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TWICL (Apr 17, 2026) - $110 Oil, Falling Eighths, and the Hemp Legislation Rollercoaster
On This Week in Cannabis Live, High Spirits hosts Ben Larson & AnnaRae Grabstein join the team at Cultivated for a high-stakes news roundup. From the…
9 hours ago
#133 - The Future of THC Beverages: A Policy Deep Dive with Dawson Hobbs of WSWA
Episode 133
The hemp beverage industry is thriving, but a federal "cliff" in November could bring it all to a screeching halt. With a looming ban on products ove…
5 days, 13 hours ago
#132 - Scaling a Cannabis Empire: Boston Dickerson of Show Me Organics on Missouri and Kentucky Success
Episode 132
Is the "show me" state actually showing the rest of the country how to build a sustainable, high-growth cannabis market? In an era where many MSOs ar…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
#131 - Sex, Drugs, and MSOs: Tanya Griffin on Illinois Retail & Radical Authenticity
Episode 131
"Stop shaming my sex and drugs."
On this episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson & AnnaRae Grabstein sit down with the incomparable Tanya Griffin, a…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
#130 - Market Spotlights & Disciplined Growth: Elliot Lane on the Future of IgniteIt
Episode 130
On this episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson & AnnaRae Grabstein are joined by Elliot Lane, Co-Founder and President of IgniteIt. After years of…
1 month ago
TWICL (Mar 13, 2026) - Cannabis Earnings Season, Florida Legalization Stalls, + Michigan’s $3B Market
On This Week in Cannabis Live, host Jay Rosenthal and Jeremy Berke (Cultivated.news) lead a high-stakes roundtable featuring Ben Larson & AnnaRae Gra…
1 month ago
#129 - Cannabis Business News Roundup: Tilray’s BrewDog Bet & AI Regulatory Enforcement
Episode 129
On this episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben & AnnaRae forgo the guest chair for a candid, deep-dive conversation into the shifting tides of the indust…
1 month, 1 week ago
TWICL (Mar 6, 2026) - Is New York the New Cannabis Capital? $4.6B Projections, SCOTUS Gun Rights, & Brand Power Shifts
From New York’s bold $4.6 billion market forecast to the unlikely intersection of the Second Amendment and cannabis at the Supreme Court, the team ex…
1 month, 1 week ago
#128 - Redefining Medicine & Schedule 6 w/ Steph Sherer of Americans for Safe Access
Episode 128
The federal government has finally acknowledged the "accepted medical use" of cannabis—but for millions of patients, the battle for true integration …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
#127 - $3 Billion In: What Cannabis Lenders Look For w/ Steven Ernest of Chicago Atlantic
Episode 127
Chicago Atlantic's Steven Ernest, Head of Originations, pulls back the curtain on institutional cannabis lending — from how his firm evaluates operat…
1 month, 3 weeks ago