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Clean Green certified flower and pre-roll products with Jamie Warm, Co-founder, and CEO of Henry's Original. This episode is one of the co-founders of Henry’s Original, a craft cannabis brand started by local farmers in Laytonville, CA, providing sun-grown, Clean Green-certified cannabis throughout California. Henry’s produces Clean Green certified flower and pre-roll products that are cultivated entirely in Mendocino County, California. You hold thirteen state licenses which include nursery, cultivation, processing, distribution and a retail dispensary license. Your company has more than 100,000 square feet of cultivation in California. His company announced it closed a Series B investment led by Merida Capital Partners (Merida), a private equity firm focused solely on the cannabis and hemp industries. Henry’s intends to use the funds to expand its cultivation, processing, sales and marketing operations.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privac

Premium OTCQX and OTCQB Markets with Jason Paltrowitz Director & Executive Vice President, OTC Markets Group. Our next guest manages his company's international and domestic Corporate Services business, supporting more than 1,200 companies that trade on the premium OTCQX and OTCQB Markets. NYC-based OTC Markets Group, operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, currently cross-trades dozens of cannabis companies with primary listings on the Canadian Securities Exchange -- providing these companies with access to U.S.-based investors.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Top performing marijuana stocks with Meni Morim Interim CEO at Namaste Technologies. Our next guest is interim CEO of a company that has been named as 1 of the 5 Top Performing marijuana stocks since the beginning of 2016 by Yahoo Finance. They launched an online portal launched last year which provides free access to medical cannabis consultations through secure video conferencing. Their unique business model has created an e-commerce platform where there are 30 websites in more than 20 countries, diversifying the revenue stream. Namaste recently signed an agreement with 2103486 Alberta Ltd. operating as "ARBR" to incorporate NamasteMD into the ARBR clinical referral platform.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Changing how you consume your CBD with Aaron Morris and Chris Joseph Co-Founders of Wild Roots Spirits. Our next guests founded a unique company, based in Portland, Ore., that's changing how you consume your vodka and now your CBD, too. While similarly, Wild Roots focuses on creating premium, natural, handcrafted spirits that are unique to the Pacific Northwest but can be enjoyed anywhere. Forbes recognized WYLD CBD as having some of the best CBD Gummies in the Market today. They heralded by saying: “As exclusively a CBD gummies company, Wyld CBD has a great lineup of premium options, including lemon, blueberry, huckleberry, and raspberry, which are all blended and infused with real fruits. As a broad-spectrum extract, these vegan treats are a darling of the list and one that is worth every penny.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The anticipated boom in hemp agriculture with Gunhee Park CEO and Founder of Populum CBD. Our next guest is pursuing bringing their brand’s hemp farming from Colorado to Arizona and will be part of the anticipated boom in hemp agriculture in the state. With the explosion of CBD as a new frontier in modern self-care, Populum has set out to create a modern and approachable hemp oil brand unbridled by the confines of the stigma attached to hemp products, especially during their recently-launched rebrand, which was designed with the intention to make the product feel safe and trustworthy, as well as break the "sketchiness" that people may feel when shopping for hemp CBD oil. That was back in November.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bringing highly designed products to cannabis with Maggie Connors, Founder of Besito. My next guest founded an effort intended on bringing highly designed products to the market in a way that gives back to the community. This brand advocates for LGBTQ rights, criminal justice reform, and the advancement of scientific research in cannabis. Besito has announced a partnership with Equity First Alliance, with the release of a powerful campaign featuring advocates, formerly incarcerated individuals, and their family members, amplifying the voices of those impacted by the War on Drugs. A Record Shouldn’t Last A Lifetime, is a call to action and urgent reminder of the moral obligation of those who are profiting off the legal cannabis industry to fight for equity and reparative justice. The multi-media campaign puts an intimate and human face to those who have been most harmed, featuring the subjects’ compelling personal stories in their own environments.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &

