Episodes
FL Gorman is a cannabis and real estate attorney at Harris Beach PLLC.
We discuss the current state of cannabis licensing in New York, as well as the multiple lawsuits currently taking place.
Published 02/12/24
Guest: Gregg Prockton, CPA
The purpose of this podcast is to educate investors on how to make wise investment decisions when it comes to investing in the cannabis industry -- specifically licensed operations.
Published 01/05/24
Guest: Gregg Prockton, CPA
The purpose of this podcast is to educate investors on how to make wise investment decisions when it comes to investing in the cannabis industry -- specifically licensed operations.
Published 01/05/24
sit down with my good friends Tiffany Walters and Jumaane Hughes, co-founders of New York State Cannabis Connect.
As a black owned and female led business, NYSCC's goal has always been to cultivate a community by providing equitable knowledge to everyone in the cannabis industry. By providing timeless educational resources and the latest in cannabis news, New York State Cannabis Connect is the industry-leading resource for businesses and consumers to learn, collaborate, and find success...
Published 04/18/23
I sit down with my good friend and Cannabis chemist Corinne Devine for a 1 year update!
Published 04/13/23
I sit down with cannabis attorneys Aleece Burgio and David Holland to discuss the two lawsuits currently currently happening in New York State.
Published 03/28/23
Josh Neulinger is the co-founder of JR Croptech and a commercial agriculture expert specializing in cannabis production.
Published 03/13/23
Dylan Proctor is an accomplished cannabis cultivator and businessman in the Maine cannabis market with an impressive list of accolades.
Video here: https://youtu.be/AbjtQdwcsmA
Published 02/27/23
Ramsey Nubani is the co-founder of JR Croptech and is an industry leading commercial cultivation consultant. He specializes in creating data-driven solutions for the cannabis industry.
Find him on Instagram: @ramsey_nubani
Video at: https://youtu.be/LiuggEkwU5I
Published 02/20/23
Paula Collins, EA, Esq, is a cannabis tax attorney in New York City. She has developed a niche practice area in representation of the unlicensed cannabis shops, and is a proponent of creating a "transitional license" to assist legacy cannabis operators entering the legal market.
Published 02/06/23
I had the pleasure of sitting down with three HEAVY hitters in the New York Cannabis industry to discuss the economics of social equity and the CAURD program (Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary”. Once you listen to this podcast, I believe you will come to realize that there’s nothing equitable about “social equity” in New York State. This was a very important , controversial, and hard-truth’d discussion that I think all cannabis-industry folks must listen to.
Tiffany Walters (CEO of...
Published 11/02/22
Brandy Young, PhD is the founder of Certainty Analytical Labs — a boutique 3rd party Cannabis testing facility in Rochester, NY. On this episode, we take a deep dive into the following:
- what goes into starting a lab testing facility?
- What is a certificate of analysis? How is it produced?
- Pros and cons of the lab testing regulations in New York
- what can we learn about lab testing from
Other legal states?
To learn more about Certainty Analytical Labs, please check our their...
Published 08/19/22
I sit down with commercial cultivation expert and consultant, Drew Greco, to discuss crop steering and how incorporating crop steering in to your grow can drastically improve yield and quality of your plants.
Learn more here:
https://trym.io/crop-steering-cannabis/
Drew Greco: Instagram: @greenstargrower
Published 07/29/22
I sit down with my good friend and Chief Compliance Officer of NOWAVE, Brian Lane, for a New York regulations update. We discuss the recent roll out of conditional cultivator and processing licenses, along with a breakdown of the recently released packaging regulations.
Published 07/06/22
Gregg Prockton is the Founder of G Leaf CFO and The Compass Group of WNY. He is both a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant. We discuss some of the hard truths associated with opening an adult-use cannabis dispensary.
Link to Gregg’s Article:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thinking-opening-dispensary-gregg-prockton-cpa-cma
Published 06/27/22
I sit down with Rosanna St.John, owner of Canna Bookkeeper LLC, to discuss cannabis taxation and 280E.
Follow Rosanna on Social Media:
Instagram @cannabookkeeper
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosanna-st-john-76839a36
Published 06/16/22
The NY Green Coalition is an emerging advocacy group comprised of legacy market operators from the Rochester, NY region. Their goal is to safely and effectively transition the legacy market into the legal market.
Published 06/09/22
Part 1 of this interview is with David Holland — a prominent cannabis attorney and advocate who recently drafted a amnesty proposal designed to help legacy market operators transition into the legal market in NY.
Part 2 of this interview is a Q & A session between members of the NY Green Coalition and David Holland. The NY Green Coalition is a Rochester, NY based advocacy group comprised of legacy market operators.
Published 06/02/22
My guest today is Josh Waterman, the co-founder of the Legacy Growers Association — an organization who’s mission is to help bring legacy cannabis operators into the regulated legal market.
Legacygrowers.org
IG: @thelegacygrowers
Published 05/27/22
Happy Valley is a wildly successful vertically integrated Cannabis company in Gloucester, Massachusetts. In just 4 short years, they have grown to a work force or over 220 people. Their mission is to unlock the premiere cannabis experience by providing consistent quality products, exceptional customer service and industry leading technology.
Guests:
Jessica VanDeWalle | VP Wholesale
Gregg Weiss | VP of Technolgoy & Strategic Growth
Published 05/09/22
I sit down with Drew Greco, commercial cultivation consultant and founder of Greenstargrower.com to discuss
1. Commercial grow facility design
2. Using software to improve task management
3. What is METRC?
4. How do we build the bridge between the legacy and legal market?
Published 04/11/22
Day 2 of the Cannabis Workshop & Education Series was held at the beautiful Finger Lakes Community College campus in Canandaigua, NY. There was an exceptional group of speakers and panelists, and I had the opportunity to interview a couple heavy hitters
This episode includes the following interviews:
Jonathan Keiser — Provost | Finger Lakes Community College
https://www.flcc.edu/academics/horticulture/cannabis/
Tahir Johnson - Director of Social Equity and Inclusion | Marijuana...
Published 04/04/22
Cannabis Cum Laude was proud to be the Premier Sponsor of this year's NYS Cannabis Workshop and Education Series. This was a 2-day workshop that consisted of insightful keynote speeches from local and state legislators as well as. educational workshops and panels with some of the biggest names in the NYS cannabis industry.
Most importantly -- I believe this event was a step in the right direction for building the bridge between the legacy and legal market. On this episode of the podcast,...
Published 03/31/22
This week’s episode is all about cannabis extraction technology. I sit down with Corinne Devine, a cannabis chemist who is the Director of Labs and Product Development at Bristol Extracts in Bristol, NY.
Published 03/21/22