Cannabinoid Connect: Recent Episodes
Kevin Carrillo
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
The cannabis concentrate industry is evolving, and solventless extraction is leading the way. In this episode, I sit down with Barron Lutz, Founder of Nasha Hash, to break down what makes live rosin and ice water hash unique, how genetics are shaping the future of concentrates, and why consumer demand for clean cannabis is rising.
🔹 What live rosin really is & how it differs from other concentrates 🔹 The ancient art of hash-making vs. modern solventless extraction 🔹 Why quality genetics matter for hash production 🔹 How consumer education & pricing impact concentrate sales 🔹 The biggest challenges for craft hash producers today
Barron’s global journey from India to Humboldt, his passion for supporting legacy growers, and his commitment to craft cannabis make this conversation a must-listen!
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In this episode, I sit down with Rama Mayo, co-founder of Hall of Flowers, to discuss the future of cannabis branding, mainstream adoption, and industry evolution. Rama shares insights on why experiential marketing is crucial, how the cannabis industry mirrors music and fashion, and why protecting authenticity is more important than ever.
We also dive into: ✅ The 30-year vision for cannabis with Gary Vaynerchuk ✅ How Hall of Flowers revolutionized cannabis trade shows ✅ The importance of branding and experiential marketing ✅ The corporate vs. craft divide in cannabis ✅ What’s next for cannabis legalization and social equity
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Keeping cannabis clean is more critical than ever. In this episode, I sit down with Joe Edwards, Chief Science Officer at Yofumo Technologies, to discuss the game-changing role of decontamination in the cannabis industry.
We dive into: ✅ The hidden contamination risks in cannabis cultivation ✅ How Yofumo’s ozone-based technology is revolutionizing decontamination ✅ The tightening of compliance and new testing regulations ✅ How cultivators can stay ahead of the curve and avoid costly recalls ✅ The future of cannabis decontamination beyond cultivation
With over 15 years of experience in cannabis science and innovation, Joe shares his deep insights on facility design, regulatory challenges, and industry best practices. If you care about the future of clean, safe, and high-quality cannabis, this episode is a must-watch!
📢 Watch now and stay informed on the latest cannabis science and compliance trends!
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In this episode of Cannabinoid Connect, we sit down with Livi McKay, Founder and CEO of Discover Your Color, to hear her incredible journey from overcoming life-threatening health challenges to becoming a leader in cannabis innovation.
🌱 Livi shares how cannabis helped her break free from opioid dependency, recover from chronic health conditions, and regain control of her life. We discuss her mission to redefine cannabis as a tool for wellness and how her platform, Discover Your Color, simplifies cannabis by categorizing it based on effects like energy, calm, focus, and rest.
We also explore:
- How cannabis is changing the narrative on health and wellness
- The need to move beyond “stoner culture” to legitimize the industry
- The future of cannabis as a cornerstone of plant-based medicine and wellness
- The challenges of consistency in cannabis products and how science can help
Livi’s inspiring story and forward-thinking solutions offer a fresh perspective on the cannabis industry and its potential to improve lives. Don’t miss this powerful episode!
🎙️ Follow Cannabinoid Connect for more inspiring cannabis stories and industry insights. 🔗 Visit Discover Your Color: https://discoveryourcolor.co/
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In this episode of Cannabinoid Connect, Kevin Carrillo talks with Jonathan Ballard, VP of Market Development at LeafyPack, diving deep into how automation technologies are revolutionizing the cannabis industry. From enhancing packaging processes to ensuring consistent quality across products, Jonathan shares insightful examples from the field, demonstrating the critical role of automation in improving efficiency and compliance in cannabis operations. Discover how LeafyPack's innovative solutions are shaping the future of cannabis manufacturing and what this means for businesses and consumers alike.
🔗 Connect with Jonathan and learn more about LeafyPack's solutions:
- LeafyPack's Official Website
- Follow Jonathan Ballard on LinkedIn for more insights on cannabis automation.
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Join us for a game-changing discussion with Darren Gleeman, Managing Partner of MBO Ventures, as we delve into the transformative power of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) for cannabis companies facing the stringent 280E tax burdens. Discover Darren's patented ESOP methodology that has helped companies like Theory Wellness navigate financial hurdles and foster employee empowerment.
Darren shares his insights on:
- Mitigating 280E tax implications through ESOPs.
- Real-world impacts and case studies from the cannabis industry.
- The role of ESOPs in enhancing employee financial well-being and promoting social equity.
This episode is a must-watch for cannabis entrepreneurs and business owners looking to understand the financial strategies that can lead to sustainability and growth in this challenging market.
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Join us as Jack Blaeser, Founder, CEO, and Board Director of Mosaic, dives deep into how technology is revolutionizing the cannabis dispensary experience. Discover the role of mobile apps, data analytics, and integrated digital solutions in shaping the future of cannabis retail. From enhancing customer loyalty to leveraging AI for personalized shopping, learn how Mosaic is helping dispensaries optimize operations and customer engagement. Don't forget to subscribe for more insights into the cannabis industry's technological evolution!
Jack is founder and serves as Mosaic’s Chief Executive Officer and Board Director for Mosaic, a company that helps dispensaries get digital right by providing the market’s first all-in-one branded app , payments and loyalty platform.
Webiste: https://mosaic.green/
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Join us in this fascinating episode of Cannabinoid Connect as we explore the groundbreaking technology behind Lumenary with co-founders David Kostiner and Robbie Schneider. Discover how their unique metal-free vaping devices are setting new standards in the cannabis industry, enhancing both safety and flavor. Dive into their family-rooted journey from concept to market leader, and learn about the challenges and triumphs they faced along the way.
🌿 What We Discuss:
- The advantages of metal-free vaping and its impact on health and flavor.
- The founders' journey from a vision to reality in the cannabis tech space.
- Lumenary's market differentiation and future innovations.
Don't miss out on this in-depth look at how Lumenary is redefining the vaping experience through their innovative design and commitment to quality. For more insights and updates: Visit their website: https://www.thebeamlaser.com/
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Join us for an enlightening discussion with Shayda Torabi Howell, co-founder and CEO of RESTART and President of Texas Hemp Coalition. Dive into the intricacies of hemp policy advocacy in Washington, D.C., and the latest trends shaping the Texas cannabis market. Discover how RESTART is innovating with new products like RITA and On High, and learn about the challenges and opportunities ahead in the 2025 legislative session. Don't forget to check out the new beverages at restartrita.com and follow @restartrita for more updates!
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Join Kevin Carrillo in a revealing episode of Cannabinoid Connect with Guillermo Rodriguez, Virtual CFO and seasoned expert in the cannabis industry. Dive into our discussion on the pivotal role of a Virtual CFO in transforming cannabis businesses through strategic financial planning and profit-focused accounting. Learn from Guillermo as he shares essential insights on navigating residency requirements, the intricacies of cannabis licensing, the critical role of insurance in operational success, and the impact of stalled banking legislation on the industry. We also explore effective strategies for economic resilience and optimizing business operations in the cannabis sector. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or an established player in the cannabis market, this episode offers valuable perspectives on financial management and strategic growth in this dynamic industry.
🔗 Follow Guillermo for more insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermo-rodriguez-cpa/
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Join Kevin Carrillo on Cannabinoid Connect for an enlightening conversation with Amanda Reiman, Chief Knowledge Officer at New Frontier Data. With a career spanning over two decades in the cannabis industry, Amanda shares her invaluable insights into the latest consumer trends, the importance of data in understanding market dynamics, and the evolving landscape of cannabis products focusing on health and wellness.
In this episode, we dive deep into:
- The changing demographics of cannabis consumers and what it means for the industry.
- The surge in health and wellness-oriented cannabis products.
- The role of comprehensive data in navigating consumer behavior and market trends.
- Future predictions for the cannabis industry based on current data insights.
Amanda's expertise offers a unique perspective on how businesses can adapt to the shifting demands of the cannabis market, emphasizing the need for data-driven strategies in product development and marketing. Whether you're a cannabis industry professional, investor, or enthusiast, this discussion provides critical insights into the future of cannabis innovation and consumer preferences.
Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this video to stay updated on the latest trends and insights in the cannabis industry with Cannabinoid Connect.
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Step into the world of cannabis operations with Michael H. Sampson and explore the legal landscape, risk management, and the path to successful insurance coverage. Whether you're tackling residency requirements or gearing up for litigation, this video has the insights you need to navigate the complexities of the cannabis industry.
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Wyatt Larew, the force behind Wyatt Purp, joins us to share his journey from a dramatic health scare to pioneering a movement for natural cannabis. Learn about the challenges of fighting synthetic THC and why natural is not just a choice but a mission. Wyatt's story is a testament to resilience, faith, and the healing power of cannabis.
Tune in for an inspiring deep dive into the world of natural vs. synthetic cannabinoids.
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Discover the world of cannabis real estate with Anthony Coniglio from NewLake Capital. From unique funding strategies to market predictions, get a comprehensive view of this dynamic sector.
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About Anthony Coniglio and NewLake Capital Partners, Inc.
Anthony Coniglio is the president, chief executive officer and board of directors' member of NewLake Capital Partners, Inc., an internally managed real estate investment trust that provides real estate capital to state-licensed cannabis operators through sale-leaseback transactions and third-party purchases and funding for build-to-suit projects.
NewLake owns a portfolio of 32 cultivation facilities and dispensaries that are leased to single tenants on a triple-net basis. For more information, please visit www.newlake.com.
