1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: It's now time for Cannabis Talk one oh one with Blue, 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Joe Grande and Mark and Craig Wasserman, the Pot Brothers 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: at Law. We're the world's number one podcast for everything cannabis. Hello, 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: welcome to Cannabis Talk one on one, the world's number 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: one source for everything cannabis. My name is Blue, alongside 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: the world famous Pot Brothers in Law and Mr Joe Grande, 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: and you are now turned into the greatest cannabis show 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: on the planet. What's up, Joe? Yes, you are you guys, 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: And I just want to still wish everybody a happy 10 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: New Year's two is here and you know what I'm 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: feeling great. I hope you are to thank you guys 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: for all the s to the podcast Cannabis Talk one 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: on one all around the world. We greatly appreciate you. 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,319 Speaker 1: Make sure you check out our website Cannabis Talk one 15 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: on one dot com is We are the world's number 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: one source for everything cannabis and call us up anytime 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: you don't know you're getting that part, Joe, I don't 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: gonna be a part of this or you're not. You 19 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: were saying what you always say one and then I 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: say nineteen you know what. Welcome to the show, Joe Geez. 21 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: It's a new year and you're still making everybody calls 22 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: up anytime, the bus calls up anytime. And make sure 23 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: you check out our Instagram pages for daily news and 24 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: in the scription so much more at Cannabis Talk one 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: oh one, at pot Underscore Brothers Underscore at Underscore, law 26 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: Markus at wast Law Craig is that wast Law Dog 27 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: Blue is that one, Christopher writes. And my main man, 28 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: Elvis Medina, our producer, is that radio Elvis Radio under 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: Radio Underscore, Elvis Radio under. Given that to times, but 30 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: I do it for my others computer and I didn't 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: have others, you know what, same mistakes against the new year, 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: making the same mistakes, and I am at Joe grand 33 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: A fifty two. Something that's not making a mistake is 34 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: if you're looking for a high quality seed and you 35 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: want to grow your own cannabis, we'll head to Rocket 36 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: seeds dot Com. There on Instagram at Rocket Underscore Seeds 37 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: for trust and cannabis seeds. It's the spot right there, 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: you guys. Thousands of seeds you can buy right there 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: at a fair price. Head to Rocket seeds dot com. 40 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: All that being said, I'm very excited because today we 41 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: have on the show a very special guests. Not only 42 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: is he a special guest, you guys, but let me 43 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: give you some of these big things about Zeta. He 44 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: is the founder and the CEO of Green Rush Consulting. 45 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: You can check out their website green Rush Consulting dot com, 46 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: a national cannabis consulting firm, as well as a veteran 47 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: cannabis industry entrepreneur with over twenty six years experience in 48 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: the field, Zata has spent most of his life providing 49 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: high quality and creative strategic support to support the most 50 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,119 Speaker 1: well known brands throughout the state of California and the 51 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: the whole United States of America. For god sakes, yes, 52 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: he and his team have secured over one cannabis business 53 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: license across fourteen states and two countries, as well as 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: helped thousands of other businesses in cannabis space through business planning, 55 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: capital raising, and strategic advice. Thank you so much, Zeta 56 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: for coming on the show with us, and I appreciate 57 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: you very much. Joe, thank you so much. It's a 58 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: pleasure being on the show. I'm looking forward to this 59 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: and and Happy New Year, buddy. Well, happy New Year 60 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: to you too. Now it's funny because full disclosure, I 61 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: met you through a woman that you were dating at 62 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: the time. And it's just funny how you know, we 63 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: save friends. I'm still friends with her. You guys aren't friends. 64 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: Elvis isn't her friend anymore, but I'm still her friend. 65 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: Blue is not her friend anywhere. But I'm still friends 66 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: with everyone. I'm just playing him. I'm not I'm dude, 67 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: she's my friend. Oh, you're still a friend. Oh I 68 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: thought you weren't friends, simply saying I'm okay, cool, Now 69 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: you're not, dude. Stop it you all the stuff you 70 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: just said offline about her. Dude, you're definitely not friends. Yeah, 71 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: here's the here's the deal, Joe. I love her. She 72 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: could have a good time. There was just a time 73 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: where he got a little uncomfortable and she was a 74 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: little mad at it happens. You know, it's funny that 75 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: she had some heat on Blue. But whatever, all that 76 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: being said, a couple of weeks, Mat, Yeah, we met 77 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: a while back, and um, then I introduced you to Elvis, 78 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 1: and now you and Elvis are doing business together, which 79 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: is awesome, and you know, and it's a great marriage 80 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: in my opinion, because I've known Elvis for thirty plus years. 81 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: It seems I don't know how long twenty five years 82 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: for god six the exactly since ninety four, we've been 83 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: knowing each other. So that being said, it's it's great 84 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: that I feel Zeta you are in the inner circle 85 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: with us, even though we don't see each other on 86 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: a daily basis. Tell him about the time you've met him, 87 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: like twelve times data, but you still don't know. On 88 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: a second, I don't know, bluetos the story. So I 89 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: can tell Blue the story in the audience can listen in. 90 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: So Blue, you don't know exactly the scenario. So we 91 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: met at you know, uh G four Live. First off, 92 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: let's go back to G four Live, you know, way 93 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: back years ago. Then we meet again. We meet again. 