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MSOs & Multi-State Operators

Analysis on MSOs & Multi-State Operators

You Have Data. The Decisions Are Still Wrong
Clean, organized data can still drive catastrophic decisions. The discount-spike loop that reads clearance as demand — and why it compounds.
First Principles · May 11, 2026
The Internal Audit Most Companies Avoid
The market does not care about sunk costs. Separating the vision from the vehicles used to pursue it is the audit most leadership teams never run.
First Principles · March 18, 2026
Optionality Beats Control in Chaos
In stable industries control compounds; in unstable ones flexibility does. Cannabis infrastructure is either a moat or an anchor.
First Principles · March 5, 2026
Why Most Cannabis Brands Break at Scale
Product inconsistency costs you a customer who switches and never returns. Consistency isn't a slogan — it's engineered process control.
First Principles · January 7, 2026
The Tortoise Always Wins
The disciplined operators looked slow and boring. As the debt wall closes in, the market will reward exactly one thing: prudent capital allocators.
First Principles · October 21, 2025
Vertical Integration Isn't Strategy — It's a Trap
Cannabis runs six or seven businesses at once, in multiple states, every supply chain locked to one state. Most of it is solved next door.
First Principles · September 22, 2025
Ep.305
Jul 9, 2026
Understand This Before You Use AI To Build Software ft. Chris Guthrie
Chris Guthrie
50 min
Ep.302
Jun 11, 2026
Why Ohio Cannabis Is Built Different: Inside the Regulator-Operator Alignment That's Actually Working ft. Caroline Henry
Caroline Henry
47 min
Ep.299
May 8, 2026
The Hidden Margin Killer for MSOS ft. Braunz Muller
Braunz Muller
58 min
Ep.296
Mar 27, 2026
Gretchen Gailey: Cannabis Industry Has No Idea How DC Works, Why Rescheduling Is Delayed
Gretchen Gailey
52 min
Ep.295
Mar 19, 2026
15 Years of Cannabis Trading . Why I'll Sell Early (Unless This Happens) ft. Dan McDermitt
Dan McDermitt
39 min
Ep.292
Feb 27, 2026
JB (Cheech & Chong CEO): Building a National Cannabis Brand Through Trial, Error & Partnership
Guest
45 min
Ep.290
Feb 13, 2026
Hidden Growth Unmasked: Rescheduling, the Farm Bill & What Comes Next ft Trent Woloveck
Trent Woloveck
46 min
Ep.287
Jan 22, 2026
Robotics vs Automation in Cannabis Manufacturing ft. Nohtal Partansky
Nohtal Partansky
51 min
Ep.284
Jan 2, 2026
The Playbook Behind Consistent Cannabis Products at Scale ft. Ryan Crandall
Ryan Crandall
46 min
Ep.282
Dec 11, 2025
Inside SNDL’s Hidden Scale: Global Reach & Supply Chain Powerhouse ft. Tyler Robson
Tyler Robson
33 min
Ep.281
Dec 5, 2025
You’re Thinking About Debt Wrong: The Secret to Smart Financing ft. Adam Stettner
Adam Stettner
53 min
Ep.277
Oct 30, 2025
Introducing Singular: How Active's Modular Vape Platform Changes Everything ft. Alex Kwon
Alex Kwon
44 min
Ep.276
Oct 23, 2025
The Lyft Playbook for Cannabis: Building Trust Through Tech ft. Ashwin Raj
Ashwin Raj
48 min
Ep.275
Oct 16, 2025
Built for Consolidation, Guided by Icahn-Like Discipline, and Poised for Cannabis’ Next Iteration, ft Jared Maloof
Jared Maloof
46 min
Ep.271
Sep 18, 2025
Strategy Truths & Lies, Mature Industries Already Know ft. Mitchell Osak
Mitchell Osak
56 min
Ep.270
Sep 11, 2025
THC Is an Ingredient, Where Pharma, MSOs & Hemp Collide, ft. Zach Edge
Zach Edge
43 min
Ep.267
Aug 21, 2025
Richie Proud on the iAnthus Turnaround: Why Selling Arizona Fueled Core-Market Growth
Richie Proud
55 min
Ep.263
Jul 24, 2025
The Cannabis Titanic: The Reset Ahead, Matt Karnes on What the Numbers Say
Matt Karnes
43 min
Ep.261
Jul 10, 2025
The Michelin-Star Experience? Gibran Washington on What Customers Actually Want
Gibran Washington
49 min
Ep.259
Jun 27, 2025
Trump, Texas SB3 & the Rescheduling Timeline: Jim Higdon on What Comes Next
Jim Higdon
48 min
Ep.258
Jun 20, 2025
The Hidden Weakness in Most Cannabis Operations — What We Heard at Benzinga
Guest
43 min
Ep.255
May 29, 2025
Brett Puffenbarger: The Future of Cannabis Will Look Like This… and Yes, It Will Shock You
Brett Puffenbarger
54 min
Ep.254
May 22, 2025