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Ben Burstein is LeafLink’s Sr. Corporate Development Associate, helping manage industry research, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic partnerships for the company.
He’s been featured as an industry expert both on-air (ABC, FOX, NPR) and through digital channels (Forbes, Cannabis Business Times, MJBizDaily, St. Louis Business Journal).
Prior to LeafLink, he worked at Citi Equity Research and Tuatara Capital. Ben is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Jack Grover is the founder and CEO of Grove Bags, a provider of cannabis packaging specifically tailored for the unique physiology of the plant to create the perfect climate for cannabis preservation.
While serving as CEO, Jack has helped steer the business year in and year out with tremendous growth while the products become a household name in the industry having packaged millions of pounds of product and are present in nearly every cannabis market globally.
About Grove Bags
Grove Bags equips growers & consumers to efficiently preserve the quality of their cannabis from Cultivation to Consumption with USA-Made Packaging powered by TerpLoc® Technology. Grove Bags’ vision is to raise the quality standards in the cannabis industry, cementing TerpLoc® as a globally recognized cannabis packaging solution everywhere cannabis is found.
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Katie is a cannabis regulatory attorney and the go-to expert for cannabis industry players who need help navigating this legal minefield in New York and throughout the Northeast. She serves as Counsel at Dickinson & Avella, a leading New York government affairs law firm, where she assists dozens of clients on NY regulatory compliance issues in heavily regulated industries, including cannabis, gaming, and financial services.
Until recently, Katie was the General Counsel and VP of Industry Affairs at Lantern, an e-commerce marketplace that facilitated the home delivery of cannabis in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Michigan. Katie also previously worked as the Director of Government Affairs for Acreage Holdings, a public company with a portfolio of cannabis cultivation, processing, and dispensing operations in the U.S., and served as Chair of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association.
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Step into the future of cannabis with Kyle Loucks, unveiling the technology & innovation behind RollPros’ monumental 30M rolled joints milestone!
About Kyle
Kyle Loucks is the Founder and CEO of RollPros, an automation company disrupting the cannabis industry using its groundbreaking TruRoll technology that mimics the precision of hand-rolled quality joints at scale.
Prior to RollPros, Kyle held various lead engineering and technical roles for companies ranging from innovative medical device startups to tech giants like Hewlett-Packard and Georgia Pacific. He also played a key role in developing optics hardware for Facebook's Oculus VR system.
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Krista Raymer, the brain behind Vetrina Group, takes us on a journey through the intricate world of cannabis retail. From the art of empowering education to the science of pricing and the strategy of promotions - every gem uncovered is a step towards retail dominance in the cannabis industry.
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Kyle Porter, Executive Vice-President/Managing Director at Virgo PR, a fast-growing, integrated communications firm designed to propel our clients working in emerging industries into the mainstream.
Kyle is an ex-entertainment marketer turned communications entrepreneur who is now the EVP and Managing Director of Virgo PR, a PR and Marketing Firm specializing in emerging markets. Previously, Kyle co-founded CMW Media, where he served as CEO overseeing all operations, business development, marketing and financial communications for the agency, which grew to become one of the leading PR firms in the cannabis space.
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Ben Burstein is LeafLink’s Sr. Corporate Development Associate, helping manage industry research, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic partnerships for the company.
He’s been featured as an industry expert both on-air (ABC, FOX, NPR) and through digital channels (Forbes, Cannabis Business Times, MJBizDaily, St. Louis Business Journal). Prior to LeafLink, he worked at Citi Equity Research and Tuatara Capital.
Ben is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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LeafLink is the wholesale cannabis industry’s leading technology provider, offering commerce, financial, and logistics services that help improve the operations of brands, retailers and distributors. LeafLink is backed by leading venture capital firms and strategic investors and has raised more than $330 million of equity and equity-linked securities since its launch in 2016.
Learn more at www.leaflink.com.
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Jeremy Berke is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cultivated News, a newsletter bringing you everything you need to know about the cannabis industry.
Jeremy is a student at Columbia Business School and formerly built the cannabis beat at Business Insider.
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Jon Sanchez is the Founder and Owner of Espiritu, New Mexico's most spiritually sound & exclusive luxury cannabis product & medicine mindfulness movement.
Espíritu is a luxury cannabis pre-roll brand that invites consumers to use the product with intention. Their handcrafted, sustainably farmed product line reflects the same passionate dedication to quality that we believe our customers deserve.
Epíritu is a luxury cannabis brand that invites consumers to use the product with intention and to participate in their own mindful experience. Their pre-rolls are hand-rolled and packed with organic flower, curated for the best experience. For those who enjoy cannabis as an art form, or simply want to enhance their daily ritual.
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Mike McDonald is the President of Ammonite, Inc. Dablicator™ and Alex Kemper-McCall is the Director of Marketing of Ammonite, Inc. Dablicator™. Dablicator partners with vertically integrated operators and premium extract brands to deliver the easiest, most versatile way to experience cannabis.
Their patented Dablicator™ oil applicator, is designed to replace a messy syringe and is ideal for all oil types including live rosin, solventless, live resin, RSO, distillate, hemp CBD, and more.
The Dablicator brand partner program provides a turnkey solution with fully brandable hardware, packaging, and marketing materials that drives product innovation and accretive retail revenue with your brand and your oil.
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dablicator.oilapplicator.1
- X: https://twitter.com/Dablicator1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedablicator/
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Rena Sherbill is the host of the Cannabis Investing Podcast and Senior Editor of Seeking Alpha.
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- Twitter (Rena): https://twitter.com/RenaSherbill
- Twitter (The Cannabis Investing Podcast): https://twitter.com/canpod1
- Instagram: https://bit.ly/37TAGV3
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cannabis-investing-podcast/id1455998535
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Matt Frisbie is the founder of Track & Trace Tools, the most popular open source platform in the cannabis industry. Trusted by over 1,000 companies, Track & Trace Tools is a free Chrome extension that uniquely integrates with Metrc. It allows cannabis companies to easily submit Metrc reports, gain full access to their locked-down Metrc data, and wield an unrestricted Metrc API.
Matt has been involved in the cannabis industry for five years. He runs a software consulting company primarily working with cannabis companies looking to develop custom tools to streamline their operations.
Matt previously worked at Google and DoorDash, and is the author of five books.
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- Instagram: @tracktracetools
- website: https://www.trackandtrace.tools/
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David Miller is the Chief Strategy Officer at FlowGardens, a company that believes in "Cultivating Health and Happiness through high quality cannabis.
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Hirsh Jain is the Founder of Ananda Strategy, a consultancy that serves many of California's leading cannabis brands and retailers, helping guide their competitive licensing efforts, expansion strategy, regulatory compliance and M&A activity within California.
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Daulton O’Neill is the President of Green Light Events an event consultancy and production company that brings the industry together.
Daulton is a freethinking thought provoker looking to make maximum impact in the hemp industry. He leverages industry insights and relationships to push the ball forward to create unique memorable events for clients and sponsors. Daulton has helped facilitate multiple event contracts, most notably for EarthX, one of the largest environmental gatherings in the world.
He holds a bachelors of public administration from Texas State University and utilizes his ties to the hill country when needed.
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Jonathan Miller serves as Member in Charge of Frost Brown Todd’s Washington, D.C. office, and leads the national law firm’s broad and diverse hemp practice. He has emerged as one of the nation’s leading hemp lawyers while serving as one of the industry’s leading advocates for legalization.
Upon leading successful lobbying efforts that laid the groundwork for the current hemp program regime, Miller now serves as a trusted counsel to dozens of companies in the industrial hemp space.
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Anne Forkutza is the Head of Strategic Partners and Industry Relations at Dutchie. Anne plays a key role in new market expansion opportunities. She also sits on the Board as Technical Advisor at ACCRES (Association of Canadian Cannabis Retailers) and is an active member on the Retail and Policy Committees at CANY (Cannabis Association of New York).
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Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strategic partnerships with the world's leading cannabis-centric service firms.
Over two decades as an activist, Andrew worked on a variety of voter initiatives which legalized medical and adult-use cannabis in San Francisco, Washington D.C, and the State of California.
As a co-founder of Harborside, Andrew has pioneered legal cannabis business processes and provided groundbreaking political engagement and thought leadership to the cannabis community — leading the design and development of gold-standard cannabis retail by innovating many “firsts” for the industry.
David Sandelman is the Co-Founder of VT Dry & Cure Technologies and creator of Cannatrol Systems. He has been involved in new product development in the HVAC industry for over 35 years.
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About Cannabinoid Connect Welcome to Cannabinoid Connect, the cannabis industry’s leading podcast about the ever-evolving world of cannabis with expert analysis and captivating discussions with industry pioneers, policy influencers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and advocates at the forefront of the cannabis revolution.
Whether you're an industry insider, a cannabis enthusiast, or simply curious about the ever-growing world of legal cannabis, Cannabinoid Connect is your go-to source for thought-provoking discussions, expert insights, and captivating stories shaping the future of this transformative industry.
Ben Lind is the Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Humboldt Seed Company.
Ben is passionate about providing the best seeds to both homegrowers and commercial growers with a special interest in creating genetics for different bioregions. He is currently working with researchers around the world in Jamaica, Colombia, South Africa and Thailand.
Jullie Houser is the Founder and CEO of Flower Farma, a culinary focused cannabis brand, Flower Farma uses cannabis as a delicious ingredient; elevating meals and transforming dinner tables around the world.
Julie is known to her clients as The Flower Chef as she has developed “farm-to-table,” menus for clients such as the Consul General of Canada, Jeff Bridges, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and John Cleese. Ms. Houser is an award winning entrepreneur.
