Cannabis Advocate Podcast
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis podcast advocates for businesses in the cannabis industry. Despite hurdles in legislation, regulation, and culture, there are tremendous opportunities for growers, producers and sellers of cannabis products. This podcast helps to bind the ties of businesses looking to buy, sell, partner and support like minded organizations in the industry. We advocate for the cannabis Industry -
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How to Create and Roll Out a Cannabis Drink with Alisa Patterson #94
March 09, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 17.9 MBHow to Create and Roll Out a Cannabis Drink with Alisa Patterson #94 Alisa Patterson is the cofounder of Balance Wellness. I met Alisa at MJBizcon and we immediately started talking about the future of Cannabis drinks. I shared my thoughts that finding a good cannabis drink is harder than finding a sober person at a Willie Nelson concert. She disagreed and off we went. In this episode we talk about the challenge of starting a drinks business, social equity, fund raising, experimentation an...
Hemp Wellness and Intimacy Products with Angela Mustone #93
March 02, 2023 08:00 - 10 minutes - 6 MBHemp Wellness and Intimacy Products with Angela Mustone #93 What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, except when your interviewed by the cannabis advocate podcast. Right? Today we return to MJBizcon and meet HighOnLove founder Angela Mustone. Angela and I chatted next to the HighOnLove® booth which contained a wide collection of hemp seed oil wellness and intimacy products that boast to take pleasure to new heights. Hemp Wellness and Intimacy Products In this episode Angela shares her m...
Why Dispensary Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Matter with Brytany Melville #92
February 23, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.26 MBWhy Dispensary Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Matter with Brytany Melville #92 What's an SOP and why are they important? In this episode we return to MJBizcon and meet Brytany Melville, President and Co-founder of Forte, a cannabis training and standard operating procedure (SOP) solution. Brytany discuss the value of SOPs and how Forte provide licensable SOPs that can be customized per operation. We also discuss, the business challenges of Forte and her aspirations attending MJBizcon...
Green Trait Medical Cannabis Management with Kate Turmo #91
February 16, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 11.1 MBGreen Trait Medical Cannabis Management with Kate Turmo #91 People new to cannabis, struggle to understand how best to introduce it into their lives. This is especially true in the medical space. Today's guest is Kate Turmo from GreenTrait™ . Kate shares ways to give doctors the real time tools they need to introduce cannabis to a patient's therapeutic regimen. We also discussed ways medical cannabis management tools can help mitigate potential interactions with other medication and bette...
Quality Trait Analysis Cannabis Tools with Anthony Lai #90
February 13, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 9.51 MBQuality Trait Analysis Cannabis Tools with Anthony Lai #90 If you're a cultivator answer me this: How do you measure the growth of cannabis or hemp plants in real-time and do so without damage? And oh by the way, do that test instantly at the site of the grow. Up until recently, this has not been possible. In this episode we return to MJBizcon and meet Anthony Lai, President of Experchem US. Anthony and I discuss the challengers cannabis and hemp cultivators face and quality trait analy...
Emerging Genetic Research with Chad Cruchley #89
February 09, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 13.5 MBEmerging Genetic Research with Chad Cruchley #89 Over the last few decades a number of strains have come to market with huge success. MyfloraDNA is a genetics company. In this interview we meet Analytical Consultant, Chad Cruchley. Chad is a professional in the field with more than 15 years of experience in cannabis material, testing, and development. In this episode we discuss why it's important to test our plants, why the current mandates COAs need improvement and the risks consumers fac...
Are Psychedelics the Next Plant Medicine with Rose Moulin-Franco #88
January 19, 2023 15:26 - 20 minutes - 12 MBAre Psychedelics the Next Plant Medicine with Rose Moulin-Franco #88 Have you heard that psychedelics are the next plant medicine? I met our guest Rose Moulin-Franco at the reMind workshop at MJbizcon in Las Vegas. The workshop was eye opening and my first introduction to the possibilities of psychedelics I learned that Rose is in the process of creating a retreat center in Oregon and Colorado. She is calling it Moksha Journeys and it's designed for those seeking enhanced consciousness,...
How to Sell Wholesale in the Cannabis Industry with Bob Bank #87
January 13, 2023 16:42 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MBHow to Sell Wholesale in the Cannabis Industry with Bob Bank #87 Looking to grow your selling skills in the cannabis industry? Today we meet Bob Bank from Canna Devices, an ancillary company that produces artisan glass pipes. In this episode Bob shares advice on how to sell wholesale. We discuss lead generation, cold calling, relationship building, closing and building loyal clients. This episode is a follow up to a past interview with Chris Piazza, a professional glassblower who ha...
