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Sean “Diddy” Combs, a force in both music and entrepreneurship, remains a focal point of headlines. As of now, he is preparing for a significant trial set to begin in May, stemming from allegations of forced labor and sex trafficking. According to ABC News, Combs recently pleaded not guilty to two superseding indictments that expand on earlier accusations, detailing additional claims of forced labor. His legal team is gearing up for jury selection, with attorneys and media experts speculating on how his celebrity status and the nature of the allegations may influence the trial's direction.In parallel to these legal challenges, Sean Combs continues to make waves in the business realm. He is at the helm of what is poised to become the largest Black-owned cannabis company in the United States. Combs' acquisition of nine retail stores and three production facilities from Cresco Labs and Columbia Care for $155 million positions his enterprise as a trailblazer in a space that has historically marginalized Black entrepreneurs. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Combs criticized the industry for profiting from communities affected by past criminalization, vowing to reshape the narrative through his operations.Historically known for his acumen as a mogul, Combs' ventures have spanned industries, including music production with Bad Boy Records, fashion through his Sean John brand, and beverages with partnerships like Ciroc Vodka and DeLeón Tequila. While his partnership with Diageo ended in 2023, his earlier involvement reportedly generated nearly $1 billion in revenue, cementing his legacy in the spirits business.Despite these achievements, Combs' business empire faces scrutiny over how his ongoing legal battles may impact his enterprises and public image. Fortune once described him as a “one-man economy,” with his influence spanning multiple industries. However, the gravity of the allegations against him has cast uncertainty over his vast portfolio.Listeners, there's no denying Sean “Diddy” Combs' lasting impact on music, culture, and business. Yet as the trial approaches, questions loom about how this chapter will redefine his legacy.

Join us on Let's be Blunt with Montel as we spark up an enlightening conversation with Jesse Channon, the transformational leader at the forefront of the cannabis revolution. As President of Cannabist, formerly known as Columbia Care, Jesse brings to the table over a decade of experience in mastering digital marketing, consumer targeting, and innovative social media strategies. His remarkable journey has seen him work alongside powerhouse brands such as Microsoft, AT&T, and Starbucks, to shaping the narrative around one of the world's most dynamic and fast-evolving industries.In this episode, Jesse shares his personal expedition from impacting global brands to steering a cannabis empire. We'll dive into his expert perspective on the latest waves making a splash in the cannabis market, and discuss how Cannabist is setting new standards in marrying cannabis with wellness and lifestyle. Listen as Jesse reveals the ethos guiding the bold rebranding from Columbia Care to Cannabist, and the ambitions poised to redefine what it means to be a cannabis company today. Jesse also lends his voice to the crucial conversation on the future of cannabis entrepreneurship. He discusses the nuances of navigating an industry that is as much about innovation as it is about integrity and social responsibility. Whether you're a consumer, a creator, or just curious about the cannabis space, this episode promises to shed light on the plant that's sparking global movements and changing lives. Tune in, and get ready to elevate your understanding of the cannabis sector through the experience and insights of one of its leading champions. Fire up your favorite listening device for this can't-miss episode of Let's be Blunt with Montel!

"Building a Cannabis Business: Persistence, Leadership, and the Rebrand"Karson Humiston is live from MJBizCon in Las Vegas with and guest Nick Vita, co-founder and CEO of The Cannabist Company (formerly known as Columbia Care), to discuss the journey of building a successful cannabis business. They delve into topics such as the challenges faced in the industry, the importance of persistence and leadership, and the recent rebranding of the company.The conversation begins with a reflection on the growth and changes in the cannabis industry over the past decade. Nick Vita highlights the momentum and increasing interest in the industry, despite previous regulatory setbacks. He emphasizes the need for persistence and the cyclical nature of the cannabis business.The discussion then shifts to Nick Vita's background and career before entering the cannabis industry. He shares his experience in finance and how he convinced friends to invest in a cannabis idea that eventually led to the founding of The Cannabist. However, he also recounts the challenges faced when the person they thought would run the business turned out to be unethical.The conversation touches on the importance of resilience and the rollercoaster nature of the cannabis industry. Nick Vita shares anecdotes of sleeping on couches, funding the business on a tight budget, and the challenges of navigating the complex regulatory landscape in different states.The podcast then delves into the qualities Nick Vita looks for when hiring team members. He emphasizes the importance of tenacity, trustworthiness, and a willingness to go above and beyond. He also discusses the value of having a team that shares the same vision and is willing to work towards it.The discussion concludes with a focus on the recent rebranding of the company from Columbia Care to The Cannabist. Nick Vita explains the rationale behind the rebrand, highlighting the resonance of the name with the community, employees, and cultural values of the company. He also discusses the importance of quality and the perception of cannabis as a medicine.Looking towards the future, Nick Vita predicts significant developments in the cannabis industry. He anticipates the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III, the expansion of the industry in conservative states, and the normalization of capital markets. He also expresses optimism about the potential for job creation and the growth of the industry.Overall, this podcast episode provides valuable insights into the challenges and rewards of building a cannabis business, emphasizing the importance of persistence, leadership, and a strong team.https://www.cannabistcompany.com/ Timestamp Chapters:00:00:17 - Introduction and Excitement for Live Podcasts00:00:45 - Reflecting on the Evolution of the Cannabis Trade Show00:01:04 - Disappointment and Progress in the Cannabis Industry00:01:27 - Momentum and New Faces in the Cannabis Industry00:01:48 - Optimism and Energy in the Cannabis Industry00:01:59 - The Cyclical Nature of the Cannabis Industry00:03:18 - Nick Vita's Background and Journey into the Cannabis Business00:04:01 - The First Trauma in Starting a Cannabis Business00:04:22 - Winning the Support of Ben and Jerry00:05:39 - Launching in Different States and Following Regulatory Conversations00:06:23 - Persistence and Sacrifices in Building a Cannabis Business00:08:42 - The Moment Things Started to Click for the Business00:10:13 - Winning the License in New York and the Journey Since00:11:41 - The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Founder-Led Business00:13:54 - The Importance of Being Present and Leading by Example00:16:11 - Lessons Learned from Hiring Big Company People00:18:00 - Qualities Looked for in Hiring Team Members00:20:39 - The Importance of Open and Honest Conversations in Building a Business00:23:42 - Motivating the Team in a Challenging Environment00:29:04 - The Rebranding from Columbia Care to The Cannabist00:31:54 - Predictions for the Cannabis Industry in 202400:34:01 - Hope for the Expansion and Normalization of the Cannabis Industry "We're the only industry I know of where you have to be a farmer, you have to be a manufacturer, you have to be a retailer, and you have to have wholesale." - 00:02:36-00:02:47"I think the cyclical nature of the industry makes the fun parts that much more fun." - 00:02:26-00:02:36"I think a lot of people, in hindsight, it becomes addictive." - 00:07:38-00:07:48"It's the best part and the worst part about being part of an organization." - 00:08:32-00:08:42"I think by the time I no longer need to be here, it's because the business will have grown enough so that the institutional connective tissue that I bring to the conversation is no longer necessary." - 00:15:49-00:16:00"I always say work harder than everybody else." - 00:28:48-00:28:59"There is nothing worth building, there's nothing worth creating, if you're going to mail it in." - 00:22:40-00:22:50"I think we have schedule three affirmed." - 00:32:15-00:32:26"I think New York is an up and coming sort of attractive cannabis market for operators for the first time ever." - 00:32:26-00:32:36"I think it's a seminal year. And I think it's more so than we've seen in the past five, six years." - 00:33:50-00:34:01   Produce By PodConxKarson Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karson-humiston-64572b97/Vangst - https://vangst.com/Recorded on SquadcastSound Design by Jamie Humiston

Following in the spirit of 420, we have a special episode all about the history of cannabis! Our first guest is Victoria Walker, Vice President of Marketing for Columbia Care Florida. Columbia Care is one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers, and providers of medical and adult-use cannabis products and continues to deliver an industry-leading, patient-centered medicinal cannabis operation. Victoria Walker will tell us more about the current state of the cannabis industry, how dispensaries operate, and the amazing strides they're making with medical marijuana products in the State of Florida. You can learn more about Columbia Care by visiting their website: https://col-care.com/. Keith Stroup, Esq., the founder of The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), joins us in the second half of the program. NORML is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for the reform of marijuana laws in the United States regarding both medical and non-medical use. Keith will give us the story of marijuana going back to the '70s and how NORML has affected the overall legalization of marijuana around the country. You can find out more about NORML by visiting their Facebook page or website, https://norml.org/.

Jesse Channon, Chief Commercial Officer of The Cannabist Company, discusses the recent rebranding of the company and its plans for national growth. The company, formerly known as Columbia Care, has changed its name to Cannabist to better reflect its focus on the cannabis industry. Channon explains that the rebranding represents a shift from a medical-focused brand to a more retail-oriented brand that serves a diverse consumer base. The company plans to consolidate its retail brands under the Cannabist banner and provide a consistent and innovative retail experience for customers. Channon also discusses the challenges and opportunities in the cannabis industry, including the need for product consistency and the potential impact of federal legalization.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this special 420 episode we are joined by the industry's leading cannabis analyst Alan Brochstein. Alan is the founder of 420investor and co-founder of New Cannabis Venture. AB has deep company level knowledge and is one of our favourites sources of analysis and information for the cannabis industry. In this episode we go ticker by ticker to get Alan's thoughts on: Trulieve, GTI, MSOS, Columbia Care, Cresco, AYR, Ascend, Weedmaps, OGI and many more! Throughout this discussion we also touch on many of the industry's most pressing issues including profitability, uplisting, 280E and many other items. Thanks to Alan for joining us for a great discussion as always. Connect with Alan: 420investor on Seeking Alpha - https://seekingalpha.com/mp/1417-420-investor/articles Alan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Invest420

