The Talking Hedge

The Green Rush is a 2-hour weekly live cannabis business talk show produced by Pro Cannabis Media every Friday from 4PM EST to 6PM EST.  The show discusses news issues in the cannabis market and each week conducts a deeper dive into specific topics of the industry. This week we talk about psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound derived from “magic mushrooms.” In addition to psilocybin, we'll discu...

Saskatchewan cannabis nursery Mother Labs’ recent success securing 1.8 million Canadian dollars ($1.4 million) in federal funding shows how Canada’s cannabis industry can benefit from government financing at a time when capital is scarce. Public records show that cannabis business funding has been made available from a range of Canadian federal government bodies for applications including business...

Matt Hawkins is Chairman of the Board and Interim CEO of Harborside. He is also the Founder and Managing Principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC), formerly known as Cresco Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry.  Since 2014, the firm has invested out of two co-investment vehicles and special purpose entities with over $160MM...

Weed Talk News is a weekly Cannabis news roundup published every Friday delivering the most current cannabis events with high visibility news contributors from across the U.S.! The #TalkingHedge… https://youtu.be/uJpN3v-9XLA

The Green Rush is a 2-hour weekly live cannabis business talk show produced by Pro Cannabis Media every Friday from 4PM EST to 6PM EST. The show discusses news issues in the cannabis market and each week conducts a deeper dive into specific topics of the industry like: Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound derived from “magic mushrooms.” Episode 1011 The #TalkingHedge chats with Riley Cote, an a...

In select studies, celebrity endorsements have produced an average 4% sales increase. At this time, it appears that isn't the case in the US cannabis market. To date, most celebrity cannabis brands, whether endorsed or owned, leave some questioning their market impact. The unease appears warranted when considering how various celebrities have failed to live up to critical metrics, toplined by sale...

The San Francisco-based investment firm is one of very few that is focused narrowly on the cannabis industry, and have also been at it longer than most. Poseidon Asset Management was founded by siblings Emily & Morgan Paxhia in 2013, making their first fund one of the longest running dedicated cannabis investment funds. In their eighth year of conducting due diligence, deploying capital, and servi...

Weed Talk News is a weekly Cannabis news roundup published every Friday delivering the most current cannabis events with high visibility news contributors from across the U.S.! The #TalkingHedge… https://youtu.be/uJpN3v-9XLA

With the threat of a recession hanging over the U.S. economy, the nation’s cannabis industry appears to be on shakier financial ground than when the last downturn struck at the start of COVID. Marijuana companies weathered the 2020 coronavirus-induced recession relatively well, with sales booming thanks to federal stimulus checks and anxious consumers turning to cannabis for stress relief. The ind...

Green Rush Live discusses the State of Federal Legalization with hosts Jimmy Young and Josh Kincaid of The Talking Hedge. Episode 1005 The #TalkingHedge interviews Thomas Howard, Cannabis Industry Lawyer, Collateral Base... https://youtu.be/KPr7lsZa25E

Weed Talk News is a weekly Cannabis news roundup published every Friday delivering the most current cannabis events with high visibility news contributors from across the U.S.! Episode 1004 The #TalkingHedge… https://youtu.be/uJpN3v-9XLA

Joy Beckerman has been involved in the hemp movement for over thirty years, and her extraordinary knowledge and passion for this versatile, valuable crop is contagious! Joy is the Principal at Hemp Ace International, a Seattle-based consulting, legal support, and expert witness firm serving the global community; as well as host of the popular podcast #Hemp Barons; and Advisory Board Member of Hemp...

The state of California is the largest US cannabis market by sales, eclipsing $5B in annual sales in 2021 and is on pace to do so again this year. While total market sales in California are large and noteworthy, there are quite a few nuanced sub-trends developing in the Golden State’s cannabis industry. Below, we explore how category sales patterns have shifted in California over the past year. Ep...

Green Rush Live discusses the State of Federal Legalization with hosts Jimmy Young and Josh Kincaid of The Talking Hedge Episode 1001 The #TalkingHedge interviews Aaron Smith, CEO, NCIA... https://youtu.be/_dnRpHbdeKQ

Weed Talk News is a weekly Cannabis news roundup published every Friday delivering the most current cannabis events with high visibility news contributors from across the U.S.! Episode 1000 The #TalkingHedge… https://youtu.be/uJpN3v-9XLA

California had over $5 Billion in cannabis sales last year, however monthly sales figures have steadily declined since August 2021. What’s the Significance?: Some analysts are claiming there’s a correlation between cannabis sales and COVID restrictions easing.   The theory is that people had more idle time at home during the lockdowns, with extra income from stimulus checks, so many of those peopl...

Founded in 2018, Bespoke Financial is the nation’s first fintech lender focused on the cannabis industry.  George has over 14 years of experience in the financial industry with a specific focus on asset-based lending, off-balance sheet financing of commercial assets, and structured credit. Bespoke has financed more than $800M in GMV across the US cannabis industry and is on track to deploy $1B by...

Michael Johnson is the CEO of Metrc, provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the United States. Metrc is engaged in 21 government contracts and serves more than 300,000 users, including growers, testing facilities, dispensaries, state regulators, and law enforcement officials.  The company's solution combines advanced software, radio-frequency identification (RFID), a dedicated customer-support...

Weed Talk News is a weekly Cannabis news roundup published every Friday delivering the most current cannabis events with high visibility news contributors from across the U.S.! Episode 992 The #TalkingHedge… https://youtu.be/uJpN3v-9XLA

The Green Rush is a 2-hour weekly live cannabis business talk show produced by Pro Cannabis Media every Friday from 4PM EST to 6PM EST. The show discusses news issues in the cannabis market and each week conducts a deeper dive into specific topics of the industry. This week Green Rush Live discusses the State of Federal Legalization with hosts Jimmy Young and Josh Kincaid of The Talking Hedge. Epi...

Since adult-use cannabis sales kicked off in Michigan in 2019, the market has experienced rapid growth. In April 2022, total market sales (medical and adult-use sales) in the state nearly eclipsed $200M in a single month, falling just $5M short.  However, when we start digging into the drivers of the growth in the Michigan cannabis market, we also see prices of products declining steadily. Below,...

Jason Vegotsky is the Chief Executive Officer of Petalfast, a full spectrum sales and marketing agency for the cannabis industry. Petalfast helps cannabis brands achieve rapid growth via its go-to-market accelerator program in California, and through its full spectrum of agency services available to brands nationally. The company, through its incubator program, also provides new and recently launc...

Weed Talk News is a weekly Cannabis news roundup published every Friday delivering the most current cannabis events with high visibility news contributors from across the U.S.! Episode 992 The #TalkingHedge… https://youtu.be/uJpN3v-9XLA

With so many types of Concentrates and ways to consume them, Concentrates are an art that appeal to a certain consumer. That might be why this category isn’t as dominant as other cannabis form factors as the fifth largest product category in both the US and Canada. But while this category doesn’t share the simplicity of Flower or the discretion of Edibles, younger consumers are exploring the categ...

The Green Rush is a 2-hour weekly live cannabis business talk show produced by Pro Cannabis Media every Friday from 4PM EST to 6PM EST. The show discusses news issues in the cannabis market and each week conducts a deeper dive into specific topics of the industry. Episode 990 The #TalkingHedge interviews Al Ralston Vice President, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs... https://youtu.be/B5...