"Reshaping Cannabis: Predictions and Potentials for 2024" Dan welcomes back Matt Hawkins, the co-founder of Entourage Effect Capital. The conversation delves into the challenges faced by the cannabis industry in 2023, marked by limited investment capital, portfolio management struggles, and fundraising difficulties, impacting both private and publi…

"From Schedule I to III: How Cannabis Regulatory Changes Could Reshape Investment Landscape" Ian Dominguez, the founder and chief investment officer at Delta Emerald Ventures, joins Dan Humiston to discuss cannabis industry investments and the potential impact of regulatory changes on the market. The conversation focuses on the shift from cannabis …

"From Maryland to Ohio: Story Cannabis' Expanding Footprint" Jason Vedadi, CEO of Story Cannabis, joins Dan Humiston to discuss the company's impressive growth in the cannabis industry. Story Cannabis is a young company rapidly expanding in the MSO (Multi-State Operator) space, operating in Maryland, Ohio, and planning to enter New Jersey. Jason hi…

Cracking the Cannabis Advertising Code Dan Mondello, the Co-founder and CEO of Rank Really High, joins Dan Humiston to discuss how his company helps cannabis businesses maximize their website's visibility and conversions. They explore the challenges faced by cannabis companies when it comes to being online, such as advertising restrictions due to r…

"MRMD: The Undervalued Cannabis Stock with 14 Consecutive Growth Quarters" Jon Levine, CEO of MariMed joins Dan Humiston to discusses the evolution of MariMed from a cannabis advising company into one of the industry's leading multi-state operators. The company's strategic plan involves rolling up partners, expanding organically in current states, …

"From Immigrant to Cannabis Mogul: A Story of Resilience and Impact" Annu Khot, the founder of Sociale, a cannabis dispensary in Chicago, shares her inspirational journey, highlighting how she raised capital in the challenging cannabis industry and opened a dispensary with a focus on promoting diversity and social equity. She joins Dan Humiston to …

"Optimizing Cannabis Quality and Longevity with TerpLoc Packaging" Jack Grover, the co-founder and CEO of Grove Bags joins Dan Humiston to explains how their innovative packaging system, TerpLoc is revolutionizing the cannabis industry by creating a controlled microclimate to optimize the curing and preservation of cannabis products. He discusses t…

"Investing in Cannabis: The Innovative 'Spark Tank' Gary George, the founder of the Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference joins Dan Humiston. to shares how he started the conference out of personal necessity after finding a gap in the cannabis event space. He wanted to provide attendees with practical, real-time insights and actionable information …

"Cannabis Funding in Flux: Strategies for Success in Today's Market" Raising capital in the cannabis industry is challenging, CEO Paul Weiss, of Paper Planes is back for Part 2 of his interview with Dan Humiston. In this episode he highlights the current dry spell in funding, emphasizing the importance of realistic expectations and responsible grow…

"From Investor to Operator: Navigating the Cannabis Industry's Unique Challenges" Paul Weiss, CEO of Paper Planes joins Dan Humiston to discuss his unique position as both a cannabis investor and operator, emphasizing the importance of having control of a brand in the ever-changing cannabis industry. He also highlights Paper Planes' focus on qualit…

"Innovative Loyalty Platform Revolutionizes Cannabis Industry Customer Engagement and Retention" Jonathan Bohun, founder and CEO of Weedar, joins Dan Humiston to discuss his cannabis industry loyalty and distribution platform. With a background spanning nine years in the industry, Jonathan recognized the lack of effective loyalty programs for regul…

"Revolutionizing Cannabis Cone Manufacturing: From Shortage to 100 Million Cones a Month" Bryan Gerber, CEO of Hara Supply, joins Dan Humiston to discuss the success of his cone manufacturing business. In response to a cone shortage, Hara Supplies established facilities in India, earning various certifications and producing high-quality, clean-room…

"From Self-Funded Success to Consistent Quality: The Gelato Canna Co. Story" George Sadler, co-founder and CEO of Gelato Canna Co., joins Dan Humiston to discuss his background, his previous cannabis business win and the success of Gelato. The company has a family-driven ethos and prides itself on maintaining consistent, high-quality products. Desp…

"Utilizing Data-Driven Decisions for Raising Capital in the Cannabis Industry" Lara Fordis, founder of Fortis Consulting, joins Dan Humiston to discuss how cannabis companies can utilize data-driven decisions to raise capital successfully. She emphasizes the importance of vetting data sources and avoiding skewed data to avoid misrepresentation. For…

"Unlocking the Power of Cannabis Testing: Ensuring Safety and Quality in the Industry" Christopher Altomare, the CEO of Nova Analytic Labs, discusses the importance of testing in the cannabis industry. He highlights the risks associated with untested cannabis, such as exposure to pesticides and unknown health impacts. Chris also shares insights wit…

