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96. Amber Senter Knows a Superwoman When She Sees One Feb 11, 2020

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Oakland’s Amber Senter is a co-founder of Supernova Women and owner of the Breeze Distro cannabis brand. The military veteran and Midwest native explains to Alex and Donnell the qualities that make her fit to judge top cannabis at the inaugural WeedWeek Weedys awards, drops rare social equity knowledge, and shares how her blogging background set the table for a royal 2013 Golden State welcome. Amber Senter on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/itsmeambere/Breeze Distrohttps://www.breezedistro.comThe Weedy Awardshttps://twitter.com/WeedWeekNews/status/1228478720920489984?s=20Equity Gains Momentum https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/93-sharing-momentum-eaze-and-the-underrepresentedHow to Build a Stealth Grow Box Step-By-Step for Less than $100https://www.hailmaryjane.com/how-to-build-stealth-grow-box/Alex Halperin's Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews www.instagram.com/weedweeknews/

95. Periodic Effects: When Candies Go Pod Feb 06, 2020

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Our guest Wayne Schwind runs both the Oregon cannabis brand Periodic Edibles and the acclaimed Periodic Effects podcast. In a swap, Alex and Donny will appear on Thursday’s edition of that podcast. Here Schwind explains how he went from Northern Michigan chemistry student to Portland edibles entrepreneurs with a neat media tool.Forbes Top 8 Podcasts https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/12/11/2019s-top-eight-cannabis-podcasts-you-need-in-your-life/Periodic Edibleshttps://www.periodicedibles.com/IG @periodicedibles @periodiceffects“I am a Scientist,” Guided by Voiceshttps://youtu.be/zN9x6zckn18The Cannabis Dictionarywww.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…rin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter…am.com/weedweeknews

94. Canadian Mids, Quads & Swag with Jesse Staniforth Jan 28, 2020

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WeedWeek Editor Jesse Staniforth joins Alex and Donny to discuss the legalization of manufactured products like edibles and vapes. In Canada, they’re calling it Legalization 2.0.Reflecting on his first U.S. purchases, Staniforth contrasts the differences between his home in Montreal — where there’s no weed advertising and limit of 10 mg THC per **package** of edibles — and Sin City, where pot advertising is ubiquitous and infused food products can include 10 times that amount. Also, Alex explains how he came to write his new book, The Cannabis Dictionary, which comes out on March 3 and is now available for preorder.This week’s episode is brought to you by the Social K’s Big Green Retirement Plan. SocialK offers retirement plans designed to help you sleep at night knowing you’re changing the world for the better. They don’t invest in fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons, or companies involved in deforestation. They do invest in companies that respect gender equality. Social K’s Big Green offers investment fiduciary 338 and administrative fiduciary 316 services. Go to SocialK.com for more information.The Cannabis Dictionaryhttps://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605"My Stompin' Grounds, by Stomping' Tim Connors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzV-gN5IveA 46. Gelato's Father, Mr. Sherbinski https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/46-gelatos-father-mr-sherbinski/id1332937362?i =1000431078132Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews Instagram.com/weedweeknews

93. Equity Gains Momentum: Eaze and the Underrepresented Jan 25, 2020

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In legal cannabis, atoning to Black and Latino communities for the excesses of the War on Drugs is a recurring and complicated issue. This fall, California-based delivery platform Eaze unveiled Momentum, a 10-week business accelerator for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities. WeedWeek co-host Donnell Alexander was at Eaze headquarters for the initial gathering of entrepreneurs from Momentum’s 10 nascent companies. He followed one start-up — the sleep-focused Los Angeles brand Dreamt — from its webinar sessions with Eaze experts, to the young company’s preparation for investor pitch sessions in L.A, next month. Also on the Eaze beat, Alex and Donny discuss fallout from a new report on the company’s finances.Eaze on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/eazeEaze’s Momentum https://www.eaze.com/momentumDreamthttps://youdreamt.com“Delivery Giant Eaze May Go Up in Smoke” TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/eaze-out-of-cash-to-burn/92. Matt Barnes & Al Harrington: NBA Weed Leadershttps://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/92nbaweedleadersfinalLos Lobos The Valleyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_UNHB-GfwGet access to a secure, transparent banking solution with DamaFinancial. Secure your cash, make and receive electronic payments, and stop worrying your account will be shut down for being a cannabis business. Schedule a consultation at damafinancial.com today or call 877-401-3262.Pre-order Alex’s Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionary www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictiona…dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter…am.com/weedweeknews

92. Matt Barnes & Al Harrington: NBA Weed Leaders Jan 17, 2020

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The National Basketball Association is the professional sports league most identified with cannabis, so there’s little surprise that the NBA has generated two of sport’s most prominent activists-entrepreneurs, Al Harrington and Matt Barnes. Late last year Harrington opened the Detroit dispensary Viola — named after his grandmother — and joined Donny and Alex for wide-ranging conversation in Las Vegas. World Champion Matt Barnes has partnerships with Seven Leaves, Eaze and his own Swish brand. In successive interviews, Barnes and Harrington speak out on pro hoops’ pot rules and habits, how to reach the pot prejudiced, and the prospect ofgenerational wealth for historically-persecuted communities. Plus, Alex discusses how investors made nearly $1 Billion shorting pot stocks. Viola Brand https://violabrands.comShowtime’s All the Smoke (with Stephen A. Smith)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2fBQK-LYsSeven Leaves https://www.sevenleavesca.comWeed & the Body at War, with Alice Moon https://soundcloud.com/weedweeknews/91-weed-and-the-body-at-war-with-alice-moon Pre-order Alex’s Halperin’s Cannabis Dictionary https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Dictionary-Alex-Halperin/dp/1784726605Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

