WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:03.799 Well, hello, Jim, how are you. I'm very good, how 2 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:08.199 are you excellent? Well, this is my first time actually getting to interview 3 00:00:08.199 --> 00:00:11.080 you, so I'm kind of excited, and I mean, there's so many 4 00:00:11.119 --> 00:00:13.679 things I want to ask and say. But first of all, thanks for 5 00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:16.839 everything. I've so enjoyed you over the years of all your movies. And 6 00:00:17.519 --> 00:00:24.239 my mom is like, literally she watches your canine movie Jerry. She watches 7 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:27.359 that on like every other week. She's she knows it, and I just 8 00:00:27.399 --> 00:00:30.640 need to like bring that up because well, tell her thank you, and 9 00:00:30.879 --> 00:00:36.840 Teller, I still have a German shepherd. And actually the German shepherd, 10 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:41.240 his name is Paul, is on Growing Belushi also, so he's got a 11 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:45.399 little cameos in the TV show. That's what I want to talk about now. 12 00:00:45.399 --> 00:00:48.439 In your third season Congratulations. By the way, it already premiered her 13 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:51.880 already April, Thank you, thank you. Yeah, it's been out since 14 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:57.240 April fifth. It's on Wednesday nights as six episodes, and you go to 15 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:02.640 Discovery Plus and see the first two seasons. But tonight it's on Discovery Yeah, 16 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:04.359 and then it'll it'll all end up there eventually, But if you want 17 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:07.079 to catch up that's a good point to do that. But you know here 18 00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:11.680 in Connecticut now they've just legalized recreational marijuana. Everybody. You know, we 19 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:17.359 have X amount of dispensaries opening up here and there. What have you learned 20 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:21.239 trial by error in doing what you're doing because there's so many rules to follow. 21 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:26.400 So in starting all of this, what was the research like and doing 22 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:30.359 all of it? Oh my god, that is a big, big question. 23 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:34.079 Because I've been doing this for seven years and it's a constant research and 24 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:38.560 it's a constant education. I think that's why I like it, because I 25 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:44.760 like all the challenges and overcoming the challenges and through that being educated myself. 26 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:51.280 And I'm trying to show that education on growing pollution because it's not just about 27 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:56.599 me growing cannabis. It's about me growing as a man and you know, 28 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:00.920 spiritually as a man, but also growing as a businessman and a person. 29 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:05.000 And this relationship with the cannabis has been great. But by the way, 30 00:02:05.079 --> 00:02:13.319 congratulations Connecticut for going legal. It's about time and everybody there. It's really 31 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:17.199 going to make a difference in people's lives. So you're a legal cannabis farmer 32 00:02:17.400 --> 00:02:22.759 way, and I know you're I'm not bringing up anything, trust me on 33 00:02:22.759 --> 00:02:24.120 this one. But you know you and your neighbors. We'll just leave it 34 00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:28.000 at that. But like, how was that received? I mean, where 35 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:32.120 is your farman? How did that all come about? Well, I'm in 36 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:38.879 the southern Oregon and an agricultural area along the Road River, and if you 37 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:44.800 watch the first episode, you'll see about the neighbor. The neighbor, unfortunately, 38 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:51.639 it was victimized by a organized crime outfit that kind of intimidated him to 39 00:02:52.520 --> 00:02:55.240 grow, they said to him. But what they were doing was growing, 40 00:02:55.439 --> 00:03:01.520 uh, cannabis illegally and my barn down mysteriously. In the first episode, 41 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:08.840 we expoil the possibility of this organized crime organization burning it down. It's it's 42 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:15.919 it's in Oregon. My neighbors are all oregan. It's part of their state's 43 00:03:15.960 --> 00:03:23.400 economy. They support it terrifically. And there's some conservative people there. You 44 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:29.120 know. The thing about the medicine of cannabis is that it reaches over the 45 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:34.599 blue and the red states and conservatives and liberals because everybody has one thing in 46 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:40.120 common. Everybody knows somebody who's struggling, screaming inside, whether it's from anxiety 47 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:47.800 or PTSD or Alzheimer's or you know, going through chemotherapy and losing your appetite 48 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:53.120 and seizures. And also people want to feel good. There's nothing wrong. 