404 Twenty & Two Moons CBD

On this week's podcast we talk to Victor-Alan Weeks and Jalen Madden, founders of 404 Twenty, a hemp start-up in Yanceyville, North Carolina. They had originally planned to start the business in Georgia where they're from, but they found North Carolina to be more receptive. They talk about the success and challenges they've faced as young Black entrepreneurs in the hemp space. They are taking what they call an E-Cubed approach: focusing on Equity, Education and Environmental stewardship. Then we talk to Drew Kitt, owner of Two Moons CBD in Asheville, North Carolina, a retail CBD shop focused on health and wellness. Kitt wears many hats in the hemp industry, from seed distributor to brand ambassador to CBD retailer. He offers advice to farmers looking to get their crops into CBD shops, as well as advice for CBD shop owners on designing a welcoming space. Plus a few nuggets of hemp news, including an overview of the USDA's National Hemp Report. Two Moons CBD https://twomoonscbd.com/ New Nuggets Oregon Senate passes bill designed to get a handle on 'hemp' https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/oregon-senate-passes-bill-designed-to-get-a-handle-on-hemp/article_61af00e0-905d-11ec-93ac-8f0f0529af1a.html Panda Biotech president gives update on hemp plant progress https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/panda-biotech-president-gives-update-on-hemp-plant-progress/ USDA's National Hemp Report https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/hempan22.pdf Thanks to our Sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Agriculture https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us