Terra Vera with CEO and Co-Founder Carlos Perea today on Blunt Business only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest runs a revolutionary agricultural technology company, which is now offering innovative solutions to replace conventional pesticides and increase product safety and consumer confidence within the cannabis industry. Using patented technologies compliant with EPA regulations, Terra Vera is offering cannabis companies a safe, effective, and sustainable approach to rid crops of contaminants ...
Mar 24, 2021•31 min
Joe Ori of Six Labs joins us today on Blunt Business to talk about his journey and the future of the industry in his eyes, only on Cannabis Radio! For over 20 years, Joe has been a fearless and highly accomplished trial attorney. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer for seven consecutive years, an honor bestowed on less than five percent of the nation’s attorneys. Joe founded what is now Angelini, Ori + Abate Law right after graduation, dedicated to using his degree to help clients in the ...
Mar 17, 2021•53 min
Cannabis Law with Bressler’s associate, Jessica F. Gonzalez, Esq. Cannabis & IP Attorney. Bressler’s Cannabis Law practice provides full-service representation for clients. The firm’s notable national practice in securities, banking, investments, and financial institutions, and its in-depth knowledge of regulatory and compliance guidelines uniquely position the Cannabis team to offer the solutions clients need to navigate the industry’s complex regulatory schemes. Gonzalez assists cannabis c...
Feb 24, 2021•38 min
The Green Peak with CEO Plena Global Richard Zwicky. The cannabis industry is evolving at a radical pace, progressing toward “the green peak”. Each week join Richard Zwicky, a cannabis visionary and entrepreneur, as he interviews experts from around the globe to discuss updates and evolutions in the world of cannabis. If you are a current or inspiring investor in the cannabis industry and/or a cannabis entrepreneur and want to hear great insights around the drivers of growth in the cannabis indu...
Feb 17, 2021•55 min
The RAFT system with Mary Bumatai, CEO of Revessel Inc. Our next guest is the founder of Revessell Inc., makers of Robotic Automated Filling Technology, more affectionately known as the RAFT System, the safest, cleanest, most secure vape product, sanitizing, filling, and capping Ecosystem in the world. The RAFT is a revolutionary robotic automated filling system to address the need for safe, clean, high volume, and accurate filling and capping for vape hardware. The RAFT system, combined with ou...
Feb 10, 2021•37 min
Affordable CBD products with Grant Rogers Digital Marketing Manager for Extract Labs. Our next guest works with a Colorado-based CBD company ranking among the most trusted & verified suppliers of affordable CBD products. Extract Labs is a Boulder, Colorado-based full-service hemp extraction lab offering a proprietary line of boutique CBD-infused products. In the past few years, CBD has often been touted as a cure-all of sorts. Manufacturers and users claim, mostly anecdotally, that it has gi...
Feb 03, 2021•34 min
CannabizTeam with Founder & CEO, Liesl Bernard. Our next guest is the CEO of the world's largest cannabis-specific executive search and staffing firm. She spent two decades doing specialized executive search and staffing for Fortune 500 companies living and working in many parts of the world. Cannabiz Team has placed thousands of candidates at executive and management levels in all verticals of the cannabis industry across the US, Canada, Europe, and South America. One study suggested that D...
Feb 03, 2021•34 min
22Red Ceo And Founder Harry Kazazian join us today to talk about his company and career on Blunt Business. Our next guest has spent over 30 years in the manufacturing, importing, and distribution of consumer products. He is responsible for managing some of the most recognized brands in the Outdoor Industry, with annual sales exceeding $100M. Now entering a new market, he intends to apply the same business principles, ingenuity, and level of integrity that has garnered him much success throughout...
Jan 27, 2021•45 min
Kaycha Labs with Senior Vice President, Cynthia Brewer. Our next guest is a top executive with the largest network of full-service ISO accredited cannabis and hemp testing laboratories in the United States. Kaycha has established itself as the Gold Standard in cannabis and hemp testing through its reputation for accuracy, patient safety, method development, and validation, further advancing the course of modern cannabis automation. Kaycha Labs has established itself as the Gold Standard in canna...
Jan 20, 2021•47 min
Hydroponics retail for the masses with Michael Salaman, President of GrowGeneration. Our next guest is the President of the nation’s largest hydroponics retailer. Referred to by CNBC as “the Lowes or Home Depot for indoor growing,” they rose from obscurity to become the national category leader in hydroponics retail by cornering the cannabis market. GrowGeneration sells hydroponic equipment, soils, nutrients, and lighting fixtures in legal states. Motley Fool summarized GrowGeneration owning and...
