The Green Rush

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week Anne Donohoe and Kris Krane are back to sit down with Paul Armentano, Deputy Director of NORML. Paul joined our hosts this week to talk about his career of advocacy work within the cannabis space and to highlight the...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week we wanted to revisit our conversation with special guest Dr. Hans Eriksson, Chief Medical Officer for HMNC Brain Health. Hans joined us to discuss his role at HMNC, the company’s research and development efforts to id...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets, and culture. This week’s episode is a crossover roundtable event with our friends at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) covering the DEA’s proposed rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to a Schedule III dr...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets, and culture.  This week Lewis Goldberg and Kris Krane sit down with long-time friend of the podcast Adam Smith, Founder and President of the Alliance for Sensible Markets, to talk about the DEA’s historic decision to reclassify cannabis fr...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets, and culture.  This week hosts Anne and Phil speak with Ian Dominguez, founder and CIO of Delta Emerald Ventures, a leader in intelligent cannabis investing and industry insight. Ian joins Anne and Phil to talk about the booming market in h...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Lewis Goldberg is back for a revisited episode with special guest Ric Flair, Hall-of-Fame wrestler and Founder of Ric Flair Drip, a cannabis brand that offers flower, pre-rolls, edibles and more. Ric joins us this we...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Phil Carlson and Anne Donohoe talk to Socrates Rosenfeld, CEO and Co-Founder of Jane Technologies. Socrates joins us to discuss his experience in the US Army, having never touched cannabis, and the journey which led...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Anne Donohoe and Phil Carlson talk to Reason Foundation’s Senior Policy Analyst Michelle Minton and Research Director Geoffrey Lawrence. Michelle and Geoff join us to discuss their drug policy work at Reason Foundati...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Lewis Goldberg and Anne Donohoe talk to Keith Gilmore, President of the Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS), an Oregon nonprofit organization established to raise awareness about psychedelic science by funding and coo...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Phil Carlson and Anne Donohoe talk to Rebecca Martinez, Founder and Executive Director of Alma Institute. Rebecca joins us to discuss the key moments and influences that brought her from regenerative farming to drug...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich talk to Dr. Joseph Tucker, CEO of Enveric Biosciences (NASDAQ: ENVB), a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of novel neuroplastogen therapeutics for the treatment of neurops...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich talk to Wendy Bronfein, Curio Wellness Co-Founder, Chief Brand Officer and Director of Public Policy, and Rebecca Raphael, Curio’s Chief Revenue Officer. Wendy and Rebecca join us to discu...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich talk to Eric Offenberger, CEO of Vext Science (CSE:VEXT; OTCQX:VEXTF). Eric joins us this week to discuss the company’s operations and growth since his last time on the pod in February 202...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich talk to Retired United States Air Force Captain Kimberly Juroviesky, President of Ketamine Taskforce. Kimberly joins us to discuss her military service experience and how it led her to adv...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe talk to Bill Panagiotakopoulos, CEO and Founder of Safe Supply Streaming Corporation (CSE:SPLY). Bill and the Safe Supply team are focused on investing in and incubating companies at the f...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  Today we are back with another special hostful episode, a conversation between Lewis Goldberg, KCSA Partner; Phil Carlson, KCSA Managing Director, investor relations; and Kris Krane, KCSA’s Director of Cannabis Development. In...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Janet Qi, Co-Founder and CEO of PurMinds NeuroPharma. As our first recorded episode in 2024, Janet joins us this week to discuss her interestin...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe are back to kick off 2024 with our last recording of 2023. Special guest Dr. Hans Eriksson, Chief Medical Officer for HMNC Brain Health, joins us this week to ring in the New Year, discussi...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Lewis Goldberg, Anne Donohoe, Nick Opich and Kris Krane sit down for an internal hostful conversation as we reflect on 2023 and the evolution of the cannabis and psychedelic spaces. Our four hosts also discuss what t...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week we are revisiting a conversation our hosts Anne Donohoe and Phil Carlson had earlier this year with Len May, CEO and Co-Founder of Endocanna Health. In that conversation, Len shared how his childhood ADD diagnosis le...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week Anne Donohoe and Lewis Goldberg are back for a new episode with special guest Morgan Paxhia, Co-founder of Poseidon Investment Management. Morgan joins us this week to celebrate Poseidon Investment Management’s 10-yea...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week Lewis Goldberg and Anne Donohoe are back for a new episode with special guest Ken Jordan, CEO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of Lucid News. Ken joins us this week to discuss the trajectory of psychedelic mainstrea...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. This week Anne Donohoe and Emmaline Lewis are back for a new episode with special guest Dr. Dennis McKenna, Ethnopharmacologist and the Director and President of the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. Dennis joins us this w...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Jess Tyler, Chief Revenue and Experience Officer at MJBiz and MJBizCon. Jess joins us this week to discuss what brought her into the cannabis...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Nick Opich and Lewis Goldberg are back for a new episode with special guest Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, Executive Director of the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA). Steve join...