Revolutionizing Cannabis Rolling Papers: Unveiling a 400-Year Legacy of Quality and Innovation Alex Boone, the managing director at Botani, discusses the history and expertise of his parent company, which has been involved in paper making for over 400 years. Botani focuses on providing premium botanical hemp and hemp rolling papers to the cannabis …

Revolutionizing Joint Rolling: The Story of an Innovative Machine Kyle Loucks, the CEO of Roll Pros, joins Dan Humiston to discuss his journey of creating a machine that automates the process of rolling joints. He shares how he was inspired by his college days and the need for a solution to the inefficient process of hand-rolling joints. With 85 ma…

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Cannabis Industry: A Journey Towards Funding Success Kyra Reed, the founder of Women Employed in Cannabis, joins Dan Humiston to discuss her organization's shift in focus from education and networking to fundraising for women in the cannabis industry. Recognizing the funding gap for women-led businesses, she pa…

The Importance of Cannabis Insurance Brokers: Expertise, Advocacy, and Transparency Eric Schneider, the managing director at Alpha Ru, joins Dan Humiston to discuss the importance of having a broker when obtaining insurance for cannabis companies. He highlights the specialized nature of the industry, the need for brokers with expertise in cannabis,…

"Missouri's Smooth Entry into the Cannabis Market" Nicholas Rinella, the CEO of Hippos Cannabis, a Missouri-based vertically integrated cannabis company joins Dan Humiston to provide Missouri cannabis market insight. He talks about Hippos Cannabis' production facility in Vienna, Missouri, and three dispensaries across the state. He also discussed t…

Navigating Compliance in the Cannabis Industry Marion Mariathasan, the CEO and Co-founder of Simplifya, a regulatory and operational compliance software platform for the cannabis industry, joins Dan Humiston to discussed the importance of compliance for licensed operators. He explains how Simplifya helps to maintain a license to operate legally thr…

"Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry with Cannabis Robots" Sorting Robotics is an industrial automation company in the cannabis industry. CEO amd Co-Founder, Nohtal Partansky joins Dan Humiston to talk cannabis robots. He explains how their flagship product the JICO Robot, injects cannabis concentrate into joints to produce a consistently infused…

"Revolutionizing Cannabis Cultivation: How Verne Bio Analytics is Leading the Way in Genetics and Pathogen Testing" Dr. Nathan Johnson, the CEO of Verne Bio, a company that provides cannabis genetics and pathogen testing and analysis, joins Dan Humiston to explains the importance of identifying plant genetics and pathogens for cultivators to avoid …

While we wait SAFE banking to pass how are cannabis companies are accessing banking Dan Humiston speaks with the CEO of Safe Harbor Financial, Sundie Seefried, to discuss how her company helps cannabis businesses bank their money. She shares how they expanded the business across the country and how they've helped other financial institutions set up…

The Benefits of Using Private Credit over Equity Rob Sechrist the President of the Polaris Equity Group, an asset management company that lends to owners of commercial buildings with cannabis-related businesses in them joins Dan Humiston . They discuss how Polaris Equity Group differentiate itself from other debt lending companies by only securing …

Banks can do business with cannabis companies Peter Su, the Senior Vice President of Green Check Verified joins Dan Humiston to explain how his company enables financial institutions to safely offer their services to legal cannabis companies. Peter discusses how the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) works, which is essentially the last line of defense for ban…

Flow Garden Co-Founders Discuss the Future of Smokable Hemp and Their Award-Winning Flowers Co-founders of Flow Garden, David Miller and Erich Maelze, join Dan Humiston to talk about their company's success in the nationwide sale of Smokeable Hemp. They highlight the medicinal benefits of Smokeable Hemp, such as helping combat anxiety and stress. D…

You don't have to sell all your equity to open a dispensary. The cost of opening a dispensary in Boston prevents most aspiring entrepreneurs from even attempting it. Unfortunately, Nike John did not allow the price tag obstacle or any other obstacle to prevent her from opening The Heritage Club. She joins Dan Humiston to explain some of the creativ…

Regardless of size or sector, all businesses and industries need capital to grow. Adam Stettner the CEO of Fundcanna, the leading lender in the cannabis industry joins Dan Humiston to explain how they are helping cannabis companies finance their growth. He talks about the value of combining equity and debt financing and discusses some of their many…

Can hemp help you lose weight? Research is finally confirming Hemp's many benefits. Michael Scherr the Founder and CEO of Arbor Hemp joins Dan Humiston to share the results of their study that showed how the participant lost weight. He also talks about his brand partnership with Global Healthcare Ambassador (Autism & Palliative Care Advocate) Mieko…

