#358: UK Journalist Ruby Deevoy on the United Kingdom's medical cannabis and psychedelics industry
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Ruby Deevoy is one of the UK’s very few dedicated cannabis and CBD journalists, contributing regularly on the subject to international newspapers and magazines for the past 4 years. Her bylines include The Independent, The Mirror, The Times, The Sun, The Express, The Metro, Evening Standard, Stylist, Woman & Home, Natural Health, Red, Platinum, Chat! and many more. Ruby is also the founder of The CBD Consultancy, member of The Cannabis Industry Council, Women In Cannabis Leadership, has just been invited to take on the role of Exec Director for UK NORML and cannabis correspondent for...
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#357: Kukuni's Willy Christie on the anatomy of making a psychedelic record
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Willy Christie is the artist behind Kukuni, which is best described as psychedelic, indie, experimental art rock with pop sensibilities; wavy and groovy; dark but uplifting. Willy is also a breeder/grower. He started growing 12 years ago, started breeding and switched to using living soil a few years ago and is always refining his process. Willy is working with growers in Colorado, New Mexico and California to bring some of his proprietary genetics to the market.
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#356: Charles McElroy on the power of design to understand cannabis science and the emergence of AI Art
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Charles McElroy is the founder of Goldleaf, an educational printing company focusing on botanical science. As a former volunteer with Marijuana Policy Project, Charles has a history of supporting veterans' education and access to medical marijuana, while also studying permaculture and organic farming in Ohio and Colorado for several years. McElroy created Goldleaf to benefit the evolving recreational and medical cannabis communities.
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#355: Hemp For Victory's Robert Head on the importance of cannabis legalization for veterans & our military
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Robert Head is the Chair for Hemp for Victory. Hemp For Victory’s purpose is to create an understanding about veterans use of Industrial Hemp, CBD, and medical cannabis as a healthy way to manage their mental and physical challenges as a result of their service. Robert served in the army as an infantryman from 2002-2007 with deployments to Iraq in Baghdad and Taji. After the military, Robert went to Texas A&M and finished his degree and around 2016 he got into the cannabis industry by building a farm in Maine that grew organic cannabis and sold it to local dispensaries.
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#354: Amy Deneson on leveraging mainstream media to drive education and acceptance of cannabis
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Amy Deneson, Co-Founder of the Cannabis Media Council, a trade organization committed to leveraging the power of mainstream advertising to uplift positive experiences with cannabis and normalize consumption in order to foster consumer consideration and category growth. In prior leadership roles, Amy joined Curaleaf in 2018 to direct marketing and sales, and, over the course of two years, led the company to dominant market share in New York. Before venturing in cannabis, Amy held marketing leadership roles at Akamai Technologies, GLSEN, and umbrage editions. Amy is an advocate, speaker, and...
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#353: Elevated Wellness' COO & Formulation Specialist Ross Anderson on what makes a quality cannabis product
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Ross Anderson is the COO and Formulation Specialist at Elevated Wellness, a cannabis (hemp) manufacturer in Austin, TX, founded by medical professionals and cannabis savants. Elevated Wellness products contain purely US-grown, organic hemp, and each product is formulated within our state-of-the-art USP-800 / ISO-5 certified laboratories here in Austin, Texas. All products are non-GMO, gluten-free, organic, and mostly vegan, as well as come backed with a full money-back guarantee.
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#352: Proteus 420's Dawne Morris on enhanced proficiency in product and software development
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Dawne Morris is the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of PROTEUS Business Solution, Inc., an online enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for businesses in e-commerce, retail, healthcare, and highly regulated industries, including alcohol and cannabis. PROTEUS 420 is considered one of the first and most trusted cannabis seed-to-sale software systems focused on business growth and a streamlined user experience while addressing the complexities of industry compliance. Dawne was instrumental in integrating her knowledge of internet marketing into the technology platform to help...
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#351: John McLeod on Cloud Cannabis' SSO Recipe that’s making Michigan happier and healthier
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John McLeod is the Co-Founder and Head of New Markets at Cloud Cannabis, Co., the leading vertically integrated Michigan operator that curates high-quality cannabis products to help customers live healthier, happier and higher lives. John's journey into the cannabis industry began over 14 years ago while working as a police officer with the Detroit Police Department. After sustaining a career-ending injury, John was prescribed opioids but quickly began to endure the adverse side effects of prescription drugs. Seeking a natural healing alternative, John turned to medical cannabis and found the...
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#350: Drop Delivery's Vanessa Gabriel on eliminating logistical issues with all-in-one delivery technology solution
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Vanessa Gabriel is the CEO and Co-Founder at Drop Delivery, the cannabis industry’s only all-in-one delivery technology solution for delivery companies and retailers. Vanessa is a thirty-year-old, self-described serial entrepreneur, who previously co-founded Greenlight Technologies, a leading order-ahead and digital loyalty software in the cannabis industry, which was acquired in 2018. She’s been recognized by Forbes Next 1000, Marijuana Venture 40 under 40, and is a part of the Rolling Stone Culture Council.
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#349: Milan Patel on the regulatory landscape is falling short in terms of protecting consumer health
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Milan Patel is the CEO and CO-Founder at PathogenDx, an Arizona-based company providing disruptive DNA-based pathogen testing technology and solutions for the human diagnostics, botanical, food and agricultural industries. Previously, Mr. Patel spent over 25 years working with large public, small private and entrepreneurial companies in numerous fields from the life sciences, to biotechnology, to government services and the automotive industry. Milan served as COO/CFO of GMSbiotech. He also was CFO of 2020 Company, LLC, a leading premier professional services firm that delivered business and...
info_outlineGarrett Bain is the President of EcoGen Biosciences, a vertically-integrated manufacturer and supplier of hemp-derived speciality ingredients in the U.S.