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The finest full spectrum hemp derived CBD and CBG with Rod Wolterman, Founder & Chairman, Hemptown. Today, we focus on the rich soils of Southern Oregon’s Emerald Triangle where Hemptown is producing some of the finest full spectrum hemp derived CBD and CBG. Rod Wolterman founded Hemptown’s Oregon Operation in 2016.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The preeminent Canadian investment issuers working in the cannabis market with Shay Shnet, CEO & Director. Nabis Holdings and Mark Krytiuk. President, Nabis HoldingsAccording to a recent Gallup poll, 58 percent of Americans support legal cannabis. Whether it's for pain relief, health benefits, or alternatives to traditional medicine, more and more people are starting to incorporate cannabis into their daily lives. We speak to a team of entrepreneurs running one of the preeminent Canadian investment issuers working in the cannabis market. Shay Shnet has over 20 years of experience in business and was most recently a founding partner and Vice President of Operations of MPX. While at MPX, Mr. Shnet spent the last 5 years of his career focused on the North American cannabis space helping build MPX’s portfolio of international cannabis assets. Shay is highly skilled in finding unique opportunities and has been directly involved with the development, branding, importing, consumer packaging and distribution

The future of the edibles industry with Erik Knutson, co-founder of Keef Brands and the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of CanCore Concepts Inc. Today, we talk about the industry from research and innovation to the future of the edibles industry. Erik was in the construction biz based in his home of Boulder, Colorado. Then came the Great Recession in 2008 and the housing bubble. He went with jumping into the cannabis industry in beverages. Now Erik has answered why he decided to create a cannabis soda. He said when talking to FoodDive "We were all just kind of brainstorming and looking at the market. I realized that at the end of the day, the two most commonly accepted forms of social adult interaction are drinking and smoking, and everybody else is already on the smoking side. We saw a big market need, for a beverage, for a truly social way (to have cannabis).” We dive deep into what made him think he could go from construction to creating cannabis-infused beverages and much more.Advertising Inquiri

The initiative to provide high standards in our industry. Today, we are joined by Marielle Weintraub. She is the Strategic Business Development Director for the Hemp Initiative at Eurofins Food Integrity and Innovation, formerly Covance Food Solutions. She is a founding board member and the current President for the US Hemp Authority and we are going to talk about an announcement recently made by the Hemp Authority. The actual certification program is the initiative to provide high standards in our industry. The U.S. Hemp Authority Certified Seal program was established in 2018 and funded by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. It was developed with guidance from David Bossman, a founding member of AgWin Group, and collaborators include the Hemp Industries Association, state pilot project participants, industry-leading firms, top-tier testing laboratories, and quality assessors. Joel Stanley, chairman of Charlotte’s Web, had been collaborating with the Hemp Authority to create the quality standards. We talk about how mu

Trendsetters in Cannabis Technology with Socrates Rosenfeld, CEO & Co-founder at Jane Technologies, Inc. Today, we welcome back a familiar guest to Cannabis Radio who is a former Apache helicopter pilot and Army captain, and MIT graduate who is one of the trendsetters in Cannabis Technology. Let’s welcome back the CEO & Co-founder at Jane Technologies, Socrates Rosenfeld! Jane Technologies believe in the cannabis industry's ability to bring well-being, health, and love into this world, and it is their mission to bring confidence to the cannabis shopping experience. Jane's team of military vets, artists, engineers, immigrants, and advocates are committed to connecting the cannabis consumer to quality local products from dispensaries in their neighborhood. As a business, they believe in creating a model where everyone can win. The customers. The dispensaries. The industry.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Political and financial obstacles surrounding cannabis companies with Ray Lehmann, director of finance, insurance and trade policy for R Street. Today, we speak about the legal and political and financial obstacles surrounding cannabis companies and their access to banking solutions. R Street is a non-profit public policy research organization that supports free markets; limited, effective government; and responsible environmental stewardship. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with five regional offices across the country. R.J. was a co-founder of R Street in June 2012, having previously served as deputy director of the Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. Before joining Heartland, he spent nearly a decade covering the insurance and financial services industries, first as manager of A.M. Best Co.’s Washington bureau and later as a senior industry editor with SNL Financial (now S&P Global Market Intelligence). Earlier in his career, R.J. held a variety of positions in the fi

