MJBiz News & Views
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIntroducing the voices of Marijuana Business Daily: Essential conversations on critical industry topics in 30 minutes. Hosted by the staff of MJBizDaily, the trusted leading source for B2B cannabis news.
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News & Views Episode 32: Live from MJBizCon – How to work on your cannabis business, not just in it
February 05, 2020 22:30 - 10 minutes - 7.82 MBCannabis is a difficult space. It requires daily hard work in the business, leaving little time for work on the business – including raising capital. In this special episode of News & Views – recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas – Diane Czarkowski, CEO of Canna Advisors, spoke with Marijuana Business Daily’s finance reporter, Nick Thomas, about: Why social equity matters in the cannabis industry. The drivers behind slowing capital for companies. What business execs need to consider when ...
News & Views Episode 31: Live from MJBizCon - How Portugal plans to develop its cannabis industry
January 31, 2020 21:09 - 13 minutes - 10.4 MBPortugal legalized medical cannabis in 2018, and the country wants to become a leading exporter of marijuana for the region. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Joao Taborda da Gama, an attorney based in Lisbon, Portugal, who has been involved in developing the industry since it began, spoke with Marijuana Business Daily's international analyst, Alfredo Pascual, about: The current state of the cannabis industry in Portugal. What business opportu...
News & Views Episode 30: Live from MJBizCon - Social media's role in marketing CBD products
January 30, 2020 18:25 - 8 minutes - 6.58 MBBeauty products manufacturers are increasingly looking at ways to include CBD in their product offerings, but hurdles remain around broad availability and acceptance of these products. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Daniela Ciocan, CEO of Unfiltered Beauty, spoke with Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of external relations, Chris Day, about: The role of social marketing in educating consumers about CBD products. How cannabis busines...
News & Views Episode 29: Live from MJBizCon - Novel cannabinoids move toward center stage
January 24, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 10.4 MBWhile CBD has kept hold of the headlines, several in the hemp industry are already turning their eyes to other molecules in the cannabis plant. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Michael Townsend, president of Hemptown USA, spoke with Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff about: Which cannabinoids are expected to open the greatest opportunity for the industry. The importance of genetics - and the challenges in obtaining them. How consum...
News & Views Episode 28: Live from MJBizCon – Public sentiment on cannabis driving legalization
January 22, 2020 21:49 - 9 minutes - 7.23 MBAs marijuana legalization marches state by state across the United States, expectations are high for adoption even in conservative areas such as South Dakota. In this special episode of News & Views – recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas – Kyle Detweiler, CEO of Clever Leaves, and Tom Daschle, former majority leader for the U.S. Senate and now a lobbyist with ties to cannabis, spoke with Marijuana Business Daily‘s finance reporter, Nick Thomas, about: The outlook for South Dakota. How publ...
News & Views Episode 27: Live from MJBizCon - Mexico sets the stage for legal cannabis
January 14, 2020 23:49 - 13 minutes - 9.64 MBMexico's Supreme Court ruled that the government has until April 30 to legalize all forms of cannabis, which would create the world’s largest adult-use market by population. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Guillermo Nieto, president of the National Cannabis Industry Association (ANICANN) in Mexico, and Hugo Alvarez of Canncura, sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's international analyst, Alfredo Pascual, to discuss: The current state of th...
News & Views Episode 26: Live from MJBizCon - Technology to take extraction to the next level
January 07, 2020 21:24 - 14 minutes - 10.5 MBExtractors in the cannabis industry are always looking for ways to be bigger, better and more efficient. Enter: artificial intelligence. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Andy Joseph, CEO of Apeks Supercritical, sat down with Hemp Industry Daily's editor, Kristen Nichols, to discuss: How companies should be preparing for real due diligence as the industry grows and consolidates. Why investment in technology is critical for the expanding mariju...
News & Views Episode 25: Live from MJBizCon - What's up next for Florida's cannabis market
January 02, 2020 22:05 - 10 minutes - 8.21 MBFlorida is one of the hottest markets for cannabis in the United States, and companies are investing big money to get their pieces of the pie. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Sally Peebles, a partner in Vicente Sederberg's Jacksonville, Florida, office, sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's legal and regulatory reporter, Jeff Smith, to discuss: The key players in Florida and how they got their edge. Proposals currently in the state's Legi...
