Welcome to Hi5 for Hemp. I am Martin Lindeskog and today I have a returning guest, Hanna. Welcome.
Hi Martin, thank you very much.
And since we talked last time, you had been on another pod. Could you tell a little bit about that? It's in Swedish, but I want to do a shout out to them.
Absolutely. Yes, I participated in a podcast called Soul River, but river with a W, so soul river, with Sarah and Jimmy, two Swedish podcasters that are excellent to be around.
Great.
and they did an interview with me we talked about cbd fantastic benefits of using hemp and
cannabinoids yeah and it's actually available at soul river podcast where pods yeah you could find
pods podcasts as you say in swedish and we will talk about that also how you could listen to this
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Hanna you have
written and published a book both in Swedish and in English. Could you repeat and tell about the
titles of your book? Absolutely. The Swedish version is called Hampa och CBD. Vad är vad?
And I use my full name there, Hannah Hell. I got that published by Whip Media, as we mentioned
last time and then I did a translation into an English version called Hemp and CBD, a beginner's
guide, but my name on that one is Hannah Hill and that's available. Great. And it's basically a really
simple start out. I want to know more about the hemp plant and CBD, so a basic book.
That's a great introduction and when you have learned a little bit about that and you get
passionate about it and you want to learn more then it's very handy to have a book and that's
why i want to do this episode like a bit size information so you could chew it you could think
about it and then i did this reflection and aha moment you could say when i looked at the cover
of your book and also the great artwork of my co-host adam tinkoff and i was thinking how many
you could say leaf it is on the plant and i counted to seven and when i looked at your book cover
and i was thinking when i saw when we'll talk more about in future episodes about cocavida
and tibor and kim and i saw when they have been at the plantation you could say and where we get
a great product or material i saw oh that plant looks different it's more leaves and they it's
almost like a do they say that in english also like a mustache or something like that
so i counted it to nine leaf i think so if we started that it's the same big umbrella family
but it's different plants so could you explain a little bit about that hannah the industrial hemp
plant or the hemp plant and the mariana plant and how we look different and how we are different.
As I understand it, and I strongly must emphasize that I'm not a researcher or an expert,
I'm just a hemp enthusiast, but the mariana plant has five great leaves and then the little
mustache in the bottom, which makes seven leaves all together on that plant.
that the hemp plant, the industrial hemp, has seven big leaves and two small ones, the mustache.
So that makes it nine leaves So if we are looking for faults my book cover for example is not the industrial hemp plant it actually another plant illegal and the same
illegal in some areas
and illegal in some other areas
but the focus on this podcast is
hi-fi for hemp or industrial hemp
but it's funny also that my
co-host Adam Tinkoff have done
the one with seven also
and it could be that it's easy
to do
and it's easy to get in the artwork
or on a book cover
and maybe when you do a search
online maybe that's what
pops up
and I could, to joke with that
I have an interest in tea
and on my business card
and on my tea site
teapotty.media
it's a creator called John Cox
he's a cartoonist and
a fine artist
and he had done this creative
thing and
designed a tea leaf
and then I got reflections
and comments, is that
what I think it is? And I say
it's a tea leaf, what did you think
it was? So it's interesting how you
get, you could get an
idea or an image of
another thing
so thanks for that explanation
and the next step then
it's the same big umbrella
family but different types
so what's the main difference between
the industrial hemp and mariana?
Well, the hemp plant is actually called industrial hemp
and has many industrial uses.
The mariana plant, in which I am no expert,
it gets you high, period.
I'm not familiar with anything else it does.
So the major use of that plant is to get intoxicated,
Whereas industrial hemp might be like the savior of the planet.
The plant itself, it has over 50,000 uses.
It's just for industrial uses.
We touched upon this last time.
You can make batteries out of hemp, cosmetics, beauty products, textiles.
It turns out that the bee population actually is attracted to the hemp plant
and could very well be the savior of the bee population.
And as it has less than 0.3% of the THC,
which is the cannabinoid that makes you high,
a Mariana plant, the amounts of THC could reach almost 30%.
Okay, that's great.
You are so good at summarizing this.
and directly I have more follow-up questions and thoughts.
So this we will do, and we have done it in the past myself
and also together with co-host Adam Tinkoff
about applications and different ways of using it
in industrial ways and for consumers and so on.
So we will take that and also we will follow along with your book.
So when you mention that with THC, the product,
and we'll do a little bit about that
and then we'll talk more about it in a separate episode
and compare different maybe brands
and different types of industrial hemp products.
But could you say about the product that you are using
and myself included and also included the show notes
and the link, my referral link in the previous episode
and I will do that today.
So now you have found this Koka Vida.
Because I like the name Koka, Vida.
Vida is life and Koka is, what was that, Hawaiian name for something?
Yeah, Okua means sustain, to sustain in Hawaiian.
And Vida is Latin for life.
So sustain life is what the company actually means.
Yes, it's a company that I got in contact with as it started.
And their logo is Purpose Before Profit, which resonates with me.
They are really, really committed to living with nature and having natural products.
They have created an oil that is biologically bio grown It Colorado which for those who don know Colorado has really strong laws against pesticides herbicides mold etc
So if you have an oil that is made in Colorado, that is a quality stamp in itself.
And of course, this one is.
And it's a doctor's brand.