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Welcome to Cannabinoid Connect, the cannabis industry’s leading podcast about the ever-evolving world of cannabis with expert analysis and captivating discussions with industry pioneers, policy influencers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and advocates at the forefront of the cannabis revolution.
Join me, Kevin Carrillo, as I delve into the latest news, policies, tech trends, social justice initiatives, investing opportunities, cultivation techniques, and the vast environmental, economic, and medicinal benefits of this remarkable plant while also exploring the fascinating intersection between technology and cannabis by discussing cutting-edge innovations, tech trends, and disruptive solutions.
Whether you're an industry insider, a cannabis enthusiast, or simply curious about the ever-growing world of legal cannabis, Cannabinoid Connect is your go-to source for thought-provoking discussions, expert insights, and captivating stories shaping the future of this transformative industry.
Nicolas Guarino is the CEO and Co-founder of Naturae, one of New York's leading companies licensed for all adult-use cannabis supply chain activities outside of retail. Naturae is also the largest producer of CO2-extracted cannabis oils in the state.
Sara Gullickson is the Founder and CEO at The Cannabis Business Advisors, a multi-faceted, women-owned consulting firm providing strategic business guidance for cannabis license applicants and current license holders throughout all stages of growth.
Sara has more than a decade of experience building and scaling businesses, including a tech platform and turnkey retail model tailored to the cannabis industry.
Ben Burstein is LeafLink’s Strategist, helping manage industry research, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic partnerships for the company.
He’s been featured as an industry expert both on-air (ABC, FOX, NPR) and through digital channels (Cannabis Business Times, MJBizDaily, St. Louis Business Journal, Santa Fe Reporter). Prior to LeafLink, Ben worked at Citi Equity Research and Tuatara Capital. Ben is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
David Hernandez is the Chief Development Officer at Happy Munkey LLC.
David has been instrumental in their legacy to legal transition into the cannabis industry, as well as establishing Happy Munkey as the East Coast's premier cannabis lifestyle brand.
Marion Mariathasan is the Co-Founder and CEO at Simplifya, the leading regulatory and operational compliance software platform serving the cannabis industry.
Simplifya offers a suite of services in 25+ states and counting, which have been specifically designed to help cannabis businesses remain compliant under the various states' enacted laws, as well as manage risks in a cost-effective way.
Bryan Gerber AKA “King of Cones"s is the founder and CEO of HARA Supply.
HARA Supply directly operates 14 manufacturing sites, spanning over 250,000 square feet of the highest-quality pre-rolled cone production using the world’s finest European rolling paper. Hara Supply currently has over 4,000 personnel based in India, along with HQ office and warehouse located in Las Vegas, Nevada. HARA Supply currently produces over a billion pre-rolled cones per year for the cannabis industry’s largest entities.
Jesus Burrola is the CEO at POSIBL, the cannabis farm of the future.
POSIBL is redefining what it means to produce the highest quality cannabis. Leveraging a state-of-art system that uses less to do more, POSIBL brings the best greenhouse technology and expertise from traditional agriculture into cannabis, and pairs it with the best possible genetics to produce the perfect flower — grown in an ethical, sustainable, free of pesticide and cost efficient way, year round.
Khari Edwards is the Head of Corporate Relations at Ayr Wellness.
Khari has spent over 25 years of his professional career in public and government service, working for several elected officials, non-profit organizations, and city agencies where he focused on strengthening communities by advocating and addressing racial, health and civic disparities.
Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strategic partnerships with the world's leading cannabis-centric service firms.
Over two decades as an activist, Andrew worked on a variety of voter initiatives which legalized medical and adult-use cannabis in San Francisco, Washington D.C, and the State of California.
As a co-founder of Harborside, Andrew has pioneered legal cannabis business processes and provided groundbreaking political engagement and thought leadership to the cannabis community — leading the design and development of gold-standard cannabis retail by innovating many “firsts” for the industry.
Michael Brosgart is the Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Vapor Devices (AVD), is a vape hardware manufacturer that specializes in building reliable cartridges, disposables, and batteries specifically designed for cannabis oils.
Prior to joining AVD, Michael was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at cannabis investment leader The Arcview Group, where he worked with some of the top brands in the cannabis industry.
Joey Espinosa is a Cannabis Permitting and Regulation Specialist with over 13 years of professional experience in the Cannabis Industry. He co-founded a cannabis delivery service in Monterey County, running alongside a non-profit mutual benefit Corporation that he founded himself and also ran based on his research of Prop 215.
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About CannabisPermits.com Since 2016, CannabisPermits.com has been committed to helping entrepreneurs establish legal cannabis businesses throughout California. Their experience working with municipalities and counties throughout California has helped shape cannabis policy in the region, with their work leading to the regulation of commercial cannabis activities in five different jurisdictions.
Brandon Mills is the President of Massachusetts and Illinois at 4Front Ventures. Mills is also charged with implementing a low-cost CPG production and distribution strategy and building and maintaining wholesale relationships at the Company’s state-of-the-art facilities in each of 4Front’s operational markets.
Prior to joining 4Front, Mills co-founded and served as president and chief operating officer of Island Cannabis. With his strong entrepreneurial and C-Suite background, Mills brings expertise in corporate strategy, operations, technology, product and data in both public and private operating environments.
4Front Ventures Corp. (“4Front” or the “Company”) (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator that owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington.
Shannon Klick is the VP of Global Sales at Boveda Inc., the global leader in two-way humidity control solutions for cannabis, cigars, musical instruments, and other items. Klick brings more than two decades of sales experience to the company. Klick manages a team of more than 50 employees across the country and exemplifies the customer-centric Boveda company culture.
Navy veteran JM Balbuena is an author, filmmaker, advocate, and entrepreneur focused on empowering aspiring leaders in the rapidly growing legal cannabis space. JM’s debut book, The Successful Canna-preneur, does exactly this, while awarding JM with “Cannabis Educator of the Year” by the 2021 Las Vegas Cannabis Awards and “100 Latinas Shaping The World” by The New Latina. JM received a Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her dedicated service as Aviation Electronics Tech in the United States Navy between 2010 to 2014. With a focus on business development, strategic planning, and execution, JM successfully runs BSW (Boycott Shitty Weed), promoting advocacy through fashion and muti-media including Web3 and blockchain integration. She also leads Synergy Studios, providing filmmaking, content creation, and executive production to leading brands in the cannabis industry. JM currently serves as CMO for Prime Harvest Inc., a technology-focused full-service cannabis corporation horizontally diversified across various segments of the cannabis value chain including licensing acquisition and compliance management, direct-to-consumer operations, and parent company of Jaxx Cannabis, a San Diego based retailer. Additionally, JM is cofounder of Palenque Provisions, a family owned Latinx food manufacturer headquartered in New Jersey.
Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strategic partnerships with the world's leading cannabis-centric service firms. Over two decades as an activist, Andrew worked on a variety of voter initiatives which legalized medical and adult-use cannabis in San Francisco, Washington D.C, and the State of California. As a co-founder of Harborside, Andrew has pioneered legal cannabis business processes and provided groundbreaking political engagement and thought leadership to the cannabis community — leading the design and development of gold-standard cannabis retail by innovating many “firsts” for the industry.
Jason Wilson is the MS of Curious About Cannabis. Curious About Cannabis spans a wide array of Cannabis and cannabinoid science topics in a manner that is accessible to most people. It is also an interactive book that includes links to courses, interviews with experts, quizzes, games, and other educational material that allows the reader to follow any topic that they like as deep as they want to go. Jason has also developed educator and student workbooks to accompany the textbook, as well as a Curiosity Journal to help people on their quest to learn more about the Cannabis plant and cannabinoid products.
Peter Su is the Senior Vice President at Green Check Verified, the top cannabis banking compliance software/consultancy in the space. A long time banker, Peter has spent 20+ years in finance with stops at HSBC, Signature, Dime and East West. He has spearheaded two separate cannabis banking programs and in his current role at Green Check is responsible for the growth of over 120 cannabis banking programs all over the country. Peter is an active member of the cannabis community, as he currently chairs the Banking and Financial Services Committee for the NYCCIA & HVCIA. Peter is also Vice Chair and founding member of the cannabis banking committee for ASTM Int'l. He is an advisor for Minority Cannabis Academy. And, he is on the board of the Asian Cannabis Roundtable, serving as treasurer. Additionally, he writes for Rolling Stone Cannabis Culture Council.
Susie Plascencia is a Brand Partner at Humo Cannabis, an award-winning Mexican-American owned craft cannabis company. Humo is on a mission to eliminate the stigma surrounding cannabis in the Latino community by celebrating the community’s rich cultural history with the plant and normalizing its daily use.
Tamara Anderson is the Founder of Culinary & Cannabis, an all sensory interactive cannabis event production company. Tamara oversees daily operations and growth for Culinary & Cannabis including online content, marketing, and brand partnerships. Tamara's mission is to showcase cannabis’s positive impact on people’s lives, Culinary & Cannabis is where the canna-curious feel comfortable to learn and explore along with conscious cannabis consumers who celebrate a sophisticated stoner style.
Ruby Deevoy is one of the UK’s very few dedicated cannabis and CBD journalists, contributing regularly on the subject to international newspapers and magazines for the past 4 years. Her bylines include The Independent, The Mirror, The Times, The Sun, The Express, The Metro, Evening Standard, Stylist, Woman & Home, Natural Health, Red, Platinum, Chat! and many more. Ruby is also the founder of The CBD Consultancy, member of The Cannabis Industry Council, Women In Cannabis Leadership, has just been invited to take on the role of Exec Director for UK NORML and cannabis correspondent for Volteface.
