Apartment 113 Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Podcast

Episode 204 is the 2nd episode of Season 4. This episode features a recap from Indoor Ag-Con, followed by a short conversation with David Sandelman, CEO and cofounder of Cannatrol, and a check-in with Bluelab. In this episode, we talk about why it matters to see cannabis alongside other controlled environment agriculture crops, and what that shift says about where the industry is headed. We dig in...

Episode 203 is the 1st episode of Season 4. Our guest for this episode is Jason Ambrosino, CEO of Veterans Choice Creations, a New York state cannabis processing and manufacturing company. Jason is a U.S. Army veteran who served for a decade. He joins the show to talk about his life and the journey that led him to Cannabis, including his experiences with plant medicine and how it continues to shap...

Episode 202 is the 65th episode of Season 3. Our guest for this episode is Sean Conley, CEO of MTXE Consulting & Merchant Processing. He is a longtime operator in payments, SaaS, and cannabis fintech. Sean joins the show to break down one of the least transparent but most critical layers of the cannabis industry: payment processing. With more than a decade of experience building and scaling sa...

Episode 201 is the 64th episode of Season 3. Our guests for this episode are Jeff Adams, Managing Director and Joseph Bancheri, Sales Manager at XRpure, a company building advanced X-ray decontamination systems for cannabis and other high-compliance industries. We dig into why microbial contamination is one of the biggest hidden risks in large-scale cannabis production and how post-harvest deconta...

Episode 200 is the 63rd episode of Season 3. We’re back with the January Special for Episode 200 of Apartment 113, featuring Matt Jerome, Founder of Meristem Consulting and Co-Founder of the Connoisseurship Roadshow. To mark the milestone, we dig into some of the biggest global cannabis stories shaping the start of 2026. Matt and I break down Germany’s explosive rise in medical cannabis interest,...

Episode 199 is the 62nd episode of Season 3. Our guest for this episode is Josh Rickey, founder of February Fire, Virginia’s homegrown cannabis cup built by and for the local craft community. What started on Reddit through r/RVA_Homegrown has grown into one of the most grassroots-driven cannabis competitions in the region, focused on education, connoisseurship, and community connection. We talk ab...

Episode 198 is the 61st episode of Season 3. Our guest for this episode is David Sandelman, CTO and Co-Founder of VT Dry & Cure Technologies and the creator of Cannatrol Systems, a company leading the cannabis industry in precision drying, curing, and storage technology. With more than 35 years of experience in HVAC innovation and 17 US patents to his name, he brings serious engineering discip...

Episode 197 is the 60th episode of Season 3. We’re joined by Dwight Diotte, a cannabis genetics and research advisor with nearly four decades of experience working at the deepest roots of modern cannabis breeding. Dwight’s career spans the early European seed scene through today’s global cultivation landscape, with a focus on landraces, classic genetics from the 70s through 90s, and preservation o...

Episode 196 is the 59th episode of Season 3. We’re joined by George Breiwa, inventor and founder of DynaVap, the company behind some of the most recognizable battery-free dry herb vaporizers on the market. George’s path into cannabis came from a simple frustration with smoking and a deeper curiosity around how small, efficient, and intentional a vaporization device could actually be. George shares...

Episode 195 is the 58th episode of Season 3. Part Two of our MJBizCon 2025 series continues with more conversations recorded live from the conference floor in Las Vegas NV. This episode features short-form interviews focused on edibles innovation, craftsmanship, and operational execution, captured in real time amid the pace and pressure of the largest cannabis business conference in the world. Max...

Episode 194 is the 57th episode of Season 3. Kicking off a two part series featuring conversations directly from the conference floor of MJ Bizcon 2025 in Las Vegas NV, bringing real-time perspectives from operators, innovators, and leaders shaping the cannabis industry. This episode features short-form interviews focused on packaging, payments, and brand execution, recorded amid the energy and ch...

Episode 193 is the 56th episode of Season 3. Our guest is Carol Tyson, Director of Marketing at Jaunty, a New York based cannabis brand best known for its presence in the state’s vape category. Carol works across field marketing, retail partnerships and trade marketing, with a focus on brand execution in a regulated market. In this episode, we discuss practical marketing topics including retail re...

