Episode 35 ⎸The 2023 High Fidelity Holiday Gift Guide

Episode 36 ⎸Addressing Sub Quality Sleep via The Nourished Nervous System Podcast

Hello! We are off this week to focus on adding cannabis to our product mix at Lucky You. Please enjoy this episode of The Nourished Nervous System podcast with host Kristen Timchak. Here she explores how to assess and improve your sleep hygiene through the lens of Ayurveda and the circadian sleep/wake cycle. Links: Lucky You Instagram Page [https://www.instagram.com/luckyyouvt/] HIgh Fidelity Newsletter Sign Up [http://eepurl.com/iihIMv] Link to Original Episode Notes and Resources [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0toqN6syosoq3IwBus1Kka?si=4fcf43111caa401b]  Notes:  0:00 Lift off 2:02 Bridget's intro on incorporating earth medicines with lifestyle adjustments 4:19 Kristen's & Bridget's shared history at the Goldthread Farm to Pharmacy Program 7:21 Normalizing sub quality sleep 9:42 Dr. Michael Bruce's four sleep chronotypes 12:36 Each Ayurvedic dosha's relationship to sleep 14:49 The circadian sleep/wake cycle 21:24 Small steps to reset your circadian rhythm 24:37 Ayurvedic sleep hygiene

Episode 35 ⎸The 2023 High Fidelity Holiday Gift Guide

Our second annual Holiday High Gift Guide, a curated list of items to gift the herbal enthusiast in your life….and maybe a little something for yourself, you deserve it. This year's picks are available on line and at our newly opened retail store, Lucky You. Happy Holidays from High Fidelity! Links: Lucky You [https://www.instagram.com/luckyyouvt/] Frankie Smoke [https://frankiesmoke.com/] LuneNoire [https://www.lunenoire.com/en/our-maison/] Hemson Goods [https://hemsongoods.com/] Baked in Vermont Pipe Company [https://bakedinvtpipeco.com/] Luxury Meets Cannabis Conference [https://www.lmccshow.com/] Limoges Porcelain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoges_porcelain] Viking Glass [https://journalofantiques.com/features/viking-glass-colorful-history/#:~:text=In%20most%20cases%20Viking%20used,lines%20in%20the%20early%201960s.] Brio Coffeeworks [https://www.briocoffeeworks.com/]  Notes:  0:00 Lift off 1:15 Lucky You now open 2:20 Frankie Smoke 3:23 LuneNoire 4:33 Hemson Goods 5:09 Baked in Vermont Pipe Company 5:55 Vintage ashtrays at Lucky You 6:50 Modern apothecary and gourmet pantry highlights

Episode 34 | Saturate Yourself! The Plant Medicine Protocol with William Siff of Goldthread Plant Based Tonics

The Plant Medicine Protocol is a comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to integrating medicinal plants into your daily life. The key is Saturation + Consistency + Variety. Listen in as author, clinical herbalist, ethnobotanist and licensed acupuncturist William Siff explains how to unlock the power of plants to create optimal health and longevity. Links: Buy the book online [https://drinkgoldthread.com/] Goldthread Plant Based Tonics [https://drinkgoldthread.com/pages/what-is-a-tonic] Plantventure Project [https://www.plantventureproject.com/] Peterson Field Guides [https://www.acornnaturalists.com/products/field-guides/by-series-peterson-field-guides.html] David Crow [https://www.crowconsultations.com/] Lonny Jarrett [https://lonnyjarrett.com/about/]  Notes:  0:00 Lift off 3:26 Get the Plant Medicine Protocal at 20% off 6:04 William's early obsession with medicinal plants 11:37 William's formal studies in medical anthropology and ethnobotany 12:59 Asian systems of medicine as effective frameworks for delivering plants into people 14:55 Goldthread Herbal Apothecary 17:10 The herbal apothecary as community public health institution 20:21 The Farm to Pharmacy Internship 25:50 The health care pyramid 33:39 Our connection to nature informs our health 35:16 Unrealistic expectations of what natural medicine can do 39:06 Bridget's personal story with Lyme disease 43:31 The Plant Medicine Protocol 47:47 The drug model does not fit the plant medicine model 48:29 Plant saturation of our vital systems 53:48 Consuming plants as a way to get to know yourself 1:00:34 Minestrone soup! William's selfcare routine

Episode 33 | Autumn Update on the Vermont Market: Show us the Data!

