A new and evolving industry like cannabis also means new and evolving frameworks for businesses. Chris Day and Jill Reddish talk with Manuel Victoria, chief business officer at Frontier Spectrum about how they're building a nimble and adaptable multinational organization reaching from Colombia and Uruguay to Lesotho and the UK. Manuel tells us about their approach to spreading out risk while getting a foot in the door to emerging international markets, as well as their commitment to keeping connectivity between remote teams and partners on the ground.

Frontier Spectrum's Website : https://www.frontierspectrum.com/         

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/f-spectrum/           

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/frontier.spectrum/ 

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. They discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

Music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

GCNC Website: https://alwaysdriveinnovation.com/

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While Europe is commonly seen as a medicinal only market for cannabis, there are very large scale opportunities in the consumer packaged goods space throughout the continent for CBD and other cannabinoids. Join the ICC this week as we talk to Rebekah Hall, CEO of South West Brands LTD out of the UK as she discusses CPG opportunities, her previous work with infused beverages, and how she sees branding as a long term pathway to success on the continent.

South West Brands' Website :http://www.southwestbrands.co/

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/67319443/admin/

Twitter: @swbrands       

Instagram: @southwestbrands

Rebekah Hall's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-hall-736b30119/

Twitter: @rebekahhall_           

Instagram: @rebekahhall_sw.

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. They discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website: https://alwaysdriveinnovation.com/

To reach the show: [email protected]

Canada was the first G8 nation to federally legalize cannabis. Nathan Mison, founder and CEO of Diplomat Consulting, takes us through what Canada did - and didn't - do well, touching on the tension between federal regulations and free market expansion. He shares his insight on the role of local government and the power of stakeholder alliances as one of the most networked individuals in Alberta's cannabis market. Chris, Jill, and Nathan also make predictions about the impact on Canada's market if and when the US finally legalizes. This episode was recorded on 02/19/2021.

DIPLOMAT Consulting's Website            

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Nathan Mison's LinkedIn

Nathan Mison is the former Vice President of Government and Stakeholder Relations at Fire & Flower, where he was one of the first employees for the company from its establishment, helping to guide it through legalization and into its place as Canada's largest independent cannabis retail company. 

Prior to his work in cannabis, Nathan owned Mison & Associates, a full-scale executive counsel and public affairs company and was a founding partner in EKG Entertainment Group. 

A leader in the cannabis industry, Nathan is the co-chair of the National Cannabis Working Group for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, co-chair of the International Cannabis Council, and member of the Business Industry Advisory Council for the OECD. At a provincial level he is the Past Chair of the Alberta Cannabis Council and the Working Chair of the Ontario Cannabis Policy Council for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. 

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. They discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website

To reach the show: [email protected]

On this episode recorded on 02/18/2021, ICC takes a trip to Jamaica; the heart of the Caribbean cannabis market and a country with a long history in cannabis culture. The legal framework of Jamaica discussed by CanEx Jamaica Founder and Silo Wellness CEO, Douglas Gordon, provides some unique opportunities for a holistic approach to medicinal cannabis and plant medicine overall. Chris and Douglas also include a look at the emerging market of psychedelics and their place in the broader medicinal landscape. 

Music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website: https://alwaysdriveinnovation.com/

To reach the show: [email protected]

From the British Isle of Jersey to market moves in New Jersey in the United States; This week we are talking to the CEO of one of Europe's most well renowned cannabis industry advisory and research firms, Hanway Associates, to see where they feel the best opportunities are in global cannabis. Looking at the challenges faced for licensees in the UK over the last decade and what has triggered more recent successes, The International Cannabis Conversation this week touches both sides of the Atlantic.  

Hanway Associates Website

George McBride's LinkedIn

Twitter: @GeorgeMcBride1

Music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website

To reach the show: [email protected]

As the European cannabis markets continue to grow, the EU island nation of Malta has positioned itself to be an operational and logistics hub for the industry.  With Malta Enterprise, the country's economic development group, leading the way in actively recruiting the global marketplace to consider Malta as their European home, Marion Zammit discusses the business incentives and geographic advantages of Malta as a connection to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.   Marion also touches on the vibrancy of the nation that has served as a cultural waypoint for multiple continents over hundreds of years.