94 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: Let's go to m j biscon early in the day. 95 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: Come to the fucking they gets booth at m j 96 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,119 Speaker 1: BIS Connies. Hey, Joe, great, Blue, Great, everything right, here's 97 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: Joe grounding on stage. Hey it's me, said, I don't 98 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: know if you know me from Green Russian. Yeah, cool, 99 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: nice to meet you, say, good to see you again. 100 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: Bottom line, Blue Hey, I'll see you at the after party. Yes, 101 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: he comes to the hustler didn't let him right up 102 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: to him. Blue. I walked right out to him before 103 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: I can say, Hey, what's up. He reaches his hand 104 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: down and he goes, hey, how you doing what I'm 105 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: saying you again? And I know you're fucking kidding me, Sater, 106 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: it's me Joe. He's blind. Joe Blow, He's Joe. He's blind. 107 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: And then he goes, Dude, I couldn't tell who is you? 108 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: What the cowboy hat? I'm like, you couldn't tell with 109 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: me an Mexican guy. That's the same looking dude. So anyhow, 110 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: I've been busting his balls ever since. And you did 111 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: a war jube change, buddy, you did a war chub change. 112 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: You know I did change. I did do a war 113 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: job change. I'll give him that. I will give him that, 114 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: but I won't not stop busting his balls for that. 115 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: But all the said, the crowd knows and people know 116 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: that that we love each other, we're friends. But I 117 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: don't know your whole story. And that's what I want 118 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: the audience to know because I reading things on you. 119 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I see you've been appointed as an advisor 120 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: on the board of the George Floyd Foundation, which I 121 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: want to get into, but I want to go back. 122 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: I want to start on the early day to days. 123 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Where did you grow up and how did you get 124 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: involved in cannabis? Well, actually, okay, I can for sure. 125 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: So I grew up at Virginia Beach, Virginia originally, Um, 126 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: I grew my first cannabis planned when I was fourteen 127 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: years old and forty four now, so it's been about 128 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: thirty years, um, since I actually had my first interaction 129 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: with cannabis. Mostly musician too. I've been playing Johns for 130 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: like twenty five years. Um. And originally I came out 131 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: to California specifically, even though it was growing back east, 132 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: um illegally, I ended up coming down to California to 133 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: pursue a music career. Really and what ye what's up 134 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: in what year? This wasn't to thousand one? Yeah, And 135 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: so I came out to California and um, you know, 136 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: just really you know, in a pursuit of music career, 137 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: but landed in the campus because I already knew how 138 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: to grow. I had a green thumb, um, and you know, 139 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: I was doing that for a while working in the 140 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: unregulated market all the way up to a point where 141 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: I was managing a four hundred like garden um in Oakland, California. Uh, 142 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: there was a point in this area Albaria. Oh no, 143 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: Albaria um. You know. So it's very much exposed to 144 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: the culture um, you know, and very much exposed to 145 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: that you know, underground side of things. Um. And at 146 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: some point I was just decided it was just way 147 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: too risky, you know, doing this. And this was probably 148 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: I think around like two thousand and six, two thousand seven, 149 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: when decided to stop doing that and moved into just 150 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: consulting for other gardens. Right. I did have a quick 151 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: stint in with the company called Cannabis Club Network, which 152 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: was offering online. Of those guys, that's why dude over there, 153 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's working with Tommy Chong. Yeah, they're good. Yeah. 154 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: And so there were stelling online advertising to doctors and 155 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: lawyers and dispens This is well, this is why when 156 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: we maps wasn't even existing, right and uh, or maybe 157 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: they were just their top competitive So I learned a 158 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: lot about like that side of the industry. I was 159 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: very very interested in that. Unfortunately, you know, it wasn't 160 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: paying well enough, and I was living in Oakland. I 161 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: was communing in San Francisco for this. Now again, we 162 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: were like four blocks down from Twitter when it first 163 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: was starting to blow up, and um, you know, I 164 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: decided to just stop that. And I was I had 165 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: this experience and skill and s c O. I had 166 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: this experience and skill and you know, other skill sets 167 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: besides his growth, right, And so I managed to land 168 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: this other opportunity with this company called originally was called 169 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: I Grow and ended up moving into WE Grow. It 170 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: was the largest, uh girl quote unquote hydroponic store in 171 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: the in the country that was actually catering the marijuana growers. Right. 172 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: And so to my two bosses at the time, they 173 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: didn't know about cannabis. Um, I was the only guy 174 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: that knew anything about cannabis. But they're very politically connected, 175 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: or at least one of them was in the city 176 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: of Oakland. And so he decided to shape change the 177 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: title of the headline of the story that was going 178 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: in the San Francisco Chronicle on the opening day of 179 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: this store, right, So he changed it from hydroponic superstore 180 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: opens up in East Oakland to marijuana superstore opens up 181 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,599 Speaker 1: in East Stockland. Okay, you gotta think this is in 182 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: two thousand nine, two thousand tech, right, guys. But I 183 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: mean we've gone to light speed up and up until 184 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: where we're right now. But this was back then and 185 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: it really wasn't happening. I mean, Colorado wasn't legal. No, 186 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: this stuff was happening. So it hit all these headlines. 