Cannabis Equipment News

Cannabis Equipment News

Cannabis Equipment News is an interview series with growers, processors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals who work within the legal cannabis industry. We provide answers to the challenges cannabis professionals face every day and discuss the industry as it continues to develop.

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May 9, 2025 51 mins

This week, Kyle Sheridan, owner of Sunny Gardens VT joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he makes seeds, his role in the wholesale market, and the current state of Vermont's cannabis industry.

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This week, Kelly Burke, COO and co-founder of Kifcure and CEO of Emerald Acres, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she helped build the largest industrial hemp grower in Illinois.

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This week, Dan Mahon, founding member of Canna Capable joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to help people with physical disabilities grow cannabis. 

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This week, Mike Forenza, managing partner of AE Global, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the crisis in cannabis packaging, sustainability without greenwashing, and the industry's new top priority.

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This week, Scott Jordan, founder of Alternative Finance Network joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.

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This week, Jonathan Spadafora, CEO of Flower Union, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.

Spadafora's journey into cannabis began when his daughter was dealing with health issues and the family decided CBD could help. But that was before it was widely available, so it meant having to move to Colorado to be near medical professionals that had access to CBD.

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This week, Will Read, founder and CEO of CannaPlanners, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to normalize cannabis branding by bringing mainstream marketing and branding strategies into an industry still fighting stigma.

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This week, Shane Breen, CEO of Silly Nice joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the wild road that brought him into the industry, one fraught with betrayal and fraud.

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This week, Joseph Edwards, chief science officer of Yofumo Technologies joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his unique approach to decontamination with a system that doesn't damage the valuable parts of the plant.

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This week, Rocco Del Priore, co-founder of Sweed, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built a platform to address unique dispensary challenges and set the table for the AI renaissance.

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This week, Elizabeth Corbett, president of enterprise sales at AE Global, joins the podcast to discuss all things packaging and why the industry needs to stop focusing on bargain hunters looking for high-potency products if it wants to grow.

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This week, Luna Stower, head of impact at Ispire Technology joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why we need to stop overregulating, overtaxing, and overcontrolling cannabis.

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This week, Louis Samuel, CEO of Golden State Canna, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he has loved the delivery side of the industry ever since he sold his first sack.

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This week, Tyler Beuerlein, chief strategic business development officer at Safe Harbor Financial, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he expects many banking programs to start bailing on the industry, and why the new administration might be the best thing that's happened to the industry from a legislative standpoint

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This week, Dina Rollman, CEO of StrainBrain, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how StrainBrain's artificial budtender intelligence is drastically increasing average order values for dispensaries and solving problems managing inventory and cart abandonment.

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This week, David Sandelman, founder and CTO of Cannatrol, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his groundbreaking dry, cure and store technology is preserving trichomes and delivering higher terpene levels.

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This week, Ari Raptis, CEO and founder of Talaria Transportation joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built a trusted cannabis logistics provider by investing in tech and hiring a highly skilled team that includes retired police officers and military veterans.

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This week, Matthew Shifrin, CEO and owner of Pioneer Interests, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built one of the largest cannabis businesses in Colorado, and his plans to double down in the state.

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Editor's Note: Sorry this episode is late, still getting caught up from MJBizCon, but it was great to see everyone last week.

This week, Lilach Mazor Power, founder and CEO of Giving Tree Dispensary joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why an industry born on passion and innovation needs to get back to basics and stop racing to create the highest THC products for the lowest price.

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This week, Mitchel Chargo, partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why Minnesota's cannabis program could be great once it finds its footing and incredible potential of tribal cannabis.

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