GCNC World View: The Global Cannabis Business Podcast

Chris chats with Eben Sumner, CEO, Casco Bay Hemp about compliance, commerce, and operating a cannabis company in these tricky times!

Chris catches up with Thomas Cutler from Gentlemen Smuggler, who gives us an insight into the brand's unique story, legacy, and how the team are navigating the legal cannabis landscape.

Chris catches up with Nancy Whiteman, former CEO at Wana Brands to find out what's next for her – and Wana – in the wake of the company's acquisition by Canopy USA.

Steve Fuhr of SciPhy Systems, tells us which international markets he sees as having the most potential in 2025.

Hot on the heels of the inaugural Andean Hemp & Cannabis Trade Forum, held in Lima, Peru last October, Futura Farms' CEO, Jose Escalante gives us a few insights into LatAm's cannabis markets.

With her finger on the pulse of the Mexican cannabis market, lawyer, Mariana Larrea Arias, gives her thoughts on what 2025 might bring.

Cannabis + finance are a minefield in the US and beyond. Dope CFO founder, Raymond Guns, gives his expert opinion on what needs to happen next.

Coming all the way from the Mediterranean island of Malta, Dr JC Scicluna, gives us his thoughts on his first Vegas Cannabis Week, and tells us more about his work in medical cannabis.

Dana Shoched, president and CEO, of O2Vape, tells us what's looking different during Vegas Cannabis Week 2023 – her 10th visit to MJBizCon!

The UK cannabis market is a web of contradictions and complexity. But, as GCNC founder, Chris Day finds out, organizations like Volteface are working tirelessly to change to narrative – and both public and political opinion. Chris chats with Paul North, director at Volteface; and Rifhat Jubeenh, from medical cannabis company, Fontus Health, and one of Volteface’s advisory board members.

Building businesses in cannabis has historically often been a dramatic process, but as markets around the world develop we are seeing ecosystems being developed that better support all parties involved. We got the chance to chat with Mikhail Sagal from TSRgrow to find out about better ways to build long term relationships in the industry.

Although the World is starting to capitalize on the burgeoning cannabis sector, getting your product seen by keen consumers still isn’t as simple as in other industries. However, the restrictions around cannabis advertising and marketing are evolving; which is why the GCNC has partnered with the Cannabis Media Council and ad agency, Sister Merci to bring you up to date with all of the latest devel...

We often cover emerging trends from around the world on the podcast, but this week we get to focus on how cannabis is pushing up against the well-established alcohol model with expert input from Angus Rittenburg from Wherehouse Beverage Co.

In this episode of the GCNC World View, we sat down with Scot Rutledge and Dotan Melech of CTrust to talk about all things capital in cannabis.

In our latest episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Farida Hussain of Pipp Horticulture to find out more about her latest work as well as talk shop on the challenges North American operators face when they want to expand to Europe or LATAM.

In our latest episode we had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Chanda Macias to talk about the challenges and opportunities or expanding international expansion for businesses operators in the cannabis sector.

Nothing better than catching with a member of the GCNC and that's no exception this week as we chat to Shawna McGregor from Maverick Public Relations on all things brand, image, and marketability.

Was a pleasure catching up with the Head Honcho over at Gordon Cannabis Group. As a long serving member of the cannabis community it's always great to get takes on the current state of play from Tim.

We were lucky enough to sit down with Diane Downey, Co-founder and CEO of Rebel Spirit, about differentiation in the cannabis industry and how to find strengths and lean into them.

While the mainstream buzz around Thai cannabis has died down in the past few months, there is still a great deal going down on the ground there. We caught up with Atiyyah Ferouz of AgCann Consultancy to find out what parts of Thailand's nascent cannabis scene we should all be paying attention to.

In the first episode back in season 2, we got the opportunity to sit down with Emanuel Bernal, Founder and CEO of Wolpac, to talk market developments globally.

In the last episode of season 3 of the GCNC World view, we have the pleasure of chatting with Kevin Schultz, the co-founder and President, of The 357 Company about all things movement. In the last episode we focused on the movement of capital, this week it's all about the movement of goods.

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Alexandra Maxwell from Worldpay to talk about the challenges of moving money in cannabis globally and what solutions are being developed to help businesses in the industry tackle them so they can get goods and services moving.

We couldn't be happier to sit down with the GCNC's latest partner ASOCOLCANNA and their President Miguel Samper Strouss. They're a non-profit organization based in Colombia that advocates for the legalization and responsible use of cannabis. They provide educational resources and support for patients, consumers, and industry professionals, as well as promote sustainable and ethical pra...

For those of you who don't know, the Brazilian Association of Cannabis Industries (ABICANN) is dedicated to building the legal cannabis industry in Brazil. As a non-profit they're sights are set on making the whole sector better as well as having a wider impact on the Brazilian economy. It was a pleasure to sit down with Nathalie Vanegas the co-founder of ABICANN to find out more.