David Mantey

Cannabis Equipment News

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Cannabis Equipment News is an interview series with growers, processors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals who work within the legal cannabis industry. We provide answers to the challenges cannabis professionals face every day and discuss the industry as it continues to develop. 

Author

David Mantey

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Business

Latest episode

Jun 19, 2026

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Episodes

The Job of a Good Cultivator Is to Balance a Facility's Limitations with Drew Greco 11.10.2024

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We Are Ruining Social Equity with Chris Parrington 04.10.2024

This week, Chris Parrington, founder of Cannapliant Consulting and general counsel of Boustead Securities , joins the Cannabis Equipment Podcast to discuss progress in the Minnesota market, industrywide compliance problems and how to fix broken social equity programs.

Building a Trusted Place to Do Wholesale Cannabis Business with Matt Hutchinson 27.09.2024

This week, Matt Hutchinson, chief product officer at LeafLink , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he is creating a healthier ecosystem for cannabis buyers and sellers. Subscribe to our newsletter.  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...

How I Stumbled Into Cannabis with Nancy Weber 20.09.2024

This week, Nancy Weber, cannabis sales manager at nVenia , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she found cannabis more-or-less by accident and why the company invented a high-accuracy multihead weighing scale designed for the industry. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the...

Why I Don’t Trust Chinese Manufacturing with Marc Beginin 16.09.2024

This week, Mark Beginin, founder and CEO of Prodigy Processing Solutions joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss hostile takeovers, "woefully underregulated" extraction and the "alarmingly commonplace" lack of GMP implementation.

'Big Cannabis' Is One of the Biggest Threats to the Industry with Jordan River 06.09.2024

This week, Jordan River, host of the GrowCast podcast , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why everyone should grow their own cannabis plant at least once.  Jordan River started using medical cannabis as a teenager to treat grand mal seizures. Cannabis was the only treatment that helped him recover after a seizure, and he realized that it was a stigmatized plant medicine. The exp...

The One Thing I Would Tell Every Cannabis Operator About Marketing with Dan Mondello 30.08.2024

This week, Dan Mondello, co-founder and CEO of Rank Really High joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss advertising that works, AI budtenders, and the astounding lack of professionalism in the industry.

Dialed In Gummies Can Be a Billion-Dollar Brand with Kevin Schultz 23.08.2024

This week, Kevin Schultz, the new vice president of national sales at Sun Theory joins the Cannabis Equipment New podcast to discuss his plans to grow the company's gummy brand into a global juggernaut.

Why We Took Control of the Entire Upstream Supply Chain with Pete Sahani 16.08.2024

This week, Pete Sahani, CEO of The Blinc Group joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the company won't just rely on paperwork, and visits suppliers regularly to test raw materials.

Using Bitcoin Transactions to Fingerprint Cannabis with Kevin McKernan 09.08.2024

This week, Kevin McKernan, CSO and founder of Medicinal Genomics , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss unique ways to protect against strain theft, the state of cannabis science and how cultivators can grow their way out of yeast and mold failures.

Breeders Are Still Getting Ripped Off with Kristian Andreassen 05.08.2024

This week, Kristian Andreassen, VP of Product Development at Conception Nurseries , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why breeders should be paid royalties, how he is reverse engineering legacy genetics and the best strain he's ever seen. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, t...

Harrison Bard: Why Some Pre-Roll Markets Are Racing to the Bottom 26.07.2024

This week, Harrison Bard, co-founder and CEO of Custom Cones USA and DaySavers , is back on the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss where pre-roll manufacturers still need help and why his company joined the new Science of Smokability study.

Jill Ellsworth: Why Are We Debating Selling Moldy Products 19.07.2024

This week, Jill Ellsworth, founder and CEO of Willow Industries , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why consumers should not be sold moldy products, full stop. 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 Davi...

Gibran Washington: We Can't Ever Forget the Legacy Market 12.07.2024

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Ziel: The Birth of RF Microbial Treatment in Cannabis 28.06.2024

This week, Arthur De Cordova, president and CEO of Ziel and Ketch DeGabrielle, former director of operations at Los Sueños Farms, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they created a consistent, repeatable and predictable way to treat microbial pathogens with radio frequency—but not without setting a few samples on fire first. 

Curio Wellness: Making Cannabis Less Generic and More Precisely Formulated 21.06.2024

This week, Wendy Bronfein and Rebecca Raphael of Curio Wellness join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they've built Curio into a resource for consumers looking for cannabis products tailored to specific needs — and less of a generic experience.

Nate Russell: Michigan Is the Best Cannabis Market in the World 14.06.2024

This week, Nate Russell, CEO of The Lab and VP of AE Global Midwest joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he has survived (and thrived) in the cannabis industry despite taking some hits along the way, like robbery, litigation and a mountain lion attack.

Joe Lustberg: We'll Find You the Cheapest Cost of Capital 07.06.2024

This week, Joe Lustberg, managing partner of Upwise Capital , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helps greenlight construction projects and equipment purchases, the realities of the "cannabis tax," and his new perspective as an operator in New York. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a posit...

Meg Sanders: Most People in Cannabis Are Struggling 30.05.2024

This week, Meg Sanders, CEO of Canna Provisions, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why it might be time to loosen regulations and take our hands off the wheel a little bit. Meg Sanders got her start in the cannabis industry in 2009. It was an exciting new industry and Sanders is an entrepreneur at heart who loves a new challenge. In 2010, she got into the consulting side of the...

Michael Wang: The Future of Vaping Tech Is Point-of-Use Age Gating 24.05.2024

This week, Michael Wang, co-CEO of Ispire Technology , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped build a multi-million-dollar vaping empire by solving pain points for cannabis brands and operators. 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 potenti...

Drew Nowak: We Treat Our Plants Like Professional Athletes 17.05.2024

This week, Drew Nowak, founder of Freedom Green , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his NFL career prepared him for the competitive Michigan cannabis market. Before Drew Nowak started his cannabis career, he was a professional athlete, playing in the NFL for nearly five seasons. Nowak spent time as a lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chi...

A.C. Moon: Cannabis Isn't Kumbaya Anymore, It's Commerce 10.05.2024

This week, A.C. Moon, founder of Indica Innovations International , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why it is imperative for cannabis operators to learn about cannabis licensing and IP management. Click here to subscribe to the Cannabis Equipment News newsletter. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a posit...

Hirsh Jain: Florida Is the Most Exciting Thing Happening in U.S. Cannabis Right Now 03.05.2024

This week, Hirsh Jain, founder of Ananda Strategy , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss Florida's potential, why we can't overlook smaller states and why cannabis operators need help with pretty much everything. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.   To email the podcast ,email David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com. To sponsor the podcast, email Tom Lynch...

Melt-to-Make: It's Time to Stop Melting Gummy Bears to Make Edibles 26.04.2024

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jake Goodyear, president, and Sarah McLaughlin, director of product R&D at Melt-to-Make , join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how they are making it faster and easier to make high-quality edibles. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could als...

Phoebe DePree: My Whole Heart & Soul Are in This Product 19.04.2024

This week, Phoebe DePree, CEO of Goddess Growers joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her pursuit to make the perfect edible.  Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. 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...

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