With a dip back in history to Aaron Smith’s first visit on Episode 7, we continue to the present as it’s high tide for Aaron and the NCIA as Lobby Days just occurred in DC and the Cannabis Business Summit is coming up in Oakland. Aaron takes us through the activity in DC and key […]
Steve DeAngelo, yes that Steve DeAngelo of Harborside & ArcView joins us to give us an update on him, MMRSA and the industry on the whole…he even let’s us know what he thinks might happen this summer and fall in electoral politics. Steve covers his thoughts following the publishing and feedback of The Cannabis Manifesto, […]
Shelley joins her siblings – Sally, Episode 10, Andy, Episode 27 and Pete Episode 68 as a guest. The four siblings who run Medicine Man are an interesting bunch. So much so that we’re in the process of filming a 12 part documentary on the family and the business called- you guessed it- Family, Business. […]
Jessica Geran of Duchess Capital has been listening to pitches from folks that want to get into the cannabis industry for years. Duchess was one of the first groups which invested in the space as you can hear more about in Episode 24 with Doug Leighton and 41 with Jessica. A lot has changed since […]
Johg Ananda of Jambo Superfoods out of Southern California joins us and discusses the opportunity cost of yoga. Johg discusses how he uses his inner chi in the board room traversing the pathway to enlightenment through a sound mind and body.
Thomas and Nadeem (or Deemo) are young entrepreneurs out of Arizona building a business called baked bros. Thomas has a scientific background and Deemo has experience in cultivation. As you’ll hear, both of them are 100% focused on helping ease the pain of patients in Arizona.
Jeannette Ward formerly of a few Fortune 500 companies, now of the Minority Cannabis Business Association joins us for a frank and candid conversation. After discussing personal and professional fulfillment through work, we discuss personal dealings with race and religion which leads to a discussion on how the War on Drugs set the stage for the MCBA’s […]
Chelsea Sutula runs the Sespe Creek Collective out of Southern California. As it’s California, delivery is a thing, which Chelsea discusses. But she also discusses the vast difference between Southern California and Northern California…or any other active cannabis economy for that matter. Chelsea and SoCal are making their way out of the shadows through the […]
The MCBA has been created specifically to progress the cannabis industry by increasing diversity, creating equal access and economic empowerment for cannabis businesses, their patients, and the communities most affected by the war on drugs. After a recent Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) meeting, we turned on the microphones where the chairman Jesse Horton and […]
You know Julianna from her Bay Area based brand for humans Auntie Dolores. And you know Julianna from her CBD based brand for pets- Treatibles. And you might even know Julianna from Episode 48. Julianna has a great story and I’m happy to call her a friend. We get an update on Auntie Dolores, Treatibles […]