So they are really committed to bringing forth a product that has high quality without skipping steps that makes it less natural.
And they talk about going back to nature.
And what I love is that they are so personal and that resonates with me.
They are genuinely good people.
The founders of the company.
They talk about the Coquavida family, and they do take care of you as if they were a family.
They have a great product, and they try helping local businesses by buying their stock, which is, you know, I'm a small Swedish business entrepreneur, and it's really difficult sometimes to make ends meet.
And that's what they do over there.
Most of all, the product itself, it's got a great hemp plant.
They got a COA, the Certificate of Analysis, that covers it all.
So I can trust the product.
And the best part is that they claim that you need 200 milligrams of cannabinoids each day to ignite your endocannabinoid system.
And, well, CBD, cannabinoids, the oils are usually very expensive.
so what they've done is they've created the BOGO deal forever
so buy one get one
that means that you buy one bottle you get the other one for free
so that you can afford to ignite your own endocannabinoid system
and that's great
that's why I chose them, they are lovely
and we will then have probably an episode of that also
how you, as I have a podcast together with a host about tea
and we talk about tea economy
so for example when you have a great tea like for example o long or something like that and you could
do several steepings of that the cost for every tea cup is very affordable and you get a great
value for the price so we'll come come back to that what content of the product so thanks for
explaining that in a good way and again to the listener out there what's your favorite product
brand and how the different ways of using industrial hemp we talk now about the oil the
hemp oil that you use what do you say that in english um it's like in in the bottle you you
you press on the top and then you get drops drop by drop oh like yeah yeah so
and you could do it in different ways.
So we'll talk more.
Yeah, sorry, Marcia, I interrupted you.
That's a good thing to emphasize that I resonate a lot with this oil.
They have a fantastic production method too,
which makes like almost 99% of the plant,
you know, the components remain,
and it's easy to remove the THC if needed.
And it is needed in Sweden.
But then again, everybody is different.
And if you find an oil you like, make sure it's legal, that it's not contaminated,
and that it actually contains what it says on the label.
And if that resonates with you, that's great.
I'm not saying that, well, I am saying that this is the best oil, but that's for me.
Everybody's different.
So just do your research.
Great.
And that's why, you know, when you wrote the book, the idea behind it to find how you source and how do you find and what's out there and what's what, what's CBD and what's hemp and etc.
So we'll come back to that.
So thanks very much for that, Hannah.
And I could say for the record, and if you again want to support this show, check out the show notes and click on the link and get this buy one, get one deal.
and then you will support my work also and for a first time customer if you write in the code Martin5 you will get additional 5 off for your first order
So that's a great way of supporting this show and my work.
And again, Hanna, thanks for your support as an ambassador.
And I want to say a personal thing.
I know one of co-founders, Tibor, we're going back way, a long way back.
So I know him for a long time.
So it was interesting to meet him again and see what he's doing.
So that's a nice way of doing it, to get in touch and contact with the co-founder of the company.
So you could trust them and you could talk directly to them.
And again, I want the listeners, because that's why we're speaking in Swedish,
Swedish talking in English
thinking in Swedish sometimes
so because
it's an international thing and
the main market I think
is North America but
it's available for us here in Europe
also so that's great
so anything else you want to say as a
wrap up, round up and
any thoughts
for the future Hannah?
The thing to remember that when it comes to
CBD and the other cannabinoids
the
The answer to why they are so important is the endocannabinoid system.
And that's like our biggest system in the body, and it strives for balance.
And when we are balanced, we have a possibility to heal and feel good about ourselves.
So this balance or homeostasis, as it's called, can actually be induced, so to speak, by using a broad spectrum or a full spectrum hemp oil, depending on where you live.
And just to wrap that up, I talked to Tibor the other day and he told me this magical story about he was at a doctor's fair talking about the CBD oil or the broad spectrum and the full spectrum.
And they have a PM-AM routine that is really exciting over in America.
And this man came who had a neurological injury.
So he went from stall to stall in this huge fair, along with this doctor, in order to try and find some relief.
Because he had spasms from an accident several years back.
And they were like epileptical spasms, but he didn't have epilepsy.
and somebody called out to Tibor said come over here this is something you need to you need to
talk to this man so he brought the CBD oil gave him three droppers and within 15 seconds the man
was was like in relief after a few minutes he stood up and everybody everybody around was crying
there was such a difference between those constant spasms and then the relief that the man
actually obtained by just balancing his endocannabinoid system.
There are so many magical, fantastic stories about what happens in your body
when you do balance this system.
Though it's not always a 15-second relief, but it could be.
So in order for you to feel balanced, working with your endocannabinoid system
is of utmost importance.
That's great. Perfect segue for the next episode, Hanna. So you are really good at this. And again, for the record, it's a personal thing. So we will have that so-called fine print. And you said that in a good way, Hanna. So you could say that again, that this is our personal stories and testimonials. And you have to test it yourself if you listen to this. So you could end with that.
This is not to replace any medical advice.
We are not doctors, so stick to your doctor's tip and advice.
This is just an informal chat between two hemp enthusiasts
and should not be taking as medical advice.
Great, Hanna. Thanks for that.
And thanks for this chat and conversation.
And talk to you soon again.
Talk to you soon, Martin.
Bye for now.
Bye-bye.
Thank you.