Alen Nguyen is the CEO of Green Thumb Industries, one of the first B2B distributors in the cannabis industry. As more cannabis business owners transition from the grey market to the newly-regulated industry, they often find themselves facing a host of supply chain issues. In mainstream industries, there are typically dozens of distributors to choose from who offer wholesale discounts on the basic supplies needed to run one's business. In the cannabis industry, the options can be limited. Alen Nguyen recently joined our host Shango Los for a discussion of how Green Thumb Industries keeps cannabis businesses running smoothly, how his business strategy evolved over time, and what advice he has for aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs.

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Eric Brandstad is the founder of Forever Flowering Greenhouses, and a pioneer of light deprivation techniques for cannabis growers. Light deprivation essentially involves tricking a plant into thinking the days are shorter than they actually are, causing the plant to flower sooner than it would if it were exposed to the entire summer day. This means that growers are able to work around the natural harvest cycle and get more crops out of the summer season.

Eric recently joined our podcast host Shango Los to discuss his light deprivation methods, how the process has evolved over time, and how his company's greenhouses are designed to make the process simple to manage on a commercial scale.

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Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the failed "War on Drugs." He also serves as a drug policy advisor for several prominent philanthropists and elected officials, and is arguably one of the most influential voices contributing to the global conversation about cannabis legalization. Recently, Ethan joined our host Shango Los to discuss the current state of legalization, how people can contribute to effectively change laws at the federal level, how he balances ideal outcomes against the real challenge of getting a bill passed, and more!

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If the cannabis industry has produced any rock stars, Jonah Tacoma is one of them. Jonah is the founder of DabStars, a marketing and lifestyle brand born of the social media age, and since its inception he has successfully grown the business into a cannabis entertainment and digital media powerhouse. DabStars began as a Facebook presence focused on dab culture which has evolved into a website, marketing service, and clothing line known by dabbers around the world. The company gained particular notoriety for their video "Drive Through Dabbing" in which Jonah recorded a video of himself paying for fast food with dabs. The video went viral internationally and has been seen millions of times, inciting criticism from all corners of the world as well as from within the cannabis community itself.

Jonah recently joined us to talk about how DabStars got started, how he has utilized social media to amass an audience of millions, and how he chooses and approaches the clients he wants to represent in the industry.

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Shane Young is the founder of Natural Enemies, an Oregon-based distributor of beneficial insects that serve as natural pest management for cannabis grow operations and gardens around the northwest.

Shane recently joined our podcast host Shango Los to discuss his unique business model, which hinges primarily on introducing growers to the notion that specific predatory insects can be used to root out and destroy pest infestations that threaten commercial crops.

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Shane Young is the founder of Natural Enemies, an Oregon-based distributor of beneficial insects that serve as natural pest management for cannabis grow operations and gardens around the northwest. Shane recently joined our podcast host Shango Los to discuss his unique business model, which hinges primarily on introducing growers to the notion that specific predatory insects […]

Reggie Gaudino is Vice President of Scientific Operations and the Director of Intellectual Property at Steep Hill, a national leader in cannabis science and technology.

Reggie recently joined our host Shango Los for a conversation about the genetic patenting of specific cannabis strains, the future of cannabis breeding, and how the involvement of big agriculture is going to shift the landscape of the entire marijuana industry.

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John Davis, founding member and current executive director of the Coalition for Cannabis Standards and Ethics, has been a stalwart in the pursuit of cannabis reform for over 20 years. He helped draft and coordinate some of the earliest cannabis legislation initiatives as a board member of the Hemp Initiative Projects, starting as early as 1993. Later, John founded the Northwest Patient Resource Center, a Seattle-based dispensary that is moving to transition to the recreational market. He has served as Cannabis Policy Expert for both Seattle and the entirety of Washington state, and was elected vice chair of the National Cannabis Industry Association’s board of directors in 2014.

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Morgan Kristine is president of the Marijuana Business Association and founder of the MJBA Women’s Alliance. She is also a long-time cannabis activist, grower, and enthusiast.

Morgan recently joined the Ganjapreneur podcast for a discussion with our host Shango Los about the growing number of women entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, as well as the sexism in advertising which has been present across much of the market. In the interview, Morgan shares her thoughts on how to improve gender equality in the cannabis industry, why using cannabis in public is an important step in the cannabis normalization process, and more.

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Noah Stokes is the founder and CEO of CannaGuard Security, a cannabis industry security firm that serves cannabis businesses nationwide. From storefronts to grow ops, CannaGuard helps companies not only meet the standards put in place by state regulators, but also to be prepared for these standards to change, and to make sure that there are contingencies and preventative measures in place as safeguards against theft and robberies.

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