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  • Inside the Grow Operation of The Clinic
















    Josh Malman is the grow operations manager at The Clinic in Denver, Colorado. He's gone from the professional horticultural industry to pioneering legal cannabis growing in Colorado and the country, really. The Clinic produces medical and recreational weed, cannabis, in Colorado. Also, in a couple of other states, Nevada and Illinois. They're also responsible for The Bank, which is an interesting breeding project that you will hear us talk about. So, stay tuned and listen as we talk strains, technology, Coco mediums, extracts, and lots and lots of Blue Dream here on The Real Dirt.

    Connect with The Clinic: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

    This podcast is brought to you by Cultivate Colorado. Cultivate is one of the largest indoor horticultural suppliers in Colorado with two stores in the Denver Metro Area and free delivery from the Front Range to Pueblo. They are the place that commercial and personal growers go to for a wide variety of high quality soil, lights, hydroponics and expertise. They have everything you need to grow your dreams and cultivate your legend.

    This podcast is brought to you by Denver NORML. Denver NORMLis an organization that advocates for the rights of every marijuana consumer in Mile High City, while also creating long lasting partnerships with local businesses that share our values: A deep love for the community, the Cannabis plant and a commitment to educate our audiences.

    This podcast is also brought to you by Growers. Growers is a Colorado owned and operated soil and nutrient company, established in 2015. After 15+ years of experience as growers, they know how to make a consistent and effective line of soils and nutrients in an environmentally conscious way.
    Show Notes
    04:30 - Indoor vs Outdoor Cultivation
    06:45 - Emerging Green house technologies
    08:45 - History of the Clinic
    10:50 - Medical vs. Recreational
    14:30 - Modifications to the Clinic
    16:15 - Current Illinois cannabis state
    16:45 - Nevada cannabis legal state
    19:50 - BREAK
    21:17 - Resume
    21:19 - Pax and Clinic extractions
    24:19 - Distillate
    27:48 - Other extraction types
    30:00 - Josh’s favorite products
    31:00 - About cannabis competitions
    34:35 - Clinic Growing Style
    38:00 - Discussing Coco
    41:04 - BREAK
    42:00 - Resume - **Sparks Joint
    43:20 - Differences between grow techniques
    49:00 - Discussing Blue Dream
    49:40 - Strain Preferences
    52:00 - **Fridge compressor turns on
    56:00 - The Bank genetics program
    59:00 - Future of Cannabis Industry
    1:00:35 - Issues with LEDs
    1:04:10 - Culture shifts in cannabis world
    1:07:40 - Conclusion







    1 hr 10 min
  • How Nectar got into the Cannabis Industry
















    In 2010, Sean moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work with a successful entrepreneur and learn the hacks of the business world. He and his friend then launched an online fitness program that "failed miserably."

    The rebound from his first business was Nectar, an affordable, stylish lifestyle and specialty sunglasses brand. As Sean said, "I just remember being in the shower and my dad had called me and was like, 'What are you doing down there?' I was like, 'I got an idea. It's for sunglasses.' And I just remember being in the shower looking down, just staring and thinking, 'This better fucking work.' I was broke and really had failed in my mind. And I'm competitive enough to want to redeem myself full throttle."

    The inspiration for the line was based on the surfing, skating, snowboarding and all things "outside lifestyle." The goal was to create a product that he was passionate about and could really get behind. As he describes it, "With Nectar, we promote the sweet life: go do what you love. And that's why we offer a low price point, so people can not be afraid to wear their glasses to the beach or to the river. And they should be an asset to your adventure and your outfit, and not a burden."

    After killing it for three years, but observing the competition in the sunglasses market, Sean said,  "we were looking for new channels to reach out and grow out products." He got in touch with a local celebrity glass blower in Virginia who inspired them to make a line of glasses for glass blowers. As they expanded their specialty line, Sean saw the cannabis industry expanding and knew he wanted to be involved. He also identified a gap in the market for glasses for growers. "We wanted to find a price point that made sense for people who got sticky fingers half the time..these things might get destroyed over the course of a year."

    About a month ago, after many prototypes, testing Nectar launched their real edition HPS version glasses for high pressure sodium lighting. This was shortly followed by their LED version with the wrapped frame, designed to block as much of the light as possible.

    Connect with Nectar Sunglasses: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

    This podcast is brought to you by Cultivate Colorado. Cultivate is one of the largest indoor horticultural suppliers in Colorado with two stores in the Denver Metro Area and free delivery from the Front Range to Pueblo. They are the place that commercial and personal growers go to for a wide variety of high quality soil, lights, hydroponics and expertise. They have everything you need to grow your dreams and cultivate your legend.

    This podcast is brought to you by Denver NORML. Denver NORMLis an organization that advocates for the rights of every marijuana consumer in Mile High City, while also creating long lasting partnerships with local businesses that share our values: A deep love for the community, the Cannabis plant and a commitment to educate our audiences.

    This podcast is also brought to you by Growers. Growers is a Colorado owned and operated soil and nutrient company, established in 2015.
    45 min
  • How Nectar got into the Cannabis Industry
















    In 2010, Sean moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work with a successful entrepreneur and learn the hacks of the business world. He and his friend then launched an online fitness program that "failed miserably."

    The rebound from his first business was Nectar, an affordable, stylish lifestyle and specialty sunglasses brand. As Sean said, "I just remember being in the shower and my dad had called me and was like, 'What are you doing down there?' I was like, 'I got an idea. It's for sunglasses.' And I just remember being in the shower looking down, just staring and thinking, 'This better fucking work.' I was broke and really had failed in my mind. And I'm competitive enough to want to redeem myself full throttle."