49 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:57.439 You should never feel guilty about feeling that. We go through the day trying 50 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:00.159 to feel good, you know, whether we have a drink or we go 51 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:04.199 see entertainment and we go out to dinner, and so cannabis is a very 52 00:04:04.240 --> 00:04:10.400 safe way to feel good and there's a lot of medical benefits to him. 53 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:14.199 Now let's talk a little bit about bringing your family into this. Is this 54 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:16.920 is you know, some people have certain legacies they leave behind. You know, 55 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:20.879 maybe yours would have been comedy or singing and or acting or however, 56 00:04:21.040 --> 00:04:25.839 did you, in your believe any of that. I didn't leave any of 57 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:29.959 that behind. I'm doing a TV show about cannabis, so I'm blending the 58 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:33.279 two. That's true. That's that's true, So that the legacy would be 59 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:36.920 the legacy is still the farmer, though, because this is something that you're 60 00:04:36.920 --> 00:04:44.439 cultivating that is generational at this point with with the land, right, yes, 61 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:47.240 yes, I mean the land. As a farmer. They used to 62 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:53.279 go hey there, uh you know, soybean, and now I have a 63 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:56.560 bunch of cattle on it, having babies. By the way, I got 64 00:04:56.639 --> 00:05:01.879 fifty little little cute little cabs one around and having so much fun. And 65 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:08.480 I'm going cannabis, you know, cannabis. I'm going on like one acre 66 00:05:08.639 --> 00:05:11.879 and I have a ninety three acre farm. So, oh my gosh. 67 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:15.639 What's that like being the head of you know, like you you are living 68 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:18.800 the yellow Stone life right if you will. But what is it like to 69 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:29.240 have that I'm a cannabis cowboy girl? How can people follow you on social 70 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:30.399 I mean, I have all this information. It's so stupid to add, 71 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:32.959 so automatic that we ask these questions. But you know, I've got all 72 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:35.519 the links up to follow you the farm and everything like that. And of 73 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:41.240 course, currently in season three on Discovery you can watch Discovery Plus for the 74 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:45.759 first two. Uh this is it's a great show. And the comedy is 75 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:48.199 still in there, and the acting is still in there and the the interaction 76 00:05:48.279 --> 00:05:51.560 I love. But if people want to get more information about you, will 77 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:56.439 follow the farm. What's the best place to do that? Well, yeah, 78 00:05:56.560 --> 00:05:59.759 you know, just Jim Belushi. Just type in Jim Belushi, you 79 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:04.839 know, and it'll show you Belushi's farm on Instagram and TikTok and Facebook and 80 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:11.399 you know Jim Belushi or Jim or Belushi's farm all right, and it'll lead 81 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:14.800 you to all the information you need. I know you got to go live 82 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:16.120 in just a bit. But I want to get back to German shepherds. 83 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:19.639 We all have German shepherds. I've got my German shepherd puppy Wolfgang right behind 84 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:25.000 me right now. Um are animals where they always like something for you, 85 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:27.839 because I always like to talk to my guests about, you know, the 86 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:31.079 relationship and the impact of having you know, dogs, cats, pets. 87 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:38.480 Now you've got cattle, what that means to you in your life. I 88 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:45.000 have really two special relationships. One with cannabis because it's really been an interactive 89 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:50.519 thing. And the feminized plant brings a beautiful feminine energy into my life and 90 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:57.399 has healed me in so many ways. But the main thing it's been my 91 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:02.000 My, My Tara. You who is in the show by the way, 92 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:08.720 you got a little cameos. He is, uh, you know the guy 93 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:11.639 I can't go to the bathroom about him playing in front of me. I 94 00:07:11.639 --> 00:07:17.439 mean he follows me everywhere, he protects me, and he's just a real 95 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:23.560 ass. About the ball. That's all you know. Blah blah blah blah 96 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:29.480 blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. I mean, even now, 97 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:34.759 I swear in the sound of his bark is starting to sound like ball. 98 00:07:35.879 --> 00:07:41.839 I mean he's starting to put the bee on it. German shepherds are 99 00:07:41.879 --> 00:07:45.120 so no, like you could paint your body in meat, but they're like, 100 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:47.279 oh, ball instead. No, I totally get that, but oh 101 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:54.800 my gosh, my German shepherd. He will literally paint the house for a 102 00:07:54.879 --> 00:07:59.439 ball, the ball, doing the ball, paint the ceiling, paint the 103 00:07:59.480 --> 00:08:03.519 ceiling up on netline, and I'll give you the ball. I love it 104 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:09.360 all right. I know you gotta go growing, Belushi, I'll discover you've 105 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.600 been a pleasure. I have a great day. Thank you so much for 106 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:16.279 joining us. Please please give my love to your mother. Tell her thank 107 00:08:16.279 --> 00:08:18.800 you for her support. Oh my gosh, she's gonna die with this. 108 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:18.839 Thank you so much.