187 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: I show up at work, you know, just because I 188 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: hadn't spent the night, you know, at the time, they're 189 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: just you know, working on everything, getting everything prepped. Um, 190 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: And we show up and CNN is their timeline magazines. There, 191 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: there's a helicopters flying everywhere, there's like all this, you know, 192 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: incredible reporters. They're ready to cover the story. Um. You 193 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: know CNN, the huge satellite dish everything. And so of 194 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: course I had to take that on because it was 195 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: the only thing, the only person that knew anything about 196 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: canabis in this organization, right. So that was kind of 197 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: like my first stint inside of like being in the 198 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: public light at a very early stage in my career. Um. 199 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: And from that point, it's sort of like snowball now again, 200 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: Like you can see hydropodic stores all across the country now, Um, 201 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: you know, allowing you know, they're allowing this for us 202 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: before we had like Sunlight Supply and hydro farm all 203 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: of them were cutting our accounts like crazy. So it 204 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: was it was a pretty wild time. UM. You know, 205 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: of course that business model did it last a long time, 206 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: but I did it could experience a lot of great 207 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: things within that, like, for instance, only have you ever 208 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: heard of the mobile growth trailers. You're like forty or 209 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: fifty three ft semi trailer trailer trucks where we built 210 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: grow rooms in them. You know, we're showcasing those. Nowadays 211 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: you have like a bunch of spinoffs like this, shipping 212 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: containers and different things like that. UM. I was the 213 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: first designer of those growth trailers, so I was helping, um, 214 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: you know, a guy named Derek Pearson in Tara Tech 215 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: build those back in the day. UM. And of course, 216 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, there was just a lot. 217 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: It's just you know, and the business model end up 218 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: fishing out and instead what happened is Oakland was going 219 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: to adopt these four large cultivation sets, the first of 220 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: its kind of the nation. UM. I don't know if 221 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: you guys remember that this was in the summer of 222 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: two thousand and ten, I was sitting with a bunch 223 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: of Fortune executives teaching about the supply chain process, meaning 224 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: that okay, it starts with seeds. Did you get your 225 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: mother's then you could you take your clowns and you 226 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: just go. They didn't have any idea about any of this, 227 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: So I was teaching them how to, you know, how 228 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: this process works and where each person's positions were, whether 229 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: it's supply chain tracking, whether it's security, whatever it may be. Um, 230 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: it was a really interesting time. I write after that, 231 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: it's almost like I get invertedly created one of the 232 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: first RFPs for for the nation in terms of how 233 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: do you license these types of facilities. Now the federal 234 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: government shut that down. They're like, you can't do this. Yeah, 235 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,599 Speaker 1: you know, even though we had created the organs and 236 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: you know, crafted the RFP because it was also kind 237 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: of hitting headlines, you know, across across the news and so, um, 238 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: since the federal government shut that program down and we 239 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: started having other states like New Jersey, Colorado, Arizona come 240 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: to us and say, hey, how did you guys do this? 241 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: And so from that point, really it really started where 242 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: we've created the first one of the first consulting companies 243 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: out there are really kind of doing this UM and 244 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: that was disposed you permits dot com. That was one 245 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: of the first companies that had helped start to do 246 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: this UM, and so we went over to New Jersey. 247 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: We won one of the sixth first alternative treatment center 248 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: licenses over there. I helped win that license with Arizona 249 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: on the first process when they're doing a lottery processes 250 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: out of the beginning, when several licenses there. Then Massachusetts 251 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: hit and you know, I decided to break away. I 252 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: started doing much consulting in two thousand level and from 253 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: that point we just going all across the nation UM 254 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: doing the same thing and helping win licenses. Now, all 255 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: that knowledge that I gathered in my earlier career, like 256 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: when it comes to s c O and these different things, 257 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: helped me build my own business from the ground up. 258 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: I started my business seven hundred bucks in my pocket 259 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: and literally built the website, build everything and starting to 260 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: driving tons of traffic because I knew a lot about 261 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: s c O UM. So you know what that said. 262 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: I went to Illinois and Nevada. Those were the first 263 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: states that came out because they're kind of happening. At 264 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: the same time, we opened up the first dispensary in 265 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: the history of the state of Illinois. Won that license. 266 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: We ended up helping you know, getting when nine licenses 267 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: in the state of Nevada on the first round, helping 268 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: a lot of groups support them with consulting in what 269 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: have you. We got started war in Oregon, and then 270 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: from that point I went over to you know, Connecticut, 271 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 1: we went to Delaware, we went um I got eight 272 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: licenses in Maryland. We we we ended up getting six in 273 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: two processing licenses there. Um I helped one of the 274 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: licenses back in two thousand and four team win in Florida. 275 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: They ended up selling it for like forty million dollars um. 276 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: Just really going all around the country and helping these 277 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: folks as best as we can, you know, open these 278 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 1: successful businesses, but primarily winning licenses, because without license win anything, right. 