Welcome to season two episode 36 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast where Mitch and Joey recap this year's tour! This conversation marks the 100th live stream for the 2nd season of the North American Weed Tour campaign. Today, Joey and Mitch will recap this year's travels and discuss some of the best products they've found across the map.…

Welcome to season two episode 35 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Tom Dolan of Jane Technologies. Jane powers over 2,500 dispensaries and brands with website menus while also providing a consumer-facing cannabis app. Jane's system provides clean data and verifed reviews from consumers. Tom is the VP of Media and partnerships at Jane Tec…

Welcome to season two episode 34 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Jigar Patel of NorCal Cannabis Company. Jigar Patel is the co-founder and co-CEO of NorCal Cannabis Company, a vertically integrated cannabis company with operations in the world’s largest cannabis market. He's been involved with the plant for over 20 years. Today we talk…

Welcome to season two episode 33 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Andreas ‘Dre’ Neumann of Jushi Holdings. Dre is the Chief Creative Officer at Jushi Holdings. His previous experience resides in founding numerous successful creative and technology companies as well as working in content, strategy, and creative positions for some of the …

Welcome to season two episode 32 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Lauren Accardi of Naturepay. Naturepay provides banking and credit card processing for cannabis businesses and compliant PIN debit options for dispensaries. Today we'll explore the origin of Naturepay, cannabis banking, and pin debit solutions for dispensaries.…

Welcome to season two episode 31 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with B.C Wehman of the Cleveland School of Cannabis. The Cleveland School of Cannabis is a cannabis college focused on marijuana education, business programs, medical marijuana certifications, and career placement. They are the only state-accredited cannabis college East of th…

Welcome to season two episode 29 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Maria Monson of High Point Cannabis in Kingston, WA with special guest host Erin Lapsansky. High Point Cannabis is a retail marijuana dispensary that offers premium cannabis products at competitive prices in Kingston, WA. High Point is proud to staff only the most friendl…

Welcome to season two episode 28 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Chris Johnson and Kenny Cottrell of CannaLean. CannaLean creates specialized THC and CBD infused beverages for the growing Cannabis Drink market. Cannalean products are sugar-free, gluten-free, vegan and organic. Today we'll talk about Chris and Kenny's journey into legal…

Welcome to season two episode 27 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Justin Johnson of BudsFeed. BudsFeed is a discovery destination powered by the cannabis community. Every day, brands and their fans “seed” the latest cannabis-related products, services, events, and original content. Cruise their curated feeds or seed something you love f…

Welcome to season two episode 26 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Jen Seo, Director of Marketing and Partnerships at Nabis. Nabis is the #1 licensed cannabis wholesale platform supporting over 150 brands and supplying the entire network of California dispensaries with top-tier products. Nabis offers clients lightning-fast fulfillment, w…

Welcome to season two episode 25 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with HUSH. HUSH is a hospitality-focused, full-service marketing and event production agency headquartered in Chicago. They are a women of color owned & operated company with the goal of raising the standards in the industry and helping brands engage in creative and impactful …

Welcome to season two episode 24 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with John Shute of PufCreativ. PufCreativ is a cannabis branding and marketing agency located in Colorado. CEO John Shute has run the business within the industry for 6 years. Today we'll explore his journey, skateboarding with an MBA, and break down marketing/business tips fo…

Welcome to season two episode 23 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Noel Abbot. Ganjapreneur.com is a web resource for cannabis industry professionals and business owners providing daily cannabis news, commentary, and industry information. Today we'll talk with Founder & CEO Noel Abbot building a remote content team, how brands can work w…

Welcome to season two episode 22 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Daybreak Cannabis and The Kind goods Dispensary. Daybreak Cannabis and The Kind Goods Dispensary are vertically integrated medical cannabis organizations located in St. Louis. They have a 30,000 sq ft hybrid greenhouse cultivation facility, manufacturing facility, three d…

Welcome to season two episode 21 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Rama Mayo of Green Street Agency. Green Street is an award-winning cannabis marketing agency now anchored by its flagship Green Street building in downtown Los Angeles. They throw regular cannabis industry events, have hosted the first-ever downtown LA cannabis festival, …

Welcome to season two episode 20 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Pablo Ramirez of Trippy Hippie Cannabis Co. Trippy Hippie Cannabis Co. is a family-run dispensary located in Bellingham, WA. They pride themselves on providing a curated cannabis menu for local patients and consumers. Pablo is a cannabis industry veteran with over 7 year …

Welcome to season two episode 19 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Claudio Miranda of Guild Extracts. Guild Extracts is a California-based, artisanal producer of award-winning concentrates for the cannabis connoisseur. We specialize in small batch, handcrafted “exotic” extracts that are known for their unrivaled potency, flavor and aroma…