Improving Safety And Manufacturing Regulations with Arnaud Dumas de Rauly, co-founder and co-CEO of The Blinc’s Group. Today, we speak with one of the world’s most renowned experts in vapor technology, regulations, manufacturing, and distribution. He is also a vocal proponent of improving safety and manufacturing regulations. Chairman of the International ISO committee on Vaping Standards, Chairman of the European CEN Committee on Vapor Products, former President of FIVAPE in EU, and one of the world’s most renowned experts in Vapor Technology, regulations, manufacturing and distribution.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today, we learn the findings from a new Pricing Trends Industry Report that gives us an indication on where prices will head in newly legal states and how much people are willing to pay for certain cannabis products. Cy has been involved in the professional cannabis industry for over five years. In 2010, Cy co-founded Leafly, and helped grow the company into one of the most well-respected brands in cannabis and had a successful exit with Privateer Holdings. Cy’s latest venture is Headset, a SaaS platform providing actionable insights and business intelligence services for the emerging cannabis industry. Cy has experience in building companies, product management and engineering and development.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Facilitate the evolution of the United States family farm with Evo Hemp President and Co-Founder Jourdan Samel and Co- Founder and CEO Ari Sherman Today, we talk about tribal hemp with a company working with those who are working with Native Americans who have been harvesting hemp for centuries. Ari Sherman and Jourdan Samel have set their sights on a goal bigger than product development, bigger than making money and even bigger than helping someone feel relief using their products. The natural foods brand Evo Hemp and its parent company, Hemp Health LLC, were created “to facilitate the evolution of the United States family farm,” Sherman says. “The Hemp Health mission is to lift rural communities out of poverty with industrial hemp farming.” Evo Hemp is the retail arm of that mission, developed to deliver hemp-based products to the consumer market, from energy bars to protein powder to hemp hearts, oils, snacks and extracts. Today, the Evo brand can be found in more than 3,000 retail stores, including big na

Streamlining of the cannabis harvesting process with Cullen Raichart, Founder & CEO at GreenBroz, Inc. Today, we talk a veteran of the US Navy, a mechanical engineer, and has more than 12 years of experience as an entrepreneur and inventor in the cannabis industry. Prior to founding GreenBroz, Inc., Cullen worked in the corporate world for a Fortune 500 company until realizing his passion for creating innovative products. His goal became the streamlining of the cannabis harvesting process and, in turn, reducing growers time and costs. Cullen is considered a distinguished inventor whose drive has earned him a reputation as a pioneer in automation in the emerging agricultural cannabis industry. GreenBroz, Inc. won the inaugural Marijuana Business Pitch Slam in 2014. Cullen’s vision for end-to-end harvesting technology has led GreenBroz, Inc. to become a world leader in automated harvesting solutions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cannabis Real Estate with Rick Payne President & CEO of Cannabis Real Estate Consultants. Our guest this week runs a cannabis real estate company whose website ranks 1 on google worldwide for the search term "Cannabis Real Estate" and as a result receives over 1k visitors a day with 20% month over month growth. They’ve only been in business for nearly two and a half years. Rick Payne is a San Diego native with almost a decade in real estate experience. He has been focused on commercial real estate for the last several years, although he is still in tune with other markets such as residential. In that time he has had the opportunity to work extensively with clients looking to purchase or lease retail space, office, industrial, and land as well. In addition to helping several entrepreneurs secure property for their businesses, he has worked with various commercial property owners looking to lease or sell their property all over California and has consistently helped them achieve their goals. His bac

What cannabis could learn from tobacco marketing with Jim McCormick-President of Ignite International. Our guest this week joined the cannabis industry by way of the home to such legendary tobacco brands as Newport, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall and Camel. Jim McCormick spent 16 years in senior management roles with British American Tobacco (BAT) including 14 years overseas living in 7 different countries. During his tenure with BAT he successfully led market entry initiatives, driving global brand expansion and optimizing international supply chain operations. Now he has been appointed the President of Ignite International, the world's first super-premium cannabis lifestyle brand, currently for sale in dispensaries across California with their CBD products sold nationally online. The tobacco industry has started to make inroads by developing products including vape pens and incorporating cannabis and cbd oils into the mix. We speak about the comparisons that made his expertise at BAT the right fit for Ignite,

How the reputation of cannabis has Changed with Anthony Franciosi, Founder and Head Grower for Honest Marijuana Company. This week we welcome a cannabis industry expert who recently made some comments about the Importance of Buying Legal Marijuana, How the reputation of cannabis has Changed and Pot Rules at Social Gatherings. Let’s welcome the Founder of Honest Marijuana Company. The vision for Honest Marijuana came to mind in 2008. Anthony had moved to Colorado, just a couple of years after the medical marijuana movement lit up. The laws were still fairly new and not many doctors there were writing up scripts. Anthony, with his slew of sports injuries, and his inquisitive nature, was the perfect patient for medical marijuana. He had the right medical history to get doctors into the swing of writing scripts for spliffs. But, Anthony wasn’t interested in being a patient; he wanted to be a producer. Having worked as a landscaper for close to a decade, Anthony had surrounded himself with quality, like-minded peo

Publicly traded cannabis delivery service with Chris Boudreau, CEO of Driven Deliveries, Inc. Welcome to Blunt Business. Our guest this week has more than 15 years of corporate experience that includes executive bank management along with a deep level of proven experience and demonstrated success in both the wholesale and retail cannabis sectors, and now he is taking a company from concept to a successful publicly traded operation. Driven Deliveries, Inc. is the only publicly traded cannabis delivery service operating within the United States. Founded by experienced technology and cannabis executives, the Company provides on-demand marijuana delivery, in select cities where allowed by law. Driven provides the legal cannabis consumers the ability to purchase and receive their marijuana in a fast and convenient manner. By 2020, legal cannabis revenue in the U.S. market is projected to hit $23 billion. In leveraging consumer trends, and offering a proprietary, turnkey delivery system to its customers, manage

Cannabis Law and Policy with Lisa L. Pittman. This week, we’re speaking with an accomplished business attorney who has been in the Cannabis business since the mid-2000s. She is a rapidly Rising Star as a legal advisor and fighter for cannabis freedom. At Tannenbaum, Trost & Burk, She focuses on the legal cannabis industry in the US & over the world. Lisa has handled breach of contract, employment, commercial banking, fraud, fiduciary duty, construction defect, deceptive trade practices, premises liability, professional liability, product liability, & complex insurance coverage disputes, which helps her broadly advise clients. Lisa works with the American Bar Association, giving me access to a nationwide network of elite attorneys. She presented the ABA's first marijuana law CLE at its annual meeting in NYC in 2017, resulting in the creation of a Task Force on Cannabis Law and Policy, with Lisa on Steering Committee.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https

This week we welcome a problem solver, the co-founder and COO of Blue Label Labs, the largest mobile apps and digital product developer in NYC. They are looking to help cannabusinesses overcome these challenges with their mobile app Muncheez, informally referred to as the “Yelp for the marijuana industry. Blue Label Labs builds products. They're a 64-person mobile, tablet, watch, TV, AR/VR, IoT and web design, development and marketing agency based in New York City, Seattle and San Francisco. Over the last 7 years, they have partnered with enterprises, entrepreneurs and digital/full-service agencies to build over 250 products across a multitude of devices.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The medicinal side of cannabis cultivation. This week we showcase another great cannabis business in the legalized constitutional monarchy of Canada. That business is Atlas, an Edmonton-based LP, or limited partnership, that is focused on the medicinal side of cannabis cultivation. They have a 38,000 square foot controlled-environment agricultural facility in Alberta with 9 microclimates. Their goals are to pioneer genetics, grow pharmaceutically viable cannabis, and to educate patients and consumers about the qualities, types, and uses of cannabis. We speak about the size of his outfit and the regulations and obstacles the government Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation throws at him. As well as one of the greatest challenges cultivating medical cannabis is maintaining a standardized product from one harvest to the next.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Forecasting the growth of cannabis on the global stage with Mark Collins. Welcome to Blunt Business. This week we’re going to talk about the performance of cannabis as a global market commodity with my guest who is the Vice President of the leading creative agency and media network dedicated to legal cannabis. The global legal marijuana market is expected to reach USD 146.4 billion by the end of 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research. We speak about forecasting the growth of cannabis on the global stage. On this network we have spoken at length about a number of Canadian companies are fostering some import and export relationships between countries in Europe and Asia and in Australia. We take a deep dive into how Mark sees these plans panning out, especially when the UN estimates more than 38,000 tonnes of cannabis are produced across Africa each year, which results in a black market worth billions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/

The modern cannabis industry. Welcome to Blunt Business. This week we're joined by Ted Lichtenberger, Co-founder & CEO of Flower Co. We focus on discussion on Southern California and the idea of wholesale cannabis pricing to the largest legal cannabis market in the world, Los Angeles. They are committed to the communities they serve. They work with small business in each market to get the product to you and believe that the modern cannabis economy can be an equalizing force that provides high-quality jobs. Also, they are excited to shape the emerging face of modern cannabis industry and culture. FlowerCompany's mission is to provide its members with quality cannabis products and exceptional customer service at the most competitive prices.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Women to Watch in the cannabis industry. Welcome to Blunt Business. This week, we talk to Naomi Granger, CPA, MBA and Co-Founder of DOPE CFO. We speak to a real power player in the world of accounting and finance. Our guest has managed large global teams responsible for planning, performing and managing audits of financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting. She was also featured in MJ Biz’s Jan 2019 issue as part of their Women to Watch section. A former “Big 4” accounting professional, Naomi has over 12 years of experience in both public accounting and industry accounting. She has managed large global teams responsible for planning, performing and managing audits of financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting. Naomi recognized a void in the cannabis industry and co-founded DOPE CFO in order to bring proper accounting and bookkeeping practices to cannabusinesses. DOPE CFO provides educational tools for accountants and financial professionals to enter into the ca