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Hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein serve up unfiltered insights, reveal their insiders' perspectives, and illuminate transformative ideas about the cannabis industry for people who want to make sense of it all.
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#152 - Bootstrapping to $100M in California Cannabis with Big Oil Co.’s John LaFata
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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TWICL (9/4/26) - Hemp Gets a One-Month Lifeline, M&A Power Plays & Michigan’s Tax Reality
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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#151 - Cannabis Business News Roundup w/ Ben & AnnaRae: De-cluttering, DEA & PPP
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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TWICL (8/28/26) - 2,500 Pages of Rescheduling Testimony, $CURA vs. $ACB, and New York's High Art
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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#150 - Cannabis Investing Realities with Tiby Erdely of Key Investment Partners
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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TWICL (8/21/26) - Hostile Takeovers, EU Export Goldmine & Congress Presses the White House
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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#149 - Building a Hemp Beverage Empire Inside Alcohol: Jason Dayton of Trail Magic
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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#148 - How CAM Built a $73M California Cannabis Brand with Anna Willey
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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#147 - Reclaiming California’s Cannabis Market with DCC Director Clint Kellum
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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#146 - Building Anti-Fragile Cannabis Culture, Multi-State M&A, and the DEA's Schedule III Hearings
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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TWICL (7/17/26) - DEA Hearing, Senate Dems Refile the CAOA, Pennsylvania Punts (Again) + Kiva x Conan
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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#145 - Shifting Trends, AI, & State Markets with Leah Spokojny, CRO at BDSA
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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TWICL (July 10, 2026) - What Actually Happened at the DEA Hearings + Virginia's 2027 Timeline
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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#144 - Betting Big on One Brand: Ohio’s Market Leader w/ Zach Weprin (Certified)
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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#143 - How Eddie Brennan Built ayrloom’s $75M Empire (Plus DEA Hearing Update)
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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TWICL (June 26,2026) - Another Nasdaq Moment, Questions about DEA Fairness, and more
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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IgniteIt Chicago Replay: AI, M&A, and Policy Blitz
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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#142 - Is California Cannabis Going Global? Glass House Brands President Graham Farrar on NYSE Up-listing & Schedule III
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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#141 - Cannabis Biz News Roundup: CANRA Insights, Trulieve’s NYSE Debut & AI Labels w/ Ben & AnnaRae
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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#140 - Unlocking the Power of Minor Cannabinoids: Proving the Science of CBN with Alleh Lindquist of FloraWorks
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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TWICL(May 29, 2026) - NY's $10M for Seed-to-Sale, Curaleaf's Reverse Split & SAM Gets Tossed
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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#139 - Discernment, Reinvention and Becoming Media People in Cannabis with Ben & AnnaRae
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May 27, 2026 |
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TWICL (May 15, 2026) - DEA Registration Wave, GA's Medical Milestone & What Earnings Season Told Us
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May 21, 2026 |
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#138 - Unmasking Cannabis Pathogens with TUMI Genomics CEO Melanie Nash
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May 21, 2026 |
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#137 - The $11B THC Beverage Roadmap with Jason Zelinski (NielsenIQ)
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May 15, 2026 |
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#136 - Rescheduling Financial Deep Dive with Gail Rand & Michael Harlow
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May 06, 2026 |
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TWICL ( May 1, 2026) - Cannabis Rescheduling: What We Still Don't Know
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May 04, 2026 |
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#135 - The Rescheduling Order: A Legal Deep Dive
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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TWICL (Apr 17, 2026) - 4/20 & Rescheduling — Medical Cannabis Goes Federal
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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#134 - Centralized Strategy, Local Execution: Inside the iAnthus MSO Turnaround w/ CEO, Richie Proud
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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TWICL (Apr 17, 2026) - $110 Oil, Falling Eighths, and the Hemp Legislation Rollercoaster
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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#133 - The Future of THC Beverages: A Policy Deep Dive with Dawson Hobbs of WSWA
