High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
Hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein serve up unfiltered insights, reveal their insiders' perspectives, and illuminate transformative ideas about the cannabis industry for people who want to make sense of it all.
Podcasting since 2023 • 127 episodes
High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
Latest Episodes
TWICL (Feb 6, 2026) - Cannabis, Congress, And The Olympic Moment
From Olympic hockey banter to Washington politics and THC drinks at major arenas, this episode proves there’s never a slow week in cannabis. AnnaRae joins a familiar roundtable to unpack policy signals, market stress, and why beverages keep ste...
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#124 - Building THC Beverages That Actually Scale w/ Rick Schepp & Charles Bieler
THC beverages are officially hitting the big leagues—and Chicago’s United Center is the proof point. In Episode 124 of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein sit down with Rick Schepp (GM of Bevera...
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Episode 124
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#123 - Operating While the Ground Is Moving w/ Thomas Winstanley of Edibles.com
Policy and regulation across cannabis and hemp are shifting fast—and operators don’t get to pause the business while Washington debates definitions.On Episode 123 of High Spirits, Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein s...
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Episode 123
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TWICL (Jan 23, 2026) - Rescheduling Reality Check
In this edition of This Week in Cannabis Live, our host Ben Larson joins Jay Rosenthal & Jeremy Berke of Cultivat...
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#122 - Signals from the Middle: Ashwin Raj on Cannabis’ Next Phase
Cannabis is leaving its “startup era”—and the next phase won’t be won by hype. It’ll be won by operators who can build trust, standardize the experience, and run tighter businesses in a margin-crushed market.On Episode 122 of High Spi...
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Episode 122
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