279 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: And from that point, we obviously we're looking in Oakland 280 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: for a very long time legalization in California it didn't happen, 281 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: and we created what's called First Friday events over it 282 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: in Oakland and Lake Merrick, um and and so we 283 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: started to remember hearing about those yeah, yeah, that's those 284 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: were our parties, right, So we started that started with 285 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: like ten people actually, and then forty people and then 286 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: went to like a hundred hundred fifty people. And at 287 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: one time East Baycana was our Facebook page and it 288 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: grew to like four thousand members. Was huge, but it 289 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: was pre legalization. It was really awesome because you know, 290 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: you can feel the sense of freedom, um, of of 291 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: bringing the community together, getting people that just have these 292 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: conversations right, um, you know about like the freedom of 293 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: the plan and how do we like responsibly move this forward? Um, 294 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: and everybody's you know, obviously smoke. We had sponsors, Harborside 295 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: sponsor today, all kinds of folk sponsored it. But who 296 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: are they agan? What's that? Who are the aging around 297 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: the world. Harborside is the largest dispenser in the Bay 298 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: Area and the first one in Oakland, and they just 299 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: kick ass there may Yeah, they they are well over. 300 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: They were the biggest um for forever there are still 301 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: the largest, like by square foot, um, you know, and 302 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: we got we can get into some of some action 303 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: that's happening over there later. But to continue the story, 304 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: we thought that was a really important thing to do 305 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: to bring that community together because what happened, Joe, is 306 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: that we ended up facilitating the first conversations around social 307 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: equity because obviously Oaklands are predominantly African American community, um, 308 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: you know, and we were bringing all these people together 309 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: in these operators and so many people for free. He 310 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: got to the ability to not only find job opportunities, 311 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: have these conversations safely. And then next thing, you know, 312 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: obviously legalization happened in two thousands of January two thousands 313 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: of seventeen is when the first social degree program was 314 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: born entire United States. And so that is just amazing, 315 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, like totally you're giving gifts to 316 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: humanity like that for just an amazing thing I've experience. 317 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: For me, I got to meet people like Des Barron 318 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: who helped us start the industry. UM. You know that also, 319 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: you know, kind of sort of give us a start 320 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: or what we were doing. Obviously OPTANDAM University, all these 321 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: different folks that are really built the industry for us. 322 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: UM you know, we were, we were all working with 323 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: and we still do to this day. Um. You know, 324 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: by the end of the day, we have to expand 325 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: this nationally. You know, obviously Colorado going legal all these 326 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: different things are happening all across the United States, and 327 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: so for our company right now, we're moving from just 328 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: a boutique consulting company to launching a tech platform with 329 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: scale and really kind of aggregate the same kind of 330 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: model where we can help folks, you know, come together 331 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: and find opportunities, bridging access between entrepreneurs and experts. So 332 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: that's kind of where we're at now. Hopefully it gives 333 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: you a good stats shot of well, not only that, 334 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: that was a great snapshot of what you've done, and 335 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: I want to talk about what you're doing now. Is 336 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: it's the CEO of Green Rush Revolution. It's Cannabis Talk 337 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: one on one. When be right back after this. It's 338 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: Cannabis Talk one oh one. It's Cannabis Talk. Welcome back 339 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: to Cannabis Talk one on one, the world's number one 340 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: source for everything cannabis. Joe Grande. You know, I just 341 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: want to say something I have never had someone just 342 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: talked through the whole segment. And now here's what's funny, 343 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: Blue is I had a good It was good, super legit, 344 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: and not only super legit, but I had a gut 345 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: feeling because I watched his interviews and I've heard from Elvis. Now, 346 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: Elvis doesn't give anybody fops. Elvis is the biggest asshole. No, no, 347 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: I say Elvis is the biggest asshole out there with 348 00:16:55,440 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: respect because he does not give a monkey of a nana. 349 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: If if he just does not give anybody like a 350 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 1: prop of this dude's good, that good. He just that 351 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: dude's horrible. This person is horrible. And I say that 352 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: because Elvis and I have done radio for a long time, 353 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: and Elvis has done morning radio in New York and 354 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: he's a fucking pro and he could do anything and everything. 355 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: And so that being said, Elvis will talk to me 356 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: and him um UNCANDID, and when we say it, UNCANDID 357 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: to each other like oh oh, flesh and bone. He's 358 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: good for Elvis to say Zaida is good, like for 359 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: him to tell me that Zada is good, and for 360 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: me to already feel that, like I'm already thinking in 361 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: my head Zada is good from the jump when I 362 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: met him. Then Blue, you and I have watched some 363 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: interviews with Zada and we both were like, Wow, this 364 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: this dude's dope, right, Like appreciate I showed Blue because 365 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: I was like, look at this guy, Zata, I want 366 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: to get him on a the show be I want 367 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: to do more things with him because I love a 368 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: Green Rush Revolution is doing. And so I started pimping 369 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: out showing because I know Zata, you're working with Elvis. 