Cannabis and Corona

With the continued acceptance of cannabis it's hard to believe that thousands of American's still remain behind bars for cannabis violations.    Allie Marconi joins Dan Humiston to talk about Copperstate Farms' partnership with the Last Prisoner Project and their generous commitment to correcting this injustice.

After a chance encounter while trimming cannabis this former massage therapist stumbled upon the idea that is now helping thousands of people.   Dahlia Mertens from Mary Jane's Medicinals joins Dan Humiston to talk about creating one of the cannabis industry's first line of topical cannabis products.  

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California has some of the strictest cannabis testing requirements in the country.   Unfortunately, while your cannabis may be pesticide and heavy-metal free you may still be ingesting dangerous toxins.  Josh Wurzer the Co-Founder of SC Labs joins Dan Humiston to share their unsettling discovery about rolling papers.  https://www.sclabs.com/sc-labs-re...

Very few people have the guts to leave a successful career for a dream.   With the uncertainty of a global pandemic in the background, Rene Chatfield and Rachel Bradley walked away from corporate America to launch Dope Girls Consulting.  They join Dan Humiston to discuss helping their clients improve their branding and digital presents while assi...

To ensure the cannabis industry's long-term success, companies must make every to ensure their products are safe.  Tyler Williams the founder and CTO of Cannabis Safety & Quality joins Dan Humiston to talk about how the CSQ Scheme provides the cannabis industry with reliable and trusted industry standards that help certified sites minimize risks and pr...

“If we take a fee from somebody we have to do the best possible job”.  With over 12-years of industry experience that includes creating many companies, working as a CEO of a publicly trading cannabis company and being awarded multi-state medical marijuana licenses; Sara Gullickson is the cannabis industries top consultant.  

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Infused products have come a long ways from brownies in your mom's kitchen.   Today a new breed of culinary mavericks, fueled by the Covid related respiratory concerns, are redefining the edible experience.   Chef Aaron Chamberlin joins Dan Humiston to talk about his belief that the edible experience is about savoring the now, not just waiting for the feeling l...

It is extremely difficult for start-up packaging companies to succeed because the industry is so well established.   Fortunately for John Hartsell & Jeff Scrabeck they're aren't many companies that understood cannabis packaging which gave their company, DIZPOT a foothold.   Jeff joins Dan Humiston to talk about how customer's corona-virus sec...

When states designated cannabis as a Corona Virus essential service it increased the industry's credibility and also created opportunities for entrepreneurs.   Will Breakell the CEO of Blazy Susan joins Dan Humiston to talk about how the recent sales surge of their premium PINK rolling papers helped him secure his distribution channels.   He explains ...

Federal prohibition on cannabis  continues to make it difficult for cannabis companies in states where cannabis is legal to process transactions.    Without the ability to process credit cards customers are required to pay with cash which is known to carry the Covid-19 Virus.    Thomas Gavin the CEO of CannaTrac talks about their reloadable gift card ...

The cannabis industry's global expansion is creating investment opportunities around the world. To gauge the true investment potential it helps to have "boots-on-the-ground" in every country.   Ceci Zak the COO of Gateway Proven Strategies joins Dan Humiston to talk about how the pandemic is impacting different parts of the world and the advantage of knowi...

The speed at which companies were forced to adjust the way they ran their businesses to survive the initial Covid-19 virus wave makes it difficult to identify opportunities.    Industry veteran Avis Bulbulyan from SIVA joins Dan Humiston to explain how the pandemic exposed many of the industries underlying issues and previews some new opportunities.

It's easy to analysis the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on one business but it is very difficult to analysis it's impact on an entire sector.    Enlighten provides nearly 1,500 dispensaries with in-store menu boards, displays and kiosk.   Working everyday with that many dispensaries uniquely qualifies Jeremy Jacobs  to provide real cannabis-retail-sector insi...

For many years the confusing and often conflicting cannabis laws caused many digital advertising platforms to prohibit cannabis online marketing.    The Covid-19 economic disruption has forced cannabis business to adjust their business models and how they communicate with their customers.  Chris Shreeve from PrograMetrix joins Dan Humiston to talk abo...

The Covid-19 crisis provided businesses with an opportunity to dust-off and complete their trans-formative projects.  Joe Caltabiano's years at the tip of the cannabis dispensary spear makes him uniquely qualified to identify post-Covid opportunities.   He joins Dan Humiston to suggest steps that businesses can take to be positioned for the economic recovery.

The Covid-19 crisis is accelerating cannabis' lightning-fast growth, making it impossible for outside observers to identify opportunities.   Working directly with cannabis clients provides  Arizona cannabis attorneys Laura Bianchi and Justin Brandt from Bianchi & Brandt with unique insight.   They join Dan Humiston to share their predict...

The Covid-19 pandemic caused an unexpected cannabis demand ebb and flow that tested the elasticity of the cannabis supply chain.     Working with customers at all points along the chain has provided Justin Pierce from Hydroponics Inc. with unmatched insight into each sector's strengths and weaknesses.    He speaks to Dan Humiston about gaining ma...