Latest Terpene Podcast Episodes
#373: Marion Mariathasan on taking the guesswork out of continually changing state regulations
Cannabinoid Connect - May 25, 2023 13:22 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsMarion Mariathasan is the Co-Founder and CEO at Simplifya, the leading regulatory and operational compliance software platform serving the cannabis industry. Simplifya offers a suite of services in 25+ states and counting, which have been specifically designed to help cannabis businesses remai...
#372: HARA's Bryan Gerber on running the largest pre-rolled cone manufacturer in the world
Cannabinoid Connect - May 23, 2023 11:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBryan Gerber AKA “King of Cones"s is the founder and CEO of HARA Supply. HARA Supply directly operates 14 manufacturing sites, spanning over 250,000 square feet of the highest-quality pre-rolled cone production using the world’s finest European rolling paper. Hara Supply currently has over 4,0...
#371: POSIBL CEO Jesus Burrola on California’s chaotic market dynamics
Cannabinoid Connect - May 19, 2023 11:12 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJesus Burrola is the CEO at POSIBL, the cannabis farm of the future. POSIBL is redefining what it means to produce the highest quality cannabis. Leveraging a state-of-art system that uses less to do more, POSIBL brings the best greenhouse technology and expertise from traditional agriculture i...
#370: Ayr Wellness' Khari Edwards on advocating and addressing racial, health and civic disparities
Cannabinoid Connect - May 16, 2023 10:55 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsKhari Edwards is the Head of Corporate Relations at Ayr Wellness. Khari has spent over 25 years of his professional career in public and government service, working for several elected officials, non-profit organizations, and city agencies where he focused on strengthening communities by advoc...
#369: Andrew DeAngelo on the top financial management issues cannabis companies face
Cannabinoid Connect - May 11, 2023 12:48 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsAndrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strateg...
#368: AVD's Michael Brosgart on creating vape hardware specifically for cannabis oils
Cannabinoid Connect - May 09, 2023 11:41 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsMichael Brosgart is the Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Vapor Devices (AVD), is a vape hardware manufacturer that specializes in building reliable cartridges, disposables, and batteries specifically designed for cannabis oils. Prior to joining AVD, Michael was the Vice President of Sales a...
#367: Joey Espinosa on California's Cannabis price collapse, regulations, licensing, and high taxation
Cannabinoid Connect - May 02, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJoey Espinosa is a Cannabis Permitting and Regulation Specialist with over 13 years of professional experience in the Cannabis Industry. He co-founded a cannabis delivery service in Monterey County, running alongside a non-profit mutual benefit Corporation that he founded himself and also ran ba...
#366: Brandon Mills on operational efficiencies and white labeling opportunities driving 4Front's success
Cannabinoid Connect - April 24, 2023 12:08 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBrandon Mills is the President of Massachusetts and Illinois at 4Front Ventures. Mills is also charged with implementing a low-cost CPG production and distribution strategy and building and maintaining wholesale relationships at the Company’s state-of-the-art facilities in each of 4Front’s opera...
#365: Boveda's Shannon Klick on preserving cannabis flower with two-way humidity control solutions
Cannabinoid Connect - April 11, 2023 10:39 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsShannon Klick is the VP of Global Sales at Boveda Inc., the global leader in two-way humidity control solutions for cannabis, cigars, musical instruments, and other items. Klick brings more than two decades of sales experience to the company. Klick manages a team of more than 50 employees across...
#364: JM Balbuena on empowering aspiring leaders in the legal cannabis industry
Cannabinoid Connect - March 24, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsNavy veteran JM Balbuena is an author, filmmaker, advocate, and entrepreneur focused on empowering aspiring leaders in the rapidly growing legal cannabis space. JM’s debut book, The Successful Canna-preneur, does exactly this, while awarding JM with “Cannabis Educator of the Year” by the 2021 La...