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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#132 - Scaling a Cannabis Empire: Boston Dickerson of Show Me Organics on Missouri and Kentucky Success
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#131 - Sex, Drugs, and MSOs: Tanya Griffin on Illinois Retail & Radical Authenticity
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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#130 - Market Spotlights & Disciplined Growth: Elliot Lane on the Future of IgniteIt
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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TWICL (Mar 13, 2026) - Cannabis Earnings Season, Florida Legalization Stalls, + Michigan’s $3B Market
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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#129 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: Tilray’s BrewDog Bet & AI Regulatory Enforcement
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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TWICL (Mar 6, 2026) - Is New York the New Cannabis Capital? $4.6B Projections, SCOTUS Gun Rights, & Brand Power Shifts
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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#128 - Redefining Medicine & Schedule 6 w/ Steph Sherer of Americans for Safe Access
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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#127 - $3 Billion In: What Cannabis Lenders Look For w/ Steven Ernest of Chicago Atlantic
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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TWICL (Feb 20, 2026) - Farm Bill Drafts, German M&A, and the "Social" Retail Revolution
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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#126 - Beyond THC: Dr. Riley Kirk on Smell, Science, and Cannabis Education
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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#125 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: Ohio MSO Lawsuit, Texas Medical Growth, and FDA Countdown
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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TWICL (Feb 6, 2026) - Cannabis, Congress, And The Olympic Moment
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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#124 - Building THC Beverages That Actually Scale w/ Rick Schepp & Charles Bieler
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#123 - Operating While the Ground Is Moving w/ Thomas Winstanley of Edibles.com
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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TWICL (Jan 23, 2026) - Rescheduling Reality Check
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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#122 - Signals from the Middle: Ashwin Raj on Cannabis’ Next Phase
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#121 - Why Wyld and Grön Joined Forces w/ Aaron Morris and Draper Bender
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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This Week in Cannabis Live (Jan 2, 2026) - Predictions: Buying Year or Waiting Game?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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#120 - Cannabis by the Numbers: Cy Scott, CEO of Headset on Rescheduling & 2026 Signals
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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#119 - Year-End Wrap Up Part 2: Predictions, Policy Reality, & Fire Horse Energy
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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This Week in Cannabis Live (Dec 19, 2025) — Rescheduling, Rulemaking & What Comes Next
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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#118 - Year-End Wrap Up Part 1: Media Meltdown & 2026 Predictions
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#117 - Live from Las Vegas with Cultivated Media & Cannabis Musings Part 2
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#116 - Live from Las Vegas with Cultivated Media & Cannabis Musings Part 1
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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#115 - Holiday Hiatus & High Spirits News
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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#114 - What Comes Next for Hemp THC Beverages w/ Martín Caballero, Managing Editor at BevNET.com
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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#113 - From Blueberries To Regenerative Cannabis: How Coastal Sun Built A Profitable, Planet-First Brand w/ Darren Story
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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#112 - Mapping Cannabis Patents, Power, And The Coming Wave Of Lawsuits w/ Dr. Ruth Fisher
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#111 - How Hemp Beverages Are Rewriting Adult Drinking w/ Jeff Cantalupo of Listen Ventures
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#110 - High-Risk, High Fees: Why Cannabis Payments Are Still Broken w/ Aubrey Amatelli of PayRio
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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#109 - How Uncle Arnie’s Is Scaling from Cannabis Cool to National Brand w/ Theo Terris, CEO
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#108 - Government Shutdown, Michigan's 24% tax hike, and Ben's Ode to California | Cannabis Business News Round-up
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#107 - How to Buy Back Your Brand: The Levia Comeback Story w/ Kristin and Eric Rogers
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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#106 - Weed for the People—Taxed or Otherwise: Elliot Lewis Unfiltered
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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#105 - From Oregon to New York: Brand Expansion w/ Marianne Cursetjee, CEO of Alibi Cannabis
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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#104 - Unlocking Global Cannabis: Global Growth & Tourism w/ Cameron Clarke, CEO of Kanha
