own CBD company. Find Ian’s hemp products, and more information on their discount program for veterans and first responders, at Pure American Hemp Oil. You can also check out their app, HempMaps. Here is the link to the article about why you should not buy CBD on Amazon.com that Matt talks about at the beginning of the show. Looking for good CBD? Try our Top CBD brands page. Because of the toll their work takes on their bodies, CBD is ideal for veterans, police, EMTs and other first responders. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More resources: CBD for veterans Here are some more articles about how CBD can help veterans and first responders: First CBD And PTSD Study Reveals Promising Potential For More ResearchHow CBD Oil Can Relieve Symptoms Of PTSDHow CBD Oil Could Help Ease Your AnxietyWhy CBD Oil Could Help Ease Your Chronic Pain CBD For Veterans & First Responders: Episode transcript Below you’ll find a complete written transcript of this episode. Thanks again for listening! Matt Baum: 00:05 Welcome to another episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. My name is Matt Baum. I am your host, and I want to thank everybody that’s been supporting the show so far, and listening, and leaving us feedback, giving us calls on our voicemail. That number is 402-819-6417, and we love to hear from you, and we’ve been doing these shows. My buddy Kit who is the editor in chief of MinistryofHemp.com and I answer your hemp and CBD related questions, and so far you guys have had some really good ones. Matt Baum: 00:38 Today on the show, I talk to Ian Erickson from Pure American Hemp Oil. Ian is a veteran, and he’s an ex cop, and he’s one of the most interesting guys that I have talked to in this business. I really haven’t thought about it until we get into it, but who needs CBD and the relief that it can bring more than first responders that have been injured on the job. He’s an amazing guy. He’s built like a truck. He’s not what I expected at all. He’s got a mohawk with dreads, and he looks like a UFC fighter. I loved him. He was so much fun to talk to, and I can’t wait for you guys to hear this interview. CBD on Amazon Matt Baum: 01:16 Before we do that though, I want to talk about Amazon.com, and I want to talk about them because we get into it a little bit in this interview. Matt Baum: 01:29 I am by no means anti-Amazon.com. I have an Amazon credit card that I desperately need to pay off. Don’t mention that to my wife. She doesn’t always listen to the show so … But we talk about CBD on Amazon, and Alibaba, and Pinterest, and some of these other sites where we’ve seen a lot of CBD lately. Now, I’m going to have a link to an article that Kit just wrote for MinistryofHemp.com about hemp on Amazon, and why you shouldn’t buy it there. And basically, i

In the new episode of the Ministry Of Hemp Podcast, we talk about the benefits of CBD for veterans, police, and first responders of all kinds. Our host Matt sits down with veteran and ex-narcotics officer Ian Erickson to discuss how CBD is helping vets and first responders. Erickson explains why he left the police force to start his own CBD company. Find Ian’s hemp products, and more information on their discount program for veterans and first responders, at Pure American Hemp Oil. You can also check out their app, HempMaps. Here is the link to the article about why you should not buy CBD on Amazon.com that Matt talks about at the beginning of the show. Looking for good CBD? Try our Top CBD brands page. Because of the toll their work takes on their bodies, CBD is ideal for veterans, police, EMTs and other first responders. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More resources: CBD for veterans Here are some more articles about how CBD can help veterans and first responders: First CBD And PTSD Study Reveals Promising Potential For More ResearchHow CBD Oil Can Relieve Symptoms Of PTSDHow CBD Oil Could Help Ease Your AnxietyWhy CBD Oil Could Help Ease Your Chronic Pain CBD For Veterans & First Responders: Episode transcript Below you’ll find a complete written transcript of this episode. Thanks again for listening! Matt Baum: 00:05 Welcome to another episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. My name is Matt Baum. I am your host, and I want to thank everybody that’s been supporting the show so far, and listening, and leaving us feedback, giving us calls on our voicemail. That number is 402-819-6417, and we love to hear from you, and we’ve been doing these shows. My buddy Kit who is the editor in chief of MinistryofHemp.com and I answer your hemp and CBD related questions, and so far you guys have had some really good ones. Matt Baum: 00:38 Today on the show, I talk to Ian Erickson from Pure American Hemp Oil. Ian is a veteran, and he’s an ex cop, and he’s one of the