Sean “Diddy” Combs is one of hip-hop's most serial entrepreneurs. His business track record stretches 30 years with successes in completely-different industries — music (Bad Boys Records), clothing (Sean John), spirits (Ciroc and DeLeon), media (Revolt), among many other ventures. To take a closer look at Combs' empire, I brought on Tarik Brooks, who is the president of Combs Enterprises. Many chalk up Diddy's entrepreneurial success to his influence and brand alone. While Tarik doesn't deny Diddy's star power, he also argues that line of thinking understates Diddy's business acumen — his ability to spot trends, attract talent, raise capital, and so forth. Not only that, but the broadness of Combs Enterprises is a unique competitive advantage. Diddy's different businesses across sectors give them unique data points that can drive decision-making. The group announced a new foray into cannabis in late 2022. However, they won't enter the space completely void of knowledge. Using insights from Revolt or Ciroc, they can glean how customers think about cannabis already.  Tarik and I dove deep into Diddy's sprawling business empire this episode — the “why” not the “how” behind Puff's success. Here's what you can expect to hear: [0:00] Combs Enterprises' focus in 2023[2:22] Synergies between Diddy's different businesses [4:40] Using Revolt Summit as a testing ground [6:29] Origins of the “Ciroc playbook”  [9:32] How much strategic overlap is there between Ciroc and DeLeon marketing? [15:41] Entering the cannabis space[18:00] Regulatory challenges in the cannabis industry[26:01] Why Diddy is not just another celebrity entrepreneur [30:03] How Combs Enterprises invests in startups[34:21] Did Diddy really back Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter?[36:45] No rush to sell Bad Boy Records catalog [41:32] Sean John comeback [47:05] Diddy's attempt to buy the Carolina Panthers in 2018Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Overcast | Amazon | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSSHost: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.coGuest: Tarik A. Brooks, @tarikamin  Enjoy this podcast? Rate and review the podcast here! ratethispodcast.com/trapital Trapital is home for the business of music, media and culture. Learn more by reading Trapital's free memo.TRANSCRIPTION[00:00:00] Tarik Brooks: Twitter's impact in society is certainly bigger than how it shows up from a profit and loss and from a market cap perspective. And when you look at, you know, where Twitter is trading today is trading at a fraction of like Facebook or like Snapchat is the question from an investment perspective with some you could create meaningful.[00:00:33] Dan Runcie: Hey, welcome to the podcast. I'm your host and the founder of Dan Runcie. This podcast is your place to gain insights from the executives in music, media, entertainment, and more who are taking hip hop culture to the next level. [00:00:53] Dan Runcie: All right, today we got my guy, Tarik Brooks, the president of Combs Enterprises. Second time on the podcast. Great to have you back, man.[00:01:01] Tarik Brooks: Happy New Year my brother. Great to be back. [00:01:03] Dan Runcie: So what's the latest from the House of Combs?[00:01:08] Tarik Brooks: Things are wonderful enterprises, man. Tremendous 2022, where we did a lot of investing in our existing platforms and in new platforms. And so, you know, the big push in 23. Is to operationalized and grow a lot of those new platforms. You know, a lot of people are familiar with the cannabis deal, which we announced late last year. We're gonna close that deal and get that operational. We've also been working on an e-commerce platform with Salesforce, called it Power Global, that will launch this year, you know, released music last year. That did great. I mean, he and a sub-Christian. You know, with the first father and son duo to be number one. At the same time, there'll be more projects from Love Records coming in this year. So a lot of new things are in 23, so I wanna accustom a lot of exciting developments. [00:01:56] Dan Runcie: And I feel like one of the strengths for him whenever he is launching a new brand is being able to find some type of synergy between something that he's done that's already worked and finding some way to tie it all together. And for you, I know you've been there for a couple years. Is there like one company or one tie in that really stands out about, oh yeah, what Puff is able to do here? Tweak the formula a little bit, brought it over to this company and then it helped that one too.[00:02:22] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. It is interesting, man, like, because you know, with the ecosystem we have that there are synergies all over the place that we work hard to exploit everyday. What I'll tell you bigger thing is that underneath our ecosystem sits the core premise, a core belief that our culture drives culture, that our people drive what's cool and what's next and what's hot in a meaningful way. So, you know, you go back to blues and jazz and rock and roll to hip hop, TikTok, viral dances, like our people drive that. And so if you look at all of the different elements in our ecosystem. What you see are different sectors that we drive through our cultural presence. And so when you look at our platform through that lens, you see how they all fit together. So then synergies just become finding places where, you know, we can work together to make one plus one equal three or four. Right? And so like, you know, easy examples when you think about how you know our brands will show up at the Revolt Summit. So Revolt hosts this amazing event every year in Atlanta. 10,000 people come. It gives us an opportunity to kinda have revolt, touch to people, but also have ourown touch to people for us to do research for new companies that we're developing the test concepts. These are ways that we don't place there with our ecosystem. I mean, I look at a great example. Deleon tequila. Used Druski in an ad, you know, super funny guy. Did a tremendous job with the ad. We then, you know, connected in with the team in Revolt and he did something with Revolt. It ended up being a great, great opportunity there. So like throughout our ecosystem, you see all these opportunities that exist with our portfolio companies and with the companies that we invest in. We think about how we invest and part of it is all the stuff you expect from any traditional investment vehicle. You know, do you have great leadership? Do you have a strong destructive concept? But what we also know about there two or three ways that this thing could be utilized is our ecosystem for the company. So it's an everyday activity, you know, finding, exploiting, and developing those things [00:04:31] Dan Runcie:  You mentioned earlier about the Revolt Summit and how that can be a test space for whether it's new products or new things. Can you talk more about that? Cause I think that's really interesting. [00:04:40] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, so I mean this past Revolt Summit, the team at Empowered Global, which is the eCommerce platform that I just mentioned, had a space set up where they could introduce the concept to the participants at the Revolt Summit. And more than that, we actually had, and it was, I gotta find you a picture of this. A digital vending machine that was filled with black-owned products. So, and kinda like what you would see at the airport where you have vending machines, where they kinda have, you know, non typical vending machine products, headphones, and different things like that. Our vending machine that we had set up in the Revolt Summit was all filled with products that were owned by black that came from black owned companies. And so that was like just a real example. In that moment, we were able to introduce people to the concept of the platform, try out some new tech and get real time feedback from people who we believe will be a part of that target. [00:05:34] Dan Runcie: That makes sense. Yeah. Because you wanna have people that are first bought in, you get the people there and I think the people that are gonna attend Revolt Summit likely end up being culture shapers or mavens within their particular area themselves. They start saying something's good, and then they can, you know, go back and that's how you're able to spread things.[00:05:52] Tarik Brooks: 100%. It's the way, you know, everybody talks about it in terms of synergies, but we like to talk about it in terms of not planting there, right? Like we have these resources, we have these brands that mean something to people. You know that the most impactful thing we can do is find out how putting those brands together at different times in different ways produces more information, produces more insight, produces more, you know, revenue generating opportunity than any of those entities in silos. So for me, like the silo is the enemy, right? Like the key is to have all of our leaders and all of our team members continuously engaging in a very fluid way.[00:06:29] Dan Runcie: Yeah, the one that always stuck out to me too was Ciroc and the on the ground promotion for that, because there are so many through lines going back to The Bad Boy Days, the Bad Boy Street team, and then the Ciroc Boys. It's very similar playbook and being able to help push that. [00:06:45] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I mean, look, and again, the playbook is the same. It's the same. You know, when you look at what the spirits industry looked at at the time, it was very different from today. You know, a lot of folks don't realize at that time the only people really trying to market, know black people in the hip was more liquor. Right? Cause I know I wasn't on the team back then, but what I can tell you is he looked at how nightlife worked and how the culture was working and evolving and saw a huge opportunity for an aspirational luxury product. And then was able to apply a lot of the same tools that were driving his success in the music business in spirits. And so that's how you end up with us showing up better than most people in the nightlife, us being able to have the DJs, you know, be a part of our experience. Cause Puff knew back then, in which he knows now how powerful DJs are in the culture and in the communities he lives in. If you look at even now, like a lot of, you know what he's posted socially as, you know, the efforts around love, records, respect. Like, we get what algorithms can do, but understand like DJ is culturally important. Like they mean something to their communities and they mean something to our culture. And in that way they have outside influence, that I think people still underestimate. [00:08:00] Dan Runcie: Yeah, I think as much as things have been movement streaming or NFTs or whatever it is, people still wanna go to the club and people still want to be in the hands of a DJ that knows what they're doing and can introduce them.[00:08:12] Tarik Brooks: Absolutely. There is power and curation. Right. And look, theoretically A.I. will be able to kind of take that input and lead curations that are solid. But you know it's tough to replicate, you know, instinct. And natural art, you know? Exactly. That's the thing, right? Like to be able to think you can do it with just an algorithm means it's all science. And I think, you know, most entertainment industries, particularly when you talk about the power of a DJ, are art and science together. That art is that intuitive thing that, like you, some folks just have, they know when to play the right record. You know, not just cause it's a similar bpm, but they know, cause they know that crowd, they know that venue. They know that audience better than most other people do.[00:09:00] Dan Runcie: Definitely. And I think too, a lot of that we definitely saw with the Ciroc Playbook, but I wanna spend some time in this conversation talking a bit more about Deleon because, I think that that is relatively newer business for other portfolio, but I think there's a lot that's similar, but the lot that's different too in terms of how you've all rolled it out, what you've done, how you've done things differently. So love to start there and maybe start first specifically, how much of the Ciroc Playbook was used with what you've all done so far with Deleon?[00:09:32] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, so I think the core premise stays the same, right? What Puff has been amazing at throughout his career is being able to spot and help develop trends very early. And he saw back in 2013, 2014, that the next wave in spirits was gonna be, you know, brown spirits, in particular tequila. And so when he formed the joint venture with Diageo, that he built that knowing that a tequila wave was coming. Now from the perspective of how industries developed, tequila and vodka are two very different places, right? It is very big, very mature right now, trying to fight off the growth of some of the spirits that are taking customers away, whereas tequila is smaller but fast growing. And it's also very nuanced. So like when you think about what we've been able to do driving Deleon's growth, and Deleon right now is the fastest growing tequila in the country, right?It's on fire right now and just, you know, small plug, you are new to tequila. Deleon are absolutely amazing. I will put them against any tequila that's out there, you know, so smooth ice cube, orange slice. You're good.[00:10:41] Dan Runcie: But any numbers to share in terms of like, cases sold or anything like that?[00:10:45] Tarik Brooks: So look, I'm not gonna go into the details on cases, but again, this is Nielsen's data,this is not coming right? So right now, you look, it is triple digits right now, you know, comfortable cause to disclose. But what I would say is, you know, part of the Deleon story is making sure Deleon is relevant in culture. And when you hear Deleon Lemonade in the young Miami, I'm not sure when, when you see Deleon on, when you see Deleon sharp in these things, it's a part of ensuring Deleon is relevant in the culture and shows up the right way, but there's also a big part of the future of Deleon that will grow. Talking about the liquid itself, you know how we get to such a high quality. It is the fact that Deleon is aged in both American whiskey and French red wine barrels to get the distinctive taste that, like, that's just part of the story that we're still just beginning to tell and roll out as we build it. And from our view, we are building, you know, iconic, long lasting brands. We want Deleon to be thought of the same way you think about Johnny Walker or Hennessy or any other great brands that are out there. So our view is like you don't rush that thing, you develop that story over time. You feed people in, you bring people into the brand and then you culture that and as soon you cultivate that audience, you know, as it grows. And so, you know, a lot of the kinda principles that we've applied in growing, we're applying to Deleon, but we're also being very aware that, you know, vodka and very different liquids develop differently, Exactly The same. And you think about that as you start to position the brand. [00:12:24] Dan Runcie: Yeah, cuz I think that was a good point that you mentioned just in terms of how vodka has been the market leader just from a type of liquor for so long. So you didn't necessarily have to do that piece of it, but it was more so Yeah. How do you bring this brand that I think some people may have forgotten about, but bring it to the same level as your great gooses in your others. [00:12:44] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. People know people, I mean, look, the way Ciroc hadn't been positioned in a way that was creating a lot of noise, a lot of impact, and I think, you know, part Puff's genius was figuring out that it was amazing juice. It was amazing liquid, with beautiful bottles. So if you positioned it the right way in culture, you could create a wave. And that wave has been historic. This was a brand that was doing, you know, cases annually and now this is a case brand globally. Huge brand in the spirits industry in a sector that was big, vodka's a very, very big sector. Tequila we're growing Deleon as the sector's growing as well. So it's just, again, from a marketing perspective, a different set of challenges, but the same principles apply to how we think about leveraging culture. Leveraging, you know, our ability to kinda set trends to help drive a career meaningful brand, but it all also starts with a great quality liquid that we stand by. I mean, one of the things, right? Yeah. I think one of the things has always been super consistent about is the authenticity around, like, standing behind the products he brings to market. There's not a variant of Deleon or flavor that gets released without Puff. Personally, we stamped that saying, you know, this is okay to go to market with our income.[00:14:03] Dan Runcie: Right. Yeah, cuz I think the distinction too on the flip side with tequila is like, not even that it's so much education cuz I think a lot of people know tequila, but just getting the consumer a bit of a visual of yes, this is the setting where not just our brand but this broader aspect. And I know there's 1800 and there's like others too. Yeah. But like you all be able to be like, hey, This is where, so some of that, what I think worked so well for sag, just in terms of thinking back to those like Vegas promo shots where they had all the people there being able to, you know, have whatever the tequila and Deleon equivalent is of that.[00:14:39] Tarik Brooks:  Yeah. I mean, look, I think a part of the tequila growth story is helping people understand that, you know, while they may have been introduced to tequila, you know, with shots on spring break or something like that, you know, once you learn more, you learn a much more complex liquid that can be enjoyed a lot of different ways mixed drinks, neat, you know, over on the rocks, you know, and all the other kinds of occasions. So I think part of our experience is helping people understand that it's versatility is part of why it's growing as fast as grown. [00:15:11] Dan Runcie: Yeah, and I think too, just thinking more broadly about spirits and things that people enjoy you all now going into cannabis, I think that there are definitely some similarities there. People wanna be able to relax and enjoy what they choose, but so different in terms of not just regulation, but the culture. How has it been, just, I know, even thinking about the origins of that deal, how some of that playbook and mentality can be leveraged for what you all have now with this massive opportunity in cannabis?[00:15:41] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I mean, look, there are certainly two categories that are at very different stages, but you know, you could argue they've been on similar journeys, right? Like there was a point in time when alcohol was prohibited. When you look at the history of cannabis, you know, you start to realize a lot of the way this product category was treated was less around the specific impact of the product and more around the specific influence. The culture that was around, you know, before that was hip hop, cannabis was huge in the jazz community. And the jazz community was something that black people were bringing and spreading throughout the United States in a meaningful way and, you know, real impact culturally, and there were folks that didn't wanna see that happen. And so a part of the criminalization of cannabis was connected to slowing down the influence of that jazz, that black culture. And so you've seen over the past years been that cannabis has been illegal, you know, the disproportionate criminalization of black people as it relates to cannabis, more than white people. And so this opportunity is an opportunity that gives us a chance to basically through doing good sound business, you know, rights and historical wrongs. When you look at the last 10 years of legal cannabis, Despite, you know, the overcriminalization of black people, it is dominated by white men. You know, 85, 86% owned by white men. Black people only own 2% of the space, and so for us, particularly coming in this way, it gives us an opportunity to kind of make change and enter the business at scale to be able to come in with a three state footprint and be able to use that as a platform to help change the cannabis ecosystem to make sure to use our platform to enable black and brown people to participate in the industry in a number of different ways. To be able to use our voice, to be able to help shape the way regulators and lawmakers think about how cannabis needs to be developed going forward, and continue to do what we do at our core, which is bring our audience, great quality product for them to enjoy.[00:17:46] Dan Runcie: That makes sense. And I do think that those stats you mentioned are just around the 2% of the business, that is only being, again, like I said, at this point, currently run and administered by black people. And that's in America, right? [00:18:00] Tarik Brooks: In America in the US. It is gonna continue to be a leader in global cannabis. So a lot of countries look to see, you know, what the US is doing and how they're thinking about deregulation and how they shape their rules. And, for us it's a big part of what we do is helping people to see how the way things are set up negatively impacts our community. So when you look at, you know, the cannabis industry broadly working to change the way cannabis is scheduled by the federal government and how it's treated by the federal government and how banks are able to interact with cannabis companies. All of those things make it hard for the industry broadly, but it makes it extra hard for us because when you look at industries without those, We don't get the same access to capital, we don't get the same access to opportunities. So it's one of those things where, you know, once again, we're starting from behind the eight ball, but what our, you know, perspective allows us to do is start from a different vantage point, right? Like it is an extremely difficult time to raise money in cannabis. And so for us to be able to pull off something, this big speech. You know, the success and track record that Puff has had building quality grants, building quality companies, and being able to find the kinda talent you need to come in and create value. And so we're excited man. We think this is gonna be a huge event for the cannabis industry. We think it's gonna be a huge event for us to help our community create meaningful wealth. Cause ultimately, you know, as business people, we wanna use our skills and resources create wealth for our community.[00:19:36] Dan Runcie: Yeah. And like you said, definitely, you know, huge undertaking and make this happen. Can you talk a little bit more about some of the steps to get from the first idea, maybe it's you and Puff talking about, Hey, you know, we should do this, we should get into this business. Then boom, the announcement comes. Like, what were some of the steps to help make this happen? [00:19:53] Tarik Brooks:  So we have been exploring the cannabis industry, you know, with different levels of intensity since looking at opportunities. Starting to understand how the industry works, getting closer and closer to the space, you know, building relationships with entrepreneurs and companies in the space to kinda understand how things develop. I joined the board of Cresco Labs, you know, one cause I wanted to learn more about the industry. I thought they were a great company. But two, from that vantage point, you were able to see how the industry works and how things develop. And so when this opportunity came along, which was really driven by Acquisition of Columbia Care by Cresco. They, by regulation, have to divest assets. This opportunity to look at a portfolio of assets that are good, you know, good, strong businesses. Generating revenue, generating cash flow today to be able to come, bring those into our portfolio and then do what we do to create meaningful brands around those assets seem like a phenomenal opportunity. And so, look, these things take time to develop and it's a long process of, you know, doing the due diligence, raising the capital, going through all the steps you have to do to actually close a deal. But we believe it's gonna be a phenomenal historic deal once it's closed and wherever operated. And we think, like, look, when you look at pub's track record of building brands in music, in fashion, in spirits, you know, should extend, we believe it's gonna extend itself to cannabis and meaningful given how influential and impactful cannabis is in culture.[00:21:28] Dan Runcie: And we definitely know that there are a lot of regulatory challenges in this space for sure. And I also know that there are several other celebrity investors, even some in hip hop that have started businesses in this space and haven't necessarily been able to help take them to the next level. Do you have thoughts about some of those, I guess how business now moving forward can help address and overcome some of those hurdles that maybe some others weren't quite able to get past.[00:21:58] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, so I take those in pieces. What I would say is, you know, we believe over the long term, the federal view on cannabis will change. We believe cannabis will ultimately, eventually be legal, you know, throughout the United States and in all 50 States. But we don't know when that's gonna happen. And so none of our investment thesis, none of our modeling, none of our business case was built on imminent regulatory relief. And so while, you know, we hope for it and we wanna help shape how lawmakers think about it the same way the rest of the issue does. Nothing in our core premise for doing this deal was built on the expectation of regulatory relief this year, next year, five years from now. Right. So that's the one thing I would do. That said, we wanna be immediately a part of the conversation cause cannabis is so connected to our community. And so we're gonna jump into that conversation at the state level. We're gonna jump into that conversation at the national level. Now going to the second part of your question. You know, one of the things I think is the biggest, you know, misnomer when people think about, you know, Sean comes entering cannabis, is thinking about this as a celebrity cannabis deal, right?When I think about this and when Puff and I have always talked about it. What we think about. A guy with an amazing track record of building culturally relevant brands. Is that relevant in cannabis? Yes. Check, right. You know, does he have resources and the platform to be able to raise the capital to do a deal like this. Check. Does he have the ability to attract the kind of talent you need? Check right. Now. You also then say, is this celebrity extremely valuable in getting the word out? Brilliant. Absolutely. But that's not the core premise of what we're trying to do, right? Like we will get as much value through all the things we can learn throughout our ecosystem and how our customers and all of our other businesses think about. As we'll get from Sean Holmes, the celebrity. Right? And so from that perspective, you know, we don't expect to have our business be a celebrity driven brand per se. It's gonna be built on the back of great brand building, great marketing, and very strategic and efficient operations.[00:24:07] Dan Runcie: And I think that ties into something you had said in a recent interview about how insights from Revolt, for instance, can inform some of the decisions that you make with the cannabis business.[00:24:18] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. I mean, look, when you think about an ecosystem like ours that spans from spirits, music, media, fashion, with every interaction with our audience, you create. So every time posts go up from their social media, you know, there's data that comes back. Every Ciroc transaction generates data when Revolt has shows on all the different platforms that has shows on cable, YouTube, In app, all those different platforms generate data. As you compile that data, you're able to kinda look at it with a different lens and pull insights from that. What we're then able to do is take the data that we get from the cannabis industry that everybody else in cannabis is getting. But when you start putting those things together in unique ways, that's how you start to generate interesting insights that everybody's just not gonna have access to 'em. So that's where we think, again, we have a real competitive advantage in how we think about what we do in the space. That'll impact everything from, you know, how our stores look and feel, and what that experience will be what products we lead with how we think about price points, how we change things from state to state. A lot of that will be driven by insights that not only come from the cannabis industry, but that are informed by the other businesses in our portfolio as well. [00:25:32] Dan Runcie: And this steps into, I think, a broader conversation of some of the categorization of someone like Puff and the work that he does in that the media can often put him alongside other people who have happened to be a recording artist on a track and compare their business ventures in the same way. And what you're essentially saying is, You can't compare us all the same way. Did they build a revolt?