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- Breaking Down The Cannabis Business Owner
With the growing interest in the cannabis industry, there’s a wide range of people that are excited about being in it. On today’s show, Tony Frischknecht describes the three types of cannabis business owners and share his thoughts in between them. At the end of the day, there is no perfect person to work with. But you got to decide where your dollar goes the furthest and how you can be successful.
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25 min - The Shifting Cannabis Market With Conal Rosanbalm
Every single year, regulations and legislations placed around the sale of cannabis shift, thus the cannabis market is also in a constant state of change. With all these changes happening, it’s important that retailers are also aware of how the market changes, and what they can do to keep up with any burgeoning trends around them that, at first, they may not even notice. Coming from decades of experience in the cannabis industry, Conal Rosanbalm is the Wholesale Manager for Kind Love Dispensaries. He speaks with Tony Frishknecht about trends in the cannabis market that retailers should definitely be aware of. Good working knowledge of the market in its current state is essential to any growing business, and it’s doubly so in a relatively newer industry like cannabis.
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56 min - Cannabis Compliance: Tracking From Seed To Sale With Dan Stofka
As a cannabis business owner, it is very crucial to see the operation of your business, even from states away anywhere in the world. Today, Anthony Frischknecht interviews Dan Stofka, EVP of Engineering and Software for KIND Financial, about his track and trace technology and programs for cannabis compliance that bridges the gap between the government and commercial business. Dan further explains what tracking cannabis from seed to sale means and how his tracking and tracing business has helped many growers, regulators, and even the market for patients and caregivers. On the side, Dan also shares how the Internet of Things fit into his program, their system for tracking, using tags, and more.
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23 min - The Best Investment In CBD: Creating Your Niche In The Supply Chain
As the cannabis industry continues to grow, more and more investment opportunities are opening up as well. If you’re wondering what the best one to choose is, then this special solo episode will help guide you. Host, Anthony Frischkneckt tackles the topic of investing in CBD and trying to create your niche in the supply chain. Before that, he lays down some foundation by sharing where the market is heading, giving you a view on how to plan the best strategy for what is to come. Anthony then shares his experience starting in the industry and offers some advice on getting your business off the ground. Tune into this episode to learn more about starting out in the cannabis industry and putting your ideas into action.
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18 min - The Rise Of The Cannabis Industry: The Inside Track, Part 2 With Chris Coats
As the cannabis industry grows, more opportunities are being opened for business people. Most often than not, greed comes with growth. A Sales Representative of CANNA, Christopher Coats, reminds everyone that greed won’t do you and the industry any good and tells us the current standing and situation of the hydroponics scene in line with cannabis. Being a veteran in the cannabis industry, he gives a warning for those aspiring to make it big in this business with unlimited potential. Chris then provides some points to ponder about the multiple reasons why Colorado is one of the top places cannabis investors should look into for both the long and short term.
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34 min - Processing Cannabis: Why Do We Buy New Equipment? With Andy Cohen
As more and more states legalize cannabis, business opportunities and demands also rise proportionately. The industry is in the phase of figuring out the best methods for processing cannabis and with what equipment. The Buying Assistant of Aaron Equipment Company, Andy Cohen, joins Tony Frischknecht to talk about what’s happening to their side of the fence which is equipment. Andy gives his insight on the flow of the cannabis market and why information is a powerful tool in this industry. He also touches on how the companies and banks behave when it comes to this business, and the big role processing equipment plays in whether you succeed or not.
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33 min - Cannabis Angst: It’s Your Move With Belle Robertson
Many of us always have reasons to drink alcohol, and most of these reasons stem from our very own minds. Today, Tony Frischknecht interviews Belle Robertson, a sober coach and the author of Tired of Thinking About Drinking. Sharing her journey to sobriety, Belle narrates how she was able to resist all reasons prompting her to take a sip and illustrates the challenge of quitting and staying sober. She believes in the importance of rewarding yourself for being sober and how anyone can do it by taking one step at a time with your sober coach.
