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Cannabis Equipment News

157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings

Cannabis Equipment News is an interview series with growers, processors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals who work within the legal cannabis industry. We provide answers to the challenges cannabis professionals face every day and discuss the industry as it continues to develop. 

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Deborah Saneman: Human Capital Management Firms Were Failing Cannabis Companies

July 14, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Deborah Saneman, CEO of Würk, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why she stepped up after watching multiple HR service providers kick cannabis to the curb and how gamification can improve employee retention. In this episode, Saneman also discusses:  How to address the unique needs of cannabis companies, like 280E reporting and access to banking. (6:00) What happened when Paychex bailed on cannabis op...

Nick Taraborelli: If We Do Good Work, the Universe Will Treat Us Well

July 10, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nick Taraborelli, vice president of Paxiom Automation, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his company found success by building good quality machines while listening to and supporting clients. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Man...

Robert Beasley: We Were 100 Miles Wide and 1 Inch Deep

June 23, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes - 41.6 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. When it comes to growing any business, balance and scale are key. This week, Robert Beasley, CEO of Fluent, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he saved the company from "imminent collapse." Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@c...

Shea Coakley: THC Beverages Can Create a Truly Social Cannabis Experience

June 15, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Shea Coakley, co-founder and CEO of HighTide, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he navigated the very early stages of the cannabis beverage market to carve out a niche by making thoughtful cannabis beverages that prioritize the social experience and help with the de-stigmatization of cannabis. Coakley believes cannabis beverages could be as ubiquitous as alcohol in the next 10 to 20 years. Please m...

Dan Grim: Mobile Manufacturing Can Solve Cannabis Beverage Industry's Logistical Problems

June 12, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.9 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Dan Grim, CEO and janitor of Good Stuff Manufacturing, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his success building an award-winning cannabis beverage company and how he plans to shake up the co-packing industry with his coast-to-coast mobile contract manufacturing operation. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally,...

Josh Wurzer: Without Trust, Labs Are Just Numbers on a Piece of Paper

June 02, 2023 18:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Josh Wurzer, chief compliance officer at SC Labs, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to legitimize cannabis lab testing and flush out the small number of labs cooking the books. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at...

Teamsters: Companies Are Taking Advantage of Cannabis Workers

May 26, 2023 15:00 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jim Glimco, Teamsters Local 777 president, Christopher Smith, business agent at Teamsters Local 777 and Alex Suarez, cannabis agent at Ascend Wellness in Chicago, join the Cannabis Equipment News Podcast to discuss how unions are helping cannabis workers turn their day jobs into careers.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally,...

Dr. Bruce Bugbee: Debunking Cannabis Myths

May 22, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Dr. Bruce Bugbee, President of Apogee Instruments and Professor of Physiology at Utah State University, joins the podcast to discuss his work studying a new crop full of very strange claims, like the importance of planting during a full moon. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential g...

Alex Boone: Hemp-Based Paper Enhances Cannabis Products

May 12, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Alex Boone, managing director of Botani, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he started making paper products out of hemp flower, why brand owners are switching to hemp-based paper and problems working with an inexperienced supply chain.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or sugge...

Brian Fitzpatrick: Cannabis Consumers Should Be Able to Trust That Products Are Safe

May 05, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.5 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Brian Fitzpatrick, CEO of Qredible joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped tame the wild west mortgage industry and how plans to do the same in cannabis. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnew...

Chirag Sheth: The Cannabis Industry Has a Significant Overreliance on Labels

April 28, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 24.3 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Chirag Sheth, global business unit manager at Videojet joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss problems with manual labeling and how new technology, like edible ink, stands to make a big impact for cannabis manufacturers. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, yo...

Cannabeta: How to Find Compliant Cannabis Real Estate in the Crowded East Coast

April 21, 2023 17:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Matte Namer, CEO, and Daniel Kahn, VP of Real Estate, from Cannabeta join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss difficulties with crony capitalism and shady operators as they help cannabis companies find compliant real estate on the East Coast. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a ...

Jacob Saboo: Having Boots on the Ground is Essential for Cannabis Businesses

April 14, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jacob Saboo, co-founder of Cloud Cannabis and Mitten Distro joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his company's evolution from a small medical vape startup to largest cannabis company in Michigan.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mante...

Michael Drozd: How to Fix Problems with Cannabis Lab Data

April 10, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28.4 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Michael Drozd, CEO of ACT Laboratories joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to establish trust in cannabis lab testing. In this episode, Drozd discusses: How ACT Labs became one of the largest cannabis testing networks in the U.S. Why it's important to have quality systems that go beyond industry requirements. Problems with current industry lab data. Conflicts of interest and why individual...

Carl Joachim: Digital Printing is Perfect for a Cannabis Industry in Constant Flux

April 03, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Carl Joachim, chief marketing officer of ePac Flexible Packaging, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why digital printing is perfect for an industry that is always changing the rules. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David...

