The Higher Enlightenment Cannabis Podcast

Summary At Higher Yields Consulting, we get a lot of requests from hemp growers looking to grow their businesses in the CBD market. While CBD may be a popular option because the product itself is hot with consumers right now, CBD may not be the most lucrative path for your hemp business. Have you ever considered getting into industrial hemp? Listen to our experts – Cory Waggoner and Anthony Edward...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host Adam Kolbach and our guests, Mercedes Woods, Marissa Cortez, and Emily Seelman explore the state of cannabis in the western states, covering California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. They discuss the legal status of recreational and medicinal cannabis in the westerns states including social equity programs, regula...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host Adam Kolbach and our guest, HYC’s senior technical writer Emily Seelman, explore the state of cannabis in the southern states, covering Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama. They discuss the current legal status of recreational and medicinal cannabis in each state, including social equity programs and e...

On this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host Adam Kolbach interviews Cory Waggoner, CEO of Higher Yields, Sherri and Madison Marzario owners of Tumbleweed Dispensaries, and Brian Ruden, founder and CEO of Starbuds. They discuss the ins and outs of being multi-state operators (MSOs), from what its like going from mom and pop to multi-store operations, to what the hardest part of be...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment podcast, our host Adam Kolbach sits down with guests Natascha Neptune and Belicia Royster of the Social Equity Empowerment Network (SEEN), as well as Emily Seelman and Mercedes Woods of HYC. They discuss which states on the East Coast are doing legalization and social equity correctly, and which states could be doing more. They also cover market opportun...

On this episode on the Higher Enlightenment podcast, we are discussing the “International Cannabis Supply Chain,” with our CEO and Founder Cory Waggoner, HYC Business Development Director Anthony Adkins, and Jay Fentress Head of Development at Mid-American Growers Inc. HYC (Higher Yields Consulting) has worked in over 11 countries assisting in writing federal regulation, licensing, and cannabis bu...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host Adam Kolbach discusses the intersection of cannabis branding and e-commerce. Our featured experts are Courtney Wu, founder and CEO of Amnesia Media, Sunni Marsden, Executive Account Manager here at HYC, and Anthony Adkins, HYC’s Director of Business Development. They examine the different cannabis products currently trending in e-commer...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host Adam Kolbach interviews experts Mercedes Woods, Marissa Cortez, and Emily Seelman about New York’s new cannabis laws. They discuss the seemingly rushed March 31, 2021 legalization and some of the issues surrounding it. These include the earmarking of some of the tax revenue to social equity programs. They also cover competitive vs nonco...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment podcast, our host Adam Kolbach interviews HYC’s senior technical writer Emily Seelman and in-house METRC expert and program manager Marissa Cortes about medical marijuana. They discuss how to get into the medical cannabis market and whether or not it’s too late. They also cover changes in profit from medicinal dispensaries when a state also introduces ad...

In this episode of Higher Enlightenment, our host Adam Kolbach interviews two of our in-house industry experts Marissa Cortes, Director of Compliance, and Anthony Adkins. The episode covers reparative services in the cannabis industry and what they look like. Reparative services refers to the services rendered to operators who were possibly not as proactive as necessary with maintaining state comp...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast our guests Emily Seelman, Senior Technical Writer here at HYC, and Cory Waggoner, CEO of HYC discuss cannabis licensing in newly legal states. They discuss the steps for potential cannabis license applicants, the differences between working with an attorney and a consultant while appraising the licensing process, and which types of licenses are m...

In this week’s episode of the Higher Enlightenment podcast, our host, Adam Kolbach, interviews Cory Waggoner, CEO of Higher Yields Cannabis Consulting, Dionne Carroll, our Build and Design Project Manager, and Jesse Larson, one of our in-house compliance specialists. Our guests discuss the characteristics of cannabis grow/ cultivation, greenhouses, and outdoor growing. They also discuss the advant...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment podcast, our host Adam Kolbach interviews Higher Yields’ Director of Business Development, Anthony Adkins. They discuss the most important considerations when evaluating a canna-business deal, the role technology plays in plant touching businesses as well as customer facing businesses, how to develop a cannabusiness, and much more.

