Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast
by Texas Hemp Coalition
Welcome to the Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast! This is a place where we will hear from industry experts dealing with advocacy, education and networking in the Texas hemp industry. Join the Texas Hemp Coalition at www.texashempcoalition.org.
Episodes
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Texas Legislative Session Re-Cap
Join the Texas Hemp Coalition Board Members, Jake Garry of Fresh Grown Texas & Drops of Life and Taylor Kirk of 4KPharm as they discuss a recap of the 88th Texas Legislative Session. We discuss all bills, issues and ongoing policy efforts at the state and federal levels. Moderated by Executive...
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Kimberley Tijerina, CBD Texas Farms
For five generations, Kimberley's family has been a steward of the land. South Texas heritage soil is part of our past and is our future. Our venture into hemp farming compliments our established ranching and deer operations and we continue the family tradition of hard work, hands on management,...
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Policy: Texas vs. Other States
This episode goes into the policy issues that are in Texas versus other states such as Delta 8, hemp feed, etc. Our Executive Board member Spencer Owens of CBD Kratom and new HIA Board Member shares his expertise as he works in other states across the nation to protect the interests of the hemp...
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Jody McGinness, Hemp Industries Association
Jody McGinness comes to the Hemp Industries Association with more than 20 years of experience in leading associations and membership organizations in the nonprofit sector. Most recently, he served as the head of fundraising for the Marijuana Policy Project. He served while that organization...
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DC Advocacy Trip with Shayda Torabi & Jeromy Sherman
This is an episode that you definitely do not want to miss! Join us as we hear from our two Executive Board Members, Shayda Torabi and Jeromy Sherman, as they give us a recap of our recent trip to Washington D.C. They discuss the importance of reaching out to your respective representatives both…
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Johnathan Miller, US Hemp Roundtable
Jonathan Miller, a nationally-celebrated government relations professional, leads Frost Brown Todd’s federal advocacy practice and has emerged as one of the country’s leading advocates and attorneys for the global hemp industry. Jonathan serves as Member-in-Charge of Frost Brown Todd’s…
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Leah Lakstins & Daulton O'Neill of Green Light Event Co. & Hemp Business Builder
Leah Lakstins is a native Kentuckian with a passion for facilitating amazing consumer experiences that educate and entertain. Before her cannabis career, she assisted commercial roofing contractors grow their businesses. She is a Trainual Certified Consultant and has a certificate in Retail...
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Dr. Russell Jessup, Texas A&M University
Dr. Russell W. Jessup is the Associate Professor of Perennial Grass & Industrial Hemp Breeding of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on conventional, cytogenetic, and genomic strategies towards development of improved perennial grasses as...
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Webinar Legal Update: Smokable Hemp and Delta 8
Tune in to learn from two of Texas’ leading legal professionals, Lisa Pittman of Pittman Legal and Cameron Field of Michael Best, what the recent Texas Supreme Court update regarding the smokable hemp ban means for Texas hemp businesses as well as what is the latest status of Delta 8 THC in…
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Liz Grow and Patrick Pope, Grow House Media
Grow House Media is an Austin-based production company that is clearing the smoke around the most misunderstood plant on the planet. We live at the intersection of education and entertainment, advocacy and amusement, telling the truth about cannabis and getting a little wild along the way. They…
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Aaron Owens, Tejas Hemp
Aaron is a native of West Texas, a part of the world where a person's word is gold. His first passion and love has always been ranching, with Cannabis coming in as a close second. Serving as VP of Sales for Dutch Pro liquid fertilizers gave him the opportunity to developed his extensive network...
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Amos Lozano, Emjayze Hemp and Famous Juice
Amos Lozano is Native San Antonio entrepreneur and founder of @EmjayzeHemp, @FamousJuiceCompany and Texas preroll processing. Amos' businesses focus on fostering the growth of the cannabis community while promoting the industrial aspects of cannabis with hemp made packaging, apparel, and even…
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Keil Gauger, Caprock Family Farms
Keil Gauger is the founder of Caprock Family Farms in Lubbock, Texas. His longtime farming operation spans over 5,000 acres of cotton, peanuts, peppers and wheat grown in Gaines and Dickens counties. The addition of Caprock Family Farms has allowed him to add hemp to his already extensive list of...
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Dan Hunter, Texas Department of Agriculture
Dan Hunter serves as Assistant Commissioner for Water and Rural Affairs. He is the top advisor on the critical issues of water and the important role it plays in agriculture and the Texas economy. He also oversees programs involving rural affairs, including rural health care and marketing. Hunter...
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Taylor Kirk, 4KPharm
Taylor Kirk is a horticulture service specialist for Fluence Bioengineering, global leader LED horticultural lighting, where he consults cannabis growing partners and collaborates with researchers and other cannabis industry leaders. He has more than twenty years of experience in agriculture…
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Colt Power, Power BioPharms
Colt Power a Dallas, TX native graduated from the Episcopal School of Dallas before earning his BA in Business from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Colt was a goalie on the D1 Men's Lacrosse team all four years, earning Big East Conference Academic All-Star in both 2010 and…
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Cameron Field, Michael Best LLP
Cameron Field is an attorney with significant experience in the cannabis industry as is the co-leader of the cannabis industry group at the law firm of Michael Best LLP. As a recognized expert in hemp regulations and hemp-based products, Cameron has twice been a featured speaker at Texas Hemp...