Bohb Blair: Mary Jones Wins on Flavor

March 24, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Bohb Blair, chief marketing officer of Jones Soda and chief brand officer of Mary Jones, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how the independent beverage maker is tapping into 26 years of experience, and some 150 flavors, to become the dominant player in cannabis beverages. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving...

Jonathan Swope: How to Survive Cannabis Extinction Events

March 17, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Today, Jonathan Swope, chief marketing officer at Solis, discusses how his company survived a catastrophic industry-wide scandal and remade itself as a sun-grown cannabis company nearly shut down by an endangered salamander.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @c...

Wade Woods: Word of Mouth is Huge for Small Business

March 13, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Wade Woods, founder and owner of Honeybee Cannabis Company, discusses his upstart business that pairs beekeeping with small-batch edibles, pre-rolls and beverages. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Brandy Keen: Emerging from the Indoor Growing Dark Ages

March 03, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Brandy Keen, co-founder and senior technical advisor of Surna, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her nearly 17 years of industry experience helping some 800 cultivators. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can rea...

Jim Strain: Take Care of the Roots, So They'll Take Care of the Fruits

February 24, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jim Strain, director of cultivation and master grower at Dycar Pharmaceuticals, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to share his wisdom curated over more than 30 years using aeroponics to grow cannabis. He tells us why you take care of the roots, so they'll take care of the fruits. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally,...

Jessica Tonani: Cannabis Lab Testing Is Inconsistent

February 17, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 33.1 MB

This week, Jessica Tonani, CEO of Verda Bio, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she changed cannabis research laws, her work trying to stabilize the plant's genetics, her struggles with state labs and why she launched a commercial side of the business because of a colleague's mother. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, ...

Chris Milan: Wake Up from Your Spreadsheet Nightmare

February 10, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Chris Milan, VP of Sales at CannaBusinessERP joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cultivators, processors, and finance departments are using new business software to streamline operations and free them from cell tyranny.  On this episode, Editor-in-Chief David Mantey and Milan discuss:  The number of cannabis operators using ERP software; Average integration timel...

VJ Scientific: Using X-Ray to Penetrate Deep Into the Bud

February 03, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week Donald Naugler, director of technology, and Mark Clemons, general manager with VJ Scientific, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how to beat cannabis bioburden and the emergence of post-harvest remediation as a significant industry movement in 2023. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or...

Nick Zimmer: Building a Cannabis Ecosystem Has No Downside

January 27, 2023 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nick Zimmer, CEO and biosecurity specialist at Plantsman, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cultivators can use "good bugs" for organic, pesticide-free cannabis production.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cann...

Sumo: The Cannabis Startup Using the Industry's First Four-Tier Aeroponic System

January 20, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Francis Descoteaux and Jonathan Bosse, co-founders of Sumo Cannabis in Canada, join the Cannabis Equipment News  podcast to discuss why they left their careers as a psychologist and a social worker to create a new cannabis company with a grow operation unlike anything the industry has ever seen. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. F...

Daniel Blackburn: The Extraction Market Should Be Plug-and-Play

January 12, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Daniel Blackburn, senior chemist at Entexs, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the industry needs to make complicated extraction equipment easier to use.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Bryan Gerber: The King of Cones Makes 1.2 Billion Cones Every Year

January 06, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Bryan Gerber, CEO of Hara Supply joins the podcast to discuss how he built his cone-making empire on a foundation of cannabis paraphernalia innovation.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Nishant Reddy: Becoming the Patagonia of Cannabis

December 16, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nishant Reddy, CEO and co-founder of A Golden State and Satya Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he left the 100-hour workweek grind on Wall Street only to work longer days running multiple successful cannabis businesses that honor the environment. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email ...

Maur Stringer: Going Legal After Years in Black Market

December 02, 2022 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Maur Stringer, co-owner of Shakti Green Lit, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he moved to the legal side of the industry to try and build a legacy for his family. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequip...

George Mancheril: No Playbook for Building an Industry from the Ground Up

November 18, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week on the podcast, George Mancheril, co-founder and CEO of Bespoke Financial, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the state of lending in cannabis and why he remains bullish on the industry despite recent economic challenges.   Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential gues...

STM Canna: Cutting Pre-Roll Labor in More Than Half

November 11, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Charles Warner and Alex Morton from STM Canna join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cannabis operators may not be able to control the weather or the price of cannabis, but they can control the amount of labor that goes into making pre-rolls. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or sugg...

Ben Britton: Squeezing the Juice

November 04, 2022 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Ben Britton, vice president of innovation at Agrify, joins the podcast to discuss why clean and simple solventless extraction will always have a place in the cannabis industry. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Man...