Willy Christie is the artist behind Kukuni, which is best described as psychedelic, indie, experimental art rock with pop sensibilities; wavy and groovy; dark but uplifting. Willy is also a breeder/grower. He started growing 12 years ago, started breeding and switched to using living soil a few years ago and is always refining his process. Willy is working with growers in Colorado, New Mexico and California to bring some of his proprietary genetics to the market.
Charles McElroy is the founder of Goldleaf, an educational printing company focusing on botanical science. As a former volunteer with Marijuana Policy Project, Charles has a history of supporting veterans' education and access to medical marijuana, while also studying permaculture and organic farming in Ohio and Colorado for several years. McElroy created Goldleaf to benefit the evolving recreational and medical cannabis communities.
Robert Head is the Chair for Hemp for Victory. Hemp For Victory’s purpose is to create an understanding about veterans use of Industrial Hemp, CBD, and medical cannabis as a healthy way to manage their mental and physical challenges as a result of their service. Robert served in the army as an infantryman from 2002-2007 with deployments to Iraq in Baghdad and Taji. After the military, Robert went to Texas A&M and finished his degree and around 2016 he got into the cannabis industry by building a farm in Maine that grew organic cannabis and sold it to local dispensaries.
Amy Deneson, Co-Founder of the Cannabis Media Council, a trade organization committed to leveraging the power of mainstream advertising to uplift positive experiences with cannabis and normalize consumption in order to foster consumer consideration and category growth.
In prior leadership roles, Amy joined Curaleaf in 2018 to direct marketing and sales, and, over the course of two years, led the company to dominant market share in New York. Before venturing in cannabis, Amy held marketing leadership roles at Akamai Technologies, GLSEN, and umbrage editions. Amy is an advocate, speaker, and writer. She lives in New York City.
For over 15 years, Amy has empowered status quo busting enterprises to succeed in the arts, technology, and cannabis. Amy is committed to creating a truly inclusive, equitable, sustainable cannabis industry by valuing the triple bottom line of enriching profits, people, and our planet.
Ross Anderson is the COO and Formulation Specialist at Elevated Wellness, a cannabis (hemp) manufacturer in Austin, TX, founded by medical professionals and cannabis savants. Elevated Wellness products contain purely US-grown, organic hemp, and each product is formulated within our state-of-the-art USP-800 / ISO-5 certified laboratories here in Austin, Texas. All products are non-GMO, gluten-free, organic, and mostly vegan, as well as come backed with a full money-back guarantee.
Dawne Morris is the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of PROTEUS Business Solution, Inc., an online enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for businesses in e-commerce, retail, healthcare, and highly regulated industries, including alcohol and cannabis.
PROTEUS 420 is considered one of the first and most trusted cannabis seed-to-sale software systems focused on business growth and a streamlined user experience while addressing the complexities of industry compliance.
Dawne was instrumental in integrating her knowledge of internet marketing into the technology platform to help businesses scale successfully. PROTEUS 420 supports manufacturing, cultivation, distribution, and dispensary operators in markets throughout the U.S. and North America as a market-leading system.
John McLeod is the Co-Founder and Head of New Markets at Cloud Cannabis, Co., the leading vertically integrated Michigan operator that curates high-quality cannabis products to help customers live healthier, happier and higher lives.
John's journey into the cannabis industry began over 14 years ago while working as a police officer with the Detroit Police Department. After sustaining a career-ending injury, John was prescribed opioids but quickly began to endure the adverse side effects of prescription drugs. Seeking a natural healing alternative, John turned to medical cannabis and found the experience eye-opening, “like flipping a switch.”
Vanessa Gabriel is the CEO and Co-Founder at Drop Delivery, the cannabis industry’s only all-in-one delivery technology solution for delivery companies and retailers.
Vanessa is a thirty-year-old, self-described serial entrepreneur, who previously co-founded Greenlight Technologies, a leading order-ahead and digital loyalty software in the cannabis industry, which was acquired in 2018. She’s been recognized by Forbes Next 1000, Marijuana Venture 40 under 40, and is a part of the Rolling Stone Culture Council.
Milan Patel is the CEO and CO-Founder at PathogenDx, an Arizona-based company providing disruptive DNA-based pathogen testing technology and solutions for the human diagnostics, botanical, food and agricultural industries.
Previously, Mr. Patel spent over 25 years working with large public, small private and entrepreneurial companies in numerous fields from the life sciences, to biotechnology, to government services and the automotive industry. Milan served as COO/CFO of GMSbiotech. He also was CFO of 2020 Company, LLC, a leading premier professional services firm that delivered business and technology solutions to the government, in the areas of health, education and science.
Lulu Tsui is the Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at On The Revel, he parent company for a collection of curated educational and networking experiences democratizing information for those interested in the regulated cannabis industry.
Lulu is seasoned in Experience Design (XD) and User Experience (UX) with 15+ years of experience leading research, strategy, and design for enterprise software, Software as a Service (SaaS), mobile, and touchscreen technologies.
Paul Weaver is the Head of Cannabis and Seng Robertson is the Technical Director of Cannabis Research and Development at Boston Beer Co. (BBC).
Boston Beer Company’s new line of THC-infused drinks, aims to set the new gold standard with its first varietal -- Good Day Iced Tea.
Shelby Hartman is the Co-Founder and CEO of DoubleBlind, a media company and education platform at the forefront of the rapidly growing psychedelic movement.
With contributors around the globe, DoubleBlind covers stories from South America’s ayahuasca tourism industry to the microdosing trend and the groundbreaking research at leading universities.
Angela White is the Equity for Industry Program Manager at Success Centers. Her focus is developing sustainable career and entrepreneurial paths previously less accessible to communities impacted by inequality and the War on Drugs.
Angela offers community members career assessments and coaching, job placement, access to on-the-job training, and job training for employment in the cannabis industry.
Success Centers was founded by Superior Court Judges 36 years ago to provide education and employment opportunities to youth in San Francisco’s juvenile detention facilities.
Lauren Miele is Founder and CEO of KushKards, the first cannabis greeting card where “one can strike a match and light what is attached.” Standard greeting cards lacked the form and function, so Miele created a niche market of innovative cannabis gifting for young professionals like herself looking for “the perfect gift with a lift.”
Miele quickly grew KushKards into a national brand — KushKards’s just won Best New Product in the Lifestyle Category at The National Stationery Show in 2022, and to date is sold in over 4,000 retail locations including Spencer Gifts, Hustler Hollywood, Museum of Sex and Planet 13 — a cannabis gifting staple of dispensaries, smoke shops, adult stores, stationery + gift shops, record stores, mall kiosks, and more.
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Rena Sherbill is the host of the Cannabis Investing Podcast and Director of Video content for Seeking Alpha.
Mack Hueber is Chief Financial Officer of Beak & Skiff, and President of Ayrloom/Gen V Labs.
Beak & Skiff is a 100+-year-old, family-run apple orchard and producer of cider, hard cider, spirits, and wine based in Lafayette, NY. Gen V Labs is a cannabis company founded by Beak & Skiff ownership, cultivating and process some of the first legal cannabis in New York’s adult-use market.
Mack acts as President, overseeing all operations, including the building of the brand’s new THC bottling facility.
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Links and Mentions
Beak & Skiff
Website: https://beakandskiff.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beakandskiff/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beakandskiff/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beakandskiff
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3u7D2LN
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3u9EAFd
Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3FcHXRS
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3gN4OKD
Twitter: https://bit.ly/3XSmghA
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Fbzpeb
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3VyFwyz
Zane Witzel is the CEO of Cannador, a premium storage brand that focuses on functional design and balanced humidity for the home.
As an entrepreneur and cannabis enthusiast, Zane founded Cannador in 2014 to help keep cannabis fresh and organized. He acquired US Patent Nos. 7,892,327 and 8,211,209, formerly owned by a cigar accessories company to regulate humidity in humidors and then rebranded to VaporBeads in order to serve both the cannabis and tobacco industry.
Today, Cannador products can be seen on shelves from small boutiques to major retailers like Bloomingdales. He received his bachelor's from Pepperdine University in 2009, and MBA from the Drucker School of Management in 2012, and currently resides in Savannah, GA.
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Links and Mentions
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cannador
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannador/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cannador
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Beryl Solomon Jackowitz is the Founder of Poplar, an online platform and e-commerce site offering the best selection of must-have hemp-derived CBD products and educational resources and experiences to demystify plant medicine.
Beryl is leading the charge in the efforts to urge Long Island communities to opt-in to cannabis retail. She recently spoke at a Long Beach City Council meeting about how cannabis can be a positive economic benefit for the community and actually keep cannabis out of the hands of minors, like her sons.
Beryl personally added cannabis to her health and wellness routine and decreased her dependence on pharmaceutical anti-anxiety medication in 2017.
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Links and Mentions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poplar/
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Andi Astra is the Founder and Creative Director at SpookyGirl, a colorful home decor, art, and apparel for everyday use, celebrating creative self expression, questioning of the status quo, and creating the place you belong.
SpookyGirl encourages people to connect with their highest selves and inspire their inner child through art and color.
