Blunt Business

Blunt Business discusses Cannabis, Crypto, and the Metaverse with Ryan Hunter, the CEO of Crypto Cannabis Club. Crypto Cannabis Club CEO Ryan Hunter runs the original NFT collection and Metaverse community for crypto and cannabis enthusiasts, and he is on to talk about the launch of the first ever NFT-powered cannabis brand. The Crypto Cannabis Club is a groundbreaking new community that forms the...

John J. McGovern led the M&A for the MJBiz and Green Market Report Deals. His firm does a lot more than cannabis, but it begs the question if cannabis media and conferences are the new hot thing for M&A. We talk with John, who has represented owners in the sale, acquisition, and valuation of thousands of daily and weekly newspapers, national and regional B2B and B2C magazines, conferences...

Blunt Business focuses on icon Mike Tyson’s first foray into the cannabis industry with Tyson 2.0 and we speak with Adam Wilks and and Chad Bronstein about the launch. Tyson 2.0 is legendary boxer, entrepreneur, and icon Mike Tyson’s first foray into the cannabis industry and is focused on bringing consumers high-quality premium cannabis products at affordable price points. Today let’s talk to the...

Shoogies CEO Latham Woodward, and host of Dazed and Infused, joins us today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermia only on Cannabis Radio. Shoogies CEO Latham Woodward considers this way of thinking short-sighted and elitist. He believes that with the advent and legalization of cannabis, there is no longer a unified “culture,” just an entire adult sphere of buyers. Shoogies is a cannabis-infused swee...

Plant Prophets with host Vern Davis today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. With over sixteen years’ experience building brands with Diageo and Beecham, there isn’t a single thing about the food and drink world that Vern doesn’t know. He’s traveled across six states, moved home seven times, and managed over twenty different brands. Once upon a time, Vern Davis used to em...

LEVIA and Blazy Susan with Troy Brosnan Will Breakell today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Troy Brosnan, CEO, and co-founder of LEVIA, and Will Breakell CEO Blazy Susan. LEVIA recently announced the launch of new cannabis-infused water-soluble tinctures with premium CO2 extract. The tinctures are now sold at cannabis retailers across Massachusetts. Each 1-ounce bottle...

Nabis with Co-Founder and Co-CEO Vince Ning today Founded in 2017 by Vince C. Ning and Jun S. Lee, Nabis has quickly established itself as the leading cannabis wholesale platform in California. Nabis supports the largest portfolio of brands in the world, exclusively supplying over 100 brands to over 99% of CA’s dispensaries. Vince and Jun bring years of experience in enterprise software combined w...

Ask Growers with Communications Manager Tia Moskalenko today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest is a cannabis journalist and enthusiast who is a regular contributor to the likes of Benzinga, Insider, Green Entrepreneur. She has interviewed over 100 cannabis brands and growers and she also represents a publication designed to familiarize readers with top pro...

Durée & Company with the president and CEO Durée Ross today on Blunt Business only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest has since been setting the bar for excellence in PR, serving the corporate, agency, and nonprofit arenas for local, national, and international clients. An award-winning entrepreneur, she has been nationally recognized for her ability to develop winning strategies and successful...

Artemis Holdings Group LLC with Founder and Board Chair of Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation Sheri Orlowitz today on Blunt Business only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest is an experienced entrepreneur, venture capitalist, turn-around expert, board director, corporate leader, attorney, and former federal prosecutor. She represents an organization that will speak about, looks to “ensure that...

What's Next for Cannabis in 2022-Part 2: What Federal Government Will Get Done to Help the Cannabis Industry in 2022. Cannabis CEOs aren't waiting around for the US government to legalize. Some are eyeing international markets for expansion. The CEOs say they expect narrow reform around banking ahead of legalization. If you really wanted to create an industry that’s dependent on gangs and...

