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- 2 weeks ago33 min
207: How Drop is Connecting Dispensaries and Delivery Drivers
In this episode, Kat Savoy and Teri LeBlanc, co-founders of Drop, explain why legal cannabis delivery is so hard to pull off and how they’re building a tech platform to fix it.While consumer demand is there, operators get crushed by seed-to-sale tracking, strict state licensing, and scattered orders. Drop acts as the middle-layer software—connecting dispensaries, social-equity transporters, and customers to handle handoffs and strip out the extra admin work.What we cover:Why small order volumes kill local delivery fleets.Automating Metrc manifests and ID checks in the field.How Drop links dispensaries with independent drivers.Key takeaways from their initial Denver rollout.https://getthedrop.co/ The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago54 min
206_ Inside Utah's Pharmacy Model with Green Dragon Wellness
Most medical cannabis programs operate through dispensaries. Utah took a different route, requiring cannabis to be sold through medical cannabis pharmacies with licensed pharmacists on staff. My guest today is Narith Panh, Chief Strategy Officer for Green Dragon Wellness, which operates in Utah’s medical-only cannabis market. Narith believes Utah’s pharmacy model could offer a glimpse of how medical cannabis may operate under federal regulation. We talk about how other states might adopt the pharmacy model, what that could require of existing dispensaries, and whether DEA registration could eventually open the door to interstate commerce. We also get into GMP manufacturing, 280E, the future of adult-use cannabis, insurance coverage, Big Pharma, and what could happen as cannabis moves closer to the traditional healthcare system. https://greendragon.com/ The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 4 weeks ago36 min
205_ Sitting Down With Snoops Top Dog, Tiffany Chin
Meet Tiffany Chin; she has worked with Snoop Dogg since 2012 and now oversees Death Row Cannabis and Death Row Hemp. We talk about what she calls “un-boofing celebrity cannabis,” building quality products without the celebrity price tag, the economics of beverages, and how her background in retail influences everything from merchandising to Death Row’s growing store footprint. We also get into the regulatory uncertainty ahead and how it’s affecting decisions about where to invest and what comes next. Here’s my conversation with Tiffany Chin. The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 9, 202650 min
204_ Cannabis Rescheduling, Interstate Commerce and the Next Wave of Market Growth With Hirsh Jain
Cannabis federal reform has finally reached a historic moment. Medical cannabis is moving through the rescheduling process after decades under federal prohibition, marking one of the biggest developments in the industry’s history. The final outcome could determine how companies expand, whether cannabis can move across state lines, and which markets become the next major opportunities. Hirsh Jain, CEO of Ananda Strategy, shares his perspective on where rescheduling stands, whether interstate commerce will be allowed, and which states businesses should be watching next. The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 4, 202634 min
203_ Catching Up With Multi-Country Operator, Michael Sassano
Michael Sassano, a former Wall Street banker turned real estate developer, is known in the US for building 16 large-scale cultivation facilities in Nevada. He left for Europe in 2019 to get a head start in the European cannabis market and launched Somai, a cannabinoid pharmaceutical company based in Lisbon, Portugal. Currently operating in 12 countries, Michael plans to be in 18 by year-end. We discuss his global strategy, the obstacles he faces as a multi-country operator, and the global opportunities for US cannabis companies. https://www.linkedin.com/company/somaipharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsassano3/ The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Jul 19, 20261h 6m
202_ National Hemp Assoc. Introduces Bill to Congress
Few people have spent more time in Washington advocating for hemp than Geoff Whaling. Over the past decade, the former Canopy Growth hemp executive has been a leading voice in hemp policy, working with lawmakers, congressional staff, federal agencies and industry organizations during the development of the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills, and now the 2026 Farm Bill, along with the regulatory debates that followed. Few people have spent more time in Washington advocating for hemp than Geoff Whaling. Over the past decade, the former Canopy Growth hemp executive has helped shape hemp policy through the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills and is now involved in the debate over the 2026 Farm Bill. Rather than waiting for Congress to write the next hemp bill, Whaling and the National Hemp Association joined forces with industry leaders to draft one themselves. Called the Goodness of Hemp Act, the proposal would create a federal framework for hemp and cannabinoid products as an alternative to the November 2026 ban. After ten drafts and months of industry collaboration, the National Hemp Association is now taking the proposal to Capitol Hill in search of congressional sponsors. In this episode, Geoff explains how a bill makes its way through Congress, what lawmakers are saying about cannabinoids and dosage limits, and why he believes the industry's best path forward is to "go low and go slow." https://www.thegoodnessofhemp.org/ The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Jul 12, 202639 min
201_Balancing Technology and Human Oversight in Cultivation
Today's guest is Ryan Douglas, who brings more than 25 years of experience managing large-scale cultivation operations. Ryan is also the author of Presence is a Strategy, a new book that explores what happens when cultivation teams rely too heavily on technology and lose the human oversight that keeps operations running smoothly. Drawing from decades of experience, Ryan explains why leadership needs to be present on the cultivation floor, where small issues can be identified before they become expensive problems. He examines the hidden costs of deferred maintenance, disconnected HR decisions, an overreliance on dashboards, and management styles that push top performers out the door. Ryan offers practical insights into balancing technology with the experience and judgment that only people can provide. Ryan is the founder of Ryan Douglas Cultivation LLC and the host of Future Crop Files, a conversation series focused on real-world execution in controlled environment agriculture. Link to Ryan's book, Presence is a Strategy, on Amazon https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancultivation The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Jul 3, 202643 min
200_ The FDA Pathway for CBN: What It Means for Cannabis Supplements
Alleh Lindquist is the CEO and co-founder of FloraWorks, a cannabinoid innovation company focused on bringing science-backed minor cannabinoids into the mainstream. As a leading supplier of hemp-derived cannabinoids to manufacturers, FloraWorks has been at the forefront of CBN research and commercialization, including helping popularize CBN as an ingredient for sleep products. Today, the company's biggest focus is charting a regulatory pathway for CBN as a dietary supplement. After spending four years developing the safety data needed for FDA review, FloraWorks recently published peer-reviewed research supporting CBN's safety and has self-affirmed it as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS), with plans to submit its GRAS notification to the FDA. As cannabis rescheduling continues to evolve, so does the opportunity to develop cannabis-based supplements and medicines. In this episode, Alleh explains why scientific validation is essential, what it takes to navigate the FDA pathway, and how CBN could become one of the first cannabinoids to bridge the gap between the cannabis industry and mainstream consumer health products. https://flora-works.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/allehlindquist The Innovating Cannabis podcast is produced and hosted by Pam Chmiel, a freelance writer and editor for the Cannabis Industry Journal. Get in touch with pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com.LinkedIn Twitter InstagramPlease like the show to help us reach more listeners🙏🏻 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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