#11 TNT Chris McIntyre: How to convince your Grandma that CBD is a legitimate medication 🍌 Imagine a world where aging people didn't need prescription drugs too feel healthy... 💊 Believe it or not, consuming high quality CBD derived from Industrial Hemp could make that world a reality. 🌿 "But Hemp is, like, weed! My Grandma would never take that!" -anonymous 🌎 In this Episode of THE NOMAD THEORY, Chris McIntrye from St. Margaret's Holistic Remedies in Denver Colorado answers the question: "How to convince your Grandma that CBD is a legitimate medication"🤶 So, if you don't like watching your Grandma suck down addictive opiates, click here for the full Show Notes and Quotes: https://simplecast.com/s/3c10ee10 ☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️ "It’s a community thing. Everyone’s working to help each other grow, it’s not competition. We call it co-opetition. Everyone’s working to help each other become better - not better than each other, but better than the old version they used to be." - Chris McIntyre Based in Denver, Co, his company produces High Quality CBD from Industrial Hemp in a variety of consumption methods. 🖐️ Put most simply, CBD is the non-psychoactive found in Cannabis, or Hemp, and it can be consumed without smoking the plant. 💓 Chris moved to Colorado and began taking CBD supplements in place of his prescription medications to treat his cancer; which was effective and is to this day. (4:20-6:00) 👨⚕️ Chris describes how his company got started and why they work to create CBD products.👨🌾 (6:50-7:30) In states like Colorado, residents can attain a license from the department of agriculture and grow hemp in their backyard. 🌈 This degree of accessibility might seem revolutionary from a legal standpoint, but most people probably don’t know that the United States government once fined people for NOT growing hemp. 💲 In 1942 the Federal government funded a campaign called Hemp for Victory, encouraging farmers to grow as much hemp as possible in order to produce stronger textiles during World War II.🇺🇸️ (8:40 - 10:00) Stay Wild Folks! A.C. 🍌 P.S. Check out the show or subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play (Just don't forget the "THE" ;)
" It’s a community thing. Everyone’s working to help each other grow,
it’s not competition. We call it co-opetition. Everyone’s working to
help each other become better, not better than each other, but better
than the old version they used to be." - Chris McIntyre
Take a gander at a random Grandmother’s prescription medicine shelf, and a common sight meets the eyes. Pillars of white and orange plastic tubes line medicine cabinets across the United States, stuffed to the brim of their “child-proof” lids with potent prescription drugs. In some cases, the drugs are extremely addictive antidepressants or life threatening opiates.
Imagine a world where these drugs were a second option for people experiencing the most common symptoms of aging, not their only option. Chris McIntyre and his team at St. Margaret’s Holistic Remedies based in Denver, Colorado not only think this is possible, but that their products are potentially more effective than prescription drugs - and a whole lot safer too.
His company produces High Quality CBD from Industrial Hemp in a variety of consumption methods. Put most simply, CBD is the non-psychoactive component found in Cannabis, or Hemp, and can be consumed without smoking the plant.
HEMP IS FEDERALLY LEGAL IN ALL 50 STATES (H.R. 1866 and Sec 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014)
Chris, and his team at St. Margaret’s Holistic Remedies, occupied a hemp-focused tent at the Arise Music Festival in Loveland, Colorado, and provided free samples of CBD concentrate to anyone interested. I took a few hits of their Banana Kush: Altitude Extracts strain, and felt more relaxed within minutes. The effects are subtle, but powerful, making me think my own Grandma might be open to trying CBD. Instead of relying on her prescription medications, she could potentially take some CBD and feel better without all the negative side effects.
The notion became a question: How can I convince my Grandma that CBD is a legitimate medicine?
Chris was kind enough to sit down with me to answer this question, and talk about his personal relationship with CBD, how the CBD industry has grown, and where it is headed.
At St. Margaret’s, their mission isn’t only making money. Listen to this recording about why Chris originally began taking CBD, and where he has seen it provide benefit to other people - including his own mother.
Search “CBD products” on Google, and a wide array of producers appear, making it difficult to choose a trusted source. The CBD industry is obviously exploding in states where its production is legal, and I wondered how a company like St. Margaret’s Holistic Remedies is different from all the other start-ups.
In this clip, Chris explains his experience in the CBD industry and how his company got started in such fast-paced times.
(8:15) CBD is legal to sell in over 24 countries
In states like Colorado, residents can attain a license from the department of agriculture and grow hemp in their backyard. The process includes paying a few hundred dollars and an inspection of the intended growing property, but growing your own medicine is totally possible.
This degree of accessibility might seem revolutionary from a legal standpoint, but most people probably don’t know that the United States government once fined people for NOT growing hemp. In 1942 the Federal government funded a campaign called Hemp for Victory, encouraging farmers to grow as much hemp as possible in order to produce stronger textiles during World War II.
After his own experiences and years working in the Hemp Industry, Chris is well aware of CBD’s historic legal evolution. In this clip, he breaks down the common misconceptions associated with Hemp and what people should know about its current legal status.
As the industry grows, and more and more people understand its potential benefits, new forms of processed CBD will become available. Yes, it can be smoked as a flower like marijuana or tobacco, but there are also a wide variety of less invasive consumption methods.
I asked Chris what form of consumption would be best for my Grandma who has never smoked anything her whole life. The available options might surprise you.
Looking at CBD and its seemingly unbelievable applications, one might assume the industry is reaching a peak in production possibilities, but Chris would say otherwise.
In fact, he lit up with a huge smile when I asked him which 3 parts of the industry’s future he is most excited about. He’s confident that we’ll see CBD branching into new sectors at an increasing rate, as more people accept it as a legitimate form of medication.
Whether you’re a parent of a child with epilepsy, a Grandma tired of popping daily opiates, or an athlete looking for soreness relief, check out this clip of Chris explaining how CBD could help you in the future.
In this clip, Chris talks about which 3 parts of the hemp industry he is most excited about in the future.
“If it weren’t for the people given the freedom to experiment we would
not be able to move as quickly or efficiently as we are right now.”- Chris McIntyre
Of course, Thank you Chris and his team at St. Margaret’s Holistic Remedies for answering a few questions that might help me convince my grandmother that CBD isn’t really the Devil’s Lettuce.
You can find out more about St. Margaret’s at their website smhremedies.com or link up with them on all the major social media outlets.