The leading cannabis price comparison platform with Dan Nelson, CEO of Wikileaf. My next guest is CEO of a company of the leading cannabis price comparison platform with more than 3,800 legal recreational dispensaries, medical dispensaries, and brands listed across the U.S. and Canada. Wikileaf is a price comparison platform for recreational and medicinal cannabis consumers. You provide consumers with instant price comparison among dispensaries in their immediate vicinity. Wikileaf displays menus and prices for recreational and medical dispensaries in 7 states (Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado). Wikileaf just recently became one of a handful of cannabis stocks to be listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A gap in the world of cannabis with Jon Lowen the CoFounder of Surfside. My next guest is dedicated to building efficient, intelligent solutions that harness the power of data in today’s multi-dimensional marketplace. His expertise lends itself across multiple programming languages and is a specialist in machine learning, big data, content personalization, and real-time decisioning engines. Surfside is a customer acquisition platform that specializes in activating and expanding 1st party data for marketing, insights, and measurement. So, Surfside is currently focused on the cannabis industry but you’re working across verticals to help businesses understand, retain and acquire new customers. TechZone 360 reports that AI is being implemented in the cannabis industry is through personalized consumer sales.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Launch and scale cannabis brands with Ori Bytton CEO & Founder of Natura Life + Science. Ori's is the CEO and founder of a co-manufacturing facility that’s creating the world’s most sophisticated platform to launch and scale cannabis brands. He came from the Solar industry upon arriving at the States from the homeland of Israel. Ori gained interest in the cannabis industry by learning and breaking down all of the aspects of the supply chain. As well as finding that regulations and supply chain issues were making it difficult for canna-businesses to succeed, no matter how good their product was. He believes the two biggest problems in the cannabis industry are knowledge and consumer trust.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Retail Cannabis Purchasing Guide for cannabis dispensaries with Ryan Smith, the CEO & Founder of LeafLink. Since our last interview Leaflink is now live in 22 territories across the United States and Canada. It has offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto. cannabis retailers and brands use LeafLink to manage over $1B+ per year in wholesale orders. Leaflink just released a new Retail Cannabis Purchasing Guide for cannabis dispensaries with best practices from leading cannabis retailers to help them take control of their purchasing process. The processes retailers use to evaluate vendors can vary a lot. However, having a process in place, rather than talking to vendors haphazardly, makes vendor selection much more manageable.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Simplifying compliance for the cannabis industry with Kyle Sherman, CEO of Flowhub. This episode we talk with the CEO of Denver-based inventory management and POS platform for dispensaries that just launched the first-of-its-kind Stash App, a simple mobile application custom-built to streamline dispensary operations, maximize efficiency, and reduce inventory management cycles all from the palm of your hand. Many cannabis retailers are left to track their inventory by either piecing together several workflows and tools or manually tracking and performing audits with pen and paper or spreadsheets.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Leading recruiting platform in the cannabis industry with Karson Humiston Founder & CEO of Vangst. Our next guest is the CEO of the leading recruiting platform in the cannabis industry. She was featured on the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 lists. Since launching in 2016, this platform has connected more than 10,000 people with jobs at over 650 leading cannabis businesses around the US. Women are making their mark on the cannabis industry. Of the 166 companies we surveyed, 38.5% of cannabis employees are female-identifying individuals.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vape devices and the issues in the market with Corey Mangold, Co-Founder & CEO of Orchid Essentials. Our guest’s company is addressing many of the issues that they personally encountered using vape devices on the market. With so many different vaping options to choose from these days, how can you know if you’re getting the best vape experience? Vape pens consist of two pieces, a battery, and a cartridge. Most pens today were designed for nicotine e-juice and not thicker cannabis oils. Also, many vape brands on the market have tiny mouthpieces with not much airflow. Think of it like trying to suck a very thick milkshake through a coffee stirrer...v hard!. Orchid strived to build “superior hardware and high-quality extracts that make your device consistent and will not compromise flavor with impurities from the manufacturing process. The Orchid Essentials vape pen was created with superior hardware and the highest quality extracts. They wanted the design of the pen to be similar to a medical device - qualit

Sophisticated culinary cannabis experience with Acclaimed New York City chef Ron Silver. Ron is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Azuca, and Chef and Owner of New York City restaurant Bubby’s, a renowned dining institution for nearly three decades. With chef-quality taste, Azuca allows for faster onset, enabling patients to medicate accurately and effectively. In continuation of his mission to provide the cannabis industry with understandable, easy-to-dose edibles. Ron marries his expertise as a chef, business owner, and entrepreneur to create and develop new products and expand globally.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Desert greenhouse cultivation with Michael Sassano Founder and CEO of Solaris Farms. Michael says they have the largest and most advanced cannabis greenhouse operations ever. Solaris provides state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, greenhouse design services, operations management services, brand campus hosting, incubation & consulting services, and investment opportunities for the cannabis industry.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Insuring cannabis businesses with TJ Frost, U.S. Cannabis Segment Leader for Hub International. Our next guest works for one of the first firms to create a practice dedicated entirely to insuring cannabis businesses. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited is a leading full-service global insurance broker providing property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products, and services.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bringing complete control to the cannabis finishing process with Jane and David Sandelman of Cannatrol. Our next guests are a husband and wife team. This summer the launch of a patent-pending Dry/Cure System, set to be the first-ever to bring technology, science, and bringing complete control to the cannabis finishing process. The Cannatrol Dry/Cure system is available for large-scale and commercial growers, as well as a smaller Cool Cure system for small, home growers. The Cool Cure system will dry up to 1 kilo of wet flowers and deliver the same consistent results as the commercial system.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cannabis represents an industry of health and wellness with Autumn Shelton Owner and CFO from Autumn Brands. My next guest was once quoted to say, Cannabis represents an industry of health and wellness whether you utilize its benefits for medical or recreational purposes. As awareness grows, people are finding out just how incredible this under-appreciated plant can be for themselves, family, and friends. Autumn Brands has sought to shift the female perspective, stigmas, and misunderstandings associated with the use of cannabis as part of a whole and healthy lifestyle. Not a mainstay yet, cannabis is becoming very quickly a go-to, mainstream self-care product found in medicine cabinets and on nightstands in homes across demographic lines, thanks to the woman of the house.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Being a brand enabler in the cannabis industry with Kyle Kazan Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO – California Cannabis Enterprises, Inc. My next guest is a former Torrance Police Officer (LA County) in South Central LA during the LA riots. He is also a former special education teacher now turned businessman, who co-founded Beach Front Properties, LLC, which has more than $2 billion of assets under management in the U.S., Asia, and Europe and is now a leading cannabis entrepreneur. His company’s scalable portfolio includes cultivation, genetics, manufacturing, retail, sourcing, data, distribution, delivery, technology, in-house brands, celebrity-endorsed brands and marketing with a focus on using its supply chain to get into being a brand enabler.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Where Christians go to educate themselves about CBD with Natalie Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief, God’s Greenery. This episode we talk about how many people who follow their faith in Christianity but are hesitant to adopt CBD into their daily lives because of its association with cannabis. God’s Greenery brings the faith community together to explore the benefits of CBD while empowering churches to keep their congregants engaged and even bring in new worshippers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy