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323 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsThe Green Rush is real. From lawmakers and investment bankers, to CEOs and investors, we will look at how people are transforming cannabis from the shadows of the illicit market into a cash crop that draws in entrepreneurs from Hollywood to Wall Street. Hosts Lewis Goldberg and Anne Donohoe help you navigate the business of cannabis.
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MJ Today Crossover – The Heather and Betty Show
April 21, 2022 15:11 - 1 hour - 130 MBWe have another special treat for our Green Rush listeners, courtesy of our friends at MJ Today. Featuring Betty Aldworth and host Heather Sullivan to talk about the latest news in the cannabis industry. In this episode, Betty and Heather talk about how they got into drug reform activism, what drives their work these days, and the unique challenges of being a woman in legal marijuana. The Marijuana Today is a podcast about the business and politics of marijuana. It is a nerdy and in-dept...
MJ Today Crossover – Mega Mergers in Cannabis
April 14, 2022 14:57 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBWe have another special treat for our Green Rush listeners, courtesy of our friends at KCSA and MJ Today. Featuring Andrea Brooks, Max Simon, and KCSA’s own Sirita Wright and Kris Krane, the MJ Today and Green Rush teams got together to talk about the latest news in the cannabis industry. In this episode, Andrea, Max, Sirita and Kris discuss the massive merger recently announced between MSO giants Cresco and Columbia Care and the upcoming vote in the U.S. House to deschedule marijuana. Th...
Steve Gutterman, Chief Executive Officer at Falcon Brands
April 07, 2022 15:33 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBThis week Anne and Nick are back with a new episode with guest Steve Gutterman, Chief Executive Officer at Falcon Brands, a California-based house of brands that combines street cred and proprietary technology to develop some of the most beloved brands in the state. Having built Falcon into one of the top-10 brands in California, Steve has a two decade track record of building businesses and leading high growth corporations in heavily regulated industries. In this episode our hosts Anne a...
Bob Dagher, Chief Medical Officer at Enveric Biosciences
March 31, 2022 14:26 - 35 minutes - 49 MBThis week on The Green Rush, Anne and Nick are back with a new episode with guest Bob Dagher, Chief Medical Officer at Enveric Biosciences (NASDAQ: ENVB), a cutting-edge neuroscience company developing next-generation, psychedelic-inspired mental health medicines. Leading the company’s drug development and commercialization efforts, Bob has a long history helping life sciences companies to create innovative solutions that meet the needs of millions of patients around the world. At Enveric, h...
Sundie Seefried, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial
March 17, 2022 14:41 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBThis week Anne and Nick are back with a new episode with special guest Sundie Seefried, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial, a leading provider of reliable banking and financing solutions to the cannabis industry. Safe Harbor is one of the first financial services providers to provide access to reliable banking solutions for cannabis, hemp, CBD and ancillary operators, making communities safer, driving growth in local economies, and fostering long-term partnerships. In this episode Anne and Nic...
MJ Today Crossover – What Happened to Medical Marijuana!?
March 10, 2022 16:03 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBWe have another special treat for our Green Rush listeners, courtesy of our friends at KCSA and MJ Today. Featuring Mike Liszewski of Enact Consulting, and Matt Walter of HedgreRow Analysis, join Sirita Wright and old friend Lewis Goldberg from KCSA Strategic Communications to talk about the latest news in the cannabis industry. In this episode Mike, Matt, Sirita and Lewis discuss the slow-moving roll out of legal marijuana in New Jersey, the failure of marijuana legalization at the federal...
Nick Sosiak, Chief Financial Officer at Cannara Biotech
March 03, 2022 15:51 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBThis week Anne and Nick are back with a new episode with special guest Nick Sosiak, Chief Financial Officer at Cannara Biotech, a vertically integrated producer of premium grade cannabis and cannabis-derivative products in Quebec. As Chief Financial Officer of Cannara, Nicholas is responsible for overseeing the Company’s finances and is a key decision maker in all facets of the company from genetic selection, marketing and branding, product formulation, sales, investor, and public relation...
