Jim Makoso is a veteran in the cannabis industry, and he attended mjbizcon 2021 in Las Vegas where we caught up with him for an interview.   In this episode we discuss his background in the finance industry and the transition to the cannabis industry.    Jim is the CEO of Flowe Technology and Director of Lucid Lab Group. Jim holds board seats in several organizations including Marijuana Business Daily and Biomedican while also serving as Vice Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee with the National Cannabis Industry Association.  Jim is the go-to person for flow techno ..read more

After 15 years in the medical field working on both the human & veterinary sides, Adam Bushey made the jump into the Cannabis/CBD industry.  He is the director of strategic growth at Open Book Extracts.   Open book Extracts - bringing scientific rigor to every ingredient they sell and formulate, from traditional medicine, to modern nutrition science, to clinical program design, and translate their data into messages you can use. What sets Open Book Extracts apart from others is they also deal in rare cannabinoids such as TCV. Along with other rare cannabinoids - cbdv, CBDa, CBGa ..read more

Steve Loveday has worked in the golf industry for the past 25 years. Steve spent 9 years working in golf course management and maintenance prior to honing his skills in plant nutrition, biostimulation and defense activation.  What does that have to do with the cannabis industry?? Taking the lessons learned in the golf industry Steve has applied the same principles to the cannabis industry.  Listen to this episode to learn the lessons learned in the golf industry and how it can shape the future of cannabis.  Steve heads up a team of experts at Epoch Science Company in Texas. To ..read more

We got a chance to interview Marvin Wilcher, CEO & Co-founder at CampNova during Mjbizcon 2021 in Las Vegas.  Who is Marvin and CampNova?    CampNova is an e-commerce, technology marketing platform developed by experienced cannabis entrepreneurs. A premier cannabis and CBD destination, CampNova is a direct-to-consumers platform featuring delivery partners throughout the state of California. CampNova features brands, bonus limited edition exclusive releases from celebrities featuring pro-athletes, actors and influencers. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif ..read more

We caught up with Max Armstrong from Learn Brands at mjbizcon 2021. This year, they are such a cruel educational technology platform for the cannabis industry. They offer a wide range of services from introductory classes to state mandated compliance training.  Learn Brands has delivered over 60,000 hours of training through its platform. Max believes that approximately 80% of purchases come from the recommendations of budtenders.  They're your most powerful brand ambassador. So, giving them accurate information, letting them know about the products sold in their stores, is really vi ..read more

CannaDevices is an American handcrafted glass and accessory distributor (wholesale only) specializing in serving cannabis dispensaries.  We got a chance at MJBizCon 2021 to interview Chris Piazza, Co-founder & CEO of CannaDevices.  Chris talks about setting the standard for glass blowing. CannaDevices was founded by Robert Bank and Chris Piazza to serve the fast-growing cannabis industry in the United States.  Both local glassblowers of the Chicago suburbs with over 30 years of glass blowing experience.  Starting in 2008 - Chris began in the cannabis industry as a glas ..read more

Today’s episode we interviewed Ralph Risch who is the CEO of Phylos Bioscience located in Portland, Oregon.  In 2015 Oregon legalized Marijuana.  Before marijuana was legalized, cannabis cultivators were more concerned with avoiding police raids than genetic research. Now that it's legal in Oregon what does the advancement in cannabis & hemp seed science conducted at Phylos Bioscience mean for the end user who buys cannabis at their local dispensary? It all begins with the seeds - Phylos believes quality control starts in breeding and continues through seed production.  The ..read more

In this episode we go beyond just cannabis & CBD genetics.  A small Israeli based startup, BetterSeeds, is on a mission to create better seeds for all the crops grown worldwide.  Better crop genetics will be the key solving the growing demand for increased production.   BetterSeeds makes use of genome editing technology (CRISPR-Cas9) in order to produce new varieties, incorporating game changing traits which are not today available across all crops due to the limitations of conventional breeding. One example of this is ketchup. Without one genetic trait that was discovered i ..read more

In this episode we got a chance to interview Danicka Brown-Frazier & Olamiji Pearse.  The dynamic duo currently operates Greenish Vibes, a Cannabis accessory & CBD boutique that will soon transition into a Cannabis Microbusiness in California. Greenish Vibes also focuses on projects to improve equity for black farmers of industrial hemp in the US and West Africa. Check out this episode to learn about the mission at Greenish Vibes. Connect w/ Greenish Vibes: www.GreenishVibes.comhttps://www.instagram.com/getgreenishvibeshttps://twitter.com/GreenishVibes Please subscribe to be not ..read more

In this episode we got a chance to interview Danicka Brown-Frazier & Olameji Pierce.  The dynamic duo currently operates Greenish Vibes, a Cannabis accessory & CBD boutique that will soon transition into a Cannabis Microbusiness in California. Greenish Vibes also focuses on projects to improve equity for black farmers of industrial hemp in the US and West Africa. Check out this episode to learn about the mission at Greenish Vibes. Connect w/ Greenish Vibes: www.GreenishVibes.comhttps://www.instagram.com/getgreenishvibeshttps://twitter.com/GreenishVibes Please subscribe to be not ..read more