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On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Chris Lavoie of Gorgias to talk about how Gorgias’ technology allows retails of all sizes to provide world-class customer service to their customers. In the era of cannabis retail ramp up – especially online – building in strong customer service capabilities through tech – like with Gorgias – can be a key differentiator between cannabis retailers. Gorg...

On this episode of BofC Live we connect with Brad Mahon of Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. Mount Royal University has developed an online cannabis workforce training program – helping prepare the future Canadian cannabis workforce. These online courses – taught by experienced professionals working in the Canadian cannabis industry – position students at the forefront of the sector – al...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Julie Beun and Adam Miron. Miron was the co-founder of HEXO and Julie Beun was an early employee. Together, they just published Billion Dollar Start-Up: The True Story of How a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company about the launch of that company. Beun and Miron talk about the early days, the break-neck pace to l...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Denis Gertler of the CannDelta team. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis and a member of their team joins us every Monday for an Ask the Experts segment on BofC Live. In this segment, Gertler joins the program to talk about how cannabis retailers should understand pricing as it relates to Health Canada inducement regul...

On this episode of BofC Live we connect with Mario Naric, CEO of Motif Labs about his company’s recently-granted sales license. As an extraction company, the license – granted through Health Canada – allows Motif Labs to sell directly to Provincial cannabis wholesalers – as well as to work directly with brands to bring products to market. Learn more about Motif Labs . BofC Live is the daily news a...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Alex Blumenstein and Brett Chang of The Peak – a daily newsletter focused on Canadian business, finance and technology. Prior to launching The Peak, Blumenstein and Chang launched and managed Leaf Forward – a cannabis industry accelerator. BofC Live connected with The Peak team to talk about the start-up and scaling efforts as well as what cannabis com...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Lucas McCann of the CannDelta team. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis and a member of their team joins us every Monday for an Ask the Experts segment on BofC Live. In this segment, McCann unpacks the latest announcements from the Ontario Cannabis Store that they will be culling their product offerings to consumers an...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Bill Shevlin the Co-CEO of 3 Bros Grow – a Santa Cruz, California-based cannabis company. Shevlin shares the start-up story of 3 Bros Grow, their vertically integrated model and their growth and expansion plans. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and t...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Terry Booth, former CEO of Aurora. It was announced this week that Booth will be taking over the helm of US-based Australis. To read the full story about the transaction that saw ALPS acquired by Australis and set in motion Booth taking over the CEO role, read Marijuana Business Daily’s story: Aurora Cannabis co-founder Terry Booth tapped to be CEO of...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Oren Shuster, CEO of IM Cannabis – a publicly traded, Israeli-based company traded on the CSE as IMCC. IM Cannabis announced recently their acquisition of Trichome Financial. Shuster joined BofC Live to talk about the acquisition, what it means for the company and the advantages of operating in Israel, Canada and Europe. BofC Live is the daily news and...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Bubba Nicholson of Thrive Cannabis to talk about the launch of their Greybeard Cannabis Co. brand has involved extensive on-ground retail outreach from Ontario to Saskatchewan and into British Columbia. As well, Nicholson shared insight into the importance of farm-gate retail in Ontario and the planned opening of the one of the first farm-gate stores c...

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Lucas McCann of the CannDelta team. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis and a member of their team joins us every Monday for an Ask the Experts segment on BofC Live. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends drivin...

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 Liz Stahura of BDSA to talk about what the coming year may have in store for the cannabis industry. Stahura discusses both US and Canadian markets and what her firm believes the future h...

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 Liz Stahura of BDSA to talk about 2020's impact on the cannabis sector. In addition to the impacts of COVID, the sector saw new product trends develop, new purchasing methods and differe...

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 are joined by Tanner Stewart of Stewart Farms - a licensed producer based in New Brunswick. Stewart joins BofC Live to talk about the launch of his company's bath bombs into the Alberta and New Bruns...

On this episode of BofC Live, we revisit a presentation from Lucas McCann from CannDelta - the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. McCann presented at a recent event hosted by Business of Cannabis - Cannabis Retail 2021 | A Look Ahead - on December 10, 2020. At the event, McCann spoke about the importance of ongoing training for cannabis retail staff and the differentiator it can...

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 are joined by Olivia Alexander of Kush Queen. Alexander is the Founder and CEO of Kush Queen, a premier luxury lifestyle cannabis brand that launched in 2015. Olivia has become known as one of the in...

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 Greg Guyatt, the CEO of CannTrust. 18 months after having their Health Canada license suspended, CannTrust is reentering the adult use cannabis market in Canada with products on the shel...

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 Liz Stahura of BDSA to discuss cannabis beverage markets in both the United States and Canada. Specifically, Stahura dives deep into the overall beverage preferences for consumers in the...

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 Denis Gertler of the CannDelta team. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis and a member of their team joins us every Monday for an Ask the Experts segment...

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 Ellen Wang of the CannDelta team for the weekly Ask the Experts segment. Specifically, Wang answers: “How will the change of microbial tolerance limits affect quality control testing of...

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 Liz Stahura of BDSA to discuss edibles markets in both the United States and Canada. Specifically, Stahura dives deep into the similarities, differences and market opportunities on both...

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 Ashton Abrahams, the President of Sigma Analytical Services – a cannabis testing lab in Canada. Recently, Sigma Analytical Services was granted Good Manufacturing Practices certification...

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 Dario Jeginovic of CannDelta. Each week, we are joined by a member of the CannDelta team for a session called: Ask the Experts. In this session, Jeginovic answers a questions about "Prev...

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 Afshin Mousavian and Karina Karassev of Stori to talk about their newly-arrived Stori smart cannabis storage unit. As well, Stori is giving away a new unit every Friday at 4:20 pm.