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A laid-back, data-backed discussion on the cannabis market with notable industry leaders.
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E116-A field report from New York’s cannabis market and California’s interstate letter
E115-Which US states are on deck for legalizing recreational cannabis in 2023?
E114-NYC opens its very first recreational cannabis shop and New Jersey throws a little friendly shade
E113-Q&A Session from Trailblazers X Alpha Root webinar series
112-Hospitality & advocacy experts Sara Stewart and Scot Rutledge give us the goods on how consumption lounges will work in Nevada
E111-Tis the season for holiday specific cannabis products — is this a sign of the industry starting to normalize?
E110-And just like that…Joe Biden signs the medical marijuana research bill into law
E109-Nevada cannabis consumption lounges are about to drop in 2023—imagine the innovation!
E108-New York rolls out regulations and its first set of licenses — we have many questions
E107-‘I’ll stop procrastinating tomorrow’ says US congress about cannabis reform
E106-How will Midterm election results impact cannabis legislation?
105-Talking about cannabis retail with Kyle Sherman founder and CEO of Flowhub
E104-Let’s talk about Germany getting ready to legalize recreational cannabis by 2024
E103-Canopy Growth to close all retail in Canada and now sets its sights on the US
E102-Legends in cannabis policy reform Vicente Sederberg stop by the High Rise
E101-Turns out M&A in cannabis is hard: Verano drops the deal to buy Goodness Growth
E100-Reflections and origin stories around the cannabis industry for our 100th episode!
E99-Biden’s cannabis pardon is a win for criminal justice, does this help accelerate Federal legalization?
E98-The story of Suzan Nickelson, first female and black woman to own a cannabis license in NJ
E97-How the scarcity of capital negatively impacts minority cannabis entrepreneurs
E96-Building a plane while it’s flying a.k.a. Minnesota’s cannabis legalization efforts
E95-NIMBY towns are mistakenly supporting illegal cannabis sales and other sketchy things
E94-Seeing Through the Smoke with Dr. Peter Grinspoon
E93-Benzinga Chicago wrap-up, the upcoming midterm elections, and MK Ultra?
E92-The upside-down world of Republicans out progressing Democrats on cannabis decriminalization in Ohio
E91-Operation Sunburn Cannabis with special guests Danny Moses & Brady Cobb
E90-What’s the strategic rationale behind cannabis companies acquiring vegetable farms?
E89-The mainstreaming of cannabis beverages: the good, the not so bad, and the form factors
E88-Our decompression session: breaking down the comprehensive McGinley episode
E87-The coming headwinds and tailwinds for the cannabis industry with Matt McGinley
E86-A New York State of cannabis MSOs
E85-Post lockdown: analyzing earnings data with growth trends in US cannabis
E84-Let’s talk about ‘weed lite’ aka Delta-8 products
E83-The balance of weed vs greed in the legal cannabis space with journalist Will Yakowicz from Forbes
E82-The curious case of why Canadian growers destroyed 425 million grams of cannabis last year
E81-More cannabis reform updates: don’t worry, it’s actually positive news
E80-Special guest Rick Farman co-founder of Superfly: at the nexus of cannabis and music festivals
E79-Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level—where are we at, what’s it gonna take?
E78-Crowd-growing: part cannabis, part crypto, and part crowd funding—what could go wrong?
E77-High Rise talks shop with Spencer and Mark from Range Marketing
E76-Woody Harrelson has a new pot shop—is it boutique or big business?
E75-Jobs in cannabis, turnover rates, and the impending recession
E74-Washington D.C. legalizes again and Snoop’s latest, ‘Sleepy Joe OG’
E73-Why are we seeing sensationalist journalism around high potency cannabis all of a sudden?
E72-Minnesota just legalized edibles—let’s unpack this
E71-Cannabis activations and music festivals, why is this still a rare thing?
E70-The uniquely American product known as cannabis and the 4th of July holiday
E69-Pre-Roll mania with Bryan Gerber CEO & founder of Hara Supply
E68-The War on Drugs: Federal Government’s latest
E67 - Where does the beverage category go from here?