What's Next for Cannabis in 2022-Part 1: New Disruptors in Cannabis: The Rise of Psychedelics and New Cannabinoids. Studies of MDMA, ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms, and other psychedelics have shown tremendous potential for therapeutic applications. In May 2021, Nature Medicine published the results of the most advanced trial of psychedelic therapy to date. In our Phase 3 trial of MDMA-assiste...

Zoned Properties with Chief Executive Officer Bryan McLaren today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Mr. McLaren is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zoned Properties, a strategic real estate development firm whose primary mission is to provide real estate and sustainability services for the regulated cannabis industry. McLaren has a strong professional backgrou...

Medical Marijuana, Inc. & Kannaway with CEO Blake Schroeder today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest has extensive business experience in the nutrition industry ranging from legal and regulatory insight to overseeing all aspects of global sales, product development, marketing, distribution, and operations. He now oversees the world’s first-ever cannabis...

Urban-Gro With Sam Andras SVP of Design Services today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest is the Executive Vice President of Professional Services, a fully integrated architecture, engineering, and cultivation systems integration company serving the commercial cannabis and food-focused Controlled Environment Agriculture sector. To date, he has been involved...

MariMed Inc with COO Tim Shaw today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest represents one of the largest multi-state cannabis and hemp operators in the US. Across its branded products, this company is at the forefront of precision-dosed branded products for the treatment of specific medical symptoms. They currently distribute its branded products in select stat...

Cannabis Department at Greenberg Glusker with founder Priya Sopori today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermia only on Cannabis Radio. Celebrity endorsements are a popular marketing tool for brands seeking to gain wide attention from targeted consumers in a relatively short period of time. Within federally regulated industries, these endorsement deals are often straightforward. This week we will tal...

Senior-High with Karen Lustman, founder and CEO, and Lewis Lustman, Chief Marketing Officer today on Blunt Business only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guests run a woman-owned health and wellness company that advocates for safe and effective cannabis products for seniors. They recently opened their website at www.senior-high.com providing information that enables seniors to confidently choose the ri...

Safe hemp and CBD products with Jonathan Miller General Counsel of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable and Member-In-Charge at the Frost Brown Todd Law Office in Washington, D.C. today on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest serves as general counsel for the hemp industry’s national advocacy organization, a coalition of dozens of leading companies and organizations committed to safe hemp and CBD products. From a r...

Turning Point Brands with Eric Anwar (Sr. Director of Marketing) and Lorenzo De Plano (Vice President) today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest markets one of the most widely sold cannabis adjacent products on the market. When you think of rolling papers you are most likely thinking of their majorly featured brand, Zig-Zag. We start by talking about the imp...

US Cannabis Council with President & CEO Steven Hawkins today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. In 2020, just $4 million was spent on marijuana lobbying, according to Open Secrets. That’s measly compared to the $27 million that was spent by tobacco lobbyists, and roughly $30 million from the beer, wine, and liquor industry. Happy to welcome this week the President an...

HERBL with Founder And CEO Mike Beaudry today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest founded California's largest cannabis supply chain solutions company servicing more than 850 storefront and non-storefront retail licensees. They also boast exclusive brand partnerships with the #1 selling flower, vape, and concentrate brands. Recently the company announced...

Dymapak with CEO Ross Kirsh today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. The U.S. cannabis industry is expected to add $92 billion to the country's economy in 2021, according to MJBizDaily. As the industry continues its upward momentum, producers of cannabis products that range from mints to gummies to dissolvable powders are seeking ways to reduce plastic packaging while...

Unrivaled Brands CEO Frank Knuettel today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest has decades of experience in working with and advising public and private companies on financial management and controls, M&A, capital markets transactions, and operating and financial restructurings. Bob Hoban in Forbes recently wrote: There are indicators, not the least of wh...

FlowerHire with CEO David Belsky today on Blunt Business with Jorge Hermida only on Cannabis Radio. Our next guest runs a leading staffing and talent strategy firm serving the regulated cannabis industry. It has filled over 300 positions in 10 states since its inception in 2017. To bring listeners up to speed, David built his career in executive search over the course of 16 years. During that time...