91. Weed & the Body at War, with Alice Moon Jan 13, 2020

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Five years ago, cannabis entrepreneur Alice Moon was well known on the Los Angeles scene, from high-end bud events to her very smokey Instagram account. Then Moon — who didn’t consider herself a heavy THC consumer — began to vomit upon smoking. Initially in disbelief that cannabis could harm her, she suffered through a period of continuous vomiting. Finally, one five-course, THC-infused meal ended Alice Moon’s relationship with pot and plunged her relationship with the cannabis community into upheaval. This week Alex and Donnell explore the mysterious and controversial condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Plus: Our hosts discuss new cannabinoid compound discoveries.Alice Moon on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/thealicemoon Alice Moon on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thealicemoon/Unravelling the Mystery of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndromehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-8im4X9HXM&feature=youtu.beItalian scientists discover a new cannabinoid compoundhttps://www.livescience.com/new-potent-cannabinoid.htmlSign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperin twitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

90. Gofire Or Go Home, with Joe Hodas Jan 01, 2020

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90. GoFire or GoHomeJoe Hodas, CEO of Colorado company GoFire is this week’s guest. He joined Alex, Donny, and Canada Editor Jesse Staniforth in Las Vegas. On the episode, Hodas explains how the GoFire vaping ecosystem functions, offers his thoughts on Colorado’s regulatory limitations, and explains the law that gives GoFire a competitive advantage in Ohio. Plus: Donnell and Alex discuss MedMen's unexpected exit from Arizona and what it means for the marketplace.Ebbu Background1.https://twitter.com/jbstaniforth/status/1100139484086239233?s=202. The Ebbu FilesWeedMaps CEO Chris Bealshttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/65891235?autoplay=trueRoger Obandohttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/66270246?autoplay=trueWeedWeekTwitter on “conscious capitalism” https://twitter.com/WeedWeekNews/status/1211804168941383680Sign up for free WeedWeek newsletters, to get weekly info on North America’s most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletterEmail us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews twitter.com/alexhalperin twitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

89: The Elusive Tribe of Roger Obando Dec 30, 2019

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Episode 89: The Elusive Tribe of Roger ObandoFive years ago, Roger Obando broke into the legal weed business by co-founding Baker, customer relationship software for dispensaries. Baker eventually merged into cannabis conglomerate Tilt Holdings and now Obando has written a book, The Highest Common Denomenator. In it he discusses “intersecting at the best version of ourselves, in service of equality, of opportunity, and of optionality” in the cannabis industry. In Episode 89, Obando discusses how his Costa Rican roots shaped his views on industry inclusiveness. Also: Alex and Donny have dueling thoughts on this week’s arrival of REC in Illinois.The Origin of Baker https://www.westword.com/news/baker-creates-tech-that-links-marijuana-dispensaries-with-customers-8157585Highest Common Denominatorhttps://www.rogerobando.com/book-innerFollow Roger Obando on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/robando?lang=enNominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedys Weedys Judges on the WeedWeek podcast: Steve DeAngelohttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/59918668Bryant Mitchellhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/30-the-small-growers-dilemma-with-bryant-mitchell/id1332937362?i=1000423272430Ophelia Chonghttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weedweek/e/62137934Sign up for the WeedWeek newsletter, WeedWeek Canada, and WeedWeek California to get weekly info on the most interesting industry delivered to your inbox. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews twitter.com/alexhalperin twitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

88. The Substance Of April Pride's Style Dec 23, 2019

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From early December’s Las Vegas sessions, we bring you April Pride, whose sense of design transcends media. Before launching the ‘How to Do the Pot’ podcast through her Of Like Minds brand, this Seattle-based creative entrepreneur was best known for applying new ideas about function and form to weed through Van der Pop, a line of discrete smoking tools. Pride’s “radical good time” sensibility comes though as she engages Donnell and Alex on racial and gender inequities.Listen to the first season of ‘How to Do the Pot’https://open.spotify.com/show/6nSYuEzZnsWuU9XS5NN1E4 Follow April Pride on Twitter https://twitter.com/april_pride?lang=en and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aprilpride/?hl=enNominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedys The WeedWeek gift guide www.weedweek.net/stories/weedweeks-2019-holiday-gift-guide/ Sign up for WeedWeek’s three free newsletters. They’re the best way to keep up with the Green Rush. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.net Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/weedweeknews twitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshell instagram.com/weedweeknews

87. Candace Gingrich Steps Into the Sunlight Dec 16, 2019

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's half-sibling Candace is cementing her identity outside of their famous brother and a career in human rights activism. An ambassador for Revolution's Florida brand, Gingrich brings the same sort of perceptiveness and empathy to cannabis education that she did to an activism. In a call from Miami International Airport, Gingrich speaks to the peculiarities of Florida's MED-only legal weed market and how a queer pot proponent can remain on a friendly basis. (Hint: Follow the opioids.)Read up on Revolution Enterprises.https://www.revolutionenterprises.orgRead Candace Gingrich's memoir, The Accidental Activist. https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Activist-Candace-Gingrich/dp/0684836556Cannabis Business Times' coverage of Gingrich's hiring.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/candace-gingrich-revolution-enterprises-hire-florida-lgbtq/Nominate your favorite brands for the Weedy Awards, coming in February.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weedysThe WeedWeek gift guidewww.weedweek.net/stories/weedweeks-2019-holiday-gift-guide/Sign up for WeedWeek’s three free newsletters. They’re the best way to keep up with the Green Rush. www.weedweek.net/newsletter Email us your comments, questions or suggestions at hello@weedweek.netFollow us on Twitter and Instagram:twitter.com/weedweeknewstwitter.com/alexhalperintwitter.com/donnyshellinstagram.com/weedweeknews

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