No Exits, No Capital, No Bullsh*t: Seth Yakatan on Cannabis Reality
Seth Yakatan
45 min
Ep.252
May 8, 2025
Why the Industry’s Premier Brands Choose The Flowery — and What’s Coming Next in New York & Florida ft. Ilya Shmidt
Ilya Shmidt
45 min
Ep.251
May 1, 2025
Big Tobacco Is Moving on Cannabis, the Global Strategy Is Unfolding, and Deepak Anand Reveals Where’s Next
Deepak Anand
48 min
Ep.250
Apr 24, 2025
Secrets Behind World-Class Extraction: How 1% Add Millions ft. Micah Anderson
Micah Anderson
59 min
Ep.248
Apr 10, 2025
How Ayr Wellness Is Resizing for Reality — What Operational Efficiency Really Means ft. George DeNardo
George DeNardo
44 min
Ep.247
Apr 3, 2025
Why Cannabis Companies Must Face Reality, Make Hard Choices, and Follow the Data ft. AnnaRae Grabstein
AnnaRae Grabstein
48 min
Ep.241
Feb 20, 2025
Ecosystem Secrets: How Premier Cannabis Brands Scale ft. Nate D
Nate D
43 min
Ep.238
Jan 30, 2025
Navigating the Gray: The Legal Tightrope of Cannabis Risk & Compliance ft. Dan Shapiro
Dan Shapiro
46 min
Ep.237
Jan 16, 2025
The COO’s Playbook: Balancing Automation, Quality, and Efficiency Across 14 States at Verano ft. Trip McDermott
Trip McDermott
51 min
Ep.235
Jan 5, 2025
How Do We Get to a $100 Billion Market? Growth Predictions, Market Consolidations ft Ben Burstein
Ben Burstein
1h 0m
Ep.234
Dec 26, 2024
Uniform Genetics, F1 Hybrids, Better Yields: New Age Cannabis Cultivation ft. Ralph Risch
Ralph Risch
46 min
Ep.233
Dec 19, 2024
Hard Questions for Cannabis Founders: Tony Schor on Creative Capital and M&A Strategies
Tony Schor
54 min
Ep.221
Sep 25, 2024
Caleb Counts Details Connected's $3.5 Million R&D Breeding Program and Best-in-Class Genetics That Continues to Deliver Hitters
Caleb Counts
48 min
Ep.218
Sep 5, 2024
Light, Yield, and Quality: The Science Behind Cannabis Cultivation with Travis Higginbotham
Travis Higginbotham
53 min
Ep.217
Aug 29, 2024
Under the Hood of Cresco Labs: AI, Tech Integration, and Custom Retail Solutions ft. Zach Marburger
Zach Marburger
50 min
Ep.216
Aug 22, 2024
Emily Sisneros: Kentucky's Hot Medical Market and Winning Cannabis Licenses
Emily Sisneros
48 min
Ep.214
Aug 8, 2024
The Hidden Benefits of Fractional Marketing for Cannabis Companies ft. Brandon Bobart
Brandon Bobart
48 min
Ep.213
Aug 1, 2024
How Top Cannabis Companies Keep and Attract Employees ft. Mike Siebold
Mike Siebold
52 min
Ep.212
Jul 25, 2024
The Cannabis Industry is Exploding: Here's Why You Are Not Optimistic Enough ft Ben Burstein
Ben Burstein
57 min
Ep.201
May 2, 2024
Aaron Nosbisch Reveals BRĒZ Marketing Secrets: A Beverage Exploding Toward $20 Million
Aaron Nosbisch
52 min
Ep.199
Apr 18, 2024
Chris Fontes: Cannabis is Already Legal - Hemp vs Cannabis
Chris Fontes
1h 0m
Ep.198
Apr 11, 2024
Anthony Coniglio: Capital Injections, REITs, Location Opportunities
Anthony Coniglio
46 min
Ep.197
Apr 4, 2024
Seth Yakatan: Are you Ready for the Next Wave of M&A in Cannabis
Seth Yakatan
58 min
Ep.195
Mar 21, 2024
Boris Jordan on Curaleaf's European Strategy: Building Coca-Cola of Cannabis
Boris Jordan
51 min
Ep.194
Mar 14, 2024
Pablo Zuanic on Cannabis Stocks: Institutional Strategies for Retail Investors
Pablo Zuanic
56 min
Ep.191
Feb 15, 2024
Gabe Mendoza: Driving 4Front Ventures Revenue Growth through Innovation from Ideas to Opportunities
Gabe Mendoza
55 min
Ep.190
Feb 8, 2024
Kim Rivers Discusses Trulieve Preparing for Florida's ~$6 Billion Opportunity
Kim Rivers
1h 0m
Ep.184
Dec 28, 2023
Do You Have Cannabis DNA? ft. Kmesh
Kmesh
1h 4m
Ep.183
Dec 21, 2023
Charlie Bachtell: The Inside Story of Cresco Labs & Impact of Rescheduling
Charlie Bachtell
45 min
Ep.174
Oct 12, 2023
Storyteller generating Millions of Monthly Views documenting Berner & Jungle Boys and others ft. Luc
Luc
1h 16m
Ep.171
Sep 28, 2023
Why MariMed is Doubling Down on Brand Consistency & the Boston Tea Party-Style 280E Protest ft. Jon Levine
Jon Levine
52 min
Ep.163
Aug 3, 2023
Cannabis Ecommerce will be ~$9 Billion Dollars in 2023 ft. Jeremy Johnson
Jeremy Johnson
48 min
Ep.161
Jul 20, 2023
Germany's Cannabis Landscape and the Impending Farm Bill Renewal: What you need to Know ft. Bob Hoban
Bob Hoban
59 min