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Coffee & Cannabis Podcast

Coffee & Cannabis Podcast

By: Dr. Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez
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Coffee & Cannabis is an industry leading thought-forward podcast, where cannabis, culture, business, and education intersect.


Led by former 2x combat vet, professor, and cannabis executive, Dr. Beast, each episode blends intellectual curiosity with lived experience — unpacking entrepreneurship, policy, wellness, leadership, and the realities of building in regulated and emerging industries.


Over a cup of coffee and cannabis, Dr. Beast brings sharp perspective, real stories, and unfiltered conversations designed to challenge narratives, normalize cannabis, and move the industry forward.


What makes Coffee & Cannabis different is its lens. This isn’t surface-level talk or trend chasing — it’s context, strategy, and truth from someone who has operated, taught, built, and lived it. New episodes drop bi-weekly across YouTube and all major podcast platforms.

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  • University of Colorado Regent Wanda James Announces Run for Congress on Coffee & Cannabis Podcast

    University of Colorado Regent Wanda James Announces Run for Congress on Coffee & Cannabis Podcast
    Sep 29 2025

    Creator & Executive Producer: Dr. Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez
    Producer: Jalen Thomas
    Editor: Jalen Thomas

    ✨ New to C&C? Start here: @Coffeecannabis.podcast

    In Episode 8 — (Ep 75) of Coffee & Cannabis, Dr. Beast and political strategist Gretchen Gailey close out the political series with none other than the legendary Wanda James — dispensary owner, cannabis pioneer, and now hopeful future Congresswoman.

    Filmed LIVE at NECANN in Atlantic City, this episode captures a groundbreaking moment as Wanda officially announces her run for Congress right here on Coffee & Cannabis. 🇺🇸

    She opens up about sustaining as a minority operator for over 15 years, the importance of generational wealth and license transferring, and why she can’t understand why politicians are still fumbling cannabis policy.

    Wanda doesn’t hold back — from sharing her challenges as the only Black Regent at the University of Colorado, to calling out her opponent Diana DeGette, to breaking down the failures in governance that keep communities criminalized and patients underserved.

    Dr. Beast and Gretchen keep the energy sharp and candid, mixing in humor, hard truths, and gratitude for Wanda’s trailblazing leadership.

    This season finale is more than a conversation — it’s a call to action. Wanda James reminds us what it means to fight for our plant, our people, and our future 🌱💪

    Politics, pot, policy — and yes, even academia — all collide in this unforgettable closer. ☕🌿

    📍 Filming: NECANN, Atlantic City
    📌 Full episode premieres today, September 29, 2025 at 11AM
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    45 mins
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