MJ Today Crossover – An April Surprise for Legalization?
February 24, 2022 18:57 - 1 hour - 97 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at MJ Today with Andrew Livingston and Kieran Ringgenberg joining host Ben Larson to talk about the latest news in the cannabis industry. In this episode Andrew, Kieran and Ben discuss the Tennessee Valley Authority backing down from early threats to block cannabis growers, the promise made by Senator Chuck Schumer to introduce legalization legislation in April, and the latest tax and ...
Ian Dominguez, Portfolio Manager of Delta Emerald Ventures
February 17, 2022 16:02 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week our hosts Anne and Nick are chatting with Ian Dominguez, Portfolio Manager of Delta Emerald Ventures, a data science-led investment firm focused on the cannabis space. A veteran of investing in the CPG and grocery space, Ian has held a l...
MJ Today Crossover – Sixth Time’s The Charm For SAFE Banking?
February 10, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour - 108 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at MJ Today with Matthew Walter and Alex Halperin joining host Brian Adams to talk about the latest news in the cannabis industry. In this episode Matthew, Alex and Brian discuss the latest passage of the SAFE Banking Act- the sixth time that’s happened so far- as well as the latest developments for legalization out of Washington, DC; plans by the NFL to study the impact of cannabis on...
MJ Today Crossover – Amazon Wants MORE Legalization
February 03, 2022 18:52 - 1 hour - 92 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at MJ Today starring KCSA’s Cannabis Czar Kris Krane and for the first time, our very own Sirita Wright. In this special episode, Kris and Sirita are joined by Business Insider’s lead cannabis reporter Jeremy Berke to talk about Amazon’s endorsement of marijuana law reform, the ongoing push for social equity, and the latest good news out of Thailand for cannabis legalization. The M...
How to Launch an Industry Crossover – Boundless ESG
January 27, 2022 16:22 - 1 hour - 118 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at ‘How to Launch an Industry‘, a podcast produced and hosted by Dr. Jahan Marcu, a longtime regular on Marijuana Today. This episode’s discussion features Dr. Marcu, Nigam B. Arora, PhD, David Vallencourt, MSc., with special guests Kim Napoli, JD, and Marc Ross, JD from the law offices of Vincente Sederberg. The show starts off by discussing news around the FDA and CBD. Then Marc Ross...
Alex Rabinovich, CEO of InterCure
January 20, 2022 15:34 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBThis week our hosts Anne and Nick are chatting with Alex Rabinovich, the CEO of NASDAQ-listed InterCure. Based out of Israel, InterCure is Israel’s largest licensed cannabis producer and a rapidly expanding player in the international cannabis market. Israel and the quickly growing international cannabis marketplace isn’t something that we explore much of so it was a real treat to sit down with Alex and learn more about the similarities and differences of Israel compared to the U.S. and Cana...
MJ Today Crossover – The Hosts Dive In
January 13, 2022 15:25 - 1 hour - 141 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at MJ Today starring KCSA’s Cannabis Czar Kris Krane. In this special episode, Kris joined Heather Sullivan, Ben Larson and Brian Adams to talk about the lack of federal progress on legalization, how the ‘great resignation’ has touched the cannabis industry, and the end of the DEA monopoly on growing cannabis for legal research. The Marijuana Today is a podcast about the business a...
2022 Cannabis and Psychedelics Kickoff!
January 06, 2022 16:45 - 38 minutes - 53 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week our Anne and Nick are flying solo in the studio to take a look at the year ahead for the psychedelic and cannabis spaces. 2022 is sure to be another transformational year for these two rapidly evolving industries and Anne and Nick explor...
MJ Today Crossover – Of Crime and Taxes in California
December 16, 2021 16:46 - 1 hour - 116 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at MJ Today starring friend of the podcast Ben Larson. In this special episode, Ben is joined by Max Simon and Matt Walter to talk about the rise in both crime and taxes for legal marijuana operators in California, the latest developments for cannabis banking at the federal level, and a look ahead to what the industry might see in 2022. The Marijuana Today is a podcast about the bu...
