This week Jack Blaeser, founder and CEO of Mosaic, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cannabis operators are already using AI; how to leverage equipment automation and integrated systems to reduce cost; how Google's AI shopping updates will impact dispensaries, and the aspects of AI that are "downright terrifying."

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This week, Jace Goodrow, vice president of growth at Deep Roots Harvest, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his tactics to drive revenue and customer engagement in dispensaries, best practices on SKU rationalization and vendor pricing, training up budtenders and making sure you have the right product mix on the shelves.

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This week, Joe Gerrity, CEO of Crescent Canna joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the existential threat facing the hemp industry, why he believes Senator Mitch McConnell is on a "warpath" to undo the Farm Bill's accidental cannabis legalization, how it's hard to keep your foot on the gas (and people/media/the world interested in your plight) when you face constant attacks, and the sheer amount of money that goes into lobbying—as well as why it's time for the $40 billion to $50 billion industry to spend more than 0.01% on those efforts.

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This week, Vince Ning, co-founder and CEO of Nabis (think can-Nabis), joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the regulations that could fix the cannabis supply chain, his thoughts on interstate commerce, how he secured Y Combinator backing, the state of the legal and illicit markets in California and how he is improving commerce for operators by building a cannabis wholesaling platform with the largest portfolio of cannabis brands in the world.

Nabis has a significant presence in California (30% of market), Nevada (50%) and New York (15%) and does more than $1 billion in wholesale transactions (about 5% of the U.S. market) each year, according to Ning. 

We also discuss the threatened excise tax in California and Michigan's 24% wholesale tax set to begin January 1, 2026.

This week, Bethany Breitland, founder of Green Mountain High joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why she traded Vermont's artisanal cheese industry for cannabis, why she only works with Tier 1 cultivators, the equipment she uses to make pre-rolls and gummies, and how she carefully curates her brand to compete in a competitive market.

We also talk about the complications she faces over the confusion with Green Mountain High Growers, an unrelated company, that was recently suspended by Vermont's Cannabis Control Board.

As she says on the company's website, "We are in good standing with our license (#Manu0121). We are not associated with Green Mountain High Growers."

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This week, David Frasier, CEO of Muskegon Ventures, which owns Michigrown, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he stresses quality over everything, the equipment he can't live without, and the qualities he looks for in potential partners. 

We also talk about the state of the Michigan cannabis market following the new (and additional) 24% wholesale cannabis tax Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law to pay for her plan to "fix the damn roads." 

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This week, Cullen Raichart, CEO of GreenBroz, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how to reduce labor while improving quality and output, machine whisperers, and his new M1 GBZ fully-automated trimming machines engineered for modern cannabis processors.

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This week, Barron Lutz, founder of Nasha Hash, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he makes premium cold-water hash, the equipment he can't live without, what it takes to become a Nasha Hash partner farm, the current state of California cannabis, and how he stays in business by "doing it the right way."

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This week, Will Breakell, CEO of Blazy Susan, joins the Cannabis Equipment News (CEN) podcast to discuss how he set out to clean up coffee tables with a novel smoking accessory and wound up launching one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.—and it all started with a little product placement on CNN during the New Year's Eve Ball drop. 

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This week, John Shute, CEO of PufCreative, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he creates marketing programs that move the needle for cannabis operators and the disruptive marketing tactics the industry can use to stand above the fray.  

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This week, Aundre Speciale, owner of Cannabis Buyer's Club Berkley (CBCB), joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her legacy in the industry, which spans some 35 years of advocacy, retail, research and community building.

Speciale was turned on to the cannabis industry by Jack Herer, author of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes." Herer was Speciale's neighbor, and she began her advocacy aboard Herer's H.E.M.P. (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) Bus. She has spent decades in the industry, building community-based dispensaries, working on the Marijuana Policy Project's board of directors, launching businesses with Montel Williams, and finally settling into her role as owner of Cannabis Buyer's Club Berkeley, America's oldest dispensary—which her children now run as Speciale slides into semi-retirement. 

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This week, Charlie Weiler, banking sales manager at LeafLink joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his journey from slinging shaved ice at Taylor Swift concerts (and pretty much every major event in the greater Kansas City area) to becoming a cannabis finance pro at Dama Finanancial, which LeafLink acquired in July 2024.

This week, Ryan Dohm and Dustin Dohm, co-founders of GrowDefender, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss their patented antimicrobial solution and how it can help prevent operators for failing testing. 

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This week, David Loos, co-founder of Frontline Bud Foundation and the founder of Farmer Dave's Consulting joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the birth of Minnesota's cannabis market, why cannabis is a good industry to build a career and whether or not state cultivators can survive an open market. Oh, and why operators can't skimp on capital expenditures—that's a big one too. 

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This week, Marvina Thomas, founder and CEO of Fourtwenty Collections, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her dispensary and consumption lounge retail location in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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This week, Kyle Sheridan, owner of Sunny Gardens VT joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he makes seeds, his role in the wholesale market, and the current state of Vermont's cannabis industry.

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This week, Kelly Burke, COO and co-founder of Kifcure and CEO of Emerald Acres, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she helped build the largest industrial hemp grower in Illinois.

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This week, Dan Mahon, founding member of Canna Capable joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to help people with physical disabilities grow cannabis. 

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This week, Mike Forenza, managing partner of AE Global, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the crisis in cannabis packaging, sustainability without greenwashing, and the industry's new top priority.

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This week, Scott Jordan, founder of Alternative Finance Network joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.

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This week, Jonathan Spadafora, CEO of Flower Union, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast.

Spadafora's journey into cannabis began when his daughter was dealing with health issues and the family decided CBD could help. But that was before it was widely available, so it meant having to move to Colorado to be near medical professionals that had access to CBD.

This week, Will Read, founder and CEO of CannaPlanners, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to normalize cannabis branding by bringing mainstream marketing and branding strategies into an industry still fighting stigma.

This week, Shane Breen, CEO of Silly Nice joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the wild road that brought him into the industry, one fraught with betrayal and fraud.

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This week, Joseph Edwards, chief science officer of Yofumo Technologies joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his unique approach to decontamination with a system that doesn't damage the valuable parts of the plant.

This week, Rocco Del Priore, co-founder of Sweed, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he built a platform to address unique dispensary challenges and set the table for the AI renaissance.

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