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Hemp Legally SpeakingBrandon Pollock and the Transition from Marijuana to HempJonathan Miller interviews Brandon Pollock, CEO of Theory Wellness, about how more marijuana companies are getting into the business of hemp. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: How are marijuana companies navigating the challenging legal and regulatory landscape?Why are more and more marijuana businesses transitioning into the hemp industry?How is the hemp beverage space opening up new opportunities for cannabis entrepreneurs?What does the future look like for the hemp beverage industry?What advice w...2025-05-0514 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingChris Fontes and the US Hemp Authority Adult Certification ProgramJonathan Miller interviews Chris Fontes, President of the US Hemp Authority about that organization's ongoing adult product certification program. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: Why did the US Hemp Authority decide to implement an adult product certification program?How is the program working over its first several months?What is the import of the April 20 (4/20) discount deadline for application into the program?Why should a brand owner choose to certify their products through the program?W...2025-04-2115 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingClifford Starke and Investing in the Hemp IndustryJonathan Miller interviews Clifford Starke, Chair of Hampstead Private Capital and CEO of Flora Growth, about the economic climate for investing in the hemp and cannabis industries. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: How did you get involved in the hemp and cannabis space?What is the current economic climate for investors in the hemp industry?What advice would you give to an entrepreneur who is seeking capital to grow their business?How would you advise C...2025-04-1416 min
Appraisers On PurposeJonathan Miller | Why Appraisers Understand the Market Better Than Economists (Part 2)What if appraisers—not economists—were the true experts in housing markets? Jonathan Miller thinks it’s time we embraced that.In this episode of Appraisers on Purpose, veteran appraiser and market analyst Jonathan Miller shares a refreshing perspective: the appraisal profession has more power—and more potential—than most of us realize.Jonathan doesn’t just value properties—he tells the story of entire markets. From advising the Federal Reserve to teaching at Columbia University, his journey reveals how data, curiosity, and clear communication can elevate appraisers to industry leaders.He encourages us to think be...2025-04-0932 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingU.S. Hemp Roundtable President Jena Murray and the Future of Hemp PolicyJonathan Miller interviews Jena Murray, the newly elected President of the US Hemp Roundtable, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. hemp industry. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: Who is Jena Murray and what was her path to becoming President of the US Hemp Roundtable?How has Medterra made the transition from non-intoxicating CBD to adult hemp products?What is your vision about the future of U.S. hemp policy with today's Congress a...2025-03-3116 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingCraig Katz and Hemp Policy in Illinois & MissouriJonathan Miller interviews Craig Katz, Government Relations Manager of CBD Kratom, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the hemp industry in Illinois and Missouri. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What is CBD Kratom's role in the US hemp industry?Given the opposition of Governor JB Pritzker, what's the status of legislative policy in Illinois?With the support Mayor Brandon Johnson, how are regulatory efforts proceeding in Chicago?How is the hemp industry navigating legislative battles w...2025-03-1717 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingScott Selix and Hemp Policy in the Upper MidwestJonathan Miller interviews Scott Selix, Founder and General Counsel of Climbing Kites, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the hemp beverage industry in the upper Midwest. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What's the history of Climbing Kites in the hemp space?How does Climbing Kites ensure the quality and safety of its products and why is it certifying with the US Hemp Authority?How has hemp policy transformed in Iowa?What is the status of e...2025-02-1713 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingJonathan Black, Cheech & Chong, and California DreamingJonathan Miller interviews Jonathan Black, CEO of Cheech & Chong's, about efforts in California to restore the sale of hemp products at retail. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What's it like to work with icons Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong?Why was California Governor Newsom so animated about banning the sale of all hemp products?What was the effort to bring together dozens of brands from both the marijuana and hemp industry to build consensus on...2025-02-0319 min
SuperchargersTaking Action with Film Producer Jonathan MillerJonathan Miller is known for empowering others and disrupting industries, he blends expertise in finance, business, and filmmaking to inspire success and innovation. Jonathan produced the award-winning feature film Publish or Perish.Jonathan Millerhttps://www.parsonex.com/jonathan-miller-founder-ceoDaniel Thomas https://www.danielthomas.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-1737 min
The Business & Wealth Show - Mac Attram170. Power of Compounding to Build Wealth and Financial Freedom! with Jonathan MillerIn this episode, our host Mac Attram interview Jonathan Miller on the Power of Compounding to Build Wealth and Financial Freedom.
