The Green Rush

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe are back for a new episode with special guest Sherry Rais, Co-Founder and CEO of Enthea, a mental health company dedicated to providing access to safe and affordable psychedelic-assisted therapy. Sherry joins us this week to discuss ketamine accessibility and how Enthea is making it more affordable; myths about ketamine that need to be dispelled; and Enthea’s 2024 plans to address underserved communities.

If you are interested in learning more about Sherry and Enthea, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Sherry and Enthea on LinkedIn and Instagram.

So, sit back and enjoy our conversation with Sherry Rais of Enthea.

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This episode was hosted by Nick Opich & Anne Donohoe of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

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Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Sundie Seefried, Founder of Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SFHS), a financial service provider in the cannabis space. Sundie joins us this week to discuss her insights on SAFER Banking and the potential rescheduling of cannabis in 2024, Safe Harbor’s concierge, industry compliant financial solutions and latest milestones, and both the challenges and opportunities facing the cannabis industry.

If you are interested in learning more about Sundie and Safe Harbor Financial, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Sundie and Safe Harbor on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).

So, sit back and enjoy our conversation with Sundie Seefried of Safe Harbor Financial.

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

X (formerly Twitter): @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Kris Krane is back for a new episode with special guests, former NBA star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famer Chris Webber, CEO of WebberWillis Ventures and Co-Founder of Players Only, and Peter Sack, Co-President of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc., an affiliated mortgage REIT, and Managing Director at Chicago Atlantic. Chris and Peter join us this week to discuss what drew them to the path of becoming social equity advocates and their roles in New York’s cannabis social equity program.

If you are interested in learning more about WebberWillis Ventures, Chicago Atlantic and their efforts in social equity, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Players Only, Chris, Peter, and Chicago Atlantic on LinkedIn and other top social media platforms.

So, sit back and enjoy our conversation with Chris Webber of WebberWillis Ventures and Players Only, and Peter Sack of Chicago Atlantic.

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Kris Krane of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

X (formerly Twitter): @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe are back for a new episode with special guest Sue Taylor, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Farmacy, a family of retail stores in California offering premium, curated adult-use and medical cannabis. Sue joins us this week to guide us through her journey from being a teacher to the cannabis industry and to discuss why she chose to build her brand with Glass House, plus cannabis use among seniors and why this community is particularly important to her.

If you are interested in learning more about Sue, her Mama Sue offerings, or the Glass House family of brands, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Sue, The Farmacy, the Mama Sue brand, and Glass House on top social media platforms.

So, sit back and enjoy our conversation with Sue Taylor of The Farmacy. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

X (formerly Twitter): @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Charles Lazarus, Chief Cultivation & Production Officer at Rose Hill. Charles joins us this week to take a deep dive into his history with psilocybin and what led him to begin cultivating mushrooms; the genesis of Rose Hill; legally exporting psilocybin mushrooms to Canada and what’s next for the company. He also touches on his views of the evolution of the psilocybin industry in Jamaica and the global acceptance and legalization of psilocybin over the next decade.

If you are interested in learning more about Charles or the Rose Hill family of offerings, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Rose Hill on LinkedIn and other top social media platforms.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Charles Lazarus of Rose Hill. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

X (formerly Twitter): @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe are back for a new episode with special guest Kris Krane, Director of Cannabis Development for KCSA Strategic Communications. Kris joins us this week to discuss his recent Forbes column that dissected the HHS call to reschedule cannabis and why this is a big deal. In this conversation, Nick, Anne and Kris discuss the potential implications that rescheduling will have for business, culture and social equity within cannabis, as well as Kris’ perspective on how this will continue to unfold, including how it may affect capital, banking and M&As.

If you are interested in learning more about KCSA, Kris’ perspective and insight on the latest in the cannabis industry or reading his Forbes column, check out the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow KCSA and Kris on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and other top social media platforms.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Kris Krane, Director of Cannabis Development for KCSA Strategic Communications. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Nick Opich and Anne Donohoe of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

X (formerly Twitter): @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Anne Donohoe is back, alongside first time-host – longtime producer (sorta!) and fellow KCSAer Emmaline Lewis, for a new episode with special guests Jim Fadiman, PhD, Independent Microdosing Researcher known as the “Father of Microdosing” and author of numerous books, textbooks and more; and Adam Bramlage, Founder of Flow State Micro, the leader in microdosing supplements, education and community. 

