Ep.359: Professor Hinanit Koltai, Volcani Institute Israel

Dr. Hinanit Koltai joins us and shares what she’s finding in phytocannabinoid research. “Not all compounds- the 400 or so present in cannabis- not all of them are needed to treat all different medical indications. But rather, for example, for colon inflammation we found the certain combination of compounds needed to treat this ailment. And […]

Ep.353: US Congressman Matt Gaetz

On his foray into cannabis advocacy- first at the state level, US Congressman Matt Gaetz joins us and shares, “I knew that we would never convince an overwhelmingly Republican state legislature and a strident Republican governor to engage in cannabis reform if they didn’t feel it in their hearts. I didn’t think I could convey […]

Ep.336: Bibiana Rojas, Colombian Cannabis

Bibiana Rojas joins us and shares that Colombia legalized medical cannabis and did so with the country being a true medicinal market. What she means by that is that cannabis has to walk and talk like a medicine. No flower is on sale, no shipments take place. The rules state essentially whatever we do with […]

Ep.328: Dr. Rachel Knox- MCBA Spotlight

Dr. Rachel Knox returns and as a commissioner on the Oregon Cannabis Commission. Medical Marijuana has been in existence since 1998 in Oregon and was originally overseen by the Health Authority. With the onset of Adult Use cannabis in the state, Oregon’s Governor Brown sought to ensure that the medical marijuana program was well structured […]

Ep.326: Dot Colagiovanni

Dot Colagiovanni joins us and shares that she’s got a PhD in toxicology which she put to use in the biotech industry for 20 years until she became disillusioned with the FDA working slowly but also hedge funds coming in to biotech and driving decision making as opposed to the science. She wanted to bring […]

Ep.322: Etienne Fontan, Berkeley Patients Group

Ep.310: Sabrina Fendrick, Berkeley Patients Group

On the day that the rules for temporary licenses in California were released, Sabrina Fendrick sat down where we put her on the spot to discuss what was happening in real-time. She was bouncing from meeting to meeting with government affairs, regulatory advisory as well as supply partners. In real-time, Sabrina highlighted questions about packaging […]

Ep.307: Tim McGraw

Returning from Episodes 26 & 155, Tim McGraw joins us from a cafe in California’s Bay Area. After securing cannabis licenses in Illinois and building up operations there, he’s returning to his real estate roots while taking advantage of his cannabis operator acumen. We discuss facilitating an opportunity to create thousands of jobs through cannabis […]

Ep.299: Jmichaele Keller Part II

Jmichaele Keller returns to discuss domestic and global cannabis testing. He notes that each Country and US State alike is crafting unique and custom regulations from a scientific basis. Some localities have a level of expertise, some don’t and eventually as Jmichaele sees it, cannabis is going to be legal across the board and when […]

Ep.297: Marc Graboyes

Mark Grayboyes joins us as he comes out of stealth mode to share that he and his team of former biotech executives and research scientists are all doing advanced formulation sciences with purified cannabinoids to formulate product for improved delivery. Mark shares that he’s been working in the industry for the past three years and […]