High On Tour with Victor Pinho & April Black
Every year, millions of global travelers flock to California in search of the world’s finest cannabis. For cannabis industry legends – Victor Pinho & April Black – the job may sound simple: Get these travelers very high and show them a great time! It’s not always as easy as you’d think. Join your heady hosts and cannabis tour guides – Victor Pinho (Emerald Farm Tours) & April Black (Higher Way Travel) – as we spend an hour each episode trimming back the storied nuggets of life in the weed tourism game. We’ll be interviewing our friends, colleagues, and cannabis tourism legends across the globe. So get on-board the weed bus, buckle up, and as always … smoke ‘em if you got ‘em! You’re about to get “HIGH ON TOUR” with Victor Pinho & April Black! ##### ABOUT YOUR HOSTS: VICTOR PINHO | Emerald Farm Tours | San Francisco, CA Victor has been advocating for sensible cannabis policy and legalization of weed for 20 years. Starting with his work on policy work on K Street working for the Outreach Team at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Victor began following his passion and desire to see through the legalization of marijuana wherever he went. He is an important early figure in the legalization movement in home state of New Jersey. Victor has held many important roles across the cannabis industry, including the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Berkeley Patients Group - the nation’s oldest cannabis dispensary. Victor’s passion for marketing cannabis led him to hold the title of California Director for the Cannabis Marketing Association, as well as Marketing Director for the Dark Heart Nursery, California’s largest and most respected purveyor of cannabis clones and genetics. In 2018, Victor made a huge splash on the California travel scene when he co-founded Emerald Farm Tours, a first-of-its-kind cannabis tourism and events company. Victor continues to lead thousands of global tourists on cannabis tours across Northern California. Victor continues to lead the industry through his work with Emerald Farm Tours and is available for consultative opportunities in the cannabis industry, with a specific focus on tours, events, and experiential marketing. Learn more about Victor Pinho and Emerald Farm Tours: EMERALD FARM TOURS - https://emeraldfarmtours.com Instagram: @emeraldfarmtours Twitter/X: @emeraldfarmtour APRIL BLACK | Higher Way Travel | Paso Robles, CA Often dubbed the ”Queen of Cannabis Travel,” April Black has been planning, promoting, and hosting cannabis themed travel experiences longer than anyone else in the business. April is a licensed travel agent that tirelessly works to bring incredible cannabis tourism adventures to life for world-renowned cannabis brands like High Times and her own Higher Way Health Retreat series. A pioneer of global, cannabis-themed tours and excursions, April has made a name for herself leading American tourists through the Netherlands for the many annual HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup® events. April was also the first travel agent booking cannabis retreats at Coral Cove Resort in Jamaica. Today, April continues to assist the cannabis-enthusiastic traveler in tracking down and planning the most incredible, custom cannabis tours and experiences. Her wellness events are curated with the highest regard for her guests and are seen as best-in-class for cannabis wellness retreats. April Black is a lifelong pot activist, backyard gardener, and all-out travel lover – a true OG in every sense of the term. HIGHER WAY TRAVEL - https://higherwaytravel.com Instagram: @higherwaytravel
Episodes
In this enlightening episode of High on Tour, hosts Victor Pinho and April Black invite the New York Times bestselling author Brian Box Brown for a captivating discussion. Best known for his thought-provoking comic strip - Legalization Nation, Brown shares his journey from a mundane office job to becoming a successful professional cartoonist.
Listen to how Brown navigated his way from self-publishing opportunities to making a lasti...
Join your spirited cannabis-guide, Victor Pinho, for another enlightening episode of 'High on Tour,' this time with the hash legend and cannabis luminary, Stephen Morning Glory. Popularly known as Steve the Hashishin, he unravels his immersive journey in the cannabis industry, his passion for hash-making, and the significant role it plays in this sphere. From discussing the curing process of temple balls to his life-changing encou...
Mimi Cavalheiro (Retail Relations Manager, SF Buyers Club) shares the importance of supporting small, craft farmers and how that leads to a stronger, healthier cannabis community. Formerly a grower herself, Mimi and her SF Buyers Club team hosted the Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market and invited the High On Tour Podcast into their amazing event to capture these stories of legacy family growers from the Emerald Triangle.
Craig Nejedly (CEO, Talking Trees & Space Gems) tells us how his thirst for adventure fueled his desire to leave San Francisco for Humboldt's greener pastures, and what it took to build two successful, California cannabis brands.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series...
Oliver Small (CEO, SaffyTHC) shares his heartwarming story of positivity and persistence that brought him to Humboldt from his humble beginnings on the small island of Jamaica.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers participating ...
Drew Barber (CEO, Uplift) offers us hope as a pillar for his brand's success in the face of difficult change and industry evolution.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers participating in this Farmers Market is special content to...
Aaron Salles (MOCA Humboldt) explains the technical challenges–and MOCA's successes–as a legacy indoor flower brand from Humboldt County.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers participating in this Farmers Market is...
Reina Layug (Humboldt Hill Labs) knows what it takes to succeed as a woman-owned, legacy cannabis extraction facility operator.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers participating in this Farmers Market is special c...
Terrance Alan (CEO, Flore Dispensary San Francisco) is a legendary activist and hero whose work helped to foster the beginnings of legal medical cannabis in California over 40 years ago.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers part...
Emily Scarborough (CEO, Empress Extracts) remains focused on making the best cannabis medicine and RSO for the health and happiness of her community.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers participating in this Farmers Market is s...
Shanon Taliafero (CEO, GreenOx) is a legacy cannabis farmer rooted in the Back-to-the-Land Movement of 1960's San Francisco.
The Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market is an event held at the San Francisco Buyers Club that showcases the legacy brands and products originating in the Humboldt County appellations. This series of interviews with the legacy farmers participating in this Farmers Market is special content to the High On Tour Podc...
Keith Arnoul & Vince Duggar (NorCal Grown Apparel) - Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market @ SF Buyers Club
Keith Arnoul and Vince Duggar give us an introduction to the Humboldt Legacy Farmers Market @ the SF Buyers Club in San Francisco on February 18, 2023.
Keith and Vince run NorCal Grown Apparel, an apparel company that preserves the art and culture of the multigenerational families of legacy growers throughout Humboldt County and the entire cannabis growing region known as the Emerald Triangle. Together with the art of their late, g...
Jason Rosenberg is Vice President of Brand Development for the website Stuff Stoners Like. Jason Rosenberg holds a B.S. from Binghamton University where he majored in International Relations and Theater. IN addition to being a true canna-warrior he was a producer for FOX television on hit reality shows like “The Swan” and “Kathy Griffin, My Life on the D List”, Mr. Rosenberg brings more than a decade of professional entertainment i...
Comedian Ngaio Bealum shares his high hopes for The Emerald Cup 2022
Ngaio Bealum is an American comedian, musician, writer, actor, activist, juggler and publisher. He hosted the Netflix show Cooking on High, and hosts the trivia app Daily Bonfire. He writes columns in the Sacramento News & Review, and Cannabis Now, answering questions from readers about marijuana and the politics of legalization.
Welcome back to Season 2 of High On Tour with Victor Pinho & April Black
On this episode, April and I catch up and sit down with return High on Tour guest–and friend of the show–Season George of Five Sisters Farm in Humboldt County.
When we first interviewed Season a little over a year ago, we learned her story and how her Southern California upbringing prepared her for a life as a regenera...
Deep in the Redwoods of Trinity County, in the heart of California's Emerald Triangle, Judi Nelson built a healing oasis on her legacy cannabis farm. Today, Sol Spirit Retreats is the product of her decades of learning, labor, and good stewardship of the Earth. In this episode, we sit down to learn about Judi's journey with the cannabis plant, what drives her connectedness to nature, and how her personal health-minded journey has i...
Comedian Rob Cantrell joins us for a wild conversation about growing up a pot-loving, coffee-craving comic in the golden age of stand-up comedy. April and I sit down to learn about Rob's career and his trajectory into the world of pot comedy. We hear war stories about being a struggling young comic on the road. From NY and DC to LA and San Francisco, this episode is full of twists, turns and incredible surprises! Don't miss this ho...
The High On Tour team welcomes our special guest – and good friend of the show – Dan "Grassroots" Goldman from the Marijuana Tomorrow podcast. Dan joins us to wrap up this years 4/20 celebrations across the US. From New York to San Francisco, we'll hear about Emerald Farm Tours' Hippie Hill's festivities, the insane open air weed market in New York City's Washington Square Park, and of course, Mike Tyson's "punch heard round the wo...
Victor and April share their best advice, tips, and strategies for surviving 4/20 events and celebrations. In this episode, our two 420 travel pros break down some important harm reduction strategies to help kick off your week. They'll tell some hilarious 4/20 horror stories from the road and share their plans for their first real post-pandemic 4/20 celebrations!
So buckle-up and... Smoke 'em if you got 'em... You're about to get H...
The High On Tour gang is all back together again after April got way too high to find her way onto our last episode – WOMP! WOMP!
April and Victor share some cannabis tourism updates and share some fun memories of the last 90 days since the Emerald Cup episode. Victor tells us about the successes–and challenges–of producing the Transbay Challenge cannabis competition in San Francisco. April tells us all about appellations. Victor s...
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