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The Real Dirt

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The newest & greatest potcast in the galaxy, The Real Dirt with Chip Baker - your insider industry connection to accurate and entertaining information about cannabis technology, production, cultivation and everything in between. The Real Dirt with Chip Baker is a potcast series featuring the cannabis industry's expert pioneer growers, venture capitalists, lawyers and dispensary owners rolling joints and dropping knowledge about cannabis technology, production, cultivation and everything in between. The future of legal cannabis has arrived and we want to give you The Real Dirt with Chip Baker.

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Episodes

  1. Humboldt Cannabis and Forfeiture

    John Newmerzhycky was travelling through Iowa with his friend William Davis after playing some poker at a casino when they were pulled over by a member of the Iowa state police interdiction team. With reports concerning a red vehicle, the police officer followed John and William for ten minutes...

  2. From Growing Cannabis to Cannabis Consulting

    Matt is the founder of Bickel Consulting and oversees cultivation facilities in Alaska, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, New York, Maryland, and Colorado. He was the Chief Operating Officer and Master Cultivator at Maggie’s Farm in Colorado Springs with responsibility for 8,000 plants (outdoor grow on...

  3. Cannabis Seeds Genetics with Mr Soul

    While studying Nuclear Engineering at a college in Upstate NY, he also learned to grow marijuana in a spare room of his apartment. He read everything about growing marijuana he could get his hands on, but he was especially interested by Robert C. Clark’s “Marijuana Botany”. He sent a letter to…

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  4. Where has Legal Marijuana Landed In Denver Colorado?

    His journey with cannabis started like a lot of others; he moved to Denver in 2012 during the heat of the Amendment 64 movement looking for any way he could get involved. After finding a job with a Colorado public interest research group that had him signing students up for photo ID on college...

  5. The evolution of cannabis cultivation & what the future hold...

    On this episode of The Real Dirt, Chip hangs out with three of the managers from Cultivate Colorado, the largest indoor horticulture supplier in the galaxy, based in Denver, Colorado. Listen in as Darryl, Jay- J and Jacob discuss the industry, where it has been,...

  6. I Heart Jane: The Amazon of Cannabis - The Real Dirt with Chip Baker

    I Heart Jane aka The Amazon Of Cannabis is a revolutionary new cannabis marketplace where consumers can search for specific cannabis products and get local results within seconds. Whether it’s terpene hunting for the perfect taste or finding the best deal on that edible you want, I Heat Jane…

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  7. Interpening Terpenes and Marijuana Strains

    Just like people are ok with drinking cheap, low-alcohol content domestic beer, people are ok with smoking low-quality, less potent, but mainly cheaper, marijuana strains. However beer has much stricter standards to ensure the same product every time, meaning cannabis has more risks to not…

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  8. Heather Moore from Earl’s Leadville

    Heather Moore is the unofficial head grower/plant watcher of Earl’s in Leadville, Colorado. She is in charge of five greenhouses, hand watering all of the plants, and keeping an eye out for any issues in the grow. After moving from Georgia about five years ago, Heather got a front desk job at a...

  9. Craft Cannabis with Dave Perkins From Artizen Cannabis

    Dave Perkins is the former Cultivation Manager of Artizen Cannabis in Washington. He sits down with Chip to discuss craft cannabis, cannabis branding and the future of the cannabis industry.

  10. Real Dirt "Phish" -in’ For Weed

    The fast and the furious on the Phish lot. Well not the Phish lot, but the parking lot High West cannabis. This was our first joint podcast with Mindful Millennial. We dive into Phish present past and future. Fish on!

  11. The Healing Power of Cannabis, Ayahuasca & Plant Medicine

    Today on The Real Dirt Chip and Jessia teach us about The Healing Power of Cannabis, Ayahuasca & Plant Medicine. Chip and Jessica Baker recorded this episode in the Amazonian jungles of Peru at Refugio Altiplano, an Ayahuasca Retreat. Jessica Baker is a world-renowned herbalist, acupuncturist,...

  12. Publicly Traded Cannabis Companies and Industry Acquisitions

    Brett Roper is CEO of Medicine Man Technologies Inc., one of the country’s leading cannabis brand development and consulting companies. Since April 2014, when he and Andy Williams established the company, they have consulted more than 27 companies in securing licenses and operating cannabis...

  13. Inside the Medical Cannabis Industry in Puerto Rico

    Andy Sack is the Director of Cultivation for PRICH BIO TECH in Puerto Rico. But, his journey to island life started at Kind Love in Denver, Colorado in 2012. While Andy was working for Kind Love, they won medical dispensary of the year in 2015 from Cannabis Business Awards, Best Flower 2016 from...

  14. Vertical Grows & Women in Cannabis

    Jamie Madsen is the head grower for Mother & Clone, a new sublingual and genetics brand in Commerce City, Colorado. She turned a horticulture degree into an opportunity with Mother & Clone designing a vertical grow and producing sublingual products.

  15. Americanna and Making Infused Edibles

    Austin Sims is the Cultivation Manager for Americanna, an infused edibles company based in Boulder, Colorado.

  16. Operate a Mega Nutrient Brand and The Future of Cannabis Nutrients

    When Heavy 16 founder, Bryce Patterson was five years old, he started thinking about making his own nutrients. His dad was an “amateur horticulturalist” with a rose garden, hanging baskets and a pristine lawn. As a kid, Bryce’s dad used to take him to a boutique garden center to buy specialty...

