PURPLE WEED: DOES IT REALLY MEAN BETTER CANNABIS?🪻| ANTHOCYANINS WITH MEL

🟣🌿 PURPLE WEED: DOES IT REALLY MEAN BETTER CANNABIS? The ZA Station Podcast sits down with **Mary Ellen Lorello — aka Mel** — for a conversation that goes much deeper than the color of cannabis. Mel is a **Certified Cannabis Educator, wellness advocate, coach, creator and consultant**, with a background in cannabis education and holistic wellness. She has pursued professional cannabis education through the **Natural Wellness Academy** and has spent time educating and creating content around cannabis, wellness and the plant itself. We wanted to bring her on because cannabis consumers are constantly told what they should believe about the plant. But how much do we actually understand? For this conversation, we dive into **ANTHOCYANINS** and one of the most visually interesting questions in cannabis: 🟣 **WHY DOES CANNABIS TURN PURPLE?** Anthocyanins are pigments responsible for red, purple and blue coloration in many plants, and they became the starting point for a much bigger conversation about cannabis, genetics, environmental conditions, appearance and quality. We talked about: 🌿 What anthocyanins are 🟣 Why some cannabis develops purple coloration 🧬 The role genetics can play 🌡️ Environmental conditions and temperature 👀 Whether cannabis color tells you anything about quality 🔥 Whether purple cannabis is actually “better” 🔬 What research tells us about anthocyanins in cannabis ❓ What consumers may be misunderstanding 📚 What still needs to be studied But this interview isn't simply a list of cannabis questions. It's a conversation about **education**. It's about understanding the plant beyond what looks good, what someone told you, or what you've heard repeated in the cannabis community. That's why having someone like Mel on the podcast was important to us. She's coming to the conversation from the perspective of a **cannabis educator and wellness professional**, and we wanted to give her the space to explain what she knows, what the research says, and where there are still unanswered questions. Huge thank you to **Mary Ellen Lorello (Mel)** for sitting down with The ZA Station Podcast and sharing her knowledge with us. 🫡💚 🎙️ **GUEST** Mary Ellen Lorello — Mel Certified Cannabis Educator Wellness Advocate Creator | Consultant | Coach Natural Wellness Academy Instagram: **@thebalancedgourmet** 👇🏽 NOW IT'S YOUR TURN: **DO YOU THINK PURPLE CANNABIS MEANS BETTER CANNABIS?** 🟣 PURPLE OR 🟢 GREEN? DROP YOUR ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS. ⛽️ **THE ZA STATION PODCAST** REAL REVIEWS. REAL SMOKE. REAL RESULTS. Subscribe for more cannabis interviews, education, industry conversations, dispensary visits, product reviews, events and real conversations from the cannabis community. #TheZAStationPodcast #MaryEllenLorello #TheBalancedGourmet #Anthocyanins #PurpleCannabis #CannabisEducation #CannabisScience #CannabisResearch #CannabisEducator #CannabisCulture #CannabisPodcast #CannabisIndustry #CannabisCommunity #NJCannabis #NewJerseyCannabis