[00:26:01] Tarik Brooks: It's so hard cause it's like, I don't wanna deny how impactful he is as an entertainer. Epic performances. When you think about, and not just performances in music, performances in movies, performances on Broadway. Like the guy is quintessential, entertaining. You know, by all means, like you can't argue that. But I think when you try to look at him narrowly as just that you are really missing the picture. Cause I think that underestimates or understates, how difficult, it's to build a bad boy into a success, to build a success, build a revolt, to build us rock, to build a Deleon, to build three schools, like that, that's not just on the back of him. An amazing entertainer, right? Like that speaks to his business instincts, his ability to spot trends, his ability to kinda find and cultivate talent, like those are all things that are universal in business. Leave aside what he's been able to do as an entertainer, I would argue, had he never got on the mic or touched the stage, he would've been just that successful business person just on the back. His business, you know, acumen and abilities. And so that's where, when we're in these conversations and people think about, you know, in cannabis this came up recently, people say like, well, you know, celebrity brands haven't really worked. And I'm like, lemme take a second to help you understand why this is different from a celebrity brand opportunity. The other thing that's different that I think is important for people to understand is when we take control of these assets, we'll be fully vertically integrated in the States that we operate, which, we are gonna cultivate, we are a process. We are gonna manufacture, we're gonna distribute, we're gonna sell. So these are all pieces of the business value chain that we'll operate. Again, not so relevant from the celebrity space. This is all around how do you build and run high quality businesses? And that's where I think you have to look at our business portfolio to understand how impactful Puff is throughout his career. And you just don't see those things that the only lens you're looking at is through him as the celebrity. [00:28:10] Dan Runcie: I could see this topic also coming up in some ways, potentially from an investment perspective, where you all have companies that are trying to either get you to invest or you're evaluating them and at some point someone on the other side of the table may come to you and be like, Hey, well if you invest in us, can we get a shout out in a song? Can we get an Instagram post? Can we do this? Like these things that view Puff as the influencer as opposed to the business leader that has all of these things.[00:28:39] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. What I found just in my experience and I've been working with Puff almost six years now. Most of it typically comes with how people were introduced to them and the depth or lack thereof of their understanding of what he's been able to do throughout his career. There's a lot of stuff, you know, people just don't necessarily, you know, attribute to him in the way they should. So usually that journey is one where it's about informing people to say things like, let's make sure you have all the perspective and then think about kinda how this can make sense. Cause again, there's no denying his impact and influence as a celebrity. He's huge. Like, he's a big name, he's an iconic person in culture. But I think to only think about him that way now, I think when people start to understand, you know, what working with Combs Enterprises means more broadly, you start to understand the power of the platform that we really have. And that's where I think it gets really exciting for the people. [00:29:35] Dan Runcie: Yeah, I agree. That makes sense. From an investment perspective specifically though, do you feel like, is that something that often needs to be addressed with startups or with founders or others that may be whether deep down they may be looking for something and I'm more so asking that in a way because I've seen it happen to others and given this conversation, I can see that especially being somewhat frustrating where it's like, Hey, I hope you're not just interested in this to think you're gonna get a shout out.[00:30:03] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. I mean, so look, I'll tell you when we are evaluating investment opportunities and people are looking at ideals, I don't think that is a thing that people are using as their primary driver. Do I think there are people who will be like nice to have, do they hope to get to meet them? Do they hope to get all those? Sure. Right. Like, again, all 'em, all those kinds of things. But I think when we get, you know, evaluating real deals. I think one thing that surprises people is the rigor with which we do our due diligence and our analysis, right? And so that's the first thing you see to say like, well this is not just, you know, high level celebrity thing. This is being looked at with real deep due diligence and real deep analysis. And I think from there it starts to shake away that kinda filter of, oh, oh, I'm gonna try to just get a celebrity deal done. Cause it's just not the way we do business. And I think people get that. [00:31:02] Dan Runcie: Right. Yeah. Leslie. Yeah. Especially if there's a due diligence process that they're seeing on their side. And maybe we could talk a little bit more about that, like from a high level, for a lot of the investments you do, maybe less like the cannabis deals, but more on the venture side, do you have a particular sweet spot in terms of, you know, this is normally the dollar amount range, or this is normally what we put in, or this is normally what we are looking for?[00:31:26] Tarik Brooks: So, we have, you know, flexibility, right? We're not a fund that has to, you know, stick to a certain sector or a certain stage of growth the way, you know, funds are typically mandated to do so. We do have flexibility, but that said, going back to the earlier comment I was making, we tend to look at businesses where we see some application. At places within our current portfolio. Right? So like, I don't know that you'll ever see us do like, you know, some like heavy machinery deals or you know, enterprise software, things like that. Cause that's not natural, when you look at interface with the businesses we operate in, it becomes a lot more interesting for us. And so while we apply, you know, the very standard kinda ways of assessing, you know, the quality of the leadership team, the uniqueness of the opportunity, how opportunity is the total addressable market opportunity. Ultimately, we look at all those things just like every other, you know, person who investigates an opportunity. I think where it gets unique is for us, once we've gone through all that, we then sit back and say, okay, you know, how many of our businesses could actually utilize this offering? You know, how many different places do we think we can use this throughout our portfolio? And then it starts to become even more interesting. So, that's kinda how we get there. Now, to be clear, like we don't have a hard mandate or a set of funds. We have to put the work in the way the fund does, and so we tend to be very, very opportunistic. We pick what we do very carefully to be investing. So as we see economic conditions change as we see market conditions. We're able to just say like, all right, let's take a step back. Let's wait and see how things play out. And I think that helped. I mean, it helped us avoid, you know, some of the frustrations some folks are seeing in the web and cryptocurrency world. Cause we weren't forced to go aggressively and do something too fast. We saw the market was evolving and so we were able to take a step back, and continue to evaluate it. So from that perspective, there's a lot of flex. [00:33:35] Dan Runcie: Yeah, that makes sense, especially given that, yeah, there's no fun mandates though. It's not like you're burned because there's a winter or something like that.[00:33:44] Tarik Brooks: Absolutely, and the reality is we're always investing in our core portfolio as well, right? So we think about whether we wanna put millions into, you know, a startup passively. Part of the kinda analysis is to know where we could deploy in our current portfolio and does that make more sense? Right? And so there's that kinda flow of how we think about deals as well.[00:34:07] Dan Runcie:  Yeah, that makes sense. A couple months ago, there were headlines that Puff had apparently done an investment in Twitter around the time that Elon Musk had. Was that actually a thing, or did that come through or?[00:34:21] Tarik Brooks: Look, so like Puff and Elon like have a relationship.You know, Twitter is a very interesting situation in that when you look at, you know, the side like Twitter's impact in society is certainly bigger than how it shows up from. You know, profit and loss and from a market cap perspective, and when you look at, you know, where Twitter is trading today is trading at a fraction of where like a Facebook or even like a Snapchat is I think, at this point. And so the question becomes, you know, from an investment perspective, like do you think, you know, with some changes you could create meaningful value in Twitter, that platform. And so I think while you know, the kind of, the kind of statements in the press were overstated. There was a small investment in Twitter, but it's nothing. People get pieces of information and run, so we just, you know, we gotta sit back.[00:35:17] Dan Runcie: Yeah. And I think the way you framed it is correct. Right? I think it's definitely one of the 40 billion companies that creates more headlines than most other 44 billion companies we could probably even think of.[00:35:29] Tarik Brooks: Absolutely. Absolutely. So, like with some decisions to be a much more viable company than today and the verdict's still out, like those changes happen in real time and cause of how, you know, big the platform is in society. You know, you're seeing those things play out in the press and, you know, I'm sure Elon's campus is trying to work as methodically as they can through those changes. As they figure out what is the right, you know, kind end state for, for that platform. [00:36:00] Dan Runcie: Yeah, definitely. The other side of the investment piece, of course, I think we talked a lot about Combs Enterprises point Capital, but on the other side of it too, thinking specifically about everything happening in music catalogs over the past couple of years, everyone wants these valuable catalogs with this timeless music. Combs has one of the most valuable hip hop, r&b black music catalogs of the past 30 years with Bad Boy Records. There hasn't been any public news about any sales, but I am sure that people must have been calling nonstop trying to at least see what they could get in there. What were those conversations like? I'm sure at some point it must have come up of Rick, whether it's running the bum numbers or even thinking through like, what would this look like? [00:36:45] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. Well look, I think as you know, like part of the interest in these catalogs is driven by the fact that, you know, the returns they generate aren't really correlated to the market, right? Like they're like if you have, you know, a high quality performing catalog, it's gonna generate returns and generate cash flow irrespective of the ups and downs of the markets. And so that's attractive to investors. That said, for those same reasons, it's attractive to us, right? Like it is a great quality, high performing catalog. And for us, part of how, you know, we think about things, we think about like Puff's long-term vision, right? Like we're getting back into how he's getting back into music now with Love Records. You know, he's gonna build that platform in the way that makes sense as you think about the way culture and the music industry continues to evolve. And for us, we're in no rush to get rid of a portfolio that could be a part of that. Like who knows how you think about those assets in the future. And so for us, we're spending a lot of time thinking about what the future of music is gonna look like. And you know how Puff is gonna participate in that, what that looks like. And so for us, you know, again, you don't have, you know, some of the time constraints that you get from being they're public company or you know, money at a certain time. So we had the benefit of being able to go slow and kinda take our time and basically run experiments at our own pace to figure out what we wanna do. And so from that perspective, people have, you know, continually come through with offers and with opportunities and things. And we've purposely taken our time as we've about what, you know, Puff's experience of music is gonna be over the next, you know, next years as he climbs when he talks about it's his second, right? Like he's at the point of his career where he's accomplished and he's thinking about what that second looks like. Music has always been a very important part of his life, and so music is gonna be a part of that. Second, we're shaping what that looks like. And so from our perspective, there was no reason to move. [00:38:46] Dan Runcie:  That makes a lot of sense and I think for you, there's two things that are different with you all compared to some of the others. Two of them you touched on, but one of them is that you already have the infrastructure in place on how to do things that can help maximize the asset of the Bad Boy Records catalog. It isn't like one of these situations like where the Whitney Houston catalog, like it was dormant before Primary Wave came in and obviously they've like, you know, forseed it since they acquired it three years ago. And it isn't like one of these other legacy artists that, you know, the estate may be in shambles and things just aren't lined up. And yeah, for them it probably makes sense to just get a lump sum of money and be able to distribute that instead of hoping that your relatives who may not be trained in managing this type of asset can't continue doing it forward. Like you all have that. And I think that's part of it.[00:39:37] Tarik Brooks: Yeah. And I think there's a couple ways to think about it too, right? Like, cause these artists work so hard to create these assets. You know, why sell 'em? Why get rid of them? But I think there's a couple ways you can think about. You can say one, alright, we may be at peak pricing. And so it's like, you know what, lemme sell while things are hot. You know, take the cash, be able to take the money off the table and invest other ways. You also, particularly with younger artists to say, all right, I'll sell this catalog, but if I'm still creating, I can continue to create and you know, build new works that will create value as well. And so I think there's different logic for different artists in terms of, you know, why they think about selling and why they sell when they do that, you know, in some respect make, particularly if you're looking at it from a purely financial perspective. But again, we were unique in the way that we have an ecosystem that helps continue to keep catalog relevant. We're back in music now, and so again, that also helps to create the halo effect across all of our ecosystems. And so for us, there just really isn't a rush to move too quickly, like where we can think about what is the kinda value maximizing way to utilize the catalog and whatever else we're doing to create the best outcomes. [00:40:54] Dan Runcie: Right. I think that's a good way to put it too, like you said, numbers are there and if you wanna sell, there are sound financial reasons that someone may choose to do so for you all, and given Puff's current goals in music, it just may not make the most sense, but with that though, shifting gears a bit, one business we haven't talked a lot about is Sean John and I know this is a business that the team had sold a couple years back. The company that bought it. Things didn't quite work out there. You all then bought it back recently. So where are things right now with Sean John?[00:41:32] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, Sean John is super exciting, right? So you first start with an iconic, you know, street brand, right? You know, this is again another example. Being able to see where fashion was going, seeing how, you know, folks in our community were wearing other brands to get particular silhouettes and have it, you know, look a certain way and feel a certain way, and then be able to build a brand. That became a real like a foundational piece of, you know, hip hop culture. And through that process, Puff was the first African American man to win the CFDA award, which is the biggest award you can win in fashion, right? So truly iconic sold the brand. The buyers at the time weren't able to figure out how to maximize it, so they created the opportunity for us to buy back. And so what we're excited to do now, and we're in this process with Puff of really reimagining what can and should be for this generation, right? Like as much as you know, we all love the iconic valore sweatsuits and all rest it like, maybe that's a part of the future. Maybe it's a different brand position, different way, but like spending time. Actually really ideate on that and get to the right concept to bring it back again. We have the benefit cause, you know, we operate this portfolio, we don't have the pressure to rush. Like we don't have to, you know, do something right away to be able to, you know, capture that value overnight. You know, we have the luxury of being able to take our time and what I found with Puff is he likes to be able to, one, work with the quality people he possibly can and really run ideas through the ringer in terms of, you know, having people question his logic, test the thinking. Really, really pressure test to see if it's the right way before we do something. So what I can say is, right now in the lab, like, you know, there's creative folks that are thinking through, you know, what Sean John could be and should be and isn't engaged in that process. And so it's exciting I think when we do hit on the market, we're gonna come back in a way that one pays homage to the legacy of John, but then isn't just caught in what to be, is really thinking about what the brand could mean and should mean to, you know, new generations.[00:43:41] Dan Runcie: Yeah, that makes sense. And I feel like when it happened too, it definitely generated some excitement. So I feel like there's some good momentum. [00:43:47] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I think a lot of the folks who are dominating the fashion world now, were inspired, you know, by, you know, fans. So the fact that it's a brand is still, you know, relevant to people in different ways, gives us a great building. Like, I would rather be trying to kinda help people connect to this brand with so much history and legacy than trying to build a brand from scratch. You know? I think it provides a good foundation. Like's aspiration is to build iconic, long-lasting brands. So when you think about iconic brands that have been around for 55, you know, longer periods of time, that's what the goal is. And so, and those brands have gone through research, you know, any iconic brands gone off, of kinda laws and growth. And so for us, this is just really, you know, the second chapter of something that's gonna, you know, be a part of our community and our culture for years ago. [00:44:45] Dan Runcie: Yeah, for sure. And for you specifically, if we zoom out a bit, looking at the past six years since you've been there, we definitely talked a lot about wins, a lot of the successes. But are there any setbacks or are there any missed opportunities that you look back on, especially the past six years since you've been there being like, oh, I wonder if we did this differently with this brand. I wonder if we did that differently? [00:45:07] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I think for us, one of the things I appreciate about Puff and it's a value that we both share, which you know, you look at everything as like a learning opportunity to say like maybe the outcome didn't go your way, but there was plenty of stuff you could learn from if you embrace the opportunity the right way. So like I look at the fact that it was back in was announced as an opportunity. We saw the value of the team and the value of the assets all around. You thought it was a great opportunity, pursued it. You know, the group that we were part of didn't win, but through that process, learned a ton about that space. You know, I met great people, you know, business partners and relationships that we still engaged with in different things today all came from that opportunity. So like, you know, while, look, I would've loved to be able to win that deal or bring that home, you know, I think there's a lot that comes from it. It sets us up for the things we do, you know, when I think about, David, we talked about the Revolt Summit earlier, right? Like, you know, as we were building the Revolt Summit, you know, we bring it back after, I think a year off. And then in 2020 the pandemic hit. So we gotta basically shut it down and go virtual. But like coming outta those were things we learned about how we're gonna in the future. So this year, you know, the biggest Revolt Summit ever, how's Metaverse versus online? Like all those things coming around. Again, learnings that you utilize going forward. And so, you know, whether it's you thinking through every single flavor in the portfolio or every single bab in the artist roster, even the ones that don't work out the way, you know, you want them to work out their stuff. You can learn from that help, impact and help you to be better as you move forward. That's the way we think. You know, and I talk all the time about just, you know, transparently looking at the things that go right and go wrong and making sure we're learning.[00:47:05] Dan Runcie: Can we actually talk a little bit about the Carolina Panthers one specifically? Because I know you all said that you didn't win the bid, but was it an aspect of being outbid or the owners or someone just choosing someone different? Like how did that all go down? Cause I remember the headlines about it. I remember that there were a few other prominent black public figures that were in that ownership group too.[00:47:27] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I mean, look, what I would say is, you know, the person that you know ended up winning the bid, I believe, if I remember correctly, had, you know, the highest bid relationship. I think from that perspective, he kinda knew the league, well, and, and was prepared in a number of different ways to be able to take it down. And I would just say the group that we were part of kinda fell short in that way. But what's interesting is, you know, the number, and I just can't remember real time, the exact number he ended up paying for. When you look at the number that people think that the Washington Commanders are gonna command, and the number that the Denver Barcos commanded. You know, while that number he paid was high at the time, you know, it's not even half what somebody might pay for the Washington Commanders. And so perspective, you're willing to pay for something. You gotta live with the fact that there's just maybe willing to pay more for it than you. Right. And so, you know, we ended up being a part of a really sharp group that, you know, had thought really hard about, you know, what was in this case. You know, we rounded. So, you know, again, it's one of those things you learn from, right? Like, you know, sports, entertainment, and business is very unique. You know, assets, you know, come available at different points in time. It's all about thinking about, you know, what do you think the asset is worth? What do you think you can do with it, you know, to translate to what you think it should be worth. And somewhere in that analysis you get to what you think you should pay for, right? And that's where you kinda make your move. And in that case, you know that there were just folks willing to pay for. [00:49:12] Dan Runcie: Yeah, no, I think that's a good point too. Cause I feel like I might be misquoting, but I feel like the Panther's bid was somewhere, I think it was under 3 billion at least.[00:49:20] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I believe you're right. I wanna be careful. I just don't remember exactly. But yeah, I remember it being less than 3 billion and I think the number they're saying for Washington Commanders now, like 7 billion and so I imagine, you know, like when you think about where the value of that Panthers is going, probably going. They probably did really well. So I mean, again, and we believed it was gonna do well and continue to do well. I mean, when you look at the size of the deal, I guess Google or YouTube just did it with the NFL. The NFL is a platform, right? When you look at, at least for the last couple years, I haven't seen 2022. When you look at the list of the top 50 watched things on television every year, 40 plus of them are football games. Right? Right. It's just that powerful of an entertainment platform, so therefore commands the prices of command. [00:50:12] Dan Runcie: Yeah. Well, hopefully. Whether it's this group or some combination of others that we know we're interested in. Hopefully we see something happen soon in the sports ownership space. But this was great. I know we covered a bunch of topics in this one, and before we let you go though, is there anything that you didn't cover that the audience should stay looking out for or that we should be thinking about moving forward?[00:50:34] Tarik Brooks: Yeah, I think 23 is a year that the audience should look out for a lot from, from the Combs organization. You know, music out of Love Records, including album and power, global e-commerce platform. Kinda reimagining how, you know, black people circulate dollars in our community. You know, the cannabis venture closing and beginning to build brands and establish meaningful footprints in the markets that it's in. There's just a lot of new things in 23, so there will be a lot coming outta our camp that we're super excited about, and so it's gonna be big. [00:51:08] Dan Runcie: We'll keep our lookout for that, man. All right. 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Welcome to a brand new week! Here's the latest from the "Cannabis Daily" podcast team!!Today's stories:Leafly reports Cresco Labs and Columbia Care assets in New York and Illinois will pass to hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” CombsThe U.S. Cannabis Council has launched a “Buy Legal” advertising campaign, reports Ganjapreneur. Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp. is raising up to $20 million from Obsidian Global Partners, reports MJ Biz DailyAtann has been granted its Good Agricultural and Collection Practice license, enabling it to begin supplying cannabis clones to licensed cultivators, report BusinessCann. Tweet us and let us know your thoughts on today's episode, here.Email us about our stories, here.Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here.  About Cannabis Daily.Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.Visit Business of Cannabis online:http://businessofcannabis.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/bofc_mediaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/businessofcannabisInstagram: https://instagram.com/businessofcannabisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bofcmediaSpotify: http://bofc.me/spotifyApple: http://bofc.me/applepodPodcasts Online: https://bofc.me/bofclive

