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Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Today's program includes:

• Wall Street has high hopes for some US cannabis stocks
• Canada has much lower hopes for sales forecasts
• A bourbon-selling state senator opposes medical cannabis
• And France’s CBD industry prepares for battle

Tune in on YouTube everyday at 10 am Eastern: https://bofc.me/youtube

Our BofC Live segment a conversation with Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law talking about challenges to the CBD market in that state.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Today's program has cannabis news on the MJBizDaily acquisition, MedMen and Ascend breaking up in New York, Wana getting the New York Times treatment and the Mayor of London pushing decriminalization.

Tune in on YouTube everyday at 10 am Eastern: https://bofc.me/youtube

Our BofC Live segment a conversation with Matt Maurer of Torkin Manes LLP about the year ahead for Canadian cannabis law.

Business of Cannabis was the Platinum Media Partner for the Lift&Co. Expo in Toronto in November 2021. During the show, the Business of Cannabis team sat down with key leaders in the cannabis sector for conversations about where the industry is right now. This conversation was part of those sessions.

Krista Raymer is the Co-Founder of Vetrina Group, a cannabis retail consultancy based in Toronto. Raymer and her team have worked with scores of retailers to help launch and scale cannabis retail stores, but also hone operations to increase revenue and profit. We connected as part of Lift&Co. Expo to talk about the increased density in downtown locations in Ontario and the impact that has on retailers and the sector overall.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

Business of Cannabis was the Platinum Media Partner for the Lift&Co. Expo in Toronto in November 2021. During the show, the Business of Cannabis team sat down with key leaders in the cannabis sector for conversations about where the industry is right now. This conversation was part of those sessions.

Ross Lipson is the co-founder and CEO of Dutchie, a leading cannabis technology company providing core tech services to cannabis retailers throughout North America. As part of the Lift&Co. Expo, we sat down with Lipson at the Dutchie after party to talk about the company, the focus on customers, the scale and the future of Dutchie.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Conor O’Brien, Industry and Data Analyst from Prohibition Partners. This week, The Global Cannabis Report was released by Prohibition Partners giving a must-read overview of the cannabis sector throughout the globe – including a snapshot of where the industry is today and where it is headed tomorrow. The Report is available for free download and we wanted to connect with O’Brien to get a sense of who the report is targeting and how they might benefit from downloading.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Jeffrey Herold, CEO of Garden Remedies, a vertically integrated cannabis company operating in Massachusetts. We wanted to speak with Herold about the benefits and focus of operating within one jurisdiction in the US and if that focus helped build operational excellence that was scalable beyond a single state. Garden Remedies has three retail locations in Massachusetts.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

Business of Cannabis was the Platinum Media Partner for the Lift&Co. Expo in Toronto in November 2021. During the show, the Business of Cannabis team sat down with key leaders in the cannabis sector for conversations about where the industry is right now. This conversation was part of those sessions.

Amar Singh is the CEO of Elevated Signals – a Vancouver-based cannabis technology company – that enables more streamlined compliance and business operations for cannabis producers and manufacturers. We wanted to connect with Singh about his company’s technology, the overall landscape for cannabis technology and how producers and manufacturers are utilizing Elevated Signals’ technology.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

Business of Cannabis was the Platinum Media Partner for the Lift&Co. Expo in Toronto in November 2021. During the show, the Business of Cannabis team sat down with key leaders in the cannabis sector for conversations about where the industry is right now. This conversation was part of those sessions.

Shawn Pierce is the President, Strategic Events, Meetings & Incentives at MCI Group – the company that owns and manages the Lift&Co. Expo. Specifically, we wanted to find out the current state of cannabis events in Canada and the US and how the recently re-launched Lift&Co. Expo fit into that landscape.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Meredith Mahoney, CEO and Co-Founder of cannabis technology company Lantern. Lantern provides customers a marketplace to discover cannabis and get it delivered. We wanted to connect with Mahoney to talk about her background in direct-to-consumer e-commerce and how that experience impacts that work Lantern does. Lantern was started as part of Drizly, which was acquired by Uber for over $1 billion US – and Lantern was subsequently spun out as its own company.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Beena Goldenberg, CEO of Organigram. We wanted to connect with Goldenberg – who heads up the Moncton, New Brunswick cannabis producer – to talk about their latest financials as well as the growing marketshare Organigram is capturing.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Chris Beals, CEO of Weedmaps and Jaret Christopher, Vice President & General Manager, CRM at Weedmaps. We wanted to connect with Beals and Christopher to talk about Weedmaps recent acquisition of Sprout, their recently quarterly financials and the overall state of the North American cannabis market.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Jessica Moran, founder and CEO of Known, a cannabis-focused communications firm. Moran recently rebranded her company to reflect the growing landscape of work her and her team are working on. We wanted to connect with Moran to talk about her company, but also about the ever-changing cannabis industry landscape. 