In this episode of Higher Yields Higher Enlightenment podcast, our experts discuss the state of METRC in California. Our host Adam Kolbach interviews Kittrick Jefferies, Marissa Cortes, and Mercedes Woods, three of our in-house METRC experts, about the pitfalls of METRC implementation in California. They discuss the current issues plaguing regulation, what California could have done to avoid these...

In this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host interviews industry experts Kieryn Wang from Almost Consulting and Courtney Wu from Amnesia Media. They discuss the effect mass incarceration and the war on drugs have had on the cannabis industry.   They also cover the lack of representation of BIPOC in the cannabis industry, how the industry can make an effort to employ more conscious...

On this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast we are discussing Emerging Cannabis States and Cannabis Markets with Stephanie Till, Founder and CEO, of Green Rush Indexed Data and also leads the MIRA Project. The M.I.R.A. Project is the collection effort to build M.I.R.A., the Marijuana Industry Research Archive. We also have Peter Privo, Senior Business Consultant of BridgeWest CPAs. We talk...

For this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, we are discussing the Cannabis Industry Experience as a Veteran. We are speaking with our own HYC veterans Jesse Larson, Design Build Project Manager and Matt O'Neil, Hemp Specialist, with the special guest Joshua Littrell from Veterans For Cannabis. Each with amazing stories and insight this podcast on a veteran's experience in the c...

The Illinois Debacle  On this episode of the Higher Enlightenment Podcast, we are discussing the Illinois Licensing Debacle. The Illinois Licensing Debacle is a huge issue in regard to the application process for social equity applicants in IL that is ongoing with little coverage. We have brought our Higher Yields Consulting experts to speak on this and shed some light on the situation.  Cory Wagg...

Legalization Vs. Decriminalization

In this episode of our Higher Enlightenment Podcast, our host Tess Yancey brings on Kieryn Wang of ALMOSTCONSULTING, a women owned and oriented consulting firm, as well as Courtney Wu of AMNESIA media, an expert on compliance, AI, and marketing for cannabis and CBD based influencers. All three are social-equity minded women of color, speaking on issues involving BIPOC and self-identifying womxn in...

On this double-length episode we speak with Erik Range of Minorities for Medical Marijuana and HYC about social equity and diversity in the cannabis industry. The second half of this episode features a round table with other members of HYC. Guests: Erik Range - Director of Social Equity HYC and Minorities for Medical Marijuana John Valdez - HYC Vice President Mercedes Woods - Compliance HYC Keith...

On this episode our CEO and founder, Cory Waggoner, speaks with some of our friends, partners, and clients across the globe. Our guests include: Rutger John Hayben (“RJ”) (Netherlands/European Union): RJ lives in the Netherlands and has been a leading member for the development of the “cannabis test program” that includes 10 LP licenses. He hopes that this program can create a scalable framework t...

Our host, Adam speaks with our guests today about the commercial cannabis real estate market and how it's been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Our guests include: Kris Teegardin - HYC's Director of Government Affairs Shannon Bustos - Real Estate Team Manager & Executive Account Manager John Valdez - HYC Vice President and Director of Real Estate Mark Fisher - HYC Real Estate Part...

Our host, Adam speaks with our guests today about cannabis and how it can boost local economies. Topics discussed include, job creation, tax revenue, community engagement, cannabis empowering other small businesses, and much more. Our guests include: Kris Teegardin - HYC's Director of Government Affairs Jim Marty - Founder and CEO of Bridge West CPAs Mark Fisher - A Partner of the HYC Cannabi...

Our host Adam, speaks with the Higher Yields Cannabis Team about adjusting to the COVID-19 outbreak in personal life and their working lives. Guests include: Cory Waggoner - Founder and CEO John Valdez - Vice President & Real Estate Director Marissa Cortes - Compliance Director Jay Fentress - Director of Business Development Kris Teegardin - Director of Government Relations Adam P. Kolbach - P...