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Links and Mentions
https://www.instagram.com/spookygirlart https://www.instagram.com/shopspookygirl https://www.instagram.com/andi_astra_ https://www.instagram.com/outerrim_collective
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookygirlart
https://twitter.com/spookygirlart
https://www.facebook.com/spookygirlart
https://www.pinterest.com/spookygxrlart
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Christopher LaPorte is the Founder of RESET Vegas, a cannabis hospitality management company specializing in the development and operation of unique experiential venues and events with a focus on videogame culture, esports, skill-based gaming, and the implementation of VR/AR technologies.
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Links and Mentions
LinkedIn (Chris): https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-laporte-52471b52/
Instagram (Chris): https://www.instagram.com/chrisofcoins/
Instagram (Thrive Dispensary): https://www.instagram.com/thrivedispensary/
Linkedin (Thrive Dispensary): https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrivecannabismarketplace/
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Jeff Finnerty is the Chief Marketing Officer at Ayr Wellness. As Chief Marketing Officer at Ayr, Jeff is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of all marketing and advertising strategies.
Prior to Ayr, he served as the Head of Marketing & Sales for Grow Healthy, a Florida based cannabis operator. Before Cannabis, Jeff was instrumental in repositioning the Firehouse Subs brand, and developing a first time national, multi-channel marketing and advertising strategy as a Franchise Group President and leader of the Marketing Board of Directors.
He spent the first 16 years of his career at The Coca-Cola Company and played key roles in the launching of brands like Coke Zero, Gold Peak Tea, Georgia Coffee and the innovative fountain dispensing platform Coca-Cola Freestyle.
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Links and Mentions
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AyrWellness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ayr-wellness-inc/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayrwellness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063847440053
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Brandon Pollock is the Co-Founder and CEO of Theory Wellness. Theory Wellness was founded in Massachusetts in 2015 and has quickly become a top performing privately owned, vertically integrated cannabis company.
As CEO, Brandon is committed to building a world-class cannabis organization that is a great place to work, produces high quality products, and leads by example with progressive initiatives such as our social equity program and our outdoor cannabis farm.
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Links and Mentions
Instagram: @theorywellness
Twitter: @theorywellness
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About Cannabinoid Connect Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Kristina Lopez Adduci is the Founder and CEO of House of Puff, a woman and Latina-owned brand that sells art-inspired cannabis accessories and produces educational content that makes cannabis consumption easy, accessible and chic.
Kristina is an entrepreneur, speaker, art collector, and curator. House of Puff started with her conception of the cannabis consumption devices she wanted for herself.
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Links and Mentions
House of Puff
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofpuff/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-of-puff-inc/
Kristina Lopez Adduci
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KristinaL0pez
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinaadduci/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-adduci/
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Brandon Kurtzman is a Partner at Vicente Sederberg, a cannabis law firm that has been at the cutting edge of cannabis law and policy since 2010 right at the inception of the regulated cannabis industry.
As a Partner at Vicente Sederberg LLP, Brandon focuses his practice on regulatory and licensing matters in Massachusetts and New York. He is also a member of VS's national merit licensing team, where he served as the lead attorney for competitive marijuana licensing projects in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia.
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Website: https://vicentesederberg.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VicenteSederbergLLP
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VScannabislaw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vicente-sederberg/
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About Cannabinoid Connect
Cannabis podcast about news, policies, tech trends, social justice, investing, cultivation, and the plant’s environmental, economic and medicinal benefits.
Website: https://cannabinoid-connect.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06g2V0Jee6Gp71zhfJzVk5?si=Bnd8e9WnSOewLLC_nZqKTA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabinoid-connect/id1513621707
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jYW5uYWJpbm9pZGNvbm5lY3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNoKid-G1uBCHCAxpZVRNA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canna__connect
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabinoid_connect/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabinoidConnect1
Jim Cacioppo is the Chairman, CEO and Founder of Jushi Holdings Inc.
Prior to founding Jushi, Jim spent over two decades managing the business and allocating capital in senior management positions at several large hedge funds; two of which were early stage success stories.
Rob Sechrist is the Co-Founder and President of Pelorus Equity Group.
Under Rob’s leadership, Pelorus Equity Group saw 434% growth year-over-year in 2021 and currently has more than $250 million assets under management (“AUM”) and $200 million of equity – more equity than any other privately held or publicly traded commercial real estate lender in the cannabis space.
Amir Zen is the Founder and CEO of Spekr (SpekrHealth.com), a cryptocurrency-friendly health optimization company that focuses on modulating and balancing the endocannabinoid system.
Amir has over 10 years of experience in cannabis, politics, cryptocurrency, health optimization, and fitness, which he has built into Spekr’s business model. In his pursuit of innovation and freedom, Amir has been self-experimenting with his theories on health, curing disease, and longevity through diet, biohacking, breathwork, meditation, and various fitness styles like calisthenics, yoga, and martial arts.
Melanie Kossan is the Founder of Stillwater Hemp, a Montana-based Organic health and CBD company. Stillwater Hemp ships tinctures, topicals, edibles, and pet products to all 50 states, as well as allows other entrepreneurs to white-label their products to start their own CBD brand.
Melanie is a lifelong entrepreneur and natural healthcare advocate. She initially launched Stillwater Hemp to provide safe, 100% organic hemp products to her family and friends.
Austin Zamhariri is the Executive Director of the Texas Cannabis Collective, a nonprofit focused on breaking news, advocacy, and community events in the Texas cannabis space.
Since 2016, Austin has served DFW and the Texas marijuana reform movement by lobbying legislators in Austin and testifying for decriminalization and medical bills. He has also worked on several campaigns to decriminalize marijuana at the local level across the state. His goal is to bring Texas marijuana industry and advocacy into a united front to better challenge current laws.
Wes Shepherd is the Chairman and CEO of Hoodie, a cannabis analytics platform that tracks over 3.6MM daily unique offers in over 8,000+ dispensaries in the US & Canada. Hoodie is the largest and most impactful platform for next day insights into leading sales metrics such as cannabis pricing, promotion, stocking status, distribution and share of shelf.
Prior to Hoodie, Wes was the sole founder of Channel IQ, an E-commerce Analytics firm he founded in 2010 which was the leading provider of online product pricing and content intelligence to brands within a variety of channel management applications.
Darnell Smith is the Founder and CEO of MXXN, a non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused spirits brand that is evolving today’s cocktail culture and disrupting the alcohol and cannabis industry.
Darnell is A CPG and alcohol industry veteran and cannabis entrepreneur, innovator and advocate. Prior to founding MXXN and MOJO, Smith was a senior digital transformation lead at Infosys Consulting working with the likes of Adidas, Ralph Lauren, AB InBev, Novartis, GSK, Pfizer, AMEX and more. Prior to that, Smith worked for over a decade in various agency and client side roles focused on innovation and commercialization for the likes of Diageo and Pernod Ricard.
Chris "Gramps" Grisolia is the Treasure of Texas Cannabis Collective and Creator of Something has to change, and NOW!!!
Warren Harasz is the VP of Regulatory Compliance at Cannaspire, a team of cannabis experts help entrepreneurs secure success for their businesses in the legal industry.
Jacobi is the Co-Founder of On The Revel, the parent company for a collection of curated educational and networking experiences democratizing information for those interested in the regulated cannabis industry.
On The Revel events, known as Revelry, are conferences aimed at fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and flourishing cannabis sector. These regular in-person events along with On The Revel’s Dope People online membership community, podcast, and virtual experiences, celebrate the diverse people that have been and are currently building the cannabis industry in the aim of developing its gold-standard, with opportunities for all.
Ryan G. Smith is the Co-Founder and CEO of LeafLink and Harish Mukhami is the Chief Product Officer at LeafLink. LeafLink is the cannabis industry’s B2B platform and has revolutionized how thousands of brands, distributors, and retailers manage their operations.
Ryan brings experience in creating and managing B2B firms and online marketplace investment in highly-regulated spaces as LeafLink’s Chief Executive Officer. In 2016, Smith was the first technology CEO in the cannabis industry to be listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
Harish is responsible for product management, design, data, operations, and more. Before joining LeafLink, Harish served as the Head of Product at Apple and Microsoft, focusing on metrics and discoverability, including overseeing the growth of Apple's Siri software.
Juliana Whitney is the Founder and president of Cann Strategy, a consulting firm helping cannabis business investors and operators win licenses, start up operations, expand to multiple states and develop competitive strategies.
Jesse Campoamor, is the owner of Campoamor & Sons, a creative, mission-driven Latino-owned consulting firm fueled by a passion for social justice and creating economic opportunity for historically excluded communities.
Jesse is a veteran political operative and cannabis equity advocate with more than a decade of experience in New York State and City government. He worked with Governor Cuomo’s office during the battle to legalize cannabis and served as chief architect and negotiator of the MRTA, New York’s landmark cannabis legislation.
Lewis Koski is the Chief Strategy Officer of Metrc. Metrc’s approach to cannabis regulation helps state governments establish secure regulatory environments, allowing businesses in those jurisdictions to plan and prosper.
Metrc’s track-and-trace system helps state governments establish secure regulatory environments, allowing businesses in those jurisdictions to plan and prosper.
Metrc is engaged in 21 government contracts and serves more than 300,000 users, including growers, testing facilities, dispensaries, state regulators, and law enforcement officials.
Jill Ellsworth is the Founder and CEO of Willow Industries, the industry-leading organic cannabis kill step. WillowPure, the company's patented, organic ozone-based technology is scientifically proven to reduce or eliminate contaminants such as yeast, mold and bacteria from cannabis while protecting the medicinal properties of the plant.