370 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: Elvis is our producer, Elvis my boy. Forever you guys 371 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: are doing ventures, it all goes in a full circle 372 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: of helping each other because it's pushing that green envelope forward, 373 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: right like the green Rush We're all we're all doing 374 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: that and and there's room for us, and there's room 375 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: for people like you to be apart with us, for 376 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: us to be apart with you. So Blue, I agree 377 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: with you. Dog. I was like sitting there and I 378 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: was sitting back. I thought it was gonna last longer. 379 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: I thought it was gonna give you a space. No, 380 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: that's what your ex girlfriend said to about you. But 381 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: girlfriend hairless heavens that being said, Data, you know you're 382 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: the founder now and the CEO of Green Rush Revolution, 383 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: the website's Green Rush revolution dot com a brand solely 384 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: focused on providing a platform that creates access between the 385 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: cannabis entrepreneur and experts with an ecosystem of industry, business, culture, 386 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: and education. The focus of this company is to bring 387 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: awareness basically an education entreprene yours through in depth, high 388 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: quality digital media content and a delivery system. Talk about 389 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: how you came up with that and and what you 390 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: guys exactly do with this. Well, it's kind of funny. Um, 391 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,640 Speaker 1: you know. Well, I've always you know, I felt like 392 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: as a consulting firm that I didn't want to be 393 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: pigeonholed just to consulting, right, Um, you know, and when 394 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: you're looking as a business owner, how do you scale? Um? 395 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: The brand name change helped us do that, right in 396 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: terms of like running to and you know what joke 397 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 1: this is. This is a revolution. It started as a revolution, 398 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna end as a revolution, right. So that made 399 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: a lot of sense now since we're bringing up my 400 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: ex girlfriends so much. You know, she helped me point 401 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: that out in my domain list. So it was like, 402 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: here's my domain list, and she was like, hey, that's 403 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: a good name, right, And so this is kind of 404 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 1: where it's sort of evolved. So I have to give 405 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: her credit, you know, for for making me aware of that. 406 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: But as I started, like you know, really investigating it, 407 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: I was like, man, this is exactly blooming to life 408 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: and exactly what I was looking for, right And I 409 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: think that you know, what it encompasses is exactly that 410 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: it's all about collaboration, you know. So our three values 411 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: are collaboration, unity, and prosperity. That's cut buddy. So we 412 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: need to all work together in order to foster this 413 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: and then move it to the next level. And also 414 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: on top of that, look, there's too much demand and 415 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: not enough experts. I mean, you can put all the 416 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: experts on the same team, every single one of them, 417 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: every single lawyer, every single consultant, anybody it's a subject 418 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: matter expert, and it still can't service demand. Okay, Um, 419 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: there's so much abundance and demand is so many people 420 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: wanting to try to get into space that I think 421 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: it's important to have a platform or an ecosystem in 422 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: which we can actually allow these people to find and 423 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: access to these opportunities. And that's one of the most 424 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: important things to this to this platform that we're developing 425 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: with Greener's solution, and it starts with education and that's 426 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: the key with everything. That's what I like about our 427 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: show as well as we like to educate the audience 428 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: of different things out there, people out there, products out 429 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: there that you may not know, and everything that you 430 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: guys are doing and even watching. Do your interviews with 431 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: these different people, and with your background and knowledge, it's 432 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: gonna be key for doing things and moving forward. As 433 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: I mentioned uh to Elvis, and I don't know if 434 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: we mentioned it to use data on the phone, but 435 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: you know, I would love for you to go out 436 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: and interview people for us as well if we can't 437 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: be there, because I believe you're that good in your knowledge. 438 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: Like I said, you started this in two thousand one, 439 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: coming out to California and growing. Whoa whoa whoa whoa 440 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: whoa Joe, whoa whoa. Let's not give him a job today? Well, 441 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: and don't get a twisted. I wouldn't say a job. 442 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: I would say, let's give him a mic and see 443 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: what he does. It didn't where he puts it, and 444 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: hopefully it's in somebody's face. Internship answership, give him an internship. 445 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: Can you get college credit? Give him college credit? But 446 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 1: we can we go back it's and then and then Zata, 447 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: let's go back to the experts in the industry real quick, 448 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: because you know it's funny when when I hear people 449 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: say there's you know, the experts, and I'm not talking 450 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 1: about you, I'm just joshing with you. But you know, 451 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: it's it's yet to see who the real experts are 452 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: in my opinion, you know, this is this is a yeah, 453 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: this industry has h you know, self proclaimed experts and 454 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: and and the facts are, you know, are our facts. 