George Allen, Chairman of the Board for Lowell Farms
December 09, 2021 15:33 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week our guest host Lewis Goldberg is chatting with George Allen, Chairman of the Board for Lowell Farms, a leading, vertically-integrated, cannabis company. Based in Salinas, California, Lowell Farms grows artisan craft cannabis and prides it...
Scott Grossman, Vice President of Corporate Development for Turning Point Brands
December 02, 2021 14:15 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week our hosts Anne and Nick are chatting with Scott Grossman, Vice President of Corporate Development for Turning Point Brands, a New York Stock Exchange listed company and a a leading, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded consume...
Rick Doblin, Founder and Executive Director of MAPS
November 18, 2021 15:12 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week on the Green Rush, we’re reaching way back into the vault to revisit Lewis Goldberg and Anne Donohoe first interviewed Rick Doblin, Founder and Executive Director of MAPS. Founded by Rick in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. In this episode, Lewis and Anne...
MJ Today Crossover – Diving Into the Details of the Election
November 11, 2021 21:45 - 1 hour - 95 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another special crossover episode from our friends at MJ Today starring friend of the podcast Ben Larson. In this special episode, Ben is joined by Jahan Marcu, Founding Partner at Marcu & Arora, and INSIDER cannabis reporter Jeremy Berke to talk about the recent election fall-out for marijuana, some of the ways scientists are researching drug consumption and how the federal government is using their studies, and the lag in New York i...
Previewing Wonderland with Tim Regan, Senior Vice President of KCSA’s Capital Markets Team
November 04, 2021 14:35 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries. This week Anne and Nick are chatting with Tim Regan, Senior Vice President of KCSA’s Capital Markets Team. Joining us to talk about the psychedelic renaissance and how closely the investment community is following these developments in medicines and t...
Elias “The Spartan” Theodorou, MMA Fighter and Medical Cannabis Advocate
October 28, 2021 13:23 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries. This week our old friend Lewis Goldberg is filling in as host for a conversation with Elias “The Spartan” Theodorou, a top-ranked middleweight fighter in the UFC and a committed advocate to fighting the stigma of medical cannabis in athletics. In a m...
Rick Doblin, Founder and Executive Director of MAPS, at the KCSA Psychedelic Conference
October 21, 2021 13:09 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThis week on the Green Rush, we wanted to revisit our previous sit down with Rick Doblin, Founder and Executive Director of MAPS. Recorded during a special fireside chat with our host Anne Donohoe at the virtual KCSA Psychedelics Investor Conference, Rick sat down to discuss the evolution of the psychedelics space, the latest on MAPS clinical trials and the roster of well-known capital market players supporting the psychedelic renaissance. Suffice to say, there likely would not be a revived...
Eben Britton, Former NFL Offensive Lineman
October 14, 2021 14:16 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week we’re replaying an old favorite of ours, our conversation with Eben Britton, a former NFL offensive lineman and a dedicated cannabis and psychedelics advocate, podcaster and all-around fascinating guy. Selected 39th overall in the 2009 NF...
MJ Today Crossover – The Kris and Heather Show
September 30, 2021 14:45 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share a special episode recorded from early May by our friends at MJ Today starring friends of the podcast Kris Krane and Heather Sullivan. In this special episode, hosts Kris and Heather interview each other and dive into their histories in legal cannabis and how they got started down their respective career paths. It’s a great discussion providing a ton of insight into the early days of the industry and how each executive has navigated th...
Rick Gillis, President & COO of The Tinley Beverage Company
September 23, 2021 14:05 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week our host Anne is chatting with Rick Gillis, CEO of The Tinley Beverage Company, a leading manufacturer of cannabis beverages. A veteran of the CPG and beverage space, Rick has spend over 30 years in various senior positions in the alcoh...