Illinois NORML Cannabis Advocacy with Margo Vesely #86
January 05, 2023 16:28 - 32 minutes - 18.9 MBIllinois NORML Cannabis Advocacy with Margo Vesely #86 Who was the first to advocate for cannabis? NORML. In this episode we meet Margo Vesely, executive director for Illinois NORML. Illinois NORML is a 501 c(4) Nonprofit dedicated to lobbying for consumers access to high quality cannabis that is safe, convenient, and affordable in a normalized and de-stigmatized society, while protecting the Cannabis plant and its consumers through safe cannabis resources. Overtime they continue to pr...
Overcoming Cannabis Banking Issues with Spendr and Lucas Gould #85
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 16.4 MBOvercoming Cannabis Banking Issues with Spendr and Lucas Gould #85 In this episode we meet Lucas Gould the founder of Spendr, a payments, rewards and marketing service for cannabis retailers. I met Lucas in Chicago at Benzinga. In this episode Lucas shares why he founded Spendr, and the process he used to get if off the ground. It's a great origin story that I believe provides lessons that may also apply to other ancillary cannabis companies. The Cannabis Advocate podcast advocates for b...
From Retail CBD to Cannabis Dispensary with Steven Phan #84
December 15, 2022 20:05 - 36 minutes - 21.1 MBFrom Retail CBD to Cannabis Dispensary with Steven Phan #84 Steven Phan, is owner and founder of New York City’s premiere educational CBD retail hub, Come Back Daily, Steven is an advocate for cannabis legalization and today we babble about the challenges the industry faces. We also talk about CBD, his experiences as a retailer selling CBD products and the ways CBD can be used to destigmatize cannabis. I asked Steven: 1. How is it he became the founder of Come Back Daily? 2. Wit...
How To Start the Turnkey Dispensary of your Dreamz Cannabis with Andrea Sallis #83
December 08, 2022 19:26 - 10 minutes - 6.39 MBHow To Start the Turnkey Dispensary of your Dreamz Cannabis with Andrea Sallis #83 Have you ever wondered what it would take to convert a CBD store into an medical or adult use cannabis dispensary? Today we chat with Andrea Sallis from Dreamz Cannabis. I met Andrea at Benzinga and she shared shared the Dreamz turn-key dispensary model . The Cannabis Advocate podcast advocates for businesses in the cannabis industry and explores the unique challenges they face. Despite hurdles in legisla...
What You'll See at MJBizCon 2022 #82
November 09, 2022 16:19 - 18 minutes - 11 MBWhat You'll See at MJBizCon 2022 #82 Next week I'll be attending MJBizCon, the premier cannabis business conference in the world. To get prepared and prepare for an optimal experience I had the good fortune to spend a few moments with Chris Walsh CEO of MJBizDaily, probably the most trusted publication covering the legal cannabis industry in the U.S. and the world. Chris shares the breadth and scope of the conference and what you can expect when you attend. Chris also share a bit of a prec...
How to Verify a Cannabis License is Legit with Rich Campbell #81
October 31, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 6.81 MBHow to Verify a Cannabis License is Legit with Rich Campbell #81 How do you know if the people you are doing business with are legit? Are they fully licensed and legal? In this episode we go back to Benzinga and meet cofounder and CEO Rich Campbell of Canoja Technologies. Rich shares how his company is developing solutions for license verification, processing, and data analysis. How to verify if a Cannabis License is legit is the topic for today. Cannabis Advocate Podcast The Can...
What's The Future of Cannabis Regulations with Kyle Baker #80
October 26, 2022 16:51 - 38 minutes - 22.3 MBWhat's The Future of Cannabis Regulations with Kyle Baker #80 What's the future of the cannabis industry? Today we meet Kyle Baker is a cofounder and CSO of Clean Theory and Ecobuds. I met Kyle at the Southern Illinois University Hemp and Cannabis Symposium. Kyle is a cannabis science entrepreneur with a background in reading tea leaves, or in this case fan leaves. In this episode Kyle and I chat about the future of cannabis regulations with examples of what the industry can expect. Kyl...
Selling Hemp and CBD Online with Leiann Stephenson at Hempress Wholesale #79
October 24, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 6.4 MBSelling Hemp and CBD Online with Leiann Stephenson at Hempress Wholesale #79 Are you facing the challenge of selling hemp and CBD products online? Today we meet the cofounder of Hempress Wholesale, Leiann Stephenson. Leiann has been able to take a brick and morter business and expand it to an online market channel. I'm sure it doesn't escape you that this is a significant challenge for products with the stigma of cannabis. Yet she has been successful. In this episode Leiann shares her orig...
Integrated Cannabis Cultivator and Extraction at Agrify with Ted Leung #78
October 21, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 8.15 MBIntegrated Cannabis Cultivator and Extraction at Agrify with Ted Leung #78 Agrify promises cultivators they can scale production with Vertical Farming Units (VFUs): a purpose-built indoor grow solution integrated with Agrify Insights cultivation software - delivering a fully controlled data-driven grow environment to cultivators. Increase the consistency and quality of cannabis for every strain, every time. Cannabis Advocate Podcast The Cannabis Advocate podcast advocates for bus...
How to Join a Cannatech Ventures Incubator #77
October 19, 2022 16:12 - 24 minutes - 14.5 MBHow to Join a Cannatech Ventures Incubator #77 Do you have a tech idea that’s needed in the cannabis industry? If so did you know there’s a incubator you can join to help get your idea off the ground. In today’s episode we meet Noemi Romero and Elanta Slowik from Cannatech Ventures. I met Noemi and Elanta at the Benzinga conference in Chicago and given my personal background and interest in tech startups, i was pumped to get them on the podcast. This is a huge opportunity for anyone in...
Emerging Cannabis Genetic Research with Oussama Badad at SIU Carbondale #76
October 14, 2022 15:06 - 20 minutes - 11.7 MBEmerging Cannabis Genetic Research with Oussama Badad at SIU Carbondale #76 It's no surprise that there has been very little research on the cannabis plant over the last 7 decades. But now genetic research is exploding. In this episode we return the the SIU Hemp and cannabis symposium. This interview is the last of a three part series focusing on agronomy and genetic research. Our guest is Oussama Badad, a PHD candidate at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Oussama is the fo...
Touring a Hemp Research Plot with Spencer Schuchman #75
October 07, 2022 07:00 - 7 minutes - 4.76 MBTouring a Hemp Research Plot with Spencer Schuchman #75 Have you done your research on hemp? Today we listen to the second part of a three part series of interviews at the SIU Hemp and Cannabis Symposium. We meet graduate student Spencer Schuchman who manages a hemp research plot near Carbondale Illinois under the guidance of Dr. Karla Gage. In this episode Spencer shares an audio tour of the hemp plants, what varieties they are growing, how the plants are thriving despite difficult Mi...
Emerging Weed Science Hemp Research with Karla Gage #74
October 05, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 7.87 MBEmerging Weed Science Hemp Research with Karla Gage #74 Want to talk about weed? Of course you do, this is the cannabis advocate podcast. Right? But that's not exactly the topic for today. We meet Dr. Karla Gage an Assistant Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). I met Carla at the SIU Hemp and Cannabis Symposium. Karla does weed management research, planning and control in agricultural, grassland, forest, and aquatic ecosystems. In t...
Emerging Market for Culinary Cannabis with Mary Adams #73
September 30, 2022 13:34 - 9 minutes - 5.77 MBEmerging Market for Culinary Cannabis with Mary Adams #73 Did you know that you can eat cannabis leaves? You can, because I did at the Southern Hemp Expo. I met Mary Adams from Culinary Cannabis a cannabis store offering first-rate organic Hemp Spices and fresh Hemp leaves to shoppers online. I was able to sample their spices and the leaves that are similar to spring green salads. In this episode Mary shares how cannabis is actually food and shares claims how cannabis food can heal you fro...
Benefits of a Cannabis Advertising Coop with Gabby Pavelko #72
September 23, 2022 14:39 - 21 minutes - 12.3 MBBenefits of a Cannabis Advertising Coop with Gabby Pavelko #72 What can you do to optimize your advertising dollars? Have you considered joining a cannabis advertising coop? In this episode we meet Gabby Pavelko from Acannability. I met Gabby at the Southern Hemp Expo and again at Benzinga and we discuss the benefits of businesses pooling advertising across the cannabis and hemp industry. It's case of a rising tide floats all boats. Cannabis Advocate Podcast The Cannabis Advocate p...
Emerging Hemp Opportunities at USHBA and Micaela Machado #71
September 21, 2022 21:57 - 8 minutes - 5.28 MBEmerging Hemp Opportunities at USHBA and Micaela Machado #71
Successful Digital Marketing for Cannabis with Lauren Laplante #70
September 19, 2022 20:04 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MBSuccessful Digital Marketing for Cannabis with Lauren Laplante #70
Unique CBD Branding at the Ghost Kitchen Hemp #69
September 15, 2022 21:53 - 8 minutes - 5.32 MBUnique CBD Branding at the Ghost Kitchen Hemp #69 Do you think all CBD is the same? Not true. Proponents of CBD oil and other CBD products claim that it can be used to treat conditions such as chronic pain, inflammation, migraines, epilepsy, autoimmune diseases, depression, and anxiety. But not all CBD is alike. In this episode we return to the Southern Hemp Expo and visit with Bobby Coomer and Bryan Kiestler from Ghost Kitchen Hemp. Together we discuss what Ghost Kitchen Hemp does to diff...
Cannabis Seltzers are the Next New Thing with Matt Skinner #68
September 12, 2022 17:43 - 14 minutes - 8.37 MBCannabis Seltzers are the Next New Thing with Matt Skinner #68 We met Matt Skinner at the Southern Hemp Expo in front of his bright and shiny Airstream trailer. Matt and his wife are founders of the Charleston Hemp Collective. Working with local farmers they've developed hemp-derived products from tinctures to topicals and edibles to pets products. At the expo they launched a new line of products called High Rise Beverages, These drinks are a CBD and Delta-8 infused cannabis seltzers be...
Cannabinoid CBG and the House of G with Jeff Grice #67
September 07, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 15.4 MBCannabinoid CBG and the House of G with Jeff Grice #67 Did you know that cannabinoid CBG has special properties according to Jeff Grice, founder of the House of G. CBG combats pain without having the intoxicating effect of cannabinoids like THC. Research shows that CBG can also have therapeutic effects. Promising studies show that CBG might provide therapeutic benefits. In this interview we talk about how CBG can provide positive help for inflammatory bowel syndrome, glaucoma, Huntington's...
Tennessee Growers Coalition with Kelly Hess #66
September 02, 2022 09:00 - 9 minutes - 5.71 MBTennessee Growers Coalition with Kelly Hess #66 While visiting the Southern Hemp Expo in Nashville I hear Kelly Hess give a presentation on the state of hemp. Kelly is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Growers Coalition (TGC) is a non-partisan Political Action Committee (PAC) supporting pro-hemp and pro-cannabis advocacy, awareness and legislation. In this interview we take Kelly aside and we talk about bans on Delta-8 and CBD, keeping the markets open, The main opponents to cannabi...
Hemp, Cannabis and the Small Business Administration Services #65
August 31, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 7.12 MBHemp, Cannabis and the Small Business Administration Services #65
Cannabis and the Chamber of Commerce with Buddy Luv #64
August 10, 2022 16:50 - 33 minutes - 19.5 MBCannabis and the Chamber of Commerce with Buddy Luv #64 Do you believe there is enough Love in this world? Darell Bester thinks we can do better. I met Darell at Tony P's Cannabis Networking event in Chicago. Darell is the founder and CEO of Buddy Luv LLC, a cannabis lifestyle company that operates a series of ancillary businesses. Darell is also the chairman of the Cannabis Committee for the state of Illinois Black Chamber Of Commerce. Darrel and I talk about the social equity and thing...
How To Build an Ancillary Cannabis Business with Glassblower Chris Piazza #63
June 22, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 16.7 MBHow To Build an Ancillary Cannabis Business with Glassblower Chris Piazza #63 Have you ever considered that there is opportunity in the cannabis industry beyond owning a dispensary, making cannabis products or growing cannabis? You might be able to leverage your current skill set in an ancillary cannabis business. In this episode we meet Chris Piazza, a professional glassblower who has built a distribution network for glass blowers nation wide. Chris shares why he entered the industry and ...
How To Design and Build Your Cannabis Facility with David Fettner #62
June 16, 2022 13:35 - 22 minutes - 13.1 MBHow To Design and Build Your Cannabis Facility with David Fettner #62 Are you looking to design and build a cannabis facility? It's a steep challenge. From zoning, to design, to project management, to construction, the tasks are endless. In today's episode we meet David Fettner. David is a managing partner at Grow America Builders, a national design, building and consulting firm. David from a multigenerational family of builders yet he is particularly skilled as a real estate attorney. Wi...
How To Build a Chronic Pain Cannabis Products with Nikki Lawley #61
June 09, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 15.6 MBHow To Build a Chronic Pain Cannabis Products with Nikki Lawley #61 Are you trying to build a brand around a cannabis product? Our guest Nikki Lawley is in the process of doing that very thing. Nikki is a nurse, turned brain trauma patient and now cannabis advocate. She's the founder of Nikki and the Plant and aspires to bring cannabis products to the market that address chronic pain, cognitive function, anxiety, and depression. In this episode we hear Nikki's journey and how she is br...
Cannabis Dispensary Start Ups with Portia Mittons #60
June 02, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 16.7 MBCannabis Dispensary Start Ups with Portia Mittons #60 Are you looking to open a cannabis dispensary start up? Would you like to know what challenges to expect and how to overcome them? In today's episode we meet Portia Mittons. Portia and I discussed why she entered the cannabis industry and how she decided that a dispensary was the way to start her journey. She shares her story on opening a dispensary deep in the wilderness of Eastern Oregon. The good news is she found success and chall...
Five Ways To Marketing Your Cannabis Brand with Laurie Parfitt #59
May 26, 2022 16:40 - 36 minutes - 20.9 MBFive Ways To Marketing Your Cannabis Brand with Laurie Parfitt #59 Have you struggled with building your cannabis brand of the prohibition it's federally illegal? Maybe you've seen this when you're Facebook or Google ads been rejected. Or your social media account is banned. There is a stigma to cannabis that is not going away anytime soon. So what can we do to get around this? Our guest Laurie Parfitt has some ideas to boost your brand. Laurie is a fractional CMO. She works with cannabis ...
How To Get Politicians to Advocate for Cannabis with Doug Kelly #58
May 19, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 15.8 MBHow To Get Politicians to Advocate for Cannabis with Doug Kelly #58 What can we do to get politicians to advocate for cannabis? Some states have been generous to the industry. They understand the value growers, transporters, infusers and retail owners provide to their communities. However some states have refused to legalize cannabis and some politicians have limited the business to only a select few. This troubles Doug Kelly, the executive director for the Cannabis Equity IL Coalition. ...
How to Learn the Cannabis Business through an Accelerator GROmentum #57
May 13, 2022 19:30 - 37 minutes - 21.9 MBHow to Learn the Cannabis Business through an Accelerator GROmentum #57 If you're new to the cannabis industry where can you go to learn? In this episode we interview the founder of a cannabis accelerator. Amy Nathan is the Executive Director of GROmentum Lab in Chicago. GROmentum prepares social equity entrepreneurs to quickly launch and compete sustainably in the market. GROmentum provides new entrant investors education in hemp and cannabis while enabling profitability. Today Amy an...
What is True Social Equity #56
May 06, 2022 22:04 - 35 minutes - 20.5 MBWhat is True Social Equity #56 In April a group called True Social Equity in Cannabis sued three marijuana multistate operators and an vendor in Illinois federal court. They claiming the four constitute a “Chicago cartel”. Today Anna Anna Rose Ii-Epstein, and Vi Herring discuss how Illinois has mishandled the issuing of cannabis licenses that has resulted in inequity among applicants and their the right to enter the industry. We also discuss federal legalization and advice on what cannabi...
NY State of Mind in Cannabis #55
May 04, 2022 23:13 - 31 minutes - 18.2 MBNY State of Mind in Cannabis #55 What is the state of legalization in America? Specifically we check in with the state of New York to look at a late comer to cannabis legalization. We chat with attorney Jeffrey Hoffman who has a particular interest in social and economic equity. We investigate how the state will also issue licenses for cultivating , the creation of cannabis delivery , and dispensaries as well as federal legalization and how it affects states across the nation. The Cann...
The First HBCU Cannabis Summit #54
April 25, 2022 21:52 - 21 minutes - 12.7 MBThe First HBCU Cannabis Summit #54 In this episode we meet two students from HBCUs, Historically Black Colleges and University and how they are hosting a HBCU cannabis summit to create opportunities for people of color in the cannabis industry. Today we meet Trea'zure Dahl from Spellman College and Ndaylay Garrett from Morehouse College. First we discuss the stigma against cannabis in society and their schools. Next we discuss summit goals and measures of success. The Cannabis Advocate...
How To Start a CBD and Hemp Farming Business with John Friess #53
April 20, 2022 20:19 - 37 minutes - 21.4 MBHow To Start a CBD and Hemp Farming Business with John Friess #53 Today we meet a CBD and hemp farming serial entrepreneur in the cannabis industry. John Friess is the founder of Metolius Hemp a vertically-integrated health and wellness brand of premium cannabinoid vices for non-psychoactive use. As CEO and founder of Metolius Hemp Company, John works alongside family farmers to plant, grow, harvest, cure & craft all of their organic hemp flower & consumable products. In this episode he ...
How To Win a Cannabis License with Limited Capital and Skills with Ray Martinez #52
April 15, 2022 19:39 - 28 minutes - 16.5 MBHow To Win a Cannabis License with Limited Capital and Skills with Ray Martinez #52 How can you enter the cannabis industry with no money and no experience? In this episode we meet Ray Martinez, marketing director at Helios Labs and member of the 1937 group. They represent one of a handful of Illinois licensed operators with cannabis cultivation, processing, infusion, transportation and retail dispensary capabilities. Ray shares their journey and the challenges they face becoming a fully v...
How Spliff Society Earned it's First Cannabis Customers with Briggs Williams #51
April 13, 2022 22:34 - 30 minutes - 17.8 MBHow Spliff Society Earned it's First Cannabis Customers with Briggs Williams #51 One of the biggest challenges cannabis businesses face is the acquisition of new customers and clients. That's why I like to share stories, journeys, and lessons learned from cannabis business founders. Our guest is Briggs Williams, Owner of Spliff Society. Briggs is an Entrepreneur and businessman. He started Spliff Society 18 months ago after two decades in the banking industry. In this interview, Brig...
How to DIY Your Cannabis Business with Juliana Whitney #50
April 11, 2022 17:36 - 28 minutes - 16.3 MBHow to DIY Your Cannabis Business with Juliana Whitney #50 Are you a DIY'r looking for a little help to kick off your new cannabis business? What if you could find an economical source of expertise and put it into action in your cannabis business? This is where are guest comes in. Juliana Whitney, specializes in new venture creation and development. Along with a co-founder, Juliana recently launched Leaf Sheets, a business support platform developed to simplify cannabis entrepre...
State of the Cannabis Industry 2022
March 30, 2022 17:38 - 25 minutes - 14.6 MBState of the Cannabis Industry 2022 Last week we hosted a live webinar that presented the results of a study commissioned on the state of the cannabis industry in 2022. It's an annual report targeting founders and executives in the industry we aggregated the responses and shared the results. In this podcast episode we explain the reasons behind the study and Pat's intent on using the results and how listeners to this podcast can leverage this data in their businesses. This audio was tak...
From Cannabis Lobbyist to Candidate for Congress with Jackie McGowan
March 25, 2022 18:43 - 27 minutes - 16.2 MBFrom Cannabis Lobbyist to Candidate for Congress with Jackie McGowan Is cannabis reform and legalization important to you? If you're listening to the podcast I'm assuming so and I also bet you would be interested in learning about politicians who look favorably on federal cannabis legalization. In this episode we meet a candidate for the 17th Congressional district in Illinois, Jackie McGowan. Jackie is a former cannabis lobbyist and stock broker turn politician. Jackie is intimately famil...
Six Innovations To Boost Your Dispensary with Charlena Berry #47
March 22, 2022 20:02 - 24 minutes - 14.2 MBSix Innovations To Boost Your Dispensary with Charlena Berry #47 We are entering the end of the green rush, a more competitive landscape where dispensaries are competing not just against the stigma of cannabis but other dispensaries too. In this episode we meet Charlena Berry, author of the new book Breaking the Stigma Racism, the Opioid endemic, Lies, and Inviting Grandma to the Dispensary. We talk about business strategies for cannabis retailers and things they can do win in a competiti...
Story of Cannabis Transportation Gone Wrong with Traci Quinn #45
March 10, 2022 18:06 - 29 minutes - 16.8 MBTraci Quinn is the CEO of Pink Hats Construction and Development Group. Traci is a registered nurse, entrepreneur, writer, speak and co-founder of Women of Wealth. In this interview Traci shares here journey starting in cannabis as a medicine to help children with seizures. She tells a tale about a run-in with the law while transporting cannabis and how she was able to avoid prison. Lastly she shares details on her work at Chitiva, social equity, expungement and the services they provide. An...
Story of Cannabis Transportation Gone Wrong with Traci Quinn 46
March 10, 2022 18:06 - 29 minutes - 16.8 MBTraci Quinn is the CEO of Pink Hats Construction and Development Group. Traci is a registered nurse, entrepreneur, writer, speak and co-founder of Women of Wealth. In this interview Traci shares here journey starting in cannabis as a medicine to help children with seizures. She tells a tale about a run-in with the law while transporting cannabis and how she was able to avoid prison. Lastly she shares details on her work at Chitiva, social equity, expungement and the services they provide. An...