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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#103 - The Queen of New York Cannabis: Lulu Tsui on Revelry, Community, and Culture
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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#102 - The Exit Interview: 20 Years of Cannabis Advocacy w/ Aaron Smith of NCIA
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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#101 - From Music to Marijuana: Building Iconic Brands in Cannabis w/ Rama Mayo of Hall of Flowers
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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#100 - You Asked, We Answered: High Spirits at 100 w/ Ben & AnnaRae
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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#099 - How Ayrloom Is Dominating NY’s Cannabis Market with a 100+ Year Legacy w/ Mack Hueber, President of Ayrloom
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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#098 - From TikTok Experiment to Multi-Million Dollar Hemp Marketplace w/ Kimmie Gamez of Soberish
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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#097 - High Stakes: The Numbers Behind New York & New Jersey w/ Rick Bashkoff, CEO of Lit Alerts
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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#096 - Fixing California Cannabis: Taxes, Reform & What Comes Next w/ Amy O'Gorman Jenkins
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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#095 - Smelly Frog Soup & Big Ugly Bills: TX, NC, CA and DC Get Topsy Turvy with Hemp & Cannabis w/ Ben & AnnaRae
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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#094 - The Leadership Journey: From Prop 215 to Pioneering CEO with AnnaRae Grabstein and Sabrina Noah
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#093 - From Wharton to Weed: Tiffany Chin's Journey with Snoop and Death Row
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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#092 - How Leaders are Failing Themselves and their Teams w/ Andrea Baillo
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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#091 - Cannabis at a Crossroads: Where We Go from Here w/ Ben & AnnaRae
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#090 - The Great Reshuffle: Hemp, Alcohol, and the Future of THC Access w/ Andrew Livingston
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May 30, 2025 |
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#089 - This Industry Is Overly Optimistic: Cannabis Realism w/ Marc Hauser
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May 23, 2025 |
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#088 - Why C-Stores Could Shape the Future of Cannabis & Hemp Beverages w/ Melissa VonderHaar, Managing Director of iSee TradeWorks
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May 16, 2025 |
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#087 - From Hedge Funds to Hash: Inside Cannabis IR with Jesse Redmond
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May 09, 2025 |
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#086 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: DEA gets a new head, Organigram acquires Collective Projects, SBA loans for hemp & more!
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May 05, 2025 |
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#085 - 4/20 By The Numbers and Data-Driven Decision Making w/ Kris Walker, President & CCO @ Hoodie Analytics
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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#084 - Less Hype, More Grit: Mitchell Osak on the Cannabis Industry
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#083 - From Bongs to Beverages: Leading in Cannabis Through 20 Years of Change w/ Dave Daily, Founder of Grav
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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#082 - How The Tariff War Will Reshape the Cannabis Industry w/ Ben & AnnaRae
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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#081 - How Will Alcohol Regulations Impact the Future of THC Drinks? w/ Neil Willner, Counsel at Vicente.
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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#080 - The Cannabis Industry is in a Knife Fight - Who Survives? w/ Jerry Derevyanny, Partner @ Bengal Capital
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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#079 - Launching a THC Beverage with Hippie Water ft. CEO, Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer, and CPO, Taylor Eileen Sewell
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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#078 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: Tariff Impacts, Business Fundamentals, MSOs Hedge with Hemp Bev, and the Texas Hemp Ban
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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#077 - Multi-State Brand Building with Miss Grass w/ CEO and Co-Founder, Kate Miller
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#076 - High Tech, High Returns: The Evolution of Cannabis Retail w/ Chris Violas, CEO of Blaze
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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#075 - Legacy of Cannabis Cultivation and Bringing Sungrown to Market w/ Scott Vasterling of Humboldt Family Farms
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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#074 - Understanding Receivership & Bankruptcy in Cannabis & Hemp w/ Ted Lanes
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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#073 - Reaching Peak Performance in 2025 w/ Melanie Curtis, Performance Coach and World Record-Holding Pro Skydiver
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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#072 - Flying High with Hemp Beverages in 2025 w/ Craig 'Lewie' Lewis, CEO of Flyers Cocktail Co.