News & Views Episode 24: Live from MJBizCon - Industry leaders join forces to tackle marketing challenges
December 26, 2019 20:32 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBAdvertising and marketing opportunities for the cannabis industry have been severely limited by a mishmash of market-specific rules. But a new association, informally known as the Cannabis Marketing Group, is looking to overcome those challenges. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Jesse Burns, sales and marketing director for Sweet Grass, and Julia Bright, marketing director for Wana Brands, sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's vice presiden...
News & Views Episode 23: Live from MJBizCon - How to succeed with hemp
December 26, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes - 13.4 MBA year after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp in the United States, the industry is still trying to figure out what the path to success looks like. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marysia Morawska, who oversees hemp projects with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, sat down with Hemp Industry Daily's editor, Kristen Nichols, to discuss: The potential for hemp success in the Southwest. How the industry would benefit from ...
News & Views Episode 22: Live from MJBizCon - The role of science in solving the vape crisis
December 24, 2019 16:23 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBVaping has been a popular method for ingesting cannabis and tobacco for quite a while, so the health crisis that unfolded earlier this year caught many in the marijuana industry off guard. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Wes Burk, president of Emerald Scientific, sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's science and technology reporter, Omar Sacirbey, to discuss: Why this crisis happened now. How the industry reacted - and how it should respo...
News & Views Episode 21: Live from MJBizCon - How federal legislation falls short on cannabis reform
December 23, 2019 21:42 - 11 minutes - 8.41 MBSeveral pieces of legislation - including the SAFE and STATES acts - have stalled in the U.S. Congress. While there is still some optimism that something will eventually pass, most experts believe that there's still room for improvement. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - David Wenger, a principal with GRA Holdings, and Jeff Schultz, general counsel and chief compliance officer for Navy Capital, sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's finance rep...
News & Views Episode 20: Live from MJBizCon - Build better business benchmarks with data
December 23, 2019 19:58 - 11 minutes - 9.74 MBGood market data is still hard to come by in the cannabis industry, but Seattle-based Headset is working to change that. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Headset CEO Cy Scott sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of external relations, Chris Day, and research editor, Eli McVey, to discuss: The value to businesses of having access to consumer trend data. How data quality in the U.S. and Canada compare. Key trends that marij...
News & Views Episode 19: Live from MJBizCon - Colombia is open for cannabis business
December 20, 2019 21:55 - 16 minutes - 12.7 MBColombia is ready for cannabis, but it still needs global markets to open their doors to the product. That's the message from Mario Pinzon, cannabis division director for Colombia-based Siacomex. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Pinzon sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's international analyst, Alfredo Pascual, to discuss: Why international trade for cannabis - even just CBD - is more challenging than for other markets. What needs to ha...
News & Views Episode 18: Live from MJBizCon - What's next for cannabis? Chris Walsh shares his thoughts
December 18, 2019 21:00 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MBThe marijuana industry is changing rapidly, and Marijuana Business Daily is changing alongside it. Earlier this year, the organization announced that Founding Editor Chris Walsh would be stepping into the role of CEO at the beginning of 2020. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with Walsh to discuss: Where he believes the industry is headed in the next year. How the i...
News & Views Episode 17: Live from MJBizCon - Industry Impact Award winner Nancy Whiteman
December 18, 2019 20:00 - 11 minutes - 8.69 MBThe inaugural MJBizDaily Industry Impact Award highlighted the people who have taken the lead in driving the industry forward. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with Nancy Whiteman, CEO of Wana Brands and the first-ever winner of the Industry Impact Award, to discuss: Why gaining the trust of budtenders is critical to success with customers. How to differentiate your ...
News & Views Episode 16: Live from MJBizCon - Industry Impact Award finalist AC Braddock
December 18, 2019 17:27 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBThe inaugural MJBizDaily Industry Impact Award highlighted the people who have taken the lead in driving the industry forward. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with AC Braddock, CEO of Eden Labs and one of the Industry Impact finalists, to discuss: Why the vape crisis is an extraction problem. The challenges of having an "overdeveloped sense of responsibility." Tip...
