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🪦 CBD Merchant Terminated from Square with 30 Day Notice
The story of how I was deactivated from my retail POS, processor, and inventory management system right before Cyber Monday and what this means for…
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Shayda Torabi
🚨 To Be Blunt... I'm Exhausted
Saying goodbye to the podcast (for now), and hello to long form written content
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Shayda Torabi
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November 2023

167 Marketing "Mamma Needs A Minute" with Kim Flores of The Hemp Housewife
"I didn't respect the plant, and when I finally learned to respect it and appreciate it, I was then able to find love and appreciation in myself to feel…
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Streamlined Media
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Kim Flores
49:40

October 2023

166 Going Direct to Consumer with Peter Barsoom of 1906 New Highs
"Our mission is to bring cannabis back to its pre-prohibition status, where it's a widely accepted plant medicine." – Peter Barsoom
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Streamlined Media
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Peter Barsoom
52:57
165 The Consolidation of Cannabis with Chris Fontes of Trojan Horse Cannabis and High Spirits Beverages
"We push boundaries far past the status quo. We're not going to accept the status quo, but we choose to do that in a safe and calculated manner." …
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Streamlined Media
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Chris Fonted
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Chris Fontes
1:11:43
164 International Cannabis Exportation from Columbia with Andrés Fajardo of Clever Leaves
“We produce cannabis where it should be produced and we sell cannabis where it should be sold – That's our thesis. That's what we've been fighting for…
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Streamlined Media
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Andrés Fajardo
53:54
163 From Smuggling Cannabis to Launching a Regulated Cannabis Brand with Barry Foy of Gentleman Smugglers
“It was basically a perfect storm – There was only the black market. There was nothing legal about cannabis whatsoever. And so, thus began a…
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Streamlined Media
52:01
162 What Is Going On With the Texas Compassionate Use Program? with Pat Davis of Weeds
"I think Texas has one of the most accountable medical programs in the country. Meaning we can tell you who prescribed that prescription, what their…
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Streamlined Media
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Pat Davis
54:31

September 2023

🏛️ The 2018 Farm Bill is Expiring
And what implications is that going to have on the hemp industry?
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Shayda Torabi
161 Building an Effects Based Approach to Cannabis with Josh Mallett of BudBoard
"We were able to successfully train a system that could predict reasonably the outcomes that you might expect to feel from an arbitrary profile. And…
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Streamlined Media
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Joshua Mallett
59:02
160 A Doctor's Approach to Cannabis as Medicine with Dr. Morris of Duber Medical
"We have this new appreciation for combining the CBD and the THC; historically, we made it a big deal to separate them. And it turns out when you put…
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Streamlined Media
54:09
159 Conducting Cannabis Market Research with Lara Fordis of Fordis Consulting
"People should be able to make an informed choice about what they consume, especially when it has a potential therapeutic benefit." - Lara Fordis
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Streamlined Media
56:02
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