Thinking Outside The Bud
354 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture.
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Teresa Kearney, Vice President of Sales, Panacea Payroll
May 06, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutesTeresa Kearney is the Sales Director for Panacea Payroll, located west of Philadelphia, PA. Panacea Payroll is solely focused on providing Payroll, HR and Timekeeping systems to the cannabis and hemp industries. Teresa earned a B.S. in Education at Indiana Univ. of PA and completed graduate study in Psychology at Texas A&M University. While residing in multiple states in the US, she has worked in a variety of fields, such as, education, mental health, microwave TV transmitter sales, pharmaceu...
Christopher Clarke, CEO & Co-Founder, badpixel™, Inc
May 04, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutesChristopher Clarke is the CEO and Co-Founder of badpixel, an agency specializing in the design, development, and marketing of iOS and Web applications. With locations in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX, Badpixel works with multiple clients in the cannabis space from technology providers to growers to dispensaries. Prior to badpixel, Christopher worked for the technology group at MedMen, where he built and managed product design (UI/UX) and front-end development teams. During his tenure, he su...
Michael Waldman, Managing Member, Goldstalk
May 01, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutesMichael Waldman has successfully been in the real estate finance and investment industry for 30 years. His expertise in structuring financial instruments, arranging syndications and consulting his close clients is extensive.He and his team of partners and co-investors entered the cannabis industry in 2015 with Waldman acting as the managing member for his cannabis investment firm, called Goldstalk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Josh Kappel, Founding partner, Vicente Sederberg
April 28, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutesJosh Kappel is a founding partner of Vicente Sederberg specializing in risk assessment for multinational corporations and financial transactions in the highly regulated cannabis industry. He also routinely provides advice to patients, caregivers, and businesses about cannabis, licensing, regulatory compliance, general business, and transactional law, and the intersection of state and federal law. Recently, Josh has focused his time on the two largest cannabis markets in the world: California ...
Tara Misu, CEO Founder of Blazin' Bakery
April 27, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutesTara Misu is the CEO and founder of Blazin’ Bakery, New Jersey’s first legal edibles company started in 2009. Blazin’ Bakery products have been sold in Spencer Gifts and over 1,000 shops nationally. The company also offers CBD products including it’s new pet line Blazin’ Barkery.Tara is an edibles expert who studied extraction science in California and Colorado. She uses her extensive cannabis experience to advance legalization. Tara is the co-author of New Jersey’s 2019 Medical Marijuana Bil...
Michael Schwamm, Corporate Partner, Duane Morris
April 23, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutesAt the global law firm of Duane Morris LLP, Michael represents public and private entities in all aspects of their business affairs. He practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and technology law and provides general corporate counseling. Michael formerly was general counsel of FiberCity Networks, Inc., a telecommunications service provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott Sundvor, President, Co-founder, Space Coyote
April 21, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutesScott Sundvor is President and Co-founder of Space Coyote. A serial entrepreneur and accomplished inventor, Scott is the logistical and financial mastermind behind Space Coyote. He’s a highly driven business leader who developed the systems for product development and inner workings of the company. Scott’s also a true stoner, cultivator and contest winning joint roller in both speed and finished product. In less than 18 months, Scott has led Space Coyote to be a top 20 preroll brand in Califo...
Bryan Bergman, Partner, Nolan Heimann, LLP
April 14, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe
Bryan Bergman, Partner, Nolan Heimann, LLP
April 13, 2021 09:21 - 32 minutesBryan Bergman is a partner at Nolan Heimann, LLP in Los Angeles, California with over fifteen years’ experience in complex business transactions and civil litigation. As his career developed, he realized that the emerging cannabis industry presented both an opportunity and a challenge, as new cannabis businesses would require legal advice not only on swiftly changing cannabis legislation and regulations, but also on basic legal issues that face any entrepreneurial venture. He has developed an...
Davina Kaonohi, CEO & Co-Founder, ELĒMENT APOTHĒC
April 13, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutesAs a strategic leader and brand creator, Davina is passionate about challenging the norm and making a difference with every company she has worked with. With Element Apothec, Davina brings to the table vast experience in team building, business strategy and operational management and a mission to create good in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joshua Cartagenova, President, Calyx Staffing, Inc.
April 07, 2021 07:48 - 30 minutesJoshua is a true entrepreneurial leader in the staffing industry, with experience in developing and leading successful teams in the staffing, technology, pharmaceutical and advertising industries.In 2001, Joshua launched an educational therapy staffing company (Therapy Source, Inc.), which currently conducts business in 43 States and has over 2,500 therapists nationwide. Joshua is recognized as an INC 5000 CEO 9 times on this prestigious business magazine list. Learn more about your ad choice...