Prior to launching Willow Industries, Jill founded Vibrant Earth Juices (VEJ), a Santa Barbara-based cold-pressed organic juice company. Jill became passionate about pasteurization techniques, employing High Pressure Processing (HPP) to prevent microbial growth and increase the shelf-life and freshness for her juice line. After seeing the lack of health and safety standards, Jill transitioned into the legal cannabis industry to share her knowledge of food safety with the emerging market. In 2015, Jill founded Willow Industries, the first cannabis decontamination company in the country.
Nohtal Partansky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sorting Robotics, the premier industrial automation technology company for the cannabis industry.
Nohtal is a serial entrepreneur and former NASA-JPL engineer. During his time at NASA-JPL, Nohtal was assigned to a project called the Mars Oxygen In Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE), and the mission to develop a device that can take in the atmosphere of Mars and produce oxygen for people to breathe was successfully accomplished.
While building Sorting Robotics, Nohtal witnessed first hand how the lack of automation in the cannabis industry creates inefficiencies that degrade the smooth operation of the value chain and diminish profit margins. Today, Sorting Robotics is solving those problems with AI-driven machines deployed across multiple states and in Canada.
Daulton O’Neill is the President of Green Light Events, an event consultancy and production company that brings the industry together. Green Light also owns Texas cannabis TV and hemp business builder.
Daulton O’Neill is a freethinking thought provoker looking to make maximum impact in the hemp industry. He leverages industry insights and relationships to push the ball forward to create unique memorable events for clients and sponsors. Daulton has helped facilitate multiple event contracts, most notably for EarthX, one of the largest environmental gatherings in the world.
Adam Stettner is the Founder and CEO of FundCanna, one of the leading lender in the cannabis industry. With over the past 20+ years, the FundCanna team of financial experts has provided nearly $20 Billion in funding to underserved businesses and individuals across the country.
Adam has nearly 30 years of business, strategy and leadership experience in both Private and Public Companies. Among other recognitions, Adam won the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2019 and was a North American finalist, finishing in the top three for his category on the Continent.
In 2021, Adam brought his passion for business, innovative financing and entrepreneurial spirit to the Cannabis sector by creating funding products for all areas of this early-stage growth industry by creating and co-founding FundCanna, LLC.
Gary Santo is the CEO of TILT Holdings, an MSO helping cannabis companies build brands within specific markets. Mr. Santo brings more than 24 years of experience leading lean, high-performance teams in Consumer Credit, Financial Services, Gaming and Technology, Higher Education and Specialty-Pharma. He has held a variety of senior-level positions at The First Marblehead Corporation, Fitch Ratings, International Game Technology, Lantheus Medical Imaging and, most recently, Columbia Care Inc., a leading multi-state operator in the cannabis industry.
Jason Vegotsky is the CEO of Petalfast, the first-of-its-kind full spectrum sales and marketing agency for the cannabis industry. Prior to Petalfast, Vegotsky was the co-founder of Summit Innovations, Inc. and the driver of the company’s business development where he expanded the business to over 600+ customers & 25 employees in its first year of operations.
Matt Hawkins is the Founder and Managing Principal, Entourage Effect Capital, a venture capital firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Since 2014, the firm has made close to 70 investments out of three funds, co-investment vehicles and special purpose entities.
Ben Britton is the VP of Innovation at Agrify, a developer of premium grow solutions for the indoor agriculture marketplace.
Previously, Ben was the Founder and CEO of PurePressure, the leading solventless equipment manufacturer in the cannabis industry, which was purchased by Agrify in January 2022. Ben has worked with over 7,000 clients and has developed a superior reputation for quality, reliability, precision, control, and exceptional customer service.
At Agrify, Ben leverages his design and manufacturing experience to bring new technology to a broader aspect of the cannabis industry.
Rose Elliott is the Co-Founder and CEO of Komplyd, an API-first cannabis compliance-as-a-service platform.
Ron Gershoni is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jetty Extracts, one of the true originals in the California cannabis market.
Canopy Growth Corporation and Jetty Extracts (“Jetty”) recently announced a plan for the acquisition of Jetty by the Company.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is a Republican congresswoman who championed the States Reform Act - a federal cannabis reform bill that would remove cannabis from Schedule I drug classification to allow states the right to determine the level of cannabis reform they want to implement.
Walter Moore is the Co-founder, CEO, and CTO of Cognitive Harmony Technologies, new digital platform that levels the playing field for cannabis business licenses, making it as simple as filing taxes online.
Walter is an accomplished software architect, financial engineer, and entrepreneur who has a Masters of Science in Financial Engineering and undergraduate degrees in Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics. Prior to Cognitive Harmony Technologies, Walter co-founded Perception Farms, Inc, a social equity cannabis startup incubator.
Eddie Velez is the Owner of Oak Cliff Cultivators, a family and veteran-owned Texas hemp company that cultivates premium Texas hemp flower for their clients' alternative health solutions and culinary needs.
Eddie was born and raised in Oak Cliff, TX. Cannabis has always been part of his life in some way shape or form and he wants to break the cannabis stigma through education and introduce hemp as an alternative solution to everyday life.
Thom Brodeur is the CEO of N2 Packaging Systems, a patented packaging solutions company for the cannabis industry that uses liquid nitrogen technology to preserve product freshness/shelf life.
Thom has extensive experience in the cannabis and CBD industry and has played a key role in a CBD venture. He is also the CEO of Sky Wellness – a company that makes, markets, and sells premium THC free, Broad Spectrum, Full Spectrum and THC free Isolate Hemp-derived CBD products for people and their animals.
Kim Stuck is the founder and CEO of Allay Consulting, a compliance strategy and services provider serving the hemp, cannabis, and psychedelic industries nationwide. She brings a regulator’s keen eye and wide-reaching knowledge on evolving compliance and safety mandates to support businesses in tightly regulated industries.
Dustin Robinson is the Founding partner of Mr. Cannabis Law; Co-Founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law; Managing Principal of Iter Investments; and Co-Founder of Nucleus. As a licensed attorney and certified public accountant with a law firm that exclusively works in the cannabis and psychedelic space and as the founder of a leading non-profit that is paving the way for psychedelic legalization, Robinson is an expert in understanding and capitalizing on opportunities within highly regulated industries.
Dustin was recently ranked by Psychedelic Invest as the “Top 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics.”
Charles Warner is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Cannabis & Tech Today and the CEO of Innovative Properties Worldwide.
Jim Higdon is the Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer of Cornbread Hemp, a Kentucky-based hemp brand changing the CBD industry with its commitment to quality, transparency, and customer service. Jim is a Kentucky native who worked briefly for the New York Times before returning home to write his first book, “The Cornbread Mafia.” Published in 2012, the Cornbread Mafia tells the story of the biggest domestic marijuana syndicate in American history.
George Mancheril is the Co-founder and CEO of Bespoke Financial, the nation’s first licensed fintech lender focused on the cannabis industry and is focused on bridging the divide between institutional investors and cannabis. George Mancheril has over 14 years of experience in the financial industry with a specific focus on asset-based lending, off-balance sheet financing of commercial assets, and structured credit.
Rado Ivanov is the Co-Founder and Business Development Manager of TexaKana Organics, a Houston, TX-based Sales and Distributor of cannabis edibles and tinctures.
Cody Guy is the Founder of GivingHemp.org,a nonprofit charity focused on increasing the quality of life of cancer patients without the worry of financial burden. In 2006, Cody was diagnosed with 'glioblastoma' brain cancer and is the longest-living glioblastoma survivor at UT Southwestern. During treatment, Cody learned from cancer.gov that cannabis molecules directly fight cancer itself, not just alleviate the side effects of treatment.
Eben Sumner is the CEO of Casco Bay Hemp and 1780. Eben has 7 years of experience working in the cannabis industry as a cultivator and manufacturer, both medical cannabis and hemp He is the Founding member, President, and Legislative Chair of Maine Growers Alliance; and Founding member of the Cannabis Council of Maine, and Shaper Participant in Seed2Health.
Kris Walker is the Co-Founder and President of Hoodie Analytics, a U.S.-based cannabis data and technology firm delivering insights into market performance and competitive intelligence.
Francesca Vavala is the co-founder of Alias Cann, a cannabis sales and marketing agency that helps cannabis cultivators get their products into more stores.
Elliot Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Catalyst Cannabis Co., a change-making cannabis company creating an impactful footprint throughout California.
Morgan Davis is the Founder and CEO of Davis Legal, a full-service boutique law firm specializing in cannabis law and policy, serving entrepreneurs, politicians, and brands.
Mark Ervin is the CEO of GreenGro Biologicals, a company that aspires to be the leading organic soil amendment company in the United States. GreenGro products contain beneficial microorganisms that will nurture these relationships and help your soil flourish, maintaining a living soil system for plants to thrive.
Hunter Friedland is the Founder and CEO of Cirona Labs. Cirona Labs designs and manufactures cannabinoid ingredients that power innovative products from trusted brands. They provide safe, consistent, and effective cannabinoid infusions designed for better consumer experiences.
Theresa Ann Komes has overcome 6 addictions, she has had 30 surgical procedures, and deals with nausea daily. After several years of being heavily prescribed opioids such as morphine (90mg 3 times per day) and Oyxcodone (30mg, 1-2 every 4 hours for breakthrough pain), Theresa has found relief using medical cannabis as it gives her reason to live, enjoy, and love life.
Krista Raymer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vetrina Group, a group of experts in the consumer journey, providing data-driven solutions and working with teams to ensure all our clients achieve operational excellence in the cannabis retail environment.
