Karma Koala Podcast Episode 67: This Week Michael Sassano, Inesa Ponomariovaite & Our Regular Segment From Dentons German Cannabis Head, Peter Homberg.

KARMA KOALA PODCAST EPISODE 67 MONDAY: MARCH 7 2022 INTERVIEW 1  Inesa Ponomariovaite Founder and CEO of  Nesas Hemp Inesa Ponomariovaite Inesa talks about an Oregon study oncannabinoid compounds helping COVID and immune...

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Cannabis Law Report

Conversation With John Friess, Founder and CEO of Metolius Hemp Company in Bend, Oregon

If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation   AUTHOR: Heather Allman PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT   In May 2021, Cannabis Law Report talked with John Friess, Founder and CEO of the...

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Cannabis Law Report

Stay Tuned To Curaleaf: Yesenia Garcia, Vice President of Marketing, Discusses 100th Dispensary Opening, Milestones Reached, and Future Plans

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, Curaleaf, a leading U.S. provider of consumer products in cannabis, opened Curaleaf Jacksonville San Jose, marking the company’s 100th dispensary nationwide.   If you wish to re-publish this...

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Cannabis Law Report

Expert Insight On Guilty Plea of Eaze CEO and Possible Ramifications for Cannabis Industry From Ryan Hale, Partner and CSO of Operational Security Solutions, or OSS

If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation AUTHOR: Heather Allman PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT   What Eaze’s Former CEO’s Guilty Plea Says About the State of Cannabis Banking: What’s...

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Cannabis Law Report

Hemp, booming business, more difficult than you think.

Hemp, it is a booming business, you would say. But, as we showed in our last report, hemp producers are facing problems they never encountered before and CBD, as being the main ingredient of the enormous demand, is still...

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Cannabis News Network

The Catalyst for Cannabis Decriminalization in the Nation of Georgia

On Nov. 30, the highest court in the Republic of Georgia ruled that criminal prosecution for consuming cannabis was against the nation’s constitution. The historic decision decriminalized marijuana consumption for the citizens...

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Marijuana

What it’s like to be a cannabis cultivation entrepreneur: Interview with Colorado’s Veritas Fine Cannabis

Business: Veritas Fine CannabisAddress: Produced in Denver, sold in various dispensariesHours: Depending on dispensaryFounded: 2016Contact: 303-500-6577, veritascannabis.com, @TrustVeritasEmployees: 50 Interview with Toby...

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The Cannabist

What it’s like to be a cannabis cultivation entrepreneur: Interview with Colorado’s Veritas Fine Cannabis

Business: Veritas Fine CannabisAddress: Produced in Denver, sold in various dispensariesHours: Depending on dispensaryFounded: 2016Contact: 303-500-6577, veritascannabis.com, @TrustVeritasEmployees: 50 Interview with Toby...

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The Cannabist

Moving Beyond Cannabis Culture: An Interview with Jodie Emery

It’s impossible to look at the history of marijuana activism in Canada and not think of Marc and Jodie Emery. Their decades-long fight with the powers that be have culminated into a good part of the reason we are heading...

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Marijuana

Richard “Cheech” Marin still a rebel and marijuana advocate at 70

The son of a policeman, he was a Catholic school choir boy, considering the priesthood. But Richard “Cheech” Marin ultimately chose a different path — comedy, propelled by sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. It’s all...

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The Cannabist

CannaSmack: Woman Owned, 100% USA Made Oregon Hemp Infused Body Care

DayTripper, Blue Dream, Pineapple Express, Maui Wowie, Plain Mary Jane–these are just a few of the increasingly popular lip balms and body care products developed by CannaSmack founder Suzanne Hoggan and her team. We recently...

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The Weed Blog

Entering the cannabis industry with a wealth of business know-how

The cannabis industry may be a unique regulatory animal, but some traditional business know-how can go a long way when starting a marijuana-focused firm, say executives who recently made the leap into the field. “Business...

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The Cannabist

Other Roots: Wanda James, the first black dispensary owner in Colorado, talks marijuana motivation

Editor’s note: In our Other Roots series, we share the stories of the underrepresented individuals in and around the marijuana movement — women, ethnic minorities and others whose voices aren’t as prevalent in the conversation...

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The Cannabist

Why this communications veteran left the music industry to work in legal cannabis

After years of promoting records, Jim Walsh is pitching on behalf of pot businesses. Walsh, a media relations consultant in the marijuana industry, stops by The Cannabist Show to talk about the transition with Ricardo Baca,...

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The Cannabist

Marijuana insiders: These are the most critical issues facing a maturing industry

Things are working up for this to be quite an intriguing year for cannabis enthusiasts. The Cannabist Show’s host, Ricardo Baca, asked his guests, “What’s the one facet of legal marijuana you’d like to see worked...

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The Cannabist

Mike Yoell: Putting Police Experience to Work in Cannabis

Mike Yoell is a managing partner for Core Security Solutions, a San Francisco-based company that offers an extensive suite of security services and consultation to cannabis growers, processors, and retailers. In cannabis,...

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Ganjapreneur

Matthew Feinstein: Laying the Groundwork for a National Cannabis Franchise

Matthew Feinstein is the co-founder and CEO of Pineapple Express, a publicly-traded company based out of California which is in the process of developing a national cannabis retail franchise. Pineapple Express also has several...

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Ganjapreneur

Maintaining with Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, the creators of ‘High Maintenance’

In the rush of crappy weed sitcoms heading to your television screen this season, “High Maintenance” is not one of them. When I first discovered the web series on Vimeo in 2012, I was immediately transported back to my...

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The Cannabist

Willie Nelson: The Outlaw Country legend reflects on his personal cannabis history

SAN DIEGO — Willie Nelson’s relationship with cannabis is the stuff of legend. Nelson is a legalization activist, a social warrior and now a ganjapreneur via his own Willie’s Reserve pot brand, and he still gets high...

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The Cannabist

Sam Tallent: Comedians can’t be too stoned to perform

Stand-up comedian Sam Tallent hadn’t originally been scheduled to perform at a 4/20 stoner holiday event at the Oriental Theater in Denver, but he stepped in when comedy duo and noted weed enthusiasts The Lucas Brothers...

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The Cannabist

How much flower, edibles and concentrates can each customer buy in Colorado?

On Oct. 1, 2016, Colorado implemented a host of new marijuana rules that included a new universal symbol stamped on edibles, the barring of certain language on pot products, as well as equivalency regulations for retail marijuana. The...

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The Cannabist

Why weed sales spike each December — and how pot businesses can better capitalize on holiday cheer

December typically is a monster month for marijuana sales. Last year, Colorado cannabis shops brought in upward of $101.3 million in sales during December — setting a new monthly record, state revenue data show. In 2014,...

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The Cannabist