All Episodes

E72 - Minnesota just legalized edibles—let’s unpack this

E71 - Cannabis activations and music festivals, why is this still a rare thing?

E70 - The uniquely American product known as cannabis and the 4th of July holiday

E69 - Pre-Roll mania with Bryan Gerber CEO & founder of Hara Supply

E68 - The War on Drugs: Federal Government’s latest

E67 - Where does the beverage category go from here?

E66- A short story about Parallel: when investing in cannabis MSOs gets messy

E66- A short story about Parallel: when investing in cannabis MSOs gets messy

E65 - Ascend Wellness teams up to sue the federal government over 280E and interstate commerce

E64 - Cannabis beverages and The Boston Beer Company

E63 - A little events recap, NJ sales crushes in its first month, RI is #19, and DE is the lamest state right now

E62 - Some 420 data, Houseplant’s House, NM & NJ sales, and stocks are still down

E61 - Lines out the door in NJ, sales to begin this fall in NY, Canopy layoffs, and a little poolsides debrief

E60 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Nancy Whiteman from Wana

E59 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Karson Humiston from Vangst

E58 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Brady Cobb from One Plant

E57 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with US Representative Nancy Mace

E56 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Kim Rivers from Trulieve

E55 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Aaron Miles & Sammy Dorf from Verano

E54 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Morgan Paxhia from Poseidon

E53 - High Rise Poolside Sessions with Abner Kurtin from Ascend Wellness Holdings

E52 - Pretty pretty pretty good episode, NJ & NM finally did it, NY does 280E, and 420 the 'high holiday'

E51 - The MORE Act finally passes, earnings season wraps up, and big M&A moves with guest Matt McGinley

E50 - Talking about cannabis jobs, reform, and working in a startup industry with Scott Kenyon

E49 - Poolside sessions - Brett Heyman Founder & Creative Director at Flower by Edie Parker

E48 - Poolside sessions - Tahira Rehmatullah Co-Founder & CEO and Jacqueline Bennett Chief Growth Officer at Commons

E47 - Poolside sessions - Dustin Moore CoFounder & Chief Strategy Officer of Embarc

E46 - Poolside sessions - Julia Germaine Operating Partner at Kindrun

E45 - Poolside sessions - Mikaela McLaughlin VP Of Business Development at springbig

E44 - Poolside sessions - Aaron Trahan Head of Customer Operations at Texas Original

E43 - Poolside sessions - Valda Coryat Chief Marketing Officer at Trulieve

E42 - Cannabis industry earnings update with Matt McGinley

E41 - The parallels of traditional CPG and cannabis CPG with Joe Bayern

E40 - From Clorox to cannabis: a fun conversation with Troy Datcher

E39 - A Highly Objective take on this week in cannabis with Dai Truong

E38 - Delaware and Wisconsin are starting to legalize, New York has new MMJ rules, and Amazon needs workers

E37 - Twitter Spaces edition with special guest Jason Wild

E36 - Reflections and projections: looking forward to 2022!

E35 - Ending 2021 on a High-Note with Andrea Cabral

E34 - High-Rise Poolside Sessions: Hall of Flowers Palm Springs coverage, Tilray gets into whiskey, and San Francisco removes city tax

E33 - Matt Hawkins founder and managing partner of Entourage Effect Capital talks about the recent news with Harborside in California

E32 - Terrascend acquires Gage to expand in Michigan, AYR’s earnings and new brand identity, Canopy Growth C-suite shakeup, and giving thanks

E31 - Kim Rivers CEO from Trulieve

E30 - All about the States Reform Act: will this finally be the end federal prohibition?

E29 - It’s Earnings Season for Q321, big picture trends, the economy’s effects on cannabis, and ‘dank at scale’.

E28 - MJBiz article misrepresents data, down 5% is the new flat, and does recent USA election losses affect legalization?

E27 - Back from MJBiz, Columbia Care brings in whole flower to NY, Canna Cabana adopts membership club model, and Indica vs Sativa — a new old take

E26 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Steve Albarran, Co-Founder & CEO, Confident Cannabis

E25 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Rosie Mattio, CEO & Founder, MATTIO Communications

E24 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Kyle Sherman, CEO & Founder, Flowhub

E23 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Graham Farrar, Co-founder, President & Board Director, Glass House Brands

E22 - High Rise Poolside Sessions - Dennis O’Malley, COO, The Parent Company

E21 - Acquisitions abound, AZ vs WA by the numbers, and ‘ankle-biters’?

E20 - The Business of Cannabis in New York and around the industry

E19 - Remote from Hall of Flowers 2021, Challenges for small farmers in CA, and SAFE Banking Act news

E18 - Cannabis markets in Europe: the investment landscape, MSOs, and the future of medical cannabis research

E17 - New Jersey regs, California’s DCC, Nevada consumption lounges, and the state of Florida vs Leafly

E16 - New Jersey adult-use coming soon, a deep dive into beverages, and some MSO strategy news

E15 - The Q2 earnings episode

E14 - California is expanding, Illinois residents vs non residents, and industry sales numbers are up, but for how long?

E13 - Canada behind on market growth. Cory Booker walks back on banking. U.S. market growth projections highlights from Headset

E12 - Early breakdown of the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act, Harborside & Sublime, and D2C in CA

E11 - Sha'Carri Richardson on the right side of history, SSO investment deals terminated, and Apple making positive moves for cannabis

E10 - The cost of inequity, the cost of prohibition, and the rise of megastores

E9 - The state of the cannabis capital markets, cannabis 2.0 and whats next for 3.0

E8 - Medicine Man + Columbia Care — Connecticut Senate approves legalization — Texas Strong? — Delta 8 THC Issues

E7 High-Rise - MSO opportunity in the midwest — still bullish about California — and not feeding the meme stock myth

E6 High Rise - Amazon an unexpected ally, more on the MORE Act, and Sparc + Besito you are where you sell

E5 High Rise - AYR & Cresco earnings, Gen Z share of wallet & geriatric millennials, and how high tax rates creates looping

E4 High Rise - Republicans & Schumer, MSOs making groovy earnings reports with Spotify, and SPAC-on-SPAC Action

E3-High-Rise Cookies on the Strip a new standard in brand affinity

E2 - Sundial + Inner Spirit, OrganiGram CEO, lending rates for GTI, and ‘Tilapia’ May 7, 2021

E1- Canada’s CBD Strategy and MSO Expansion April 30, 2021