Show us the Data! Bridget reviews the latest licensing numbers and reflects on the wide discrepancy between actual sales and the market model forecast for year 1 of the Vermont Adult-use cannabis marketplace. Where’s the data to understand why? It doesn't exist. Three licensed growers share their stories on their first year of operation. Links: VTCCB List of Registered Cannabis Products [https://ccb.vermont.gov/sites/ccb/files/2023-10/PR.Report_10.13.23.xlsx] ISO Certification for Analytical Labs [https://www.iso.org/home.html] Episode 27 With Cary Giguere [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Gr5RuYWWENLMNkIQHab1N?si=9d921b95092f46c3] Vermont Medical and Adult-use Market Analysis Model [https://ccb.vermont.gov/sites/ccb/files/2022-12/Vermont%20Medical%20and%20Adult-use%20Cannabis%20Supply%20and%20Demand%20Model%20-%20Updated%20license%20data%20%288-30-22%29.xlsx] VT CCB October 2021 Report to Legislature [https://ccb.vermont.gov/sites/ccb/files/2021-11/Vermont_CCB_Report_Oct_15_2021-1.pdf] Medical Program Study Committee [https://ccb.vermont.gov/medical-program-study-committee] Clover Hill Cannabis [https://www.cloverhillcannabis.com/] Island Pond Cannabis Co [https://islandpondcannabiscompany.com/]. Sunset Lake Cannabis [https://www.sunsetlakecannabis.com/] Seven Days Article on Federal Hemp Regulations [https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/federal-hemp-regulations-trip-up-vermont-growers/Content?oid=39282102]  Notes:  0:00 Lift off 2:24 Latest licensing data 6:08 Latest product registration data 7:16 Licensed vs. utilized plant canopy data 9:05 Is supply meeting demand?  12:12 Inversion, we know it's happening, but how much?  14:13 Lack of transparency on market data 15:27 Actual vs projected sales 16:26 Medical program update 19:19 Michelle Shane of Clover Hill Cannabis 20:48 Thayer Gowdy of Island Pond Cannabis Co. 24:27 Sam Bellavance of Sunset Lake Cannabis

Episode 32 | None of this is legal advice...Cannabis Musings with Marc Hauser

SAFER, Rescheduling, the Farm bill, OH MY! Bridget and Marc discuss the cannabis policy conversations happening at the federal level right now and how they could affect both businesses and consumers. Links: Marc Hauser [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-hauser-146242b4/] Subscribe to Cannabis Musings [https://cannabismusings.substack.com/] Hauser Advisory [https://www.hauseradvisory.com/] SAFER Banking Act [https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/safer_section_by_section.pdf] Reuters Article on Rescheduling [https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/what-rescheduling-schedule-iii-would-mean-cannabis-industry-2023-09-12/] The UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs [https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/single-convention.html] NCIA White Paper on Tax Code 280E [https://thecannabisindustry.org/uploads/2015-280E-White-Paper.pdf] Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act [https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/laws-enforced-fda/federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act-fdc-act] 2018 Farm Bill loophole [https://www.npr.org/2022/01/04/1070338052/a-loophole-in-federal-marijuana-law-has-led-to-the-creation-of-new-thc-product]  Show Notes:  0:00 Lift off 1:53 Marc’s Bio 6:46 Cannabis Musings, the newsletter 8:36 Hauser Advisory 9:43 SAFER Banking Act explained 14:21 Cannabis banking in Vermont 20:47 The credit card problem 27:31 Rescheduling Cannabis 32:10 The UN Single Convention 34:10 280E Tax Code 41:20 De-scheduling vs. Rescheduling 45:10 FDA oversight of cannabis 49:22 Interstate commerce of THC 52:10 Farm Bill loophole 57:00 Marc’s selfcare routine