Jim and Adam join us this week to discuss microdosing nuances, their shared talk at Psychedelic Science 2023, Microdosing: Remarkable results, surprising implications, Flow State Micro’s virtual workshop offerings and what goes into Adam’s 1-on-1 mentorship program, the top microdosing misconceptions, and what psychedelic legalization might look like.

If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Fadiman, his books, or Flow State Micro and its variety of offerings, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Adam and Flow State Micro on Instagram and LinkedIn.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Dr. Fadiman, Independent Microdosing Researcher, and Adam Bramlage of Flow State Micro. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Anne Donohoe and Emmaline Lewis of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

Twitter: @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week we are revising a conversation our hosts Anne Donohoe and Kris Krane had earlier this year with Adam Smith, Founder of Alliance for Sensible Markets. In that conversation, Adam talks about all of the latest developments around interstate commerce in the cannabis industry including recent legislation passed in Washington State and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to lead on this issue following a letter he recently sent to his state Attorney General back in January. 

Adam also walks us through all facets of these developments including what it means for MSOs and single state operators, the likelihood the federal government would allow interstate commerce to proceed and ultimately how it will benefit consumers in the long run.

In this episode, Adam also previewed his May 10 Webinar where he, Matt Lee, the General Counsel to the California Department of Cannabis Control; Rafi Aliya Crockett, the Commissioner with the D.C Alcoholic Beverage (*and cannabis*) Control Board; and Marc Hauser, Founder of Hauser Advisory, discussed these issues in greater detail. We’ve included a link for our listeners to tune into the webinar in our show notes.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Adam Smith, Founder of Alliance for Sensible Markets. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Anne Donohoe and Kris Krane of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

Twitter: @The_GreenRush 

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich are back for a new episode with special guest Lana Seiler, Traumatic Stress Program Clinical Manager at All Points North (APN). Lana joins us this week to discuss trauma therapy, what led her to this focus and the programs offered at APN; psychedelic-assisted therapies (PAT), including APN’s ketamine-assisted therapy program and the differences between clinical and rehab settings; APN’s partnership with Journey Colab to implement an alcohol abuse PAT program; and more.

If you are interested in learning more about APN and the variety of treatment offerings and locations, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow APN and Lana on LinkedIn, Twitter and other top social media platforms.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Lana Seiler of All Points North. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Anne Donohoe and Nick Opich of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

Twitter: @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture. 

This week Kris Krane is back for a new episode with special guests Armani White and Sean Berte, Owners of Firehouse, a Boston-based cannabis dispensary set to open in 2024. Armani and Sean join us this week to build upon Kris’ Forbes column, “What’s Killing Social Equity In Cannabis? Lack Of Banking,” to discuss their mirrored journeys as cannabis consumers-turned-advocates, their advocacy work and the accompanying challenges, the duo’s path to cannabis retail, ownership and raising capital, impacts of the Social Equity Fund and Safe Banking, and the social equity-focused retail dispensary, Firehouse, which is poised to disrupt the way companies select and showcase cannabis brands for retail sales.

Today’s episode marks the second installment of the new edition of the Green Rush that follows Kris’ latest Forbes column. In these episodes, Kris will welcome a guest, typically someone who is quoted in the column, to further discuss and flesh out the narrative.

If you are interested in learning more about Firehouse and the advocacy work that Armani and Sean are involved with, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Firehouse, Armani and Sean on LinkedIn, Twitter and other top social media platforms.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Armani White and Sean Berte of Firehouse. 

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Show Credits:

This episode was hosted by Kris Krane of KCSA Strategic Communications. 

Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther.

You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing [email protected]. You can also connect with us via our social channels:

Twitter: @The_GreenRush

Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true