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Canadians and Cannabis

Canadians and Cannabis

How do Canadians feel about upcoming legalization? For this episode, we talk about the results from Navigator’s monthly poll that tracks public opinion on the changing market.

Featuring:

John Prentice, CEO of Ample Organics; Chris Kelly, Principal at Navigator Ltd.

Cannabis and Tech

Cannabis and Tech

We go through cannabis gets from seed-to-sale by talking about three companies that are using technology to make the process more efficient, more transparent, and to improve the consumer experience.

Featuring:

John Prentice, CEO of Ample Organics; Matei Olaru, CEO of Lift; Marcus Charles, Co-Founder of JUJU Joints.

 

The Professionalization of Cannabis

The Professionalization of Cannabis

For this episode, we’re talking about the professionalization of cannabis. How has the space developed? Where is the expertise? We talk about how people got started in the industry.

Featuring:

John Fowler, President and CEO of Supreme Pharmaceuticals; Rosy Mondin, Executive Director of the Cannabis Trade Alliance of Canada; Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star; Hugo Alves, Partner and Corporate Commercial and Climate Change Lawyer at Bennett Jones; and Ian Chamandy, Founding Partner of Blueprint Business Architecture.

 

 

Why we’re doing this podcast

This is kind of like episode 0.5, to set the stage for our first episode. There are a number of competing objectives and goals with legalizing recreational marijuana use. There are also a lot of questions that need to be answered: How will distribution work? Who will be responsible for what? What will be legal on day one?