Welcome to season two episode 18 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Alex Alsabah and Ambrose Jackson of The 1937 Group. The 1937 Group is the first minority-owned, vertically integrated cannabis company in Chicago. They represent and embrace the cannabis culture that has flourished for decades. The KVL International Flower Ball is an even…

Welcome to season two episode 17 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Chris Walsh of MJ Biz Daily. MJ Biz Daily started in 2011 and has been the most trusted business (B2B) news source for the cannabis industry in the US and Canada. Chris was the founding editor of Marijuana Business Daily and now serves as CEO of the company. Today we'll t…

Welcome to season two episode 16 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Shavo Odadjian of 22Red. 22Red was created to pay homage to the number 22, taking inspiration from Shavo’s affinity for numerology and synesthesia. Many major events in Shavo’s life revolve around the number 22 and it’s said this number possesses the energies of your bigg…

Welcome to season two episode 15 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Daniel Firtel of TRP Co. TRP is a vertically integrated cannabis holding and operating company behind Berner’s Cookies, B Real’s Dr. Greenthumb’s and Insane brands, and one of the largest privately held cannabis companies in the U.S. Daniel previously served as the presid…

Welcome to season two episode 14 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Jason Deland of dosist. dosist is a globally recognized, modern wellness company empowering people to naturally manage their health & happiness through dose-controlled cannabis therapy. Jason is the co-founder and executive chair of dosist. Today we talk the creation of d…

Welcome to season two episode 13 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Elana Goldberg and Codi Peterson of The Cannigma. The Canngima is one of the leaders in cannabis education that's rooted in fact-based research and studies. Their staff resides around the globe and takes an evidence-based approach to every issue surrounding cannabis – fro…

Welcome to season two episode 12 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Lisa Finelli Fallon of Boston Cannabis Week. Boston Cannabis Week is an annual week-long event series that highlights cannabis culture and the adult-use industry in Massachusetts. Modeled after New York Fashion Week, the event series features a variety of events across th…

Welcome to season two episode 11 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Josh Swider, co-founder and CEO of Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs. Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs’ mission is to provide the cannabis industry with accurate and timely analytical services of the highest quality while meeting or exceeding our clients’ expectations. Today…

Welcome to season two episode 10 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Jason Vegotsky of Petalfast. Petalfast is a route-through-market platform for the cannabis industry. They help cannabis brands achieve rapid growth via its go-to-market accelerator program in California and through its full spectrum of agency services available to brands …

Welcome to season two episode 9 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Bryan Surface of High West Cannabis in Colorado. Bryan is the owner and CEO of High West Cannabis along with their George Hashington Rosin and Outlaw Cannabis brands. High West Cannabis dispensary is located in Denver, CO. Today we talk about the Colorado market, vertical …

Welcome to season two episode 8 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Dan Mondello of Rank Really High. Daniel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rank Really High. Rank Really High is a disruptive cannabis dispensary marketing platform that combines native, headless e-commerce with precision Google and Microsoft search advertising. Rank Really Hig…

Welcome to season two episode 7 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Andrew Westerkamp and Miyabe Shields of Smokenol. Andrew is the co-founder and Miyabe is the Chief Science Officer of Smokenol. The company produces extracts from cannabis smoke in a patent-pending extraction method. This provides edible effects more similar to those of sm…

Welcome to season two episode 6 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Jeremy Johnson of Dispense. Jeremy is the Business Development Manager at Dispense and today will be discussing empowering cannabis retailers, the digital ecosystem, and the importance of product-driven SEO for cannabis companies. Dispense provides cannabis businesses simp…

Welcome to season two episode 5 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Ryan Ratzloff of Lions Labs. Ryan is the president of Lions Labs, a Michigan based cannabis company with a house of brands and extraction services for others. Today we talk about Lions Labs and their extract brand Element. Element is a multi Cannabis Cup-winning brand that…

Welcome to season two episode 4 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Nic Shafer and John Mcleod of Cloud Cannabis. Cloud Cannabis is a vertically integrated company operating in Michigan. They have opened 8 dispensary locations as well as a 70,000 sq ft cultivation and manufacturing facility. They are also incubators and distributors of Won…

Welcome to season two episode 3 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Nishant Reddy, co-founder and CEO of A Golden State. A Golden State is a cannabis brand born in Northern California that carries various products across the vape and flower categories. Today we talk about California Cannabis, what goes into making the A Golden State brand,…