Shellise Rogers, Solution Designer, Public Speaker, Sustainability Consultant; Sistah Rogers LLC
April 06, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutesShellise Rogers, MBA (Sistah Rogers) is a public speaker and human rights activist at the intersection of cannabis, sustainability, and mental health, pursuing a future grounded in innovative, comprehensive, and sustainable socio-economic agendas. As a collaborator with drivers of policy, technology, innovation, and ingenuity, she co-develops systems, initiatives, and processes that foster creative solutions inclusive of various sectors, communities, and ideas. Ms. Rogers’ unique skill set c...
Mike Beaudry, Founder, CEO, HERBL Solutions
April 03, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutesMike Beaudry is founder and CEO of HERBL Solutions, California’s largest cannabis distributor and supply chain solutions company servicing more than 850 storefront and non-storefront retail licensees. Under his leadership, HERBL brings outstanding people, processes, and technology together to create a powerful supply chain never before seen in the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rick Weissman, Founder, President of High Falls Hemp
April 02, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutesRick Weissman, Founder, and President of High Falls Agriculture and High Falls Hemp NY embarked on this venture in November 2017 and February 2018 respectively. Following an automobile accident that left him and his wife, Tricia with chronic discomfort, they both had been prescribed traditional pharmaceuticals to combat the pain. Disappointed, they turned away from conventional practices and found healing and wellness solutions in the plant-based alternative, CBD. Struck by the results and be...
Andy Poticha, CEO, Cannabis Facility Construction
March 30, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutesAndy has 30 years of experience as a principal of a design/build firm. He is trained architect from the University of Illinois, has acquired and executed projects, of both small and large scale, in residential, commercial, retail, office, and cannabis spaces ranging from $100,000 to $12,000,000. Recognized countless times over the years for renovation and remodeling ability as Remodeler of the year for the state of Illinois and in the Midwest. Former Member of the Board of Directors of the H...
Emma Chasen, Cannabis Educator & Industry Consultant
March 26, 2021 14:53 - 32 minutesEmma Chasen has a mission to educate people on the science behind cannabis, so that they may take charge of their own healing. After graduating from Brown University in 2014 with a degree in Medicinal Plant Research, Emma went on to coordinate Clinical Oncology trials with the Brown University Oncology Research Group. When her supervisor refused a cannabis trial in favor of another expensive pharmaceutical drug, Emma quit and headed across the country to Portland, OR. She found her way to Far...
Keith Cich, Co-Founder, President, Sunderstorm
March 19, 2021 07:48 - 28 minutesKeith Cich is Co-Founder and President of Sunderstorm, a leading California cannabis company that manufactures and distributes award winning Kanha gummies. Sunderstorm self-distributes to over 500 retail locations throughout California and is a pioneer introducing nano-tech products to the cannabis industry. Mr. Cich spent more than a decade on Wall Street in fixed income sales and trading for Merrill Lynch and Barclay Investments. He moved to Northern California and managed commercial real e...
Nick Willeke, Co-founder, Sojen
March 16, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutesNick is the cofounder of Sojen, a workday wellness company whose mission is to bring more joy to the world’s 3 billion working people. Nick worked at Goldman Sachs for 4 years and was amazed by the lack of alternatives to caffeinated and sugary beverages to keep his mood up while working long hours. With his cofounder Caleb Putrich, Nick created Sojen, a science-backed formula of hemp, French peppermint and Brazilian copaiba extracts to calm your nerves & sharpen your mind – without the caffe...
Kaelan Castetter, Chief Executive Officer, Empire Standard, LLC
March 12, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutesKaelan has been in the New York hemp industry since 2015 as the founder of Sovereign Vines: America’s Only Hemp Infused Wine and Castetter Sustainability Group (CSG), receiving the first issued hemp processor license in 2017. As CEO, he has developed CSG as a leader in helping New York hemp companies, and farmers navigate the complex supply-chain, regulations, and compliance on a state and national level. He strives to make CSG a leader in political, regulatory, and compliance advisement thro...
Jonathan Rubin, Portfolio Analyst, Phyto Partners, LLC
March 12, 2021 12:20 - 29 minutesJonathan has worked as an analyst at Comvest Partners, a majority buyout focused Private Equity firm with $4 billion under management, where he was responsible for identifying, originating, and qualifying new investment opportunities. Jonathan graduated with a degree in Finance from the University of Florida. Jonathan has reviewed more than 1,000 cannabis investment opportunities since 2018 and is responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio company monitoring, and investor reporti...