#363: Andrew DeAngelo on common mistakes cannabis startups make
Cannabinoid Connect - March 16, 2023 12:19 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsAndrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strateg...
#362: Curious About Cannabis' Jason Wilson on the history, science, & understanding of the plant
Cannabinoid Connect - March 08, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJason Wilson is the MS of Curious About Cannabis. Curious About Cannabis spans a wide array of Cannabis and cannabinoid science topics in a manner that is accessible to most people. It is also an interactive book that includes links to courses, interviews with experts, quizzes, games, and other ...
#361: Peter Su on the complexities emerging due to the lack of banking in the legal cannabis industry
Cannabinoid Connect - March 01, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsPeter Su is the Senior Vice President at Green Check Verified, the top cannabis banking compliance software/consultancy in the space. A long time banker, Peter has spent 20+ years in finance with stops at HSBC, Signature, Dime and East West. He has spearheaded two separate cannabis banking progr...
#360: Humo's Susie Plascencia on providing meaningful industry representation to Latino communities
Cannabinoid Connect - February 23, 2023 13:33 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsSusie Plascencia is a Brand Partner at Humo Cannabis, an award-winning Mexican-American owned craft cannabis company. Humo is on a mission to eliminate the stigma surrounding cannabis in the Latino community by celebrating the community’s rich cultural history with the plant and normalizing its ...
#359: Tamara Anderson on running an all sensory interactive cannabis event production company
Cannabinoid Connect - February 21, 2023 13:25 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsTamara Anderson is the Founder of Culinary & Cannabis, an all sensory interactive cannabis event production company. Tamara oversees daily operations and growth for Culinary & Cannabis including online content, marketing, and brand partnerships. Tamara's mission is to showcase cannabis’s positiv...
#358: UK Journalist Ruby Deevoy on the United Kingdom's medical cannabis and psychedelics industry
Cannabinoid Connect - February 09, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsRuby Deevoy is one of the UK’s very few dedicated cannabis and CBD journalists, contributing regularly on the subject to international newspapers and magazines for the past 4 years. Her bylines include The Independent, The Mirror, The Times, The Sun, The Express, The Metro, Evening Standard, Sty...
#357: Kukuni's Willy Christie on the anatomy of making a psychedelic record
Cannabinoid Connect - February 07, 2023 12:54 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsWilly Christie is the artist behind Kukuni, which is best described as psychedelic, indie, experimental art rock with pop sensibilities; wavy and groovy; dark but uplifting. Willy is also a breeder/grower. He started growing 12 years ago, started breeding and switched to using living soil a few ...
#356: Charles McElroy on the power of design to understand cannabis science and the emergence of AI Art
Cannabinoid Connect - January 31, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsCharles McElroy is the founder of Goldleaf, an educational printing company focusing on botanical science. As a former volunteer with Marijuana Policy Project, Charles has a history of supporting veterans' education and access to medical marijuana, while also studying permaculture and organic fa...
#355: Hemp For Victory's Robert Head on the importance of cannabis legalization for veterans & our military
Cannabinoid Connect - January 27, 2023 15:55 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsRobert Head is the Chair for Hemp for Victory. Hemp For Victory’s purpose is to create an understanding about veterans use of Industrial Hemp, CBD, and medical cannabis as a healthy way to manage their mental and physical challenges as a result of their service. Robert served in the army as an i...
#354: Amy Deneson on leveraging mainstream media to drive education and acceptance of cannabis
Cannabinoid Connect - January 24, 2023 12:51 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsAmy Deneson, Co-Founder of the Cannabis Media Council, a trade organization committed to leveraging the power of mainstream advertising to uplift positive experiences with cannabis and normalize consumption in order to foster consumer consideration and category growth. In prior leadership role...