  17. From Engineer at a Mormon Company to Master Grower at Cure Colorado

    Today on Real Dirt Chip is joined Dennis Evans master grower at Cure Colorado. Dennis was an engineer in Salt Lake City working at a Mormon firm. He moved to Colorado to get into the cannabis industry and worked his way from the bottom to become the head grower for the company. Cure Colorado is a...

  18. Inside the Grow & Production Operation of The Clinic

    Josh Malman is the Grow Operations Manager at The Clinic. The Clinic started in 2009 and was one of the first chain dispensaries in Colorado. Josh went to high school with Max Cohen, founder and CEO of The Clinic. Josh oversees all operations of the Clinic’s Grow Department including product...

  19. How Nectar Sunglasses Broke Into the Cannabis Industry

    In 2010, Sean moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work with a successful entrepreneur and learn the hacks of the business world. He and his friend then launched an online fitness program that "failed miserably." The rebound from his first business was Nectar, an affordable, stylish lifestyle and…

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  20. From Mowing to Growing Grass: Pioneering the Legal Cannabis Cultivation Industry – Greg Gamet, DANK Dispensary

    In 2008, Greg Gamet was a landscaper with dreams to grow medical cannabis and $1500 to start do it. He went to Cultivate Colorado to buy a grow tent, a 3x3 tray and “something to grow hydro.” He talked to his wife and said, “I want to grow my own medical cannabis in the basement.” Of course, you...

  21. How to Create a Simple, Sustainable & Scalable Grow

    Joel Payne is a co-owner of Earl's Dispensary in Leadville, Colorado. One of the things that Joel has become known for is being a grower who focuses on growing high quality weed, organic, do-it-yourself on a large commercial scale. He’s the master of creating incredibly sustainable and scale-able...

  22. The Evolution of Cannabis Strains & Cultivation Technology

    On this episode of The Real Dirt with Chip Baker, I’ve got not one, but two cannabis cultivation pioneers. Call it a dynamic duo. Today I’m here with Dave Malone, founder of Green Dot Labs and Doug Marvin, head of Research & Development at Botanicare. download (1) Green Dot Labs is a Colorado…

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  23. How to Grow Three Pounds of Weed Per Light and Why You Should

    Josh Haupt’s story is one of humor, hard work and humility. When he was 22, he had an epileptic seizure and his six medically licensed marijuana plants were confiscated by the police. The following Monday morning, he received a dreaded phone call from the DA. She left a voicemail saying he should...

  24. Build a Horticulture Wholesale Supply Empire

    On this episode of The Real Dirt, Chip hangs out with Steve Gieder, an old friend and expert in the industry from Northern California. Steve is the founder of Northcoast Horticulture Supply, Humboldt Wholesale and a long list of other pro cannabis organizations,...

  25. The Process & Marketing of Seed to Sale

    Understanding the process & market of seed to sale

  26. How to get into the cannabis industry

    Chip Baker lights one up with Brian Barfield who is recently transitioning from the culinary world as a chef to the cannabis industry as the man at Humboldt Integrated Cannabis. Listen to his story about how he successfully integrated into the new booming cannabis...

  27. Operating Successful Rural Grow Houses and Dispensaries

    Operating successful rural grow houses and dispensaries as Chip Baker talks with Stacy Johnson, founder & owner of Harvest House Dispensary in Colorado.

  28. How to work with elected officials to create effective cannabis policies

    Jordan spends his time teaching cannabis businesses how to operate under compliance and policymakers how to regulate cannabis policies in a responsible way.

  29. The Daily Life of a Head Cannabis Grower

    The Daily Life of a Head Cannabis Grower as Chip Baker rolls one up with Casey Darlow, a Master Grower for Northern Lights Dispensary in Denver, Colorado.

  30. Inside the California Cannabis Farm

    Inside the California Cannabis Farm as Chip sits down with Jefe from Little Hill Cultivators to discuss all things cannabis cultivation.

  31. Starting a Successful Dispensary and Quadruple in Size

    Chip gets lit with Justin Jones of DANK Dispensary in Denver, Colorado. Justin Jones is one of the founding entrepreneurs of the Colorado cannabis industry.

  32. Cannabis Legalization and Regulation

    Cannabis Legalization and Regulation as Chip hangs out with Andrew Livingston, a policy analyst for Vicente Sederburg, LLC in Denver, Colorado.

  33. Mr. Soul and the Brothers Grimm Seed Company

    On this episode of The Real Dirt, Chip Baker sits down with the legendary Mr. Soul, cultivator and founder of Brothers Grimm Seed Company.

  34. Master Grower and Cultivator Matt Bickel

    Chip sits down with Master Grower and Cultivator Matt Bickel, an industry trail blazer with a hefty list of experience in the world of cannabis.

  35. The First Powerhouse Marijuana Law Firm

    Chip sits down with Christian Sederberg, partner and founding member of Vicente Sederberg LLC, named “The Country’s First powerhouse Marijuana Law Firm” by Rolling Stone.

  36. Cannabis Concentrates and High Quality Extractions

    Cannabis Concentrates and High Quality Extractions discussed as Chip Baker speaks with Jordan Psigoda of TerpX Brand Concentrates.

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The newest & greatest potcast in the galaxy, The Real Dirt with Chip Baker - your insider industry connection to accurate and entertaining information about cannabis technology, production, cultivation and everything in between. The Real Dirt with Chip Baker is a potcast series featuring the cannabis industry's expert pioneer growers, venture capitalists, lawyers and dispensary owners rolling joints and dropping knowledge about cannabis technology, production, cultivation and everything in between. The future of legal cannabis has arrived and we want to give you The Real Dirt with Chip Baker.

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