Cannabis Equipment News

This week, Sarah Strickler, co-founder of Grown Rogue joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she resists the temptation to chase trends, her company's focus on growing high quality, low cost cannabis, and her evolution into a top cannabis executive.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review....

This week, Obie Strickler, CEO of Grown Rogue , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his company has been able to scale its craft grows in multiple states; how he keeps production costs low while keeping quality high; and whether or not craft cannabis stands to suffer a fate similar to the one causing the craft beer downturn.   Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the...

This week, Jon Marshall, COO of Deep Roots Harvest joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he stopped fighting forest fires as a smoke jumper and forecasting avalanches to become a cannabis industry executive. Also:  The transition after Deep Roots acquired The Source in 2024. The state of the Nevada cannabis market. Why you must do no harm, stay flexible and keep an open mind aft...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, George Jage, co-founder and CEO of Jage Media , the company behind MJ Unpacked and The Hemp Beverage Expo, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss: Why successful tradeshows are built around experience. His time as the former president of MJBizCon and CEO of Dope Media--and w...

This week, Dr. Allison Justice, founder and CEO of the Cannabis Research Center (CRC) and The Hemp Mine , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss: Her unplanned journey to the cannabis industry—and when she fell in love with the plant. How her work advances cultivation and post-harvest processing. The challenges growers face every day—and the ongoing myths about the plant. Recent proj...

This week, Brian Adams, founder and CEO of Hudson Botanical Processing and founder of Nimbus Cannabis , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his proprietary ethanol extraction process, his upstart craft grow, life as a contract manufacturer, his approach to making quality vapes that people want to buy and the state of cannabis testing—including how companies can protect themselves...

This week, Jon Spadafora, CEO of Flower Union Brands , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss efforts to find a larger edible audience, successes following last year's launch in New Jersey, and a mysterious and exciting new launch in a third market that remains unannounced but "very, very easy to get to from New Jersey." Spadafora also discusses how Flower Union uses A...

This week, Jason Pickle, founder and president of Volunteer Botanicals joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the best is yet to come for cannabis beverages Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@ca...

This week, Caroline Riggs, executive vice president of retail and marketing at Copper State Farms , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the company's ability to skip the red tape and make quick decisions to meet evolving demand and market conditions. Riggs has helped Copper State, which is based in Snowflake, Arizona, improve customer retention and loyalty programs and increa...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Ryan Hunter, chief revenue officer at Spherex, Colorado’s leading cannabis brand, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or sug...

This week Jack Blaeser, founder and CEO of Mosaic , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cannabis operators are already using AI; how to leverage equipment automation and integrated systems to reduce cost; how Google's AI shopping updates will impact dispensaries, and the aspects of AI that are "downright terrifying." Please make sure to like, subscribe and share...

This week, Jace Goodrow, vice president of growth at Deep Roots Harvest, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his tactics to drive revenue and customer engagement in dispensaries, best practices on SKU rationalization and vendor pricing, training up budtenders and making sure you have the right product mix on the shelves. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. Y...

This week, Joe Gerrity, CEO of Crescent Canna joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the existential threat facing the hemp industry, why he believes Senator Mitch McConnell is on a "warpath" to undo the Farm Bill's accidental cannabis legalization, how it's hard to keep your foot on the gas (and people/media/the world interested in your plight) when you face cons...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Vince Ning, co-founder and CEO of Nabis (think can-Nabis), joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the regulations that could fix the cannabis supply chain, his thoughts on interstate commerce, how he secured Y Combinator backing, the state of the legal and illicit markets in...

This week, Bethany Breitland, founder of Green Mountain High joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why she traded Vermont's artisanal cheese industry for cannabis, why she only works with Tier 1 cultivators, the equipment she uses to make pre-rolls and gummies, and how she carefully curates her brand to compete in a competitive market. We also talk about the complications she f...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, David Frasier, CEO of Muskegon Ventures, which owns Michigrown , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he stresses quality over everything, the equipment he can't live without, and the qualities he looks for in potential partners.  We also talk about the state of t...

This week, Cullen Raichart, CEO of GreenBroz , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how to reduce labor while improving quality and output, machine whisperers, and his new M1 GBZ fully-automated trimming machines engineered for modern cannabis processors. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. F...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Barron Lutz, founder of Nasha Hash , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he makes premium cold-water hash, the equipment he can't live without, what it takes to become a Nasha Hash partner farm, the current state of California cannabis, and how he stays in busine...

This week, Will Breakell, CEO of Blazy Susan , joins the Cannabis Equipment News (CEN) podcast to discuss how he set out to clean up coffee tables with a novel smoking accessory and wound up launching one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.—and it all started with a little product placement on CNN during the New Year's Eve Ball drop.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and s...

This week, John Shute, CEO of PufCreative , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he creates marketing programs that move the needle for cannabis operators and the disruptive marketing tactics the industry can use to stand above the fray.   Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to e...

This week, Aundre Speciale, owner of Cannabis Buyer's Club Berkley (CBCB) , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her legacy in the industry, which spans some 35 years of advocacy, retail, research and community building. Speciale was turned on to the cannabis industry by Jack Herer, author of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes." Herer was Speciale's neighbor, and she...

This week, Charlie Weiler, banking sales manager at LeafLink joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his journey from slinging shaved ice at Taylor Swift concerts (and pretty much every major event in the greater Kansas City area) to becoming a cannabis finance pro at Dama Finanancial , which LeafLink acquired in July 2024.

This week, Ryan Dohm and Dustin Dohm, co-founders of GrowDefender , join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss their patented antimicrobial solution and how it can help prevent operators for failing testing.  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential gu...

This week, David Loos, co-founder of Frontline Bud Foundation and the founder of Farmer Dave's Consulting joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the birth of Minnesota's cannabis market, why cannabis is a good industry to build a career and whether or not state cultivators can survive an open market. Oh, and why operators can't skimp on capital expenditures—that's...

This week, Marvina Thomas, founder and CEO of Fourtwenty Collections , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her dispensary and consumption lounge retail location in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can...