Cannabis Industry Post Legalization from Investing, 280E, MSOs, M&A & more... w/ Melissa Diaz & Alan Brochstein - BRT S03 EP53 (152) 10-23-2022   What We Learned This Week Cannabis restricted in Biz Ops w/ Tax Code 280E listing as Schedule 1 Narcotic, no write offs Political Landscape & the possibility of Reschedule as a lesser drug (Sched 3) Covid Economy - did demand for Cannabis spike w/ Pandemic, what is state of the biz & sales now? M&A, Safe Banking Act, MSOs & more.....       Guest: Melissa Diaz w/ Rebel Rock - customized accounting solutions, HR, and M&A for the Cannabis industry in AZ https://rebelrock.co/melissa-diaz/   Melissa's accounting experience as a CPA spans numerous industries, both domestically & internationally, including healthcare, hospitality and, of course, Cannabis. In addition to co-founding and serving as CFO to Rebel Rock, Melissa is CFO and Shareholder for High Rock Accounting, which places an emphasis on utilizing technology to strategically make day-to-day and long-term financial decisions, while pursuing company goals and compliancy. At High Rock and Rebel Rock, Melissa helps companies remain competitive and efficient in increasingly high-pressure and high-stakes environments. Starting in 2016 she started branching out into the Cannabis industry.       Alan Brochstein CFA of New Cannabis Ventures https://www.newcannabisventures.com/ New Cannabis Ventures is a news & information platform offered by NCV Media, LLC that highlights promising companies and influential investors in the cannabis industry. NCV is a cannabis-centric marketing & communications company.     Notes: Melissa Diaz – 1st Half Melisa, Melissa has a background in corporate accounting. She got involved in the cannabis industry in 2016. AZ – Cannabis for  medicinal was legalized in 2014, and  in 2020 recreational use was legalized. Cultivation farming was more profitable back in 2020, while the consumer base increased, but reduction in price, now retail is more profitable Arizona licenses vertically integrated – 1. cultivation 2. processing 3. retail (sell to consumers),  you have the opportunity to lease out rights to use license There is limited license in Arizona, only a count of estimated 146, so high purchase price possibly 20 mil+ to get a license, vs Colorado, much different, unlimited licenses with 1500+ already license in Colorado, little value, cost around $15K Cannabis has more supply in Colorado, led to lower prices, it's a downward push on prices, & puts pressure on the cannabis industry in price per pound, where as in Arizona the price per pound is $1000 - $1500, only $500 in Colorado MSO stands for multi state operator M&A activity has lessened in cannabis, as there's been liquidity restrictions, with interest rates on the rise, and overall just less capital to the industry Lending has tightened and it cost more to get money, which is good for lenders who want to loan money, but many avoid the cannabis industry because of the risk Debt is more expensive in cannabis, only state chartered banks in Arizona to get loans. A lot of the banks do not give loans. Usually you have to use 3td party lenders with higher interest rates at 12% and higher on the interest rate. Before interest rates went up, even with real estate backing, it was 15 to 23% interest rates, in October 2022 could go to equity markets for money Cannabis companies were up for sale circa 2018 as there was a bubble and they could not pay the debt. In 2022 we could see a repeat of this. Safe banking act has failed 7x, No federal banking for cannabis. Cannabis is a schedule 1 controlled substance, no different than heroin. The President has talked of moving it to his schedule three or not schedule at all. This can be done through a congressional act or a recommendation to the FTA, then recommendation to the DEA then it would be re-scheduled to a lower level, but ETA could be 1 to 2 years. How do you advise companies in the meantime. If they have the 280 E tax code removed if it is a scheduled 3 - There would be less tax burdens and lots of profitability for future cannabis business. 280 E tax at gross margin, can only write off direct expenses. By comparison, to normal business does $1 mil in sales and can write off direct and indirect expenses. This creates a problem for cannabis companies where it looks like they have ‘phantom income' and their tax on income they did not even receive. It is very common that business people and investors do not even know about the 280 E problem in Cannabis. Management companies can be used to move some expenses Cannabis Tax - services and goods in cannabis is more expensive as there is more risk and paperwork, and regulation, overall just more complicated. So it cost the cannabis company more for accounting, insurance, legal, banking etc. You need a good advisor team & trusted Network for help. You also need aspirin as it cost a lot in business and money to cure problems, hence advisers are like ‘business aspirin'. Cannabis clients need a white glove service very hands-on. Random story on cannabis from New York. - Adult use rules are very unclear which creates opportunities for people to sell illegally and not through a licensed authority  Example: in New York, operators are selling through food trucks     Alan Brochstein – 2nd Half Cannabis currently is in a bear market which creates a purchase opportunity. Alan Brockstein create a new cannabis ventures in 2015. Government policies and legal issues currently are crippling the cannabis industry, as they do not know the long term legality and tax policies. One example is safe banking and taxes. Ironically lobbying money in cannabis is low. Cannabis has 80% tax rate on real profit because tax is on gross profit because of 280E tax code. Cannabis companies may be profitable, but taxed high, so they wind up losing money. Canadian cannabis companies are legal with high tax rates which are normal and in Canada. WM Tech, Weedmaps, $10 stock down to $1, does big business in California profitable, but trouble collecting money. Big five top MSO‘s like Verano, Green Thumb, Cresco Labs, Curaleaf and Trulieve Per Alan, you have 4 Tiers of cannabis companies and stocks. He believes Curaleaf is too expensive price wise Tier 2: Ascend, Air Wellness, TerrAscend, Columbia Care. States like Texas going forward have mass potential for cannabis. California currently is a very tough market. Illinois has court issues with licenses,  Michigan seems to be a state going well. VC and funding is tight right now with capital borrowing. What you see often with startup companies is a sale leaseback. The lending company buys the asset, and leases it back. Tough to work this out as it's hard to build cannabis cultivation facilities. REIT for real estate are popular in cannabis, not just a IIPR (Industrial Properties)  TerrAscend got a loan at 6.5% in 2020, and 12.8% floating rate loan in 2022. President spoke on cannabis early in October 2022. There was talk of federal prison release on low level drug charges as well as the 280 E tax rate in cannabis - this code can only deduct cost of goods nothing else this could change with legislative action or reschedule to 3, minor drug versus schedule 1as a major drug. This is possible, which would lead to tax breaks, less risk, and companies could list publicly and get better funding State Level - changes with cannabis has good movement as public sentiment and the majority overall are in favor. Cannabis started in 2021 well, but by spring of 2021 it's been down and currently remains down late in 2022. Funding is down, liquidity is tight - with cannabis you have low liquidity plus high risk. This has created a bear market for cannabis stocks that have been hit hard, but also creates a buying opportunity for investors. There was a Covid economy with cannabis created lots of demand which has now leveled out post Covid. There's lots of suppliers, but now with demand down prices are also down. Less M&A activity because the capital markets are tight. Verano holdings big time MSO had a deal for goodness growth which got called off and the stock went down 66%. Technical analysis on cannabis stock says they're oversold the price versus 150 day moving average, so median of 35% down, five biggest stocks in Cannabis are down 62% to 80%. Cannabis stocks hit high price points in February 2020, & are down 65% year to date in 2022, they were down 25% in 2021 and hitting lows since 2013. 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Welcome to another episode of "Cannabis Daily"! Here are today's stories:Griner trial should push US lawmakers to reform cannabis lawsWere unlicensed cannabis shops in New York asked to cease and desist?Columbia Care CEO to receive USD $100 million in cash and stock from Cresco dealICBC Berlin 2022 will be its biggest yet, says founder Alex RogersAs mentioned in the episode - we'd love to get your take on any of our stories!Tweet us and let us know your thoughts, here.Email us about our stories, here.Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here.  About Cannabis Daily.Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.Visit Business of Cannabis online:http://businessofcannabis.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/bofc_mediaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/businessofcannabisInstagram: https://instagram.com/businessofcannabisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bofcmediaSpotify: http://bofc.me/spotifyApple: http://bofc.me/applepodPodcasts Online: https://bofc.me/bofclive

