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 Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe are back for a new episode with special guest Sherry Rais, Co-Founder and CEO of Enthea, a mental health company dedicated to providing access to safe and affordable psychedelic-assisted 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 Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Sundie Seefried, Founder of Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SFHS), a financial service provider in the cannabis space. Sundie joins us this wee...

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 Kris Krane is back for a new episode with special guests, former NBA star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famer Chris Webber, CEO of WebberWillis Ventures and Co-Founder of Players Only, and Peter Sack, Co-P...

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 for a new episode with special guest Sue Taylor, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Farmacy, a family of retail stores in California offering premium, curated adult-use and...

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 Charles Lazarus, Chief Cultivation & Production Officer at Rose Hill. Charles joins us this week to take a deep dive into his history with psi...

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 for a new episode with special guest Kris Krane, Director of Cannabis Development for KCSA Strategic Communications. Kris joins us this week to discuss his recent Forbes column th...

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 is back, alongside first time-host - longtime producer (sorta!) and fellow KCSAer Emmaline Lewis, for a new episode with special guests Jim Fadiman, PhD, Independent Microdosing Researcher known as 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 are revising a conversation our hosts Anne Donohoe and Kris Krane had earlier this year with Adam Smith, Founder of Alliance for Sensible Markets. In that conversation, Adam talks about all of the latest developme...

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 Lana Seiler, Traumatic Stress Program Clinical Manager at All Points North (APN). Lana joins us this week to discuss trauma therapy, what 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 Kris Krane is back for a new episode with special guests Armani White and Sean Berte, Owners of Firehouse, a Boston-based cannabis dispensary set to open in 2024. Armani and Sean join us this week to build upon Kris'...

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 Deborah Mash, PhD, CEO & President of DemeRx Inc., a clinical stage drug development company. Dr. Mash joins us this week to discuss how iboga...

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 Lewis Goldberg had earlier this year with Melissa Lavasani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Psychedelic Medicine Coalition (PMC) and Founder and Presi...

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, Lewis and Nick sit down for an internal hostful conversation as we take a look back at how the cannabis and psychedelic spaces have evolved, both good and bad, in the first half of the year. The trio also touch...

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 Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Brian Schinderle, Founder and Managing Partner at Solidum Capital Advisors. Brian joins us this week to discuss his journey from investor to a...

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 another conversation from Psychedelic Science 2023, the world’s largest ever conference celebrating advancements in psychedelic research and culture. On today’s episode, our hosts Anne Donohoe and Lewis...

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  The next few episodes will be a recap of our favorite conversations from Psychedelic Science 2023, the world’s largest ever conference celebrating advancements in psychedelic research and culture. Kicking off with this week's...

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 Kris Krane is back for a new episode with special guest Adam Stettner, Founder and CEO of FundCanna. Adam joins us this week for a conversation that builds upon Kris' Forbes column, “Bet You’ve Heard This One Before…...

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 guests Vivien Azer, Managing Director and senior research analyst specializing in the beverages, tobacco, and cannabis sectors, and Eric Assaraf...

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 are back for a new episode with special guest Dan “Dan’O” O’Neill, Founding Partner of Steeper Grown. Dan’O joins us this week to discuss his pathway to the cannabis industry and Steeper...

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 are back for a new episode with special guest Eric Berlin, Partner and Co-Head of Cannabis at Dentons. Eric joins us this week to discuss the path that led him to Dentons, including his...

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 Kris Kane and Anne Donohoe return for a new episode with special guest Frank Perullo, Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor at Ascend Wellness Holdings ($AAWH). Frank joins us this week to discuss his pathway to the canna...

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 Nathan Bryson, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Reunion Neuroscience. Nathan joins us this week to discuss how he made his way to Reunion,...

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 return for a new episode with special guest Len May, CEO and Co-Founder of Endocanna Health. Len joins us this week to share how his childhood ADD diagnosis led him to cannabis, then dis...

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 for a new episode with special guest Adam Smith, Founder of Alliance for Sensible Markets. Adam joined us this week to talk about all of the latest developments around interstate...

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 new 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 week to...