Sister Kate, Managing Director, Sisters of the Valley, LLC
March 09, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutesIn the middle of Central Valley, where plants abound while jobs are sparse, Sister Kate was determined to create work and leadership opportunities for more women like her. She looked to the newest, most interesting deregulating market in her new home state of California: the cannabis industry. In the Fall of 2009, she founded a non-profit cannabis collective and opened for business in 2010. Here, she served cannabidiol medicine to local terminal patients, where she developed teas and tincture...
Michelle Jun, Head of Sales, Green Mill Supercritical
March 04, 2021 16:35 - 27 minutesAt just 18, Michelle was one of the first females to provide IT and field radio support to a Special Operations Command in the Navy. Being the only female in what is probably the single most male-dominated community proved to be an invaluable experience that tested and strengthened her mental and physical boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will Trienens & Perrin Hendrick, Berkshire Farm Collective
March 03, 2021 17:10 - 31 minutesThinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Hawkins, Founder, Managing Partner, Entourage Effect Capital
February 26, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutesMatt Hawkins is the founder and managing principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC), formerly known as Cresco Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Since 2014, the firm has made close to 70 investments invested out of two funds, co-investment vehicles and special purpose entities. Prior to the founding of EEC, he was a partner and President of a private real estate investment company which acquired REO and NPL from bank...
David Bhumgara, Fractional CFO
February 25, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutesA senior finance executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in entrepreneurial firms. Background features expertise in finance, financial reporting accounting, corporate finance, budgeting, financial modeling, and mergers and acquisitions. A cross-functionally oriented leader and team builder with a proven track record supporting operations. Offers added perspective developed through hands-on responsibility for additional functions including IT and HR. Possesses strong technic...
Punit Seth, Co-Founder, CEO, Toast
February 19, 2021 11:59 - 27 minutesPunit is a seasoned strategy and operations management executive with 10+ years of experience and specializations in program management, strategic planning, operations management, people management, coaching, executive communication, human resources management, and turnaround/transformation management. Punit has worked for and advised notable organizations across several industries including: Bridgewater Associates, Accenture, Bank of America, Walgreens, US Department of Commerce, NYC Governm...
Alvin Berger, CEO, SciaDonics Inc
February 19, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutesDr. Berger co-founded Sciadonics, Inc. to commercialize SCI and other special fatty acids, with the goal of reducing our rampant chronic inflammation. As SCI can be used alone or in combination with- other nutritional oils (such as fish oil), anti-oxidants, and drugs, to combat chronic- and diverse forms of inflammation and associated symptoms (pain, discomfort, etc.), the market opportunity is enormous. Moreover, SCI can be added to food vehicles requiring a longer shelf life, a particular c...
Hadas Alterman, Founding Partner, Plant Medicine Law Group LLP
February 17, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutesHadas is an Israeli-American attorney who advises companies on matters of regulatory compliance, policy advocacy, risk management, strategic planning, revenue models, corporate governance, and dispute resolution. A committed creative problem-solver, Hadas is a restorative justice practitioner and community organizer dedicated to using the law to expand equitable access to plant medicine. She is the co-founder of Decriminalize Nature NYC, Campaign Director of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alte...
Graham Farrar, President, Chief Cannabis Officer, Glass House Group
February 16, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutesGraham is the President and Chief Cannabis Officer of Glass House Group, one of the most rapidly growing, privately-held cannabis and hemp companies in the country, and Founder of Glass House Farms, perhaps the largest greenhouse operation in California. He was part of the original team at Software.com, taking the company public in 1999, and one of the first employees at Sonos, where he was involved with product design, development, sales and customer support. Learn more about your ad choices...
Cynthia Salarizadeh, Founder of AxisWire & House of Saka, Co-founder of Green Market Media
February 12, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutesCynthia is also the Founder of the cannabis industry’s newswire and entrepreneur tech suite, AxisWire, as well as the luxury brand House of Saka. She is also the Co-founder of Green Market Media which is currently most recognized for its cannabis finance news publication Green Market Report and its conference series Green Market Summit as well as a Co-founder of the network Industry Power Women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Autumn Shelton, CFO, Autumn Brands
February 10, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutesAutumn Shelton is partner and Chief Financial Officer of Autumn Brands, a 50 percent woman-owned cannabis business located in sunny coastal Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California. A calculated risk taker with an outstanding aptitude for numbers, Autumn champions the health and wellness benefits of cannabis and is committed to cultivation free of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. In her position as CFO, Autumn is a strategic decision maker for the family farm, which started in Hol...