The backbone of the cannabis industry. One critical piece of the cannabis legalization puzzle that is often overlooked, is technology. Michael Johnson the CEO of Metrc joins Dan Humiston to explain the key role their Track and Trace software has played in cannabis legalization. He discusses how local, state and federal agencies and regulators depen…

Why sales team efficiency is more important than it's size. Cannabis businesses have many unusual challenges but one thing that is not unusual is their need for sales. Without sales companies will fail, unfortunately, many salespeople spend most of their time gathering data instead of selling. Jeffrey Graham the founder and CEO of Pistil Data joins…

Fastest growing cannabis company in the Sunshine State. Cansortium, a public traded, vertically-integrated cannabis company trading on the (CSE: TIUM.U) (OTCQX: CNTMF). is expanding. CEO Robert Beasley, operating under the Fluent™ brand joins Dan Humiston to talk about "Growth by Contraction" and building out operations to align supply and demand, …

How to be sure pot is produced safely. There are food safety standards and audits that are in place to ensure that the food we purchase is safe. Implementing similar protocols for cannabis production is a necessary step toward normalizing the plant. Tyler Williams, the recently appointed CEO of ASI Food Safety, joins Dan Humiston to talk about help…

Blow out the candle then smoke it. Michael Scherr created Higher Celebrations to help people enjoy special occasions with cannabis. His breakthrough product, Birthjay gained enormous media attention. He joins Dan Humiston to talk about his pipeline of products, raising capital and becoming the Hallmark of cannabis. Produced by PodConx MJBulls - htt…

Using cannabis testing to validate revolutionizing new pathogen testing technology. DNA and RNA-based pathogen testing kits from PathogenDx are light years ahead of other microbial testing methods. CEO Milan Patel joins Dan Humiston to explain how their testing kits are able to test for dozens of different microbials simultaneously. Produced by Pod…

Best way to ensure a consistent outcome and experience. Wes Burk the President of Emerald Scientific joins Dan Humiston to talk about providing scientific testing equipment to cannabis labs, cultivation and extraction facilities. He explains why educating the public about product testing is necessary to defeat the illicit market. Produced by PodCon…

Why are so few national insurance companies in cannabis? The complexities of cannabis legislation make it really difficult for insurance companies to support cannabis businesses. James Whitcomb the CEO of Frontier Risk joins Dan Humiston to talk about how they're providing insurance companies with the data that they need to ensure cannabis. Produce…

Where the locals buy their cannabis in Las Vegas Using proprietary technology City Trees is producing high-quality cannabis products and passing the savings on to their customers. CLS Holdings USA trading under OTCQB: CLSH, CEO, Andrew Glashow joins Dan Humiston to explain how they are maintaining their product's enormous Nevada market share and to…

Making financial prosperity easier for everyone Benzinga is devoted to transforming the financial industry and empowering individual investor. As the Vice President, Event Partnerships, Elliot Lane join Dan Humiston to talk about how their commitment to emerging sectors has made them the go-to source for cannabis financial news. He shares some of t…

Short-Term cannabis lending options The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis top investors and lenders, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting investing in these sectors, what to expect in 2023 and sharing investment opportunities and stra…

Creating the industry's leading CPG platform The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis top investors and lenders, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting investing in these sectors, what to expect in 2023 and sharing investment opportunities…

Lending to cannabis companies with real estate as collateral. The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis top investors and lenders, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting investing in these sectors, what to expect in 2023 and sharing investm…

Investment opportunities in the natural wellness and plant wellness space at large The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis and plant wellness industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting investing in these sectors, wha…

Using institutional investment strategies to identify solid cannabis investments The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting the cannabis industry, what to expect in 2023 and sh…

Are there still small dollar cannabis investment opportunities? The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting the cannabis industry, what to expect in 2023 and sharing investment …

Where will the cannabis investment opportunities be in 2023 with The Panther Group The Cannabis Investor Series Sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting the cannabis industry, what to expect in 2023 and …

Where will the cannabis investment opportunities be in 2023 with Silverleaf Ventures Partners The Cannabis Investor Series sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting the cannabis industry, what to expect i…

Lenders are finally crossing the green line and providing loans to cannabis companies. The Cannabis Investor Series Sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting the cannabis industry, what to expect in 2023 …

Is Biden's announcement the spark that leads to federal legalization? The Cannabis Investor Series Sponsored by PodConx is back for the Fifth year. This year, the Series will again feature the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing how the current macroeconomic cycle is affecting the cannabis industry, what to expect in 2023 and sharing inves…