Welcome to season two episode 2 of the North American Weed Tour Podcast with Gary Narwal, General Manager of the Diamond Green Tacoma dispensary. Diamond Green opened its family-run dispensary in November of 2014 in Tacoma, WA. Gary has been the GM of the cannabis retail shop but also assisted in marketing and buying for the store. Today we talk ab…

Welcome to season two episode 1 of the official North American Weed Tour Podcast featuring George and Kim Jage of MJ Unpacked. MJ Unpacked is the first cannabis event of its kind that places passionate cannabis retailers, THC CPG brands, and investors at the center of it all, with unique opportunities to connect, collaborate and access capital. The…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch and Joey interview Bill and Jeff Levers of Beard Bros Pharms. Bill and Jeff are brothers with a long history in cannabis advocacy and cultivation. They've built a culture-based media platform that is well respected across the internet as a trusted source for cannabis news. Today we talk about b…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews Taylor Jones of Pistil Data. Taylor is the Co-Founder and VP of Revenue at Pisitl Data. Today we will talk about his start in cannabis, the importance of tech and data, and where the future of the industry is headed! For more on the North American Weed Tour, check out www.respectmyre…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews Jon Bon from Dutchie. Jon is the Director of Partnerships at Dutchie. Today we discuss the expanding legal cannabis market, e-commerce, and the origin of their company. Dutchie provides technology that powers e-commerce and point of sale solutions for dispensaries For more on the Nor…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Joey 'JayPing' Brabo interviews Dustin Milner, CEO and Co-Founder of Cream of The Crop (COTC) along with Dan Glieberman Director of Business Development for COTC. Today we discuss the launch of Cream of the Crop, building a brand, overcoming all kinds of industry obstacles, as well as how they went a…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews William Davis from Euphoria Eats Co. Euphoria Eats provides gourmet hemp-infused condiments. These condiments were created by award-winning Chef W.P Davis an Iraqi war veteran. Our goal is to create great tasting condiments with the infusion of Hemp. All of our products are lab-teste…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews Chris Ball of Ball Family Farms. Chris has a unique story of coming from a sports career to being arrested for a cannabis crime and now is the owner of a legal cannabis company in California. Learn about his history, social equity, and the California market in this episode! For more …

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews Dina Smith and Kathy Robson of Curabags. Curabags provides a fashionable way to store and transport CBD and natural self-care products. With 50+ years in the fashion industry, these two women are looking to bring experience to a new industry. We talk fashion, cannabis/CBD, and more! …

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews Derek D'Ambrosio of Cape Cod Cannabis. Derek is the GM and a founding member at Cape Cod Cannabis. In today's episode, we talk about their business, being in a tourist-driven market, and a snapshot of the Massachusetts market as a whole.…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Joey interviews Marc Wasserman and Craig Wasserman from the World Famous Pot Brothers at Law. Together we discuss going insanely viral, getting into the content creation mindset, the ins and outs of cannabis law, plus the brothers share some interesting stories about what it has been like working in …

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour, Mitch interviews Jeff and Gloria of Invincibowl. Together we discuss their product line featuring the flagship lifetime guaranteed bowl piece and other smoking accessories. We also touch on the glass market and e-commerce around cannabis. For more on the North American Weed Tour, check out www.respec…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour Podcast, Mitch talks with August Battles of Vance Global. August turned a $2,000 investment into a multi-million dollar Delta-8 THC business in his early 20s. Now at age 24, August is one of the youngest CEO's in the cannabis space. Learn how he built this business, the state of Delta-8, and more! For…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour Joey 'JayPing' Brabo interviews Louie E., Purchasing Manager at the Herb N' Joy Dispensary in Goleta, CA. Together we discuss his background in Banking, Cannabis Sales, Purchasing, Merchandising, Media and Content Creation, and Budtender Education. For more on the North American Weed Tour, check out w…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour Podcast, Joey 'JayPing' Brabo interviews Wayne Tay Founder and CEO of THC Members Only, and Event Coordinator for Secret Sesh, discusses the upcoming Secret Sesh private event hosted at Wisdome LA in downtown Los Angeles California. For more on the North American Weed Tour, check out www.respectmyregi…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour Podcast, Mitch interviews Holly Alberti of Berkshire Roots. Berkshire Roots is a Massachusetts-based vertically integrated cannabis company that cultivates, manufactures, and sells retail cannabis at two locations. Holly is the Senior Director of Marketing at Berkshire Roots with experience spanning i…

On this episode of the North American Weed Tour Podcast, Mitch interviews Michelle Jun of Green Mill Supercritical. Green Mill Supercritical produces CO₂ extraction systems that meet the performance standards of scientific, lab-worthy precision. Michelle is the Director of Sales at Green Mill and will be talking about CO₂ extraction, their patent-p…