High-Rise Podcast
A laid-back, data-backed discussion on the cannabis market with notable industry leaders.

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E118-Cannabis tech talk with Kyla Sirni CEO and co-founder of Dispense
Welcome back to the High Rise! We’ve got another great episode for you as Cy and Emily welcome a very special guest, Kyla Sirni CEO and co-founder of Dispense.

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E117-Missouri ‘the show me state’ shows the nation how to open up a legal cannabis market with efficiency
Missouri wasted absolutely no time in setting up its legal cannabis program — the state even opened its doors ahead of schedule!

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E116-A field report from New York’s cannabis market and California’s interstate letter
On this episode of the High Rise Cy and Emily talk about Emily's recent winter trip to New York where she had a chance to visit a couple of the new fully legal cannabis shops in NYC.

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E115-Which US states are on deck for legalizing recreational cannabis in 2023?
Already at the top of the year we’re seeing 4 new states that will soon take us to 25 total states in the US with legal cannabis programs—almost halfway there!

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E114-NYC opens its very first recreational cannabis shop and New Jersey throws a little friendly shade
Now You Can Legally Buy Recreational Cannabis in New York! The first legal sale of recreational weed took place in a dispensary in Manhattan, just meeting the state’s deadline to open a store in 2022.

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E113-Q&A Session from Trailblazers X Alpha Root webinar series
Welcome back to the High Rise! On this episode we wanted to share a Q&A session from a webinar series produced by Trailblazers a cannabis content community that seeks to advance the cannabis industry, unified by a shared ethos and vision of the future.

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E111-Tis the season for holiday specific cannabis products — is this a sign of the industry starting to normalize?
As the holiday season has gotten into full swing, we are starting to take notice of cannabis brands rolling out some festive holiday specific products.

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E110-And just like that…Joe Biden signs the medical marijuana research bill into law
Joe Biden turns the Medical Marijuana Research Bill into law, changing how American scientists can do research on the plant.

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E109-Nevada cannabis consumption lounges are about to drop in 2023—imagine the innovation!
Nevada marijuana regulators announced on Wednesday that they will be holding lotteries at the end of the month to select 20 independent cannabis consumption lounge licensees. The state’s Cannabis Compliance Board anticipates the first lounges to be licensed and able to open during the first half of 2023.

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E108-New York rolls out regulations and its first set of licenses — we have many questions
New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday which is great right? Absolutely.

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E107-‘I’ll stop procrastinating tomorrow’ says US congress about cannabis reform
House Democrats and Republicans have co-published a ‘joint memo’ ahead of a congressional subcommittee meeting on cannabis this Tuesday.

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E106-How will Midterm election results impact cannabis legislation?
It’s a big week here in the US with the midterm elections wrapping up soon. So it makes sense that Cy and Emily would do a little state-by-state run though of the various cannabis legislation on the docket this election cycle.
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