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Kevin Ahaesy

Lit & Lucid™ Cannabis Podcast 

Vote Pro Pot-Cast: Marijuana Politics & Policy

Canna Cribs Podcast

Willie Nelson

Tucker Carlson

Jimmy Carter

Jeff Chilton

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David Crosby

Melissa Etheridge

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Keith Stroup

Tom Brokaw

David Miller

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Jay interviews the CEO of ECO Cannabis. Kevin Ahaesy puts his money where his mouth is when it comes to diversity and social equity-based, cannabis business culture. Kevin and Jay discuss  Hiring only Oakland residents 50% of ECO's staff have previously been incarcerated Struggling against the black market in California Pro sports may be leading the way toward destigmatization  and more  Please contact us at podcast@votepropot.com Call our message line at 240-257-2441    LINKS: Faye's Web Page ECO Cannabis Weed Talk News Last Prisoner Project NORML Marijuana Policy Project Drug Policy Alliance National Cannabis Industry Association  Blood of the Summoned (Phil's book) Blood of the Summoned (Podcast) U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121   Please contact, follow, and share us: VoteProPot.com eMail  (votepropot@gmail.com) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram (@VoteProPot)   Music: "Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Jay interviews the CEO of ECO Cannabis. Kevin Ahaesy puts his money where his mouth is when it comes to diversity and social equity-based, cannabis business culture. Kevin and Jay discuss <ul> <li>Hiring only Oakland residents</li> <li>50% of ECO's staff have previously been incarcerated</li> <li>Struggling against the black market in California</li> <li>Pro sports may be leading the way toward destigmatization </li> <li>and more</li> </ul> Please contact us at <a href="mailto:podcast@votepropot.com">podcast@votepropot.com</a> Call our message line at 240-257-2441   LINKS: <a href="https://www.fayecannaconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faye's Web Page</a> <a href="https://high-eco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ECO Cannabis</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY-Ngg1KZnnZPfTuqA0RpcQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weed Talk News</a> <a href="https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Last Prisoner Project</a> <a href="http://norml.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NORML</a> <a href="https://www.mpp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marijuana Policy Project</a> <a href="http://www.drugpolicy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drug Policy Alliance</a> <a href="https://thecannabisindustry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Cannabis Industry Association</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Summoned-Philip-D-Adams-ebook/dp/B00M7ILQ0Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blood of the Summoned (Phil's book)</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/07SJJevYvT8ERGHL8YK0jR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blood of the Summoned (Podcast)</a> U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121   Please contact, follow, and share us: <a href="http://www.votepropot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VoteProPot.com</a> eMail  (votepropot@gmail.com) <a href="http://www.facebook.com/votepropot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/votepropot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vote-pro-pot-podcast-2a3676168/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/votepropot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@VoteProPot)   Music: "Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

E172 Oakland Based ECO Cannabis CEO Kevin Ahaesy 

It’s not often that we find social equity programs in the cannabis space providing real-life actionable results for those affected by the War on Drugs. In today’s episode we had the opportunity to chat with Kevin Ahaesy, CEO of ECO Cannabis in Oakland, CA, about their commitment to ensuring 50% of their staff in this vertically integrated business are formerly incarcerated individuals. Kevin tells us about why he felt the need to support those affected by the War on Drugs and how his program goes far beyond just providing jobs. Kevin is committed to mentoring many of the individuals who come through his door to ensure future successes for start-up businesses. We discuss the importance of this social conscious businesses model, as it provides tangible results cutting through the bureaucracy that many of these social equity initiatives have promised in the past. If you were affected by the War on Drugs and you’d like to learn more about how you can get a job through ECO Cannabis or more about Kevin’s good work in the industry give this episode a listen!   ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lit-and-lucid/support

It’s not often that we find social equity programs in the cannabis space providing real-life actionable results for those affected by the War on Drugs. In today’s episode we had the opportunity to chat with Kevin Ahaesy, CEO of <a href="https://high-eco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ECO Cannabis</a> in Oakland, CA, about their commitment to ensuring 50% of their staff in this vertically integrated business are formerly incarcerated individuals. Kevin tells us about why he felt the need to support those affected by the War on Drugs and how his program goes far beyond just providing jobs. Kevin is committed to mentoring many of the individuals who come through his door to ensure future successes for start-up businesses. We discuss the importance of this social conscious businesses model, as it provides tangible results cutting through the bureaucracy that many of these social equity initiatives have promised in the past. If you were affected by the War on Drugs and you’d like to learn more about how you can get a job through ECO Cannabis or more about Kevin’s good work in the industry give this episode a listen! <h4> </h4> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lit-and-lucid/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lit-and-lucid/support</a>

E.125 - Creating Opportunities in Cannabis for the Formerly Incarcerated Ft. Kevin Ahaesy Founder & CEO of ECO Cannabis

Subscribe for more amazing videos! ►https://bit.ly/3phjuQT​ Want to check out the products from the episode? https://growershouse.com/canna-cribs-...​ Table of Contents 0:00​ Opening 2:14​ Kevin Ahaesy Background 9:20​ ECO Cannabis Business Model 23:48​ Social Equity Mission &amp; Program 32:58​ Companies &amp; Mentorship 41:18​ ECO Cannabis Hiring Process 48:14​ Advice from Kevin Ahaesy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions and Topics in this interview: - Tell us about your background and what led you to the cannabis space? -Tell us about your company, ECO, and your role over there? -You were a captain of the University of CA Berkeley water polo team, do you still play for fun?-Do you think athletic governing boards (college and pro) should penalize athletes for cannabis use? -ECO is a vertically integrated company, where you incubate eight (8) social equity businesses at your Oakland, CA cannabis campus. How involved are you in the day to day for each business? -What makes ECO so special? -I’d like to know a little more about your mission as a “social equity” company. Can you explain what that is? -Tell us more about mentorship at ECO Cannabis? -I love your name and the play on “ecosystem,” because that’s exactly what you’ve created in the city of Oakland, right? Can you tell us how that works? -What inspired your mission? -What percentage of your workforce are people with prior convictions? -What are the biggest hurdles you faced in developing a business model that puts a premium on social equity? -Is there a downside to the model? Costs related to working with Oakland companies versus dealing with professionals outside the city? -A lot of our listeners are growers or other people who’d like to get involved in cannabis professionally, what’s your advice? -What’s next for you and ECO? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can join the forum and learn more about growing at: Growers NetworkShout out to our podcast recording equipment sponsor ArtesiaFollow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/cannacribs​ http://instagram.com/growersnetwork​ Want more podcast episodes? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #cannabis​ #ECOCannabis​ #equitycannabisoakland​ #cannabispodcast​ #growingcannabis​ #cannabisoil​ #growingmarijuana​ #medicalmarijuana​ #marijuana​ #howtogrowweed​ #cannacribs​ #2020business​ #industry​ #podcast​ #tucson​ #smoke​ #weedeveryday​ #weed​ #smokingweed​ #maryjane​ #dispensary​ #customgrow420​ #qualitycontrol​ #vape​ #DeepRoots​ #howhigh​ #cannacribspodcast​ #cannacribs​ #quest​ 

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How involved are you in the day to day for each business? -What makes ECO so special? -I’d like to know a little more about your mission as a “social equity” company. Can you explain what that is? -Tell us more about mentorship at ECO Cannabis? -I love your name and the play on “ecosystem,” because that’s exactly what you’ve created in the city of Oakland, right? Can you tell us how that works? -What inspired your mission? -What percentage of your workforce are people with prior convictions? -What are the biggest hurdles you faced in developing a business model that puts a premium on social equity? -Is there a downside to the model? Costs related to working with Oakland companies versus dealing with professionals outside the city? -A lot of our listeners are growers or other people who’d like to get involved in cannabis professionally, what’s your advice? -What’s next for you and ECO? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can join the forum and learn more about growing at: <a href="http://growersnetwork.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Growers Network</a>Shout out to our podcast recording equipment sponsor <a href="https://artesia-pro.com " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artesia</a>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazRrMGJTZ0tBblZWaWFrV1dVclJKVUpwZ2k3d3xBQ3Jtc0trTHRVNnJwXzBrZW1kSGgyOXZ2OXB0Yk16RU10cHBXd3RBWUVoSlVrdzk1LXVIaDRCTVZvcE83OTFfX1lXMF9McUZfa0pHVnhjQmc1VzFkSDJBQzUtMzNLMXM0WTBYMTBFM3hFSTJPaFQwVmNBTVJGdw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fcannacribs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/cannacribs</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldYc3NFc2d1N3pvek4xNGlSZDZwZEd3elRud3xBQ3Jtc0ttcENvUThKV0VtU1BQbVVYWmVQZ3B1a0dZWnJ2QmVEemlzNzlCb3F4R2NzbWZOdXg0OWhmcmZ6LU1rZU5jc3hlejVIdDdWU2ROcDNuSjJ5UEtMV3Vaa2pEb1lfaTF0S1U2b3lvTHNjU21SNjdVSlh6NA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fgrowersnetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/growersnetwork</a>​ Want more podcast episodes? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr483iI9L84b1Aa4usMe2BvxCcz-PZOO5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...</a>​ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cannabis</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ecocannabis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#ECOCannabis</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/equitycannabisoakland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#equitycannabisoakland</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabispodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cannabispodcast</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/growingcannabis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#growingcannabis</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabisoil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cannabisoil</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/growingmarijuana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#growingmarijuana</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/medicalmarijuana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#medicalmarijuana</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/marijuana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#marijuana</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/howtogrowweed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#howtogrowweed</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannacribs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cannacribs</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/2020business" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#2020business</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/industry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#industry</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#podcast</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/tucson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#tucson</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/smoke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#smoke</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/weedeveryday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#weedeveryday</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/weed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#weed</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/smokingweed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#smokingweed</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/maryjane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#maryjane</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dispensary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#dispensary</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/customgrow420" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#customgrow420</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/qualitycontrol" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#qualitycontrol</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/vape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#vape</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deeproots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#DeepRoots</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/howhigh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#howhigh</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannacribspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cannacribspodcast</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannacribs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cannacribs</a>​ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#quest</a>​

Social Equity in Cannabis: Kevin Ahaesy @ ECO Cannabis (Canna Cribs Podcast E9)