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CANNABIS DESTINATION | TITO JACKSON Dec 22, 2023

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Montel is on location at Apex Noire in Boston talking with the CEO and Owner, Tito Jackson. Apex Noire is Boston’s first black owned dispensary, and the nation’s first 7- floor experiential cannabis destination. Tito is s a former Boston City Councilor for district 7 where he was the chairman of the education committee and vice chairman of the government operations committee. He ran for mayor of Boston 2017 advocating for change in the cities wealth gap, housing displacement, and access disparities. Tito has over a decade of experience in sales and marketing rising to the role of industry Director for information technology in the executive office of housing and economic development. He proudly serves on the boards of several organizations in the community, including the Boston Ballet, the city of Boston’s Black Men and Boys commission, the Global Citizens Circle and the University of New Hampshire foundation board.

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NEW YORK CANNABIS CHAOS | KATIE NEER Dec 15, 2023

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Montel speaks with cannabis regulatory expert Katie Neer on this episode of Let’s Be Blunt. New York legalized adult use cannabis in March of 2021. Now two years later, the program is plagued with lawsuits and holdups in licenses, inadvertently leading to the proliferation of the illicit market. Katie Neer specializes as a cannabis regulatory attorney and the go-to expert for cannabis industry players who need help navigating the legal minefield in New York and throughout the Northeast. In 2022, she received the City & State "Above & Beyond" Award for her work on cannabis policy and was named to Politico's "Cannabis Power Player" list. She was previously General Counsel and VP of Industry Affairs at Lantern, an e-commerce marketplace that facilitated the home delivery of cannabis in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Michigan. Prior to that she was the Director of Government Affairs for Acreage Holdings and served as Chair of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association.

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CANNABIS IN GEORGIA | GARY LONG Dec 08, 2023

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Montel talks with Gary Long on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Gary transitioned from an extensive career in traditional healthcare to the cannabis industry. He held leadership roles at numerous public companies and brings a wealth of knowledge to his new role as the CEO of Botanical Sciences, Georgia’s first physician owned vertically integrated cannabis company.

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INDIGENOUS CANNABIS | ROB PERO & MARY JANE OATMAN Dec 01, 2023

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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel talks with the founder and executive director of the INDIGENOUS CANNABIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, Rob PeRo and Mary Jane Oatman. The ICIA uplifts cannabis economic development by advocating for equitable policy reform, empowering communities through education and destigmatization, and building connection through programming that brings together cannabis and hemp industry professionals, Tribal leaders, government officials, and advocacy organizations.

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SEIZURES, CANNABIS & LIVING SOIL CULTIVATION | HELEN GOMEZ ANDREWS Nov 24, 2023

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Montel talks with Helen Gomez Andrews on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Helen is a lifelong cannabis enthusiast and advocate, and parent to one of the first medical card holders in New York State. Together with her husband and two kids, she moved from New York City to MA, leaving her Wall Street career behind to launch The High End, a vertically- integrated cannabis company centered around organic living soil cultivation, solventless extraction, and a hospitality and home- grow driven retail experience. She’s share her daughters journey with epilepsy and the relief she has found through the use of medical cannabis.

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REGULATING CANNABIS | STEVEN HOFFMAN Nov 17, 2023

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On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with Steven Hoffman. Mr Hoffman served as the initial Chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 – 2022 where he was responsible for standing up a safe and equitable market for recreational cannabis in the state and expanding access to the medical cannabis program. Prior to serving on the Commission, he was a Senior Partner at Bain & Company, the Chief Strategy Officer for Sapient and the CEO of two venture capital backed technology start-ups. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and Advisory Boards of several cannabis businesses with a focus on bringing clinical support and higher quality products to medical cannabis patients.

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VETERANS CANNABIS PROJECT | STEPHEN JONES Nov 12, 2023

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On this special Veteran’s Day episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with the Executive Director of the Veterans Cannabis Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving U.S. military veterans’ quality of life through the opportunity of cannabis. Stephen served in the United States Navy for over 20 years as a Naval Aviator and Commanding Officer. His professional experiences span global development, aviation, organizational development, innovation, macroeconomics, security cooperation, defense financial management, and acquisitions. Nine million+ veterans cannot access medical cannabis through their healthcare provider, even in states where cannabis is legal. VHA doctors cannot recommend cannabis or submit the forms that many states require. The federal status of cannabis has also made it nearly impossible to research the impacts of cannabis on veterans’ health issues such as TBIs, PTSD, chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. New legislation is pending to improve access in legal states, but we are not here yet.

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CAPITAL CANNABIS | TERESA MATTESON Nov 10, 2023

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On this episode of Let’s be Blunt, Montel is on location at Capital Cannabis in Douglas, MA speaking with the owner-operator Teresa Matteson. Teresa was offered an opportunity to transition into the cannabis business in 2019. She dug in and educated herself on the science and the business of cannabis, and opened Capital Cannabis in 2021. Part of her motivation to enter the industry came from seeing the impact the plant medicine had on a co-workers father who had been given a year to live due to his stomach cancer. Utilizing RSO oil, he was able to see three more grandchildren born and lived an additional five years. Teresa shares the joy she feels knowing how her customers are being helped by natures medicine.

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DOC MJ | AARON BLOOM, ESQ Nov 02, 2023

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Montel talks with Aaron Bloom on this episode of Let’s be Blunt. Aaron owned, operated and represented

traditional healthcare companies for over twenty years. He’s now

applying that experience to helping people find relief through

medical cannabis and CBD. He is the CEO of DOC MJ, the

Chairman and Founder of Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis

Care and an attorney by trade

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BRANDS PROMOTING EQUITY IN CANNABIS | MADISON SHOCKLEY Oct 26, 2023

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On this episode of Let’s Be Blunt, Montel speaks with the Founder of the Cannabis Equity Policy Council and the CEO of Cadre, Madison Shockley. Cadre is a visionary social equity brand that actively advocates for equitable opportunities across the cannabis industry, offering exceptional cannabis products while uplifting marginalized communities.The Cannabis Equity Policy Council is a 501c4 non-profit made up of cannabis equity entrepreneurs and social justice non-profit organizations unified to collectively address the gap in funding, educational resources, and legislative advocacy for cannabis equity policies.

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