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

Cannabis rescheduling is not as simple as “Trump rescheduled cannabis.”
States are interpreting rescheduling completely differently depending on their license structure. These tiny details are widening the gap between po...

Hirsh Jain: Rescheduling Is Already Picking Winners

Predictable cash flow is the whole game. In cannabis, predictable is the one thing almost nobody has.
Organigram CEO James Yamanaka came up over 20 years at British American Tobacco, where that discipline is the entire m...

Germany Is the Engine: What BAT Knows That Cannabis Doesn't ft. James Yamanaka

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

The cannabis industry convinced the world it had a medicine before the science caught up. Now the science is here, and almost no one is paying attention.
CBD is not a panacea. When Charlotte's Web opened hearts and minds...

Cannabis Was Medicine. Now the Proof Is Catching Up, ft. Joel Stanley and Dr. Marcel Bonn-Miller

The largest payment processor in the world handles cannabis in Canada. In the U.S., they will not touch it. That’s the gap.
Aubrey Amatelli left JP Morgan believing that if you followed the rules, aligned with card brand...

The Legal Market Was Never Built for Payments, Why Cannabis Still Breaks the Rules ft. Aubrey Amatelli

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

When California legalized cannabis, did anyone see 70% of the state opting out. Retail access never recovered. The illicit market stayed durable. And taxes kept compounding pressure on operators. Micah Anderson, CEO of L...

Prop 64 Fine Print, Pesticide Drift, The Economics Behind Concentrates ft. Micah Anderson

Beverage may be the most approachable format in cannabis.Familiar ritual. Familiar packaging. Familiar context. Easily Sharable But familiarity creates comparison.Alcohol.That means safety, expectation, and education can...

Cannabis Beverages Are Bringing New Consumers Into Cannabis ft Kristin & Eric Rogers

Schedule III isn’t the finish line.It’s the starting gun.The EO said a lot — but most operators aren’t ready for what it actually means.This week we sit down with Zach Edge and Dr. Matthew Moore to break down:Why Schedul...

Schedule III Changes Everything — This Is Just the Beginning

Tobacco and alcohol are already laying the groundwork for cannabis — building IP, infrastructure, and data.Nick Kenney breaks down what legacy industries already understand — how regulated markets are built, and why read...

What Tobacco and Alcohol Taught Me About Cannabis. ft. Nick Kenny

Before Target and DoorDash, Edible Arrangements joined the cannabinoid space.Supply chains look a lot different when you can lean on national infrastructure, logistics, and distribution that already exist.Through Edibles...

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