Greenhouse, Hoop House, Light Dep (How to Classify Cannabis & Hemp)
There are so many ways to grow cannabis, it can make your head spin. Indoor, outdoor, green house or hoop house?
The New Farmers Market
I was talking with some co workers about the "Old days" of the canna biz. I was telling them about the farmers markets they had every week, bi weekly or monthly. Farmers would buy space and a table...
Automated CO2 Extraction, Cannabis Crude & Aerospace Roots w/ Cool Clean Technologies |HempList #64
With a background Aerospace Cleaning & Sterilization, Dr. Nelson Sorbo explains how he used his experience to jump into the Hemp / Cannabis extraction business with Cool Clean Technologies, a company that also builds industrial cleaning, cooling, & extraction processes in many applications. Then Chase asks Jake to explain how Cool Clean Technologies has narrowed in on a Fully Automated Subcritical Liquid CO2 extraction system for the Cannabis specific extractions... and the crew ends the podcast discussing the future of Cannabis if it were to be federally legalized.
Nano Delta 8 Drinks, The Future of Cannabis, & Designing A Consumer Friendly Brand w/ Reef Drinks |HempList #63
Chase & Robert talk about Reef Drinks' great looking D8 drinks, and discuss how difficult it can be to get a supply chain going for something like a beverage company... Then, both agree about the future consolidation of cannabis and talk about what could lay ahead for the industry if cannabis was federally legalized.
Navigating the Legal Grey Areas of Cannabis w/ David from Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |HempList #62|
David and Chase discuss the legal world surrounding cannabis and hemp, including all the grey areas that can get a starting business mixed up! David’s been helping cannabis companies get a legal start in the industry since 2014...
Calm Peak on Synthetic Cannabinoids, Heart Attacks, & Building an Award Winning Brand |HempList #61|
After James survived a serious heart attack he found himself first using CBD and eventually getting into the business with his brand Calm Peak. In addition Patricia, Calm Peak’s lawyer, joins in to talk about what is happening in the industry and where the future of hemp might lead with minor cannabinoids.
WA Homesteading with 800+ Hemp Plants ft. CR Green Farm |The HempList #60|
Carolyn Sanders & Rob Manson share their story and how they got to growing over 800 hemp plants last year in Western Washington State. While managing day jobs, and aiming for retirement, Carolyn & Rob turned about 1 acre of the family farm (an established foraging pasture that contains Clover, Annual Winter Rye Grass, Pasture Grass, Alfalfa, and Asteraceae) into a thriving outdoor hemp plot!
How to Advertise Your Cannabis Products?
Cannabis businesses of all sizes need to be aware of the latest trends in online and offline cannabis advertising. This blog post will highlight some of the crucial aspects that you should know about advertising your cannabis products
Sweetwater Hemp on the Largest Ice Water Extraction Facility, Walmart, & More! |The HempList #58|
Brett & Chase have a ton to talk about with Sweetwater Hemp; everything from how the family grows herbs for Walmart (if there’s a future in Walmart Hemp Products), and how Sweetwater is currently operating the largest Ice Water Extraction facility in the world! Chase and Brett also get into the science of Ice Water Extraction, and how Sweetwater ensures the cleanest, full spectrum oils that are used to make a wide range of products in the Sweetwater catalog including tinctures, and gummies made in house..
Discussing Chemistry, Testing Equipment & Cannabis W/ Dr. Kuhn from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |The HempList #55|
Chase and Dr. Eberhardt Kuhn have a great discussion starting with some basic Chemistry questions surrounding the differences between different cannabinoids like THC and CBD. Then Dr. Kuhn explains the differences between different methods of testing cannabis such as Liquid Chromatography, mass spectrometry, how they work, and what is specifically used for Cannabis. Chase also has a ton of cannabinoid questions for the PHD Chemist, everything from reading Cannabis Test Results on labels, to CBN conversion in cannabis smuggled from Mexico!
Manufacturing Capsules, Soft Gels & Building Your Brand w/ Custom Capsule Consultants |The HempList #56|
Now with Custom Capsule Consultants Robert & Trish Hill help provide white label capsule services for brands as well as provide their own line of unique products. Trish talks about their philosophy behind designing new products, gives advice for new brands, and even talks about some under utilized product categories in the space. Finally Robert discusses some of the challenges of producing capsules in house and how they have even been working on providing Vegan Capsules!