#422: From Ditch Weed to Apothecary: Robin Swan on Cannabis Ancestry, Medicine & Integrity

In this episode of Cannabinoid Connect, Kevin talks with Robin Swan, Founder of Swan Apothecary, herbal alchemist, and lifelong cannabis advocate. With over 30 years of legal experience—and a family legacy rooted in both Indigenous and Persian healing traditions—Robin shares how she’s transforming the cannabis industry through ancestral wisdom, clean medicine-making, and radical integrity.

Robin discusses:

• Her multi-generational lineage of cannabis and herbal medicine

• The dangers of THC potency obsession and over-commercialization

• How Big Pharma’s entrance into cannabis threatens small alchemists and growers

• The difference between true medicine and mass-market recreational products

• How cannabis, when treated with respect, rewards integrity and punishes greed

• Her family’s ancient remedies and practices passed down for generations

Whether you’re a plant medicine lover, cannabis entrepreneur, or curious about the future of cannabis medicine—this episode will challenge what you think you know about the plant.

🎧 Listen now and discover why Robin says: “Cannabis regulates herself. If you’re greedy, she’ll smash you.”

🔗 Learn more about Robin Swan and Swan Apothecary:
Website: https://www.swanapothecary.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swan_apothecary/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swanapothecary
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@empress_junebug
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0MjyAU_kXI7kSCBfD1ujg