{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Potcast with Ross Rebagliati","title":"Ross's Story: Turning Olympic fame into green gold","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1815,"description":"Ross’ Story: Turning Olympic fame into green gold  Show Notes:  In this episode of The Potcast with Ross Rebagliati, we’re putting our host in the hot seat to address the question on everyone’s mind: was Ross able to turn all that fame and attention from his 1998 Winter Olympics controversy into piles of green gold after legalization?   We’ll find out how Ross went from smoking joints with the Rolling Stones and appearing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, to struggling with cannabis-related stigma, to becoming the bootstrapping cannabis entrepreneur he is today. It turns out there may be a few similarities between competing in extreme sports and playing this game called cannabis.  Plus, we’ll hear from some of his collaborators about how teamwork helps everyone get ahead in the high-pressure cannabis industry. We’ll chat with Red, Master Grower from Papa Joe’s Organics – a micro cultivation operation growing organic weed in Sooke, BC, (including Organic Mango Gold for Ross’ Gold), and Fabrizio Rossi from Trygg Collective, where Ross is leading a high-tech pre-roll production team.  About Papa Joe’s Organics https://papajoescannabis.com/  Papa Joe’s Organics cares about the quality of the weed you smoke and their impact on the environment. They control every aspect of the cultivation and packaging process from their beautiful production facility in Sooke, BC. Maintaining organic standards, being environmentally conscious and producing the most dank ass weed possible is all they think and dream about. They constantly raise the bar and are always on the hunt for new genetics and phenotypes to keep your experience new and exciting.   About Trygg Collective https://tryggcollective.com/  Trygg Collective is a remarkable group of people with the drive to deliver superior products to the recreational and medical cannabis market. Their hard-earned expertise in the cannabis, pharmaceutical and CPG industries comes from a combined 50 years of knowledge and partnerships....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zUwUZ-k3IpGEWTZVNkCtCuoPhzQbkf4UgWUw3xP5fJg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OThl/ZmE0MDllMmRiZTgz/OWIwNWM3ZDlmN2Qw/YzE0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}