Kylie Halperin, CEO and Co-Founder of DD8
September 17, 2021 19:50 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, and a weekly conversation hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich. Each episode we talk with the most interesting, influential, people in cannabis and psychedelic industries and this week our hosts are chatting with Kylie Halperin, the CEO and Co-Founder of DD8, a hemp wellness company bringing Delta 8 THC and other minor cannabinoids to consumers and patients. After spending a decade as a marketing executive working with ...
Tim Ko, CEO of Entheon Biomedical
September 09, 2021 03:17 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBThis week, The Green Rush is republishing one of our favorite episodes from the last couple of months from when we spoke with Tim Ko, CEO of Entheon Biomedical, a company that is pioneering a leading-edge addiction recovery solution that harnesses and optimizes the therapeutic potential of the DMT molecule. Entheon exists to invert the addiction-recovery ratio, turning the ‘untreatable case’ and ‘lost cause’ from the norm to the exception. When it comes to treating addiction, the rate of su...
Kris Krane and Lewis Goldberg are back!
August 26, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBIt’s time for a new episode of the Green Rush and this week we have our old friends Lewis Goldberg and Kris Krane joining us for a riveting discussion on the evolution of the cannabis industry and to break some very exciting news. In this episode, hosts Anne and Nick invite long-time host and friend Lewis Goldberg back into the booth as he returns to the show he hosted for 100+ episodes. We chat with Lewis about what he’s been up to and tease some of the exciting content upcoming for our Gr...
Greg Wagner, CEO of RYAH Group
August 19, 2021 17:11 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBToday, Anne and Nick are chatting with Greg Wagner, CEO of RYAH Group, a connected device and data company focused on using its technology to help doctors, clinics, dispensaries and more monitor and manage formulations effects of cannabis on patients. Wagner is a 20+ year financial markets global head and intrapreneur who recently took over the helm of RYAH and has helped the company develop key research partnerships with organizations like Medicann in the UK and the University of Milan. Ann...
Andrea Brooks, CEO and Founder of Sava
August 12, 2021 12:59 - 35 minutes - 49 MBToday, our host Anne Donohoe is talking with Andrea Brooks, Founder and CEO of Sava, an e-commerce company delivering cannabis to the larger Bay Area. Andrea is a cannabis advocate, lobbyist for social change, and an entrepreneur with a passion for health and wellness. Following a disabling injury in which cannabis played a crucial role in her recovery, she was inspired to advocate for the plant and build solutions in the space. Since then she’s built Sava into a highly curated cannabis e-c...
Andrew Ward, Freelance Journalist and Author Covering Cannabis
August 05, 2021 03:44 - 37 minutes - 51 MBToday, hosts Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are talking with Andrew Ward - a freelance journalist covering the cannabis space for Benzinga among a number of outlets and the author of the brand new book - The Art of Marijuana Etiquette: A Sophisticated Guide to the High Life Based out of Brooklyn, New York, we’re looking forward to chatting with Andrew all about his new venture as well as his first book "Cannabis Jobs" was published in 2019. In addition to his long-form work, Andrew’s provided ...
MJ Today Crossover – The Kris and Ben Show
July 29, 2021 15:20 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share a special episode by our friends at MJ Today starring friends of the podcast Kris Krane and Ben Larson. In this special episode, hosts Kris and Ben sit down to interview each other and dive into their histories in legal cannabis and how they got started down their respective career paths. It’s a great discussion providing a ton of insight into the early days of the industry and how each executive has navigated the ahighly complex wate...
MJ Today Crossover Episode – Remembering Steve Fox
July 15, 2021 14:44 - 2 hours - 207 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share a special episode recorded from early May by our friends at MJ Today memorializing the great cannabis activist Steve Fox. While we never worked directly with Steve, his role in challenging the stigma of cannabis and the fight he took on for years is one of the reasons the industry exists today as it does and why we have legal marijuana in the first place. In this episode, Kris Krane, Betty Aldworth, Andrew Livingston, Jordan Wellingto...
