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Episode 757 | 02.28.24

The Dangers of Medical Cannabis

Manny Johnson is back to bring us up to date on the medical cannabis industry.

He has consulted with local, state and federal governments and helped write many of the cannabis laws across the USA.

Manny has written applications and won licenses across the USA.

He knows the problems this industry faces. And he has some solutions.

Join Manny and I as we discuss why he decided to be a first mover in the cannabis world … and why he is so disappointed with approach the cannabis industry has taken to product and consumer safety.

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About Our Guests:

Manny Johnson

Manny Johnson has been a Key Speaker to Healthcare Professionals in Colorado, California, Oregon, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey and numerous countries. He has lectured on Cannabis, Marijuana and Hemp, at the largest Cannabis Convention in the world in Las Vegas,

At 18 he joined the U.S. Army to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. After serving in Special Operations Group (SOG), he was Honorably Discharged. He was instrumental in working with U.S. Congress to pass a bill to provide disabled veterans returning from the Gulf Wars with trained Service Dogs. His work with Veteran causes led him to become a Charter Member of Rally Point, a Veterans organization to train, promote, and find jobs for veterans after their service to our Country. He has been a leading advocate in Grow4Vets, an organization that provides veterans free of charge with medical cannabis in states where it is legal.

Mr. Johnson is a third-generation farmer, Professional Florida Nurseryman for 30-plus years and Co-Founder of one of the largest specialty/floral nurseries in the U.S.

In 2012, he started a company which grew over 125-acres of Hemp for two years in Austria, extracted the oils from the hemp flowers in Germany, made drywall and insulation with the non- flower parts of the plant, and had an FDA Permit to import Hemp Extract from Europe into the U.S.

He is a member of the Florida Nurserymen’s and Growers  Association, American Nurseryman’s Association. He is also a Research Associate of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians and the Colorado Cannabis Clinicians. When medical cannabis became legal, his extensive plant     experience coupled with his educational background in Biochemistry, made Mr. Johnson a sought-after Subject Matter Expert for Cannabis in the U.S., Europe, and South America.

Mr. Johnson and two of his partners had significant input into Florida’s original “Compassionate Marijuana Act of 2014.” Mr. Johnson has served as a Subject Matter Expert on essentially all updates to this legislation over the past eight-plus years.

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