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Innovating Cannabis Podcast

The Mary Jane Society

Welcome to the Innovating Cannabis Podcast, where you will meet the people breaking barriers in the cannabis industry, both locally, nationally, and internationally, with a focus on business, entrepreneurship, cultivation, manufacturing, retail, brands, science, and policy. Get in touch with Pam at pam@InnovatingCannabisPodcast.com

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00:47:26

169_Building a Cannabis Banking System with Terry Mendez

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2026/01/02

The cannabis industry is still operating with a patchwork financial system—full of workarounds and uncertainty.My guest today is Terry Mendez, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial, the first financial services company built specifically to support and advocate for safe banking in the cannabis industry.We discuss how Safe Harbor has evolved over the years, where today’s banking and financial infrastructure still falls short, and how they’re working to fill those gaps. Terry also breaks down what cannabis

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00:49:28

168_Meet the Founders of NY's Raven View Genetics

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/12/17

Joann and Michael Kudrewicz have been cultivating cannabis in the Catskills of New York for over 20 years. Early participants in the state's hemp program supplied seeds and clones to farmers across the region.They went on to launch Raven's View Genetics, which focuses on preserving and producing Landrace and heirloom cannabis strains for their proprietary collection.In this episode, we discuss their journey through New York's evolving cannabis landscape and dive deep into their genetics work,

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00:46:25

167_ Are Triploids The Next Big Thing in Cultivation?

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/12/13

John Keating leads the genetics program at Advanced Nutrients, a company long recognized for its cutting-edge research in plant nutrients and genetics. Keating is also the founder of Tesaro Genetics, which was acquired by Advanced Nutrients several years ago to expand the company's research efforts beyond nutrients and deeper into plant science. Keating and his team have been working with triploid genetics and recently launched a triploid seed line at MJBizCon. While triploids are widely used in

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01:00:14

166_Untangling Another Hemp Loophole and More with...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/12/08

Today, our guest is Jason Adelstone, an attorney with Harris Sliwoski. He joins the podcast to break down the legal chaos affecting the cannabis and hemp industries. We dive into a new potential hemp loophole, the latest on 280E, Thailand's reversal of its cannabis laws, the pros and cons of pursuing a DEA license for future international trade, and the rise in product recalls—along with who ultimately bears the liability. https://harris-sliwoski.com/Innovating Cannabis is produced and hosted by

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00:46:26

165_ BigMike Talks Cultivation and the New Idea He...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/11/30

How many cannabis companies do you know that have been around for 26 years—and are still thriving?Today, we meet BigMike, founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients. His story begins in California, where, in his twenties, he started cultivating cannabis. At the time, the big fertilizer companies were too afraid to develop products specifically for the cannabis industry—but BigMike knew that what worked for tomatoes and cucumbers didn't work for cannabis.Determined, he assembled a team of top plant

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00:37:38

164_ How Does X-Ray Tech Work For Decontamination?

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/11/18

As the cannabis industry evolves, so does the technology shaping its future. Innovations from outside sectors are being adapted and refined to meet the unique challenges of cannabis production.One of the newest breakthroughs is X-ray technology for microbial remediation. Unlike chemical or fog-based methods—which interact with terpene and cannabinoid compounds, potentially degrading flavor and aroma—X-ray penetrates the whole flower while leaving cannabinoids and terpenes untouched.Today, we’re

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00:59:42

163_New York Hall of Flowers Recap with Rama Mayo

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/11/13

Rama Mayo is the co-founder of Hall of Flowers, one of the most influential B2B trade shows in the cannabis industry, bringing brands and retailers together in California for the past eight years. The show recently made its New York debut, and Rama joins us to share how the East Coast industry received it.We also dive into the cultural and brand differences between the West and East Coasts — and explore how both markets can collaborate to support each other’s growth.With more than two decades

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00:43:57

162_ The Lowdown on the New York Market

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/11/03

Jason Ambrosino, the founder of Veterans Holdings, a leading B2B cannabis manufacturer and supply partner, producing bulk distillate, rosin, crude oil, BHO, infused pre-rolls, and finished goods for licensed dispensaries, brands, and distributors across New York. Jason is also a member of the Association of New York Cannabis Processors and mentors and advises numerous operators on business strategy and operations. He is very vocal in informing the Office of Cannabis Management and elected officials

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00:29:01

Why ESOPs Might Save Struggling Cannabis Companies

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/10/29

Darren Gleeman is the Managing Partner of MBO Ventures, an investment firm that works exclusively with Employee Stock Ownership Plans, or ESOPS. He believes ESOPS could be the golden ticket for cannabis companies looking to boost profit margins- especially as debt comes due and financial pressures mount. While the process can be complex, the benefits are substantial: the government actively supports ESOPS and even subsidizes them by eliminating state and federal tax obligations for companies that

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01:00:25

160_Raising The Standards: The Next Step for the...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/10/22

As the cannabis industry matures, setting standards is the next critical step toward ensuring consumer safety and preparing for scalability and global trade.In this episode, I speak with Darwin Millard, Technical Director and standards development expert at Cannabis Safety and Quality (CSQ) — an accredited safety and quality management certification program that supports businesses across the entire supply chain, from seed to sale.Darwin breaks down the standards being developed for each sector. He