Enveric Biosciences and MagicMed
July 08, 2021 14:46 - 35 minutes - 49 MBDavid Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Enveric Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing cannabinoid medicines to treat cancer and who last joined the Green Rush in March, and Dr. Joseph Tucker, CEO of MagicMed, a psychedelics company focused on creating a library of novel psychedelic molecules to treat a variety of indications are this week’s special guests on The Green Rush. At the end of May, Enveric and MagicMed announced they had entered into a definitive merger agreement that will c...
Weed Wonks Crossover Episode – Earl Blumenauer Interview
June 17, 2021 16:09 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another crossover episode with our friends over at Weed Wonks! Hosted by Jordan Wellington and Andrew Livingston, Weed Wonks offers a weekly deep dive into the nerdy and fascinating worlds of legal marijuana regulation, legislation, and lobbying. Each weekly episode features Jordan and Andrew parsing a different relevant industry topic along with interviews with subject-matter-experts and news-makers. Weed Wonks is produced by MJToday ...
Blake Godlove, Founder and CEO of Etera Foods
June 10, 2021 17:26 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBBlake Godlove is the Founder and CEO of Etera Foods, a sports nutrition company focused on creating delicious and functional snacks by leveraging nature and innovative technology, is this week’s guest on The Green Rush. Etera’s leading product, The After Bar, is the first non-hemp-derived CBD-powered muscle recovery protein bar with 0% THC while also supporting athletic performance Anne and Nick sat down with Blake to learn more about non-hemp derived CBD and how that differs from natural-de...
MJ Today Crossover Episode – The Normalization of Cannabis
June 03, 2021 14:33 - 56 minutes - 78 MBFor our loyal Green Rush listeners we are happy to share another crossover episode with our friends over at MJ Today that includes the one and only Anne Donohoe! Marijuana Today is a podcast about the business and politics of marijuana. It is a nerdy and in-depth discussion for those who want a behind the scenes look at the latest marijuana news. Every week MJ Today aims to have the highest-level conversation around about the latest developments in the marijuana industry, the politics of leg...
Jon Kostakopoulos, President of Apollo Pact
May 27, 2021 15:57 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBJon Kostakopoulos, President of Apollo Pact, a medical research and education 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help solve the mental illness epidemic by relying on science & research, is this week’s special guest on The Green Rush. Anne and Nick were very excited to have this conversation with Jon not only because his non-profit is helping advance clinical research of psychedelics but he was also the first study participant in New York University’s clinical trial treatin...
Shea Gunther, Founder and Producer at MJ Today Media
May 20, 2021 18:51 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBShea Gunther, the creative mind behind MJ Today Media and the Marijuana Today podcast is this week’s guest on The Green Rush! In addition to his role as the unfailing Program Director for the Green Rush, Shea is himself a podcaster, writer, activist and entrepreneur who, from behind the scenes, has for decades helped drive the cannabis industry forward. As an activist, Shea had a hand founding the first chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy back in 1998, and is currently leads up MJTo...
Yaron Conforti, CEO of Novamind
May 13, 2021 17:51 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBNo new episode of the Green Rush this week, instead we’re replaying an old favorite, our conversation with Yaron Conforti, CEO and Director of Novamind Ventures, which delivers psychedelic therapies to patients suffering from treatment resistant psychological conditions at its Cedar Psychiatry clinics in Utah. Novamind is evolving the model of regulated psychedelic medicine by treating patients with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at its four Cedar Psychiatry clinics in Utah; creating compl...
Chad Bronstein, CEO and Founder of Fyllo
May 06, 2021 14:01 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBChad Bronstein, CEO and Founder of Fyllo (pronounced Fee-Low), a technology company delivering data, media, and regulatory solutions to the cannabis industry. Under Chad’s leadership, Fyllo has revolutionized marketing technology for highly-regulated industries, allowing the most ambitious cannabis, CBD and consumer brands to overcome the complexities of compliance at-scale. Our hosts sat down with Chad about the current regulatory challenges the industry faces, how the COVID pandemic has af...