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William Doubleday MD, FAAD
Dr. Bill Doubleday is a semi-retired board certified dermatologist who has practiced in Houston over 33 years. He is the 5th generation in his Australian ancestry to own and manage farming and grazing properties. He owns and manages a cattle, horse, and farming property near Schulenburg, Texas…
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Lisa Pittman, Pittman Legal
Lisa Pittman focuses on litigation and regulatory compliance. Throughout Ms. Pittman’s 20-year career, she has litigated and tried disputes relating to labor & employment, breach of contract, commercial banking, fraud, fiduciary duty, construction defect and injury, deceptive trade practices,...
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Spencer Owens, CBD Kratom
Spencer Owens is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University in Political Science and born and raised in Lawson, Missouri, Spencer has worked in governmental affairs in both the public and private sector for several years. From three years working in local government policy, to advising...
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Eddie Velez, Oak Cliff Cultivators
Eddie Velez was born and raised in Dallas, TX - more specifically, Oak Cliff. He’s a University of North Texas Alumni with a degree in Emergency Management. Eddie spent over 15 years in the emergency management industry, with 11 years in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). During his...
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Dr. Karla Johanning, KJ Scientific Independent Testing Labs
Dr. Karla Johanning, a native of Costa Rica, is the CEO and Founder of KJ Scientific & KJ Scientific Independent Testing Labs, an ISO /IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory and Contract Research Organization (CRO) located in Georgetown, TX. Karla has dedicated her professional life to study...
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Jake Garry, Drops of Life & Fresh Grown Texas
Jake Garry is Co-Founder and CEO of Drops of Life CBD and Fresh Grown Texas. Jake was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas where he studied business management at the Anderson Business Academy at Texas Tech University. Jake spent a few yeas going to school in New Mexico where he met his business...
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Mike Biegalski, Flex Payment Solutions
Mike Biegalski is the Vice President of Sales & Operations for Flex Payment Solutions, a payment processing firm in St. Louis, MO., and runs that position from Chicago where he moved after helping setup home-office operations in St. Louis from 2016-2020. Upon graduating from Butler University in...
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Cintia Morales, Higher Ed. Hemp Tours
Cintia Morales is the Co-Founder and Director of Education for Higher Ed. Hemp Tours, an Austin based hemp advising company dedicated to bridging the gap in cannabis knowledge between consumer and retailer through unique experiences. Also, she is the ESL Program Director for ACES Language School,...
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Jason Almand, Natures Purpose CBD
Jason Almand was born and raised in the Dallas area. He is a 7th generation Texan whose family has been farming in North Texas since 1876. Jason spent over 15 years in the environmental industry and managed a company that responded to chemical spills and environmental remediation services. Jason...
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Shayda Torabi, RESTART CBD
Shayda Torabi, Co-Founder of RESTART CBD Shayda Torabi has been voted best Texas Hemp Educator, Advocate, and Influencer, and she’s one of the women leading the cannabis reformation conversation building one of Texas’ premier CBD brands. She's currently the CEO and Co-Founder of RESTART CBD, a...
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Henry Valles, Hemp Building Ventures
Henry Valles is a licensed NAR GREEN Certified REALTOR®, Top Producer, and Diamond Club Member with Realty Austin. He is also a Founding Board Member of the US Hemp Building Association and former President, VP and Co-Founder of the Texas Hemp Industries Association. In 2017, he spearheaded...
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Dan Burton, SunHouse Ventures
Dan Burton has agriculture roots that go back 6 generations. He serves as the Director of Operations for Sun House Ventures LLC. Dan has 12 years of cannabis cultivation experience, including large scale greenhouse cultivation, large scale indoor and acres of farmland. Dan has spent the last 4…
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Kyle Truesdell, Agrarian Supply
Kyle currently sits on multiple board of directors for agricultural focused companies and presently is the Co-CEO of Agrarian Supply and the CEO of F1 Genetics. At the start of his career he spent 6 years in organic farming and fresh food processing as a Sales Manager at Earthbound Farm. Kyle…
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Haley Hunt, Haus of Jayne
Family, community, education, and healing are the cornerstone of the Haus of Jayne story and company. Haley Hunt, the founder and CEO is a nurse with a keen interest in helping her neighbors enjoy maximum health and wellness, but found certain aspects of mainstream medicine were not addressing…
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Jesse Kerns, New Bloom Labs
Jesse Kerns was born in Greene County Tennessee. Growing up in East Tennessee, Jesse was always drawn to the mountains, streams and the great outdoors. The Cherokee National Forest, Nolichucky River, Great Smoky Mountains, and his family farm all served as early settings for Jesse's growing...
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Jeromy Sherman, Bayou City Hemp Company
Welcome to the Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast! Guest: Jeromy Sherman, Co-Founder of Bayou City Hemp Company Texas’ premier hemp processor. Along with Bayou City Hemp, Inc, he also Co-Founded Leaf Life Wellness, a CBD Cosmetic & Wellness Company. Before starting Bayou City Hemp Company, Inc. and…
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Welcome to the Texas Hemp Coaltion Podcast
Welcome to the Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast! This is a place for advovacy, education and networking in the hemp industry in the great state of Texas. Interested in being a guest or sponsor? Reach out to us by visiting www.texashempcoalition.org
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Welcome to the Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast! This is a place where we will hear from industry experts dealing with advocacy, education and networking in the Texas hemp industry. Join the Texas Hemp Coalition at www.texashempcoalition.org.
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