most interesting guys that I have talked to in this business. I really haven’t thought about it until we get into it, but who needs CBD and the relief that it can bring more than first responders that have been injured on the job. He’s an amazing guy. He’s built like a truck. He’s not what I expected at all. He’s got a mohawk with dreads, and he looks like a UFC fighter. I loved him. He was so much fun to talk to, and I can’t wait for you guys to hear this interview. CBD on Amazon Matt Baum: 01:16 Before we do that though, I want to talk about Amazon.com, and I want to talk about them because we get into it a little bit in this interview. Matt Baum: 01:29 I am by no means anti-Amazon.com. I have an Amazon credit card that I desperately need to pay off. Don’t mention that to my wife. She doesn’t always listen to the show so … But we talk about CBD on Amazon, and Alibaba, and Pinterest, and some of these other sites where we’ve seen a lot of CBD lately. Now, I’m going to have a link to an article that Kit just wrote for MinistryofHemp.com about hemp on Amazon, and why you shouldn’t buy it there. And basically, i

The Ministry of Hemp Podcast returns with another episode answering your hemp & CBD questions! Our host Matt and Ministry of Hemp Editor in Chief Kit recorded another episode of questions. This time it’s mostly health questions relating to CBD but they touch on growing hemp in Texas and the dangers of buying CBD from Amazon. Send your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More resources: CBD and health Here’s some articles we’ve written which relate to the CBD questions answered in this episode: Creating DIY CBD From Hemp FlowerFull Spectrum CBD vs. CBD IsolateHow CBD Can Help You SleepVaping CBD 101Why CBD is Great For Seniors We also recommended products from our Best CBD Capsules and Top CBD Gummies articles, and Mr. HempFlower hemp buds. Editor Kit and Host Matt respond to CBD questions in the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. Hemp & CBD questions with Matt & Kit: Episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript of this episode. Matt Baum: Welcome back to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. My name is Matt Baum. And I am pleased to say, I hadn’t planned on it, but I got a bunch of really good phone calls and questions from you guys. So we’re going to go right into our Hemp Q&A, part two. Once again, Kit O’Connell is going to join me in answering some of these questions. Kit is the editor-in-chief over at ministryofhemp.com, and he did a great job last time, so I brought him back. Matt Baum: But I’m super proud of you guys. You came up with some really good ones this time. And I want to keep doing this. I want to have more of these shows. If you want to know how hemp paper is made, or what is hemp concrete, or you want to know what kind of CBD you should be taking, please call me at (402) 819-6417, and leave us a message, be sure to include your name so I know who I’m talking to, and ask away. Anything hemp related goes. And, like I said, I’d like to do one of these in between each interview episode that I’m doing. So it’s your show, please use it. Matt Baum: But let’s get to it. It’s time for Hemp Q&A number two. Matt Baum: Kit, welcome back. It’s always good to have you on the show, man. Kit O’Connell : Yeah, good to do this again. Matt Baum: Yeah. We got some pretty cool questions today, most of which are sort of medically related, but, I mean, we’re not playing doctors, but I think we could help a little bit, right? Kit O’Connell : We can offer what we’ve learned, yeah. We’re definitely not doctors. Matt Baum: No. Kit O’Connell : And you’re going to get tired of hearing us say this by the end of the podcast probably, because I bet we’re going to say it again. But we’ve learned a lot by working here, so we’ll do our best to tell you what we’ve heard. Matt Baum: But again, this is not medical advice. Kit O’Connell : Right. Matt Baum: It’s just a friend to a friend here. Let’s get going with this first one. CBD and the elderly Speaker 3: Hello, I’m calling in today to inquire about an elderly woman and the possibility of how and if CBD would be helpful, and the interaction with the medications she’s presently on. She is suffering some pain at this time, an

