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This week we are breaking down behind the scenes look at when Canada legalized Cannabis and the forward look to global trade negotiations. 

We discuss:

• How Canadians legalization violated international treaties
• Why Consumption Lounges could be a massive opportunity 
• How future global regulations might not include the United States 

About Nathan Mison:

Nathan Mison is a Founding Partner of Diplomat Consulting. As the former Vice President of Government and Stakeholder Relations at Fire & Flower, he was one of the first employees for the company, helping guide it through legalization and into its place as Canada’s largest independent cannabis retail company. Nathan is the co-chair of the National Cannabis Working Group for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the Alberta Cannabis Council. founding member of NorthCanvas, an ancillary cannabis incubator, a member of the Alberta Cannabis Stakeholder Group and a founding member of the Alberta Cannabis Retailers Association. He has a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Alberta and has volunteered his time as the Past President of the Valley Zoo Development Society and is the co-founder of Politics on Tap.

This show is presented to by 8th Revolution:

At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in regard to the hemp & cannabis industry. Our forward-thinking team can diagnose, analyze & optimize every detailed nuance of your company to keep your business safe, smart, and profitable. Our flexibility and experience combined with ongoing research create unique insights into how to best grow your market share. Contact us directly at [email protected]

Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24

Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney 

This week we are breaking down franchising opportunities in the cannabinoid industry with an educational focus.  

We discuss:

– Transitioning from Pharma to Cannabinoid industry  

– Franchising opportunity in the cannabinoid industry  

– Industrial vs horticulture Hemp  

Franny’s Farmacy provides safe access to high-quality hemp straight from Franny’s Farm and its growers located in the Asheville NC area to customers in all 50 states. Because of Franny’s Farmacy’s transparent, vertically integrated seed-to-sale product line, the company has grown to be one of the most distinguished hemp and CBD brands in the U.S. with dispensaries along the east coast.

https://frannysfarmacy.com

https://www.instagram.com/frannysfarmacy/

https://www.instagram.com/frannytacy/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBk6cAzY7MujVgXRS1KgRA

https://www.facebook.com/frannysfarmacy/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/franny-tacy-4903518a/

This show is presented to by 8th Revolution:

At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in regard to the hemp & cannabis industry. Our forward-thinking team can diagnose, analyze & optimize every detailed nuance of your company to keep your business safe, smart, and profitable. Our flexibility and experience combined with ongoing research create unique insights into how to best grow your market share. Contact us directly at [email protected]

Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24

Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney 

About Lisa Weser

As the former head of U.S. Marketing Communications at AB InBev, Lisa traded her crown as “Queen of Beers” for a new moniker: “The Cannabis Publicist.”  She established Trailblaze to bring a more sophisticated, disciplined “big CPG” approach to cannabis brand storytelling and help new players in this nascent industry find their way into the mainstream. (Plus, the “Bud Girl” pun was irresistible).

With over twenty years of experience working inside some of the world’s most admired companies, Lisa has earned a reputation for building culturally relevant consumer brands through creative campaigns and flawless execution within high-stakes, regulated environments.

Under her leadership, Trailblaze has become a go-to marketing communications agency for Fortune 500 companies entering the burgeoning cannabis industry, as well as start-ups looking to put their brands on the map.

Coming Soon

This show is presented to by 8th Revolution:

At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in regard to the hemp & cannabis industry. Our forward-thinking team can diagnose, analyze & optimize every detailed nuance of your company to keep your business safe, smart, and profitable. Our flexibility and experience combined with ongoing research create unique insights into how to best grow your market share. Contact us directly at [email protected]

Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24

Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney

About Lauren Wilson:

Lauren Wilson is a writer who approaches her work with an appreciation that every topic is always—always—more complicated than it seems. It is in the folds of complexity, the threads of nuance and the mending of contradictions that she weaves together meaning as an author, a freelance writer and a human being.

[email protected]

www.laurenmwilson.com  

This show is presented to by 8th Revolution:

At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in regard to the hemp & cannabis industry. Our forward-thinking team can diagnose, analyze & optimize every detailed nuance of your company to keep your business safe, smart, and profitable. Our flexibility and experience combined with ongoing research create unique insights into how to best grow your market share. Contact us directly at [email protected]

Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24

Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney

Kaelan Castetter is the Managing Director of Castetter Cannabis Group 

Kaelan has been in the New York hemp industry since 2015 as the founder of Sovereign Vines. Kaelan is also a co-founder of NYCGPA and helps to lead the discussion around adult-use cannabis legalization and legislative efforts. He played a key role in negotiations over the Hemp Extract Bill during the 2019 legislative session. the founder of Sovereign Vines: America’s Only Hemp Infused Wine and Castetter Sustainability Group (CSG), receiving the first issued hemp processor license in 2017. As CEO, he has developed CSG as a leader in helping New York hemp companies, and farmers navigate the complex supply-chain, regulations, and compliance on a state and national level. He strives to make CSG a leader in political, regulatory, and compliance advisement throughout the state and helping small businesses succeed in all sectors of the cannabis markets. Kaelan is also a co-founder of the New York Cannabis Growers & Processors Association, a group that was heavily involved in discussions around adult-use cannabis legalization and helped to write the Hemp Extract Bill during the 2019 legislative session.

https://www.nycgpa.org/

https://www.castettercannabis.com/

This show is presented to by 8th Revolution:

At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in regard to the hemp & cannabis industry. Our forward-thinking team can diagnose, analyze & optimize every detailed nuance of your company to keep your business safe, smart, and profitable. Our flexibility and experience combined with ongoing research create unique insights into how to best grow your market share. Contact us directly at [email protected]

Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24

Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney 

MariMed operates in every vertical of the legal cannabis business. MariMed’s operational excellence is rooted in data driven decision making powered by innovative technology & equipment at every vertical of a cannabis operation.

https://marimedinc.com/

About Howard Schacter

Howard Schacter has served as Chief Communications Officer of MariMed, Inc. since 2021. He brings a wealth of communications experience to his role in leading all external and internal communications to key company stakeholders, working to continually strengthen MariMed’s brand reputation, visibility, product sales, and retail store consumer traffic. Prior to joining MariMed, Mr. Schacter served for three years as head of communications for another leading multi-state cannabis operator, Acreage Holdings. Prior to entering the cannabis industry, Mr. Schacter counseled companies including Facebook, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Spotify, and many others as a senior executive at leading agencies, and earned a Brandweek Marketer of the Year award for creating and promoting a portfolio of licensed celebrity and athlete brands for apparel retailer Steve & Barry’s.

This show is presented to by 8th Revolution:

At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in regard to the hemp & cannabis industry. Our forward-thinking team can diagnose, analyze & optimize every detailed nuance of your company to keep your business safe, smart, and profitable. Our flexibility and experience combined with ongoing research create unique insights into how to best grow your market share. Contact us directly at [email protected]

Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24

Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney