In the Weeds with Jimmy Young

Canada was the first G7 Country to Federally legalize sales, and growing of cannabis back in 2018. At that time, Cy Williams the editor and publisher of High Canada magazine was already publishing his pro cannabis publication. On this week's In The Weeds with Jimmy Young, Cy Williams and freelance writer, Debi Facey out of the Toronto area gives us an update on how the legalization and growth of c...

22 years ago, Fortune Magazine named Raymond Chang as one of the top 25 Next Generation Leaders in business. Now the serial entrepreneur is CEO of Agrify based in Billerica Massachusetts. Agrify is the most innovative provider of advanced cultivation and extraction solutions in the cannabis industry. He led their IPO to one of the most successful raises in history and Agrify continues to grow. In...

Has your Instagram account been taken down because you are in the cannabis industry? How about Facebook? Some Social Media platforms do everything they can to hinder the SEO process. Victor Karpenko has been in the SEO space for 16 years. He has a vibrant business and workforce based in Ukraine. That's right he's running his operation out of the US now and still has 75% of his staff in that war st...

So you want to get into the cannabis business but don’t have access to start up funding? Upwise Capital is fast becoming a favorite among new entrepreneurs in the cannabis space. Even with interest rates going up, Upwise is 100% committed to finding the best and smartest way to fund your company. James Oakes is the VP of Sales for Upwise and he sat down with PCM Founder Jimmy Young for a special e...

Brandon Jones is the Missouri Correspondent on Weed Talk News every week, and this week, he's bringing along two principles from Illicit Gardens the #1 Brand in Missouri. David Craig from Biz Dev and Christina Osorio their Creative Director. What are the differences in the cannabis market of the Show Me State vs. the rest of the USA? What does it take to make your dispensary or strain or cultivar,...

During the barnstorming tour of New York state the NCIA made a stop in Albany New York. Thursday they are in the big Apple New York City. On Tuesday night, Pro Cannabis Media founder Jimmy Young sat down with Aaron Smith, the Executive Director of the NCIA for an exclusive update on the fight for federal legalization of cannabis in the USA.

HOSTED BY: Brandon Jones, Head of Business Development with Distribution Maven (Integra Boost Products) Plant over Pill Speaker and Advocate JOINED BY: April Hatch, Nurse and Coordinator of Patients out of Time event, educator at SLU, and member of Cannabis Care Team Dolores Halbin, Nurse and member of Canna Convict Project, Missouri Cannabis Nurses Assoc and responsible for Patients out of Time e...

Information and data drive most business decisions these days. That's no different in the growing industry of cannabis. New Frontier Data is one of the leaders in market research in business and it includes cannabis. A recently released NFD report explains the trends and future of the cannabis user in the US. The man who curated that information is John Kagia. The Chief Information officer might j...

Harry Bernstein has been a practicing attorney in Ohio for decades and originally decided to pursue a law degree in order to help his family's beer business. Now Harry is guiding his clients through the challenges in Federal Cannabis permits, taxes, and of course all those regulations. Ohio has a vibrant medical community, but the movement towards adult use laws have stalled in the legislature. Ha...

Cannabinoids are the magical chemical compounds that are part of the cannabis sativa plant. THC and CBD are the most common cannabinoids that are impacting, politics, compliance, regulations. Science and research is just now starting to grasp the magnitude of their influence on the endocannabinoid system in all mammals. ENDEXX corporation, CBD Unlimited, and Blesswell are three entities that Todd...

A personal experience at a dispensary led Lucinda Cross and Jack Roosevelt to create The Lucida Club, a membership club to improve your knowledge of cannabis through education and expert guidance. They target the "cannacurious", a term describing those who are curious about the cannabis plant. Their goal is to educate the masses about this plant so their members' experience at a retail dispensary...

That's right Wana Brands is the #1 brand in the edible market in North American cannabis. Sure enough they were very busy at NECANN in Boston a month ago, and we didn't want to forget that Courtney Eder spent a few minutes talking about their success with Jimmy Young at the convention.

Jimmy Young is the founder of Pro Cannabis Media, and started his network to give a professional voice to the cannabis industry. Tori Chamberlain is a news producer for a TV channel in the Boston market. Their discussion as part of the PCM TV Live remote at Revolutionary Clinics is enlightening for many reasons! Check it out.

Not all lights for growing plants of any sort are created equal. If you are a commercial grower or just a home grower, you want to check out AB Lighting's state of the art LED lights for indoor grow facilities. Mark Honeycutt is the CEO, and he sits down under his lights at his booth at NECANN 2022 with In The Weeds host Jimmy Young.

The word survivor is used often in today's challenging modern world, but Ethan Zohn knows plenty of the applications of this word after winning the African Survivor show, beating Cancer twice, and now facing another challenge. Ethan has teamed up with Trulieve, one of the largest multistate operators in the cannabis world, to talk about his own personal story of survival and the role cannabis has...

It's possible with the Armoire by Green Goddess supply. CEO Eric Robichaud is on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young. Eric tells the story, and shows this beautiful combination of classic furniture and technology to create an indoor growing experience without the pungent odor of the cannabis plant. Is it weed growing for dummies?

Growing hemp and cannabis is a challenge for anyone, now throw in the media's most valuable product, data, and you'll understand why talking with Walt Rampata is a can't miss interview on Pro Cannabis Media's In the Weeds with Jimmy Young podcast and interview. Walt not only has built successful businesses during his career, he is also a gifted storyteller and documentary producer. He is a sociall...

On In The Weeds with Jimmy Young this week is Vincent Mosca of ATMpros.com He knows business logistics, and now is adapting to the challenges of the new legal cannabis world. Vince Mosca is an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Sales, Management, Interviewing, and Business Development. His company ATMPros (ATMpros....

The Name "Tosh" is synonymous with Reggae music because Peter Tosh was one of the founding members of The Wallers who played with Bob Marley. It was in the 60's and 70's that Reggae music started to become popular with the anti-war and protest era of the USA. Now his daughter Naimbe is carrying on the Rastafarian tradition while raising awareness about the injustices of the failed war on drugs by...

Special Guest Brandon Dorskey!

He was there at the beginning of MJBiz Con and helped turn that into the biggest cannabis trade show in the world, and an annual event in Las Vegas Nevada, now George Jage is building another can't miss trade show for the cannabis industry, it's MJ Unpacked. MJ Unpacked provides an exclusive forum for qualified brand and retail decision-makers. Now their founder George Jage joins In The Weeds with...

Special Guest George Jage

CBD is a lot easier to say than cannabidiol, but it’s just one of the many chemicals found in the cannabis sativa plant. Most recognize that THC is the intoxicating chemical that creates the ”high” from the plant, but it’s the cannabinoid cousin CBD that may have the biggest impact on our world as we continue to study it (or at least as much as the Feds will allow that).Now you can find products c...

Surrounded by legal cannabis states in New England, New Hampshire was on an island with dollars leaving that state for legal transactions in others. Now the New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed a bill that could be the first step towards legalization in that state. Tim Egan is a Representative in NH and was instrumental in moving it through the house with his fellow state reps. This w...

On In The Weeds with Jimmy Young this week, we meet Mike Lomuto, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion manager at the NCIA, the National Cannabis Industry Association. Social equity is a buzz word for giving those most hurt by the failed war on drugs an opportunity to get into the cannabis business. Reality though sets in quickly, and access to capital is always a concern. Now Mike is charged with...