The Ministry of Hemp Podcast returns with another episode answering your hemp & CBD questions! Our host Matt and Ministry of Hemp Editor in Chief Kit recorded another episode of questions. This time it’s mostly health questions relating to CBD but they touch on growing hemp in Texas and the dangers of buying CBD from Amazon. Send your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More resources: CBD and health Here’s some articles we’ve written which relate to the CBD questions answered in this episode: Creating DIY CBD From Hemp FlowerFull Spectrum CBD vs. CBD IsolateHow CBD Can Help You SleepVaping CBD 101Why CBD is Great For Seniors We also recommended products from our Best CBD Capsules and Top CBD Gummies articles, and Mr. HempFlower hemp buds. Editor Kit and Host Matt respond to CBD questions in the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. Hemp & CBD questions with Matt & Kit: Episode transcript Below you’ll find the complete written transcript of this episode. Matt Baum: Welcome back to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast. My name is Matt Baum. And I am pleased to say, I hadn’t planned on it, but I got a bunch of really good phone calls and questions from you guys. So we’re going to go right into our Hemp Q&A, part two. Once again, Kit O’Connell is going to join me in answering some of these questions. Kit is the editor-in-chief over at ministryofhemp.com, and he did a great job last time, so I brought him back. Matt Baum: But I’m super proud of you guys. You came up with some really good ones this time. And I want to keep doing this. I want to have more of these shows. If you want to know how hemp paper is made, or what is hemp concrete, or you want to know what kind of CBD you should be taking, please call me at (402) 819-6417, and leave us a message, be sure to include your name so I know who I’m talking to, and ask away. Anything hemp related goes. And, like I said, I’d like to do one of these in between each interview episode that I’m doing. So it’s your show, please use it. Matt Baum: But let’s get to it. It’s time for Hemp Q&A number two. Matt Baum: Kit, welcome back. It’s always good to have you on the show, man. Kit O’Connell : Yeah, good to do this again. Matt Baum: Yeah. We got some pretty cool questions today, most of which are sort of medically related, but, I mean, we’re not playing doctors, but I think we could help a little bit, right? Kit O’Connell : We can offer what we’ve learned, yeah. We’re definitely not doctors. Matt Baum: No. Kit O’Connell : And you’re going to get tired of hearing us say this by the end of the podcast probably, because I bet we’re going to say it again. But we’ve learned a lot by working here, so we’ll do our best to tell you what we’ve heard. Matt Baum: But again, this is not medical advice. Kit O’Connell : Right. Matt Baum: It’s just a friend to a friend here. Let’s get going with this first one. CBD and the elderly Speaker 3: Hello, I’m calling in today to inquire about an elderly woman and the possibility of how and if CBD would be helpful, and the interaction with the medications she’s presently on. She is suffering some pain at this time, an

On this episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast Matt sits down with Frank Robison, Attorney at Law who provides legal advice and counseling to a wide array of clients in the cannabis (marijuana and hemp) space including industry, university and not for profit organizations. Frank and Matt have a discussion of the problems facing transporting hemp in the U.S. and abroad. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More about hemp and the law Here’s some resources from our archives about hemp law and transporting hemp: Court Rulings Enable Sending Industrial Hemp By MailFour Faced Felony Charges After Oklahoma Hemp SeizureWhat The 2018 Farm Bill Means For US Hemp & Agriculture Transporting hemp remains legally complex, both across state lines and for international imports and exports of hemp. Transporting hemp: Episode transcript Below you’ll find the full written transcript for this episode: Matt Baum: Hello again. My name is Matt Baum and you are listening to The Ministry of Hemp Podcast. And today on the show we are talking about interstate commerce, imports and exports specifically, you guessed it, the importing and moving of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill all but decriminalized hemp, removing it from its Schedule I drug status, and realizing that this is a cannabis plant with less than 0.03% THC, which means it can’t get you high in a nutshell. So now that hemp is legal, farmers, truckers and retailers all live in a state of nirvana where we’re celebrating hemp and everyone is happy, right? Well, not exactly. Currently hemp still lives in sort of a gray area while the FDA and USDA figures out how we’re going to define it based on how much THC is present, based on what type of isolate is present. There’s so much that goes into it. And lucky for us, I found somebody much smarter than me to explain the challenges in something that should be simple, moving hemp around the United States Meet Frank Robison. Frank Robison: So like it… My name’s Frank Robison. I’m a cannabis attorney, most of my client base are in the hemp business or in hemp. I have some sort of nexus to the hemp industry at various