Sustainable Cannabis Coalition

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the SCC Podcast! Today, our host Shawn Cooney will be having an open discussion with Mackie Barch the Chief Cannabis Officer of Culta. They cover a wide range of conversations with deep dives into Culta's sustainability plans and environmental commitments as well as his thoughts on where he sees his company and the cannabis industry is heading. It's an enlightening episode that you surely won't want to miss!

Today, at the Sustainable Cannabis Coalition, Devin Quarles will be hosting GrowGeneration's very own Sherri Danner and Shantel "Shaq" Arguello. In this episode they will get into the weeds on topics that drive sustainability in cannabis cultivation, from equipment selection, IPM strategies & water use, to social equity programs and other resources for producers. This is a fantastic episode that will surely be of interest to all our listeners.

Welcome back! This week, Co-Founder of the SCC, Shawn Cooney will be talking with Eamonn O'Kane, C.E.O, and Chris Tenaglia, C.O.O, of Valiant. They are going to dive into cutting edge knowledge and experiences that they've gained developing cannabis facilities across the country and dealing with a wide range of unique climates.

Welcome back for the Second Season of the Sustainable Cannabis Coalition Podcast! In this episode, Shawn Cooney, Co-Founder of the SCC will be speaking with Hadi Feltham, the VP of Business Development for Pure Life Carbon. Hadi breaks down for us the impacts of their carbon negative soilless grow medium which is built from a Bio-Carbon base. This is a really intriguing episode that you definitely won't want to miss!

In the final episode of this season, the SCC talk to one of its founding members, Gro iQ. In this discussion, Hugh Gaasch, VP of Strategy & John Vivilecchia, VP of Program Management at Gro iQ will dive into using data to quantify sustainability in indoor cultivation, as well as its challenges and the uncomfortable truths of energy use lurking under killer yield numbers in the cannabis industry. Stay tuned for a truly insightful conversation.

In this weeks episode, the SCC welcomes Dean Waters and Eddie Van Pelt from VIMBY. Dean is VIMBY's founder and CEO, and Eddie is VIMBY's CFO and Co-Founder. Dean and Eddie will talk about the importance of making sustainability a key component of a cannabis company's story, meaningful strategy/messaging, and how having that story and messaging has a positive impact on the bottom line of the company. Dean & Eddie bring a really unique perspective to these topics that you really don't want to miss out on.

In this weeks episode, the SCC welcomes Hanna Shanes, VP of Operations & Chief Compliance Officer at 365 Cannabis and Steve Carlson, CTO of Buddies Brand. They will be talking about the role of Enterprise Resource Planning software typically known as ERP plays in the Cannabis business, as well as the role of software in furthering sustainability and their operation. 

Today, joining the SCC for a great conversation is one of its founding members David Vaillencourt, Founder & CEO of the GMP Collective. David brings a wealth of experience in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Quality Systems. Together, we will dive into what GMP and Quality Systems mean for Cannabis Operators and the industry at-large, what are some of the best practices around quality control and Cannabis, as well as how GMP and Quality Systems help not only with driving sustainability, but also risk mitigation. It's a quality episode, pun definitely intended so you don't want to miss out!

The SCC welcomes Marc Byers, Founder & President of Byers Scientific and Dr. Will Vizuete, Chief Scientific Officer, as they are joined by Tristain Strauss, Co-Founder & C.E.O of Headwaters and President of CARP Growers. They will discuss air quality odor mitigation and emission analysis of indoor cultivation and how these factors come into play when thinking about sustainability of cannabis cultivation within communities, it's a great episode stay tuned to listen.

This week, the SCC welcomes Brooke Butler & Katelin Edwards to discuss regulatory frameworks, GMP, and how it affects the ability of cannabis companies to structure and implement sustainability in practical ways inside of their operation within the bounds of these regulations. They also discuss how Simplifya is helping operators navigate these regulatory hurdles, there is a ton of valuable insight in this conversation that you don't want to miss!

In this episode, the SCC is joined by a fascinating panel of guests that collectively have over 80 years of experience in fertigation, technology and cultivation. Jeff Neff from Argus Controls, Al Zylstra from DRAMMwater & Chad Salute from Maven Genetics. They will be discussing fertigation technology, its impact on facility design and water use, as well as the role fertigation can play in driving sustainable practices within an operation.

This week, the SCC is joined by Tony Verzura, C.E.O of Blue River Terps who dives deep into the topics of extraction, the pros and cons of different methods, and the impact extraction processes have on sustainability in the Cannabis industry. It is a fascinating conversation that you don't want to miss!

In this episode, Melissa May and Benjamin Katchman from PathogenDx discuss with the SCC about the deeper role that pathogens play in cannabis inside & outside of the grow rooms, and the need as well as opportunity to use testing for preventative and environmental monitoring.

This week, Outlaw Technology members David Eagleson, Hans Dietterich, and Justin Peterson are joined by Nancy Koury, President of Middlesex Integrative Medicine Inc. They will be discussing RFID tracking and inventory management technology, and its role in furthering sustainability by increasing visibility in the operation, strengthening labor efficiency, and easing automation in the seed to sale system.

Founding SCC Member Eric Myers of OMEGA Equipment & Supply is joined by Jeff and Peggy Hollenback from BeneLeaves LLC. In this episode, they will be discussing sustainability in the supply, processing and packaging of cannabis products.