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!
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!
The HempList #54: Nano Cannabinoids & Starting The First Cannabis Testing Lab w/ Nanobiologics
Randy started CannaSafe, a licensed and accredited cannabis laboratory in 2011, the first of its kind in the United States! Chase asks Randy to tell his personal story and how he went from being a chemist to working in the Hemp and Cannabis space with Nanobiologics Research Corp, then gives a detailed breakdown of how our two cannabinoid receptors actually work with cannabinoids. Now Randy has paired up with Billy Malone to manufacture a wide range of nano cannabinoid products, with the focus on water encapsulated nano ingredients rendering 100% bio-availability on cellular uptake.
The HempList #53: Going Public with the Largest Hemp Processing facility in the US: (GENH) Generation Hemp Inc
In this 20 min interview Gary walks us through how Generation Hemp Inc went public, how they're using one of the largest Hemp processing facilities in the USA, and even future expansion plans.. First Chase asks about how Gary took his experience from fundraising in the oil and gas industry to taking a hemp company public (and why?). Then learn about what exactly Generation Hemp Inc is doing right now, and some of their plans in the near future (NASDAQ?!).
The HempList #52: Bladeless Hemp / Cannabis Trimming with Tom’s Tumblers & Python Systems
No introduction needed for one of the most well known and popular trimming machine manufactures Tom's Tumbler! Chase and Tom discuss everything from starting Tom's Tumblers with a simple idea (fishing net), to the next evolution of trimming technology. Tom dives deep into why bladeless trimming is better in most cases for trimming hemp and cannabis flower, and even gives us a sneak peak into his next project with Python systems (full plant continuous trimming?!).