AI has made software easier than ever to build. That does not mean every internal tool should become the backbone of your business.
In this episode, Bryan sits down with Chris Guthrie to break down the growing temptation...

Understand This Before You Use AI To Build Software ft. Chris Guthrie

When a regulator asks what the downside is of adding one more testing requirement, what is the downside? Just a little more safe. Just in case. Especially when adding one more item to an already exhaustive testing panel....

Why Ohio Cannabis Is Built Different: Inside the Regulator-Operator Alignment That's Actually Working ft. Caroline Henry

Cannabis operators aren't short on data. They're drowning in it. The real problem is what happens when that data gets handed to the wrong person, read at the wrong time, or used to justify the wrong decision. Overproduct...

The Hidden Margin Killer for MSOS ft. Braunz Muller

Politics is a dirty business. Sometimes being feared is the influence you need because access is not the problem.
Politicians say "we'll take care of this." Gretchen Gailey has a different approach: stab them in the back...

Gretchen Gailey: Cannabis Industry Has No Idea How DC Works, Why Rescheduling Is Delayed

Investing in cannabis requires a split personality.
Everyone thinks they're early. Dan McDermitt has been trading the sector for 15 years — through the Canadian boom, the Biden promise, and the slow bleed that followed. ...

15 Years of Cannabis Trading . Why I'll Sell Early (Unless This Happens) ft. Dan McDermitt

Everyone knows the Cheech & Chong name. Almost no one understands the infrastructure behind it.
This isn’t a celebrity brand story. It’s a leverage story inside a fragmented, state-locked cannabis market that could shift...

JB (Cheech & Chong CEO): Building a National Cannabis Brand Through Trial, Error & Partnership

Most cannabis automation fails for a simple reason.It optimizes motion instead of understanding.Automation executes. Robotics adapts.That distinction matters in an industry where variability is unavoidable and capital is...

Robotics vs Automation in Cannabis Manufacturing ft. Nohtal Partansky

Everyone wants their product and brand to be known for consistency .Almost no one is willing to do the difficult work that makes consistency possible.This week we sit down with Ryan Crandall, Chief Commercial Officer at ...

The Playbook Behind Consistent Cannabis Products at Scale ft. Ryan Crandall

Most operators think debt is dangerous. But what if the real problem is how we think about it?The opposite is true: when used correctly, debt is the single biggest growth lever in cannabis. Every major industry scales on...

You’re Thinking About Debt Wrong: The Secret to Smart Financing ft. Adam Stettner

What happens when years of iteration, engineering, and a unique understanding of the plant align?In cannabis, building hardware is walking a tightrope — precision, timing, and vision all matter.Singular, the latest relea...

Introducing Singular: How Active's Modular Vape Platform Changes Everything ft. Alex Kwon

What happens when a Silicon Valley exec who helped Lyft rewrite the rules brings that same playbook to cannabis?This week we sit down with Ashwin Raj, CEO of LeafLink, to break down how disciplined tech thinking and firs...

The Lyft Playbook for Cannabis: Building Trust Through Tech ft. Ashwin Raj

Setbacks early on can reshape everything.They can alter your future strategy, shift your appetite for risk, and — if you’re patient — quietly set you up for success while others chase growth at any cost.As with any compa...

MSOs & Multi-State Operators