455 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: And so when we look at the monster msls and 456 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 1: the companies that are really producing some kind of quality 457 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:18,959 Speaker 1: prode and actually delivering without stepping in the mud and 458 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: creating all kinds of lawsuits and everything else, you have 459 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: really refer back to is who's the guys doing for 460 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: twenty years that really are the experts and that have 461 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: the track record. And it's yet to be really discovered 462 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: in my opinion, you know, and that's only because you know, 463 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: it comes from somebody that used to think he was 464 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: a master grower, that thought he had the best, just 465 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: that had that quite frankly sold that the number one 466 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: dispensary in Los Angeles for three years in a row. 467 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 1: And I you know, I personally don't take any credit 468 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 1: for it, but it was my license, you know. And 469 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: so you know, and when we go through that, and 470 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: we have those those conversations, and I look at real 471 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: people's records. You know, we've got a long way before 472 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: we start really calling people experts in this industry, because 473 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: it's still you know, it's it's it's freshman year. You know, 474 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: it's it's it's it's junior, it's juniors. You know, we 475 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: got some some sophomores and juniors, but we definitely, in 476 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: my opinion, have seniors in the industry, but yet to 477 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: operate as a licensed facility, you know, in my opinion, 478 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, and I can agree with that, Joe, 479 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of Charlatans. There's a lot of 480 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: that was blue whatever. Once again, he doesn't even know 481 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: who were talking to. So you know, I meant, I mean, 482 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: that's that's why I said internship, internship. We'll start with 483 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: an internship application. And you don't get you're gonna do 484 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: you see guys voices, Okay, So look, you know, I 485 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: tell you, Alex call agree with that. Um. You know, 486 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: and I've seen my fair and quite frankly, like there's 487 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 1: a lot of times where they give us a bad name. Man. 488 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: You know, I get I get things like you know, 489 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: a lot of clients that come to us, but they're like, yes, 490 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: are consultant, like completely failed out on this. We've got 491 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: a terrible work from them, or it didn't work out. 492 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: They hire us and we look at all, we got 493 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: to rewrite the whole entire thing, right. Um. You know 494 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: there's other folks you claim, like you said, as master growers, 495 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: and they don't know what scale means, right, um, or 496 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: don't even know how to scale, right. And so it's 497 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: really important to get that quality control down, and that 498 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,400 Speaker 1: is something that's absolutely lack in his industry, is what's 499 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 1: called integrity, you know. And I think that you know, 500 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: what we can see going forward, especially with our platform, 501 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: is we're going to be doing this quality control checks. 502 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: I mean even in my interviews, you know, I plan 503 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: on really checking people, man, just to make sure that 504 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: they are who they say they are at least they 505 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: have the knowledge and talent that they say they do, 506 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: because I think that's really important to bring this realness 507 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: to the to the puzzle because otherwise there's just a 508 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: buch of smoke America, you know. And it really is 509 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: honey at stake too, it really is. And we're gonna 510 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: take a break real quick We're gonna come back. I'm 511 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,239 Speaker 1: gonna put you on the spot with stuff and it's 512 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: cannabas Talk one on one one. Right back after this, 513 00:24:50,720 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: it's Cannabis Talk one O one. It's Cannabis talch one hit, 514 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: Get lit, sit back and enjoy Cannabis Talking one on 515 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: one one. Blue Mark and Craig Watson and the Pot 516 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: Brothers in Law and the world famous Joe Grande Joe. 517 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: You said you're gonna put data on the spot man 518 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: and ready for this first off. It's funny because everything 519 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: you just said really got me thinking and I and 520 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: not only that, you said you're gonna test people. And 521 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: since you were appointed as an advisor to the board 522 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: of the George Floyd Foundation and focusing on supporting social 523 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: ethically applications in the cannabis space, as well as being 524 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: one of the first to receive a Diversity Championship Award 525 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 1: in two thousand nineteen from the Minorities of Medical Marijuana, 526 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: which is m for mm dot com, the website. I 527 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 1: look at you as being down with us and I 528 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: don't know Zata with the last name uh STI what 529 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 1: is your are you Italian? What is said? No? I 530 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: mean like my name is you know, uh, well I 531 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: could look at it is sort of like it's not 532 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: my birth name. Okay, um up, you know, changing my 533 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: name because I hadn't found I guess you know, my 534 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: my brand, my spiritual brand really you know. And the 535 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: story behind it is that when I left Virginia to 536 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: come out for to in pursuit of a music career, 537 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: this this name is Data just came to me all 538 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: my travels over right, and I wanted to just really 539 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: kind of go through this transformation. Um. What I found 540 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: out later I was dating the singer songwriter in northern 541 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: California like here, her name was Ali Wise, okay, and 542 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: so she, um, you know, it was like you know, 543 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: like all women do. They'll go through and really look through. Hey, 544 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: our look at our horo scopes and you know are incompatible, right, 545 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: so we're in the Bookstar. She looked at our her scope. 546 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 1: She was like put in this book and she was like, hey, Data, 547 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: here's your here's your birthday. Right, So she looked at 548 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: my birthday and so my births some people have birth stars, 549 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: some people who don't. In astrology, and so mine was 550 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: named Data setting and that's how I got my last 551 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: so I ended up legally changing my name to that 552 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: and just going under this brand, and ever since then, 553 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:58,719 Speaker 1: it's just like kind of like I found myself joke. Well, 554 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: I didn't know this is gonna be such a on 555 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: winning thing before I can even get to my point. 