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Alternative Talk

by Cannabis Radio

Alternative Talk focuses on real life every people who are positively affected by cannabis. Host Bear Syavong speaks to patients, advocates, and professionals keeping you informed on all the latests trends and advancements in the medical cannabis industry, bringing Quality of Living to Life. Alternative Talk offers real stories from real people spreading the real truth about cannabis.

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Episodes

  1. Premium, Safe, Organic, Estate-Grown Cannabis In California

    Today on Alternative Talk our host Bear Syvong is joined by Ryan Jennemann. Ryan is an entrepreneur, self-taught master cultivator and breeder of award-winning cannabis strains, and the co-founder of THC Design, the leading breeder and cultivator of premium, safe, organic, estate-grown cannabis…

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  2. The Development of Molecular Therapies For Cardiothoracic Disorders

    Today on Alternative Talk our host Bear Syvong is joined by Dr. Michael Mann. Dr. Mann is a cardiothoracic surgeon with particular interest in coronary bypass, valve disease, aortic reconstruction, surgery for heart failure and thoracic cancer. His research interests include the development of...

  3. Treating Autism Without Pharmaceuticals

    Today on Alternative Talk Bear Sayvong is joined by Olivia Clements, a mother, and advocate in the state of Arizona. Olivia's main goal is to bring more attention and funding to treating Autism without pharmaceuticals. Treating common disorders such as ADHD without pharmaceuticals has been...

  4. Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Peer Education

    Today on Alternative Talk our host is joined by Vilmarie Narloch. Vilmarie is the Drug Education Manager at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. In this role, Vilmarie oversees the development and implementation of the SSDP Peer Education program, which is a training program for SSDP Members to...

  5. Helping Minorities Gain a Stronger Voice In The Marketplace

    Today on Alternative Talk our host Bear Syvong is joined by Jacob Plowden & Nelson Guerrero. Guerrero, Kamani Jefferson, Jacob Plowden and Sonia Espinosa launched the Cannabis Cultural Association in 2016, after finding that people of color comprise only 1% of the current cannabis industry. The...

  6. Cannabis Helping Veterans Struggling in Civilian Life

    Today on Alternative Talk our host Bear Syvong is joined by Socrates Rosenfeld. From his service as an Apache helicopter commander in the U.S. Army, to developing the cannabis industry’s first complete end-to-end marketplace helping local dispensaries compete on a level playing field, to…

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  7. Lobbying For Medical Marijuana and Speak to With Legislatures About Cannabis

    Today on Alternative Talk our host is joined by Corey Loew. Corey is a wife & mother to three children, a grandma. And a bonus mom to now two adult “children”. And when the opportunity arose for her to help take custody of a relative who would later become a foster child, she attended IMPACT...

  8. Leading The World In A New Industrial Revolution... Cannabis

    Today on Alternative Talk our host Bear Sayvong is joined by James Meissner from #OnePlant. #OnePlant's goal is to bring new and innovative American Grown and American Made Hemp Products to markets across America and the world! With over half of our country growing American Hemp again they are...

  9. Regulations Are For Business Not What We The People Do In Our Homes

    Today on Alternative Talk Bear Sayvong is joined by Adela Falk. Adela served as prison outreach coordinator for POW420. She represents our brothers and sisters, children, parents, grandparents...everyone wrongly incarcerated for unjust cannabis laws. Adela urged for judicial reform or at best a...

  10. Plant-Based Lifestyle, Intense Fitness Regimen And Positive Mindset

    Today on Alternative Talk we are joined by D. Anthony Evans. Evans outward appearance does not suggest that he suffered from aggressive cancer. At age 6, D was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, a rare inherited condition where tumors grow on nerve tissue. He's had 11 surgeries, 9 were 9 hour-long...

  11. Changing Cannabis Policy On The Local And State Level In Illinois

    Ali Nagib has been working as a cannabis activist and organizer for over six years and has helped support the growth of Illinois NORML and its mission to change cannabis policy on the local and state level in Illinois, including passing the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act...

  12. Reforming Georgia's Criminal Justice System And Its Marijuana Laws

    Today on Alternative Talk Bear Syavong is joined by Tom McCain. Tom is a retired Air Force Veteran. He is also a retired Georgia Peace Officer, holding a Senior Deputy Certification. He is the CEO of Georgia Hemp Industries Association, Inc., the Executive Director of Spartacus Legal Foundation,...

  13. Mother of Autistic Son Speaks About Positive Effects of CBD

    Kristi Hartzheim, the mother of an autistic son, talks to host Bear Syavong about About the Positive Effects of CBD and how CBD had changed her family's life forever.

  14. Linking Families With Special Needs To Each Other

    Jennifer Conforti has over 25 years of experience as a dental business consultant, dental hygienist, and dental practice manager. She was the President of Pathway Consulting, Inc., a national practice management consulting firm and has consulted in offices across the nation. In November, 2013,...

  15. Deconstructing The Stigma Attached To Cannabis

    Kristen has an in-depth knowledge of Cannabis in regard to its medical capabilities, scientific research, history and legal status. With honesty and integrity, backed by verified data, she deconstructs the stigma attached to cannabis by utilizing an ever-expanding wave of accurate information to...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Alternative Talk focuses on real life every people who are positively affected by cannabis. Host Bear Syavong speaks to patients, advocates, and professionals keeping you informed on all the latests trends and advancements in the medical cannabis industry, bringing Quality of Living to Life. Alternative Talk offers real stories from real people spreading the real truth about cannabis.

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Alternative Talk focuses on real life every people who are positively affected by cannabis. Host Bear Syavong speaks to patients, advocates, and professionals keeping you informed on all the latests trends and advancements in the medical cannabis industry, bringing Quality of Living to Life....

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