Selling Weed

Guest: Josh Sepulveda - Retail Cannabis Buyer   

Our guest rescheduled for next week, so we put this one together on the fly! Ari started recording his weekly buyer meeting with Josh and worked in a podcast while at it. Josh is checking in from Southern California so the guys talk about the recent infusion of $100 million to help cannabis businesses get licensed; and why Josh still prefers the med shop experience.

ALSO:

• The Ganjier program seeks to create the cannabis version of a wine sommelier, but is it relevant to cannabis sales at this point?
• Ari names three vendors in the state of Washington that he refuses to work with (because they are garbage).

Guest: Daniel Wathne - Adaptive Nano Infusions  

The guys talk to another Green-Theory alum that's gone on to do big things in the industry. Daniel  shares his thoughts on the evolution of selling weed from the early days of medical to wholesale distribution with Adaptive Nano Infusions. The guys also discuss how water-soluble cannabinoids are changing the edible game.

ALSO

• Where's the fire in Europe? Daniel, who is from Norway and has traveled the continent shares his insights.
• Joe Exotic is launching a cannabis brand. Ari thinks Joe would fit in great with some of the growers he's met.

Guest: Rachel Emadi - Cannabis Industry OG & Marketing Professional  

In 2014, Rachel Emadi conducted the first legal weed sale in the city of Bellevue, Washington at Green-Theory. She's since taken her skills to NYC working in cannabis public relations, helping brands expand into new markets as they take shape. She's back in town to reminisce with Ari and Evan on the early days of selling legal weed in Washington and to give her two cents on whatever nonsense the guys choose to discuss today.

ALSO:

• Can CBD convert to THC in your stomach? Well, yes. But actually, no. We look into the flimsy science.
• Does smoking weed make you a better fighter? Ari thinks it makes you soft and explains why he's unimpressed by Nate Diaz's shenanigans.
• The emergence of a brand using Lucky Luciano's image on its jars gets Ari and Evan imagining some Sopranos-themed strain names.

Links:
Can CBD Turn Into THC In The Stomach - Amsterdam Genetics

Weed Is Legal - SidetalkNYC

Guest: Evan Anderson - Founder of the Church of Kushtianity   

Last week Amazon announced a major change in their drug testing policy and spoke out in favor of federal legalization. Beyond having Alexa send you an ounce with free shipping, what's the angle for Jeff Bezos? Ari & Evan also discuss tolerance breaks and share some more bad strain names that don't quite make the official list.   

Leafly: Yes, Amazon will sell weed. Stop worrying and start acting

Guests: Evan Anderson & Cannabis/Crypto Expert Marisa  

We're cannabis advisors, not financial advisors, but crypto is hot right now and Ari wants to know which alt coins to invest in ASAP. Are there similarities between the cannabis and crypto communities? Can the innovation and technology of crypto benefit the world of legal cannabis? The guys welcome in a guest with success in both worlds to educate them.  

ALSO

• What are they smoking in Oklahoma? Marisa discusses her recent experience working in the burgeoning medical cannabis market down south.
• Ari takes the "Loud Challenge" from Refine Seattle and without looking, attempts to decipher which of the two Pineapple Express samples he's dabbing is solventless, and which is hydrocarbon extract.
• More Bad Strain Names!  

Follow Marisa on social media:
Twitter - @HotGirlCrypto
Instagram - @WhaleBagz
Discord - HotGirlCrypto (for consultations and/or private crypto lessons)

Guest: Andrew Kohl - Owner of American Hash Makers     

THE American Hash Maker Andrew Kohl stops by to talk about HASH. What makes good hash? Can hash make a comeback in a BHO-heavy market? Ari and Andrew hash it out!

ALSO

• The guys recall their first medical market dabs.
• Is the "white ash test" an accurate measure of good weed?
• Is the world ready for Canna Bumps (aka Cannabis Nose Beers)?
• American Hash Makers Products & The Washington Monument!

Find American Hash Makers products at cannabis retailers across Washington State!

Website: americanhashmakers.com
IG: @american_hash_makers
Facebook: American Hash Makers

Guest: Evan Anderson - Retail Cannabis Expert - 

What's the deal with all these chalky-white, translucent concentrates? Are processors running wild with CRC tech? Ari & Evan dive into the topic of color-remediated concentrates to figure out just what is going on.

ALSO:

• Are companies converting hemp-derived CBD isolate into Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC?!?
• The Feds are looking to ban Backwoods and other flavored blunts. Lame.
• No more Zkittlez? Mars-Wrigley suing for copyright infringement.

Guest: Josh Kilburn - Business Development @ Northwest Cannabis Solutions   -

From selling medical weed out of his trunk to being one of the top salesman in the state, Josh Kilburn joins Ari to discuss the evolution of their careers and the industry over the last decade.

ALSO

• Have we forgotten where we came from?
• Why can't we have gummies in Washington? How our stringent cannabis regulations affect product creation
• Ari samples the new "gummy" edible Cosmic Candy

Guest: Evan Anderson - Retail Cannabis Expert  

Ari and Evan learn about the idea of a Potency Tax and how it may affect prices as a market matures. Ari wants celebrity brands to commit to the schtick or quit!

ALSO:

• Ari messed around and learned about the meaning of the 4/20 holiday.
• What if there was a Seinfeld themed weed shop? Ari has ideas.
• The guys sample some dangerously effective 5:1 chocolates before Evan goes to get the vaccine.

Guest: Josh Sepulveda - Retail Cannabis Buyer   

We were late to upload, but Happy 420? Ari thinks 420 is OVER, Josh disagrees. The guys discuss the unofficial weed holiday, the day before Thanksgiving.

ALSO:

• Is medical cannabis "better" than recreational
• Prohibition is as unpopular as ever, so why is the Biden Administration being a buzzkill?
• Ari does a little product tasting to wrap things up