Today's show is our season 2 finale and my first double interview. Today I had the pleasure to talk all things cannabis with Khadisha Thornhill and Natalie Cox of Afro Cannada Budsistas.

Khadisha Thornhill is an outspoken co-founder of the important new Canadian collective. AFRO CANNADA BUDSISTAS. She developed an appreciation for cannabis approximately 4 years ago when she was dealing with some chronic shoulder pain issues and has recently been prescribed medical cannabis which has made her more adamant about advocating for better insurance health benefits coverage for medical cannabis to ensure end-user patient access.  Khadisha spent nearly 4 years as an admin and moderator for Black Moms group on Facebook - a group with more than 16 thousand members, and developed a lot of skills in managing online safe spaces for Black women. Every day she remains committed to standing up and speaking out to the ravages of systemic racism and white patriarchal societal systems. You can follow Khadisha on Instagram @ms_weedwiki

Natalie Cox has been described as a powerwoman of Canadian cannabis.  She first came to the plant for personal reasons - she realized she had been coping badly with untreated anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia. Cannabis, she says, helped give her a better quality of life. With the federal legalization of cannabis in Canada, she felt empowered to start growing her own.  She was good at it - and so, after a lifetime serving customers in retail, she determined to go back to college to study Horticulture. She also became an influential member of the Canadian cannabis community - and she realized her voice was needed -Cox went online in search of groups where she could find other Black women interested in cannabis, being vocal in the space. Over conversation with Khadisha Thornhil, the two lamented over the lack of spaces for Black women and committed to filling to the gap and creating the space they craved, birthing Afro Cannada Budsistas.  Together, their mission is to normalize cannabis use among Black Women by information, education, and exposure. You can follow Natalie on IG @growingwithnatalie

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IG: @afrocannadabudsistas

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Afro-Cannada-Budsistas-100244085141795/

Website: afrocannadabudsistas.com

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