Jonathon Goldrath, Partner & Founder at 317 Opportunities
February 05, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutesJonathon Goldrath is a successful entrepreneur and investor who moved away from the traditional finance world and into the legal cannabis industry in 2016. His experience in the cannabis industry started as an operator - winning one of Pennsylvania’s first twelve cannabis Grower/Processor licenses in 2017. Jonathon went on to co-found a number of cannabis businesses that have been some of the first of their kind across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shawn Gold, CEO, Pilgrim Soul Creative
February 03, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutesShawn Gold is Founder and CEO of Pilgrim Soul, a mission-driven cannabis brand focused on optimizing human creative performance to gain a competitive edge in business and life. Until recently, Shawn was CMO of Lowell Herb Co., one of the fastest-growing, most talked about cannabis companies in North America. He has been an advisor to other leading cannabis brands including MedMen and Charlottes Web. Previous to Lowell, he was CMO at TechStyle Fashion Group which launched the subscription fash...
Zev Paiss, COO, Abraham Paiss & Associates
February 02, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutesZev began his involvement with industrial hemp in late 2012 shortly after Colorado became the first state to fully allow farmers to grow this versatile crop. He created and was the founding Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Hemp Association and then the National Hemp Association, from 2013 to the end of 2016. He has developed a national network of farmers, extractors, processors, equipment manufacturers, testing laboratories, investors, hemp organizations, and buyers of hemp products, ...
Matt Kurtzman, Founder, CEO, Canold
January 27, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutesMatt Kurtzman, a seasoned data scientist and founder of Canold, is an expert in predictive modeling and data visualization focusing on the cannabis industry. With a formal education in supply chain management and accounting from Northeastern University, a lean six sigma black belt certification from Staples, and management consulting experience from Boston Consulting Group, Matt and his team at Canold solve challenges around data modeling and analytics specific to cannabis. Seed to sale softw...
Jason Pickle, Co-Founder, Volunteer Botanicals
January 25, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutesJason Pickle is a passionate, forward thinking cannabis entrepreneur with a keen sense of market evolution. Co-Founding Volunteer Botanicals, he sees the future potential of non-psychoactive cannabinoids as a key driver to the acceptance of the cannabis plant. Jason and his team are focused on converting and reconstituting cannabinoids and terpenes into dynamic delivery forms that are precise, easy to consume and enjoyable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russell Huxhold, Owner, Operator of HuxHemp CBD Apothecary
January 20, 2021 09:40 - 34 minutesRussell Huxhold is the owner and operator of HuxHemp CBD Apothecary located in Lakeview (3101 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL). HuxHemp opened in July 2018 as he followed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 moving through the House and Senate. Russell understands that the true medicinal value of cannabis is the different cannabinoid and terpene levels, so he set out to find the best 100% USA-grown hemp products (by COA standards) at the lowest prices. HuxHemp opened to not only offer these ve...
April Pride, Co-founder, The High Guide & Host, How to Do the Pot Podcast
January 19, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutesApril Pride co-founded The High Guide with Ellen Scanlon in 2019. A serial creative entrepreneur, April spent time in the worlds of architecture, fashion, and design before finding her way to cannabis. In 2016, she launched Van der Pop, a woman-focused brand offering stylish accessories to store, smoke, and share cannabis. April soon realized the need for education and quickly added an education division to Van der Pop. The company quickly became one of North America’s most recognized cannabi...
Elizabeth Kost, Co-Founder, CEO, Fog & Tree
January 15, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutesElizabeth started her career in the alcohol industry in 2004 and made the switch to Cannabis packaging and branding in 2015 when she Co-Founded a Cannabis specific design studio with Jason Foraker. After participating in over 100 Cannabis brand launches, Elizabeth and Jason decided to launch a broadmarket Cannabis brand of their own called Fog & Tree. Fog & Tree was the brain-child of the founders and was brought to life through their keen insights into Cannabis trends and their unique networ...
Jeffrey Welsh, Vicente Sederberg Partner & Composite Agency Co-Founder
January 12, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutesJeffrey Welsh is a partner at Vicente Sederberg LLP, where he focuses his practice on advising companies, brands, entertainment and media properties, other law firms, and investors on how to navigate the California cannabis marketplace. Prior to joining VS, Jeffrey worked in Corporate Business Affairs at the largest talent agency in the world, William Morris Endeavor, now WME | IMG, while simultaneously continuing to work in the legal cannabis industry part-time. In this unique position, Mr. ...
