Shanel Lindsay on Passion, Perseverance and Cannabis Cakes
Shanel Lindsay left her law firm job following an incident in 2009 when she had the epiphany that cannabis decriminalization was not enough and that she needed to fight for legalization. She is a force behind the 2016 Massachusetts legalization efforts, is an advocate for cannabis equity, and started her own Boston based company, Ardent, which has developed a couple of really great little decarboxylators.
Shanel Lindsay and Joyce are both alums of the Northeastern University School of Law, and Shanel was the first person who opened Joyce’s eyes to the potential of the cannabis industry when she was featured with a cover story in the NUSL alum magazine in 2016.
Shanel shares her story of transitioning from corporate law to cannabis entrepreneur, social equity in cannabis, and her advice to women - black women specifically - on the importance of capital and how to find investors.
And Joyce gives a shout out to a friend of the show Sherri Tutkus, founder of The Green Nurse, and shares her favorite thing this week - a cannabis romantic thriller, A Walk In the Park by Jill St. Thomas.
Topics Discussed
(2:32) Welcome and cannabis news!
(2:40) Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana Adult Use
(2:50) Mississippi Medical and Oregon Everything
(2:43) Boston Public Radio (Joyce around minute 11:00)
(4:00) Shout out to The Green Nurse
(4:20) Nurse Mark
(5:08) Guest Introduction – Shanel Lindsay
(6:50) Origin Story in Sharon, MA
(8:10) 2001 Ancient Cannabis History
(8:41) 2009 Run In With Local Law Enforcement
(12:00) Epiphany That Decriminalization Not Legalization
(16:00) The Evolution of Decarboxylation and Activation
(17:14) The Process
(18:15) Nova Launch 2014 and MCR Labs
(19:05) The Device That Looks Like A Soup Thermos
(20:43) Easy Bake Ardent
(23:55) Discretion is Important
(24:50) Easy Bake Cakes
(26:00) Holiday Gifts
(27:30) Financing In Cannabis
(28:00) Ardent Means Passionate!
(29:00) “Everything that glitters is not gold” In Cannabis Investment
(29:35) Banking in Cannabis and 2017 Shut Down
(31:33) Arcview Investment
(32:00) Finding Investors is like Dating!
(32:50) Ardent Social Media Food Feed
(33:00) Ardent Facebook Group
(35:55) Virtual Friendsgiving
(36:33) The Canna Mom Show Sponsorships
(37:42) A Walk In The Park by Jill St. James
(39:40) Social Equity in MA Cannabis : Delivery License Discussion
(43:00) Shout Out To:
MRCC, MassEon, Commonwealth Dispensary Association, Minorities for Medical Marijuana
(44:41) Shanel’s Son Working In The Biz
(46:25) Connect with Ardent and Shanel
The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:
Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music
Amie Searles for believing
Kelly Dolan of Retail Results Inc
Lori Lennon of Thinkubator Media
Kim Kramer of McLane Middleton