Caroline Pineau is a legend in the Massachusetts cannabis industry. She is the founder and owner of Stem Haverhill, the first female-owned and locally-owned cannabis shop in the Merrimack Valley, and one of the first Economic Empowerment cannabis businesses in all of Massachusetts.   Caroline has also become a major influencer in women empowerment, philanthropy and industry inclusivity. In 2022 she conceived and executed the first Green Goddess Invitational and she’s here today to talk about what’s happening in 2024! Caroline has also focused a spotlight on the unfair local impact fe ..read more

Megan Dobro joins The Canna Mom Show from Westfield, Massachusetts, where she founded  SafeTiva Labs with a team of self-proclaimed science nerds who are on a mission to optimize the relationship between cannabis growers and their lab analysis. She founded  SafeTiva Labs with the goal of raising the bar for scientific integrity, customer service, and ultra-fast turnaround times. Before joining the cannabis industry, Megan was a tenured biology professor at Hampshire College. Through her work at SafeTiva Labs and in her community, Megan promotes diversity and social justice in the sci ..read more

The Canna Mom Show was live at The Goods Dispensary on 420! Joyce talks with Lit Knits founder Jess Sanford, The Goods co-owner Chris Vining, hemp guitar builder Josh Lamkin, and then we give away the guitar to one lucky chef.    Topics Discussed (1:02) Welcome – Live at The Goods! (1:45) Sensi Magazine Canna Mom Event (2:40) Fireseed in Framingham (4:20) Lit Knits – A Stoner Crafting Club (10:38) HIdea – Get Lit and Knit (12:08) Learning in Community (15:00) The Boston Globe Story (16:20) The Benefits of Crafting (19:40) Finding Friends at Lit Knits (21:38) Favorite Ways to Consume ..read more

Joyce speaks with Francie Hauck, one of the owners of Comm Ave Canna, and two of her very impressive employees, Natalie Mitchell and Christine Coates. Comm Ave Canna is a family-owned Boston recreational cannabis dispensary that’s more than just a store—it’s a legacy. Francie and John Hauck are the husband-and-wife team that brought Comm Ave Canna to life after they met romantically in Florence, Italy, ran a few successful Boston businesses and raised a family. Now with their sons, the family is working together building their vision and experiencing cannabis entrepreneurship. The ladies talk ..read more

Cara Crabb-Burnham is an OG MA advocate – one of the very first canna moms Joyce met in Massachusetts. With over a dozen years of local cannabis industry experience, Cara has had influence in many aspects of the growing cannabis industry in Massachusetts including her work with Elevate Northeast, where she was on a team of cannabis industry leaders and educators and patients who shared a passion for creating educational programs and experiences that break stigma against the cannabis plant and those who consume and work with it. A mission close to our heart. She speaks with Joyce about a specif ..read more

Rachel Burns is an artist with a dramatic canna journey of healing with plant medicine and finding ways to create music and beauty to help others find healing as well. Rachel is a trained opera singer who has Boston connections, loves to bake and is a mom who has been able to heal herself so she can care for her girls. Rachel and Joyce talk about her health nightmare, her healing journey and Rachel treats us to a wonderfully quirky performance of her personal journey through song! We also have the mom and daughter team from The Green Lady Dispensaries in Newton and Nantucket, Nicole and Clea C ..read more

Arana Hankin-Biggers speaks with Joyce about envisioning and building The Travel Agency (formerly the Union Square Travel Agency) a cannabis store in New York City. Prior to jumping into the emerging cannabis industry, Arana was involved with one of New York’s most scandalous political episodes as well as dabbling in New York real estate. In addition, she has a very interesting family history connected to liquor prohibition that has parallels to ending cannabis prohibition. This includes her role in reversing the decades of harm on communities of color. Arana is especially passionate about usi ..read more

Judi Nelson is the owner of Sol Spirit, an award winning cannabis farm and retreat in Northern California, the famed Emerald Triangle area, where you can spend a few days enjoying delicious farm to table meals, tour their regenerative cannabis and food gardens, and commune with nature, while enjoying all the comforts of home in their luxurious accommodations. Joyce met Judi in Vegas at the Feminine Forward Talks, where Judi also shared the beautiful flower she grows. On today’s show Judi shares her unique and inspirational canna journey, explains the amazing retreats she is offering this summe ..read more

Melissa Rutherford and Rebecca Adams are Cannabis Consultants at Cobblestone Integrated Solutions, LLC, a cannabis risk management and compliance consultancy firm. Together they have built a Massachusetts based business that bridges the gap between the passion for the plant and regulatory requirements in the legal cannabis marketplaces across the country. Their success includes helping small, medium and large cannabis organizations comply with state regulations throughout their organizational lifecycle. Melissa and Rebecca share with Joyce their canna journeys, why they remain so passionate ab ..read more

Julianna Carella is the founder of two unique CBD product lines, one for humans and the other for our pets. Her first business, Auntie Dolores, was founded in 2008 when she was creating infused gourmet foods for California medical patients. Through a few iterations, Auntie Delores  has transformed into a full line of quality CBD products.  Julianna launched into the new world of CBD for pet care in 2013 when she established Treatibles, a pet line of hemp-derived CBD products. Treatibles is dedicated to producing top-quality CBD-infused products specifically designed for pets. But she ..read more