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The most powerful PR firms in Cannabis. This week, we want to address the influx of professionals within the public relations realm that have taken on cannabis industry clients. We here at Cannabis Radio are flooded monthly by hundreds upon hundreds of emails from PR firms reaching out to us. We even featured a number of those PR professionals in featured interviews on the network, and now we welcome another. We welcome Harrison Wise, the Founder, and CEO of Wise Public Relations, Inc. - a full-service marketing communications agency which was recently named as one of the most powerful PR firms in Cannabis. Don’t read a lot of bios, but I want to highlight a few things. Harrison has twenty-four years of agency and corporate communications experience. You mentored at Techstars and you’re a member of the NCIA. You’re also a Chairman of The Bluntness Media, that helps readers navigate the rapidly-evolving world of legalized cannabis.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:

Huge Canadian cannabis conglomerate. This week, we are talking with the CEO of what is being called a huge Canadian cannabis conglomerate. Diversified in its holdings, Biome is steered by leaders in the cannabis space - in finance, growing technologies, regulatory affairs, business building, and marketing. Khurram Malik, CEO of Biome brings us through myriad of topics. Were joined by Khurram Malik, CEO of Biome. Malik's company, Biome, is going to be pairing with CBD Acres for a deal of 80,000kg of hemp CBD over the next 5 years with plans to bring it to markets in other places like Africa and Asia, which haven't fully implemented medical programs utilizing THC. Europe and the LATAM region are attractive regions for many companies to establish operations. Europe's overall cannabis market is projected to reach USD 66.8 Billion within the next five years, while the LATAM region is expected to reach USD 12.7 Billion in sales by 2028, according to Prohibition Partners. The research notes that several

Growing pharmaceutically viable cannabis with Jeffrey Gossain, Chief Operating Officer at Atlas Biotechnologies Inc. Jeffrey is a business executive experienced in the Canadian medical cannabis production industry. Executive level involvement in the tech sector, namely the mobile application industry. Professional Engineer specializing in asset management of a multi-faceted fleet of equipment for a large construction company. This week we showcase another great cannabis business in the legalized constitutional monarchy of Canada. That business is Atlas, an Edmonton-based LP, or limited partnership, that is focused on the medicinal side of cannabis cultivation. They have a 38,000 square foot controlled-environment agricultural facility in Alberta with 9 microclimates. Their goals are to pioneering genetics, growing pharmaceutically viable cannabis, and educating patients and consumers about the qualities, types, and uses of cannabis.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: ht

Today on Blunt Business we are joined by founder and CEO Kevin Hart to learn how GCV has solved the biggest pain point in the entire legal cannabis space, unlocking the true potential of the largest addressable market we’ll see in our lifetime. The cannabis industry is booming. So why can’t consumers pay with “plastic” when buying legal cannabis? Why are there machine gun-carrying guards inside of legal cannabis businesses (dispensaries), and a constant stream of armored cars coming and going? Why are cannabis business owners hoarding mattresses—and entire houses—full of loose cash? Both the legal cannabis and banking industries want each other badly: dispensaries crave access to banking services. Without those services, the capabilities of dispensaries are severe, painfully limited for owners, employees, customers—and even regulators, who crave organization and documentation in order to do their compliance audits. And about those banks… Community banks and credit unions are on the decline, and desperately n

