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Tim Gunther is our guest this week on the Carolina Cannabis News podcast, which is coming at you a little early since there is so much interest in this topic. His company, iLoveCompliance.biz, works with clients in 18 states. And, he says, about a year ago he noticed an industry shift toward hemp. We sent him a draft of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ CBD-ban letter for review before our interview. But he’s had his eye on the North Carolina hemp industry since long before we met. We discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s CBD memo, best practices for hemp and CBD companies -- including on social media, and what he'd tell you if he were his North Carolina client. He also offers some sound advice for CBD consumers. Show notes available CarolinaCannabisNews.com.

This week on the Carolina Cannabis News podcast our guest is Armany Richardson-Peterson, co-owner of The Hemp Source. We talk about the eight stores that are now part of the company's franchise, including one that opened this in weekend in Greensboro, N.C. We also discuss what it means for a hemp company to be vertically integrated and what it's like to work in such a fast-paced industry while raising a young family. Important note: We discuss edible, CBD-infused foods during this podcast, and even talk about such products being available at Mitty's CBD Cafe, our podcast sponsor's store. Because state regulators are sending letters next week instructing processors to avoid CBD-infused food, drink and even dog food (due to FDA approval of a CBD isolate-based drug, not because there's all of a sudden something wrong with CBD) we will no longer advertise for edible products on the podcast or our website until there is some regulatory clarity. And new news: While the podcast will still be uploaded on Sunday nights, look for the show notes on CarolinaCannabisNews.com on Monday mornings.

Sean Tolliver is our guest on this week's Carolina Cannabis News podcast. We're hoping he'll tune in on his way home from the SUPER BOWL. He's there in Atlanta, his hometown, with a CBD popup conducting a beta test of his new technology. Sean and wife Kiah are working on cannabis tracking and point-of-sale software -- C-Trax -- that incorporates the special needs of hemp and CBD companies and enables them to protect the public at the same time. He's also a leader in the North Carolina chapter of Minorities for Medical Marijuana (#M4MM) and was recently elected to the board of Charlotte NORML. We have a candid conversation about the hemp industry, cannabis politics, social justice and more. We name drop many stellar folks and get real about marijuana advocacy. Sean also has some strong words, and reasonable advice, for legislators. Read the complete show notes at CarolinaCannabisNews.com. *** this week the full show notes will be published on Monday *** P.S. Anyone but the Patriots.

The Stay Ready Podcast is one of the most popular podcasts in the Charlotte area. Co-hosts Jhill and Chuck P. have discussed cannabis on their podcast many times, and not only during their Kandid Cannasations episodes with "Ms. Sharon." That's Sharon Mosley-Wright who, herself, is very active in the cannabis world in North Carolina. In this podcast we get stoned, and we get real. Jhill discusses his arrest in Pineville for working while Black and his pending lawsuit against the Pineville Police. And Rhiannon attempts to relate with her own personal story. We also discuss poetry, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more. Check the show notes at https://carolinacannabisnews.com/category/podcast/ for the finer details. This podcast is sponsored by Mitty's CBD Cafe, located in Southend Charlotte. The music at the start of the show is by Black Ant. The track is Government Funded Weed.

Clarenda Stanley-Anderson of Green Heffa Farms is our guest on this week's Carolina Cannabis News podcast, though you might know her best as Farmer Cee. In addition to being the first licensed Black female hemp farmer in North Carolina and a world traveler, thanks to her work for the Nature Conservancy, Stanley-Anderson is also the spokesperson for the 10th anniversary of Hemp History Week. In this episode, we get real about what it's like to be a Black hemp farmer in a time when fewer than 2 percent of all farmers in the United States are African American. We also discuss hemp as a sustainable crop and bonus for the global environment, the total destruction of Stanley-Anderson's first hemp crop by Hurricane Florence and what the future holds for Green Heffa Farms. P.S. Our apologies for skipping a week on the podcast; we experienced a technical glitch. However, the delay made this show all the more timely which is something we acknowledge in a brief editorial added at the top of the episode. Find additional show notes at CarolinaCannabisNews.com: https://carolinacannabisnews.com/category/podcast/  And don't forget to tip your journalists: https://www.patreon.com/CarolinaCannabisNews

