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#111 - How Hemp Beverages Are Rewriting Adult Drinking w/ Jeff Cantalupo of Listen Ventures
Episode 111
We explore how hemp-derived THC beverages are redefining adult drinking, why big brands hesitate while startups build, and how “vice wellness” turns …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
#110 - High-Risk, High Fees: Why Cannabis Payments Are Still Broken w/ Aubrey Amatelli of PayRio
Episode 110
We unpack why cannabis retail still can’t run on normal card rails, how debit and alternative payments increase average tickets, and what federal leg…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#109 - How Uncle Arnie’s Is Scaling from Cannabis Cool to National Brand w/ Theo Terris, CEO
Episode 109
We dig into the rise of THC beverages from dispensary side racks to big-box end caps, then peel back how Uncle Arnie’s raised $7.5M, built distributi…
6 months ago
#108 - Government Shutdown, Michigan's 24% tax hike, and Ben's Ode to California | Cannabis Business News Round-up
Episode 108
We unpack how a federal shutdown freezes cannabis policy progress, why Michigan’s new 24% tax risks shrinking the legal market, and how a Vireo–Schwa…
6 months, 1 week ago
#107 - How to Buy Back Your Brand: The Levia Comeback Story w/ Kristin and Eric Rogers
Episode 107
We trace how a headline-grabbing CBD moment collided with the realities of cannabis policy, then dive into Levia’s rare founder buyback to unpack bra…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#106 - Weed for the People—Taxed or Otherwise: Elliot Lewis Unfiltered
Episode 106
Elliot Lewis, CEO of Catalyst Cannabis and famously dubbed "the angriest weed CEO in California," pulls no punches in this revealing conversation abo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#105 - From Oregon to New York: Brand Expansion w/ Marianne Cursetjee, CEO of Alibi Cannabis
Episode 105
Marianne Cursetjee shares how she transformed from cancer patient to cannabis entrepreneur, building Alibi into a premium brand now expanding from Or…
7 months ago
#104 - Unlocking Global Cannabis: Global Growth & Tourism w/ Cameron Clarke, CEO of Kanha
Episode 104
Cameron Clarke, CEO of Sunderstorm and the Kanha brand, shares his journey of building a global cannabis wellness brand and navigating the complexiti…
7 months, 1 week ago
#103 - The Queen of New York Cannabis: Lulu Tsui on Revelry, Community, and Culture
Episode 103
Lulu Tsui, co-founder of On the Revel, shares her journey from Bloomberg to becoming the "Queen of New York Cannabis" and how she's building authenti…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
#102 - The Exit Interview: 20 Years of Cannabis Advocacy w/ Aaron Smith of NCIA
Episode 102
Former NCIA CEO Aaron Smith shares his insights after 20 years leading cannabis policy reform, reflecting on the evolution from medical advocacy to t…
7 months, 4 weeks ago