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38 min - The Rise Of The Cannabis Industry: The Inside Track, Part 1 With Chet Melton
The cannabis industry has experienced a large boom the past few years, especially with the worldwide influence of social media as a platform. That said, there are still challenges that the industry has to face, considering that marijuana as a product is still not completely legal all over the world. Chet Melton has been a leader in the growing marijuana industry for decades. He joins Tony Frischknecht to talk about the rapidly changing landscape of the marijuana market. It’s only a matter of time before this industry sees another large boom internationally.
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32 min - Getting Hooked On The Tax
Taxes going up is as natural as prices going up. In this episode, host Tony Frischknecht talks about a realization during an MJBizCon event in 2019. A lot of what was being discussed through the different people that he met along the way was California and their tax increase. With this tax growth comes a normal feeling of being scared especially when competing with the black market. Tony explains to us why tax is being raised, including the ramifications of these taxes and how they’re going to hit you, most likely devastating your businesses.
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19 min - The Best Kept Secrets To Cannabis Employment
A lot of people have expressed interest in working in the cannabis industry, but how do they go about doing that? One thing is for sure, it’s not that difficult but it’s going to take a little bit of work on your side. In this episode, Tony Frischknecht reveals the best-kept secrets to cannabis employment. This episode will save you a lot of time and will also help you determine if you want to be an employee in the cannabis industry.
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About Plant Problems
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If you’re thinking of investing, working, or starting a business in the cannabis industry, then you need to listen to Plant Problems, a podcast that takes a different approach to cannabis than what…
you’re seeing and hearing from the mainstream media. Hosted by Tony Frischknecht, the podcast provides high level information to help you understand the business more and make your decision on the direction you want to take. Tony has been successful in the cannabis industry for over fifteen years, and he’s going to take you along on a ride that will help widen your horizon and your industry knowledge about this amazing plant. The cannabis industry is still very new. Therefore, there are a lot unknowns. These unknowns are rather scary, but we will take you on a journey to help uncover the unknown. In Plant Problems, he’s going to be breaking down and tearing apart the myths of the cannabis industry along with shedding some light on the opportunities in the industry. Born and raised in Colorado, Tony always enjoyed the challenge of starting and building a business. At the young age of 25, he became an entrepreneur with two small construction companies. In 2005, he got introduced to the medical marijuana industry in Fort Collins, Colorado, and started a small MJ caregiving business called Highway to Healing. By the time he was 35, he had two dispensaries with an annual revenue of $6.5 million in sales, including two indoor grow facilities in Denver, Colorado – all four locations having 19 city and state licenses.In late 2012, Tony joined a group of industry leaders to build Organa Brands and started a successful cannabis brand called O.penVAPE. The maker of vaping products and edibles posted a top-line sales of $100 million in 2016 and prides itself of selling a product every nine seconds. It buys ten tons of marijuana a year and creates over 1 million grams of concentrated cannabis oil a year. Organa Brands is the only cannabis company with products on the market in ten states, including at 1,200 dispensaries. Subsequently, Tony has moved on to other ancillary businesses involving small scale extraction and commercial grow technologies. He is also the author of the newly released book, From Black Market to The Man, which outlines the 10 steps to becoming a multi-millionaire in the legal cannabis industry. With the fast evolution of the industry and the acceptance by those who used to be skeptics, the opportunities are vast. The Plant Problems podcast will make that much easier to navigate for you as Tony will be featuring and interviewing some people he knows personally and some who are working in the industry that are large influencers at this point in time to help facilitate and address a lot of your concerns and your needs. Be prepared to take in as much information as you can along with understanding as we all learn together from the experts and come out with an amount of insight that will be very valuable. Come along with Tony Frischknecht for the ride here on the Plant Problems podcast as he shows you more of the industry than anybody out there. Be in the know about how to invest, work, or start a business in the cannabis industry. We look forward to having future conversations with you as we go along this journey.