This week, Darren Gleeman, managing partner at MBO Ventures, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) solve the 280E riddle for cannabis operators while increasing employee retention and pr

Kyle Neathery: Leading from an Ivory Tower Doesn't Create Impactful Change

14 days ago 54m 42s

This week, Kyle Neathery, CEO of Samson Extracts, joins the Cannabis Equipment News Podcast to discuss how he moved from a cannabis operation in Michigan to running a massive hemp processing system in Alabama and all the challenges he encounter

Graham Farrar: Building the Largest Cannabis Farm in California

21 days ago 45m 37s

This week, Graham Farrar, co-founder, president and chief cannabis officer of Glass House joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he growing a lot of weed and selling it faster than he can grow it.Click here to subscribe to our

Leslie Bocskor: Weed Was Bigger Than Sports in America

28 days ago 1h 9m

This week, Leslie Bocskor, CEO and chairman of Indoor Harvest joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the tremendous potential for the cannabis and hemp industries to disrupt multiple markets.Click here to subscribe to our newslett

Care Waialua & PSGX: Legalization Has Not Freed the Cannabis Plant

Mar 15th, 2024 39m 32s

This week, Jason Haley, owner of Care Waialua and Justin Lehmann from PSGX World join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast from Hawaii to discuss last year's raid on the farm, problems with legalization and why the plant should be free for all.E

Ngaio Bealum: A Small Piece of the Cannabis Mosaic

Mar 6th, 2024 53m 34s

This week, Ngaio Bealum, comedian, musician, writer and cannabis advocate, joins the Cannabis Equipment News to talk about how the industry has changed since he became a part of it and how his role within it has evolved as well.Ngaio Bealum, li

Owen Papworth: Regulated Markets Are the Healthiest for Cannabis Operators

Mar 1st, 2024 44m 20s

This week, Owen Papworth, co-founder of Oregonix Farms, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why efficiency per foot is paramount in finding early success as a craft grower with limited canopy feet in a young Illinois market. Cl

Teklynx: The Most Forgotten Part of Efficient Manufacturing

Feb 23rd, 2024 54m 7s

This week, Nick Recht and Scott Fabian from Teklynx join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they are eliminating room for error in cannabis labeling. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure to like, subscribe

Alex Burnett: Continuous Improvement Efforts Are Rare in Cannabis

Feb 20th, 2024 46m

This week, Alex Burnett, co-founder of Canna Innovations, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how lean manufacturing principles can have a profound impact on cannabis operators. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the

Harrison Bard: The Next Big Thing in Pre-Rolls

Feb 13th, 2024 47m 11s

This week, Harrison Bard, CEO and co-founder of Custom Cones USA, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built a customer-centric pre-rolled cone and packaging business focused on compliance.Please make sure to like, subscr

Casey Creaney: Vape Product Development is the Intersection of Technology & Cannabis

Feb 2nd, 2024 33m 34s

This week, Casey Creaney, vice president of product integration at Advanced Vapor Devices joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how we are on the tip of the iceberg in terms of advancements in technology, compared to other indust

Brett Gelfand: We Are Saving Cannabis Businesses

Jan 26th, 2024 1h 1m

This week, Brett Gelfand, managing partner of Cannabiz Collects, joins the podcast to discuss the cannabis industry's nationwide problems with paying debts and his efforts to fix them.Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.Please make sure t

Anthony Coniglio: No Other Industry Forces Operators to Be Vertical

Jan 19th, 2024 42m 10s

This week, Anthony Coniglio, president and CEO of New Lake Capital Partners joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.NewLake Capital Partners is an internally managed real estate investment trust that helps cannabis operators fund build-to-sui

I Want to Make Products That Actually Work with Noah Novello

Jan 12th, 2024 56m 5s

This week, Noah Novello, founder and CEO of Friday Ventures, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his tireless work to give people better access to the medicine they need while making more consistent, safe and affordable product

Automation Is the Best Way to Control Your Costs with LeafyPack

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 13m

We're back and this week, LeafyPack CEO Alain Vo and Director of Market Development and Finance Jonathan Ballard visit the Cannabis Equipment News podcast studio to discuss why automation is a requirement in the volatile cannabis market. Click

Kevin Hart: We Need to Keep the Good Money In and the Bad Money Out of Cannabis

Dec 15th, 2023 45m 34s

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.This week, Kevin Hart, founder and CEO of Green Check joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he supports the legal cannabis industry by connecting cannabis businesses wi

Carl Saling: Cannabis Has Major Issues with Marketing

Dec 4th, 2023 49m 20s

This week, Carl Saling III, co-founder and CEO of HighDay, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he built an AI-powered, all-in-one marketing command center for the industry after countless accounts and campaigns were shut do

Jordan Smith: Maine's Medical Industry Was Built on Our Backs

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 14m

This week, Jordan Smith, owner of Royal River Botanicals joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the state of the medical cannabis industry in Maine.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us

Harold Bouchard: AI is Coming to Cannabis

Nov 21st, 2023 44m 13s

This week, Harold Bouchard, president of Procepack and PreRoll-ER joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how the industry is using automation, IoT and artificial intelligence. Oh, and how his company is finding success in the Euro

Jess Tyler: Cannabis Is More Than Just a Business at MJBizCon

Nov 15th, 2023 27m 13s

This week, Jess Tyler, chief revenue officer of MJBiz, joins a bonus episode of the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how MJBizCon has changed this year, expectations for the future and how the show promotes diversity in an evolving in

Dr. Mike McCormick: It's Time to Protect Your Cannabis IP

Nov 10th, 2023 54m 17s

This week, Dr. Mike McCormick, VP of strategy at FloraWorks, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why you need to consider plant patents, especially if you are working in cannabis plant genetics or a grower who does extensive wo

Eddie Celaya: Cannabis in Arizona is 'Positively Fragile'

Nov 3rd, 2023 51m 42s

This week, Eddie Celaya, a reporter with the Arizona Daily Star and host of the Here Weed Go! podcast, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the state of Arizona's cannabis industry, including how the recreational business is loo

Kyle Loucks: Building a Pre-Roll Machine for Hand-Roll Enthusiasts

Oct 27th, 2023 42m 48s

This week, Kyle Loucks, founder of RollPros, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the process behind building a better automated cannabis pre-roll machine.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also

The Cannabis Industry Was Forced to Learn By Trial & Error with Harley Smith

Oct 20th, 2023 1h 3m

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.This week, Harley Smith, a professional with nearly 30 years of hydroponics research and education under his belt, and the head of Harley Smith Hydroponics, joins the Cannabis Equipment N

We Don't Want to Be Imposters with Chris Shar

Oct 13th, 2023 57m 9s

This week, Chris Shar, president of One Supply and vice president of business development at ATG Pharma, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the importance of sticking to what you're good at — and being the best in the market.