Cannabis Equipment News

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nathaniel Pennington, founder and CEO of Humboldt Seed Company , joins the podcast to discuss how he created the largest licensed seed company in California. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Fina...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Kim Eastman, vice president of manufacturing with Jushi Holdings , discusses the challenges and successes in running a multi-state operator like a small, almost craft operation. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a p...

Editor's Note: Subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Vegotsky, CEO of Petalfast , joins the podcast to discuss his journey from jerky to cannabis and why he built a powerful sales organization to help brands scale. 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 po...

This week, American Extractions President John Goepfert joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his proprietary process that achieves 100% cannabis extraction .

This week, Harold Bouchard, President & CEO of PreRoll-Er, joins the podcast to discuss his award-winning pre-roll machines. 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 @cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Michael Johnson, CEO of Metrc , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to talk about his first month on the job and how his platform became a tool the industry can't live without.  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...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Matt Hawkins, founder of Entourage Effect Capital , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the surprising lack of capital in the cannabis industry and what he looks for in a potential partner. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Lance Lambert, CMO of Grove Bags joins the podcast to discuss his transition from digital media and marketing to cannabis industry advocate and executive. Lambert last month joined Grove Bags, which has focused on leveling up the technology around bags for curing and storage of biomass to promote long-term consistency from p...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Travis Steffen, chief revenue officer of Dama Financial , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped build GrowFlow, a compliance platform used by cannabis cultivators, distributors, processors and retailers across the United States. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Eric Paulin and Eric Shedlarski, co-founders of Cultivation Warehouse , join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the competitive commercial cannabis cultivation landscape and how they stand ahead of the pack. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcas...

This week, Paul McLean, founder and executive director of the Virginia Minority Cannabis Coalition , discusses his efforts to empower black and brown communities to become cannabis shareholders while educating politicians who still believe the plant is nothing more than the "devil's hay." Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Cullen Raichart, founder and CEO of GreenBroz , joins the podcast to discuss the equipment manufacturer's move to Vegas and his efforts to clean up shop operationally without sacrificing company culture. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positiv...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Charles Pyfrom, CMO with CannGen Insurance Services , joins the podcast to discuss how his company insures the livelihoods of cannabis operators.  Fire damage, theft and even repetitive injuries, cannabis operators face many risks, and industry-specific insurance presents an opportunity to protect companies from unforeseen e...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Reposa, Founder and CEO of Good Feels , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he built a bottling machine in his basement after getting laid off. 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 podcas...

This week, Jeff Luciano, CEO of High End Group and High End Multi Processing , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to talk about how he rallied a community to open its doors to cannabis after the village board banned dispensaries. 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...

In July 2018, Thomas Winstanley joined Theory Wellness . The company was medical-use only at the time with a pair of stores, but Winstanley wanted to work for a small, independent operation that was still cutting its teeth. It has been a fast and sometimes challenging four years. The company has evolved a lot since Winstanley came onboard. As Theory moved into recreational sales, its store in Grea...

This week, Brandon Bahr, co-founder and CEO of Simple Solvents joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcasts to discuss his evolution to a supplier of premium solvents for botanical extraction. 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 Ma...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Ginger Sloan, founder of Zliderz , discusses how she came to believe in cannabis when it helped her mother kick the narcotics she had been taking for 30 years. Now, she sees big opportunities on the horizon. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Narbé Alexandrian, president and CEO of RIV Capital , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his move from venture capital in the tech industry to the head of a cannabis investment and acquisition firm that recently made a strategic shift to the U.S. market. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the pod...

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, David Kessler, Chief Science Officer of Agrify discusses how intentional production will solve one of cannabis producers’ biggest challenges: making a consistent product. 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 podcas...

T his week, Steve Gutterman, CEO of Falcon Brands , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss life at the helm of California's largest cannabis company. Steve Gutterman spent most of his career in financial services, but the cannabis industry enticed him because it was the first industry that reminded him of the early days of online financial services. Although he says cannabis is...

This week, Haitham Al-Beik, CEO and Founder of Wings , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to remove the biggest pain points in cannabis retail with automation. 

Editor’s note: While we have continued to do the podcast weekly, it has jumped around a bit as we have scaled up our newsletter. Next week, it will return to its traditional slot on Thursdays. Thank you for your patience, and thank you for continuing to support the podcast.  Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Milan Patel, co-founder and CEO of PathogenDx , joins the Cannabis Equ...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Mikhail Sagal and Gary Arnold, co-founders of TSRgrow, discuss how they engineer, design and manufacture LED lighting solutions for thousands of operators in the industry.  According to Gary Arnold, TSRgrow doesn't just sell lighting, but a total grow solution, which also happens to...

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Dan Horowitz had been in the packaging business for eight years when he wanted a change. He was looking for something new when a recruiter asked, "Have you ever thought about cannabis?" He met with Schutte Hammermill, a company with a more than 90-year legacy making milling and shredding e...