Apartment 113 Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Podcast

Episode 179 is the 42nd episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Giancarlo Pinto, co-founder of NYC Bud, a family of dispensaries redefining cannabis retail through design, culture, and a distinctly New York sensibility. From their first Long Island City location styled like a subway station, to their new Midtown shop modeled after Grand Central Station itself, NYC Bud blends cannabis with the a...

Episode 178 is the 41st episode of Season 3. We’re back with the September 2025 Monthly Special for episode 178 of Apartment 113. This month we dive deep into the psychedelic frontier where ancient rituals meet cutting-edge science, and where new research is rewriting everything we thought we knew about the mind. We’ll explore how AI-designed compounds like Mindstate Design Labs’ MSD-001 promise t...

Episode 177 is the 40th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Sergio Martinez, founder and CEO of Blimburn Seeds, one of the world’s leading cannabis seed companies. Based in Barcelona, Sergio has spent the last two decades building Blimburn into a global name synonymous with quality genetics, innovation, and a deep respect for cannabis culture. Sergio’s path into cannabis was anything but li...

Episode 176 is the 39th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Will Read, Founder & CEO of CannaPlanners, a creative agency dedicated to helping dispensaries and cannabis brands thrive through thoughtful design, marketing, and digital strategy. Since 2015, Will has been focused on normalization in cannabis—using branding and storytelling to elevate businesses and connect with consumers in...

Episode 175 is the 38th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Wes Shepherd, Co-Founder of Hoodie Analytics, a company redefining how cannabis data is tracked, shared, and put to work. A lifelong entrepreneur with over two decades in SaaS and software-enabled services, Wes has built and led businesses at the intersection of technology, data, and market strategy. At Hoodie, Wes and his team hav...

Episode 174 is the 37th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Drew Tybus, founder of Oak PR, a communications agency built on strategy-first thinking and deep influence. With a career spent shaping brand narratives and driving growth through media, events, and influencer marketing, Drew has become a trusted voice in building consumer brands that break through the noise. At Oak PR, Drew and hi...

Episode 173 is the 36th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Rama Mayo, co-founder of Hall of Flowers and a driving force behind some of the most influential platforms in cannabis, music, and culture. From running the legendary indie label Big Wheel Recreation in the ’90s and early 2000s — home to bands like Jimmy Eat World, At The Drive-In, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy — to buil...

Episode 172 is the 35th episode of Season 3. We’re back with the August 2025 Monthly Special for episode 172 of Apartment 113. This episode features Dustin Hoxworth as cohost, founder of Fat Nugs Magazine where we hang out and unpack the latest in cannabis news and headlines for this month. You can catch the audio as always on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, or apt113.com, and you can also watch the ful...

Episode 171 is the 34th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Ben Burstein, Corporate Development Manager at LeafLink, where he manages mergers & acquisitions, industry research, and strategic partnerships for one of the largest B2B platforms in cannabis. Ben’s work helps shape the business landscape behind the scenes, connecting operators, investors, and partners in a rapidly shifting ma...

Episode 170 is the 33rd episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Jeff Miller, CEO of HoneyProjects and one of the visionaries reshaping New Jersey’s cannabis market. A Peabody Award winning documentarian turned cannabis entrepreneur, Jeff’s journey into the industry is both personal and purposeful rooted in his own use of cannabis to manage depression and anxiety, and sparked by a documentary pr...

Episode 169 is the 32nd episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Tom Ritchie, founder of High Flyer Media and host of The Legacies Podcast, a show that digs into the real stories behind the cannabis industry’s rise. Based in Canada, Tom has carved out a space at the intersection of cannabis, media, and compliance in our highly regulated markets. Before launching High Flyer, Tom spent years insid...

Episode 168 is the 31st episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Rocco Del Priore, co-founder and CTO of Sweed POS, a cannabis retail software company helping dispensaries streamline everything from sales to compliance to customer experience. With a background in computer science and years of hands-on experience in both tech and cannabis, Rocco brings a unique systems-level mindset to solving re...

Episode 167 is the 30th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Joshua Wilson, a cannabis operations pro with over 14 years of experience spanning compliance, retail, marketing, and multi-state program launches. He currently serves as the Director of Retail at Culture House, a standout dispensary in New York known for its elevated approach to community engagement and consumer experience. From n...

