Cannabis Equipment News

This week, Kyle Sheridan, owner of Sunny Gardens VT joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he makes seeds, his role in the wholesale market, and the current state of Vermont's cannabis industry.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Kelly Burke, COO and co-founder of Kifcure and CEO of Emerald Acres, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she helped build the largest industrial hemp grower in Illinois.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Dan Mahon, founding member of Canna Capable joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to help people with physical disabilities grow cannabis. Follow Canna Capable on Instagram.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Mike Forenza, managing partner of AE Global, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the crisis in cannabis packaging, sustainability without greenwashing, and the industry's new top priority.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Scott Jordan, founder of Alternative Finance Network joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Jonathan Spadafora, CEO of Flower Union, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.Spadafora's journey into cannabis began when his daughter was dealing with health issues and the family decided CBD could help. But that was before it was widely available, so it meant having to move to Colorado to be near medical professionals that had access to CBD.

This week, Will Read, founder and CEO of CannaPlanners, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to normalize cannabis branding by bringing mainstream marketing and branding strategies into an industry still fighting stigma.

This week, Shane Breen, CEO of Silly Nice joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the wild road that brought him into the industry, one fraught with betrayal and fraud.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.Click here to subscribe to the Cannabis Equipment News daily newsletter.

This week, Joseph Edwards, chief science officer of Yofumo Technologies joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his unique approach to decontamination with a system that doesn't damage the valuable parts of the plant.

This week, Rocco Del Priore, co-founder of Sweed, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built a platform to address unique dispensary challenges and set the table for the AI renaissance.Subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Elizabeth Corbett, president of enterprise sales at AE Global, joins the podcast to discuss all things packaging and why the industry needs to stop focusing on bargain hunters looking for high-potency products if it wants to grow.

This week, Luna Stower, head of impact at Ispire Technology joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why we need to stop overregulating, overtaxing, and overcontrolling cannabis.Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Louis Samuel, CEO of Golden State Canna, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he has loved the delivery side of the industry ever since he sold his first sack.Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at david@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Tyler Beuerlein, chief strategic business development officer at Safe Harbor Financial, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he expects many banking programs to start bailing on the industry, and why the new administration might be the best thing that's happened to the industry from a legislative standpointPlease make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Dina Rollman, CEO of StrainBrain, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how StrainBrain's artificial budtender intelligence is drastically increasing average order values for dispensaries and solving problems managing inventory and cart abandonment.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, David Sandelman, founder and CTO of Cannatrol, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his groundbreaking dry, cure and store technology is preserving trichomes and delivering higher terpene levels. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter.This week, Ari Raptis, CEO and founder of Talaria Transportation joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built a trusted cannabis logistics provider by investing in tech and hiring a highly skilled team that includes retired police officers and military veterans.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Matthew Shifrin, CEO and owner of Pioneer Interests, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built one of the largest cannabis businesses in Colorado, and his plans to double down in the state.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Editor's Note: Sorry this episode is late, still getting caught up from MJBizCon, but it was great to see everyone last week.This week, Lilach Mazor Power, founder and CEO of Giving Tree Dispensary joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why an industry born on passion and innovation needs to get back to basics and stop racing to create the highest THC products for the lowest price. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Mitchel Chargo, partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why Minnesota's cannabis program could be great once it finds its footing and incredible potential of tribal cannabis. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, John Hartsell, co-founder of Dizpot joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his company's patented new packaging and why operators need to stop imitating other products and start focusing on having a damn good product.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Shauntel Ludwig, CEO of Synergy Innovation joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss what to do when M&A goes bad, the early red flags, and how to rebuild your brand's reputation, even when customers hate your guts. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Tyler Vaughan, channel sales manager at PreRoll-Er, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the industry needs equipment that can evolve with consumer demand and provide access to make any size pre-roll, in any shape, without having to spend more money.Tyler Vaughan started his professional career as a middle school Spanish teacher, but times changed and he transitioned into business, including the launch of a company that specialized in manufacturing goalkeeper gloves. For the past five years, he has worked on the automation side of the cannabis industry, specifically packaging and pre-roll automation equipment.Vaughan, now a channel sales manager at PreRoll-Er, is inspired by an industry filled with exceptional individuals, who often end up working multiple roles because cannabis companies are growing exponentially.

This week, Brendan McKee, co-founder, CFO and COO of Silver Therapeutics, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he continues to open successful adult-use dispensaries while maintaining a 90% employee retention rate and nearly 1,200% revenue growth on private-label products.Subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Marc Rodriguez, co-founder and CEO of Green Leaf Payroll and Business Solutions, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helps cannabis operators succeed by getting back to basics, like making sure employees get paid accurately and on time.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

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This week, Chris Parrington, founder of Cannapliant Consulting and general counsel of Boustead Securities, joins the Cannabis Equipment Podcast to discuss progress in the Minnesota market, industrywide compliance problems and how to fix broken social equity programs.

This week, Matt Hutchinson, chief product officer at LeafLink, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he is creating a healthier ecosystem for cannabis buyers and sellers. Subscribe to our newsletter. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Nancy Weber, cannabis sales manager at nVenia, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she found cannabis more-or-less by accident and why the company invented a high-accuracy multihead weighing scale designed for the industry.Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Mark Beginin, founder and CEO of Prodigy Processing Solutions joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss hostile takeovers, "woefully underregulated" extraction and the "alarmingly commonplace" lack of GMP implementation.

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This week, Dan Mondello, co-founder and CEO of Rank Really High joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss advertising that works, AI budtenders, and the astounding lack of professionalism in the industry.

This week, Kevin Schultz, the new vice president of national sales at Sun Theory joins the Cannabis Equipment New podcast to discuss his plans to grow the company's gummy brand into a global juggernaut.

This week, Pete Sahani, CEO of The Blinc Group joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the company won't just rely on paperwork, and visits suppliers regularly to test raw materials.

This week, Kevin McKernan, CSO and founder of Medicinal Genomics, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss unique ways to protect against strain theft, the state of cannabis science and how cultivators can grow their way out of yeast and mold failures.

This week, Kristian Andreassen, VP of Product Development at Conception Nurseries, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why breeders should be paid royalties, how he is reverse engineering legacy genetics and the best strain he's ever seen.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Harrison Bard, co-founder and CEO of Custom Cones USA and DaySavers, is back on the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss where pre-roll manufacturers still need help and why his company joined the new Science of Smokability study.

This week, Jill Ellsworth, founder and CEO of Willow Industries, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why consumers should not be sold moldy products, full stop.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Gibran Washington, CEO of Ethos Cannabis joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss craft cannabis at MSO scale, inclusion initiative that work and why we should never forget the contributions of the legacy market.

This week, Arthur De Cordova, president and CEO of Ziel and Ketch DeGabrielle, former director of operations at Los Sueños Farms, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they created a consistent, repeatable and predictable way to treat microbial pathogens with radio frequency—but not without setting a few samples on fire first. 

This week, Wendy Bronfein and Rebecca Raphael of Curio Wellness join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they've built Curio into a resource for consumers looking for cannabis products tailored to specific needs — and less of a generic experience.

This week, Nate Russell, CEO of The Lab and VP of AE Global Midwest joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he has survived (and thrived) in the cannabis industry despite taking some hits along the way, like robbery, litigation and a mountain lion attack.

This week, Joe Lustberg, managing partner of Upwise Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helps greenlight construction projects and equipment purchases, the realities of the "cannabis tax," and his new perspective as an operator in New York.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

This week, Meg Sanders, CEO of Canna Provisions, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why it might be time to loosen regulations and take our hands off the wheel a little bit.Meg Sanders got her start in the cannabis industry in 2009. It was an exciting new industry and Sanders is an entrepreneur at heart who loves a new challenge.In 2010, she got into the consulting side of the business because she saw a huge need for expertise in the industry, particularly when new states came online. She sold the company in 2017 and moved to the east coast with her partner, Erik Williams. As they consulted for new companies in the Massachusetts market, a client came to them and asked them to come onboard as operators. Canna Provisions was born. The company started on the retail side, opening the second adult-use dispensary in the state, but has since become vertically integrated.Working with a brand new regulatory body in the state was difficult, with seasoned operators engaging with brand new regulators who didn't really understand the plant or the process. While the state is maturing, it is still rife with inefficiencies that need to be addressed.It's also expensive from a compliance standpoint and Sanders suggests that it might be time to take the regulatory hands off the wheel a little bit. She says most people in cannabis are struggling against a thriving legacy market because states and municipalities are too greedy when it comes to cannabis. The only ones winning in cannabis are the states.Jump around:Transitioning from consulting to becoming an operator. (3:34)Trying to work with new regulators. (5:14)Inefficient state regulations. (7:44)Problems staffing regulator positions. (17:31)Issues with intoxicating hemp products. (21:42)What it's like to be a woman in cannabis. (34:24)Cultivation strategy with living legend Chemdog. (41:45)Why they switched to an employee-owned company. (46:24)

This week, Michael Wang, co-CEO of Ispire Technology, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped build a multi-million-dollar vaping empire by solving pain points for cannabis brands and operators. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

This week, Drew Nowak, founder of Freedom Green, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his NFL career prepared him for the competitive Michigan cannabis market. Before Drew Nowak started his cannabis career, he was a professional athlete, playing in the NFL for nearly five seasons. Nowak spent time as a lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs.Nowak founded Freedom Green in Kalkaska, Michigan, to grow high-quality medical and recreational cannabis. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, A.C. Moon, founder of Indica Innovations International, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why it is imperative for cannabis operators to learn about cannabis licensing and IP management.Click here to subscribe to the Cannabis Equipment News newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Hirsh Jain, founder of Ananda Strategy, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss Florida's potential, why we can't overlook smaller states and why cannabis operators need help with pretty much everything. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.  To email the podcast ,email David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com. To sponsor the podcast, email Tom Lynch at Tom@cannabisequipmentnews.com. 

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter.This week, Jake Goodyear, president, and Sarah McLaughlin, director of product R&D at Melt-to-Make, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they are making it faster and easier to make high-quality edibles. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Phoebe DePree, CEO of Goddess Growers joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her pursuit to make the perfect edible.  Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Darren Gleeman, managing partner at MBO Ventures, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) solve the 280E riddle for cannabis operators while increasing employee retention and productivity. Subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. To sponsor the podcast, contact Tom Lynch at Tom@cannabisequipmentnews.com. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.