E66- A short story about Parallel: when investing in cannabis MSOs gets messy
E65 - Ascend Wellness teams up to sue the federal government over 280E and interstate commerce
E64 - Cannabis beverages and The Boston Beer Company
E63-A little events recap, NJ sales crushes in its first month, RI is #19, and DE is the lamest state right now
E62 - Some 420 data, Houseplant’s House, NM & NJ sales, and stocks are still down
E61 - Lines out the door in NJ, sales to begin this fall in NY, Canopy layoffs, and a little poolsides debrief
E60 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Nancy Whiteman from Wana
E59 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Karson Humiston from Vangst
E58 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Brady Cobb from One Plant
E57 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with US Representative Nancy Mace
E56 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Kim Rivers from Trulieve
E55 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Aaron Miles & Sammy Dorf from Verano
E54 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Morgan Paxhia from Poseidon
E53 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Abner Kurtin from Ascend Wellness Holdings
E52 - Pretty pretty pretty good episode, NJ & NM finally did it, NY does 280E, and 420 the 'high holiday'
E51 - The MORE Act finally passes, earnings season wraps up, and big M&A moves with guest Matt McGinley
E50 - Talking about cannabis jobs, reform, and working in a startup industry with Scott Kenyon
E49 - Poolside sessions - Brett Heyman Founder & Creative Director at Flower by Edie Parker
E48 - Poolside sessions - Tahira Rehmatullah Co-Founder & CEO at Commons and Jacqueline Bennett Co-founder & Managing Partner at Highland Venture Partners
E47 - Poolside sessions - Dustin Moore CoFounder & Chief Strategy Officer of Embarc
E46 - Poolside sessions - Julia Germaine Operating Partner at Kindrun
E45 - Poolside sessions - Mikaela McLaughlin VP Of Business Development at springbig
E44 - Poolside sessions - Aaron Trahan Head of Customer Operations at Texas Original
E43 - Poolside sessions - Valda Coryat Chief Marketing Officer at Trulieve
E42 - Cannabis industry earnings update with Matt McGinley
E41 - The parallels of traditional CPG and cannabis CPG with Joe Bayern
E40 - From Clorox to cannabis: A fun conversation with Troy Datcher
E39 - A Highly Objective take on this week in cannabis with Dai Truong
E38 - Delaware and Wisconsin are starting to legalize, New York has new MMJ rules, and Amazon needs workers
E37 - Twitter Spaces edition with special guest Jason Wild
E36 - Reflections and projections: Looking forward to 2022!
E35 - Ending 2021 on a High-Note with Andrea Cabral
E34 - High-Rise Poolside Sessions: Hall of Flowers Palm Springs coverage, Tilray gets into whiskey, and San Francisco removes city tax
E33 - Matt Hawkins founder and managing partner of Entourage Effect Capital talks about the recent news with Harborside in California
E32 - Terrascend acquires Gage to expand in Michigan, AYR’s earnings and new brand identity, Canopy Growth C-suite shakeup, and giving thanks
E31 - Kim Rivers CEO of Trulieve
E30 - All about the States Reform Act: Will this finally be the end federal prohibition?
E29 - It’s Earnings Season for Q321, big picture trends, the economy’s effects on cannabis, and ‘dank at scale’
E28 - MJBiz article misrepresents data, down 5% is the new flat, and do recent USA election losses affect legalization?
E27 - Back from MJBiz, Columbia Care brings in whole flower to NY, Canna Cabana adopts membership club model, and Indica vs Sativa — a new old take
E26 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Steve Albarran, Co-Founder & CEO, Confident Cannabis
E25 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Rosie Mattio, CEO & Founder, MATTIO Communications
E24 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Kyle Sherman, CEO & Founder, Flowhub
E23 High Rise Poolside Sessions - Graham Farrar, Co-founder, President & Board Director, Glass House Brands
E22 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Dennis O’Malley, COO, The Parent Company
E21 - Acquisitions abound, AZ vs WA by the numbers, and ‘ankle-biters’?
E20 - The Business of Cannabis in New York and around the industry
E19 - Remote from Hall of Flowers 2021, Challenges for small farmers in CA, and SAFE Banking Act news
E18 - Cannabis markets in Europe: The investment landscape, MSOs, and the future of medical cannabis research
E17 - New Jersey regs, California’s DCC, Nevada consumption lounges, and the state of Florida vs Leafly