Malta Enterprise Website

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website: https://alwaysdriveinnovation.com/

Music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

To reach the show: [email protected]

Lorena Beltran, CEO of CannabiSalud, has spent the majority of the last 5 years tirelessly working to expand the opportunities available to cannabis professionals in Mexico with the promise of federal legalization in the future. After several stops and starts, the new era has arrived.

In addition to growing the world renowned CannabiSalud medicinal cannabis conference, she has been inside the halls of the legislative process working to educate and inform legislators on the opportunities the plant provides both patients and professionals. Listen in to hear what the new law includes, what it doesn't, and the likely path forward for the next 18 to 24 months. This episode was recorded on 1/15/2021.

CannabiSalud Website

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website

Music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

To reach the show: [email protected]

Kicking off the New Year, The International Cannabis Conversation talks to Brightfield Group's Jamie Schau about the likelihood of astronomical growth to be found in the European market over the next five years. But, businesses are going to have to be very savvy and patient in order to tap into it and avoid burdensome red tape. Join us as we take a New Year's walk through Europe and the data driving the market.  

Brightfield Group Website

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website

Intro/outro music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

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Jill and Chris explore the role of cannabis in India's Ayurvedic practice with guest Abhishek Mohan, the co-founder of Hempstreet, India's first research to retail venture in the medical cannabis sector. They look at how Ayurvedic tradition and Western methods of research are coming together to benefit millions of patients in India, such as the 335 million menstruating women, the majority of whom suffer from painful menstrual cramps - a focal point addressed by Hempstreet's new cannabis pain patch. Their work is also exploring how medicinal cannabis can stop India's opioid epidemic in its tracks. 

Other questions asked:

• How does medical access to cannabis differ in India from Western countries?

• Does the future of cannabis cultivation mean a new cash crop for millions of India's small and subsistence farmers?

• Cultural traditions are a driving force in India, so what should investors from around the world know when working with the Indian market? 

About Abhishek Mohan and Hempstreet

Abhishek Mohan is the co-founder of Hempstreet, India's first Research to Retail venture in the Medical Cannabis sector. They work in conjunction with top notch scientists to conduct R&D around safe medication utilizing cannabis to be provided via a network of over 60,000 medical practitioners and 1000 clinics around India. Hempstreet strives to bring an effective and responsible usage of cannabis, especially on the pain relief front, to a potential patient base of over 35 million individuals. Being the first player with such scale off the bat, they are defining industry standards in this sunrise sector, be it world class research, supply chain tracking or the responsible and regulated formulation and dispensing of cannabis based medication.

Hempstreet Website

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

GCNC Website

Intro/outro music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

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In this episode, Chris Day discusses the future of hi-tech and cultivation science with AI, Big Data, and your mobile phone. Assaf Gavish, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of MyCrops fuses Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and hi resolution imagery to get ahead of disease and infestation. While the science isn't limited to cannabis, the MyCrops app dubbed HiGrade even allows home growers and consumers to use their data warehouse of hundreds of thousands of images to cultivate better and predict THC percentages.   

MyCrops provides plant vision diagnostics to greenhouse operators with on-site imaging systems and machine vision algorithms. You can call it "Telemedicine for plants". The Digital Agronomist platform is a three-part system: cameras installed in the greenhouse, a SaaS dashboard, and a mobile app. Greenhouse operators receive alerts on early symptoms of health issues, and harvest optimization with pilot programs around the world. 

Assaf Gavish, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer

Assaf Gavish is a biology researcher with over 9 years of expertise in computer vision for agriculture. Starting in his B.Sc. in Biology at the Tel Aviv University, he developed a novel method to track plant disease using and imaging system and image analysis. The plant disease researched was the infection of Botrytis cinerea, one of cannabis's major pathogens. In collaboration with MIT researchers, he designed and utilized a novel micro-fluidics method for plant visualization and fortified his expert status in advanced light microscopy and computer vision algorithm development.  In 2017, Gavish partnered with Asaf Levy to work on a machine vision based diagnostics startup MyCrops, aiming to serve cannabis cultivators.

MyCrops Website

Hosted by Chris Day and Jill Reddish of The Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), The International Cannabis Conversation takes a look into what's driving the global business landscape of cannabis. We discuss international cannabis challenges & solutions, and trials & lessons.

Intro/outro music - "Plantains and Bananas" by Noah Peterson

GCNC Website

To reach the show: [email protected]