Roots and Reefer

Taking Tical to the Top with Ebony Blevins

In this episode of Roots and Reefer, hosts Wendy and Rochelle sit down with Ebony Blevins, an award-winning photographer, artist, and Arkansas Brand Ambassador and Market Manager for Method Man's cannabis company, Tical. Ebony shares her journey with cannabis, from initial hesitation to embracing the plant for its medicinal properties. She discusses her role in elevating Tical in the celebrity cannabis space and the importance of representation and diversity in the industry. Ebony also dives into her passion for photography, her recent Artist of the Year award, and the influence of cannabis on her creative work. She shares insights on increasing access and education in Arkansas's medical marijuana market. Her deep roots in the community, ability to connect people often from diverse backgrounds, and drive to destigmatize cannabis make up all things Ebony. Whether you're interested in hip-hop, the Arkansas medical marijuana scene, or the intersection of art and cannabis, this episode of Roots & Reefer featuring Ebony Blevins is a must-listen. And remember, C.R.E.A.M. Cannabis Rules Everything Around Me  Glitter Bomb is the bomb! Shop Method Man’s cannabis brand, Tical, at The Source: shop now! [https://www.thesource-mj.com/menu-ar/brands/tical] Marijuana is for use by qualified patients only. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana use during pregnancy or breastfeeding poses potential harms. Marijuana is not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of marijuana.

Bonus: St. Paddy's Day Freestyle by 808

It's your lucky day! On this bonus episode of Roots and Reefer, The Source's very own patient consultant and rapper by the name of 808 (a.k.a. Andrew Winchester) is freestyle rapping about a green holiday we just couldn't puff puff pass up. Shop 808's shout-out strains Donny Burger, Glue, and more by In The Flow only at The Source Craft Cannabis Company in Rogers, Arkansas: https://www.thesource-mj.com/menu-ar/brands/in%20the%20flow [https://www.thesource-mj.com/menu-ar/brands/in%20the%20flow]

Plants Over Profits with Payton Weatherford of Natural State Medicinals

"I have this love, this infatuation with the color green, and it’s specifically for the plant, not for the profits. That’s something I try to say - you can only love one color green, and I’m a proponent of the plant for sure." In this episode, Payton Weatherford, a Sr. Account Manager at Natural State Medicinals, gets Roots and Reefer co-hosts Rochelle and Wendy fired up for the future of the Arkansas cannabis industry, all while recounting stories from the past of finding his calling in cannabis. Payton’s passion for the plant is as palpable as Arkansas medical marijuana patients’ love for the earthy-yet-sweet indica strain, Blackwater, cultivated by NSM. Also in this episode, Payton takes The Source on a tour of the Natural State Medicinals cultivation facility in White Hall, Arkansas and into the very room where Blackwater flowers in all her green glory. https://www.thesource-mj.com/ [https://www.thesource-mj.com/] Marijuana is for use by qualified patients only. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana use during pregnancy or breastfeeding poses potential harms. Marijuana is not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of marijuana.

Reggae Music is Reefer Music with Rochelle Bradshaw

Grammy Award-winning reggae star, budtender at The Source, ARMMJ patient, life-long cannabis lover, and R&R co-host, Rochelle Bradshaw (humbly) takes center stage on this episode of Roots & Reefer. Born in Portland, Jamaica, Rochelle can’t recall a time in her life without the presence of cannabis. Where there is Rochelle, there is reggae music, there is reefer. Where there is reggae, there is Rochelle wowing a crowd with her god-given talents, and making it look absolutely effortless. Where there is reggae, there are roots - Rochelle’s roots. In this episode, Rochelle bashfully recalls rockstar moments, like walking inside a too-smoky-to-see studio to record with crucial members of the reggae dynasty whom she considers family. Rochelle’s roots are grounded in the culture of love, reefer, and reggae sowed by Bob Marley and cultivated and deepened by many reggae musicians, including her own father.   For Rochelle, where there is reefer, there is therapy, there is medication. Cannabis has continually proved to be Rochelle’s vehicle to nurture and grow from the traumas of her past and to manage and significantly reduce a life-long threat to her physical health. With the help of Wendy’s therapeutic guidance, Rochelle reveals vulnerable and brave moments from past and present of this one love life she’s got to live. These days, she shares her talents with the world on tour with Stephen Marley, and she’s won an award or two along the way. Right here in the state that Rochelle calls home, she’s undeniably rooted reggae to permanence. Rochelle Bradshaw and her band, Hypnotion are no strangers on the music scene in the natural state.    In celebration of Bob Marley’s 79th birthday, The Source is getting everybody together to feel alright! Good times are guaranteed on Saturday, February 10th at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Performances by: Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion, The Irie Lions, Butterfly, Patti Steel, and more! * Get tickets for Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash: http://bit.ly/48Pe2v8 [http://bit.ly/48Pe2v8] * Listen to reggae essentials and favorites curated by reggae queen, Rochelle Bradshaw: http://spoti.fi/3tKOXmt [http://spoti.fi/3tKOXmt] Marijuana is for use by qualified patients only. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana use during pregnancy or breastfeeding poses potential harms. Marijuana is not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of marijuana.

Happy Harvest! Love, The Source

This episode of Roots & Reefer, we’re shaking things up a bit. Tune in and experience the magic that is a craft cannabis harvest. Your co-hosts, Wendy and Rochelle have all access passes behind the scenes of The Source's craft cannabis harvest. A snip here. The sound of leaves rustling there, hear the sounds of harvest as if you were there. Imagine a room filled with 50 towering marijuana plants. Witness Wendy and Rochelle’s pure joy as they speak with a familiar voice, Arianna Pascoe, a lead grower, and with Brandy Hogan, harvester & Production Coordinator at The Source Craft Cannabis. The amount of time it takes to cycle through each process in cannabis cultivation from seed to harvest to sales floor varies from grow to grow. Arianna explains that because Arkansas’s medical marijuana laws only allow for a small number of plants, it allows her and her like-family team of growers to pay attention to every detail. Listening, watching, and responding with intention to each plant makes what could be a monotonous routine into a 2-3 month cycle that brings new challenges and celebrations. Harvest itself? The Source's team can harvest and hang to cure in just a couple of days. After about a week of hanging out in the cure room, the time consuming work of trimming the ladies to perfection begins. Though the flowering female plants, affectionately referred to as “the ladies,” may be few in number, they leave nothing to be desired when experiencing a cannabis harvest. The largest plant of this harvest weighed in at a whopping 28 pounds. At the end of the episode, Rochelle grows eager to smoke the freshest of fresh. And in just 2.5 months time (give or take), she would do just that. Shop craft cannabis grown at The Source here! [https://www.thesource-mj.com/menu-ar/categories/27e3d47c5dce080c?brand=In%20The%20Flow] Get a visual inside the grow room & more at The Source here! [https://vimeo.com/897301987] Marijuana is for use by qualified patients only. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana use during pregnancy or breastfeeding poses potential harms. Marijuana is not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of marijuana.