We start with the latest quarterlies of Verano, AYR Wellness, Cresco Labs, Columbia Care, Curaleaf and Canopy Growth. Then talk about Aurora closing Sky/Anandia and their bought deal. Finally we discuss realistic changes that could be implemented to make the cannabis industry more business friendly in Canada.

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT The cannabis retailing industry is interesting in a whole bunch of ways. It is a unique vertical market with an absolutely screaming need for digital signage and interactive technologies. While longtime recreational users may know their stuff, as US states and Canadian provinces have legalized, there's a whole bunch of new users coming in with needs that have more to do with sleep problems or arthritic joints. They walk into dispensaries and are confronted with products and options that are somewhat or entirely unfamiliar, so screens that promote and explain are very helpful and relevant. The dispensary business is also interesting because the industry has its own overcrowded ecosystem of payments and management systems that need to somehow be tied together. The largest player in cannabis digital signage is the Bowling Green, Kentucky firm Enlighten, which is in some 1,200 dispensaries in the United States, I had a fun conversation with Enlighten founder Jeremy Jacobs, who found his way into digital signage when the clean energy business he was running went south in the late 2000s recession. He pivoted into screens in businesses, and menu displays for restaurants led to an opportunity to branch into cannabis retail. He's a super-smart, interesting guy more signage people should know about. Enjoy. Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS TRANSCRIPT Jeremy, thank you for joining me. Can you give me the rundown on what your company does?  Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, absolutely, Dave. Enlighten is the only real omni-channel company within the cannabis vertical particularly, and by omni-channel, we affect the customer journey throughout that entire customer journey. We have a product real quickly called AdSuite that targets people in a digital environment, whether it be mobile, Roku or even desktop computers based upon audience segmentation data we have, to know those are known cannabis consumers. And then we have our SmartHub product, which is an in-store product which is why we're here today, digital signage, kiosk related, and that product helps to upscale the customers that were brought in from the marketing from AdSuite. And this could be on menu boards, this can be on information displays, this can be on tablets, any number of things, right? Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, so SmartHub is really unique. Even if you zoom out of the cannabis vertical and just look broadly at the digital signage industry, SmartHub is an extremely unique product that we created. It manages kiosks, it manages digital signage, all sorts of menus, feature boards, order queue systems, break room TVs, where the audience has shifted from a consumer to the actual employee. It uses extremely advanced logic and filtering with the point of sale data that it's consuming to make these things and even has an e-commerce component to it. So really the way to think about it is that SmartHub is an extremely robust merchandising platform that manages all of your consumer facing surfaces, whether that surface is a passive screen, an interactive screen, like a kiosk or even the webpage where someone would come to purchase and make an order on your website. And the cannabis industry is its own unique ecosystem, right? There's POS companies that only do cannabis business, and so on?  Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, I would say there's no true word than cannabis is its own individual ecosystem. So as a veteran, not been in the industry quite as long as you but since 2008, I've seen a lot of things and cannabis extremely unique. So it does have all of its own tech stack companies for the most part. There are a few companies, Microsoft Dynamics makes a sort of a POS system that's been modified for cannabis. But outside, I'll see a Square every now and then, but for the most part 99.99% of all point of sales systems at a digital signage company would integrate with are extremely cannabis specific and they all compete for what is roughly 8,500 retail clients across just short of 40 states, and so to talk about the uniqueness, even in more depth, not only are the stacks different in cannabis than they would be outside of that, but all the individual laws and rules that apply very literally from state to state. So you even have state variances.  Why would so many companies decide, “I want to be in a space that's changing constantly and not all that big and in the grand scheme of what retail is”? Jeremy Jacobs: That's a great question. I think what your question was alluding to, there's the TAM, the total addressable market. You look at restaurants and there's literally hundreds of thousands of them, and I would argue there's barely as many POS companies in restaurants as there is inside of cannabis. And I think it's a couple of things. From an emotional standpoint, this is “the green rush” right? Any cannabis advocate that for the last hundred years that it's been illegal has felt violated by the error, has seensocial injustice from that. I believe there's an emotional component why a lot of these companies are there, a lot of these leaders are there. Second, there's a power vacuum that gets field when no one wants to go somewhere. So when you take a look at the cannabis industry, none of these major POS companies that we're referring to, none of them had any interest at all whatsoever in getting involved in cannabis. So the result of that is someone has to, and then the third prong, I think of this little fork here is that there is a green rush. The Anheuser Bushes of the world are about to be made of cannabis. There's very unique transactions, very unique audiences, and there's a lot of money to be made there. There's a lot of value and you can see companies that are in the space that make tech.  If you look on the internet, Weed Maps is probably the largest one, listed on the NASDAQ billion plus dollar company, recently Dutchie has made some announcements for billion plus dollar companies as well. So fortunes are being made even though the total addressable market is small. Yeah, I've always thought that the cannabis dispensary business was a particularly interesting one for digital signage, because unlike most retail where you walk into an apparel retailer, you know what you're looking for, clothes, I need a shirt or whatever. It's pretty obvious.  But if I walk into a cannabis dispensary, I'm pretty much lost. I don't know what I'm even looking at and all these different strains of flowers and buds and this and that. It is like Mars to me. But, and I suspect a lot of people walk in like that who maybe aren't recreational users, but want it to help them sleep or calm them down or whatever purpose they have for it? Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, and so to drill into that observation you've made is really there's two kinds of consumers that very quickly develop in cannabis. There's the customer that you just described, which is a new customer, and there's a lot of those, because again, cannabis was technically illegal for about a hundred years. And so there's a huge amount of new customers that don't know anything, and so there's a massive educational vacuum there, and that's actually, Enlighten really started as we recognize that, and so we created an in-store digital out of home, a television network that runs ads for brands and things of that nature, endemic or non-endemic. We've got clients like Door Dash or Vans shoes or FX networks and their cannabis shows, but the content that's on that network is educationally driven specifically to satisfy that lack of education that you just talked about, and then on the other end of that spectrum, there are these clients that very much know what they want and precisely what they're looking for and those particular clients aren't looking for that same experience. They're looking for, digital menus that can be sorted based upon terpenes are based upon cannabinoid profiles so the highest THC value, they're looking for is express checkout kiosks, so they don't have to have an interaction.  So uniqueness of the cannabis dispensary from a digital signage perspective is you have to create digital environments that satisfy both of those polar opposites.  I gather when you were talking about omni-channel that it's really important or helpful to a company playing in this space to be able to serve multiple needs and to integrate with the other technologies that are part of the ecosystem. If you just did digital signage, it's a walled garden thing where you're going to get much better reception for many users, whereas you can provide multiple components, right? Jeremy Jacobs: Oh, absolutely. I've been in a lot of industries. The restaurant space was the first one. I was really into digital signage. Sysco Foods started slinging my digital menus for me, and like things 2009 and their 30 different offices and so I got to see a lot of things there. But in the first week in cannabis, eight years ago, the word integrate came up like 40 different times within an hour, and so I've never seen an industry that's so demanding of integrations. Like for example, you walk into a restaurant and any number of restaurants and you look over by the hostess stand and there's the DoorDash tablet, and there's a GrubHub tablet, and there's a Postmates tablet and there's all these tablets. And so the hostess is watching these orders come in and then they're putting them in their POS system. That would never fly in the cannabis industry, like it's a demanded integration by these people, and so if you're going to create an integration engine, you're going to want to make it have more points of influence than just a TV menu, you're going to need to provide that e-commerce plug and you're going to need to provide those kiosks. You're going to want to link up with their customer data for targeting those customers, on their mobile devices. You're exactly right, if you're going to be relevant in cannabis, your stack better be serious because they're trying to reduce that vendor set to if they could just one, nobody does all of it, but they want to reduce that number to the smallest possible. Is that in part, because it's a younger buyer audience who understands technology more and didn't grow up in kind of old style restaurants or whatever, where there were all these different systems?  Jeremy Jacobs: Interesting thing you said there,t because it's a younger buyer, so that was very true eight years ago. But at this point, that is not the truth at this juncture. So just a few years ago, I think it was two and a half years ago, the fastest growing segment of users shifted from 20 year olds to middle-aged mothers and it was the fastest growing audience, and then over the last few years, what has really been the fastest growing audience has actually been elderly people. It seems like they're starting to come to grips with, “Hey, I have pains and aches and cannabis is actually the solution”, and so it's a big growing segment.  But I think the answer to the question that you did ask is why is there this desire for a consolidation of a tech stack more than anything.  Yeah, I was thinking more of the operators that tend to be younger. Maybe that's not the case?  Jeremy Jacobs: Same thing at this point, it's not the case now, it's weird. So it was the case before, a hundred percent because who was willing to take that risk to get in the weed business, and so a hundred percent, but now I'm sitting in meetings with digital officers and marketing officers from Abercrombie and Apple, and they came from big organizations and so it's a very changing landscape.  But at the end of the day, I think that some of them are young, so yes, to your answer, very good observation. Second is the ones that aren't young are professionals, and they're used to dealing with that. But thirdly, I think for both of them, the demand of tech stack is necessary because the regulations and the data that they have to send back to the state agencies and authorities and all of those sorts of things and the compliance they have to undergo is worse than any other industry ever. Like they're under so much scrutiny and you could lose your license at the drop of a hat, and so they want less to deal with so they can focus more on staying in business.  Does that touch on your platform and what you do? Do you have to have a Nevada version of it and a Colorado version and I forget where else it's legal, California, obviously. But do you have to pass them out state by state or is it pretty uniform? Jeremy Jacobs: Great question. So the technology itself is the same across all the states. AdSuite is AdSuite and SmartHub is SmartHub, but there are definitely nuances. So let me give you a couple of interesting examples in the state of Pennsylvania, you're not allowed to put anything up on a screen from a digital signage perspective, unless absolutely it has been medically proven. And so it needs to come from a doctor or some position, a medical authority, and in Alaska, for example, they don't believe anything has ever been proven by a doctor or medical authority and so you can't put anything up that even closely resembles a recommendation. So there's two polar opposites. So from a content perspective, I gotta watch those things. From an advertising perspective. Some states, even though it's cannabis, won't let you show pictures of weed in the advertisements. Go figure that out. How do you advertise weed without showing weed? You can't show people consuming the product in a lot of states with advertisements. So there's another nuance, and then a third nuance is like in Pennsylvania, what I'm able to put on a digital menu is very specific and I cannot put any imagery into one thing, and I have to, I'm required to put certain testing results, similar to the way in the restaurant industry. Now everybody went digital whenever they were required to put the calorie count for these items, and that's when you saw this massive uprising in digital cause they got to replace all this stuff anyway, might as well go to the screen, and in Pennsylvania, I got to put things like that, testing results.  What's the content that seems to be required across all the different dispensaries, kind of the money messages that need to be there, and the operators want to have up there? Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, so from a TV menu perspective. We'll start with our that's the most largely adopted digital signage product ever and so the TV menu, what's necessary is the name of the products, the type of the product, the weight of the product, the price, the product, but really importantly, people want to know about cannabinoid profiles, is this high or low in THC? The psychoactive ingredient that gives you the feeling of a high, is it higher, lower in CBD, which is the non-psychoactive ingredient that really focuses a lot on pain, arthritis and inflammation and things of that nature, muscle pain. So consumers sort of demand that, operators want to provide that. And from an educational perspective, if you're talking about a different digital signage product and just more like digital signage, we're producing educational videos, the demand really is around education of what are these different terpenes, what are these different cannabinoids, these little things inside of the cannabis that creates different effect for each strain, like this one makes me sleepy, this one makes me energetic, this one's great for back pain, and so that's the demand from a regulatory standpoint of pretty much the only uniform thing that I can't really do is show anything that's cartoonish that might want to lure children into the store.  There was a big problem with packaging for edibles for a while there, right? Jeremy Jacobs: It was, they've got sour patch kids on the box, and the first versions of edibles were very kid friendly because they took kids candies and made them, and now that's pretty much been regulated out. So the same thing, that same sort of concern with the packaging that you pointed out with edibles is also a concern in digital signage and even digital advertising. So if I'm targeting a mobile phone, even though I'm targeting a known cannabis consumer, just stay away from anything that might be alluring to children. So if I'm a customer of Enlighten, is it a SaaS platform that I am using?.  Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, so the two products are different. The SmartHub is the in-store signage, kiosk, kind of technology that manages all of that and talks to your POS system. That is definitely a SaaS product. As far as pricing models, there's been a lot of those in digital signage, our kiosk system is one price for your entire store and use as many as you want. Our signage model is the same as anyone else's, per node. SaaS model on our AdSuite product, though that is a SaaS product, if you will, it's a piece of software that gains you access to those audiences on our DOH network and in stores, as well as, digital Roku devices, mobile devices, desktop computers but that's driven just like any other digital advertising model would be external on a cost per impression basis. What's the footprint for your company at this point? Jeremy Jacobs: So we've reached a really interesting crossroads, very few companies in cannabis have ever got over that thousand mark. Right now, I would estimate we're in probably roughly 1200 dispensaries, somewhere thereabouts and then have several hundred other clients that are brands and so forth so our footprint reaches to about 1500 or so clients, big number and a TAM of 8,500, if you look at it that way.  And this is an industry that like more and more states seem to be coming on stream, or at least there's a push to bring them on stream. So it's not like it's a finite market right now? Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah. So that's part of the growth. When we're assessing growth, there's a couple ways to look at it. One is how we can get more money out of the existing customers and that's to offer premium versions of our products, additional services that might be out there that we could focus on. But also there's just the overall growth of the entire market itself, and there's a couple of phases of that. The first phase is for the state to go medical. So now, they can be a client of ours. But typically, we find the greatest traction in the states once they go recreational because what happens is their revenue growth is astronomical.  People don't appear to want to go to get a medical license nearly as easily as just walking in a dispensary. So whenever they go recreational, they buy a lot of other products from us and really focus on that retail environment and creating a magical experience for those recreational customers. So really there's two phases, medical, and then recreational. But right now you're looking at cannabis in almost 40 states at a medical level roughly 10 or so at a recreational level. I'm averaging there, the number changes. I haven't kept track of it in a minute, but to give you an idea of growth, there's about 10-12 to go to medical and then there's the vast majority or 80 plus percent that are not yet recreational. So a lot of growth in them.  Are you up in Canada as well?  Jeremy Jacobs: We are. So it's a lot of challenges working inside cannabis, anybody's ever nailed internationally. You have to have your own bank accounts, your incorporations, your teams up there. It's hard to import hardware products, and as a company, we do also provide the hardware. So that has its own challenges, but we do operate in Canada. We've got some systems in Puerto Rico, which is a US territory.  Jamaica, we send some things too. We have some plans we're brewing up. Spain has a pretty good sized cannabis market and so we're looking internationally there because the challenge is the same. People don't understand cannabis, they need education. That's the same worldwide. It's been illegal globally, for a hundred years.  How did you get into it? You mentioned that your first foray into digital signage was restaurants for Sysco, how did you end up in this?  Jeremy Jacobs: So in 2008, I started a company called IconicTV, and it's had many offshoots with verticals. I've been one of those guys when I see a vertical, I'd make a very precise product. We helped build a C-store DOH network called C-store TV. We had a school product called, school menu guru. We had a lobby product called lobby Fox, it does visitor management and so one of those products we noticed early on was digital TV menus, and so in 2009, I formed a deal with Sysco foods and they have 30 offices across the country that would distribute my digital signage, digital TV menu products to their restaurant tours. And so I hired these vice presidents in each of those areas to partner with those offices as Sysco calls an opco, and so Sysco would have reps and my reps would go do ride alongs, and so they would ride along with these representatives and go in and meet these restaurant tours at work and stuff. One of them, the guy in Denver, Colorado, Ted Tilton's name? So Ted called me one day and this is right before cannabis goes legal in Colorado, which was the first state to legalize recreational cannabis, Washington and Colorado voted on it basically at the same time. But Colorado was the first actually who implemented, and he calls me, he says, Hey man, I got this idea and I said, what is it? He goes, these TV menus we're selling through Sysco. I said, yeah, he goes, what do you think about making some for marijuana? I said, what are you talking about? And he says I've got these buddies opening this dispensary called DANK, and it'll be the closest dispensary to Denver International airport and I got this feeling as soon as weed was legal in Colorado, a lot of people are going to be coming into DIA and this place is going to be really busy since it's the closest one, and he says, and I was like, what would be the difference? And he said, essentially we put up marijuana buds instead of chicken sandwiches. And I said, I'm in. I've been a big advocate of cannabis for a long time. At one point, I was even the executive director of Kentucky NORMAL, the division of the national organization for marijuana legalization. It's the Kentucky chapter. I've been a big advocate of it. I've been a self prescribed patient for many years. It was an interesting opportunity to take a couple of things I was very passionate about both cannabis and digital signage and went to do some real work on two things I care about. So we dove in.  Has the profile of the operator changed?  I remember talking to another person who's involved in this space and actually being out in Denver and he was saying that there's two types of operators. There's a business people who see this as a growth opportunity, and they've already had some experience in retail or in investing or whatever, and then there's growers and growers who are turning into retailers and he said the challenge with the growers as they're growers, they're not business people and they don't really understand retail, and I'm curious if in the early days you saw a lot of them stories of dispensaries that would start up and then drop off because they didn't really know what they were doing?  Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, and I'll take that example. Your friend gave you a pretty good insight there, but to expand on that, I don't even think it's just growers though. It's I think just very weed passionate people, like they're very passionate about it. Whether it's consuming it or making concentrates or growing it or whatever. So I would just call them plant passionate people versus business people, and it very much exists, and it doesn't today to the degree that it used to. In the beginning, someone that's a senior executive vice president of Abercrombie is not going to go start a dispensary, like during the first couple of years, we were all wondering if everybody opened these things, were all gonna go to jail. I'm sure everybody in America is going everybody in Denver is going to do it, just wait, and if all my friends at open dispensaries were sitting around, I would have conversations with the night and they're like, I'm just wondering if tonight, the DEA raids my house, and so nobody wanted to be under that scrutiny except plant passionate people. But as time got on and the federal government sorta started to take a position, even if the position was, “we don't have a position”, that's still a position, and so they're not taking an aggressive stance on it then you began to see real business people start to come into the environment and at this point, you have organizations like Cresco who just bought Columbia Care, and these operators have over a hundred stores and they're doing hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars in retail cannabis sales. These are not the type of marijuana dispensary that I think most people have in their mind. These people have entire floors of IT teams. They have entire floors and marketing teams. They do in-depth customer insight studies, and that influences every tiny nuance of their packaging and their store layouts. These are real operations, but I can still take you to Oregon right now and  walk into the shop or Nancy and Megan who are best friends and they have tie-died things up on the wall and they're very whimsical people that are just very passionate and who also have a successful sotry. Now they're not going to sell hundreds of millions of dollars to cannabis, but they're also successfully operating.  Think of it like liquor, for example, Liquor Barn exists and that's a big corporation. But, in the town I live in, everybody wants to go to Chuck's Liquors when Chuck was alive, because Chuck was just the coolest guy ever. So you went to Chuck, so they both have a place.  Yeah, I've certainly seen the same thing. I remember being an Amsterdam for ISE and, you'd stick your head into one of these coffee shops, and it was just a hole in the wall and weird but out by the hotel where I was staying, there was a dispensary that looked like an Apple store, like it was very slick.  Jeremy Jacobs: Interesting you say that. So there's this place called Euflora and Jamie Perino was one of the owners at the time and it's at the 16th street walking district in downtown Denver. This is the big street with the old piano outside and everybody wandering around a very touristy area and so we did the first project for them that I remember getting a call from them and they're like, “Hey, we open in 11 days and we've got this crazy idea where there'll be a touchscreen kiosk and it's sitting next to a jar of marijuana, and this kiosk has all this interactive stuff on it with everything about that strain of marijuana. We needed in our stores in 11 days. Can you guys do it?” And they said, oh yeah, and our budget is X, and I just laughed, and I said X is missing a couple of zeros, especially for 11 days, what are you talking about? And they're like, can you do it or not? And I said I can, but I shouldn't but I'm going to, and so we did, because we wanted to be part of the exposing of this whole thing. And so we took it on, and so when you would first walk on your floor, you can dig up some old video files from the news channels from eight years ago, it very much looked like an Apple store cause we had Apple iPads on every table next to a jar of marijuana and you can scroll up and down and see what the euphoric effects would be and does it make you sleepy, happy, hungry, horny, what's it going to do? And, in what genetics, where did it come from? And just all this interesting stuff, and people would come into that store fascinated, and so it was very Apple-esque.  How did you end up in digital signage? Cause I was looking at your bio and you've got patents in Magneto, hydrodynamics for energy exploration, drilling and everything. How did you get here?  Jeremy Jacobs: What the hell happened? Early in life I realized I didn't really like formal education. So I think I'm like nine hours from a college degree, but I dropped out and became entrepreneurial. So I became an investment broker and I worked on several different fundraising deals, most of them were driven around biodiesel. That was very active at the time when I dropped out of college, nearly two thousand, biodiesel was a thing, a lot of different technologies. And very quickly I got interested in alternative energy technologies and energy efficiency technologies, and just anything that was energy related, and technology related, and so I had an operation with about 20,000 acres of natural gas wells in Eastern Kentucky that were clean natural gas wells using advanced technologies like hydraulic fracturing. I started inventing Magneto hydrodynamic technologies that's used by Chevron and Exxon and people that. It goes down in oil wells. It's used to eliminate paraffin and that technology has now been adopted by the DoD to make airlines, to make fighter jets fly farther because the fluid systems flow better and a lot of different things, and then 2008 came, so I own a quarry, that's mine and silica for Silicon to make marker processors, and I got a bunch of natural gas, wells and magnetic technologies, and 2008 comes, 2007 comes, the housing crisis collapses, everything and natural gas went from about $14 in MCF, which was a vast majority of the revenue that we were driving to like a dollar and a half in MCF, which is the unit that you produce and sell for, it stands for thousand cubic feet, and I needed $3 to make that make sense, right? And now it's at a dollar and a half. So I went from really cash flow positive to a hundred percent cash flow negative and just a matter of months. And on top of that, when you own a bunch of quarries, nobody's buying any materials, and so I look up and literally everything I'm involved in just all of a sudden is collapsing and I don't have the payroll to make payroll for this massive bunch of employees. We had several offices in different parts across the country. And surely it was excruciatingly painful fast. Everything had to close, and so here's, here's the reality. I'm at home depressed out of my mind. I've just had to lay everyone off. I've had to shut in all these gas wells. I've had to lock the gates on all these quarries and nobody wants to talk about anything, everybody's going broke and my wife comes to me and she says, you've got to do something. We have kids we have to feed, we have bills we have to pay. You cannot sit here and be depressed, and I had seen somewhere I think it was in a mall. A friend of mine had built a TV screen, turned sideways, and it had Adobe Flash player on it, and it was playing some animated motion graphics that he controlled on a desktop PC inside this big kiosk and I thought I could do something similar to that, and so I literally grabbed a 32 inch Vizio TV out of my living room. My wife goes, where are you going with my TV? I said, I'll bring it back to you. I'll see you in a week, and she goes, you are leaving with the TV for a week? I said, yeah, and you'll get a bigger one, I promise, and I grabbed the Toshiba laptop that my field hands that would go around, they had to log what parts they use and how long they were on job sites and stuff, and I grabbed one of these old stinky laptops that smells like crude oil and hung it in a friend of mine's restaurant in Clarkson, Kentucky. It was called K's cafe and it was political season, and so I'm going to tell a story about myself here, Dave, and so I go around and build these very animated PowerPoints and I'm changing the files out via LogMeIn at the time. I didn't even have any software, digital signage software. I didn't even know about the digital signage thing. And so I'm like, I gotta sell ads on this thing, so I go to this guy that's running for sheriff, and I told a little white lie. I was like, Hey man, the other guy that's running for sheriff, he's buying in on my screens. It's in the most high traffic restaurant, and apparently legally, I've got to offer you the same opportunity at the same price. He goes, why what's he paying? And I told him, he goes, I'll take it, and so then I went to the guy that I just told a white lie and said, this other guy is buying. It was, which was actually true the second time. That's how I got started, I had to feed my kids. I had a 32-inch Vizio TV and a busted up laptop and I sold some people aspiring to be politicians, some ads and some real estate agents, and it just grew from there. I look up and I'm in hundreds of restaurants and fitness centers with the DOH network and six months later, a friend of mine says, Hey, can you use one of those silly ad TVs and make a menu on it because the price of salmon keeps fluctuating so much. I got to put these mailbox letters, and so we made, which was one of the early digital menus. I think we'd both agree, 2009-2009 was not the dawning moment of digital menus. It wasn't the precipice of it. That was very early. And so we started using those and saw opportunities to replace those little black felt directories with the letters you run out of the M, and so you flip the W upside down, it's all bow legged looking, on the little felt boards. We started making digital directories integrated with Google sheets, so you could change it easily and the rest was history, man. I dove in and needless to say, the kids are fed now. The wife is happy. She got a bigger TV. I think it's 70 inch now. So everyone's cool.  That's a hell of a pivot.  Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, buddy. Necessity is the mother of invention.  All right. This was terrific. I really enjoyed our conversation. Jeremy Jacobs: Yeah, man. I was going to start off this morning saying longtime listener, first time caller. I've been watching your website, your blog, your podcast for as long as I can remember. So it's been an honor to finally get to be a part of it, and I really appreciate it.  Thank you for taking the time with me. Jeremy Jacobs: I thank you, Dave.

