BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector.  On this episode of BofC Live, we are joined by Jameson Berkow, the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Chronicle, a publication of Business of Cannabis. Berkow wrote this week about those that refer to themselves as ‘cannabis sommelier’. In the process, he found that the term itself is not universally accepted or understood. He joined us to talk about the piece and what he learned.Read You are Not a Cannabis Sommelier and You Never Will Be.Subscribe to the Weekly Chronicle for a limited time for $99/year.

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What you need to know about the term ‘cannabis sommelier’

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, Dr. Blake Pearson of Greenly Health joins the program to discuss how he thinks about older patients and medical cannabis. In addition to this own practice, Dr. Pearson spends much of his time training other doctors on treating patients with medical cannabis. Learn more about Greenly Health and Dr. Pearson.

Talking about medical cannabis for older patients

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Each week on BofC Live, we are joined by Liz Stahura, co-founder and President of BDSA, the Official Insights Partner of Business of Cannabis. In this week’s episode, Stahura provides a sneak peek into BDSA’s Retail Sales Tracking data – which is about to be released in its full form. Specifically, Stahura provides a detailed look at retail sales data from British Columbia and Alberta for 2020 through August – including overall volume of products consumers are buying in each province, the product array and which products are gaining share among consumers.

Understanding Canadian cannabis consumers

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Andrew Wilder and Jonathan Mahoney are part of the Cannabis Law Group at Torkin Manes, the Official Law Firm of Business of Cannabis. In this BofC Live episode, Wilder and Mahoney dive deep into their recent Business of Cannabis post unpacking mergers and acquisitions in the cannabis retail space – especially in Ontario.

Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions in the Cannabis Retail Space

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Dario Jeginovic of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis – joins BofC Live to talk about security clearances in the Canadian cannabis sector, including who conducts the security clearance, what they are looking for, and why security clearances are needed for people such as Quality Assurance Persons.

What you need to know about security clearances in the Canadian cannabis sector

On this episode of BofC Live, David Kerr, VP of Gallagher, joins the program to talk about a new partnership between Gallagher’s Canada team and Business of Cannabis. Today, Gallagher becomes the Official Insurance Provider of Business of Cannabis. Read the news release.

What to know about the insurance landscape in cannabis

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Each week on BofC Live, we are joined by Liz Stahura, co-founder and President of BDSA, the Official Insights Partner of Business of Cannabis. In this week’s episode, Stahura provides a deep dive into the California cannabis market – with a special emphasis on lessons the Canadian market can learn from consumer behaviour. Both the California and Canadian cannabis markets are estimated to be roughly the same size by 2025 – so understanding the similarities and differences is critical.

A deep dive into the California cannabis market

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, join us for a special announcement about how Business of Cannabis aims to serve the cannabis industry most effectively moving forward. Specifically, we announce the launch of the Weekly Chronicle, a subscription newsletter serving professionals and leaders working in the cannabis sector. Jameson Berkow, this podcast's guest, is a co-founder and the Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Chronicle. 

How Business of Cannabis can serve the industry more effectively

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Sherry Boodram of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis – joins BofC Live to talk about pesticide testing in Canadian cannabis. This segment is part of our weekly Ask the Experts segment with our CannDelta partner.

What you need to know about pesticide testing in Canadian cannabis

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Loïc Calvez, the co-founder and CEO of ALCiT, joined BofC Live to talk about a recent piece he penned for Business of Cannabis about the vulnerability passwords pose for internet security – especially within businesses as they grow. ALCiT is an Official Partner of Business of Cannabis.

Why you need a better password

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Tabitha Fritz is the Cannabis Education Specialist at mīhī cannabis (pronounced me-he), a newly-opened cannabis retail store in Burlington, Ontario. Fritz joins BofC Live to talk about the central role education plays – both for staff and for consumers – in the shopping experience at mīhī cannabis.Learn more about mīhī cannabis.

Education as a centerpiece of cannabis retail

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Each week on BofC Live, we are joined by Liz Stahura, co-founder and President of BDSA, the Official Insights Partner of Business of Cannabis.  In this week’s episode, Stahura provides an update on BDSA’s Canadian cannabis market update forecast revisions for the year, which include considerations of COVID’s effect on legal cannabis markets.

What you need to know about the post-COVID cannabis market forecast for Canada

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Vanessa Bairos of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis – joins BofC Live to provide insight into why there are still important opportunities for those entering the cannabis sector.

Reasons to get into the cannabis industry now

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, we are joined by Helen Stevenson, the Founder and CEO of the Reformulary Group on the day they launched the Cannabis Standard Index. The Index uniformly categorizes medical cannabis products based on objective data, allowing Canadians and the medical community to find accurate, detailed information and to reliably search and compare products.

Building and launching the Cannabis Standard Index

BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Tim Pellerin, the GM for PAX Labs, Canada and International. PAX Labs is the preeminent brand and product in the legal cannabis space in Canada and throughout North America. This week, PAX announced the launch of their newest product, the PAX Era Pro into the Canadian market. 

Launching industry-leading vape products into Canada

Jay Rosenthal, President and Co-Founder of the Business of Cannabis, interviews people from all parts of the cannabis industry.

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