Sturges Karban, CEO of ManifestSeven
April 29, 2021 14:13 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBSturges Karban, CEO of ManifestSeven, California's first and leading omni-channel cannabis distribution company, supporting the legal movement of products across the state and beyond, is this week’s special guest on The Green Rush. Focused on streamlining the distribution of cannabis across the world’s most competitive marketplace, M7 has developed a unified platform supports compliant distribution, retail and deliver operations for both enterprises and consumers. Our hosts wanted to speak w...
Nishant Reddy, CEO and Co-Founder of Satya Capital
April 22, 2021 15:12 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBNishant Reddy, CEO and Co-Founder of Satya Capital, a privately held boutique investment firm that has its hands in just about every touchpoint in the cannabis industry including its distribution arm Vantage Point Distribution and its CPG brand A Golden State, is this week’s special guest on The Green Rush! A long time advocate and consumer of cannabis, Our hosts Anne and Nick sat down with Nishant to talk about his jump from Wall Street into the business of cannabis and how his firm has fo...
Doug Drysdale, CEO of Cybin, Inc.
April 15, 2021 14:44 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBDoug Drysdale, CEO of Cybin Inc., a leading biotechnology company focused on progressing psychedelic therapeutics to treat psychiatric disorders utilizing proprietary drug discovery platforms, innovative delivery systems, and novel formulations and treatment regiments, is this week’s special guest on the Green Rush! Our hosts Anne and Nick sat down with Doug to talk about all things Cybin including the Company’s recent listing on the NEO exchange, its partnerships with Catalent and Kernel, i...
Matthew Anderson, the Founder and CEO of Vanguard Scientific
April 08, 2021 14:59 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBMatthew Anderson, the Founder and CEO of Vanguard Scientific, a systems and solutions provider servicing the botanical industry, is this week’s guest on The Green Rush! Launched by Matt in 2014, Vanguard’s mission is to deliver the capability to manufacture the highest quality, most valued, oils and extracts routinely and cost effectively in the cannabis and hemp industries. Anne is talking with Matthew as a preview for their free webinar, “Inside the Industry” which will take place next Wed...
Adam Berk, CEO of Driven by Stem
April 01, 2021 16:31 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBWelcome to the Green Rush, a podcast at the intersection of cannabis, the capital markets and culture. On a weekly basis, hosts, Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich speak with the leaders who are moving the industry forward. From politicians to investors, from celebrities to advocates, The Green Rush is the place for people who want to learn about the business, politics, policy and cultural impact of cannabis. Today, Nick and Anne are talking with Adam Berk, CEO of Driven by Stem, a vertically inte...
David Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Enveric Biosciences
March 25, 2021 03:05 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBThis week on The Green Rush, our hosts Nick and Anne are chatting with David Johnson, CEO of Enveric Biosciences, a patient-first biotechnology company developing rigorously tested, novel cannabinoid medicines to improve quality of life for cancer patients. It’s been a while since the Green Rush team has talked about CBD so we used this opportunity to get an update on the state of the space including how CBD is fitting into the existing medical landscape, the ways that technology is progres...
Dean Friday, CEO of Lyphe Group
March 18, 2021 06:05 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week on The Green Rush, our hosts Nick and Anne are talking with Dean Friday, CEO of Lyphe Group, Europe’s largest online cannabis clinic, and direct-to-patient pharmacy ecosystem. Lyphe is one of the better-known names in the UK, with 60% of all active patients. Our hosts dive into the Lyphe business model with Dean and get an idea on how different the UK cannabis market is compared to its North American counterpart.. Since most of our conversations to date have focused on the North Am...
Jeff Stevens, CEO of Psyched Wellness (CSE: PSYC)
March 11, 2021 03:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBThis week on The Green Rush, our hosts Nick and Anne are talking with Jeff Stevens, CEO of Psyched Wellness (CSE: PSYC), a Canadian-based health supplements company focused on the production and distribution of artisanal functional and psychedelic mushrooms. At its core, Psyched Wellness is developing a line of Amanita muscaria-derived water-based extracts, teas and capsules designed to help with three health objectives: promote stress relief, relaxation and assist with restful sleeping. Wit...