Tyme Ferris and Thomas Kupiec are the Co-Founders of The Pantheon Collective, an LGBT majority-owned cannabis start-up company working towards LGBT equity and inclusion in NY’s adult-use cannabis market.
Ronit Pinto is the Founder and Publisher of Honeysuckle Magazine, an award-winning, female-led, print, and digital platform exploring the intersections of cannabis, gender, sexuality, racial politics, and pop culture.
David Belsky is the Founder and CEO of FlowerHire, the cannabis industry's leading bridge-building and talent advisory firm.
Jacqui Childs is the Chief Content Officer of Cannabis Wiki, the industry-leading resource on cannabis education.
Jacqui is an online social influencer with a following of millions. She is an international best-selling author, she co-wrote a book sharing her struggles with mental health, drugs, and alcohol abuse. She is now living pharma-free thanks to plant-based medicine and travels the world sharing kind and authentic stories of how she came to the plant. Jacqui is a brand ambassador for several Cannabis brands and expos. She is currently the co-host of Canada’s Premier podcast “The Green Room” in partnership with Cannabis.wiki.
TaJanna Mallory is the Founder and CEO of CannAssistants, a virtual assistant (VA) agency providing administrative support to midsize cannabis companies, founders, and business executives.
Craig Gross is the Founder of Christian Cannabis, a cannabis brand eliminating the barrier of entry for Christians looking to explore cannabis by offering a full line of proprietary high CBD, low THC cannabis products unlike anything else on the market.
Cory Moore is the CEO and Elizabeth Robinson is the COO of The Gift Wellness, natural health and wellness company founded in 2018.
Scott Eagle is the Founder and CEO of ZIPPZ. ZIPPZ offers the first line of personalized CBD therapies for sleep and stress based on each person's unique condition needs, age, gender, and lifestyle.
Anthony Scotti is the Founding Partner and Jason Maclean is a Partner and Lead Horticulturist at Cherry. Cherry is a craft grower and processor of premium cannabis founded nearly a decade ago in Colorado.
Nick Sosiak is the CFO of Cannara Biotech, a vertically integrated producer for the Québec and Canadian markets.
Bethany Gomez, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Brightfield Group, the leading research firm for emerging markets.
Pete Landrum is a Principal at BGR Government Affairs, a bipartisan lobbying firm that specializes in creating, implementing and changing public policy.
Kyle Kazan is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Glass House Group, a family of eco-friendly, community-conscious cultivation, manufacturing, brands, and retail locations bringing to market only the finest strains of cannabis and hemp.
Rena Sherbill is the host of the Cannabis Investing Podcast and Director of Video content for Seeking Alpha.
Kenji Fujishima, Head of Cultivation at Dr. Green Thumb. Kenji is a master cannabis grower in Los Angeles with over 20 years of experience cultivating cannabis, specializing in Kush. Fujishima is credited for bringing Kush strains to the mainstream through his innovative growing practices.
Craig Nandoo is the President of JBK Wellness Labs, a company offering exclusive custom extracts and premixes rooted in East Asian medicine for health and beauty care
Jim Belushi is the Founder of Belushi’s Farm. Belushi's Farm encompasses a sprawling and spiritual 93 acres with 1,800 feet of Rogue River riverfront in Southern Oregon's Banana Belt where the sun, water and air make the perfect combination to sustain naturally powerful and beautiful cannabis.
Weldon Angelos, is a music producer who was sentenced in a high-profile marijuana case involving mandatory minimum sentences that were presented to the United States Supreme Court.
Narbé Alexandrian is the President and CEO of RIV Capital (formerly Canopy Growth), a cannabis investment and acquisition firm with a mission is to acquire, invest in, launch, and/or develop U.S. operators and brands across financially and strategically attractive states to create a multi-state platform.
Thomas Winstanley is the VP of Marketing at Theory Wellness, a vertically-integrated cannabis MSO with operations in Massachusetts and Maine.
Stephen Stearman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elevate Holistics, a Craft Health and telehealth platform focused on getting people their medical marijuana cards and physician’s medical cannabis certifications/recommendations as simply and easily as possible.
Jesse Redmond is the Founder of Green Giants, a cannabis investing strategy, newsletter, and website focused on investing in dominant multi-state operators (MSOs).
Baylee Chapo is Founder and CEO of W0lfpack, community of creators and brands looking to connect through products and content.
Chris Piazza is the Founder at CannaDevices, an American Glass and accessory distributor specializing in serving cannabis dispensaries, publicly-traded cannabis companies along with numerous other operators.
John Hartsell is the Co-Founder and CEO at DIZPOT, a global cannabis branding and packaging company with custom technologies for highly regulated markets.
Jeffrey Garber is the Founder and CEO at Yellow Dream Farm, family-owned cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution company based in Adelanto, California, that has an established reputation for sustainably-grown, high-quality wholesale cannabis.
Daniel Muller is the Founder and CEO at AeroPay, a financial technology company reimagining the way money is moved in exchange for goods and services.
Morgan Davis is the CEO at Davis Legal, a full-service boutique law firm specializing in cannabis law and policy, serving entrepreneurs, politicians, and brands.
Christina DiPaci, Founder and CEO at Paradiso, one of the largest independent craft cannabis farms in California.
Skip Motsenbocker is the CEO at Pacific Stone, a family owned and operated, indoor-greenhouse cannabis brand featuring California’s best-selling flower.
Becca Williams is the Founder at Becca Williams International. Becca is an emotions therapist and educator who blends Western medicine with Eastern traditions in her master class series, Emotional Liberation®.
Ben Larson is the CEO at Vertosa, a cannabis and hemp infusion technology company that creates industry-leading active ingredients for infused product makers.
Doug Chloupek is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Juva Life, employing state-of-the-art science to discover, develop and commercialize safe and effective wellness and pharmaceutical products, in both the cannabis consumer segment as well as the non-cannabinoid based medical industry.
Vishal Rungta is the Co-Founder, President and CFO at C3 Industries Inc., a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with cultivation and production facilities in Michigan and Oregon. C3's portfolio also includes the award-winning cannabis brand Cloud Cover Cannabis and retail network High Profile.
Barry Walker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tradecraft Farms and Christina Tinoco is the Regional Manager at Tradecraft Farms, a family-owned, vertically integrated cannabis company that was co-founded by Brent Walker and Barry Walker over a decade ago in Southern California.
Sasha Perelman and Elizabeth Santana are the Co-Creators and Producers of The Stone Age, the premiere immersive cannabis museum in New York City. It is the intersection of art, advocacy, culture and education.
Cameron Stone is a Solution Architect at Regrow.io, the premier cannabis supply chain management system.
Roger Brown is the Founder and President at ACS Laboratory, the largest cannabis testing laboratory in the Florida to be ISO17025 accredited, AHCA licensed, CLIA certified and DEA licensed.
Rosie Mattio is the Founder of MATTIO Communications, a full-service, cannabis-focused firm focused on PR, social media, investor relations, content, and SEO.
Kevin Hart is the Founder and CEO at Green Check Verified, the leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions.
Matt Melander is the President and CFO of LEVIA, the company behind the #1 cannabis-infused seltzer in the country.
Bryan Buckley is the President and CEO at Helmand Valley Growers Company (HVGC), a veteran owned and operated cannabis manufacturer that donates 100 percent of their profits to studying the plant in veterans.
Franny Tacy is the CEO at Franny's Farmacy, a CBD brand committed to supporting the health and wellness of its customers through its innovative organic farm, network of principled partner producers and institutions, and traceable seed-to-shelf hemp products.
Jordan Highley is a Money Coach and Brand Builder at Make More Capital, and education brand for Financial Literacy and Cannabis Investing Media.
Hirsh Jain is the Founder at Ananda Strategy, a consultancy that serves many of California's leading cannabis brands and retailers, helping guide their competitive licensing efforts, expansion strategy, regulatory compliance and M&A activity within California.
Ian Seiferling is the Co-founder and CEO at AdaViv, a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to help cultivators increase yields while saving on labor and inputs by automating the most tedious cultivation tasks with higher precision, lower cost, and creating higher yields for the operation.
Matt Teifke is the Founder and Lead Broker at Teifke Real Estate, a single family & small multifamily brokerage company founded in 2019 after the sale of TRE Homes Property Management.
Milan Patel is the Co-Founder and CEO at PathogenDx, a Scottsdale, AZ based company which provides disruptive DNA-based pathogen testing technology and solutions for the cannabis, botanical, food and agricultural industries.
Robert Beasley is the CEO at Fluent by Cansortium Inc., a premier vertically integrated cannabis MSO offering premium flower, concentrates, edibles and more in the Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas regulated cannabis markets.
Jesse Burns is the CMO at Grasslands, an Indigenous-owned marketing agency specializing in highly regulated and emerging industries such as cannabis, hemp, technology, real estate and beyond.
Nicole Upshaw is the Vice President of Human Resources at Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis and hemp operator across the U.S.
George Jage is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Jage Media and Jage Media’s national, cannabis CPG Trade Show MJ Unpacked.
Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law, a full service law firm focused on the cannabis and psychedelic industries and the Co-Founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law, a non-profit focused on psychedelic legal reform.
Mara Gordon is the Co-Founder of Aunt Zelda’s™, Zelira Therapeutics, and OCTOPI Wellness as well as a Director of multiple organizations, including North Bay Credit Union.
Jack Klauber is the Founder and CEO of Everyday Dose, a wellness-forward mushroom latte transforming morning routines.