Jonathan Miller is the founder and CEO of Parsonex Enterprises and its affiliates. A visionary financial professional with over two decades of experience, he has guided Parsonex to be recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America.
An Accredited Wealth Management Advisor, Jonathan holds multiple financial industry designations and is a frequent panelist and public speaker. He leads the firm’s wealth management division and embodies the roles of en...2024-11-3033 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingArt Massolo and the Policy Future for Hemp BeveragesJonathan Miller interviews Art Massolo, Vice President for Business Develop of Cycling Frog, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the hemp beverage industry. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: Why have hemp beverages become the fastest growing segment of the hemp industry?How does the hemp beverage space compare with the alcohol industry?What kinds of regulatory changes are necessary to ensure a successful industry?How should beverage brands interact with the rest of the greater h...2024-11-1819 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingAaron Nosbisch and the Rise of Hemp BeveragesJonathan Miller interviews Aaron Nosbisch, the CEO of Brez, about the exciting new category of hemp beverages, the challenges and the opportunities. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What are the factors behind the recent surge of the hemp beverage industry?What are the typical demographics of hemp beverage consumers?Why do you oppose limiting the sale of hemp beverages to marijuana dispensaries?How is the direct-to-consumer market growing in the hemp beverage space?Should the t...2024-10-2819 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingBoone Cutler and the Fight for Access by Veterans for Hemp ProductsJonathan Miller interviews Boone Cutler, the chairman of Spartan Sword, a veterans’ advocacy organization, about continuing battles our nation’s veterans face in ensuring access to hemp and CBD products for health and wellness purposes. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What is Spartan Sword, and how does the organization advocate for the interests of U.S. veterans?Why is access to hemp, CBD and cannabis important for our nation’s veterans?What role has the U.S. Ve...2024-10-1418 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerNetworking the quantum internet, featuring Noel Goddard of QunnectUnder New York City lies a patchwork of long-dormant dark fibers that are now illuminating with entangled rubidium atoms.In our conversation with Noel Goddard, CEO of Qunnect, we learn about the tough tech testbed named GothamQ. Qunnect is pioneering the future of the telecom industry by transforming existing fiber optics into quantum networks, providing a robust, secure communication channel for the next evolution of the digital age.Qunnect’s rubidium-based networking devices promise to safeguard communications against eavesdropping by ensuring that any attempts at interception destroy the transmitted message. This makes digital communications that ar...2024-08-3051 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingGillian Schauer, Jessice Burgess and an Outlook on Hemp from State RegulatorsJonathan Miller interviews Gillian Schauer, Executive Director of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), and Jessica Burgess, Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, about hemp policy from the purview of state regulators. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What is the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) and what is its role in developing national and state hemp policy?What has CANNRA recommended to Congress in terms of the federal regulatory treatment of hemp products?H...2024-08-1925 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingRobert Hoban and the "War" Between Hemp and MarijuanaJonathan Miller interviews Robert Hoban, a leading national attorney in the hemp and cannabis space, about the brewing policy conflict emerging between the hemp industry and its cousins in the cannabis industry. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What is the war between hemp and marijuana and how did it get started?What do leading cannabis associations say about the rise of hemp products that are potentially impairing?Is there any common ground between the hemp a...2024-08-0516 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingRod Kight and Regulation of Adult CannabinoidsJonathan Miller interviews Rod Kight, one of the nation's leading hemp attorneys, on the optimal path forward for the regulation of adult hemp cannabinoid products. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: How did the adult cannabinoid product market emerge and what is its current status?What is Kight's suggested "three pillar" approach for regulating cannabinoids?What is THC-A and how should it be treated under federal and state law and regulation?How important is self-regulation to t...2024-07-2219 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingChris Fontes and the US Hemp Authority Adult Certification ProgramJonathan Miller interviews Chris Fontes, President of the US Hemp Authority about that organization's upcoming adult product certification program. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: Why did the US Hemp Authority decide to implement an adult product certification program?What does the current marketplace look like for hemp products that potentially impair consumers?How is the adult certification program different from the current non-intoxicating certification program?How will this program help keep adult products out of t...2024-07-0818 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingNolan Jackson and New Hemp Laws & Regulations in the StatesJonathan Miller interviews Nolan Jackson, partner at Frost Brown Todd and regulatory counsel to the US Hemp Roundtable, about major legislative and regulatory changes being made at the state level during 2024. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What is the impact of new laws passed by state legislatures in CT, SD, FL, GA, IA and TN?What is the impact of new regulatory and administrative actions taken in DC, KY, and MD?What is the status o...2024-05-2018 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerCultivating billion-dollar narwhals, featuring Adam de Sola PoolWhere is the money in oceanographic research? Fundamental understanding of the watery parts of our planet (i.e. most of it) is woefully under pursued. However, just as it seems some ocean systems are almost falling apart – coral bleaching, rising tides, species extinctions – we are beginning to see more attention paid to exploring the depths. "There will be unicorns of the ocean, very successful companies which we call ‘narwhals’,” Adam de Sala Pool told us. A Special Advisor to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, de Sala Pool has seen a similar situation before: he was an early i...2024-05-0743 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingBill Bookout and a New Study on Hemp for PetsJonathan Miller interviews Bill Bookout, President of the National Animal Supplements Council, about an exciting new study on the impact of hemp and CBD on household pets. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What is the current marketplace for hemp supplements for pets?How are pet owners finding value for administering hemp and CBD?What were the results of the new study NASC commissioned on the use of hemp and CBD for pets?How will this s...2024-04-0817 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingFormer DEA Administrator Uttam Dhillon and Law Enforcement Views of Hemp and CannabisJonathan Miller interviews Uttam Dhillon, the former Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and current partner at Frost Brown Todd, about federal law enforcement views of hemp and cannabis, and the potential rescheduling and descheduling of cannabis. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: As the DEA head when hemp was legalized, why was the agency so concerned about hemp prior to legalization?What are the prospects of rescheduling cannabis, and what would serve as the r...2024-03-1121 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingFormer "Drug Czar" Jim Carroll and the Potential Rescheduling of CannabisJonathan Miller interviews Jim Carroll, the former White House "Drug Czar" and current partner at Frost Brown Todd, about federal law enforcement views of hemp and cannabis, and the potential rescheduling of marijuana. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: How does federal law enforcement view cannabis and its potential legalization?Are there more nuanced views toward hemp and CBD at the federal level?What is the status of the Biden Administration's potential efforts to reschedule cannabis a...2024-01-2917 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingDeb Hackathorn and the Battle for Hemp Products in OhioJonathan Miller interviews Deb Hackathorn, Frost Brown Todd principal and the U.S Hemp Roundtable's lobbyist in Columbus, about legislative efforts to ban certain hemp products in the Buckeye State. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: Ohioans passed a referendum in November to legalize adult-use marijuana. What was the reaction of the Governor and legislature on its implementation?What was the nature of legislation proposed in December that could have posed severe restrictions on hemp products in...2024-01-1516 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerFusing atoms with lasers, featuring Thomas Forner and Pravesh Patel of Focused EnergyIf this company perfectly combines lasers and atoms, the reaction could be worth trillions of dollars.Focused Energy’s Thomas Forner, CEO, and Pravesh Patel, CTO, join us to talk about making lasers. Lots and lots of lasers. But for what aim? They are pointing hundreds of directed beams at a tiny target: a millimeter-sized plastic capsule of deuterium and tritium, about the size of a peppercorn. These experiments may reveal a commercial pathway to grid-scale fusion energy. In contrast to other pursuits for nearly limitless clean energy such as stellarators and tokamaks, our third installment of th...2023-12-1250 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingDr. Sibyl Swift and Lance Blundell on CBD SafetyJonathan Miller interviews CMDMd's Chief Science Officer Sibyl Swift and General Counsel Lance Blundell on the safety and future regulation of CBD. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: Is CBD safe? From a legal perspective? From a scientific point of view?Why does the FDA continue to caution the public about the safety of hemp extracts like CBD?What are the steps Congress needs to take to ensure safe regulation of CBD?How should Congress approach the...2023-10-2322 min
Dental FuelJonathan Miller: Final Mistakes/Expert AdviceBrace yourselves for an EPIC revelation in our last Dental Fuel episode with Jonathan Miller! "What do good leaders do? They DELEGATE and they PROMOTE. They put people in the right places, they put people in the right seats on the right path." Get ready to unleash your team's potential as Jonathan discusses the crucial art of delegation and why letting your team 'swing and miss' is valuable. Invest in yourself as a dentist, empower your team, and watch your practice SOAR! Don't just listen, EMBRACE the power of effective leadership! Tune in NOW and fuel your dental journey! Ab...2023-10-2005 min
Dental FuelJonathan Miller: Mistakes After Bank ApprovalExciting News! Episode 3 of Dental Fuel with returning guest Jonathan Miller is here! Join us in this revealing episode with the incredible Jonathan Miller, where we dive deep into the world of dental financing. Jonathan spills the beans on the common mistakes dentists make after loan approval and how to avoid them! One golden nugget of wisdom: Choose your lender wisely! Don't second guess that approval and stop taking advice from the wrong sources! Jonathan's advice: " You need to go down the path with somebody who's actually done it the way in which you want to do it." Wise words...2023-10-1306 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerThe Star Machine: How Proxima Fusion is Powering the Sustainable Grid! Featuring Francesco SciortinoHow do we harness the power of the stars to deliver clean energy on Earth?It has been a collective goal – and, perhaps, an impending imperative – for human civilization to secure renewable energy sources for its present and future needs. The team at Proxima Fusion (https://www.proximafusion.com/about), led by co-founder and CEO Francesco Sciortino (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-sciortino-aa340180/), is focused on one approach to build a fusion power plant. Their use of a “stellarator”, a wildly complex machine that until recently has been literally impossible to build, could prove the econ...2023-10-1059 min
Hemp Legally SpeakingRand Martin and the Battle for Hemp Products in CaliforniaJonathan Miller interviews Rand Martin, the U.S Hemp Roundtable's lobbyist in Sacramento, about ongoing legislative and regulatory efforts to support (and burden) hemp products in California. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: What was in AB 45, the legislation that legalized CBD products in California, and how did it finally secure final passage?How has the hemp smokable ban been addressed (or fail to be addressed) since passage of AB 45, and what are its prospects for t...2023-10-1020 min
Dental FuelJonathan Miller: Key MistakesMeet Jonathan Miller, the financial mentor for your dental dreams! Since 2016, he's guided nearly sixty first-time owners towards their dream dental practice. In this week’s episode of Dental fuel, Jonathan unveils the crucial first steps and dissects the common pitfalls new dentists must avoid. Don't miss out on this wealth of wisdom! Key Takeaways: Dentists should know where to start when it comes to practice ownership and have a clear time horizon in mind. Real-world experience and education can be valuable before making the decision to start or buy a practice. Practice ownership is not for e...2023-09-2216 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerMastering Billion-Dollar Tech Investments & Galactic Defense 💸🛰️👾 featuring Preston DunlapStanding up a space force within the world’s largest bureaucracy is not for the faint of heart.Preston Dunlap – former (and first) Chief Architect / Chief Technology Officer of the United States Air Force and Space Force and present CEO of Arkenstone Ventures – has developed a privileged view into the government machinations necessary to design, develop, and buy the right mix of tough tech capabilities. Mission-focused and multidisciplinary, Dunlap and the organizations in which he engaged at the most senior levels have commanded hundreds of billions of dollars in defense acquisitions.A curious combination of comput...2023-09-1258 min