How BigMike Built a Big Career in Cannabis
On this edition of Everything Is Personal, Len and Jon feel small in the presence of Big Mike, i.e. Michael Straumietis, who at six feet seven inches earns the "big" moniker not only in size, but as the cannabis pioneer who revolutionized hydroponics as the owner of Advanced Nutrients, one of the most popular nutrient brands in the cannabis marketplace. Since being introduced to indoor grow rooms in the early 1980s as a "plant expert," Mike has played a critical role in the cultivation of over one million pot plants, been the target of a manhunt by federal agencies, lived "on the lam" for almost a decade under seven different identities, and has grown throughout the west from Temecula, California, to originating British Columbia "B.C. Bud" to revolutionary cultivation work in Bulgaria to building schools in Uganda. Len and Jon also chew the fat on their favorite movies of the 1990s, with a special emphasis on perennial Len favorites like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino. As you'll hear, not all movies are cinematically equal, but not all years have lines as quotable as "franks and beans" or "you're a funny guy." All this plus a new Have You Heard with a vintage dub find from Jon and a potential country-ish portal from Len.
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Len May brings more than 25 years of cannabis and genomics experience to Endocanna Health as the CEO & Co-Founder. A pioneer in the medical cannabis industry, May has been instrumental in shaping the current legislation and culture. He has held past positions as President of the Cannabis Action Network and Board Member and Lifetime Member of California Cannabis Association. May is the current chair of the CBDIA science board and is a stakeholder in some of the industry’s most iconic brands.
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