    The inspiration for the line was based on the surfing, skating, snowboarding and all things "outside lifestyle." The goal was to create a product that he was passionate about and could really get behind. As he describes it, "With Nectar, we promote the sweet life: go do what you love. And that's why we offer a low price point, so people can not be afraid to wear their glasses to the beach or to the river. And they should be an asset to your adventure and your outfit, and not a burden."

    After killing it for three years, but observing the competition in the sunglasses market, Sean said,  "we were looking for new channels to reach out and grow out products." He got in touch with a local celebrity glass blower in Virginia who inspired them to make a line of glasses for glass blowers. As they expanded their specialty line, Sean saw the cannabis industry expanding and knew he wanted to be involved. He also identified a gap in the market for glasses for growers. "We wanted to find a price point that made sense for people who got sticky fingers half the time..these things might get destroyed over the course of a year."

    About a month ago, after many prototypes, testing Nectar launched their real edition HPS version glasses for high pressure sodium lighting. This was shortly followed by their LED version with the wrapped frame, designed to block as much of the light as possible.

    Connect with Nectar Sunglasses: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

    This podcast is brought to you by Cultivate Colorado. Cultivate is one of the largest indoor horticultural suppliers in Colorado with two stores in the Denver Metro Area and free delivery from the Front Range to Pueblo. They are the place that commercial and personal growers go to for a wide variety of high quality soil, lights, hydroponics and expertise. They have everything you need to grow your dreams and cultivate your legend.

    This podcast is brought to you by Denver NORML. Denver NORMLis an organization that advocates for the rights of every marijuana consumer in Mile High City, while also creating long lasting partnerships with local businesses that share our values: A deep love for the community, the Cannabis plant and a commitment to educate our audiences.

    This podcast is also brought to you by Growers. Growers is a Colorado owned and operated soil and nutrient company, established in 2015.
    45 min
  • Pioneering the Legal Cannabis Industry
















    In 2008, Greg Gamet was a landscaper with dreams to grow medical cannabis and $1500 to start do it. He went to Cultivate Colorado to buy a grow tent, a 3x3 tray and "something to grow hydro." He talked to his wife and said, "I want to grow my own medical cannabis in the basement." Of course, you need your wife's blessing to do anything. Greg is one of the guys that believes anyone can do what he did - because he did with next to nothing. He then went from cutting to growing grass to getting one of the first legal cannabis cultivation licenses in the country. Today, Greg owns DANK Dispensary, Kush Bottles, Cannascore, and Denver Consulting Group.

    Connect with Greg Gamet: Facebook | Instagram 
    Connect with Kush Bottles: Facebook | Instagram
    Connect with DANK Dispensary: Facebook | Instagram
    Connect with Cannascore: Facebook | Instagram
    Connect with Denver Consulting Group: Facebook | Instagram

    This podcast is brought to you by Cultivate Colorado. Cultivate is one of the largest indoor horticultural suppliers in Colorado with two stores in the Denver Metro Area and free delivery from the Front Range to Pueblo. They are the place that commercial and personal growers go to for a wide variety of high quality soil, lights, hydroponics and expertise. They have everything you need to grow your dreams and cultivate your legend.

    This podcast is brought to you by Denver NORML. Denver NORMLis an organization that advocates for the rights of every marijuana consumer in Mile High City, while also creating long lasting partnerships with local businesses that share our values: A deep love for the community, the Cannabis plant and a commitment to educate our audiences.

    This podcast is also brought to you by Growers. Growers is a Colorado owned and operated soil and nutrient company, established in 2015. After 15+ years of experience as growers, they know how to make a consistent and effective line of soils and nutrients in an environmentally conscious way.







    1 hr 3 min
  • The Evolution of Cannabis Cultivation




















    On this episode of The Real Dirt with Chip Baker, I’ve got not one, but two cannabis cultivation pioneers. Call it a dynamic duo. Today I’m here with Dave Malone, founder of Green Dot Labs and Doug Marvin, head of Research & Development at Botanicare.

    Green Dot Labs is a Colorado based extraction lab that focuses on acquiring exclusive genetics that cannot be found elsewhere. Their lab was custom built for making cannabis extracts and nothing else. These guys aren’t messing around. Botanicare based in Chandler, Arizona is one of the leading nutrient hydroponic equipment manufacturers in the indoor horticultural industry. Doug works specifically in the Commercial Business Development side of Botanicare in Research and Development.

    Although the cannabis producers and equipment suppliers are on different sides of the food chain, we all have so much experience in the industry that we’re able to discuss the evolution of it all.  Listen in as we discuss the where to get quality seeds and genetics, how to create new strains and how to start an ancillary cannabis business from scratch.
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    Connect with Dave Malone: Facebook | Instagram
    Connect with Green Dot Labs: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
    Connect with Doug Marvin: Facebook | Instagram
    Connect with Botanicare: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

    This podcast is brought to you by Cutting Edge Solutions. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing John, the founder of Cutting Edge Solutions for over 25 years. He’s an expert horticulturalist and a great guy all around. I truly stand behind his products as a grower and as a wholesaler and retailer.  As a grower, you know when a nutrient line has been developed from extensive research at real farms throughout Northern California.

    This podcast is also brought to you by Cultivate Colorado. Cultivate is one of the largest indoor horticultural suppliers in Colorado with two stores in the Denver Metro Area and free delive...
    1 hr 24 min

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The Real Dirt with Chip Baker is a podcast series hosted by one of the nation’s premier cannabis technology and application experts, Chip Baker. Chip Baker formerly co-founded Royal Gold Soil and is…