Thinking Outside The Bud

Peter Grinspoon, M.D. is a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is a board member of the advocacy group Doctors for Cannabis Regulation. He is the author of the memoir ‘Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction’. He spent two years as an Associate Director of the Massachusetts Physician Health Service helping physicians with...

Shira Adler is the Visionary Integrative Care Advocate, Founder & CEO of Shira Synergy — a ComPASSIONate care holistic health & wellness company. Shira is a nationally recognized media-wellness personality (Reuters calls her "The Marijuana Mama"), author, speaker, CBD expert, educator, and activist. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

A husband-and-wife team with more than thirty-five years combined experience writing about cannabis, Michelle Newhart, Ph. D. and William Dolphin have contributed to more than two dozen books on the plant, patients, and policies. Newhart & Dolphin each have long professional histories as writers and editors for a variety of publishers and organizations. They met in 2002 working for Ed Rosentha...

In his role as CEO for KushCo Holdings, Nick directs all business relations and financial strategy for the company. Nick also oversees the organization's senior management team. Nick has been integral in making critical strategic, growth, and financial decisions since the company’s inception. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science from Southwest Baptist University where he studied Sports Management and...

Ray manages the day to day operations of MarijuanaDoctors.com. He is responsible for formulating organizational &operational strategies to improve the overall efficiency, profitability & scalability of the business. He collaborates directly with the CEO of MarijuanaDoctors.com & is responsible for articulating the value proposition that the #1 online MMJ referral platform offers to its...

Dr. Lucas C. McCann is the Chief Scientific Officer at CannDelta Inc. where he provides scientific oversight of all projects. Lucas is a synthetic organic chemist by trade and worked within Canada’s federal government in the Inspectorate labs of Health Canada before leaving to begin consulting with CannDelta where he specializes in new technology regulation, lab practices, and scientific/regulator...

Charles McElroy is the founder of Goldleaf, a science-forward printing company for cannabis growers, patients and enthusiasts. Goldleaf empowers people by helping them better understand their interactions with the plant, and works to make the subject more approachable to new audiences. A former volunteer with Marijuana Policy Project, a history supporting veterans education and access to medical m...

David N. Feldman concentrates his practice on corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general representation of public and private companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and private equity and venture capital firms. Mr. Feldman also advises emerging growth companies with regard to alternatives to traditional financing through initial public offerings. He is also conside...

Rob McCorkle is a Co-Founder and COO of Emerald Metrics. He also owns and operates a 10,000 sq ft indoor grow operation in Portland Oregon, KGB Farms. His experience in Spectral Imaging and his knowledge of Cannabis has allowed Emerald Metrics to transition quickly from working in large agriculture to now dominating the Cannabis market. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Debra Borchardt is the Co-founder and CEO of the cannabis financial news website Green Market Report. She began her career in the securities industry where she was a Vice President at Bear Stearns holding three securities licenses. She left Wall Street to earn her Masters Degree in Business and Economic Reporting from New York University. She embarked on a career as a financial journalist and spen...

Kris Krane is co-founder and president of 4Front, a leading investment and operations firm in the legal cannabis industry. He has had the opportunity to work on regulatory and business strategy with cannabis business operators across the United States and globally, and is a frequent speaker at cannabis industry conferences and events around the world. Krane has spent 20+ years working in the canna...

Warren Bobrow is a mixologist, chef, and writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer. In 2010, Bobrow founded “Wild Table” for Wild River Review and serves as the master mixologist for several brands of liquor, including the Busted Barrel rum produced by New Jersey’s first licensed distillery since Prohibition. Bobrow has published three books on mixology and written articles for Saveur magazine, Voda...

Peter is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded several companies in the fin-tech/loyalty space. He jumped head-first into the cannabis industry a year ago and co-founded Leafwire, an investment platform specifically built to help investors meet cannabis companies who are fundraising. Peter is a thought leader in the cannabis entrepreneurship and fundraising space and has been published in TechC...

Kevin is the cofounder of YVY, a medical cannabis production company / brand based in Uruguay. He started the company together with his wife, Andrea Kruchik in June 2018. Prior to moving to Uruguay, Kevin lived in California where he was introduced to the cannabis industry and subsequently became head of operations at Flow Kana and later moved to Humboldt where he lived and worked at Alpenglow Far...

Danny Keith is the CEO of Cannabis Club TV. Danny has built and sold numerous businesses and has also raised over $20M in nonprofit and corporate fundraising. He’s worked in social media, internet development and professional sports team marketing with the Golden State Warriors minor league affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors before founding Cannabis Club TV. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se...

Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkin...

Jessica Velazquez is Managing Partner and CEO of Indiva Advisors. She brings more than 15 years of experience and is Indiva's main authority on 280E and general tax matters for individuals, partnerships, and corporations. Jessica holds a Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern Illinois University. She is a licensed CPA in Illinois...

Dr. Michele Ross is a leading psychedelic researcher and educator as well as fibromyalgia patient. She founded the first 501c3 nonprofit on cannabis for women’s health in 2013, and is now CEO of Infused Health, an online platform for cannabis health coaching. Dr. Ross is the author of “Vitamin Weed: A 4-Step Plan to Prevent and Reverse Endocannabinoid Deficiency” and has a Doctorate in Neuroscienc...

Gary leads Cova’s charge into the legal cannabis space by guiding the vision, strategic development, ‘go to market’ plans and culture. Before joining Cova, Gary was a principal in over a dozen tech start-ups in the mobile communications industry ranging from small VC funded companies to Fortune 100 firms, including Onavo, which was later acquired by Facebook. In those companies he led sales, marke...

In addition to his role as Founder and CEO at MAZAKALI, Sumit is a consultant to The Arcview Group and the Managing Partner of Emerald Ventures. A frequent speaker at investment seminars, Sumit acts as a mentor to Arcview and Canopy companies and serves on the Canopy Investment committee as well as the NCIA Finance & Insurance committee. Sumit and MAZAKALI support NCIA, the Marijuana Policy Pr...

Jeff Renwick, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Canntab Therapeutics Limited, a cannabis oral dosage formulation company, researches and develops advanced pharmaceutical grade formulations of cannabinoids in Canada. With extensive experience in drug formulation and business development, Jeff also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Orbus Pharma Inc. He is a p...

Eric Meth is a media sales professional & leader specializing in interactive, programmatic, mobile, and ad tech with 25 years of CPG & retail experience in both start-up environments and some of the most recognizable media and digital companies in the world. As Founder & CEO of Good Harvest Co., Eric is now applying his expertise to help innovate the way cannabis brands reach their des...

Gia Morón is Executive Vice President for Women Grow. With 25 years of experience in public relations, she oversees the company’s internal and external communications, manages business relationships and strategic development of the company. Gia works with team on education programming and day-to-day operations working closely with the CEO and Chairwoman of the company. She began working with Women...

Victor obtained his B.S. in Biology at Siena College and Masters in Medical Bioethics at New York University. His focus through course work in his Master’s program was the examination of how to obtain true informed consent from patients in various circumstances: an approach he implemented on a daily basis working hand in hand with patients to help educate them not only about informed consent but t...

A former VP at Citigroup, Cassandra considers herself a fugitive of Corporate America. She saw a nascent industry that lacked reliable, unbiased news coverage, was underserved with regard to connections between the business individuals, and needed a repository for industry-wide business data. Cassandra heads up the cannabis industry leading daily news website Marijuana Business Daily and its famil...