News & Views Episode 15: Live from MJBizCon - Industry Impact Award finalist Julie Berliner
December 17, 2019 23:54 - 8 minutes - 6.32 MBThe inaugural MJBizDaily Industry Impact Award highlighted the people who have taken the lead in driving the industry forward. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with Julie Berliner, CEO of Sweet Grass and one of the Industry Impact finalists, to discuss: Why cannabis companies should care about responsible consumption. Balancing parenthood with being a leader in a fed...
News & Views Episode 13: Live from MJBizCon – Industry Impact Award finalist John Lord
December 17, 2019 19:56 - 13 minutes - 10.4 MBThe inaugural MJBizDaily Industry Impact Award highlighted the people who have taken the lead in driving the industry forward. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with John Lord, CEO of LivWell Enlightened Health and one of the Industry Impact finalists, to discuss: The role of social equity in cannabis. Impact of recent regulatory changes in Colorado. Advice for peop...
News & Views Episode 13: Live from MJBizCon – Industry Impact Award finalist Steve White
December 13, 2019 21:06 - 8 minutes - 6.87 MBThe inaugural MJBizDaily Industry Impact Award highlighted the people who have taken the lead in driving the industry forward. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with Steve White, CEO of Harvest Health and Recreation and one of the finalists, to discuss: The state of M&A in the cannabis industry - and what's driving change. How marijuana's reputation has evolved. Tip...
News & Views Episode 12: Live from MJBizCon - Industry Impact Award finalist Shanita Penny
December 13, 2019 16:47 - 10 minutes - 8.26 MBThe inaugural MJBizDaily Industry Impact Award highlighted the people who have taken the lead in driving the industry forward. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of publishing, Pam Moore, sat down with Shanita Penny, founder and CEO of Budding Solutions and one of the finalists, to discuss: The importance of social equity in the cannabis industry. The benefits of the industry consolidating and professio...
News & Views Episode 11: Live from MJBizCon - What's next for Wana Brands?
December 12, 2019 18:16 - 8 minutes - 5.99 MBBoulder, Colorado-based Wana Brands is the No. 1 edibles brand in the state. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marijuana Business Daily's retail and infused products reporter, Margaret Jackson, sat down with Wana Brands CEO Nancy Whiteman to discuss: The challenges of being a woman in the cannabis industry. How Wana Brands got started. The company's strategy for continued growth.
News & Views Episode 10: Shryne Group's CEO talks California, 280E and the road ahead for cannabis
December 02, 2019 22:05 - 11 minutes - 8.48 MBCalifornia is poised to become the largest marijuana market in the world, but there are several hurdles the state and its cannabis operators need to overcome to get there. In this special episode of News & Views, MJBizDaily Investor Intelligence analyst Mike Regan talks with Brian Mitchell, CEO of California-based Shryne Group, about how the company became one of the largest operators in the state as well as its strategy for staying there. The two discuss: Why Shryne is focused on the C...
News & Views Episode 9: Cannabis opportunities and risks in Latin America
October 30, 2019 21:42 - 23 minutes - 15.7 MBLatin America is being looked at as a new land of opportunity for cannabis – eventually. In this episode of News & Views, host Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier talks with Marijuana Business Daily's international analyst, Alfredo Pascual, about what makes Latin America – in particular Colombia – attractive to businesses and investors. Pascual also talks with David Gordon, CCO of Toronto-based PharmaCielo, about the risks and opportunities inherent in doing business in Colombia. Topics include: ...
SPECIAL EDITION News & Views from MJBizConINT'L: Why partnerships matter in cannabis
September 05, 2019 17:08 - 12 minutes - 9.55 MBCanada already has established itself as a leader in the global marijuana market, and new regulations going into effect later this year likely will strengthen the country's position. In this special edition of News & Views, recorded live at MJBizConINT'L in Toronto, Chris Day, vice president of external relations, talks with Jon Kamin, chief revenue officer of Lift & Co, about the new partnership between MJBizDaily and Lift to collaborate on MJ conferences in the United States and Canada a...
MJBiz News & Views: Is 'craft cannabis' the answer for competing in crowded markets?
September 03, 2019 19:45 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MBThe U.S. marijuana market is in a state of hypergrowth, and more competition means an increased need to differentiate your products. In this episode of News & Views, host Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier talks with Marijuana Business Daily's cultivation and extraction reporter, Bart Schaneman, about what craft cannabis is and why companies are turning to it in an effort to stand out from the crowd. Schaneman also talks with Katie Stem, CEO of Portland, Oregon-based Peak Extracts, about what the e...