"It's connection - you're just connected on so many levels" This week's episode is with https://www.instagram.com/the_icewarrior1/ (Angela Bentley, The Ice Warrior,) who has made it her mission to help people incorporate the https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ (Wim Hof method) into their everyday lives. As a qualified Wim Hof instructor, Angela has practised and studied the method to truly understand its potential and the health benefits we can all enjoy. From improving her own mental and physical health, where anxiety was a key player and almost losing her life 4 years ago, she takes daily ice baths and practices powerful breathwork to make her stronger, happier and healthier, feeling like a complete warrior. During the episode, Kate and Angela spoke about:  Finding resilience through facing the fear of the cold water The calming effects of cold water on the vagus nerve and nervous system How cold water exposure helps to calm and regulate the ADHD brain The power of the Wim Hof breathwork alongside the coldwater exposure How to bring cold water exposure practice into everyday life How cold water swimming helps to connect and boost communities of women https://my.captivate.fm/coachingbykate.me.uk (Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner) helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.  https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk/store/managing-nervous-system-workshop (Kate has a brand new workshop planned for 12th May at 2 pm UK on: 'Managing Your Nervous System with ADHD' - tickets are limited! Click here to read the details and to book your ticket.) Interested in finding out more about Kate's new ADHD Women's Wellbeing membership?https://www.subscribepage.com/membership-interest ( Join the waitlist here.) To download Kate's new, free guides: 'Suspect you have ADHD...What Next?' and 'The ADHD Women's Wellbeing' toolkitshttps://www.coachingbykate.me.uk/quicklinks ( click here.)  Or to buy Kate's new workshop  - 'Thriving with ADHD Post-Diagnosis'https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk/store/thriving-with-adhd-workshop ( click here) Interested in joining Kate's new ADHD Women's Wellbeing Membership? https://www.subscribepage.com/membership-interest (Sign up here )to be the first to join at an 'exclusive founders' rate.' Have a read of Kate's articles in ADDitude magazinehttps://www.additudemag.com/?s=kate+moryoussef ( here) https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk instagram.com/kate_moryoussef https://www.instagram.com/adhd_womenswellbeing_pod/ (instagram.com/adhd_womenswellbeing_pod) Connect with Angela via https://www.instagram.com/the_icewarrior1/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/icewarrior1 (Facebook) or on her website, https://theicewarrior.com/ (theicewarrior.com) where you can also find some great free resources such as her breathwork guide and relaxing meditation. Huge thanks to our sponsor, https://bettercbd.co.uk/ (Columbia Care Platinum CBD oil) Their CBD capsules and oils are designed to maintain the balance in your body.' We use this to explain how it can detangle your thoughts and stop your mind racing (in turn allowing you to sleep easier) Its mission – is to improve lives by creating premium CBD products to the highest standard. Ensuring care, quality and compassion are at the forefront of everything we do All products are third-party tested by an independent lab to ensure safety and efficacy Their products contain 10% CBD THC FREE. Their products are Broad Spectrum CBD. This means they have been remediated from a full spectrum (likely to contain THC) to remove the THC completely Available as capsules and oils Head to Columbia Care platinum's website and enter the code KATEM10 for the discount  https://bettercbd.co.uk/ (https://bettercbd.co.uk)

It's a 4/20 special! In this episode of Brand2Brand, Thomas sits down with Jesse Channon, Chief Growth Officer of Columbia Care, one of the largest fully integrated operators in the cannabis industry. Together, they discuss the increased demand for cannabis products, technology's role in cannabis go-to-market strategies, and how the industry navigates a vast maze of marketing rules and regulations. For a full transcript of the podcast audio, including research and references materials, visit blog.stirlingbrandworks.com.

We have another special treat for our Green Rush listeners, courtesy of our friends at KCSA and MJ Today. Featuring Andrea Brooks, Max Simon, and KCSA's own Sirita Wright and Kris Krane, the MJ Today and Green Rush teams got together to talk about the latest news in the cannabis industry.  In this episode, Andrea, Max, Sirita and Kris discuss the massive merger recently announced between MSO giants Cresco and Columbia Care and the upcoming vote in the U.S. House to deschedule marijuana.  The  Marijuana Today is a podcast about the business and politics of marijuana. It is a nerdy and in-depth discussion for those who want a behind the scenes look at the latest marijuana news. Every week MJ Today aims to have the highest-level conversation around about the latest developments in the marijuana industry, the politics of legalization, and the effectiveness of public policy.  So don't sit back, lean forward and enjoy! Links and mentions in the show http://mjtodaymedia.com/ https://mjtodaydaily.com/  Links to the guest's company and social media accounts MJ Today Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/mjtodaypodcast  Show Credits: This episode was hosted by  Brian Adams of MJ Today Media.  Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther. You can learn more about how KCSA Cannabis can help your cannabiz by visiting www.kcsa-cannabis.com or emailing greenrush@kcsa.com. You can also connect with us via our social channels: Twitter: @The_GreenRush  Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

This episode features Jackie von Salm, PhD, Anna Symmonds, MA, Jahan Marcu, PhD and Nigam B. Arora, PhD. The podcast starts with a game about cannabis mergers, testing our guest's knowledge of the recent merger between Cresco Labs and Columbia Care. Then the group buckles up for a discussion about risks related to cannabis-based vape products, and new research investigations on user experiences with various psychedelic substances.Episode's Group:Jahan Marcu, PhD (moderator)Nigam B. Arora, PhDAnna Symonds, MAJackie von Salm, PhDToday's Game (1:50)) : Three Truths and a Lie: The recent merger between Cresco and Columbia Care; is it the largest merger to date…or is it??News and Popular Literature Links: Cannabis product recall leads to lawsuit in Pennsylvania over safety of vape products.Rapid Fire Science Study Links:Analysis of experiences with various classes of psychedelic substancesCredits:Podcast audio engineering by Joe Leonardo, Cover art by illia_boo, Intro music by Buddha by Kontekst, Transition music by K. LOUK. Outro music by Bensounds.More at: howtolaunchanindustry.com marcu-arora.com

"We can learn so much from the movement we choose...it's really just a journey." In this week's episode, my guest is the amazing Karen Broda. Karen shows ADHD-ers how to look & feel good naked and reclaim their emotional wellbeing using movement. She's a Fitness & Mindset Coach who shows you "how" to get fit and tone up, while uncovering the self-sabotaging beliefs that are keeping you stuck in the same negative cycle - without any results. We talked about: Being enough right now Understanding how movement can help settle an ADHD brain Stepping out of the shoulds with regards to exercise and finding the thing that works for you The blocks that prevent us from enjoying exercise ADHD-friendly movement Having fun finding the type of movement that works for you The foundations of a good movement practice Finding your joy in movement Going back to what FEELS good You can connect with Karen on the following platforms: https://bit.ly/karensyoutube (YouTube: Exercise, Nutrition, & Mindfulness for ADHD) IG: https://www.instagram.com/karen.broda/?hl=en (@karen.broda) Tiktok @karen.broda https://bit.ly/adhdmorningnightroutine (Download her FREE 15 Minute Morning & Night Routine for ADHD ) If you're interested in working with Karen she has a  transformational 12-week program, Fitness Identity Course. Or you can join her  https://bit.ly/ADHDWCsignup (ADHD Wellness Community), where she is currently offering the first month of the ADHD Wellness Community at 50% off to all my listeners! Just use the code: 'KATE'  Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.  By using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/tapping) in her coaching practice, Kate guides more women to rediscover their inner voice, 'tap' into their expansive wisdom and potential, fulfil their desires and realise themselves outside of the overwhelm, inner pressure and family dynamic. She is also a mum to four children and will shortly be writing her first book! To download Kate's new, free guides: 'Suspect you have ADHD...What Next?' and 'The ADHD Women's Wellbeing' toolkits https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk/quicklinks (click here.)   Or to buy Kate's new workshop  - 'Thriving with ADHD Post-Diagnosis' https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk/store/thriving-with-adhd-workshop (click here) Have a read of Kate's articles in ADDitude magazine https://www.additudemag.com/?s=kate+moryoussef (here) https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk Instagram: @kate_moryoussef Facebook: Coaching by Kate UK Twitter: @KateMory Huge thanks to our sponsor, https://bettercbd.co.uk (Columbia Care Platinum CBD oil) Their CBD capsules and oils are designed to maintain the balance in your body.' We use this to explain how it can detangle your thoughts and stop your mind racing (in turn allowing you to sleep easier) Their mission – to improve lives by creating premium CBD products to the highest standard. Ensuring care, quality and compassion are at the forefront of everything we do All products are third-party tested by an independent lab to ensure safety and efficacy Their products contain 10% CBD THC FREE. Their products are Broad Spectrum CBD. This means they have been remediated from a full spectrum (likely to contain THC) to remove the THC completely Available as capsules and oils Head to Columbia Care platinum's website and enter the code KATEM10 for the discount  https://bettercbd.co.uk/ (https://bettercbd.co.uk)

Andrea Brooks, Max Simon, and Sirita Wright joins host Kris Krane to talk about the massive merger recently announced between MSO giants Cresco and Columbia Care and the upcoming vote in the U.S. House to deschedule marijuana. Produced by Shea Gunther.

Andrea Brooks, Max Simon, and Sirita Wright joins host Kris Krane to talk about the massive merger recently announced between MSO giants Cresco and Columbia Care and the upcoming vote in the U.S. House to deschedule marijuana. Produced by Shea Gunther.

Andrea Brooks, Max Simon, and Sirita Wright joins host Kris Krane to talk about the massive merger recently announced between MSO giants Cresco and Columbia Care and the upcoming vote in the U.S. House to deschedule marijuana. Produced by Shea Gunther.

Highlight: Cresco Acquires Columbia Care Creating Cannabis ConglomerateGolden Nug: Illinois Lawsuit Filed to Knock-Out Residency RequirementFederal News: US House Set to Vote on MORE Act…AgainHybrid News/Analysis Extract from 420+ Sources; ...featuring all the developments this past week in the cannabis world on the federal level, state legalization/implementation, science/technology, business deals, psychedelics, international scene, social equity, celebrity cameos, and miscellaneous ridiculousness.   DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own, and not those of my law firm Zuber Lawler.  Even though I drop knowledge bombs, the show is NOT legal advice.https://globalcannabistimes.com/3.28.22

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates and outlined an agressive strategy to combat inflation. Crypto regulation is coming with stable coins and Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs in focus. Cresco Labs buys Columbia Care for $2B, creating the largest legal marijuana company by revenue.

Mike Tyson will be joining our lineup in our Cannabis Event. Use the LANE30 code to get your 30% off of tickets discount today!Welcome to Cannabis Daily - Your daily guide to cannabis news, industry trends, and trade ideas in under 5 mins.How Did Markets React To Cresco Labs Columbia Care Acquisition? Columbia Care Posts Revenue Of $139M In Q4, Issues 2022 Financial GuidanceIncannex Healthcare To Acquire APIRx Pharmaceuticals For $93.3MCrypto Carbon Credits For Hemp Growers? It's A $10B Market Opportunity & This Company's On ItCharlotte's Web Q4 Revenue Up 5% QoQ, Adjusted EBITDA Loss Improves By $5MJushi Holdings Financial Results: Total Revenue $209.3M For 2021, 159% YoY IncreaseMy Winners For the Day:Columbia Care(OTCQX:CCHWF)Jushi Holdings(OTCQX:JUSHF)YourWay Cannabis Brands(OTCQB:YOURF)OrganiGram Holdings (NASDAQ:OGI)Check out https://www.benzinga.com/events/cannabis/ right now use LANE30 for 30% discount on tickets!Hosted & Produced By:Elliot LaneAaron ThomasContact us at: cannabishour@benzinga.comFollow Benzinga Cannabis On Social MediaInstagramTwitterYouTubeLinkedInSubscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcastsSubscribe to the Cannabis Insider Newsletter to get more cannabis news and trending links delivered to your inbox.Tune in weekly to Cannabis Hour at 4 pm ET every Thursday for Cannabis News & Executive Interviews at bzcannabishour.comHit us up at https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/ for more news today, tomorrow, and everyday.Access All The Cannabis Daily Episodes HereFor Top Gainers & Losers Cannabis stocks of the day check out https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/stocksNOT FINANCIAL ADVICESupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/cannabis-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

US equity futures are indicating a slightly lower open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets a bit higher, following broad gains in Asia. The bond market selloff continues to be in focus as Fed officials voice support for more aggressive and front-loaded tightening. Companies mentioned: ZTE, Xiaomi, Cresco Labs, Columbia Care

It's #WomensHistoryMonth and we are so inspired by today's guests. We're talking cannabis law with two of the hardest working women in the game - Sheba Williams of Nolef Turns, Inc. and Ngiste Abebe of Columbia Care. Both are also on the board of Virginia NORML.

Blunt Business focuses on icon Mike Tyson's first foray into the cannabis industry with Tyson 2.0 and we speak with Adam Wilks and and Chad Bronstein about the launch.Tyson 2.0 is legendary boxer, entrepreneur, and icon Mike Tyson's first foray into the cannabis industry and is focused on bringing consumers high-quality premium cannabis products at affordable price points. Today let's talk to the people behind this new venture, Adam Wilks and Chad Bronstein. Adam formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of One Plant, a multi-state cannabis retail chain. Prior to One Plant, he served as COO of the venture capital firm SOL Global. Wilks also spent more than a decade scaling licensed retail brands including PinkBerry and Cold Stone Creamery. We dive into how Adam got involved with the folks at Columbia Care and how he and Mike Tyson got into business together. Jesse Channon, Columbia Care's Chief Growth Officer, whom we interviewed on Cannabis Radio said. "Celebrity sponsorship is one of the most effective ways to build an immediate product and brand recognition. Influencers have driven some of the most successful brands, from sneakers to alcohol and now cannabis. Mike Tyson is creating a completely different and authentic experience, and has positioned himself as a true ambassador for cannabis products.” CNBC referenced some of the top celebrity-related cannabis companies.The family of music legend and cannabis advocate Bob Marley launched the “Marley Natural” cannabis line in 2016. Rapper and mogul Jay-Z created the “Monogram” cannabis line in 2020. Actor and comedian Seth Rogen, known for stoner comedies, started his “Houseplant” cannabis company in 2019. Martha Stewart launched her namesake CBD brand in 2020 and markets the line of wellness products for people and pets. Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Belushi, and of course Cheech and Tommy Chong are among the other many notables.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blunt-business1131/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The volume of cannabis capital raised in the first two weeks of 2022 has been significantly lower than in any comparable period going back to 2018. The average deal size was $7.0 million vs. $70.4 million in the same week last year. Three equity deals totaling $492M by AYR, Columbia Care, and Curaleaf skewed last year's totals. The valuation gap between the most prominent companies and everyone else continues to be a prime driver of M&A activity. One M&A transaction closed this week with a total transaction value of $0.53M compared to three transactions with a total value of $431.4M in the prior year. Episode 871 The #TalkingHedge looks at Viridian Capital Advisors' Cannabis Deal Tracker…https://youtu.be/k91s4FcoJgE

Happy New Year, CannaBloggers! For the first episode of 2022, I review AMBER Concentrates new Live Sauce and Diamonds I picked up from Cannabist San Diego. If you've enjoyed their live resin carts, live rosin carts, or shatter before, you're going to absolutely love their new dabbable products. Look for them at your nearest Cannabist or Columbia Care dispensary. You can also find them at THCSD in Mission Valley for us San Diego locals. Tell 'em SDCannaBlogger sent ya (San Diego locals only). Thanks to Alexia Bullard for joining me in the corner to chat about oHHo's line of CBD products. CannaBlogger's Corner is sponsored by: Better Homes with Cannabis. Yani Amaya, the Hazey Lioness, has taken her cannabis photography to another level by using it in a stylish home décor design that would look fabulous in any home. This isn't a Marley poster in your dorm room; Better Homes with Cannabis is tasteful home décor with a cannabis theme. Look for them at betterhomeswithcannabis.com. w0lfpack LLC and their super talented Creators are featuring a different product each month. This month, the pack is howling about the amazing line glass pipes, bongs, dab rigs, and accessories from Fat Buddha Glass. Their high-quality glass pieces are durable, lightweight, and most of all, beautiful. Find their online head shop at fatbuddhaglass.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cannabloggers-corner/message

Happy New Year, CannaBloggers! For the first episode of 2022, I review AMBER Concentrates new Live Sauce and Diamonds I picked up from Cannabist San Diego. If you've enjoyed their live resin carts, live rosin carts, or shatter before, you're going to absolutely love their new dabbable products. Look for them at your nearest Cannabist or Columbia Care dispensary. You can also find them at THCSD in Mission Valley for us San Diego locals. Tell 'em SDCannaBlogger sent ya (San Diego locals only). Thanks to Alexia Bullard for joining me in the corner to chat about oHHo's line of CBD products. CannaBlogger's Corner is sponsored by: Better Homes with Cannabis. Yani Amaya, the Hazey Lioness, has taken her cannabis photography to another level by using it in a stylish home décor design that would look fabulous in any home. This isn't a Marley poster in your dorm room; Better Homes with Cannabis is tasteful home décor with a cannabis theme. Look for them at betterhomeswithcannabis.com. w0lfpack LLC and their super talented Creators are featuring a different product each month. This month, the pack is howling about the amazing line glass pipes, bongs, dab rigs, and accessories from Fat Buddha Glass. Their high-quality glass pieces are durable, lightweight, and most of all, beautiful. Find their online head shop at fatbuddhaglass.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cannabloggers-corner/message

Welcome to Cannabis Daily - Your daily guide to cannabis news, industry trends and trade ideas in under 5 mins.Episode Summary:Hosted & Pduced By:Elliot LaneAaron Thomas Contact us at: cannabishou@benzinga.comFollow Benzinga Cannabis On Social MediaInstagramTwitterYouTubeLinkedInSubscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcastsSubscribe to the Cannabis Insider Newsletter to get more cannabis news and trending links delivered to your inbox.Tune in weekly to Cannabis Hour at 4 pm ET every Thursday for Cannabis News & Executive Interviews at bzcannabishour.comHit us up at https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/ for more news today, tomorrow, and everyday.Access All The Cannabis Daily Episodes HereFor Top Gainers & Losers Cannabis stocks of the day check out https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/stocksNOT FINANCIAL ADVICEThe Information Contained on this Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, financial adviceUnedited Transcript:Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/cannabis-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we are joined by Jarrett Annenberg of Newlake Capital Partners. NLCP is a new OTC listed public cannabis REIT who owns dispensaries and cultivation facilities across the US. Their largest tenants include Curaleaf, Cresco, Trulieve, Columbia Care and other single and multi-state operators. We touch on a wide variety of topics including: - Why a delayed SAFE banking will help Newlake grow its portfolio - History repeating itself: how expectations of SAFE in 2019 are similar to 2021 - The $3B capital opportunity and where Sale-Leaseback fits into the equation - Origins of Newlake: how the company got started by raising $90M in 2019 - Scaling up by merging with Green Acreage REIT - How NLCP raised $100M to go public in a soft equity market - "A Safer Way to Play Cannabis" - why larger investors liked cannabis REITs - Why investors should be excited about NLCP and its opportunity for capital appreciation Thanks to Jarrett for joining us! Jarrett on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrett-annenberg-8584474/ Newlake Investor Deck - https://ir.newlake.com/company-information/presentations