Jan 15, 2021•39 min
The National Cannabis Risk Management Association with Rocco Petrilli, chairman of the NCRMA, and Chief Risk Management Officer Alex Hearding. Our next guests are returning guests to the program. They represent the Nation’s only dedicated cannabis risk management association, a pioneering, innovative, groundbreaking risk management platform providing non-traditional offerings for a non-traditional industry. Like many organizations, the NCRMA has had to pivot to a more virtual setup to re-establi...
Dec 30, 2020•51 min
Agrify with David Kessler, VP & Head of Horticulture and Customer Success, and Robert Harrison, COO of Agrify. Given the lack of quality control and production inefficiencies, traditional growing methods are in dire need of a facelift. Outdoor cultivation is unprotected; subject to unpredictable weather patterns, environmental damage, and is only operational in select seasons. Greenhouses are a step up in that they allow for better control of the environment and year-round cultivation, provi...
Dec 23, 2020•41 min
Cannabis Industry Data Guru Liz Connors, Director of Analytics at Headset joins us today on Blunt Business. Our next guest worked as a Data Scientist in CPG retail and Financial Services for eight years before opening her own analytics and statistics consulting business where she advised small firms on how to utilize their data to design a better product, improve marketing programs and build more informed business strategies. She now serves as the Director of Analytics at one of the cannabis ind...
Dec 17, 2020•38 min
Navigating the California cannabis marketplace with CA-based Cannabis & Entertainment Lawyer Jeffrey Welsh, the partner at Vicente Sederberg LLP. Our next guest 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 they should be navigating the California cannabis marketplace. Jeffrey worked in Corporate Business Affairs at the largest talent agency in the world, William Mo...
Dec 09, 2020•39 min
Certified cannabinoid ingredients with Josh Epstein, CEO of Socati. Our next guest recently announced it has successfully completed the rigorous evaluation process and received official USDA Organic certification for its CBD ingredient line up which can be used in USDA Organic finished products. This company is the only commercial-scale producer of USDA Organic certified cannabinoid ingredients with third-party verified non-detectable levels of THC. The USDA Organic Seal represents a comprehensi...
Dec 02, 2020•37 min
Diversity and inclusion in the cannabis industry with Kevin Ford Jr., CEO of Uplift Maryland. Our next guest is the CEO of a platform that strives to increase diversity and inclusion within the emerging medical cannabis industry, ensuring that all communities, especially those of color, have an opportunity to participate in the economy of the future. Uplift Maryland was founded on the principle to take what the generation before has created and elevated it to the next level. You were able to mak...
Nov 25, 2020•39 min
CBD and cannabis testing with Roger Brown, CEO/ President of ACS Laboratory. Our next guest is the president of the largest hemp, CBD, and cannabis testing facility in the Eastern United States. It is one of the largest and top-ranking laboratories for precision testing of hemp, CBD, and cannabis in the U.S. with customers in 44 states throughout the country. ACS Laboratory recently acquired Botanica Testing Inc., certified hemp and CBD testing laboratory thus expanding your position as the larg...
Nov 11, 2020•32 min
AlphaRoot with Managing Director Isaac Bock today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest works for an insurance brokerage dedicated to supporting the cannabis industry. His company’s unique expertise in cannabis allows them to provide customized access to preferred insurance markets. AlphaRoot is a full-service insurance brokerage completely dedicated to strengthening and supporting the cannabis industry. You offer a wide range of liability coverages to all t...
Nov 03, 2020•41 min
The first ISO accredited cannabis lab with Antonio Frazier, President of CannaSafe. Our next guest oversees the first ISO accredited cannabis lab in the world, and the #1 accredited cannabis testing lab in California. He is also an Executive Committee Board Member of The American Council of Independent Laboratories Cannabis Working Group. Antonio recently co-wrote a letter on behalf of the ACIL outlining the deficiencies in California cannabis regulations and suggestions for no-cost improvements...
Oct 28, 2020•39 min
CanaFarma with Frank Barone, Chief Operating Officer. With CBD widely popular in many consumer products due to the passing of the Farm Bill in 2018 that legalized industrial hemp, the industry still faces legal challenges and gray areas. The FDA is thoroughly reviewing CBD in an effort to release regulations and guidelines soon once there is a better understanding. CanaFarma is a burgeoning company that has effectively re-arranged the vector of pop culture in only a few months. The executives at...