This week we talk with Justin Hamilton, the CEO of Hempleton Investment Group in North Carolina. He explains how he transitioned from real estate broker to cannabis entrepreneur, how quickly the hemp industry can expect the 2018 farm bill to lead to changes in the financial sector, why his company produced a full-spectrum CBD product instead of an isolate and so much more. Full show notes are available on CarolinaCannabisNews.com. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to tip your cannabis journalists via Patreon.

Mike Simms, of Charlotte CBD, is our guest this week in our longest podcast ever! We discuss the racist history of the word "marijuana," the failure that is the "war on drugs," why a local option would be bad business and we get real about what it's like to start a CBD company in Charlotte, even in one of the city's most progressive neighborhoods -- Plaza-Midwood. Show notes will follow shortly on CarolinaCannabisNews.com. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to tip your cannabis journalists.

Robert Ianuario didn't mean to become a cannabis attorney, but now he's passionate about sharing his client's stories and he's got some strong words for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster who he calls a "cannabis flat earther." He's also got some tips to keep in mind if you're pulled over by the police and some important points to make about cannabis reform in southern states. Read the show notes at CarolinaCannabisNews.com.

Rod Kight is a cannabis business attorney. While he is based in Asheville, N.C., his client list includes cannabis businesses across the United States. In this interview, recorded on Dec. 5, 2018, we discuss the recently passed farm bill and its impact on Carolina hemp companies, the wrong lab tests for hemp farmers, "hemp trigger words" for social media, his disappointment in the North and South Carolina General Assemblies and his predictions for the end of prohibition in the Carolinas (and what he thinks the hold up is all about). The complete show notes are available on CarolinaCannabisNews.com.

The executive director of N.C. NORML, Abner Brown, is our guest as we delve into North Carolina politics, review the midterm elections and discuss what the state chapter of NORML is planning for the N.C. General Assembly's long session which begins in Jan. 2019.  Brown also tells us how cannabis helped him break his opioid addiction 17 years ago. And he's got a strong message for legislators who are blocking reform in North Carolina, too. For the show notes, visit CarolinaCannabisNews.com.

In 2017, Amy Pharr, a North Carolina nurse, was arrested for possessing pot brownies with intent to sell. Her story galvanized cannabis activists across the country, though ultimately the charges were dropped. Still, she continues to live with consequences sparked by her arrest. Read more in the show notes on CarolinaCannabisNews.com.

We are thankful for YOU! We've prepared for you a compilation of our first five podcast episodes to help you race around the cannabis learning curve -- and you want to do that because things are moving so fast. We may even have a cannabis reform bill filed in the North Carolina General Assembly as soon as the Monday after Thanksgiving. Read more in our show notes.

Carolina Cannabis News contributor Mike Weston asked four North Carolina veterans to share their views on cannabis as our way of honoring Veteran's Day 2018. Now, we ask that you just listen.

Blake Butler, the executive director of the N.C. Industrial Hemp Association, is our guest on the fifth episode of the Carolina Cannabis News podcast.

Joellyn Evans,of My Green Room CBD, discusses life as a CBD business owner in the #CannabisCommunity -- the good and the banking -- and why elections matter.

Amy King, co-founder of Delta9 Mexico and an international cannabis activist, has some important information and tips for you when it comes to cannabis reform in the United States and abroad.

Nicole Burnette, owner of Queen Hemp Company, joins us for our second podcast episode. Queen Hemp was the first licensed hemp farm in Charlotte, N.C. under the state's pilot program.

N.C. Rep. Kelly Alexander, Jr. (D-Charlotte) joins editor Rhiannon Fionn for Carolina Cannabis News' inaugural podcast.