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00:55:04

159_Inside MariMed With Ryan Crandall

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Today I'm talking with Ryan Crandall, Chief Commerce Officer for MariMed, the MSO with operations in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Maryland.We discussed their operations in various states, including their plans to outfit facilities for GMP certification in Maryland, product development and R&D processes, the addition of functional ingredients to products, and their interest in the hemp beverage space.https://www.marimedinc.comInnovating Cannabis is produced and hosted

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00:58:53

158_ What Does It Take To Ship Cannabis Around The...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/10/11

What does it take to ship cannabis around the world? My guest today, Yoram Eshel, is CEO of Cannabilog, a company leading the way in global cannabis transportation a. nd logistics. After a long career in the pharmaceutical industry, managing the movement of products across continents, Yoram came out of retirement to apply his expertise in the rapidly evolving cannabis industry and launched Cannabilog.In this episode, Yoram shares his playbook for building a compliant, efficient, and scalable supply

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00:43:47

157_Craft, Quality and Terpenes: Golden Apple...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/10/02

Today, I’m excited to welcome Shawn Sherman, a longtime player in California’s cannabis market. Shawn began his journey as both a cultivator and a delivery service operator, and today he’s the founder of Golden Apple Cannabis—a manufacturing, distribution, and retail operation based in Paso Robles, California, the state’s second-largest wine country after Napa. In our conversation, Shawn shares his approach to maintaining product quality, his collaborations with craft farmers to bring the best

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01:06:18

156_Talking Concentrates With Nick Tanem

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/09/25

Nick Tanem is a true OG in the cannabis extraction space, widely credited with coining the term "solventless" and pioneering the rosin, resin, and exotic concentrate movement that defines today's market. He's a founding council member and instructor for the Ganjier certification program, travels the world judging cannabis competitions, and shares his knowledge of hash-making with the next generation of extractors. In this episode, Nick discusses his company, Essential Extracts, and its premium

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00:57:13

155_Budist and the MJBowl with Claudio Miranda

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Today’s guest is Claudio Miranda, a longtime operator in California’s cannabis market dating back to the days before Prop 215. He co-founded Guild Extracts, one of the state’s pioneering extraction companies, and is now the co-founder of Budist—a consumer rating app often described as the Wine Spectator of cannabis for the depth of education and expertise it provides.Claudio joins me to discuss Budist’s recent partnership with MJBiz to launch the first-ever bi-coastal cannabis competition, The

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00:44:22

154_ Flow Kana Team Rebounds With New Venture

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/09/11

I'm your host, Pam Chmiel. In addition to producing and hosting this podcast, I'm also a journalist—you can find links to my work and contact information in the show notes. Today's guest is Flavia Cassani, who, along with her husband Mikey, co-founded Flow Kana in 2015 to champion sun-grown craft farmers in California's Emerald Triangle. At its peak, Flow Kana was the state's largest cannabis brand. But after taking on partners, they faced a hostile takeover and were ultimately pushed out of the

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00:46:59

153_CEO, Todd Shapiro On Red Light Holland's Global...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/09/04

My guest today is Todd Shapiro, CEO of Red Light Holland, a company at the forefront of cultivating and selling legal magic truffles in the Netherlands’ recreational market.Red Light Holland is taking a multi-pronged approach to advancing psilocybin legalization—both as a therapeutic tool and a recreational product.Todd shares insights into the company’s strategy in the Netherlands, their expansion into Canada with mushroom grow kits and functional gummies, and their groundbreaking partnership with

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01:10:11

152_Defining Quality Cannabis with Emerald Cup Judge,...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/08/16

Alec Dixon is a lead judge for the Emerald Cup and co-founder of SC Testing Labs in California, Michigan, Arizona, and Colorado.For 15 years, SC Labs has tested hundreds of thousands of strains of cannabis and hemp, and learned a tremendous amount about the averages versus potentials on how the plant expresses itself.He shares insights into the characteristics of Emerald Cup-winning strains, and what is needed to take cannabis cultivation and products to the next level and what makes quality

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01:29:02

151_Kevin Jodrey on the Future of Cannabis Product...

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/08/10

Our guest today is Kevin Jodrey, a renowned cultivator from Humboldt County, founder of Wonderland Nursery, head of the R&D lab for Cookies genetics, and co-founder of Ganjier, to name a few accomplishments. We discuss the recent white papers from Abstrax Tech about their discovery that scientifically proves low-concentration flavorants like aldehydes, esters, alcohols, and sulfurs are responsible for the aroma of cannabis- not terpenes. Kevin talks about the opportunities, nuances, and challenges

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00:48:46

150_LeafLinks 2025 Market Report with Ben Burstein

Innovating Cannabis Podcast ·

2025/07/23

Today, we meet Ben Burstein, head of M&A and strategic partnerships at Leaflink. A leading wholesale cannabis commerce platform that connects brands and retailers by providing a digital marketplace where retailers can discover brands, place wholesale orders, and manage their inventory.We dive into the operational challenges of inventory management, identify emerging market performers, examine wholesale sales trends, and explore which states are emerging as opportunities for brands, as well as the

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