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Today on Blunt Business our host is joined by Hempstaff CEO and Founder James Yagielo. HempStaff has been involved in cannabis recruiting since 2014 and helped placed thousands of employees in over a dozen states. Currently, HempStaff has over 34K candidates in our database, some with previous experience and some without, but all looking for marijuana jobs hiring.They talk about What are some myths of getting into the cannabis industry that his might commonly see with people in his training course. As well as breakdown how James got into the industry and if he see's it as this industry is tipping into a male-dominated industry or does he think it has the potential to be evenly saturated based on student statistics. That and more today on Blunt Business.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business our host is joined by Robyn Griggs Lawrence from Cannabis Kitchen. Robyn learned to cook with cannabis from America's top cannabis chefs, and she shares what she learned in the bestselling Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook. She loves teaching people about safe, responsible preparation and watching them enjoy the rich journey of a cannabis meal prepared with skill and love. Robyn teaches a popular Green Flower Media course, The Fundamentals of Cooking with Cannabis, and regularly posts healthy recipes at TheTravelJoint.com. She has been featured in Bloomberg, The Guardian, High Times, Fast Company, Alternet, Huffington Post, Food Republic and more. Robyn is a contributing editor for Sensi Magazine and is writing a history of cannabis cuisine as part of Rowman & Littlefield's Studies in Food and Gastronomy Series. ​Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business our host is joined Karin Lazarus the founder of Sweet Mary Jane. In 2009, she took home the grand prize in the TuttiFoodie - Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest for her Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings and used the prize money to start Sweet Mary Jane. Her approach to cooking with medical marijuana has an emphasis on the benefits of cannabis combined with delicious tasting treats. She’s dedicated to using natural, whole foods and fresh, vibrant, adventurous ingredients to create recipes that are good for you and a pleasure to eat. “My passion for baking using the healing properties of cannabis has been an exciting adventure. I feel very lucky to have been able to channel what I love into a career.” From award-winning edibles to an extensive line of tinctures that highlight the specific cannabinoids that range from CBD, THC, and THC-A and are known to provide relief for patients and pets suffering from a variety of ailments Sweet Mary Jane promises to spread health and wellnes

Today on Blunt Business our host is joined by The Clinic Colorado CEO Ryan Cook and Director of Cultivation Josh Malman. The Clinic has been around since late 2009. Committed to providing quality medical cannabis products (and now recreational product) in our 4 medical and 3 recreational dispensaries. The Clinic started raising money for the MS Society early in 2010. We have several employees that are directly affected by the disease. We have been influential in the MS Society changing their stance on cannabis as an MS therapy and have raised over $500,000 for the Colorado/Wyoming chapter of the MS Society. This has been done primarily by our MS Walk team and our annual charity golf tournament. The Clinic is also operating in Illinois, where we run 4 dispensaries and two cultivation licenses. The Clinic also has partners in New York and Nevada and is looking to expand into California in the coming year.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks is talking about the ongoing transition into full adult-use cannabis legalization in Calfornia with the principles from Ceres Strategies: Elizabeth Ashford Davis and Ruben Honig. Prior to Joining Ceres Strategies, Elizabeth served as Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Chief of Staff from 2013 to 2015, Governor Jerry Brown’s Chief Deputy Press Secretary from 2011 to 2013, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Chief Deputy for Cabinet and Communications from 2006-2008. She also worked in the private sector as a senior advisor to Fortune 500 and FTSE (footsy) 100 businesses in the United States and London. Elizabeth also sits on the executive board of the Los Angeles Cannabis Task Force and was recently appointed to the California Highway Patrol’s Impaired Driving Task Force.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks is joined by Adelia Carrillo from Direct Cannabis Network. Adelia is the founder of Direct Cannabis Network. Her roots were built in the consumer electronics industry with a background in business development, sales, and marketing. Through her own personal journey of being a patient, she soon found herself studying the industry as a whole and found that the industry was missing a focus on the cannabis entrepreneurs, innovation, and technology. This is where her journey of developing Direct Cannabis Network began. Adelia being a natural born leader strives to motivate, inspire, lead and build a community and voice for the cannabis entrepreneurs and startups. Direct Cannabis Network is the leading digital news network highlighting the latest tech, startups and innovative companies in the cannabis industry. DCN’s mission is to build an ecosystem for the entrepreneurial community that provides a voice for the startups, a platform for the professionals and a community

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks is joined by Julie Berliner from Sweet Grass Kitchen. Julie Berliner is the Founder and CEO of Sweet Grass Kitchen, a Denver-based edible cannabis manufacturer founded in 2009. Sweet Grass Kitchen specializes in cannabutter-based edibles, and distributes to over 150 centers throughout Colorado. In addition to her role at Sweet Grass Kitchen, she is also a founding member and chair of the Cannabis Business Alliance Edibles Council. Julie has represented the edibles industry as a panelist on workgroups organized by the Marijuana Enforcement Division to develop policies on infused product serving size and potency levels and packaging. Julie graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in education and psychology in 2008. When a friend asked that her popular chocolate chip cookie recipe be infused with cannabis for sale at his dispensary, she decided to take a left turn and launched Sweet Grass Kitchen. The company’s products are infused with sin

