THE DIMECANNABIS
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MSOs & Multi-State Operators

The Best Asset Is the One That Survives Being Wrong

Reform does not help every cannabis operator equally. Jay Rosenthal on why the best asset is the one that still has value when your forecast is wrong.

First Principles · October 14, 2026
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. 309Oct 14, 202653 min
Who Benefits From Federal Cannabis Limbo? ft. Jay Rosenthal
Jay Rosenthal
Ep. 307Sep 16, 202648 min
Europe Is Not a Rescue Plan ft. Jamie Pearson
Jamie Pearson
Ep. 305Jul 9, 202650 min
Understand This Before You Use AI To Build Software ft. Chris Guthrie
Chris Guthrie
Ep. 302Jun 11, 202647 min
Why Ohio Cannabis Is Built Different: Inside the Regulator-Operator Alignment That's Actually Working ft. Caroline Henry
Caroline Henry
Ep. 299May 8, 202658 min
The Hidden Margin Killer for MSOS ft. Braunz Muller
Braunz Muller
Ep. 296Mar 27, 202652 min
Gretchen Gailey: Cannabis Industry Has No Idea How DC Works, Why Rescheduling Is Delayed
Gretchen Gailey
Ep. 295Mar 19, 202639 min
15 Years of Cannabis Trading . Why I'll Sell Early (Unless This Happens) ft. Dan McDermitt
Dan McDermitt
Ep. 292Feb 27, 202645 min
JB (Cheech & Chong CEO): Building a National Cannabis Brand Through Trial, Error & Partnership
Ep. 290Feb 13, 202646 min
Hidden Growth Unmasked: Rescheduling, the Farm Bill & What Comes Next ft Trent Woloveck
Trent Woloveck
Ep. 287Jan 22, 202651 min
Robotics vs Automation in Cannabis Manufacturing ft. Nohtal Partansky
Nohtal Partansky
Ep. 284Jan 2, 202646 min
The Playbook Behind Consistent Cannabis Products at Scale ft. Ryan Crandall
Ryan Crandall
Ep. 282Dec 11, 202533 min
Inside SNDL’s Hidden Scale: Global Reach & Supply Chain Powerhouse ft. Tyler Robson
Tyler Robson
Ep. 281Dec 5, 202553 min
You’re Thinking About Debt Wrong: The Secret to Smart Financing ft. Adam Stettner
Adam Stettner
Ep. 277Oct 30, 202544 min
Introducing Singular: How Active's Modular Vape Platform Changes Everything ft. Alex Kwon
Alex Kwon
Ep. 276Oct 23, 202548 min
The Lyft Playbook for Cannabis: Building Trust Through Tech ft. Ashwin Raj
Ashwin Raj
Ep. 275Oct 16, 202546 min
Built for Consolidation, Guided by Icahn-Like Discipline, and Poised for Cannabis’ Next Iteration, ft Jared Maloof
Jared Maloof
Ep. 271Sep 18, 202556 min
Strategy Truths & Lies, Mature Industries Already Know ft. Mitchell Osak
Mitchell Osak
Ep. 270Sep 11, 202543 min
THC Is an Ingredient, Where Pharma, MSOs & Hemp Collide, ft. Zach Edge
Zach Edge
Ep. 267Aug 21, 202555 min
Richie Proud on the iAnthus Turnaround: Why Selling Arizona Fueled Core-Market Growth
Richie Proud
Ep. 263Jul 24, 202543 min
The Cannabis Titanic: The Reset Ahead, Matt Karnes on What the Numbers Say
Matt Karnes
Ep. 261Jul 10, 202549 min
The Michelin-Star Experience? Gibran Washington on What Customers Actually Want
Gibran Washington
Ep. 259Jun 27, 202548 min
Trump, Texas SB3 & the Rescheduling Timeline: Jim Higdon on What Comes Next
Jim Higdon
Ep. 258Jun 20, 202543 min
The Hidden Weakness in Most Cannabis Operations — What We Heard at Benzinga
Ep. 255May 29, 202554 min
Brett Puffenbarger: The Future of Cannabis Will Look Like This… and Yes, It Will Shock You
Brett Puffenbarger
Ep. 254May 22, 202545 min
No Exits, No Capital, No Bullsh*t: Seth Yakatan on Cannabis Reality
Seth Yakatan
Ep. 252May 8, 202545 min
Why the Industry’s Premier Brands Choose The Flowery — and What’s Coming Next in New York & Florida ft. Ilya Shmidt
Ilya Shmidt
Ep. 251May 1, 202548 min
Big Tobacco Is Moving on Cannabis, the Global Strategy Is Unfolding, and Deepak Anand Reveals Where’s Next
Deepak Anand
Ep. 250Apr 24, 202559 min
Secrets Behind World-Class Extraction: How 1% Add Millions ft. Micah Anderson
Micah Anderson
Ep. 248Apr 10, 202544 min
How Ayr Wellness Is Resizing for Reality — What Operational Efficiency Really Means ft. George DeNardo
George DeNardo
Ep. 247Apr 3, 202548 min
Why Cannabis Companies Must Face Reality, Make Hard Choices, and Follow the Data ft. AnnaRae Grabstein
AnnaRae Grabstein
Ep. 241Feb 20, 202543 min
Ecosystem Secrets: How Premier Cannabis Brands Scale ft. Nate D
Nate D
Ep. 238Jan 30, 202546 min
Navigating the Gray: The Legal Tightrope of Cannabis Risk & Compliance ft. Dan Shapiro
Dan Shapiro
Ep. 237Jan 16, 202551 min
The COO’s Playbook: Balancing Automation, Quality, and Efficiency Across 14 States at Verano ft. Trip McDermott
Trip McDermott
Ep. 235Jan 5, 20251h 0m
How Do We Get to a $100 Billion Market? Growth Predictions, Market Consolidations ft Ben Burstein
Ben Burstein
Ep. 234Dec 26, 202446 min
Uniform Genetics, F1 Hybrids, Better Yields: New Age Cannabis Cultivation ft. Ralph Risch
Ralph Risch
Ep. 233Dec 19, 202454 min
Hard Questions for Cannabis Founders: Tony Schor on Creative Capital and M&A Strategies
Tony Schor
Ep. 221Sep 25, 202448 min
Caleb Counts Details Connected's $3.5 Million R&D Breeding Program and Best-in-Class Genetics That Continues to Deliver Hitters
Caleb Counts
Ep. 218Sep 5, 202453 min
Light, Yield, and Quality: The Science Behind Cannabis Cultivation with Travis Higginbotham
Travis Higginbotham
Ep. 217Aug 29, 202450 min
Under the Hood of Cresco Labs: AI, Tech Integration, and Custom Retail Solutions ft. Zach Marburger
Zach Marburger
Ep. 216Aug 22, 202448 min
Emily Sisneros: Kentucky's Hot Medical Market and Winning Cannabis Licenses
Emily Sisneros
Ep. 214Aug 8, 202448 min
The Hidden Benefits of Fractional Marketing for Cannabis Companies ft. Brandon Bobart
Brandon Bobart
Ep. 213Aug 1, 202452 min
How Top Cannabis Companies Keep and Attract Employees ft. Mike Siebold
Mike Siebold
Ep. 212Jul 25, 202457 min
The Cannabis Industry is Exploding: Here's Why You Are Not Optimistic Enough ft Ben Burstein
Ben Burstein
Ep. 201May 2, 202452 min
Aaron Nosbisch Reveals BRĒZ Marketing Secrets: A Beverage Exploding Toward $20 Million
Aaron Nosbisch
Ep. 199Apr 18, 20241h 0m
Chris Fontes: Cannabis is Already Legal - Hemp vs Cannabis
Chris Fontes
Ep. 198Apr 11, 202446 min
Anthony Coniglio: Capital Injections, REITs, Location Opportunities
Anthony Coniglio
Ep. 197Apr 4, 202458 min
Seth Yakatan: Are you Ready for the Next Wave of M&A in Cannabis
Seth Yakatan
Ep. 195Mar 21, 202451 min
Boris Jordan on Curaleaf's European Strategy: Building Coca-Cola of Cannabis
Boris Jordan
Ep. 194Mar 14, 202456 min
Pablo Zuanic on Cannabis Stocks: Institutional Strategies for Retail Investors
Pablo Zuanic
Ep. 191Feb 15, 202455 min
Gabe Mendoza: Driving 4Front Ventures Revenue Growth through Innovation from Ideas to Opportunities
Gabe Mendoza
Ep. 190Feb 8, 20241h 0m
Kim Rivers Discusses Trulieve Preparing for Florida's ~$6 Billion Opportunity
Kim Rivers
Ep. 184Dec 28, 20231h 4m
Do You Have Cannabis DNA? ft. Kmesh
Kmesh
Ep. 183Dec 21, 202345 min
Charlie Bachtell: The Inside Story of Cresco Labs & Impact of Rescheduling
Charlie Bachtell
Ep. 174Oct 12, 20231h 16m
Storyteller generating Millions of Monthly Views documenting Berner & Jungle Boys and others ft. Luc
Luc
Ep. 171Sep 28, 202352 min
Why MariMed is Doubling Down on Brand Consistency & the Boston Tea Party-Style 280E Protest ft. Jon Levine
Jon Levine
Ep. 163Aug 3, 202348 min
Cannabis Ecommerce will be ~$9 Billion Dollars in 2023 ft. Jeremy Johnson
Jeremy Johnson
Ep. 161Jul 20, 202359 min
Germany's Cannabis Landscape and the Impending Farm Bill Renewal: What you need to Know ft. Bob Hoban
Bob Hoban