Learn more about Known.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Fern Glowinsky, the CEO of Merrco Payments. Merrco Payments is a partner for our upcoming Retail Series event on November 24th focused on banking for cannabis retailers in Canada. Register today. Glowinsky and her team are at the forefront of payment services for cannabis retailers and we wanted to connect with Merrco to understand how they work with retailers and how the pandemic has changed the nature of payments for cannabis retailers.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Ned Horsted, the Executive Director of the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota (CIASD). In 2020, South Dakota voters passed both medical and adult use recreational cannabis initiatives on their ballot. As with many states, the path from election approval to implementation has been rocky, with advocates and industry voices looking to implement best practices and policies across the state. We wanted to connect with Horsted to understand the latest developments from Pierre and around the states.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.

In October, the cannabis industry reconvened in Las Vegas for the annual tradeshow – MJ Biz Con – put on by Marijuana Business Daily. As part of that event, Business of Cannabis sat down with industry leaders at the show to discuss their business, the current state of the cannabis industry and what they were seeing on the road ahead. This conversation is part of that series.

This podcast features a conversation with Trish Lackey, Director of Marketing at Sunday Market - a suite of cannabis brands in the Canadian market. Specifically, we wanted to connect with Lackey about what it takes to build and scale a cannabis brand - and finding customers in a crowded and heavily-regulated market.

This podcast was recorded at MJ Biz Con in Las Vegas in October 2021.

In October, the cannabis industry reconvened in Las Vegas for the annual tradeshow – MJ Biz Con – put on by Marijuana Business Daily. As part of that event, Business of Cannabis sat down with industry leaders at the show to discuss their business, the current state of the cannabis industry and what they were seeing on the road ahead. This conversation is part of that series.

This podcast is a conversation with Rob Sechrist the Co-founding President Pelorus Equity Group - a Commercial Real Estate Private Mortgage REIT. Pelorus made major announcements in the build up to MJ Biz Con in October 2021 including at Business of Cannabis: New York in September 2021. We wanted to connect about how Pelorus is helping grow and scale the sector and the unique nature of what Pelorus is offering cannabis businesses.

This podcast was recorded at MJ Biz Con in Las Vegas in October 2021.

In October, the cannabis industry reconvened in Las Vegas for the annual tradeshow – MJ Biz Con – put on by Marijuana Business Daily. As part of that event, Business of Cannabis sat down with industry leaders at the show to discuss their business, the current state of the cannabis industry and what they were seeing on the road ahead. This conversation is part of that series.

This podcast is a conversation with Kyle Sherman, Founder and CEO of Flowhub - a leading point of sale system for cannabis retailers in North America. This is the second time Sherman has appeared on Business of Cannabis, the first was part of Business of Cannabis’ podcast recordings from MJ Biz Con 2019. Listen to that podcast. Sherman has a deep history in the sector and built his technology to address the unique nature of cannabis retail. In this conversation, Sherman does a deep dive into how cannabis point of sale is different - and considerably more challenging - than traditional retail point of sale.

This podcast was recorded at MJ Biz Con in Las Vegas in October 2021.

In October, the cannabis industry reconvened in Las Vegas for the annual tradeshow - MJ Biz Con - put on by Marijuana Business Daily.

As part of that event, Business of Cannabis sat down with industry leaders at the show to discuss their business, the current state of the cannabis industry and what they were seeing on the road ahead. This conversation is part of that series.

This podcast is a conversation with Brooke Butler with Simplifya - a compliance software for cannabis companies up and down the cannabis supply chain. We wanted to connect with Butler in the midst of MJBizCon to talk about Simplifya technology - but also about the importance technology is playing to scale the sector from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

This podcast was recorded at MJ Biz Con in Las Vegas in October 2021. 

In October, the cannabis industry reconvened in Las Vegas for the annual tradeshow - MJ Biz Con - put on by Marijuana Business Daily. As part of that event, Business of Cannabis sat down with industry leaders at the show to discuss their business, the current state of the cannabis industry and what they were seeing on the road ahead. This conversation is part of that series.

This podcast is a conversation with long-time industry leader Alison Gordon. Gordon is the CEO of Other People’s Pot, but prior to launching that, she served as the CEO of 48North, a Canadian cannabis producer. Gordon has long been recognized as a leader at the intersection of cannabis and brand-building and we connected with her to talk about the Canadian and US cannabis sectors and where she believes the cannabis industry is headed.

This podcast was recorded at MJ Biz Con in Las Vegas in October 2021.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Anne-Marie Dacyshyn the President and Chief Marketing Officer of dosist, an Award-winning cannabis wellness company. We wanted to connect with Dacyshyn to talk about her background in disruptive consumer categories as well as how dosist has, and will continue to disrupt the cannabis sector by focusing on research, development and design.

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.