Columbia Care Inc (CNSX:CCHW, OTCMKTS:CCHWF) is a cannabis consumer packaged goods (CPG) company that built an impressive 18 jurisdictions footprint in US and European markets. The company currently operates 131 facilities, including 99 dispensaries and 32 cultivation & manufacturing facilities. In just a […]

Happy Thanksgiving to our US watchers! But, Thanksgiving dinner is likely to be more expensive this year thanks to inflation and supply chain issues. Inflation has contributed to a rise in prices on grocery store shelves shown by the Consumer Price Index […]

Do we have an exciting episode of the High-Rise in store for you this week!  We are honored to have Matt McGinley join us as a guest host. Matt is the Managing Director at Needham & Company and his experience in covering the markets is quite extensive. Before he started focusing solely on the cannabis industry, Matt worked at Evercore ISI and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, he worked in brand management at Kraft Foods in the beverage category, and was an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army before leaving the military in 2004 at the rank of Captain. He holds an M.B.A. from New York University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh.Our hosts cover earnings season for Q321 and because of our special guest, were able to really dig into some detail of how earnings looked for cannabis and it's major players in the industry this season. First they talk a bit about big picture trends and how our current economy has been effecting the cannabis markets — global inflation and supply chain issues did have some impacts. Next our hosts dive into the earnings performance for a few of the major MSOs such as Curaleaf, GTI, Cresco, and Columbia Care to name a few. Stay tuned to learn about who had a ‘hot mess of a quarter' and who are positioned have better EBITDA rates and other key metrics going into the next quarter and beyond. Let us know what you think of our earnings season coverage and leave a review, and also remember to subscribe to this podcast wherever you stream from.https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mcginley-4827516/https://www.needhamco.com

Legendary boxing Icon “IRON” Mike Tyson reinvents himself in the Cannabis Industry by launching a brand new Cannabis brand, TYSON 2.0, with Colombia Care Inc. TYSON 2.0 plans to bring top quality cannabis products, which will be available at different price points for consumers to enjoy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Today's interview is with a very special guest, Dr Rosemary Mazanet who is one of the world's leading medical advisors and researchers. Among the many boards she is on, Dr Rosemary is a Charter Trustee at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and is the Co-Chair of the Leonard Davis Institute Executive Advisory Board at Wharton. In today's episode, we are going to really dig deep behind the truth and the history of CBD. CBD burst onto the wellness scene in about 2018 in a massive way and it brought a lot of confusion with it. Does CBD work? What should or shouldn't it be used for? Dr Rosemary is the Chief Science Officer at Columbia Care and one of the most exciting global experts on the subject. It is a huge honour to welcome Dr Rosemary on the podcast to really look into the why's, the what's and the research behind CBD as we know it. Trust me, this episode is mind-blowing!The code for the free product is NOTPERFECTFREE. To get the free product please visit col-care.uk, choose from a 10ml oil in either Peppermint or unflavoured OR the soft-gel capsules. Enter the code NOTPERFECTFREE at checkout, process shipping and Columbia Care CBD will be delivered to you in no time! We can't wait to hear your thoughts. Get in touch at contact@notperfectpodcast.com.Have a look at Columbia Care products we mentioned throughout the episode here: https://www.shop.col-care.uk/shop See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To celebrate the Great British Bake Off being back on our screens, Jess and Lauren have set themselves a bake off themed challenge today but turned bookish! On your marks, get set...BOOK! This episode is sponsored by Columbia Care, the experts behind Platinum CBD. Col-Care have a complete range of CBD products free from THC, vegan friendly, 100% organic and backed with scientific research to ensure you get a premium CBD product, every time. Use code “BOOKRECCOS20” for 20% off online at col-care.uk Books Mentioned in this Episode: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Gender Games by Juno Dawson, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, Love after Love by Ingrid Persaud Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos.

Jesse Channon joined Columbia Care in December 2019 as Chief Growth Officer. Jesse is an accomplished leader with over a decade of experience in digital marketing, consumer targeting, grassroots campaigns and social media, having advised and worked with some of the largest brands and agencies in the world, including Microsoft, AT&T, Honda, Starbucks, NBC, Red Bull and more. A member of the founding team at PageLever, a Y Combinator-backed company, Jesse oversaw all revenue and partnerships, working with companies such as YouTube, Intel and Toyota to build one of the first real-time applications on Facebook's API and earning certification in the first wave of Preferred Marketing Developers. In 2013, PageLever sold to Unified, a New York City-based Ad Tech company, where Jesse spent six years on the senior management team. After Unified, Jesse served as Chief Revenue Officer for Social Native, a custom content marketplace. He serves on the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board for the Harbert School of Business at Auburn University, the Marketing Board for UJA in New York City and mentors first-time founders of early stage startups.

Today I am joined by one of the world's leading grief psychotherapists, Julia Samuel. She is a bestselling author and a true light in this world having helped thousands of people process and cope with the loss of their loved ones and the grieving process. Julia has written both This Too Shall Pass and Grief Works and excitingly is now the founder of the most brilliant new app also called Grief Works. It is an amazing digital companion through the grieving process - it is absolutely brilliant. It combines the best of Julia's work and puts it into an interactive experience. So no matter what time of day it is or what day of the week, you always have a place to go to cope with whatever you might be going through. If you are processing grief yourself or perhaps you know someone who is grieving currently I really recommend sharing Julia's app with them because it is full of tools and content that can really really help.Not Perfect listeners have very kindly been given a special discount for Julia's app, please follow the link below to find out more: https://griefworkscourse.com/notperfectpodcast Please find more information on Julia's app here: https://griefworkscourse.com/Please find Julia Samuel's website here: https://juliasamuel.co.ukFollow Julia on Instagram and Twitter: @juliasamuelmbe***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Head to their website https://col-care.uk/ and take advantage of the mega 20% discount they have given us by using the code NOTPERFECT20

We are back for another week of all things High-Rise!  In this episode our hosts Cy and Emily give a good recap of MJBizCon in Las Vegas and some the goings ons and sentiment adjacent to the conference. In US MSO news Columbia Care is the first to offer whole flower to the state of NY. Our hosts dig into some of the initial pricing consumers should expect, as well as potential effects of medical and illicit markets in NY.In Canadian news, High Tide's Canna Cabana has moved onto a 'discount club' model — think certain grocery stores, coops, or even Costco. Cy and Emily talk a bit about how a model like this focuses on assortment size, private labeling, and loyalty. Will there be a 'Kirkland' brand of cannabis to come out of this?Finally our hosts chat about an interesting peer reviewed research paper that was published by Nature (a London based publication since 1969!) which delves into the age old conversation around Indica vs Sativa — interesting findings for sure!Thanks as always for listening, please do remember to rate and subscribe to the podcast from wherever you get your podcasts and we'll see you next week!  https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/medical_marijuana/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211020005378/en/High-Tide-Becomes-North-America's-First-Cannabis-Discount-Club-Retailer-with-over-245000-Membershttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-021-01003-y.pdf

Today I'm interviewing one of my best friend's and one of the most inspiring, fantastic, pioneering woman on the planet. Sharmadean Reid is a serial entrepreneur, author, international speaker and most recently the founder and CEO of The Stack World. If you are not a member yet, I highly recommend downloading The Stack, signing up and having a look. It's full of meet ups, talks and now clubs to connect with other like-minded women and experience some mind-blowing events. Her mission is to create economic and social empowerment for women through technology and media. She began her entrepreneurial journey with WAH nails that changed the beauty world forever and her next company is set to do the same thing by establishing a strong female community.Just a quick note before we start, this is one of the first live podcasts I've recorded so sometimes the sound quality is slightly challenged. Please bear with us if you hear some unfamiliar noises or interruptions!I recorded this live podcast at a very special event, The Fragrance Shop's House of Happy event. The event has been set up to celebrate World Smile Day and I'm thrilled to be supporting them today. Find more information on Sharmadean and The Stack:Instagram: @sharmadeanreidWebsite: https://sharmadeanreid.com/ Sign up to The Stack: https://thestack.world/ ***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Head to their website https://col-care.uk/ and take advantage of the mega 20% discount they have given us by using the code NOTPERFECT20

It is an honour to have Nicky on today's show, she is my first returning guest on the Not Perfect Podcast. For those that are yet to listen to the previous episode with Nicky, I can't wait to introduce you to her. She is a maturation facilitator, teacher and coach, integrative holistic counsellor, breath-work facilitator and author. It is with great pleasure I welcome her back today to talk about her new book, Surrender. The idea of surrendering and letting go can be really challenging at times. Perhaps you're feeling a bit stuck in an area of your life and looking to take a step forward. Surrendering isn't easy and while it can be scary...wow is it liberating! I couldn't wait to have this conversation with Nicky and explore this powerful tool which is available to all of us as we move through life. We discuss what surrender means, how to do it and why it's so important.Find Nicky: Instagram: @nicky_clinch Website: https://nickyclinch.com/Read Nicky's book: https://nickyclinch.com/book/Listen to my first episode with Nicky on why self-compassion will change your life:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/4-self-compassion-will-change-your-life/id1482765009?i=1000455808813 https://open.spotify.com/episode/75aJzjzEkWmZDwxV9hcaqn?si=GHXrmvYxTAa3aXRSSaMnWw ***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Head to their website https://col-care.uk/ and take advantage of the mega 20% discount they have given us by using the code NOTPERFECT20

Today's guest is an incredibly inspiring woman and one of the most profound and provocative thought leaders in this world. Her name is Regena Thomashauer A.K.A Mama Gena. Pussy power has been redefined by this woman and she has changed the way I view and use my ‘pussy'. Yes I said that and you'll understand why after listening to this episode. She is an icon, teacher, author, mother, founder and CEO of the school of womanly arts in New York City that heals thousands of woman and recharges them back into their alignment. Mama Gena believes that woman are the greatest untapped natural resource on the planet and she teaches them to turn on their innate feminine power to maximise their power and enthusiasm and creativity. Get ready, buckle up and listen to this interview with Mama Gena as we dive deep into her bestselling book, Pussy: A Reclamation. Find Regena: Instagram @mamagena View all Mamagena's classes on her website: mamagenas.com Find her book here: https://mamagenas.com/books/***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Head to their website https://col-care.uk/ and take advantage of the mega 20% discount they have given us by using the code NOTPERFECT20

I have been so looking forward to interviewing a woman who has been pioneering deep healing for nearly thirty years. Fiona Arrigo is a senior biodynamic psychotherapist who has spent a lifetime studying ancient teachings from many cultures and created the well known Arrigo Programme which has helped thousands of people on their journey to healing and becoming whole.Fiona Arrigo and The Arrigo Programme have become the epitome of deep therapeutic care. Launching Britain's first alternative health retreat, Stop the World, back in 1990, Fiona's approach to healing modalities has never been more relevant or needed than today. Fiona has the ability to draw people together, allowing them to express and understand themselves. She helps pave the way for others to experience a deeper connection with their inner essence, wisdom and the joy which is always there if only we can access it. Her mentoring and guidance are transformative for those who are intent on reaching a place of greater peace. Fiona hosts both individual and group retreats in the UK and globally which we speak about in more detail in this episode.Her podcast throughout lockdown was so reassuring and I eagerly listen to it each week to hear Fiona's guidance and wisdom. Her meditations are also wonderful so I recommend you try those out too. It is a true honour to have such an experienced healer with us today on the Not Perfect Podcast. Find more information on The Arrigo Programme and retreats: The Arrigo Programme Website - https://www.thearrigoprogramme.com/Individual Retreats - Somerset, UK - https://www.thearrigoprogramme.com/about-programmesGroup Retreats UK - Somerset, UK - https://www.thearrigoprogramme.com/group-retreats-ukGroup Retreats Abroad - India and Spain https://www.thearrigoprogramme.com/group-retreats-abroadFind Fiona on instagram:@fiona_arrigo***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Head to their website https://col-care.uk/ and take advantage of the mega 20% discount they have given us by using the code NOTPERFECT20

Welcome to October! This week's High-Rise is another remote episode — this time from The Business of Cannabis New York event.   Our hosts Cy Scott and Emily Paxhia discuss New York's' rollout into the industry. From lack of vertical integration, a trifecta of channels, microlicenses, to the influence of New York culture and how that will make for some memorable brands the world has yet to see!   From there our hosts discuss Columbia Care's new production 34 acre facility and how this will power New York's whole flower program.   Finally our hosts delve into other news items from around the industry, such as Tumblr allowing for cannabis advertising on it's platform, California DCC progress, and Jushi buying up Apothecarium in Nevada.As always this High-Rise delivers some of the best cannabis industry insight that you won't get anywhere else — remember to subscribe, comment, review, and share! 

Do you sometimes wonder how people can seem to find the positives in bad situations? Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country, with the average age on record as 90 for women and 84 for men. The worlds longest-lived people have social circles which support healthy behaviours.    Creating a healthy structure for your life, is one of the many components to longevity. In today's episode, I speak to the Happy Pear, whose mission for the last 15 years has been to create a healthier happier nation and build a community. They practise exactly what they preach.  Show notes: Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Be Well Collective: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk Guest: https://thehappypear.ie/ | @Thehappy pear Columbia Care - 20% off I would really recommend this range of CBD and brand. They are very kindly giving my wonderful listeners 20% off if you use the code LBWB20 added that into the check out code on the www.col-care.uk website.

Welcome to Season 9 of the Not Perfect Podcast! It is a total honour to kick off the series with one of the most successful motivational speakers of all time on today's podcast. Mel Robbins has been a go to for me in some of my lowest and highest moments. Mel coaches more than 60 million people online every month and her videos have had over a billion views. Her groundbreaking work on behaviour change has been translated into 36 languages. Today we are going to be discussing her newest book, The High Five Habit which will be released later this month. The book is packed full of quotes that give you that ‘aha' feeling. It's full of research backed tools for you to change your mind, change your life and live your highest, most empowered, full of love existence. Mel explains that everyone should wake up in the morning and give themselves a high five as it stimulates the nervous system, giving you a jilt of energy and your brain a drip of dopamine which can lift your mood. Mel explains it in the simplest and most relatable way so it's a real honour to have such a world leader on today's podcast. *Trigger Warning* - sensitive topics are discussed in this episode like sexual assault at the beginning of the podcast. Follow Mel Robbins:Website: https://melrobbins.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/melrobbinsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbinsJoin the High Five Channel: https://www.high5challenge.com/ Pre-order Mel's new book, The High 5 Habit: https://www.high5habit.com/ ***The Not Perfect Podcast is proud to be sponsored by one of the world's highest quality CBD brands, Platinum from Columbia Care. Their mission is to improve lives by setting the standard for professionalism, quality, care, compassion, and innovation in cannabis-derived products.Platinum CBD from Columbia Care are plant-based to be gentle on your body, and use only the highest quality broad spectrum CBD. The products are also organic, non-GMO, THC-free and tested by independent laboratories to ensure quality and safety. Visit their website: https://col-care.uk/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We go over the latest quarterlies of Canopy Growth, Green Thumb Industries, Verano, Columbia Care and Cronos. The then discuss retail restriction in the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, Tilray purchasing some of Medmen's debt and Hexo's latest raise. We finish by going over non-controlling interest and net comprehensive income as it relates to the cannabis industry.