Nicolas Schlienz is Ph.D, Director of Research at Realm of Caring, a 501(c)(3) high-impact independent public charitable organization has served tens of thousands of families and healthcare professionals since its inception in 2013.
Jason Spatafora is the Founder of Paper Street Capital Partners and Owner of Marijuanastocks.com and TruetradingGroup.com.
Steven Phan, Co-Founder at Come Back Daily, an experiential CBD retail store based in New York City.
Colin Ferrian and Mike Regan are Co-Founders and Investment Analysts at MJResearchCo., rigorous investment analysis of the legal cannabis industry to professional allocators of capital, institutional investors, and company executives.
Alan Brochstein is the Founder of 420 Investor and New Cannabis Ventures. 420 Investor is the go-to community for investors to learn, explore, and profit from the marijuana companies. New Cannabis Ventures is a news and information platform offered by NCV Media, LLC that highlights promising companies and influential investors in the cannabis industry.
Kristi Price is the Founder and CEO of KRMA Media, Inc. the parent company of Black CannaBusiness Magazine.
Tim Schlidt is the Co-Founder and Partner at Palo Santo, the leading U.S.-based psychedelic investment fund.
Brooke Butler is the VP of Partnerships at Simplifya, the leading regulatory and operational compliance software platform serving the cannabis industry.
Rena Sherbill is the host of the Cannabis Investing Podcast and Senior Editor of Seeking Alpha.
Dr. Tim Shu is a Veterinarian and the Founder and CEO of VETCBD, a line of hemp-based CBD products for your pets that are veterinarian-formulated, third-party tested and never made with toxic chemicals, aiming to improve quality of life.
Brett Heyman is the Founder of Edie Parker and Flower by Edie Parker, the first brand to fully merge the worlds of fashion and flower.
Allan Gandelman is the President at New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association and the Co-Founder and President, Head & Heal, New York Hemp Oil.
Fabian Monaco is the President at Gage Cannabis Co., a company innovating and curating the highest quality cannabis experiences possible for cannabis consumers in the state of Michigan.
Erai Beckman is the Founder of Mr. Cannabis brand, a company with the intention of educating Leaders and changing public perception to assist the world to #legalizeit.
Stephanie Jenkins is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowhub, the leading retail management solution for cannabis dispensaries in the United States.
Sarah Polansky, Founder at Prismatic Plants, crafted with the wisdom of Master Herbalists, Ph.D. Chemists, and experts in cannabis.
Bryan McLaren is the Chairman and CEO of Zoned Properties, a leading real estate development firm for emerging and highly regulated industries, including regulated cannabis.
Patrick Rea is the Managing Director at Poseidon Garden Fund, a leading investor in the legal cannabis and hemp industries with $200 million in AUM.
Renata Surles, Pharm D, is the Founder at PurpleRX, a brand committed to empowering people to take part in their own mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
Dylan Livingearth is a Senior Implementation Specialist and Solutions Architect at Backbone, a fully customizable supply-chain management platform, tracking production, compliance, COGS, yields, and audit reporting data in real time.
Dennis O’Neill is the President at Biomedican, a biotech start-up company which developed a unique patented method of producing non-GMO rare cannabinoids like CBG, CBGA and THCV, THCVA.
Josh Swider is the Co-Founder and CEO at Infinite CAL, a cannabis and hemp testing lab that offers Analytical Services including Cannabinoid Potency Testing, Terpene Profiling. Pesticide Screening and more.
Jonathan Sandelman is the Chairman, CEO and Corporate Secretary at Ayr Wellness, an expanding vertically integrated, U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, focused on delivering the highest quality cannabis products and customer experience throughout its footprint.
Gleb Oleinik is the Delta-8 Study Author and Freelance Contributor at Leafreport, a science-based, peer-reviewed website designed to help consumers navigate the landscape of CBD.
Steve DeAngelo and Andrew DeAngleo are the Co-Founders at Harborside and Last Prisoner Project.
Blake Schroeder is the newly appointed CEO of Medical Marijuana, Inc., a cannabis company with three distinct business units in the non-psychoactive cannabinoid space.
Tony Schwartz is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Balanced Health Botanicals, a family of hemp-derived CBD brands that includes CBDistillery™ and BOTA™.
Brady Cobb is the Founder and Former CEO at Bluma Wellness and One Plant Florida, which were acquired by Cresco Labs, Inc. (CRLBF) in April of 2021 for $213 million dollars in an all stock transaction.
Aubree Adams, Director of Citizens for a Safe and Healthy Texas and Director of Every Brain Matters.
Corey Mangold is the CEO and Chairman at Orchid Ventures, a California-based cannabis innovation company that has developed a mass-market brand and loyal consumer following with its premium cannabis products and unique vape hardware delivery systems.
Andrew Ward is a Brooklyn-based freelance cannabis industry writer, author and branding specialist. He recently released his second book, The Art of Marijuana Etiquette. His first book, Cannabis Jobs, was released in 2019. His work can also be found at Business Insider, High Times, Benzinga, StratCann and many others.
Arshad Lasi is the CEO at Nirvana Group, one of the largest and most rapidly growing vertically integrated cannabis companies in Oklahoma.
Colin Landforce, Chief Operations Officer at Unrivaled, a leading cannabis multi-state operator, and the parent company of multiple dominant cannabis lifestyle brands spanning consumer products and retail.
Greg Autry is the Founder and CEO at Sweet Sensi, a state-of-the-art facility in Austin, Texas that grows hemp hydroponically, extracts hemp using water/ice or low heat press method and manufactures small batch gourmet candies, tinctures, topicals and pet products.
Glenn Holland is the CEO of The Human ConneXion LLC (THCX) and inventor of the Ganjagrid Plant Vibration Trainer.
Jax Finkel is the Executive Director at Texas NORML. Texas NORML’s mission is to change marijuana laws so that it reflects the majority opinion of Texans which is that the responsible use of cannabis by adults and patients should no longer be subject to penalty.
Dr. Jordan Tishler, Harvard Medical School professor, and President of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, and founder of inhaleMD.
Chad Sowash is the Co-Founder and Co-Host of the Chad & Cheese Podcast, HR's Most Dangerous Podcast.
Travis Tharp is the CEO of Keef Brands, founded in 2010 as one of the original cannabis-infused beverage companies and now ranked by BDS Analytics as the country’s number one cannabis beverage brand.
Delvin Breaux Sr. is Former NFL-CFL Legend, Cannabis Advocate and Author of Unbreauxken, a powerful autobiography that details Breaux's journey through the unthinkable to accomplish his lifelong goals.
Lital Shafir is the Head of Product at Leafreport, a science-based, peer-reviewed website designed to help consumers navigate the landscape of CBD.
Tom Gavin is the Vice Chairman & CEO of CannaTrac, the leading cashless payment solution for the cannabis and hemp industries.
Rena Sherbill is the host of the Cannabis Investing Podcast and Senior Editor of Seeking Alpha.
Mario Rodriguez is the Owner and Founder of Bootleg Avocado L.L.C., an operations strategy and consulting practice that believes in a culinary-first approach to creating sociably responsible and sustainable food concepts.
Andrew Thut is the Chief Investment Officer at 4Front Ventures, a national multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, with a market advantage in mass-produced, low-cost quality branded cannabis products.
Marcello Leone is the Chairman and CEO at BevCanna Enterprises Inc., a white label manufacturer of infused cannabis beverage brands.
Rob Sechrist is the Co-Founder and President of Pelorus Equity Group, a commercial real estate lender providing premium investment opportunities to high net worth individuals and family offices.
Jeremy Berke is a Senior Reporter at Insider. He publishes reported stories that appear behind Insider's paywall, as well as a weekly newsletter of the top deals, trends, and policy moves in the cannabis industry.
Amy Miles is the President of Kentucky Naturals and Director of Product Development at KoreLife, a wholesaler and retailer of CBD products.
Andreas Neumann is the Chief Creative Director, Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis and hemp operator across the U.S. The globally-focused company operates a diverse portfolio of branded cannabis and hemp-derived assets, built upon opportunistic acquisitions, distressed deals and competitive applications.
Arend Richard is the Co-founder and Creative Director at WeedTube, the first video-based social network to provide monetization options to cannabis influencers and to offer cannabis companies commercial-style advertising.
Mladen Barbaric is the Founder and CEO of Airgraft, a purpose-driven technology company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The company engineers and sells vaporization hardware and software designed for the effective, efficient delivery of medicinal and recreational extracts.
Dan Humiston is the Founder of PodCONX, a company focused on producing, hosting and "connecting" podcasts to help advance the cannabis movement.
Laura Eisman and Allison Krongard, Co-Founders of HerHighness, a female-first lifestyle cannabis brand based in New York designed for the modern cannabis consumer.
Jason McHugh is the Founder and CEO at CALIFARI, a company on a mission to tell the story of the ever-expanding cannabis universe.
Jesse Elkins is the Founder of Grow Industries Inc., a company with a proven track record and suite of cultivation design and manufacturing solutions. The company arms cannabis companies with the foundation need to gain a competitive edge with a suite of solutions.
Kellen O’Keefe is the President and Interim CEO at Flower One, the largest cannabis cultivator, producer, and full-service brand fulfillment partner in the state of Nevada.
Matthew Mograbi oversees U.S. operations for Eybna, a pioneering technology company and terpene manufacturer with US HQ offices in California and R&D centers in Israel and Colorado.
Sharif Street, is a Pennsylvania State Senator representing the 3rd District of Philadelphia and the sponsor of the Laughlin-Street Bipartisan Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Bill.