Episode 192 is the 55th episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Ian Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of Source CBD, a nationally recognized hemp product development company based in Sedona, Arizona. Ian has spent more than a decade building Source CBD into a trusted brand in the non-psychoactive cannabis space with a focus on quality, transparency and science-driven formulation. Source CBD develo...

Episode 191 is the 54th episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Jared Penner Sales Leader at Mobius, a Vancouver-based manufacturer of post harvest cannabis and hemp processing equipment that has helped redefine efficiency without sacrificing quality. At Mobius, Jared focuses on building real relationships with cultivators and processors while helping them solve some of the most persistent challen...

Episode 190 is the 53rd episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Angelique Zerillo, founder and editor of Bloom, a cannabis lifestyle magazine dedicated to guiding readers toward a healthier state of being. Bloom celebrates the people, products, and culture shaping modern cannabis, with a focus on education, wellness, and community. Angelique brings a thoughtful, grounded perspective to the convers...

Episode 189 is the 52nd episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Zach Michelson, Chief Operating Officer at Sunderstorm, the parent company of KANHA, one of the nation’s leading edible brands. Zach brings a background in environmental science and operations management to the cannabis space, where he helps lead KANHA’s expansion into new markets and maintain its reputation for consistency and innova...

Episode 188 is the 51st episode of Season 3. We’re back with the November 2025 Monthly Special for episode 188 of Apartment 113 featuring Co-Host Dustin Hoxworth, Founder of Fat Nugs Magazine. This month we break down one of the most dramatic turns the industry has seen in years as the federal government moves to ban intoxicating hemp products and reshape the national market from top to bottom. We...

Episode 187 is the 50th episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Stacy Litke, Vice President of Banking Programs at Green Check Verified, a leading fintech platform connecting cannabis businesses with trusted financial institutions. With more than two decades of experience in banking operations and technology, Stacy helps bridge the gap between cannabis operators and compliant financial services. I...

Episode 186 is the 49th episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Colin Fraser, founder and CEO of Upling, the first Black-owned delivery-focused cannabis app. Colin’s journey from survivor and returning citizen to entrepreneur and health equity advocate has shaped a mission rooted in accessibility and empowerment. What began as a personal response to his mother’s struggle with healthcare has grown...

Episode 185 is the 48th episode of Season 3. Our guest today is Jordan Isenstadt, Senior Vice President at Marino, a leading strategic communications and public affairs agency working in cannabis. Jordan oversees campaigns across cannabis, higher education and labor and brings more than twenty years of experience spanning government, nonprofit and corporate sectors. He is known for shaping narrati...

Episode 184 is the 47th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Jeremy Shechter, founder of Open Source Horticulture, a consulting and project management firm focused on advancing modern cultivation and controlled environment agriculture. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Jeremy brings over a decade of experience leading large-scale horticultural operations and cannabis facility projects across the cou...

Episode 183 is the 46th episode of Season 3. We’re back with the October 2025 Monthly Special for episode 183 of Apartment 113. This month, we head to the mountains of Colorado for a conversation with Jimmy Brinkerhoff of Edun, a family-run cannabis company rooted in the land and built on a passion for natural farming. We’ll explore how the Brinkerhoff Family Farm combines horticultural experience...

Episode 182 is the 45th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Daniel Crawford, COO at Fat Nugs Magazine a cultivator, extractor, writer and advocate for quality cannabis. Known as the “Terpene Whisperer,” Daniel brings over two decades of cultivation and sensory expertise shaped by his work in pharma, dairy, brewing and organic farming. Since 2019, Daniel has helped elevate connoisseurship an...

Episode 181 is the 44th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Shawn Pastian, better known as Barefoot Hash — a soil builder, organic grower, hashishin, educator and co-founder of Big Green Pharm in Dillwyn, Virginia. Shawn’s journey with cannabis began as personal curiosity and evolved into a lifelong calling centered on cultivation, education and healing. After years immersed in Southern Ore...

Episode 180 is the 43rd episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Blaine Hatab, CEO and co-founder of Distru, one of the cannabis industry’s leading software platforms. Distru helps cannabis operators manage inventory, orders and distribution across multiple facilities in one streamlined system. Built specifically for the complexities of the legal market, it’s become a go-to SaaS solution for bra...