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Camilo De Guzmán is General Counsel and VP of Regulatory & Corporate Affairs at Natuera. Cronos Group's joint venture in Latin America offers reliable, high-quality, and fully-traceable contract growing and manufacturing solutions to the hemp and cannabis industry worldwide. 

With the backing of The Cronos Group, they offer reliable, high-quality, and fully traceable contract growing, extraction, and manufacturing solutions to the hemp and cannabis industry worldwide.

Their state-of-the-art, GMP-designed cultivation and extraction facilities are located on the highlands of the Andes mountains, close to the equator, in one of the few places on earth where natural tropical conditions make year-round sun-grown cultivation possible.

The Rootwurks Learning Experience Platform, explained by our guest Chase Eastman, is a comprehensive education and compliance platform for the industry. No one gets into the cannabis industry because they love reading through compliance guidelines. Their combined education + compliance approach takes care of the myriad compliance needs of cannabis companies so they can focus on what they truly love about being in this business, while also teaching their team more about all of the things that make the cannabis plant and this industry so fascinating.

Rootwurks' mission is to help hemp and cannabis businesses of all sizes grow and thrive in the industry while instilling a culture of safety and compliance in their daily operations. They do this by way of the Rootwurks Learning Experience Platform (LXP), which combines world-class educational resources and a suite of sophisticated digital tools to go through your compliance needs with a fine-toothed comb.

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Michael Sassano is one of the original movers and shakers in the cannabis industry. He was an early investor in the space and today is celebrated prominently in both mainstream business and cannabis media as an international authority on large-scale cannabis cultivation and medical product development. Michael is also widely respected for consistently predicting long-term market trends.

In July 2020, Michael led a merger of the cannabis cultivation company he built called Solaris Farms, with The Sanctuary, a Las Vegas brand operating two dispensaries and an extraction facility. In the four years prior, Michael was able to build Solaris out from a bare lot of land with private equity into one of the largest and most well-respected cannabis cultivation operations in the state of Nevada. As a result of the merger, Solaris is now one of the top ten private vertically-integrated cannabis companies in the state.

Michael remains on the advisory board of Solaris and will help sell the new vertical to a larger company in the future. Otherwise, he has shifted focus to his role as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Somai Pharmaceuticals LTD, an Ireland-based company centered on the cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution of GMP-certified cannabinoid-containing pharmaceutical products throughout the European Union. Taking with him the cultivation and product development knowledge honed in the competitive American west coast market, Somai is one of the first American-run companies operating across legal European markets.

Since the inception of Colorado's state-regulated medical marijuana program in 2010, VS Founding Partner Christian Sederberg has been representing cannabis businesses and ancillary companies on a wide range of compliance, regulatory, corporate, and legislative issues. Christian is a widely recognized leader in the cannabis industry, and in addition to his client work, he also works closely with government officials, trade associations, members of the business community, and advocates to advance thoughtful cannabis policy at the local, state, and national levels.

Christian played an integral role in the passage and implementation of Colorado’s historic cannabis legalization initiative in 2012 and was nominated by Gov. John Hickenlooper to represent the campaign on the Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force. He also sat on the executive committee of the Committee for Responsible Regulation, which coordinated the campaign to establish statewide excise and sales taxes on the sale of adult-use marijuana in Colorado.

Christian currently serves on the board of Colorado Leads, and he previously served as a board member for the United States Cannabis Council, Cannabis Trade Federation, and National Cannabis Industry Association. He was included in the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of “Cannabis Law Trailblazers,” as well as the Cannabis Business Executive 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the global cannabis industry and policy reform movement. Since 2020, Christian has been recognized as one of the nation's top cannabis lawyers by the prestigious Chambers and Partners USA. He was named a top corporate lawyer in 2021-2023's The Best Lawyers in America© and has been included in 5280’s list of “Denver’s Top Lawyers” every year since 2015. 

In the lead-up to the event, which is one of the market's major cannabis conferences, Richard Zwicky of The Green Peak sits down with Chris Walsh, CEO of MJBiz, to discuss the process of setting up the event and what topics will be highlighted. Chris dives into how the conference will differ from previous editions, and how the pandemic has affected the way MJBizCon operates.

Chris served as the founding editor of Marijuana Business Daily during the company’s launch in 2011, becoming the first journalist in the United States to focus exclusively on covering the business of cannabis. He now oversees the company’s day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. Chris has been quoted as one of America’s foremost cannabis industry analysts by dozens of media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, NPR, CNBC, and the New York Times. He earned an MBA in international business from Regis University.

Zoned Properties with Berekk Blackwell today on Plant Prophets with Vern Davis only on Cannabis Radio. Zoned Properties is a strategic real estate development firm whose primary mission is to provide real estate and sustainability services for clients in the regulated cannabis industry. They are an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Forbes Real Estate Council.

They do not grow, harvest, sell or distribute cannabis or any substances regulated under United States law such as the Controlled Substance. Even with the legalization of marijuana, many license holders have had extreme difficulty securing property and creating relationships with the surrounding community.

Tyson 2.0 is a legendary boxer, entrepreneur, and icon Mike Tyson’s first foray into the cannabis industry and is focused on bringing consumers high-quality premium cannabis products at affordable price points. Today we talk to the people behind this new venture with Chad Bronstein. Tyson 2.0 is a premier cannabis company formed by legendary boxer, entrepreneur, and icon Mike Tyson.

The company’s mission is to produce innovative, high-quality cannabis products known for purity, precision, and wide accessibility. Providing consumers with an outstanding selection of products, Tyson 2.0 is an extraordinary balance of premium and affordable, full-spectrum cannabis flower, concentrates, and consumables available at retailers nationwide. Mike Tyson is creating a completely different and authentic experience, and has positioned himself as a true ambassador for cannabis products.”

Safe Harbor Financial With founder Sundie Seefried today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. Safe Harbor Financial is the brainchild of Sundie Seefried. A 35-year veteran of the credit union industry, in 2014, she saw that CRBs needed financial services and that Colorado communities would be safer if the new industry had access to banking solutions.

A 39-year credit union industry veteran, Seefried was the former CEO of Partner Colorado Credit Union (PCCU). Established in 2015 by PCCU, Safe Harbor was formed to provide an unmet need – compliant banking and financial services to the rapidly growing U.S. cannabis industry.

Higher Yields Cannabis Consulting With founder Cory Waggoner today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. Cory Waggoner founded Higher Yields Cannabis Consulting in 2015 with the goal of bringing structure, stability, and quality assurance to the budding cannabis industry.

Built on his four pillars of healthy cannabis businesses – Strong Startup, System Design & Implementation, Brand Development & Deployment, Growth & Scaling – Waggoner designed Higher Yields Consulting to solve the most complex and problematic issues in the cannabis industry.