Episode 166 is the 29th episode of Season 3. We’re back with the July 2025 Monthly Special for episode 166 of Apartment 113. This month’s special brings back Fat Nugs Magazine founder Dustin Hoxworth as co-host, and features an insightful conversation with John Shute, founder of PufCreativ. As always, we kick things off by digging into the latest cannabis news and culture headlines, everything fro...

Episode 165 is the 28th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Joann Kudrewicz, co-founder and CEO of Ravens View Genetics, a craft cannabis company based in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, known for its regenerative farming practices and Indigenous-led vision. With deep roots in legacy cultivation and a strong commitment to sustainability, Joann and her husband Michael bring a rar...

Episode 164 is the 27th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Margaret Thomas, host of Bite Me: The Show About Edibles and founder of the Bite Me Cannabis Club. She’s a certified Ganjier and Cannabis Educator on a mission to help people make edibles that are approachable, effective, and fun — no gatekeeping, no bro science. Margaret’s path into cannabis started with a love for food and the wa...

Episode 163 is the 26th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Greg Tannor, CEO and co-founder of FlowerHouse New York, a leading cannabis cultivator and retailer with a mission rooted in premium experience and community impact. Greg came from a 25-year career in commercial real estate, where he closed major retail deals, from Paige Premium Denim in Manhattan to M.Fredric in Malibu before turn...

Episode 162 is the 25th episode of Season 3. This month’s special is a solo episode where Rob recaps his time at Psychedelic Science 2025, the largest global gathering of psychedelic minds, hosted by MAPS in Denver, Colorado. With a background in science and a deep personal passion for psychedelics, Rob hit the ground running at this massive five-day event featuring 700+ speakers, 14 programming t...

Episode 161 is the 24th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Damien Cornwell, entrepreneur, advocate, operations expert, and President of the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY). He’s also the founder of Just Breathe, a dispensary in upstate New York redefining what it means to serve the cannabis community. Damien’s path into cannabis is anything but conventional, starting as a UPS drive...

Episode 160 is the 23nd episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Jesse Porter, consultant, cultivator, content strategist, and newly appointed Director of Sales at Harvest Integrated, a company delivering “Climate as a Service” to the cannabis industry. Jesse’s cannabis journey started over two decades ago, growing medicine for his mother and eventually helping write the first Oaksterdam syllabu...

Episode 159 is the 22nd episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Warren Bobrow author, chef, mixologist, and co-founder of Klaus, the award-winning, ready-to-drink cannabis cocktail line. Warren’s story is anything but ordinary. From scrubbing pots and working the door at Danceteria in NYC, to engineering television at WNET-13 and founding South Carolina’s first fresh pasta company, he’s reinven...

Episode 158 is the 21st episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Thunder Walker, a real estate developer, cannabis entrepreneur, advocate, and the voice and visionary behind the Thunder Walker Experience podcast. Carrying on her father’s legacy as one of Dallas’s first Black real estate brokers, Thunder entered the industry at just 18 years old and never looked back. Licensed in real estate, mor...

Episode 157 is the 20th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Mitch Chargo, Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP with over three decades of legal experience as both outside and corporate counsel focused on commercial real estate, business transactions and legalized cannabis. He recently served as General Counsel for a MN based licensed manufacturer of medical cannabis where he assisted in...

Episode 156 is the 19th episode of Season 3. Today's episode is the Monthly Special for May 2025! This one features Matt Jerome as co-host once again. Matt is a fellow certified Ganjier and also contributes to Fat Nugs Magazine. Together, we rehash our connoisseurship roadshow experience and talk about the tour overall including a few deep dives into the locations we visited and some teasers at wh...

Episode 155 is the 18th episode of Season 3. We’re joined today by Jack Blaeser, Founder and CEO of Mosaic, a leading digital commerce and payments platform that empowers cannabis dispensaries and retailers to offer their own branded, Starbucks-like consumer experiences. Mosaic delivers integrated solutions for eCommerce, loyalty rewards, digital marketing, and compliant payments. Jack previo...