"What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2 What is in a name? Lately, more than Mr. Shakespeare would think. Our name is our identity; it's how we tell people who we are. Since 2019, Columbia Care sought to provide cannabis consumers here in San Diego with the best products to fit their needs. After a while, however, as they grew, they felt the same had to grow with them. People just weren't getting the message. So what do you do when this happens? You know you have great products and great people, and you want everyone to know it. You keep the best parts of what makes you unique, and you fix the rest to stand out from the crowd. They didn't just slap on a coat of paint and call it good; they grew their brand along with them, and thus Cannabist was born like a phoenix rising from its own ashes. OK, maybe that's a little too dramatic, but you get the idea. Cannabist held their Grand Re-opening on Saturday, August 21st, 2021, to re-introduce themselves to San Diego and show everyone how they can compete with the big dogs. I got to talk with Erick Rodriguez, Regional Manager for California, Chris Ras, West Coast VP for Columbia Care/Cannabist, and a plethora of vendors who are all about bringing the best, highest quality cannabis to the San Diego market. The budtenders aren't just there to sell you weed and get you high; they've been trained to help the cannabis customer, whether medical or recreational, get the exact high they want in the way they want it. Cannabist is truly creating “A Higher Experience” in the San Diego cannabis market. CannaBlogger's Corner is sponsored by: Better Homes with Cannabis. Yani Amaya, the Hazey Lioness, has taken her cannabis photography to another level by using it in a stylish home décor design that would look fabulous in any home. This isn't a Marley poster in your dorm room; Better Homes with Cannabis is tasteful home décor with a cannabis theme. Look for them at betterhomeswithcannabis.com. w0lfpack LLC and their super talented Creators are featuring a different product each month. This month, the pack is howling about Bong-Aid, a super-convenient banger cleaner pump that delivers a quick shot of 99.99% iso alcohol straight to your cotton swab. It's an absolute must-have in your stash box if you like to keep your bangers clean and mouthpieces sterile. You can find them at bongaid.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cannabloggers-corner/message

"What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2 What is in a name? Lately, more than Mr. Shakespeare would think. Our name is our identity; it's how we tell people who we are. Since 2019, Columbia Care sought to provide cannabis consumers here in San Diego with the best products to fit their needs. After a while, however, as they grew, they felt the same had to grow with them. People just weren't getting the message. So what do you do when this happens? You know you have great products and great people, and you want everyone to know it. You keep the best parts of what makes you unique, and you fix the rest to stand out from the crowd. They didn't just slap on a coat of paint and call it good; they grew their brand along with them, and thus Cannabist was born like a phoenix rising from its own ashes. OK, maybe that's a little too dramatic, but you get the idea. Cannabist held their Grand Re-opening on Saturday, August 21st, 2021, to re-introduce themselves to San Diego and show everyone how they can compete with the big dogs. I got to talk with Erick Rodriguez, Regional Manager for California, Chris Ras, West Coast VP for Columbia Care/Cannabist, and a plethora of vendors who are all about bringing the best, highest quality cannabis to the San Diego market. The budtenders aren't just there to sell you weed and get you high; they've been trained to help the cannabis customer, whether medical or recreational, get the exact high they want in the way they want it. Cannabist is truly creating “A Higher Experience” in the San Diego cannabis market. CannaBlogger's Corner is sponsored by: Better Homes with Cannabis. Yani Amaya, the Hazey Lioness, has taken her cannabis photography to another level by using it in a stylish home décor design that would look fabulous in any home. This isn't a Marley poster in your dorm room; Better Homes with Cannabis is tasteful home décor with a cannabis theme. Look for them at betterhomeswithcannabis.com. w0lfpack LLC and their super talented Creators are featuring a different product each month. This month, the pack is howling about Bong-Aid, a super-convenient banger cleaner pump that delivers a quick shot of 99.99% iso alcohol straight to your cotton swab. It's an absolute must-have in your stash box if you like to keep your bangers clean and mouthpieces sterile. You can find them at bongaid.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cannabloggers-corner/message

Welcome back to another episode of CannaBlogger's Corner! This week, I was invited to get a behind-the-scenes look at Cannabist, the dispensary formerly known as Columbia Care, in PB. They're one of the many San Diego businesses that took the opportunity during the pandemic to reinvent themselves. I got to chat with their head of marketing and community outreach, Carolyn Kates, about their house brands (they have several), their business model, and how they plan to re-invent the term “corporate cannabis” in the best way possible. I also got to fanboy a little over meeting one of my biggest influences in the cannabis industry, Christina “The Canncierge” herself. It was great to finally meet her in person and share this experience (and discount code) with her. CannaBlogger's Corner is sponsored by: Better Homes with Cannabis. Yani Amaya, the Hazey Lioness, has taken her cannabis photography to another level by using it in a stylish home décor design that would look fabulous in any home. This isn't a Marley poster in your dorm room; Better Homes with Cannabis is tasteful home décor with a cannabis theme. Look for them at betterhomeswithcannabis.com. w0lfpack LLC and their super talented Creators are featuring a different product each month. This month, the pack is howling about Bong-Aid, a super-convenient banger cleaner pump that delivers a quick shot of 99.99% iso alcohol straight to your cotton swab. It's an absolute must-have in your stash box if you like to keep your bangers clean and mouthpieces sterile. You can find them at bongaid.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cannabloggers-corner/message

Welcome back to another episode of CannaBlogger's Corner! This week, I was invited to get a behind-the-scenes look at Cannabist, the dispensary formerly known as Columbia Care, in PB. They're one of the many San Diego businesses that took the opportunity during the pandemic to reinvent themselves. I got to chat with their head of marketing and community outreach, Carolyn Kates, about their house brands (they have several), their business model, and how they plan to re-invent the term “corporate cannabis” in the best way possible. I also got to fanboy a little over meeting one of my biggest influences in the cannabis industry, Christina “The Canncierge” herself. It was great to finally meet her in person and share this experience (and discount code) with her. CannaBlogger's Corner is sponsored by: Better Homes with Cannabis. Yani Amaya, the Hazey Lioness, has taken her cannabis photography to another level by using it in a stylish home décor design that would look fabulous in any home. This isn't a Marley poster in your dorm room; Better Homes with Cannabis is tasteful home décor with a cannabis theme. Look for them at betterhomeswithcannabis.com. w0lfpack LLC and their super talented Creators are featuring a different product each month. This month, the pack is howling about Bong-Aid, a super-convenient banger cleaner pump that delivers a quick shot of 99.99% iso alcohol straight to your cotton swab. It's an absolute must-have in your stash box if you like to keep your bangers clean and mouthpieces sterile. You can find them at bongaid.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cannabloggers-corner/message

In this episode, Len is joined by Matthew Carr. Matthew Carr is the Chief Trends Strategist of The Oxford Club. He is the Editor of Profit Trends, Strategic Trends Investor, The VIPER Alert, Dynamic Fortunes and Trailblazer Pro. With almost two decades of financial experience under his belt, Matthew's expertise ranges from classic industries such as oil and mining to cutting-edge markets like small cap tech, cannabis and cloud computing.   In this episode Cannabis and the Olympics Cannabis stocks - Trends and outcomes - first 6 months of 2021 Are Cannabis stocks a good buying opportunity right now? OTC & major markets Columbia Care - small cap opportunity Tilray - large cap opportunity   Check out Matthews previous Pot.Live Podcast interviews here: https://thepotlivepodcast.libsyn.com/ep117-pot-stocks-iv-2021-q1-review-with-matthew-carr https://thepotlivepodcast.libsyn.com/with-matthew-carr https://thepotlivepodcast.libsyn.com/ep102-with-matthew-carr https://thepotlivepodcast.libsyn.com/ep92 https://thepotlivepodcast.libsyn.com/ep67-with-matthew-carr  

In this episode of Seed to CEO, Nicholas Vita, the CEO of Columbia Care, shares with MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh how he started in the cannabis industry with a mom-and-pop dispensary in Washington DC and now heads one of the biggest cannabis companies in the United States, present in 18 states and abroad. He'll share: The importance of learning from the mistakes made along the way. How the company picked and won new markets. How he helped build a company that would attract investor capital to grow even further. Who is Nicholas Vita? Nick spent six years as vice president at Goldman Sachs and another 10 investing in the health care sector before even considering the cannabis industry. A friend mentioned the potential to him at a party, and his interest was piqued. He left finance and opened his first dispensary in Washington DC in 2013 and quickly expanded to Arizona, Massachusetts and other states. 

In this episode of Seed to CEO, Nicholas Vita, the CEO of Columbia Care, shares with MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh how he started in the cannabis industry with a mom-and-pop dispensary in Washington DC and now heads one of the biggest cannabis companies in the United States, present in 18 states and abroad. He'll share: The importance of learning from the mistakes made along the way. How the company picked and won new markets. How he helped build a company that would attract investor capital to grow even further. Who is Nicholas Vita? Nick spent six years as vice president at Goldman Sachs and another 10 investing in the health care sector before even considering the cannabis industry. A friend mentioned the potential to him at a party, and his interest was piqued. He left finance and opened his first dispensary in Washington DC in 2013 and quickly expanded to Arizona, Massachusetts and other states. 

Yo yo ! What's up my lovely burners? Hope all is well in your worlds. This week we have a great episode for you! Topics include cannabis success rates and side effects, the lovely entourage effect,  Columbia Care launching a new tool, Connecticut might be our next legal state, local decriminalization in parts of the US, medical campaigns, Cali struggling with the green leaf and a whole lot more! Like a lot lot more, so much more that I can barely fit it all in here. You really gotta listen to this shit man. Thanks for listening and as always hit us up!  Twitter: @weedman420pod IG: @weedman420chronicles email: weedman420chronicles@gmail.com  COPYRIGHT 2021 WeedMan420 Chronicles©

We are joined by a special guest, Andrew Semple from Echelon Wealth Partners. Andrew was recently highlighted as the top performing analyst on Bay St by the Globe and Mail. He's a fundamental investor at heart and finds value in growth stocks. In this episode we gain insights on federal reform, select limited license states and US MSO's. As well we gain insights on how Semple begins an analysis on a specific market. Companies mentioned: AYR Wellness, Columbia Care, Curaleaf, GTI, Jushi, Trulieve, Verano. Links to Andrew's Research: · Click here for Andrew's Weekly Summary June 11, 2021 Link to Andrew's analyst disclaimer - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qc3gGCQQjDVuxi3xKE_qF6wxVEP-_HBM/view?usp=sharing

We are back for another news packed episode of the High-Rise with Cy and Emily. Big headlines in the MSO world as Columbia Care acquires CO heritage retail chain Medicine Man. Texas incrementally upgrades their MMJ program by a half a percentage — literally.  The state of California makes a $100M investment in their cannabis industry, even though the state has enjoyed tax revenues from cannabis sales in the billies. We also cover the latest MSO plays happening in Canada with Cronos and Pharmacan. Lastly we delve into the emerging subject of Delta 8 THC and how this ambiguous canabinoid could potentially adversely effect the industry — or not. There so much great information in this episode, you'll want to hear the whole thing!

In this episode, I rant about a policy memo that was drafted to argue against allowing people the right to cultivate cannabis for personal use. This policy memo was supported by Columbia Care, Cresco, Curaleaf, GTI, Pharmacann, and others. Ultimately, the memo was sent to Governor Cuomo in New York. This memo was drafted while New York was considering whether or not to legalize cannabis for adult use. You can read the memo and Kyle Jaegar's coverage of the memo at bit.ly/ban420 You can provide feedback to us at Chillinois.net/Contact

We recorded a special MSO and USA operator roundup where we go over the latest financials and their current operations. We cover the following companies in order of appearance: CuraLeaf, Trulieve, Green Thumb Industries, Cresco Labs, TerrAscend, Charlotte's Web, Columbia Care, 22nd Century Group and The Parent Company.

In this episode of CannaCast, Eric Altstadter, Partner and leader of EisnerAmper's Cannabis and Hemp Group, speaks with Nicholas Vita, the CEO and co-founder of Columbia Care. One of the nation's largest medical cannabis companies, Columbia Care's holdings include pharmacies, dispensaries, home delivery, cultivation and manufacturing facilities. Licensed to operate in 10 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., the company is currently expanding its activities throughout the U.S. and abroad. It made news last month when it purchased a Riverhead, Long Island, greenhouse for approximately $43 million dollars to help meet the anticipated demand of recreational cannabis in New York starting in 2022.

AT&T spinning off WarnerMedia to form a new company with Discovery. We'll get a look at the massive media merger and the companies that could be ripe for the next deal. And Twitter goes blue, Tim Cook takes the stand and millennials hate home ownership. That's in today's Rapid Fire. Plus, cannabis company Columbia Care posted record profits as marijuana use soared in 2020...the CEO weighs in on its retail revamp, industry consolidation and legalization.

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Gary Santo, President of TILT Holdings, has experience leading lean, high-performance teams including Specialty-Pharma. Gary has held a variety of senior-level positions, most recently Columbia Care, a leading multi-state operator in the cannabis industry. TILT is a combination of leading cannabis companies that deliver products and services to businesses operating in the cannabis industry. Through a portfolio of companies providing technology, hardware, cultivation and production, TILT services brands and cannabis retailers across 35 states in the U.S., as well as Canada, Israel, Mexico, South America and the European Union. Guest: Gary Santo, President, TILT Holdings Inc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/garysanto/ https://www.tiltholdings.com/by-the-numbers Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ Episode 706 of The Talking Hedge: Your Cannabis Business Podcast. ​Covering cannabis products, reviews, business news, interviews, investments, events, and more. https://www.theTalkingHedgepodcast.com Music Info: Song: Beat | Keep On | 2020 Artist: Milochromatic Beats & Song: Dark Trap Beats Hard Rap Instrumental | Gang | 2018 Artist: LuxrayBeats Keywords: Hemp News, Weed News, Cannabis News, Marijuana News, Cannabis Business, Marijuana Business, Cannabis Industry News, Marijuana Industry News, Weed News 420, Talking Hedge Podcast, Cannabis Podcast, Marijuana Podcast, Business Podcast, CBD podcast, THC podcast, Cannabis Pitch Deck, Marijuana Pitch Deck, Marijuana Investment Deck, Cannabis Investment Deck, Cannabis Compliance, Cannabis Data, Cannabis Banking, Cannabis Investment, Pot Stocks, Cannabis Stocks, Weed Stocks, Marijuana Stocks, Cannabis Data, Marijuana Data, Cannabis Analytics, Marijuana Analytics, Cannabis Sales Data, Marijuana Sales Data Josh is not an investment adviser. The Talking Hedge is long gold and silver. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.

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Leaders from OkCupid, Columbia Care, and Uber look back on the past year to discuss the success of their adaptive business and marketing strategies, agile leadership approaches and redefining business acquisitions in the midst of a global pandemic.

All About Columbia Care Florida | 710 Morning Show | January 22, 2021   Have you been to Columbia Care in Florida? Come along with us as we celebrate the one year anniversary of Columbia Care in historic St. Augustine! Columbia Care is one of the world's largest producers of cannabis products and related with 80 dispensaries and 27 cultivation and manufacturing facilities. They offer flower, edibles, oils, and tablets, and even suppositories.   Today on the 710 Morning Show... Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Columbia Care Dispensary. Join us LIVE at 7:10am et every weekday. www.710morningshow.com www.floridacannabiscoalition.com

In this episode, Len is joined by Adam Goers, VP, Corporate Affairs, Columbia Care. Columbia Care is a multi-state operator bringing quality, expertise and trust to cannabis. They put people and patients first by providing a portfolio of high quality cannabis-based health and wellness solutions, leveraging data and research to fuel innovation and improve access to cannabis and plant-based solutions.    "Albert Einstein Medical Research Centre in New York found that 68% of adult use customers are using cannabis for a medical or health and wellness needs..." - Adam Goers   In this episode How Adam came to the cannabis industry  Ramping up to scale Federal legalization Adapting and pivoting to succeed during the pandemic  Licensing in different states Sales, medical vs recreational  Products  Concerned about Excited about  

Dec. 31, 2020 - Could New York's medical marijuana infrastructure help boost the potential recreational marijuana market? We discussed it with Ngiste Abebe, President of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association and Director of Public Policy at Columbia Care. (originally aired 12/11/20)

Dec. 11, 2020 - Could New York's medical marijuana infrastructure help boost the potential recreational marijuana market? We discussed it with Ngiste Abebe, President of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association and Director of Public Policy at Columbia Care.

In this episode, Len is joined by Dr. Rosemary Mazanet, Chief Scientific Officer of Columbia Care. Columbia Care is one of the largest and most experienced multi-state operators in the medical cannabis industry, with licenses in 15 jurisdictions in the US and the EU.   In this episode How Dr. Mazanet came to the cannabis industry  Helping patients Columbia Care CBD study  The future of CBD and Cannabis Federal legalization - will cannabis be a hot button topic in the election? Columbia Care product offerings Excited about  

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We speak about the Cannabist Retail Experience with Jesse Channon, Chief Growth Officer of Columbia Care. Columbia Care Unveiled National Retail Experience with Launch of Cannabist, a National Dispensary Network Leveraging Proprietary Technology Platforms to Support the Customer Journey Anytime, Anywhere. We learn about the brand change and the onus to create this national retail experience. The Cannabist retail experience is centered on making shopping for cannabis as simple and approachable as possible. Merchandising set-ups and store layouts have been organized to help customers move through the space with intent and become more comfortable in the process. Additionally, the space is designed to encourage employees and customers to engage in conversations that enhance the shopping experience, whether through product recommendations or general education. To fully realize this goal, all Cannabist staff will undergo extensive training not offered at other dispensaries, ensuring that customer and patient needs can be exceeded. Talk to me about how this differs from the conventional retail models.The first location to launch under the Cannabist brand is the recently opened dispensary in Springville, Utah, followed by Columbia Care locations in Arizona, Illinois, and California, and most recently in Florida will become Cannabist branded retail locations, with a pipeline of more than 80 new and existing locations to follow over the next 24 months

Columbia Care's patient-centric focus includes one-on-one consultations and follow-ups with pharmacists and experts, enabling individualized care on your personal health and wellness journey. With a focus on clean cultivation, superior quality, and positive patient outcomes, they offer brands and products that meet high standards of potency, purity, and predictability. Their proprietary, patent-pending medical brands define Medical Cannabis. TheraCeed, ClaraCeed and EleCeed are pharmaceutical-quality and come in a variety of formats, including hard-pressed tablets, suppositories, vapes, and lotions. With over one million patient interactions, Columbia Care is proud of the positive outcomes they've helped create. For powerful stories about how Columbia Care has impacted patients' lives, you can go to their website.