Buds in Beantown w/ Kate Avruch (Operator Academy)

Give and Toke

Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 2

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Episode description

Kate Avruch is the founder of Operator Academy and is a seasoned expert in the cannabis industry having dedicated her career to scaling business operations in Massachusetts and beyond. With a unique blend of technical expertise in facility design, cannabis chemistry, and extraction methodologies, Kate brings a holistic understanding of the industry’s complexities.

In this episode:

Is The Town the best Boston movie? (1:00)

Pathway to cannabis (3:45)

Growing up with conservative views (19:00)

Relationship with cannabis (23:15)

Cannabis in Massachusetts (26:30)

Quick wins in Massachusetts (35:00)

Could Federal legalisation improve things in Massachusetts? (41:45)

Hotbox Quiz (46:30)

Operator Academy (48:30)

Pauls of Wisdom (70:00)

Visitwww.operatoracademy.org