Tulsi Gabbard joins us and shares her views on getting past partisan politics in the federal government: “We would have far more bipartisan and nonpartisan work being done if we set aside the politics and the political interests and actually said, “Hey …
Carlos Curbelo joins us and shares his beliefs on how solving issues regarding immigration can help sort out other legislative problems: “I think that solving immigration is important because as we discussed earlier, we need workers. We need an immigra …
Denver Riggleman joins us and shares his thoughts as to how to advance cannabis legislation by giving the states more power: “I think we need to get in front of this and I think we’re to a point now that we need to let the economy work, get the federal …
Charlie Bachtell joins us and shares how Cresco Labs and other medical cannabis providers have to adapt to pass regulation audits: “The objectives of the state are to make sure that you are tracking everything from seed to sale, that you are putting ou …
Ro Khanna joins us and shares his perspective on advancing Cannabis legislature: “Make sure you’re picking one or two key bills to rally around, and then talk to legislators to get them onboard.”
Paige Figi joins us and shares her views on the shifting perspectives in the cannabis industry: “People are wanting that supply and complaining that there isn’t enough and trying to get it, it’s those big guys taking control and doing that. So, while w …
Eleanor Holmes Norton joins us and shares her perspective on free speech and advancing the power of the people: “People are used to people like me defending all of us on the right side. But the lesson I’m trying to teach, such as it is, is that we can’ …
Karan Wadhera joins us and shares how companies use branding and how it relates to the infrastructure of creating a product that sells:”I think we’ve always been very fascinated with brands. And if you see how traditional industries have shaped over ti …
Ben Larson joins us and shares the importance of creating white space in your everyday environment: “What I like to think of white space is this: doing my best to clear out all the thoughts in my head. As an entrepreneur with so much stuff going on, es …
Jon Najarian joins us and shares insight into market volatility related to the Cannabis industry: “Whenever we see something, whether it’s Cannabis related, whether it’s a drug going through FDA approval, whether it’s Aids, cancer, Alzheimer’s, whateve …
Emily Paxhia joins us and parallels her sailing experience and its applications to the Cannabis law environment: “Just like in sailing, overcorrecting, is also, bad. It’s not about overcorrecting and overreacting, it’s about fine calibrations of what y …
Kris Krane joins us and shares how global shifts in perspective are helping to change Cannabis laws in the US: “Where the dynamic has shifted is that in the past, the United States as a government, the United States as an entity, has been very successf …
Saul Kaye joins us and shares how perceptions of Cannabis have changed and it’s implications on various markets: “We’re talking about cannabis revolution. At the same time we’re feeling the anti-farmer revolution. This I need one molecule to treat one …
Kyle Kinglsey of Vireo joins us and shares the upside to giving access to Cannabis for those who really need it: “If you give this to a population of 2000 people with PTSD, what are the outcomes? I can tell you there are a lot of people who claimed benefit with cannabis in the setting of PTSD, they should have access independent of the evidence across populations. Unless we’re doing a lot of harm, that’s a different thing. In my mind, the harm just doesn’t seem to be there.”
Shanita Penny and the MCBA join us to share their plans to push for successful and legal business practices in the US cannabis market: “he rest of the year is staying close to DC, making sure that we have a seat at the table as it relates to providing …
U.S. Representative Jared Huffman has been in favor of legalization even before it was politically convenient; Huffman publicly supported ending cannabis prohibition during his time in the California State Assembly before being elected as a U.S. Repres …
At root, Bridget Conry is an herbalist with a steadfast faith in the power of plants. Besides believing that everyone should be able to grow their own medicine, Conry also discusses the importance and efficacy of educating people about cannabis in a pa …
Tahira Rehmatullah is in impressive leadership positions at not one, not two, but three major cannabis companies – it is no surprise that she has plenty of nuanced insights about the business side of the industry. For example, she notes that larger com …
Mickey Dor, Senior Medical Advisor of the Medical Cannabis Unit for the Israel Ministry of Health, tells the story of regulated cannabis in Israel and notes the different types of changing winds that he has seen over the years. Although every country h …
For eleven years, Dr. Michael Segal has been treating PTSD patients – mainly IDF veterans – with medical cannabis. Segal describes the incredible improvements he has seen in his patients: “If you see a post-traumatic patient before and after cannabis, …