556 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: But that's awesome. Before you do, is that what was 557 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: your real name? Chat or Alan? That being said, can 558 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: we get the real first? What the real name was? Yeah, 559 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 1: that's also I don't know where you pull that out 560 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: of your ass? Blue Okay, so that would be I 561 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 1: love the fact that you've who you are who you are, 562 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,640 Speaker 1: and I love the fact that you know you helped 563 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: the George Floyd Foundation. I love the fact that you 564 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: you're doing all these things for minorities. You're also done 565 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 1: things for women that you see Santa Barbara, and you're 566 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: an advisor on the board there that you were hand 567 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: picked for. And as you just said, you're going to 568 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: challenge people. Yes, I want you. This is why I said, 569 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna challenge you and put you on the spot 570 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 1: to challenge these owners that you speak to in the 571 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: c e O s to make sure that their diversity 572 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: is what they say they are. Because I've been getting 573 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: a lot of inside information from a lot these companies 574 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: and people that know these companies that aren't doing what 575 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: they're say they're doing for the minority at from the 576 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: minority aspects. So they claim they are, but they're not 577 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: doing to the extent that they say they are. So 578 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: as you've done so much for the minorities, and you 579 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: say you want to help and push the envelope with people, 580 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: That's something I would hope because coming from a gentleman 581 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: like yourself, I think you can get away with it 582 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: more and maybe a little easier and not look like 583 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: oh what fox this? You know I do it? Blue 584 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: do It's like, oh, look at these fucking Mexicans always 585 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: complaining blah blah blah. Somebody like you does it. It's 586 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: a little different, like, hey, you know, I've been a 587 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: part of this board and that board and this board, 588 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: and I'm wondering what you guys are doing with the 589 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, advice or supporting social equity because I've been 590 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: helping social equity applicants for such and such time. So 591 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm really pushing the envelope for you to do that, brother, 592 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 1: and and I hope you take that and run with 593 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 1: it because we need people out there as well as 594 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: we do. You know, are me and Blue constantly fight, 595 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: so does Mark and Craig Washerman. We're constantly fighting for 596 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: the minority. And if you're if they're interviewing, as you 597 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: say you want to go interview and push that envelope, 598 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: I encourage you to push that envelope in that manner 599 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: as well. Yeah, and I'm continuing to do that to 600 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: this day. Um, you know, I mean not only just 601 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: like checking people on that, but also bringing resources in 602 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: case they don't because you know, may may or may 603 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: not do that, but may or may not have access 604 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: to or aware of what's happened, what's out there to 605 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: support them in this right. So I think it's a 606 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: combination of those two things. I mean, obviously checking out, 607 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: but also bringing the resources support to them so to 608 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: ensure that they will do it right. Um. You know, 609 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: and as we see all these states kind of bring 610 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: all these different types of programs online, you know, we 611 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: need these folks that are especially folks that are coming 612 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: just directly out of prison and re entry programs. These 613 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: folks need education and they need support, right. I Mean, 614 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: we're looking at things like, Okay, how do we partner 615 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 1: state governments with academic institutions, right, like real universities to 616 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: provide that education and support for people for re entry programs, 617 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: and you know if things like that right, just really 618 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: kind of helping folks with these opportunities. It's really, um 619 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: kind of unfortunate what you see out there where they're 620 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: almost being used as pawns and license application processes, you know, 621 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: like because they have the status of being a minority 622 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: or formerly incarcerated, or living in a specific zip code 623 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: or however you want to look at it, right, and 624 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: then their positioned by big money to to um you 625 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: have that position, but really behind the scenes, intrinsically operated, 626 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: that's not what's coming right, right, So it's it's a 627 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: really sad thing to see and we really need, really 628 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: need to reform that, yes, and I hope we do. 629 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: And that being said, it's now one of the fun 630 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: times of the show where we like to do the 631 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: high five with a lot of our guests, and we're 632 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: gonna hear a lot more from Zeta down the line, 633 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: hanging out with us, doing shows with us, and being 634 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: a part of Cannabis Talk one on one and just 635 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: doing things together. But now we're gonna ask you five 636 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: questions data that we can't wait to hear the answers 637 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 1: to question number one of the High five with seen 638 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: your Zeta CD? Which is the greatest last name ever? 639 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: Now that you just found it on a fucking card, 640 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: A true card? Wow? Sty where did you find that at? And? 641 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: What a card? In my desk? But either way? The 642 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: CEO and founder of green Rush Consulting The CEO founder 643 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: of green Rush Revolution. Question number one of the High five, 644 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: how are you the first time you smoke cannabis? And 645 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 1: where did you get it from? I was at least 646 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: I was probably thirteen years old and I got it 647 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: from my best friend And I didn't even know the 648 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: difference when I got hot. Really nope, meaning you were 649 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: just sitting there and I was just sitting there like, yeah, 650 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: didn't even know the difference. Man. Just probably slag weed too. 651 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: By the way, Oh that's always fun. Where were you 652 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: guys at? Oh? Cool? Cool? Uh? Question number two of 653 