Oct 21, 2020•36 min
Maintain compliance in cannabis with James Minutello, CEO of LeafLogix. Our next guest has 25 years of experience building high growth tech and logistics companies. He represents an ERP solution company servicing many of the largest MSOs in the cannabis industry. Leaflogix is available across 37 states and three continents, allowing clients to maintain compliance with business growth, and have remained 100% compliant since inception. James spoke with New Cannabis Ventures about the company’s see...
Oct 13, 2020•33 min
The Valens Company with Everett Knight EVP, Corporate Development & Capital Markets. Our next guest works at the largest publicly traded extraction company in the world with a broad expanding international footprint. HealthEuropa recently described The Valens Company as “one of the few companies in the world that can facilitate the utilization of five extraction techniques using customized and proprietary methods and technology, with further research and development always ongoing. This flex...
Oct 07, 2020•30 min
Cashless Payment For The Cannabis Industry with Chris Rentner, Spence Labs, co-founder, and CEO. Our next guest operates an innovative financial technology startup developing cashless payment and customer relationship platforms for the cannabis industry. The innovative platform lets dispensary customers pay for cannabis purchases with their mobile phones, eliminating the need to carry cash or visit an ATM inside the dispensary. Spence is a turn-key national system for both dispensaries and techn...
Sep 30, 2020•31 min
Marijuana Opportunity Today with Adam Goers, VP of Corporate Affairs at Columbia Care. Our next guest is here representing one of the nation's largest fully-integrated, multi-state, medical cannabis companies. This includes pharmacies, dispensaries, home delivery, cultivation, and manufacturing facilities. Columbia Care operates one of the largest portfolios (16 U.S. states + the EU) of highly regulated, licensed medical cannabis product development, research, manufacturing, and dispensing opera...
Sep 23, 2020•43 min
The 8th Annual Marijuana Business Factbook with Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier, Editorial Director at MJBizDaily. MJBiz recently published the 8th Annual Marijuana Business Factbook and we look at the overall scope of findings. “Though the long-term outlook for the recreational side of the industry is more bullish than for medical, MMJ sales are expected to grow at roughly the same pace in 2020. New MMJ markets including—but not limited to—Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania are booming, more...
Sep 16, 2020•40 min
Tax and CFO Services for Cannabusiness with Jason Brown Founder and CEO of Foresight Financial CPA. Our next guest has over 20 years of experience in the accounting profession, specializing in providing customized tax, accounting, CFO, and consulting services and solutions for businesses, startups, venture-backed companies, estate and trusts, and high net-worth individuals. He has been serving the Cannabis Industry with Tax and CFO Services for Dispensaries, Growers, Technology, CBD, & PEO C...
Sep 09, 2020•48 min
Cutting edge retail technology with Jeremy Jacobs, CEO & Chairman of Enlighten Dispensary Solutions. Our next guest manages the first full-scale enterprise solution in the cannabis space and is already working with over 700 cannabis businesses, including dispensaries, cultivators and producers, head shops, cannabis lounges, and medical facilities. Enlighten is a full spectrum enterprise solution managed by a team with a collective 20 years of experience serving Fortune 500 companies, first-c...
Sep 02, 2020•36 min
4Front Ventures with CEO and Co-Founder, Kris Kane. Our next guest runs one of the leading multi-state operators ushering in cannabis and fierce public advocate for cannabis decriminalization and legalization. He believes the correlation between ending prohibition and legalizing cannabis is undeniable. Having founded 4Front Advisors in 2011, Kris now serves as president of 4Front. Prior to forming 4Front, Kris served as director of client services for CannBe, a pioneer in developing best practic...
Aug 26, 2020•51 min
Virtual Versus In-Person Conferences with Matt Hawkins Founder/Managing Partner at Entourage Effect Capital. Our next guest has over 20 years of private equity experience and has founded multiple $500+mm alternative firms. He has an extensive background in building large alternative investment firms and scaling the companies he invests in. Matt brings an extensive background in building large alternative investment firms and scaling the companies he invests in. In 2014, Matt had the vision to cr...
Aug 19, 2020•37 min
The Ever Booming Cannabis Business with Nick Tennant, Founder & CTO of Precision Extraction Solutions. Our next guest is a cannabis entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience developing and operating companies in the cannabis industry. His expertise is in cannabis and hemp extraction, code regulation, lab design, extract product and process development, and extraction equipment engineering. Precision is actually the world's only provider of turn-key extraction labs, and more award-winning...
Aug 12, 2020•36 min