MJBiz News & Views: Critical Political Moves in the US Cannabis Industry
July 22, 2019 19:21 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBThe legal cannabis landscape has been changing at a rapid clip in the past few years - and there are no signs of that momentum slowing. In this episode of News & Views, host Bart Schaneman talks with MJBizDaily's political and regulatory reporter, Jeff Smith, and Don Murphy of the Marijuana Policy Project about key bills at the state and federal levels - and what it all means for the broader cannabis industry. Topics include: Analysis of the legislative trends playing out. How busines...
MJBiz News & Views: Recruiting and compensation tips for marijuana execs
April 23, 2019 04:07 - 26 minutes - 16 MBThe cannabis industry as a legal entity hasn’t been around for all that long - meaning most of the companies involved are still in the startup phase, with all the challenges that arise from that. And that includes recruiting an compensation considerations, according to Kara Bradford, CEO of cannabis recruiting agency Viridian Staffing, based in Seattle - and our guest on this episode of News & Views. Also in this episode: Bradford joins host Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier to discuss the most...
MJBiz News & Views: Killer Cannabis Technology with STM Canna
March 21, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes - 19.7 MBThe rapid pace of growth in the cannabis industry is being boosted by equally rapid advancements in technology to support the different segments within the industry. But to truly capitalize on innovation, make sure that those innovations are meeting a need for the industry, said Aaron Ray and Jason Duweke, CEO and COO, respectively, of Spokane, Washington-based cannabis tech firm STM Canna – and our guests on this episode of News & Views. Also in this episode, MJBiz Science and Technolog...
MJBiz News & Views: Capitalizing on the California Chaos with Pamela Epstein
February 14, 2019 08:30 - 27 minutes - 21.2 MBThe only constant in California's newly regulated cannabis market is change. But another other way to look at it is now is the time for licensed cannabis firms in California to shape their own destinies. That chaos is an opportunity for those willing to embrace it, according to Pamela Epstein, managing partner and CEO of Los Angeles-based Green Wise Companies, and our guest on this episode of News & Views. In this episode, MJBiz Senior Reporter John Schroyer shares his insights on what's...
MJBiz N&V - 2019 Cannabis Industry Women to Watch + Guests Vivien Azer, Lindy Snider and Jeanette VanderMarel
January 17, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MBWomen make up more than half of the population in the U.S. and Canada, yet they still hold an astonishingly small portion of the leadership roles in the nascent industry. But several women are actively seeking to change that dynamic by setting examples for other women and providing mentorship and support for those looking to grow in this industry. In this episode, MJBiz Daily Finance Report Lisa Bernard-Kuhn shares her insights on why diversity matters and where the industry is headed in 2...
MJBiz N&V - 2018 Farm Bill & U.S. Hemp Industry + guest Bob Crumley
December 14, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 18.8 MBMarijuana Business Daily presents News & Views Episode 2. In this episode, your host Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier will discuss: The 2018 Farm Bill, on the fast track for final approval. How its passage will have big immediate effects on the nascent hemp industry. Hemp Industry Daily Editor Kristen Nichols provides an outlook – good and bad – for the cannabis industry on both sides of the 0.3% THC limit (which includes its possible effects on both hemp and marijuana). Guest Bob Crumley, fo...
MJBiz N&V - Cannabis oversupply + guest Jonathan Rubin of Cannabis Benchmarks
November 13, 2018 11:00 - 29 minutes - 15 MBMarijuana Business Daily presents News & Views Episode 1. Your hosts, reporter Bart Schaneman and research editor Eli McVey, will discuss falling wholesale cannabis prices in the United States, including: The commoditization of marijuana. How cultivators are dealing with price declines. The impact of price declines on cultivators based on business model (vertically integrated vs. stand-alone) and grow type (indoor, outdoor, greenhouse). The measures state regulators are taking to addr...
MJBiz News & Views - Ep. 0
October 25, 2018 16:33 - 2 minutes - 3.74 MBIntroducing the voices of Marijuana Business Daily. News & Views will cover essential conversations on critical industry topics in 30 minutes with reporters Eli McVey, Bart Schaneman and editor Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier.