Grassi CannaTalk

Justin Fischer of RiskScout joins us to talk about compliance standards for cannabis and related industries, and his experience navigating the intersection of banking and cannabis. He also talks about what cannabis companies can do to get themselves ready from a compliance perspective. Visit https://www.riskscout.com/ for more information!

We talk with Adam Kurtz and Ed McCauley of Fusion CBD about their experiences growing and processing hemp, as well as just how different the markets can be between the east and west coasts. They also discuss vending machines and what they see as the future of the hemp and CBD markets. Visit https://fusioncbd.com/ for more information!

We talk with Mackenzie Ferguson of Verda about the intersection of technology and cannabis, as well as the role that compliance plays in scaling a platform for the industry. Mackenzie also gives us some insight into how Verda has navigated very different cannabis markets in both the United States and Canada. Visit https://go.verda.com/ to find out more!

Today we talk with Caleb Putrich and Nick Willeke, the Co-Founders of Sojen Inc, the first hemp-based workplace wellness company. We discuss Sojen’s founding, its recent Exhale bundle partnership with Lululemon, and its plans for the Sojen Workplace Kit in 2021. To learn more about Sojen, check out www.sojen.co, and use the code “GRASSI” for half off your first purchase.

Peter Su of BNB Bank talks about how he got into the cannabis industry as a banker and some of the challenges that he has seen as he navigates a complex and ever-changing compliance framework.

John Pellitteri and Robert Bernstein of Grassi’s Cannabis Advisory Group talk strategies for breaking into the cannabis industry and lessons learned along their own journey into this unique market sector.