Kristen and Simone speaks with physician advocate, marijuana law and policy expert, and civil rights and social justice reformer Malik Burnett MD, MBA, MPH, a resident physician in preventive medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Fearless Entrepreneur and Cannaisseur Heather Jane talks to Kristen and Simone about her work in the Cannabis Social where like minded individuals may connect and network within the cannabis industry.

Kristen and Simone are joined by the distinguished leaders of the newly formed National Association of Cannabis Businesses.

Today on Cannabis Business Minds we are joined The National Association of Cannabis Business's Joshua Laterman and Andrew Kline. The National Association of Cannabis Businesses is the premier cannabis industry self-regulatory organization in the United States, dedicated to helping its members achieve success in an ever-changing regulatory landscape by promoting compliance, transparency, record-keeping and responsible business practices. Being a member of the NACB distinguishes you as among the best operators in the industry. We’re driving a national solution aimed at reducing the risks to your business in an uncertain regulatory environment.

Kristen and Simone talk about the Importance of Leadership Training, Employee Engagement and Management Training following their recent visit to the 2017 NCIA Cannabis Business Summit and MJBizCon Spring 2017.

Bonita Bo Money is the CEO of Women Abuv Ground (WAG) a professional networking organization dedicated to educating and empowering ALL in the emerging cannabis industry. A cannapreneur, Bonita “Bo” Money is one of the few women of color in the emerging, billion dollar cannabis business.

In 2014 Obama sign the farm bill, Pauli packed his bags and family and moved to Colorado to start studying and working in the hemp industry. He landed at a dispensary that was conducting plant studies on cannabis.Through his studies, he established a routine that promoted a higher cannabinoid concentration and terpene concentration, noticeably larger amounts of CBG and CBD in cannabis. He then applied this method to hemp and had extraordinary success and creating a higher CBD content as well as CBD wall mitigating the THC content in the plant.Pauli has had the privilege and honor to work with some of the best chemists, chemical engineers, and engineers developing new equipment and new standards for the cannabis industry. This is where he was able to learn and study about extraction methods.

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Pauli then went on to be a beta tester for breeders and working directly with almost every breeder in Colorado. He’s been cultivating every strain that's been out since it started in Colorado and would provide the Breeders with feedback on the strains they grow, ie the characteristics cannabinoid concentration terpene expression ect.. This ultimately led to Pauli cultivating and creating his own strains with the properties that he considered to be medicinal and of high value. Why does he do it? “Because I love helping people. I like to educate and inform others on the beautiful qualities of hemp and other nutritional aspects of other plant extracts as well. I’ve seen the facts and how hemp changes people's lives and how it can remediate our soil. I am its biggest fan and supporter and know that it's the future of America. This is our Gateway back to our history, where we were once a healthy Nation. My greatest accomplishment is helping people, and throughout every process that helps not only our customers and our growers, but also helps every member of the team, every time, without fail. No exception!.”

“Wow! You work in the weed business? You must be killing it!” If you have ever said that, or thought that, you too, have fallen prey to the misconception. News coverage and reality TV shows make the cannabis industry appear as either the latest wealth generating commodity, or an industry “full of stoner entrepreneurs making money peddling weed”.

Renee Gagnon is the world's first Federally Licensed Transgendered Female Cannabis Pubco CEO, security specialist, and international speaker.

Kristen and Simone welcome Mariellen Jerkovich, director of the Humboldt Patient Resource Center. We learn about her work managing a medical marijuana dispensary and their compassionate care program.

Multinational Adhesive Corporation vs Internationally Acclaimed Cannabis Genetic Company
Let’s start with the basics: Gorilla Glue Adhesive Corporation is suing GG Strains, the creators of Gorilla Glue #4, #5 and #1, in Federal Court in Cincinnati Ohio for Dilution, Trademark infringement, Cyber Squatting and 2 other counts of trademark infringement. To be honest, I wasn’t surprised to hear of such a lawsuit. On the face of it all, why on earth would someone name their strain after a federally trademarked product? Let me ask you this: Should Dove Chocolate change their name because of Dove Soap, or vice versa? What about Delta Airlines and Delta Faucets? They coexist, because they are not competing in the same industry. What makes this instance any different?


Gorilla Glue Adhesive (or GGA) has no market share to lose over Gorilla Glue #4 (GG4). They are entirely different types of products. GGA has much more to GAIN in publicity with the considerable amount of popularity of GG4. They aren’t losing any customers from the affiliation. If anything, they have probably gained more customers!

Kristen and Simone discuss cannabis regulation in California with, Daniel A. Bergman, principal of the Bergman Law Group and its practice area The Hemp Counsel.

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Terry Blevins discusses his previous work in law enforcement as a police officer working in Maricopa County, Arizona to now providing security for the cannabis industry and how he has been actively educating government officials regarding the realities of legalization and decriminalization

Talking about Luxury Cannabis Products Delivered as Kristen and Simone speak with Chris Husong, the Co-Founder ClubM, Sales & Marketing Director at Elixinol.ClubM is a California-based marijuana membership club. The business offers a plethora of pre-selected cannabis products that you can enjoy from the comfort of your living room. Every box (called Mbox) is designed to fuel your creative spirit and enhance your organic lifestyle. The discreet box looks like a thick black book that conveniently fits in with your collection of reading materials. No one will ever know what’s inside. If you find something in the kit that tickles your fancy and want more of it, simply head over to the club’s online store and order some more.

Kristen and Simone discuss the many returns cannabis science and cannabis testing has brought us with Dr. Jeff Raber, the CEO and CVO for The Werc Shop.Dr. Jeffrey Raber received his PhD in organic chemistry from The University of Southern California with an emphasis on developing new synthetic methodologies useful in scientific drug discovery and development efforts.

From Law Enforcement to Cannabis Advocacy as Kristen and Simone speak with Terry Blevins the President and CEO for Armaplex Security Group.

If you are a regular listener, you might have noticed our absence for the past 2 weeks. Don't worry, we aren't going anywhere! We have been busy recording a bunch of new interviews, and doing some traveling to Oregon and Colorado for business. Today's mini-episode is a recap of our Denver and Portland trips, and some exciting news on the future of Cannabis Business Minds! Stay tuned! 

If you are like most people in the US, you might be thinking, "What do you mean, there are bans on cannabis businesses, I thought cannabis was legalized with Prop 64?", and you would be correct. Prop 64 did legalize cannabis, however it also allowed local governments the right to tax and regulate, or outright BAN cannabis businesses as they see fit. Our guest, Jacqueline McGowan is the founder of the group “California- City & County Ban Watch” which has become the #1 news source for cannabis regulations in the state. She began the group at the beginning of 2016 in order to track local bans that were sweeping the state after the passage of MCRSA. The group is now busy tracking Proposition 64 bans as well as local medical cannabis regulation implementation.

How do cannabis consumers make buying decisions? What guided your purchase the last time you bought a cannabis product? Was it the packaging, the reputation of a brand, or did you ask the budtender? In most cases, especially for new patients and consumers, purchases are usually made based on the recommendation of the budtender. How about the last time you went grocery shopping? What guided your purchasing decisions? Was it your shopping list, what’s on sale, or perhaps were you just hungry? Grocery and retail stores have spent millions of dollars analyzing their customers' every move to determine their purchasing habits. On this episode, we discuss the various ways CPG’s manage to get consumers to purchase their products with zero human interaction guiding their decisions, and what cannabis manufacturers and retailers can learn. Check out our shownotes here