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks is joined by Clean Cannabis cultivator John Andrle, from L’Eagle. Founded in 2010 with the intention of providing an outlet for cannabis connoisseurs to purchase legal marijuana in a discreet environment, L’Eagle dispensary sets the standard for caring about their product. L’Eagle Services offers discerning clientele top-quality natural products, unparalleled personal service, therapeutic knowledge and exceptional industry compliance. L’Eagle medicine is grown with human labor and prevention techniques as a defense against pests and diseases, instead of toxic chemicals. Andrle’s dispensary, L’Eagle in Denver, Colorado, is renowned for its clean, powerful, and top-tier flower. Business has grown 30 percent since the shop’s launch in 2010, thanks to popular strains like L’Eagle Eagle, known for its flavor and engaging characteristics, Bruce Banner #5 and GS Cookies. L’Eagle sells only what they grow and currently cultivates more than seventy different strains.Advert

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks is joined by Brett Roper from Medicine Man Technologies. Mr. Roper has an extensive background in business development, having successfully 'shepherded' several Form 10 and S1 filings as well as NASDAQ up listing efforts, most recently co-founding Medicine Man Technologies, a unique cannabis business consultant and advisory service provider. Mr. Roper has a substantial amount of RE based experience, managing acquisition, interim holding, and disposition of substantial industrial properties in the 50,000 to 400,000 SF range and is active in providing design insights for cannabis related property deployment. Mr. Roper has been responsible for management of a national marketing program for a regional RE developer having relationships with SIOR, NAI, CORFAC Global, NAIOP, and other real estate organizations across the country. Mr. Roper has served in a number of advisory capacities to other pre-public and public companies including corporate development, strat

Dr. Mitch Earleywine speaks with David Maddalena, founder of THC Productions. They discuss cannabis communications, plus we learn about how the company Launched the First-Ever Hemp Commercials on Sirius XM.The company includes: national print magazine The Hemp Connoisseur, a two-time winner of “Best Cannabis Publication” by the Cannabis Business Awards, THC Productions, and THC Entertainment. THC Holding Co. enlightens and educates audiences on the many benefits and uses of both marijuana and commercial hemp. It strives to elevate the image of the cannabis industry and consumer alike by providing mature, in-depth journalism with a foundation of editorial integrity.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business Sean Eubanks is joined by Stormy Simon. former president of Overstock.com. Stormy Simon joined Overstock.com in the heady days of 2001, when the Internet was new to most consumers and company had fewer than 100 employees. She went from temp to PR chief to branding VP – you may remember her appearance in those “It’s all about the O” commercials – and ultimately rose to become president in 2014. Two years later, she left it all to embark upon a surprising new career: consulting for companies in the cannabis industry. Simon currently serves on the advisory board at CannaKids, which provides medicinal cannabis oil to pediatric and adult patients with illnesses like cancer, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s. Simon explains why she pivoted from e-commerce to cannabis – despite her friends’ proclamation it was “career suicide” – and reveals the one question people should ask themselves before entering this burgeoning industry.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: h

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks is joined by Erin Phillips the president and chief executive officer at Strainwise Consulting. Erin is recognized as having consulted on and obtained the first recreational cannabis sales license in the world for one of her clients, The Annie's: A STRAINWISE® Branded Dispensary in Central City, CO. She's lead the renegade and outlaw industry into a reputable business model which is both sustainable as well as mainstream.By accomplishing this daunting task, she has become THE visionary in the cannabis space. With a rare combination of 13 years experience in the mortgage industry as a business owner, audit and funding leader, title company closing executive, mortgage loan expert, and loan originator, Erin has become an expert in start-ups, leadership and what it takes to succeed in the cannabis space. Erin brings years of branding, retail sales experience, advertising, marketing, and operational guidance to those seeking to establish, expand, or rehabilitate

Today on Blunt Business our host Sean Eubanks talks to Chip Forsythe founder and winemaker at Rebel Coast Winery. Chip grew up in Texas, Ohio, California, Massachusettes...ok everywhere, moving on. An amazingly driven individual and dynamic leader, Chip’s infectious personality and laughter make those around him instantly light up. Chip has a motorcycle and everyone should know that. Rebel Coast Winery makes the first to make a no-alcohol Sauvignon Blanc-flavored drink mixed with marijuana that is supposed to smell like weed and taste just like wine. A bottle contains 16 milligrams of THC, the chemical compound in cannabis that causes a high. And a single serving has four milligrams of THC.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business Sean Eubanks is joined by Darcy Bomford the Chief Executive Officer and Director of True Leaf. Three decades of executive management experience and a 30-year history of manufacturing pet products in three federally inspected plants throughout the USA and Canada. Highly adept at building brands through corporate vision, strategy and the successful development of relationships with team members and strategic partners.He began in the pet care industry almost 30 years ago and have been passionate about it ever since. At 14, Darcy worked in my first veterinary practice. Two years later, he was selling pet nutritional supplements throughout British Columbia. Over time, he realized what was truly important for pet health and began to formulate his own brand of supplements, turning them into pet treats.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business Sean is Joined by Jeremy Goldstein COO and Co-Founder of Stillwater. It All Started With a Pot Brownie. The Stillwater Marijuana-Infused Tea is designed to help reduce stress with THC and the natural goodness of tea. With each serving containing 2.5mg of THC, the tea is intended to help a person relax after a stressful day in a natural way instead of reaching for a cocktail or other alcoholic beverage. A few years ago, the co-founder’s grandmother asked him to procure her some marijuana. Apparently, it was all the rage amongst her friends, and between her diabetes and her husband’s Parkinson’s, she was ready to try anything that could help. She hated smoking, vaping confused her, and half the people she knew who had tried an edible had overdone it in a terrifying way. So, frightened but hopeful, she asked her grandson for help. As it happened, a law school friend had left the law to become a baker, and she was able to supply a brownie from her inventory. But, like most edibles, it was

Today on Blunt Bussines our host Sean Eubanks is joined by Shane Blocker, Owner, and Co-Founder of National Investment Connection. He served 14 years in the Air Force working Military Intelligence, he’s a former Banker and a Realtor. Today he and his partner Greg own National Investment Connection, a national company that offers Owners of Cannabis companies and Ancillary companies with large volumes of CASH a solution to get their bags of CASH safely into a bank account that won’t be shut down.Because of they're innovative, attorney approved solutions, their company has recently appeared in Marijuana Business Magazine, Cannabis Talk 101, as well as making the cover of the November issue of Cannabiz Journal.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business Sean Eubanks is Joined by Pamela N. Epstein Esq., LL.M, Owner & Founder of Green Wise Consulting, LLC. Pamela graduated with Honors and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Arizona in both Communications and Political Science. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of La Verne College of Law. After law school, Pamela earned her Master’s of Law from Golden Gate University School of Law, where she received her LL.M in International Environmental Law & Policy. Subsequent to law school, Pamela served as General Counsel for Mountain View Aesthetics & Dermatology and was the consulting Attorney for the American College of Osteopathic Dermatology focusing on healthcare administrative law and general business matters. After receiving her LL.M. in 2009, Pamela became the managing Attorney & Legal Program Manager for the Sierra Club San Diego’s Environmental Law & Policy Clinic. In this role, she worked extensively with elected and appointed

Today on Blunt Business Sean is Joined by Jeremy Goldstein COO and Co-Founder of Stillwater. It All Started With a Pot Brownie. The Stillwater Marijuana-Infused Tea is designed to help reduce stress with THC and the natural goodness of tea. With each serving containing 2.5mg of THC, the tea is intended to help a person relax after a stressful day in a natural way instead of reaching for a cocktail or other alcoholic beverage. A few years ago, the co-founder’s grandmother asked him to procure her some marijuana. Apparently, it was all the rage amongst her friends, and between her diabetes and her husband’s Parkinson’s, she was ready to try anything that could help.She hated smoking, vaping confused her, and half the people she knew who had tried an edible had overdone it in a terrifying way. So, frightened but hopeful, she asked her grandson for help. As it happened, a law school friend had left the law to become a baker, and she was able to supply a brownie from her inventory. But, like most edibles, it was f

Today on Blunt Business Sean is joined by Maureen McNamara from Cannabis Trainers and the seminar cannabis real estate: maximize your business with a strong foundation. Maureen is the Founder and Chief Facilitator with Cannabis Trainers; a corporation founded to create and deliver training solutions for the Cannabis Industry. She has combined her skills and expertise with Food Safety and Responsible Alcohol Service into a comprehensive, engaging new program to ensure the Responsible, Knowledgeable and Safe sale of cannabis: Sell-SMaRT, safe marijuana retail training. The Sell-SMaRT program prepares budtenders, cannabis consultants, owners, managers and all front-line store staff to effectively and safely handle complex situations. Marijuana selling involves many risks. Failure to act responsibly and proactively could result in fines, imprisonment, and suspension of licenses, increased insurance costs, or getting shut down. Cannabis Trainers invites savvy, professional, compliant operators to prepare their tea

Today on Blunt Business Sean is joined Charles P. Rutherford II Business Development Director of Boveda, Inc. Boveda (formerly Humidipak) is the global leader in 2-way humidity control. Holding several global patents, we can engineer Boveda in a wide range of RH levels for various moisture-sensitive packaging applications to add and remove moisture as necessary to maintain a precise RH. Charles's duties include growing our domestic and international business within premium tobacco, musical instrument, food packaging, pharmaceutical, electronics, medical device and herbal medicine, along with piloting all social media initiatives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy