052 Bridging the Cannabis as Medicine Conversation with Nurse Katherine Golden of Leaf411.org

There are over 160 different cannabinoids, multiple ways to consume CBD and various factors that contribute to the benefits, effectiveness, and experience of the Cannabis products you consume. That’s why Leaf411.org, a nurse-staffed, free cannabis hotline for anyone in America to reach out, gets me so excited. On this episode, with my guest, nurse and CEO of Leaf411.org, Katherine Golden, we discuss the de-stigmatization of Cannabis and how we can bridge the gap between medicine and Cannabis.

[00:01 – 06:40] Announcements: The Texas 87th Legislative Session

[06:41 – 24:11] Katherine Golden’s background and Leaf411.org

[24:22 – 33:17] The Medical Conversation Is Influenced By Educated Consumers

[32:18 – 46:33] How Leaf411.org Guides Their Callers Through The Nuances of Cannabis

[46:34 – 56:16] Understanding Your Hemp and Cannabis COAs and Why It’s Important

[56:17 – 61:45] Reach Out, Leaf411.org Wants To Help You

Katherine Golden, RN, has served the medical community for over 25 years and for the past 5 years has worked as a cannabis nurse educator. She’s the CEO, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Leaf411.org. Katherine has obtained several cannabis-nursing certificates through The Medical Cannabis Institute Global, Radicle Health Cannabis Therapeutics of Medical Professionals and is Healer Certified. She is a proud member of American Cannabis Nurses Association, Cannabis Nurse Network, Americans for Safe Access and a member of numerous other cannabis related patient and professional advocacy groups to ensure she is up to date on the latest science and the most current issues.

Connect with Katherine on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected] 

Visit Leaf411’s website at https://leaf411.org/ and check out their Instagram (@leaf411org), Twitter (@leaf411org), Facebook (@leaf411org), and LinkedIn (@leaf411org)  

Shayda Torabi has been called one of the most influential Women in WordPress and now she’s one of the women leading the cannabis reformation conversation building one of Texas’ premier CBD brands. She's currently the CEO and Co-Founder of RESTART CBD, a female-run education first CBD wellness brand. And has formerly held marketing positions at WP Engine and WebDevStudios. Shayda is the host of a podcast for cannabis marketers called To Be Blunt, where she interviews top cannabis brands on their most successful marketing initiatives. When Shayda's not building her cannabiz in Texas, you can find her on the road exploring the best hikes and spots for vegan ice cream. Follow Shayda at @theshaydatorabi

Tweetable Quotes:

“[Leaf411.org is a] nurse run organization. We are all registered nurses. We give evidence based education to them. We’re really firm on that and we're gonna tell you what you sometimes don't want to hear.” - Katherine Golden

“I think it all boils down to just educating our public on a very simple level.” - Katherine Golden 

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