Today on Blunt Business we are joined by Jessie Gibson,Co Founder and Head of Marketing of Greenery Map. This week we’re going to jump into digital marketing and more importantly search marketing by way of a new Cannabis app called Greenery Map. Greenery Map is the world’s first and only cannabis search engine and the ONLY app that provides consumers with a platform to search for products based on desired mood, medicinal use and method of consumption.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Bussiness were joined by Jacob Levin, COO of Best in Grow Presented by USCC Expo 8/3-4 Miami Hyatt. We usually bring on the show various thought leaders and power players in the cannabis industry from Silicon Valley to Hollywood to Madison Avenue, but how often do you get to meet an Ivy Leaguer who has joined the space. Were joined by a a clinical psychologist from Harvard, who has brought robust analytics and behavioral science to the cannabis industry. We talk about what his collective experiences in private equity Jacob and hedge funds that helped him in what he planned to do in the cannabis industry or wherever your entrepreneurial venture landed at.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we speak with John Yang, CEO, and Co-founder of Treez.io. They are tackling one of the biggest issues they think has always put a cloud on the legitimizing of the cannabis industry to the mainstream fabric. John provides research and data findings that debunk some the largest stigmatic stereotypes looming in cannabis to those on the outside looking in and downplaying the amazing progress and potential the cannabis industry holds.They talk about what compelled John to not only compile and research data but mainly for the purpose of stomping out the stigmatization of cannabis. As well as making a dent on the cannabis stigma in his opinion vs. the mainstream putting those names into the same tired stereotype.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we are joined by Eric Rice, CEO of Quanta, Inc. Quanta uses a combination of Quantum Physics and Bio-Chemistry to increase the performance of plant matter in the body. Their patented technology increases the vibration, or bio-energy, within targeted elements to create resonance effects in the human body. We talk about CBD and the Process of Polarization. Polarization is a technology that is applied to CBD, using quantum physics to manipulate and stabilize electron spin in naturally occurring elements, such as cannabinoids, to increase performance in the body. Thus, Polarization controls the effects of CBD, making the experience reliable and consistent every time you use it.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we’re joined by Danny Keith, the CEO of Cannabis Club TV, Danny has built, operated, and sold numerous businesses and has also raised over $20M in nonprofit and corporate fundraising. He’s worked in social media, Internet development, nonprofits, surf and action sports, and professional sports with the Golden State Warriors minor league affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors before founding Cannabis Club TV. We speak about the steps you took to make Cannabis Club TV into reality. As well as deep dive in the sales pitch used for advertising on CCTV.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business were joined by the Founder and CEO of AdLoop, Josh Segal. AdLoop is a leading advertising technology platform servicing both enterprise companies and consumer brands, which recently announced the launch of AdLink, a new tool that allows advertisers the ability to effectively target consumers for digital consumption. We speak about effectively targeting specific demographics that are appropriate for cannabis content consumption, the response from dispensary owners and the feedback from their customers, and given the friction, we see between these tech company giants and Congress would there be a solution you see we can make without necessary intervention or regulation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business were joined by the founder of Potsoul, Sam Poirier. Potsoul is a family-owned business in Quebec, Canada founded to foster cannabis education, culture, and a community of like-minded cannabis enthusiasts. Sam is an expert in growing practices and takes a unique approach to cannabis consumption. He has a master’s degree in botany and produces cannabis using sustainable, environmentally safe, and wholly organic practices. We speak about some of the obstacles that are being experienced in Quebec in regards to Canadian legalization. Also, we speak of the coalition of Quebec health professionals who have teamed up to denounce the province's plan to raise the legal age for smoking cannabis to 21 the highest in the country.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business were joined by Richard Wright the President, and CEO of The Alkaline Water Co. His company made the headlines by announcing your A88 Infused Beverage Division is entering into a Technology-Licensing Agreement with Infusion Biosciences. The Alkaline Water Co. aims to achieve sector leadership by ensuring that Alkaline88 is consistently the highest quality alkaline drinking water available nationwide. They aim to partner with top distributors, co-packers and key industry influencers to ensure the broadest distribution at competitive prices by utilizing gold standard supply chain efficiencies. Richard talks about what the company has been producing prior to Alkaline88, and what they are now looking to make with this formulation. As well as varieties, flavors, what kind of concentrations and what are the best benefits behind these beverages compared to other energy drinks or other hydration-type beverages.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://red

