Cannabis Elevated
Cannabis Elevated is a podcast, offering insight into the evolving cannabis industry directly from the industry leaders. Each episode delves into the realities of operating a successful cannabis business. Brought to you by MJardin and GrowForce.
Episodes
January 11, 2019 • 17 mins
There’s no secret trick to becoming one of the strongest operations in cannabis. Industry veteran, MJardin, says what it really comes down to is “smart” business. Learn what that means from the company’s Global Chief Operating Officer, Jorge Boone, and the Executive Chairman & CEO of MJardin, Rishi Gautam.
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December 21, 2018 • 16 mins
Was cannabis always such an influential and controversial drug in Canada? How have perceptions and programs surrounding it changed? When was recreational use banned? Vice President of Operations for MJardin Canada, Brett Kennedy, tells the historical tale.
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November 30, 2018 • 11 mins
There are countless obstacles you must hurdle to become a federally licensed producer of cannabis in Canada: The lengthy process. The financial burden. The regulations. But is it all worth it? Jerry Silva, Founder of WILL Cannabis Group, gives us his candid perspective.
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November 9, 2018 • 9 mins
What about cannabis enables it to produce such therapeutic effects? It has to do with something called cannabinoids. Learn what they are and how they work in the body from GrowForce’s Dr. Ashley Masri, ND and Danny Valentino, VP of Technology.
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November 2, 2018 • 24 mins
Turning a profit in the world of cannabis extraction takes perfect synergy – between the right team, the right products, the right experience, the right strategies. MJardin’s Chief Operating Officer, Duane Weiss, speaks to how each can truly distinguish a company in such a competitive market.
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October 26, 2018 • 22 mins
With their unique approach to operations and public markets GrowForce was launched as a vertically integrated cannabis platform based in Canada. Learn how they did it from James Lowe, GrowForce’s EVP of Operations, and Rishi Gautam, Executive Chairman of MJardin and Chairman & CEO of GrowForce.
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October 16, 2018 • 17 mins
The day for the full legalization of adult use cannabis in Canada is here. Jenn Juby, GrowForce’s Director of Retail Operations, and Danny Valentino, GrowForce’s VP of Technology, discuss what the retail side will look like and the steps Canada has taken to get to this point.
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October 16, 2018 • 14 mins
Cannabis is providing Canada a massive economic boost, largely due to the partnership and efforts of GrowForce, MJardin and Bridging Finance Inc. Discover how these companies are transforming Canada’s Indigenous communities from David Sharpe, CEO of Bridging Finance Inc., and Rishi Gautam, Executive Chairman of MJardin and Chairman & CEO of&am...
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October 16, 2018 • 22 mins
With their unique approach to operations and public markets, Growforce has become the only vertical cannabis producer and retailer. Learn how they did it from James Lowe, Growforce’s VP of Operations, and Rishi Gautam, Executive Chairman of MJardin and Chairman & CEO of Growforce.
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September 4, 2018 • 15 mins
If you think cannabis pest and pathogen control is easy, think again. MJardin’s Director of Special Operations, Nick Drury, details the difficulties growers face — from environment shifts to the fact that pesticides remain federally unregulated.
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September 4, 2018 • 15 mins
It takes more than just passion to run a top cannabis operation. There are countless complex processes that demand attention on a day-to-day basis. Director of Operations for MJardin, Pete Lottman, highlights some daily obstacles that a cannabis company faces.
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September 4, 2018 • 11 mins
Extraction is how you get the concentrated form of cannabis. And there are many ways to do it. MJardin’s Extraction Specialist, Mitch Lindback, provides an in-depth look at trending extraction methods.
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September 4, 2018 • 15 mins
A job at a cannabis company is not what you’d expect. MJardin’s President, Joann Bailey, discusses the challenges of training compliant cannabis enthusiasts in an industry incomparable to any other.
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September 4, 2018 • 14 mins
Pat Witcher, GrowForce’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, offers his take on compliance in a federally illegal market, the biggest misconceptions surrounding the Cole memo, and the different approaches taken by Canadian and American governments.
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September 3, 2018 • 12 mins
What does it take to dominate the cannabis market legally, financially and operationally? Two of MJardin’s top leaders – Co-founder and Growforce Executive Vice President of Operations, James Lowe, and MJardin Chairman and CEO, Rishi Gautam – guide us through the methodologies, philosophies and processes that transformed MJardin into a dominant force in the cannabis industry.
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