Today we meet Corey Burchman, Chief Medical Officer at Acreage Holdings, a multi-state operator acquired by Canopy Growth in 2019.

Corey is a nationally recognized expert on clinical cannabinoid therapeutics and has chaired multiple national conferences on the use of medical cannabis. He is an anesthesiologist and pain management physician with a career that spans over 35 years.

We talk about everything from Corey's role in educating lawmakers and the medical community on the health benefit of cannabis, product innovation, his work with veterans, and the current research on cannabis as a treatment for serious diseases like cancer.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-burchman-b99a7aab/

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Jordan Lams, CEO of the popular brand Moxie, became aware of cannabis as an alternative medicine when his younger sister fought for her life battling Leukemia as a child and ultimately succumbed to the disease.

Later, Jordan began to work in the medical side of the industry in California during the early days when he became an advocate for the plant and its medicinal powers.

Today Moxie is winning licensing deals, has had a couple of successful exits, and has a partnership with a big MSO. Jordan talks about how Moxie is overcoming slim margins and onerous regulations as they navigate the marketplace and their expansion plans.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-lams-3b3987122/

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Polly Lieberman and Liz Wald have impressive backgrounds in the technology world and are using their expertise to create a cannabis community at the intersection of cannabis 2.0 and web 3.0. They are the founders of thric3.io and are on a mission to normalize and help everyone navigate this new world of legalized cannabis.

Let's meet Polly and Liz to learn how they are actively taking on the challenge to build a cannabis community on Discord and in the Metaverse, to name a few.

witter @thric3offiical / Instagram @thric3official

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Merideth Mahoney is the CEO and co-founder of Lantern, a startup cannabis marketplace with an order-on-demand delivery service that was first launched in Boston and is quickly expanding to other cities across the country.

She partners with local dispensaries and delivery services to offer a wide selection of cannabis products available for purchase and delivery from the Lantern marketplace.

Merideth shares how she built Lantern from scratch and the tactics they use to drive brand awareness. Her goal is for consumers to 'think Lantern' when they want cannabis products delivered to their door.

https://lanternnow.com/

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Today we are talking to social media expert Amy Donohue. She co-founded Hybrid Social in 2015 to help cannabis entrepreneurs build their brands on social media.

She has been a guest speaker at MJBizCon, Emerge, and Imperious Expo trade shows, sharing her passion and expertise in building brands through social media.

Today Amy and I talk about how social media is the place to build brand recognition, community, and authenticity through storytelling ...not sales. Tune in to get insights on what it takes to build a social media strategy for your brand.

https://gethybridsocial.com/

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Guild Extracts is a California-based, artisanal producer of award-winning concentrates for the cannabis connoisseur. They specialize in small-batch, handcrafted “exotic” extracts that are known for their unrivaled potency, flavor, and aromatics.

I interviewed Claudio Miranda, the CEO of Guild Extracts, to learn about their patented extraction process, expansion plans, and how they are navigating the turbulent California market.

There is a reason that Claudio was named among 100 influential people to watch by High Times Magazine.

http://www.guildextracts.com/

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Today we meet Lisa Jordan, VP of Marketing for Canna Advisors. They help entrepreneurs apply for license applications and have a big focus on the NY marketplace.

Lisa joined me at the MJUnpacked show in NY to talk about the Pitch Deck contest they held and the entrepreneurs who participated in the Shark Tank-style event.

The lucky winner walked away with a sizeable investment as well as $150,000 worth of advisory counsel from the team at Canna Advisors.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisajordan2/

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I got to sit down with two female founders I have admired from afar at the MJUnpacked show in NYC - Laura Eisman and Allison Krongard of Her Highness.

Her Highness is well on its way to becoming one of the first nationally recognized cannabis brands and they shared their road to success, the challenges, and what lies ahead. Listen in to meet the ladies of weed.

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Today we record the podcast from the floor of the MJ Unpacked show in NYC, where I met two brothers born in Bangladesh but grew up in NYC and left for Oregon 7 years ago to start their own craft cannabis company called Grasse.

I interviewed one of the brothers, Munib, and we talked about how they built their company and plans to expand into the NY market.

What struck me most about Munib was his absolute passion and knowledge of the plant and his plans to keep innovating in the space.

Listen in because you will learn a lot about the cannabis industry.

https://thegrasse.com/home/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/munib-bhandari/

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Today we are on the floor of the MJUnpacked show in NYC with Jeffrey Hoffman. He is a NY lawyer, and I'm pretty sure he is the most qualified expert on the rules and regulations surrounding cannabis legalization in NY.

Jeffrey's legal practice focuses on clients in the cannabis industry and he has a particular interest in social equity license applicants. He also assists those convicted of cannabis offenses in getting convictions expunged from their record.

And he hosts the popular LinkedIn live show called 'Ask Me Anything About NY Legalization.'

https://www.420jurist.com/

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