Learn the incredible Ascending to Air Force, Space Command, Fortune 500 and now Cannabis as Andy Joseph speaks with Steve Nelson, the Owner of Ascent Extracts.The former Retired USAF and Space Command Officer and former Fortune 500 IT employee talks about his work at Ascent, where he is focused on extraction and distillation of cannabis products in both the medical and
recreational markets in Colorado, utilizing CO2 supercritical extraction methods & spinning band distillation technology and manufacturing for both the bulk wholesale market and our own branded products.

Today on Mission Supercritical Andy is joined by John Merideth from CURE-Cannabis Used for Research and Education.CURE is focused on providing options for patients with cannabis medicine to aid with medical conditions. John has been working for a while in the operating room with cranial and facial implants, help doctors and surgeons during their operating procedures. Basically, he compares himself to hardware guy at Home Depot helping surgeons find the nuts and bolts to put something back together. They are focused on providing therapeutic properties of natural cannabinoid formulations as brands for patient usage. Their team is focused on creating brands that provide a mechanism of action for patients with both the CBD and THC molecular structures. These brands will be in the form of gel caps, oral liquid drops, suppositories, and a-topical creams.

Talking about Laboratory Evaporation Equipment as Andy Joseph speaks with Roland Anderson, the Laboratory Products Manager for KNF

Talking about Recreational Marijuana Edibles and Products From Cosmic Kitchens as Andy Joseph speaks with the CEO of Cosmic Kitchens, Toby Rippetoe.

Today on Mission Supercritical our host Andy talks to Dean Curtin from Eureka Vapor. Six years ago, California-based Eureka Vapor's core team was poised to partner with another major cannabis company, but when that company started to abandon high product standards, they knew it was time to cut ties and start their own venture rather than be complicit in providing anything less than top quality. Thus, Eureka Vapor was born, overcoming the odds to be a pioneer in the fledgling vapor market long before it gained the popularity it has today. Today, Eureka Vapor works with three major distribution companies and stands tall as a leader in the vape industry, while staying small and honoring its commitment to delivering quality over quantity.

Today on Mission Supercritical our host speaks with Felix Green the VP Production Development for Green Thumb Industries. In his role, he oversees the entire product development process. He’s been in the cannabis industry for the past 20 years as a cultivator, extractor, and distributor.
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He is well versed in extraction techniques and has won awards for his extracts. Andy talks to him about extraction processes – pros and cons – before moving on to technical matters and finally talking about post-processing challenges. Green Thumb is committed to progressing positive social change and providing dignified access to safe and quality medical cannabis nationwide while giving back to the communities we call home.

Today on Mission Supercritical we are joined by High Desert Pure's Jack Robson. High Desert Pure was two Bend, Oregon families who decided to take their tech and science know-how to the budding cannabis industry. Ever since they've been learning how to make the best products we can. While their techies and business folk work hard at making sure operations run smoothly, their chemistry commanders are passionate about turning the best organic trim on the market into the best oil on the market. Yeah, they work hard, But they play hard, too. They've never lost their local, Bendite roots, and you’ll love their stuff for the same reason you love Oregon. The craft CO2NCENTRATE is natural, local, and pure.

Tom Gregory is the CEO of Dose Oil in Seattle, WA. They’ve developed an exciting array of cannabis products using supercritical CO2 extraction methods. Tom grew up in Winston Salem, NC and graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a major in political science.

Andy Joseph speaks with Apek Supercritical's Director of Finance Kristen Joseph, who also happens to be Andy's wife. Kristen oversees all billing, expenses and payroll. In addition to guiding the financial and customer service groups, Kristen focuses on research and development, along with other Leadership Team members. Significant time and investment in R & D represents the company’s commitment to continually improve the production efficiency of its extraction systems.

Today on Mission Supercritical our host Andy Joeseph joined by Jim Haferkorn. Jim is an account manager for Rockwell Automation. He’s been with them for over 17 years and is a former Marine. Rockwell Automation is the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information. Apeks Supercritical and Rockwell Automation teamed up early in the design stages of producing machines for the Botanical Extraction industry. Since the beginning, Apeks was a part of the Rockwell Automation OEM program, which allowed Apeks to take advantage of a closer relationship with the Product Groups within Rockwell Automation. Apeks strategically used the right products to take advantage of their process expertise, and the right toolkits to produce Smart Machines for the marketplace in the infancy of their business. Robust solutions and hardware were designed in at the beginning and fine-tuned as the Apeks solutions evolved with the marketplace.