levels, from growers to processors to entities that make and sell hemp products. And some of those clients actually are vertically oriented and they do all of the… They do everything from growth processing, product development to retail sales. I have been practicing in this area of law for about seven years. I started practicing in with ‘cannabis law’ as very interestingly a state of Colorado, University of Colorado attorney. And I was very… I was immediately attracted to- Matt Baum: Frank’s a pretty amazing guy and he’s exactly who we want fighting for hemp in this country, but he also speaks legalese. He’s a lawyer and he’s good at what he does. So I will break in here and there during our interview to spell some stuff out, break down some acronyms and just clarify things a little bit. Frank Robison: … regulation. As I was advising in the export control space, I would inevitably get questions about importations. Matt Baum: Sure. Frank Robison: And I figured the best way to have a

On this episode of the Ministry of Hemp Podcast Matt sits down with Frank Robison, Attorney at Law who provides legal advice and counseling to a wide array of clients in the cannabis (marijuana and hemp) space including industry, university and not for profit organizations. Frank and Matt have a discussion of the problems facing transporting hemp in the U.S. and abroad. We want to hear from you too. Send us your questions and you might hear them answered on future shows like this one! Send us your written questions to us on Twitter, Facebook, email matt@ministryofhemp.com, or call us and leave a message at 402-819-6417. Keep in mind that phone number is for hemp questions only and any other inquiries for Ministry of Hemp should be sent to info@ministryofhemp.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Ministry of Hemp Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you really want to help us out, we’d love for you to rate or review the show. Thanks again for listening! Contact sales@ministryofhemp.com if you’re interested in sponsoring our podcast or other content on our website. More about hemp and the law Here’s some resources from our archives about hemp law and transporting hemp: Court Rulings Enable Sending Industrial Hemp By MailFour Faced Felony Charges After Oklahoma Hemp SeizureWhat The 2018 Farm Bill Means For US Hemp & Agriculture Transporting hemp remains legally complex, both across state lines and for international imports and exports of hemp. Transporting hemp: Episode transcript Below you’ll find the full written transcript for this episode: Matt Baum: Hello again. My name is Matt Baum and you are listening to The Ministry of Hemp Podcast. And today on the show we are talking about interstate commerce, imports and exports specifically, you guessed it, the importing and moving of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill all but decriminalized hemp, removing it from its Schedule I drug status, and realizing that this is a cannabis plant with less than 0.03% THC, which means it can’t get you high in a nutshell. So now that hemp is legal, farmers, truckers and retailers all live in a state of nirvana where we’re celebrating hemp and everyone is happy, right? Well, not exactly. Currently hemp still lives in sort of a gray area while the FDA and USDA figures out how we’re going to define it based on how much THC is present, based on what type of isolate is present. There’s so much that goes into it. And lucky for us, I found somebody much smarter than me to explain the challenges in something that should be simple, moving hemp around the United States Meet Frank Robison. Frank Robison: So like it… My name’s Frank Robison. I’m a cannabis attorney, most of my client base are in the hemp business or in hemp. I have some sort of nexus to the hemp industry at various levels, from growers to processors to entities that make and sell hemp products. And some of those clients actually are vertically oriented and they do all of the… They do everything from growth processing, product development to retail sales. I have been practicing in this area of law for about seven years. I started practicing in with ‘cannabis law’ as very interestingly a state of Colorado, University of Colorado attorney. And I was very… I was immediately attracted to- Matt Baum: Frank’s a pretty amazing guy and he’s exactly who we want fighting for hemp in this country, but he also speaks legalese. He’s a lawyer and he’s good at what he does. So I will break in here and there during our interview to spell some stuff out, break down some acronyms and just clarify things a little bit. Frank Robison: … regulation. As I was advising in the export control space, I would inevitably get questions about importations. Matt Baum: Sure. Frank Robison: And I figured the best way to have a