Frenchy Cannoli, Master Hashishin
January 08, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutesFrenchy Cannoli is a California-based teacher, consultant, artisan, and activist dedicated to the production and appreciation of traditional cannabis concentrates. Frenchy grew up in Nice, France but left home as soon as he could, inspired by the promise of exotic adventure — and by the imported hashish common in late-60s Europe. He lived nomadically for over twenty years, staying with traditional producers and learning techniques handed down over generations. This took him from Morocco to M...
Dahlia Mertens, Founder, CEO, Mary Jane’s Medicinals
January 05, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutesDahlia Mertens is the founder and CEO of Mary Jane’s Medicinals, one of the leading cannabis topicals companies in the country. Dahlia established her company in 2009 and was one of the very first brands to create cannabis infused topical products. With a passion for the healing properties of cannabis, and a holistic approach to well-being, Dahlia has been using a natural whole-plant infusion process since 2009, at the Mary Jane’s Medicinals production facility in stunning Telluride, Colorado...
Karim Webb, Entrepreneurial Activist, CEO, 4thMVMT
December 29, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesKarim Webb is an Entrepreneurial Activist and CEO of 4thMVMT, a Los Angeles based firm that vets, trains, finances, and partners with individuals from communities who have been heavily impacted by the disproportionate application of criminal justice to own and operate competitive retail businesses. 4thMVMT believes entrepreneurship is the most effective vehicle for Black and Latino people to exist equitably in America. By removing barriers, we can close the Nation’s wealth, health, and achie...
Austin Stevenson, Chief Innovation Officer, Vertosa
December 25, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesAustin is the Chief Innovation Officer at Vertosa. He leads all commercial activities, including technical sales, tactical marketing, and new business development. Prior to joining Vertosa, Austin leveraged his bio-tech experience building the regulatory Hemp/CBD testing program for Eurofins Scientific - a world leader in food, environment, and product testing services – where he built and designed quality testing protocols for CVS and other retailers who carry Hemp/CBD products. For over 10 ...
Peter Barsoom, Co-Founder, CEO, 1906
December 22, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesNuka CEO and Cofounder Peter Barsoom has an extensive career experience in finance and business strategy, holding a variety of senior management positions at leading institutions including American Express, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Blue Mountain Capital and Intercontinental Exchange. In 2015, Mr. Barsoom left the financial industry to found Nuka Enterprises (Nuka) and the 1906 brand, specializing in controlled-dose, outcome-specific botanical infused cannabis products. Mr. Barsoom brin...
Alfred Miranda, Former CIO, Acreage Holdings
December 18, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutesThinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Ball, Founder, CEO, Ball Family Farms
December 15, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesChris Ball is the Founder of Ball Family Farms, Inc., the first vertically integrated, minority-owned, Social Equity commercial cannabis facility in Los Angeles. Mr. Ball is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovative cultivator. The Southern California native began selling cannabis as a teen to put himself through college where he played Division 1 football. After a short stint as a member of the first iteration of R&B boy band, Immature, the UC Berkeley-educated athlete entered the National...
Will Read, Founder, CEO, CannaPlanners
December 11, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutesAfter touring nationally for years in a fun, but mediocre, college band, Will Read made the decision to hit the right-hand turn signal and merge into a slower lane of life - beginning, what would be, a transformational career with Apple. There, Will would not only understand basic principals in sales (and why people liked certain brands + products), but the importance of the "retail experience" and how that drives consumer loyalty. In 2014, Read took a research trip out to Colorado to better ...
Nathaniel Pennington, Founder, CEO, Humboldt Seed Company
December 08, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesNathaniel Pennington, Founder and CEO at Humboldt Seed Company has been breeding cannabis and working to restore rivers and salmon populations in Humboldt County for over 20 years. Prior to taking on his role at Humboldt Seed Company, Pennington worked in salmon genomics, which gave him the background to understand the need for unbiased cannabis genomics research. Pennington founded Humboldt Seed Company in 2001 to provide strong cannabis genetics to the community that wouldn't require pestic...
Joel Allcock, Cannabis and Hemp Industry Consultant
December 04, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesJoel Allcock has been a licensed cultivator of Cannabis in his native state of Rhode Island since 2006, where he was a licensed medical marijuana caregiver tasked with providing medical grade Cannabis for his registered patients. In 2009, Allcock co-founded a group applying for the first state licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Rhode Island. In the course of preparing the application for operation of a dispensary, Allcock traveled to California, Colorado and other states with medical ma...