Today on Blunt Business were joined by Ronan Levy, Chief Strategic Officer of Trait Bioscience. Ronan is co-founder of Grassfed Ventures Inc., a private equity and advisory firm focused on the cannabis and biotechnology industries. Prior to joining Trait, Ronan served as Senior Vice President, Business and Corporate Affairs at Aurora Cannabis Inc., which he joined after Aurora acquired CanvasRx Inc. in 2016, a company Ronan co-founded Ronan also serves on the Board of Directors of Province Brands. Ronan has proclaimed that cannabis-related stocks, regulations and new applications are set to dominate conversations across North America and around the world. He breifs us on the research and forethought that led you to that prediction. We speak about if consumers will grow weary of "now with CBD" as marketing pitch, And will true brands will start to emerge from such marketing.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we are joined by Tyler Beuerlein, Hypur, Executive Vice President of Business Development. Hypur is a technology provider that enables Financial Institutions to enter and scale within highly regulated industries. Tyler's role with the company touches every aspect of other business including relationships with their Bank and Credit Union clients, Government Officials, Regulatory bodies, and the industries those institutions serve. He is deeply immersed in the State Legal Cannabis industry as many of the Financial Institutions in the United States openly Banking the industry use us to do so. These industries can be riddled with misinformation Tyler is on a mission to make sure those wrongs are righted. We speak about how the compliance software his company provides includes features built specifically for marijuana banking. With Marijuana still being classified as a schedule one drug, how can his company help the future of cannabis banking?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co

Today on Blunt Business we are joined by Warren Bravo, CEO of Green Relief. We speak about his company and their methods such as aquaponics. Using fish to grow cannabis in a natural ecosystem environment, aquaponics doesn't require the use of fertilizers and produces an end product as pure and natural as possible something particularly important with cannabis oil. We also talk about the certain strains and what they provide in terms of benefit and how they are different. With the kind of expansion and investment Canadian companies like Green Relief are making, we find out how much of it is focused on a potential expansion into the rest of North America as well.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business were joined by Ryan Smith, CEO & Founder of LeafLink Claire Moloney, first hire & Growth Manager at LeafLink, managed the Leaflink list. LeafLink recently released it’s first-ever LeafLink List, honoring the best-selling and fastest-growing cannabis brands and products on its b2b e-commerce platform, which hosts over $600M per year in wholesale orders. LeafLink is the cannabis industry's standard wholesale ordering platform with over $600M in annual orders. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, it connects over 700+ brands and 2,500+ retailers across 12 states through its B2B marketplace.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we speak with Vincent Ning, the CEO and cofounder of Nabis. Nabis is a software-enabled licensed cannabis distributor based in Oakland, CA, providing cannabis brands and cultivators with a full suite of distribution services around logistics, sales, and software. We speak about how they have had to navigate the waters of investment and VC funding to get the company to where it is today. Plus the real truth about supply and demand in California from their perspective.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business We’re happy to welcome the CEO & Co-Founder of Confident Cannabis, Steve Albarran. We learn about a company that empowers all verticals in the supply chain and ultimately consumers to know what is made, who makes it, and what it’s made of in real-time.Confident Cannabis is the only place where cannabis producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers showcase and discover products from verified businesses with test results directly from licensed labs.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we speak to the Chief Technology Officer of urban-gro, Larry Dodson. urban-gro is a systems integrator that helps cultivators achieve sustainable scalability via innovative solutions that drive down costs, increase economic yield and reduce environmental impact. The company’s ag tech division, Soleil Technologies, delivers data-driven microclimate intelligence using high-density sense and control technology to improve crop quality, consistency, and operational efficiencies. By combining its design and integration services, industry-leading suite of cultivation equipment and crop management products, and proprietary technology solutions, urban-gro provides integrated solutions for today’s commercial cannabis cultivators to efficiently manage and optimize their cultivation operations.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Blunt Business we are happy to speak with the first African American woman to own a marijuana dispensary in Colorado. We are talking with Cannabis Activist and Entrepreneur Wanda James was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Cannabis by High Times magazine in 2018, one of the 2016 Cannabis Business Executive (CBE) 50 Most Important Women in the Cannabis Industry, and has earned her a lifetime achievement award at the 2017 Cannabis Business Awards for her role in the commercial rise of the plant. James was a former lieutenant in the United States Navy, where some of her duties included tracking submarines. She also was a political campaign manager. She ran Colorado representative Jared Polis's first campaign, and ran the 2006 congressional race in Colorado Springs, Colorado for Lieutenant Colonel Jay Fawcett. She worked on former President Barack Obama's 2008 National Finance Committee. She also worked to get sentences dropped for people in jail for cannabis possession. She worked