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On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Callan Evans of CannDelta. CannDelta is a Canadian-based regulatory and scientific cannabis consulting firm and is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. Evans joins BofC Live to talk about Research Licenses open to cannabis companies and the important role these licenses should and could play for companies to test the sensory elements of cannabis products, including taste, smell and flavour.

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 George Scorsis, CEO of Entourage Health Corp. Entourage Health Corp. is the new name for WeedMD, an Ontario-based cannabis producer. Scorsis joined BofC Live to talk about the recent name change, the acquisition of CannTX and how the industry in Canada has shifted since the early days of legalization and what that has meant for the company.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Anne Forkutza, a technical advisor to the Association of Canadian Cannabis Retailers (ACCRES). Forkutza is hosting a roundtable with key cannabis retail associations on Tuesday, July 13 with ACCRES, the Alberta Cannabis Council (ACC) and the Retail Cannabis Council of Ontario (RCCO) talking specifically about the future of cannabis delivery in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.

Register and join the event

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Denis Gertler of CannDelta Inc. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. In this segment, Gertler will talk about what to expect from cannabis retail compliance in Ontario, including what he anticipates in terms of frequency of inspections, what the process for retail license approvals may look like in the future and where enforcement issues may fall between Provincial regulators and Health Canada with regard to advertising, promotion and inducements.

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 Sherry Boodram, PhD from CannDelta. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis and we wanted to connect with Boodram again to talk about the type of licensing companies must acquire in order to workin the psychedelics sector in Canada. Specifically, Boodram shares her expertise as a former Health Canada inspector and what that experience has taught her about dealers licensing under Health Canada. In this conversation, Boodram discusses what Health Canada considers for the dealers license application, activities people are applying for currently, substances that are popular right now, licensing timelines and psychedelics inspections.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Chris Churchill-Smith, CEO of Canada House and Jenn Larry, Chief Commercial Officer of MTL Cannabis. We wanted to connect with Churchill-Smith and Larry to talk about how each company is serving different groups in Canada: Canada House serving patients and MTL Cannabis adult-use cannabis consumers.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Florina Truica, the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Cold Plasma Group. Based in Ontario, Cold Plasma Group utilizes cold plasma to replace irradiation of cannabis. In an era when cannabis producers are looking for methods to retain terpenes and other cannabinoids in the processing of dry cannabis, Truica and Cold Plasma Group believes that cold plasma may be both an efficient and scalable way for the sector to both decontaminate and retain quality.

Learn more about Cold Plasma Group, their technology and their approach.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect Raj Grover, CEO of High Tide. High Tide is one of the largest cannabis retailers in Canada, with 87 stores currently in operation and an aggressive growth strategy in Ontario and beyond. High Tide just become the first cannabis retailer to be listed on the NASDAQ and we wanted to connect with Grover to talk about how that listing has allowed High Tide to retire debt, make investments in M&A as well as prepare for both US and Canadian expansion.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Ned Horsted, the Executive Director of the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota (CIASD). Business of Cannabis partnered with the CIASD this month for an online event looking at how the cannabis industry is developing in South Dakota following success medical and recreational cannabis ballot measures in November 2020. This conversation was recorded as part of that program. Horsted’s organization aims to build a thriving industry in South Dakota that could be a model for newly legalizing states to follow.

Learn more about the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota.

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 Sherry Boodram, PhD from CannDelta. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis and we wanted to connect with Boodram to talk about the type of licensing companies must acquire in order to workin the psychedelics sector in Canada. Boodram is a former Health Canada inspector and has deep knowledge of the regulatory components of both the cannabis and psychedelics sector.

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 Andrew Wilder of Torkin Manes LLP. Torkin Manes it the Official Law Firm of Business of Cannabis. Wilder co-authored a piece on Business of Cannabis last week titled: Reflections and Trends to Look for Since the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Canada, and we wanted to connect with him to talk about the piece and where he sees the sector headed.

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 Frank Qin, CEO of Mary Ag. Mary Ag has an innovative cannabis home grow box and the accompanying technology allowing home growers to easily grow at home. As well, Mary Ag has a unique licensing in the Chinese hemp production landscape. We wanted to connect with Qin on the most recent news of his company’s public listing as well as the start-up journey since 2017.

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 Nina Tu of Dynaleo. Dynaleo is a gummy manufacturer based in Edmonton, Alberta. Dynaleo has launched their own gummy brands in key Canadian markets, including BC in Ontario with offerings targeting adult use recreational markets as well as wellness consumers. Their adult use-targeted brand – Sunshower comes in 10 mg packs broken into 2 mg gummies. Their Dynathrive wellness-focused brand comes in a large, CBD-only format.

Learn more about Dynaleo’s offerings.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Nick Pateras, Managing Director, Materia Europe to talk about their latest announcement of receiving EUGMP certification at their Malta facility. The certification advances Materia’s ability to access European markets as well as expand their product portfolio in Europe’s largest market in Germany.

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Krista Raymer of Vetrina Group – a retail consultancy with deep experience working with cannabis retailers. Raymer joins us to talk about the critical nature of product array and inventory strategy for cannabis retailers.

This conversation is in advance of our June Business of Cannabis Retail Series event. Stay tuned for details

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Oren Shuster, CEO of IM Cannabis. Based in Israel, Shuster has continued to expand the footprint and expertise of IM Cannabis, closing the acquisition of Trichome Financial as well as listing IM Cannabis on NASDAQ. We connected with Shuster to talk about executing on this strategy through COVID.

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 David Kerr of Gallagher in Canada. Gallagher is the Official Insurance Provider of Business of Cannabis and we wanted to talk to Kerr about how he is viewing the cannabis landscape right now from an insurance perspective.

As well, Kerr and Gallagher in Canada are our partners for an upcoming event focused on Insurance in the Cannabis Sector happening on Wednesday, May 12 at Noon Eastern. Join us.

The Business of Cannabis’ Retail Series event on May 5, 2021 focused on the importance of accessories to cannabis retailers as well as an inventory strategy to manage inventory and drive profit.

As part of that program, Jay Rosenthal connected with Blake Fery, Data Scientist at Headset and Krista Raymer of Vetrina Group to frame how to think about accessories and inventory strategy from a cannabis retailer perspective. This podcast was recorded as part of that event. 

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Benjamin Tran of The House of Cannabis. The House of Cannabis is a cannabis retailer in Toronto, but with plans to expand to additional Ontario markets. We wanted to connect with Tran to hear his start-up story and to understand his experience to date in the sector.

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.

As well, Tran is a speaker at our May 5th Cannabis Retail Series event. Register for that event today.

On April 28, Business of Cannabis in partnership with Cannabis At Work held an event titled: Attracting Cannabis Talent in 2021. The cannabis sector is dynamic - with growth throughout the supply chain from cultivation through to retail. At this event, we tapped into the expertise of the leading human capital company in the sector - Cannabis At Work - to understand how to attract top cannabis talent right now. In this segment, Alison McMahon of Cannabis At work explored the historic hiring trends in Canadian cannabis.