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.

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David Mantey

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Michael Drozd: How to Fix Problems with Cannabis Lab Data 10.04.2023 40:42

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Michael Drozd, CEO of ACT Laboratories joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to establish trust in cannabis lab testing. In this episode, Drozd discusses: How ACT Labs became one of the largest cannabis testing networks in the U.S. Why it's important to have quality systems that go beyond indu...

Carl Joachim: Digital Printing is Perfect for a Cannabis Industry in Constant Flux 03.04.2023 38:29

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Carl Joachim, chief marketing officer of ePac Flexible Packaging , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why digital printing is perfect for an industry that is always changing the rules. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive revi...

Bohb Blair: Mary Jones Wins on Flavor 24.03.2023 36:21

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Bohb Blair, chief marketing officer of Jones Soda and chief brand officer of Mary Jones , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how the independent beverage maker is tapping into 26 years of experience, and some 150 flavors, to become the dominant player in cannabis beverag...

Jonathan Swope: How to Survive Cannabis Extinction Events 17.03.2023 41:02

Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Today, Jonathan Swope, chief marketing officer at Solis , discusses how his company survived a catastrophic industry-wide scandal and remade itself as a sun-grown cannabis company nearly shut down by an endangered salamander. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Fin...

Wade Woods: Word of Mouth is Huge for Small Business 13.03.2023 52:01

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Wade Woods, founder and owner of Honeybee Cannabis Company , discusses his upstart business that pairs beekeeping with small-batch edibles, pre-rolls and 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 s...

Brandy Keen: Emerging from the Indoor Growing Dark Ages 03.03.2023 53:24

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Brandy Keen, co-founder and senior technical advisor of Surna , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her nearly 17 years of industry experience helping some 800 cultivators. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the...

Jim Strain: Take Care of the Roots, So They'll Take Care of the Fruits 24.02.2023 55:48

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jim Strain, director of cultivation and master grower at Dycar Pharmaceuticals , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to share his wisdom curated over more than 30 years using aeroponics to grow cannabis. He tells us why you take care of the roots, so they'll take care of the fruits. Please make sure to like, subsc...

Jessica Tonani: Cannabis Lab Testing Is Inconsistent 17.02.2023 47:39

This week, Jessica Tonani, CEO of Verda Bio , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she changed cannabis research laws, her work trying to stabilize the plant's genetics, her struggles with state labs and why she launched a commercial side of the business because of a colleague's mother. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us...

Chris Milan: Wake Up from Your Spreadsheet Nightmare 10.02.2023 41:24

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Chris Milan, VP of Sales at CannaBusinessERP joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cultivators, processors, and finance departments are using new business software to streamline operations and free them from cell tyranny. On this episode, Editor-in-Chief David Mantey a...

VJ Scientific: Using X-Ray to Penetrate Deep Into the Bud 03.02.2023 39:05

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week Donald Naugler, director of technology, and Mark Clemons, general manager with VJ Scientific , join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how to beat cannabis bioburden and the emergence of post-harvest remediation as a significant industry movement in 2023. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast....

Nick Zimmer: Building a Cannabis Ecosystem Has No Downside 27.01.2023 39:11

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nick Zimmer, CEO and biosecurity specialist at Plantsman , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cultivators can use "good bugs" for organic, pesticide-free cannabis production. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive...

Sumo: The Cannabis Startup Using the Industry's First Four-Tier Aeroponic System 20.01.2023 32:32

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Francis Descoteaux and Jonathan Bosse, co-founders of Sumo Cannabis in Canada, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why they left their careers as a psychologist and a social worker to create a new cannabis company with a grow operation unlike anything the industry has ever seen. Please make sure to like, su...

Daniel Blackburn: The Extraction Market Should Be Plug-and-Play 12.01.2023 28:35

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Daniel Blackburn, senior chemist at Entexs , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the industry needs to make complicated extraction equipment easier to use. 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...

Bryan Gerber: The King of Cones Makes 1.2 Billion Cones Every Year 06.01.2023 49:43

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Bryan Gerber, CEO of Hara Supply joins the podcast to discuss how he built his cone-making empire on a foundation of cannabis paraphernalia innovation. 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 pot...

Becoming the Patagonia of Cannabis 16.12.2022 44:13

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, the CEO and co-founder of A Golden State and Satya Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he left the 100-hour workweek grind on Wall Street only to work longer days running multiple successful cannabis businesses that honor the environment. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast...

Maur Stringer: Going Legal After Years in Black Market 02.12.2022 24:47

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Maur Stringer, co-owner of Shakti Green Lit , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he moved to the legal side of the industry to try and build a legacy for his family. 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...

George Mancheril: No Playbook for Building an Industry from the Ground Up 18.11.2022 38:34

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week on the podcast, George Mancheril, co-founder and CEO of Bespoke Financial , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the state of lending in cannabis and why he remains bullish on the industry despite recent economic challenges. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us ou...

STM Canna: Cutting Pre-Roll Labor in More Than Half 11.11.2022 54:49

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Charles Warner and Alex Morton from STM Canna join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cannabis operators may not be able to control the weather or the price of cannabis, but they can control the amount of labor that goes into making pre-rolls. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You cou...

Ben Britton: Squeezing the Juice 04.11.2022 41:09

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Ben Britton, vice president of innovation at Agrify , joins the podcast to discuss why clean and simple solventless extraction will always have a place in the cannabis industry. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a p...

Nohtal Partansky: Making the Perfectly Engineered Pre-Roll 28.10.2022 50:47

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nohtal Partansky, co-founder and CEO of Sorting Robotics , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he left his job as a NASA engineer to create a robot that can make the perfectly engineered pre-roll. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could a...

Adam Temple: True Just-in-Time Manufacturing in Cannabis 21.10.2022 51:27

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Adam Temple, CEO and CTO of Evolved Extraction Solutions , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his company's new patented process that allows cannabis operators to provide true just-in-time manufacturing on the fulfillment side of the business while taking advantage...

Harold Bouchard: Making Perfect Pre-Rolls for Small Cannabis Operators 14.10.2022 32:25

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Harold Bouchard, president and CEO of PreRoll-ER and Procepack, is back to discuss two new machines for small-batch pre-roll production. He made these machines for smaller cannabis operators who need to make pre-rolls but don't have the capital to automate the process. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the...

Root Sciences: Cannabis Shifts Towards Professionalism, GMP 07.10.2022 41:50

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Marcus Tillson, sales director, and Steven Brewster, director of products and R&D at Root Sciences , discuss how the company builds state-of-the-art cannabis processing facilities and why operators are looking for higher-quality equipment. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share...

Vlad Valme: Vape Filling is About Accuracy, Not Speed 30.09.2022 44:00

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Vlad Valme from Thompson Duke Industrial , joins the podcast to discuss why he left a successful career in IT and switched coasts to start a new life in the cannabis industry. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a pos...

Jason Sigman: Making 'Cannabis-Friendly' Machines Built on Speed, Accuracy 27.09.2022 46:41

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Sigman, founder and CEO of HighTek USA, joins the podcast to discuss cannabis operators who want a machine to work, be easy to use and look cool. 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...