Today we explore why hotels are the perfect fit for a cannabis smoking lounge. We will meet Chris Chiari, the owner of Denver's 420 Hotel, and learn how he plans to monetize the lounge as an amenity to the hotel, how it will operate, and his vision to expand the concept across the country. Let's meet Chris.

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Today we meet Dawn Gordon. She owns a Five Star cannabis-friendly Bed & Breakfast located on her hemp farm in Maryland, called Fingerboard Farms. She's beating all odds facing hemp farmers across the country with her innovative ventures. She participated in a hemp research program at a local university, developed a line of CBD products, launched an eCommerce platform, started and adopt a hemp plant program. AND her latest plan is to bring FingerBoard Farms into the Metaverse. Let's meet Dawn from Fingerboard Farms to see how she does it.

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Today our guest is Jarell Wall, CEO of Gentleman Quinns, home to the High-Class Big Ass Blunt. Jarell and his partner, master bluntador, Austin Pflumm, are building a luxury brand in Colorado. They met as budtenders together in 2015 and saw a hole in the market for high-quality blunts. They convinced the dispensary owner to let them test a product using their unique hand-rolled blunts with no trim, no shake, no run, and no tobacco or nicotine. Let's find out how they are building a luxury brand in the Colorado marketplace.

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Today we meet Lisa Burke and Paris Caldwell. They are the Director of Retail and Operations for Redi, a Massachusetts dispensary located outside of Boston, and others in the works.

We had a chat about all that goes into operating a dispensary, from the challenges, marketing tactics, brands, tech stack, store design and layout, and their future plans. It was interesting to peek into their day-to-day operations and get an inside look at what it takes to operate a dispensary in Massachusetts. Let's meet Lisa and Paris.

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Elana Frankel is a former editor for Martha Stewart Living, and now she is inspired to step into the cannabis industry and build her own house of brands. She started a magazine called Women and Weed, which sold in Whole Foods, CVS, and Barnes & Noble before turning it into a book that is sold through Simon & Schuster. Elana's introduction to the cannabis industry started when she discovered the healing power of hemp cannabinoids after a traumatic brain injury. Her self-prescribed concoction of cannabinoids brought the swelling down on her brain when doctors said it would take 1-3 years to treat successfully. It's a true and amazing story that shows the potential for cannabis plant medicine. Elana's recovery encouraged her to sell CBD products and that is when she launched the eCommerce site, Indigo & Haze. The latest addition to her empire is a grow kit + garden club ala Martha.

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Meet Kaelan Castetter. He is vice president of the New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association and founder of the Castetter Cannabis Group. A boutique firm specializing in government relations and lobbying advocacy for cannabis entrepreneurs. He helps them understand the legislation, forecast regulations, and develop a business plan around it. He's got his finger on the pulse in the NY cannabis marketplace. Come meet Kaelan to get his insights.

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Michael Rivera is the owner of Better Days Delivery service based in Denver, Colorado. He is a legacy entrepreneur who was arrested and jailed at the age of 19 for possession of marijuana. But, now he is using his past knowledge to start a legal delivery service and geeking out on the industry, as he likes to say.

https://www.betterdaysdelivery.com/

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Meet TILT's new Marketing Director, Amy Larson. Amy shares her approach to marketing the numerous brands and partnerships in the TILT portfolio. We also talk about their collaboration with the Shinnecock Indian Nation in NY and how it may set the standards for working with other Indian Nations as part of their social equity initiatives.

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Today our guest is Philip Wolf. High Times has dubbed him the "Pioneer of the cannabis hospitality space." He is also a Rolling Stone Culture Council member. And the CEO and founder of Cultivating Spirits, it's a unique cannabis and food pairing private event experience.

These are just a few things Philip is doing -did I mention Cannabis Wedding Expos?

http://cultivatingspirits.com/cannabis-weddings/phil-wolf/https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipwolf1111/

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Today, our guest is Craig Petersmark, owner of The United Green, a top cannabis staffing agency serving the cannabis industry, including cultivation Facilities, Transport, Extraction, Testing Labs, Manufacturing, and Provisioning Centers.

I was very enlightened to learn about all the nuances and support a niche staffing agency provides. Let's meet Craig. He has been in the staffing industry for over 25 years and knows a thing or two about it.

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