#353: Elevated Wellness' COO & Formulation Specialist Ross Anderson on what makes a quality cannabis product
Cannabinoid Connect - January 20, 2023 12:44 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsRoss Anderson is the COO and Formulation Specialist at Elevated Wellness, a cannabis (hemp) manufacturer in Austin, TX, founded by medical professionals and cannabis savants. Elevated Wellness products contain purely US-grown, organic hemp, and each product is formulated within our state-of-the-...
#352: Proteus 420's Dawne Morris on enhanced proficiency in product and software development
Cannabinoid Connect - January 17, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsDawne Morris is the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of PROTEUS Business Solution, Inc., an online enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for businesses in e-commerce, retail, healthcare, and highly regulated industries, including alcohol and cannabis. PROTEUS 420 is considered one of...
#351: John McLeod on Cloud Cannabis' SSO Recipe that’s making Michigan happier and healthier
Cannabinoid Connect - January 12, 2023 13:08 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJohn McLeod is the Co-Founder and Head of New Markets at Cloud Cannabis, Co., the leading vertically integrated Michigan operator that curates high-quality cannabis products to help customers live healthier, happier and higher lives. John's journey into the cannabis industry began over 14 year...
#350: Drop Delivery's Vanessa Gabriel on eliminating logistical issues with all-in-one delivery technology solution
Cannabinoid Connect - January 10, 2023 12:43 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsVanessa Gabriel is the CEO and Co-Founder at Drop Delivery, the cannabis industry’s only all-in-one delivery technology solution for delivery companies and retailers. Vanessa is a thirty-year-old, self-described serial entrepreneur, who previously co-founded Greenlight Technologies, a leading ...
#349: Milan Patel on the regulatory landscape is falling short in terms of protecting consumer health
Cannabinoid Connect - December 27, 2022 16:12 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsMilan Patel is the CEO and CO-Founder at PathogenDx, an Arizona-based company providing disruptive DNA-based pathogen testing technology and solutions for the human diagnostics, botanical, food and agricultural industries. Previously, Mr. Patel spent over 25 years working with large public, sm...
#348: On The Revel's Lulu Tsui on cannabis tech and the macro societal impacts of plant medicine
Cannabinoid Connect - December 22, 2022 13:21 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsLulu Tsui is the Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at On The Revel, he parent company for a collection of curated educational and networking experiences democratizing information for those interested in the regulated cannabis industry. Lulu is seasoned in Experience Design (XD) and User ...
#347: Paul Weaver & Seng Robertson on Boston Beer Co. testing THC-infused drinks in Canada
Cannabinoid Connect - December 20, 2022 13:32 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsPaul Weaver is the Head of Cannabis and Seng Robertson is the Technical Director of Cannabis Research and Development at Boston Beer Co. (BBC). Boston Beer Company’s new line of THC-infused drinks, aims to set the new gold standard with its first varietal -- Good Day Iced Tea.
#346: DoubleBlind's Shelby Hartman on tapping into therapeutic & spiritual seekerdom with informative content
Cannabinoid Connect - December 15, 2022 13:27 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsShelby Hartman is the Co-Founder and CEO of DoubleBlind, a media company and education platform at the forefront of the rapidly growing psychedelic movement. With contributors around the globe, DoubleBlind covers stories from South America’s ayahuasca tourism industry to the microdosing trend ...
#345: Success Centers' Angela White on the importance of protecting & empowering the equity community
Cannabinoid Connect - December 13, 2022 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsAngela White is the Equity for Industry Program Manager at Success Centers. Her focus is developing sustainable career and entrepreneurial paths previously less accessible to communities impacted by inequality and the War on Drugs. Angela offers community members career assessments and coachin...
#344: KushKards' CEO Lauren Miele on fulfilling the need of gifting cannabis
Cannabinoid Connect - December 07, 2022 13:05 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsLauren Miele is Founder and CEO of KushKards, the first cannabis greeting card where “one can strike a match and light what is attached.” Standard greeting cards lacked the form and function, so Miele created a niche market of innovative cannabis gifting for young professionals like herself look...