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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#071 - End of Year Wrap-Up: Vireo's Bold Moves, Rise of Hemp Beverages, and 2025 Predictions
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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#070 - MJBizCon Recap: Ben & AnnaRae catch-up on everything from Disneyland Magic to THC-Infused parties
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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#069 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: MN fumbles social equity, GTI bets big on bev, Senate draft of Farm Bill drops, and more | November 21, 2024
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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#068 - The Future of Cannabis Tech w/ Socrates Rosenfeld, CEO of Jane Technologies
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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#067 - Election Recap w/ Returning Guest, Hirsh Jain of Ananda Strategy
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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#066 - At the Helm of North America's #1 Edibles Brand w/ Joe Hodas, President at Wana Brands
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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#065 - Launching the Coalition of Adult Beverage Alternatives w/ Diana Eberlein
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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#064 - The Watchful Eye of Seth Yakatan
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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#063 - CEO Roundtable at Benzinga w/ Sunderstorm, Prelude, Speedwell, Wolf Meyer, & Vertosa
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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#062 - Blunt Banter with Ben & AnnaRae | Meadowlands, Hemp Beverages, Reinventing Yourself, Harborside, Port Workers Strike, Trulieve Defamation Suit
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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#061 - Cannabis Business News Roundup w/ Guest Co-Host, Jeremy Berke
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#060 - Howdy! The Texas Hemp Takeover w/ Ben Meggs, CEO of Bayou City Hemp, Howdy, 8th Wonder...
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#059 - Demystifying Metrc and the Multi-Sided Platform Business w/ CEO, Michael Johnson
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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#058 - The First 30 Days After Launch 🚀 w/ Tahir Johnson, CEO of Simply Pure Trenton
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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#057 - Blunt Banter with Javier Hasse of Benzinga & El Planteo
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#056 - Building and Rapidly Scaling in Public with Brēz w/ CEO and Founder, Aaron Nosbisch
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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#055 - Devil's Lettuce Went Down to Georgia w/ Judson Hill of Fine Fettle
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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#054 - Cannabis Business News Round-up | August 7 2024 | Harris-Walz, OH Rec Opens, No MO Hemp
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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#053 - What Kamala Means for Cannabis and Criminal Justice Reform w/ Jason Ortiz of The Last Prisoner Project
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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#052 - Hemp v. Cannabis is Bigger in Texas w/ Nico Richardson of Texas Original
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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#051 - Who is the Cannabis Media Council? w/ Amy Deneson, Executive Director
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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#050 - The Far-Reaching Implications of the Chevron Ruling w/ Leah Heise of Wolf Meyer
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#049 - Gaining Clarity on Mainstream THC Distribution w/ Scott O'Malley, CEO of Clarity Company
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#048 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: Vape Gate Part Deux? Pardon Me?! + HBD to us!