Nohtal Partansky: Making the Perfectly Engineered Pre-Roll

October 28, 2022 18:00 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nohtal Partansky, co-founder and CEO of Sorting Robotics, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he left his job as a NASA engineer to create a robot that can make the perfectly engineered pre-roll.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a ...

Adam Temple: True Just-in-Time Manufacturing in Cannabis

October 21, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Adam Temple, CEO and CTO of Evolved Extraction Solutions, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his company's new patented process that allows cannabis operators to provide true just-in-time manufacturing on the fulfillment side of the business while taking advantage of upstream markets as they shift. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could ...

Harold Bouchard: Making Perfect Pre-Rolls for Small Cannabis Operators

October 14, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Harold Bouchard, president and CEO of PreRoll-ER and Procepack, is back to discuss two new machines for small-batch pre-roll production. He made these machines for smaller cannabis operators who need to make pre-rolls but don't have the capital to automate the process.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podca...

Root Sciences: Cannabis Shifts Towards Professionalism, GMP

October 07, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Marcus Tillson, sales director, and Steven Brewster, director of products and R&D at Root Sciences, discuss how the company builds state-of-the-art cannabis processing facilities and why operators are looking for higher-quality equipment. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the ...

Vlad Valme: Vape Filling is About Accuracy, Not Speed

September 30, 2022 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Vlad Valme from Thompson Duke Industrial, joins the podcast to discuss why he left a successful career in IT and switched coasts to start a new life in the cannabis industry. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey...

Jason Sigman: Making 'Cannabis-Friendly' Machines Built on Speed, Accuracy

September 27, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.4 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Sigman, founder and CEO of HighTek USA, joins the podcast to discuss cannabis operators who want a machine to work, be easy to use and look cool. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequi...

Nathaniel Pennington: Seeds Grow Better Than Clones

September 21, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nathaniel Pennington, founder and CEO of Humboldt Seed Company, joins the podcast to discuss how he created the largest licensed seed company in California. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabi...

Kim Eastman: The Industry Won't Change; It's On You to Keep Up

September 08, 2022 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Kim Eastman, vice president of manufacturing with Jushi Holdings, discusses the challenges and successes in running a multi-state operator like a small, almost craft operation. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mant...

Jason Vegotsky: Vertical Integration Is Why Cannabis is Failing

July 28, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

Editor's Note: Subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Vegotsky, CEO of Petalfast, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from jerky to cannabis and why he built a powerful sales organization to help brands scale. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Jason Vegotsky: Vertical Integration Why Cannabis is Failing

July 28, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

Editor's Note: Subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Vegotsky, CEO of Petalfast, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from jerky to cannabis and why he built a powerful sales organization to help brands scale. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

John Goepfert: Trade Secret Unlocks True Cannabis Extraction Potential

July 22, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MB

This week, American Extractions President John Goepfert joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his proprietary process that achieves 100% cannabis extraction .

Harold Bouchard: Consistency & Quality Crucial for Award-Winning Pre-Roll Automation

July 15, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MB

This week, Harold Bouchard, President & CEO of PreRoll-Er, joins the podcast to discuss his award-winning pre-roll machines. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Michael Johnson: We Are the Backbone of Legal Cannabis

July 12, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutes - 27.1 MB

This week, Michael Johnson, CEO of Metrc, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to talk about his first month on the job and how his platform became a tool the industry can't live without.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Matt Hawkins: The Cannabis Industry Has a Surprising Lack of Capital

June 16, 2022 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Matt Hawkins, founder of Entourage Effect Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the surprising lack of capital in the cannabis industry and what he looks for in a potential partner. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at Da...

Lance Lambert: Cannabis Isn't Using Automation to Full Potential

June 10, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Lance Lambert, CMO of Grove Bags joins the podcast to discuss his transition from digital media and marketing to cannabis industry advocate and executive. Lambert last month joined Grove Bags, which has focused on leveling up the technology around bags for curing and storage of biomass to promote long-term consistency from post-cultivation to consumption. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You cou...

Travis Steffen: Building a Cannabis Tech Startup Triumph

June 03, 2022 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Travis Steffen, chief revenue officer of Dama Financial, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped build GrowFlow, a compliance platform used by cannabis cultivators, distributors, processors and retailers across the United States. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest...

Cultivation Warehouse: We Don't Have Any Failures Yet

May 26, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 34 MB

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Eric Paulin and Eric Shedlarski, co-founders of Cultivation Warehouse, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the competitive commercial cannabis cultivation landscape and how they stand ahead of the pack. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach Davi...

Paul McLean: We Need a "Come to Cannabis" Moment

May 19, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

This week, Paul McLean, founder and executive director of the Virginia Minority Cannabis Coalition, discusses his efforts to empower black and brown communities to become cannabis shareholders while educating politicians who still believe the plant is nothing more than the "devil's hay." Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David...