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: the High five what is the craziest extremely What is 654 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: your favorite way to use cannabis? Hits? Really? Yeah? Old 655 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: school hits? Is there a certain bomb you like? Glass 656 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: bombs with ice? At ithead? There? Nice question? Number three 657 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: of the High five. Craziest place you've ever smoked or 658 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: used cannabis? O, god, craziest place airplane bathroom. I think 659 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: that's pretty much the craziest. I didn't get caught either. Wow. 660 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: What year was that? I was fucking teeth thousand let's 661 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: see thousand six? Got You'm back in California. Oh that's 662 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: question number four the High five. What did your go 663 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: to munchees data after you get high bunchies? Um? Chocolate 664 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: dark dark chocolate? Yeah? Nice? What what kind of chocolate though, 665 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: like just a just straight chocolate or like like em Yeah, 666 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: I mean that was a good anything, like anything chocolate 667 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: or sweep typically question question number five the High five, 668 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: Question number five and the High five. You can smoke 669 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: cannabis with anyone dead or alive. Who wouldn't be Jim Morrison? 670 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: Oh good one? Why Morrison? By the way, But I 671 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know. I just came to mind. 672 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: You know these amazing artists, amazing visionary. Yeah, what a poet? 673 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: Yeah good? Being a musician as well, And from me 674 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: from your standpoint, that would have been a deep one. Right, 675 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: You're like, oh my god, I'm actually smoking with Jim oh, 676 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: I could see that that'd be dope and and and 677 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: speaking of musician, what what what what did you? What? 678 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: Did you play? You sing? Or? I'm a drummer. I've 679 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 1: been playing drums for twenty five years, but I was 680 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 1: also play guitar. I can play bass. I can't sing 681 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: where chip though, mhm? Is there anything with a group 682 00:33:58,040 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: that we know over you? You just were you're just 683 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: uh like cover bands or did you do anything big? No? 684 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: I didn't ever really got anything big out of it. 685 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: I did play a lot of shows back east. Um, 686 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: I did do a pretty good, pretty good amount of touring. 687 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 1: Our band was called the Odyssey. No way, you guys 688 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: are the Odyssey not like that band d D. It's 689 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: about O D D Y s E. So we were 690 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,839 Speaker 1: like a rock psychedelic, tunk tropic band, parting manesque kind 691 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: of style. Um. And then we did some shows out here, um, 692 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: you know, in San Francisco and just you know, the 693 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: Bay Area circuit. But then do you guys have like 694 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: a purple and and and pinkishlag? Well no, okay, good, No, 695 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: it wouldn't be anything that you really know. Joe Star 696 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 1: Mountain you never know that was blue by the way, again, 697 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: I'm glad you said, Joe, but you know it's all good. Yeah, 698 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: you know you you actually have a zoom on with me, 699 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 1: and you can see I'm not a vent triller quist. 700 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,279 Speaker 1: I don't like talk out of my ear. So if 701 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: you're looking at me, this is me talk now, Blue. 702 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: Can you say something to him so he can see 703 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 1: I'm not talking. When you say something, there, see, it 704 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 1: doesn't switch it. Okay, okay, that did give give him 705 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: a break? Would you give him a break? Joe? Let 706 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: it go? And you you have been a good ventrilo quis. 707 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: You had your hand on my backside for a lot 708 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: of times. That it was a long time ago, A 709 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: long time ago, he sata. By the way, Joe was 710 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 1: my pot dealer back in the mid nineties. And you 711 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: know what I would you know, I'm the I'm the 712 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: other DJA guy and hey, yeah, can you give me 713 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: a bag and I get it and I pay, you know, 714 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 1: like sixty picks ago. This is kind of light and 715 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 1: it's a lot of seeds and stems. Oh no, it's 716 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: great stuff. It's great stuff. He was pinching on my bags. 717 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,800 Speaker 1: I know exactly. I mean totally, but him and I 718 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,879 Speaker 1: would get high before every show. Um, and he never 719 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: stopped buying the weed for me. That's the best. I 720 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,839 Speaker 1: didn't have any other connections. I didn't know any better. 721 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 1: I thought I was getting a good deal. I thought 722 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 1: it was getting a great deal, the best weed in town. 723 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 1: Just buy it. It was it was all seeds. Seed 724 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: was good. It was real good weed back then. Data. 725 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: Is there anything else we're missing that you want to 726 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,800 Speaker 1: promote on this show? That's all about you right now 727 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: because Zata's setting the CEO and founder of Green Rush 728 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: Consulting and CEO and found of green Rush Revolution. We 729 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: love what you're doing out there. We supported anything that 730 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 1: we can do to help you. Let us know. But 731 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: is there anything else if you want to push out 732 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,800 Speaker 1: there right now? Yeah? I did. I mean a message 733 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: the audience is that you're it's just sitting getting in 734 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: the cannabis industry. Look, go from your dreams, take risks, 735 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: you know, to calculator risk. But you know there's done. 736 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,880 Speaker 1: The time is now right, The time is now to 737 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:39,319 Speaker 1: get in for more than willing to help you pretty 738 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: much consulting dot com with all licensing and business planning 739 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: and capitalization whatever you're looking for so we really appreciate 740 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: being on the show. Thank you guys so much. The 741 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: four and things, well there it is, guys, this Cannabis 742 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: Talk one on one. I remember this if no one 743 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: else loves you weird. Thank you for listening to Cannabis 744 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,279 Speaker 1: Talk one oh one on the I Heart Radio app 745 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:04,360 Speaker 1: Apple podcast or We're after you get your podcasts. M