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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#047 - Deploying Capital in Today's Cannabinoid Landscape w/ Heather Molloy of Speedwell Partners
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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#046 - Boardroom Dynamics in Cannabis w/ Wendy Berger, Board Member at Green Thumb Industries (GTI)
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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#045 - Triumphs and Challenges of California Cannabis Retail w/ Lauren Carpenter of Embarc
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May 30, 2024 |
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#044 - Breaking News: Farm Bill Flux and Fragmentation of Hemp Regulation w/ Michelle Bodian of Vicente LLP
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May 23, 2024 |
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#043 - Blunt Banter with Ian Dominguez of Delta Emerald Ventures
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May 17, 2024 |
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#042 - Leading the Charge: From Michigan to DC w/ Chris Jackson, Chair of NCIA
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May 10, 2024 |
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#041 - Cannabis Business News Round-up: Schedule III, the Farm Bill, and CAOA part deux
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May 03, 2024 |
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#040 - Expansion Strategies for Cannabis and Hemp Brands w/ Colin Keeler of Kiva
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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#039 - Branding and Growing Craft Cannabis w/ Joyce Cenali
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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#038 - How To Go Tax Free with an ESOP w/ Darren Gleeman of MBO Ventures
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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#037 - The Rapid Rise of Retail in Hemp THC w/ David Gonzalez of Hemp House
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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#036 - Conservative Cannabis: The Red Wave w/ Hirsh Jain of Ananda Strategy
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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#035 - Betting on Hemp Beverages with Mindset Capital's Aaron Edelheit
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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#034 - The Art of Data Driven Sales Success w/ Krista Raymer
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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#033 - The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA): What You Need to Know
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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#032 - Cannabis Experts & Consumer Reviews with Budist’s Jocelyn Sheltraw & Claudio Miranda
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#031 - Infusing Trust & Leadership into the Cannabis Supply Chain w/ Dr. Harold Han & Ben Larson of Vertosa
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#030 - Cannabis Business News Round-up: THC Beverages, Pennsylvania's Legalization, Gallup Poll Results: America Loves Cannabis
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#028 - The Complexity of Cannabis Distribution w/ Will Brophy of Nabis
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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#027 - Corporate Responsibility, Expungement, and the New Jersey Update w/ Chirali Patel
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#026 - Inside Minnesota's Cannabinoid Revolution w/ Leili Fatehi & Laura Monn Ginsburg
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#025 - How Hemp Will Reshape Cannabis in 2024 w/ Bob Hoban & Xavier Jaillet
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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#024 - EOY Cannabis Business News Round-up | December 28, 2023
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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#023 - Leveraging AI to Increase Cannabis and Hemp Sales w/ Ben York of Genetica
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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#022 - What You Thought You Knew About Terpenes w/ Max Koby & Dr. Oswald of Abstrax
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#021 - How to Build an Iconic Cannabis Brand like Old Pal w/ Rusty Wilenkin
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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#020 - Live from Las Vegas! ft. Michael Cooper (MadisonJay Solutions) and Chris Lindsey (ATACH)
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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#019 - Ben & AnnaRae's Gratitude Episode
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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#018 - Oh. Hi. Oh! And what you need to know. w/ Erin Gore from Garden Society
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#017 - From Big Bev to Big Cannabis, and Back Again w/ Paul Weaver
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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#016 - Why Washington State is a Different Kind of Cannabis Market w/ Dr. Jordan Zager
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#015 - Decoding the Science and Strategy of Hemp Derived Cannabinoids w/ Dave Neundorfer
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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#014 - Secrets to Earning Press & Thought Leadership in Cannabis w/ Rosie Mattio
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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#013 - Cannabis Business News Round-up | October 12, 2023
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#012 - Cannabis Beverage and the Legacy Consumer with Ave Miller from Uncle Arnie's
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#011 - NY Cannabis Chaos: Insights from Two Licensed CEOs w/ Karli Miller-Hornick and Brittany Carbone
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#010 - Cannabis Business News Round-up | September 14, 2023
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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#009 - Unraveling the Complex World of Hemp Laws w/ Rod Kight & Gary Kaminsky
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#008 - Pamela Epstein on Cannabis, Hemp, Beverages and More
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#007 - Getting Real About THC Potency & Quality Control w/ Josh Wurzer
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#006 - Traceability Landscape and All Things Cannabis Data w/ Joe Khoury
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#005 - Cannabis Business News Round Up | August 10, 2023
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#004 - What Does Rescheduling Mean for My Cannabis Business? w/ Khurshid Khoja
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#003 - Cannabis Business News Round Up | July 14, 2023
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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#002 - Navigating Seasonal Products, Pride and Identity Politics w/ Kristi Palmer & Jake Bullock
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#001 - The New Titans of Cannabis: Understanding Market Consolidation
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Jun 01, 2023 |