For this week’s episode, the Professionally Cannabis hosts were joined by Dr. Markus Roggen, Founder of Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures. A straight-talking scientist who was somewhat of a pioneer in how extraction techniques have developed over the years, Markus gives us his two cents on both the science and business that underpins today’s cannabis industry.

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Dr. Markus Roggen, Founder, Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures

This week Jonny and Oscar were joined by Nick Tennant who is the Founder & CTO of Precision Extraction Solutions. As a non-plant touching entity themselves, Nick takes us on his cannabis journey – from building his first prototype at his dining room table 8 years ago to running one of the world’s leading cannabis extraction and lab equipment companies!

Nick Tennant, Founder & CTO, Precision Extraction Solutions

This week’s episode is a corker (pun slightly intended), albeit without Oscar for the interview – sad times. Jonny was joined by Tracey Mason, CEO of House of Saka – a cannabinoid-infused drinks company based out of California. Pioneers of CBD & THC loaded wines - sourced directly from the famous region, Napa Valley - Tracey takes us on her professional journey describing what 30 years in luxury beverages did to equip her with the skills and knowhow to launch a fantastic cannabis brand!

Tracey Mason, Co-Founder & CEO, House of Saka

Check out this week’s episode of the podcast – the Professionally Cannabis Hosts spoke with Mark Reinders, CEO of HempFlax about the incredible versatility of the plant and how it can be utilised across different industries and businesses. Did you know that companies like Porsche, Nike and Levi’s have all recently incorporated hemp into products? And this barely scratches the surface!

Mark Reinders, CEO of HempFlax

Check out this week’s episode of the podcast – we had a great time chatting with Emily Paxhia, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Poseidon Asset Management, one of the longest running funds in the cannabis industry. As early investors in household names in cannabis, such as PAX, Aphria and GW Pharma (to name a few!), Emily gave us a huge amount of insight into how they find the next big companies to invest in, their due diligence processes and how international investment decisions and regulatory monitoring intersect.

Emily Paxhia, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Poseidon Asset Management

We really had a blast recording this week’s episode with Antonio Frazier, the President of CannaSafe - a leading cannabis and hemp testing lab based out of California. In a wide-ranging interview covering an array of topics related to cannabis, including social equity, the industry’s role in righting some of the wrongs from previous decades, and how proper testing is integral for providing consumers and patients alike with safe, compliant products.

Antonio Frazier, President at CannaSafe

Tune in to this week's episode of the Professionally Cannabis Podcast to hear exclusive insights from Boris Baňas, Founder & CSO of CBDepot. With a career in cannabis that spans over 20 years, and as one of the first holders of a validated application under the EU Novel Foods regulation, Boris brings a huge amount of insight to the table regarding the cannabinoid market for both pharma and health & wellness.

Boris Baňas, Founder & CSO, CBDepot

This week we caught up with the CEO and President of Marijuana Business Daily (MJBiz), Chris Walsh. Heading up the most prominent publication in cannabis, Chris takes us through how the organisation has pivoted in reaction to COVID, the way in which mainstream media views the cannabis industry, and how the biggest event in the canna calendar is adapting to the new virtual world.

Chris Walsh, CEO & President, Marijuana Business Daily

Back from our mini summer break! Tune in to this week's episode of the Professionally Cannabis Podcast to hear exclusive insights from Dr. Carolina Nocetti, Founder & Medical Director at Intercan. After experiencing the growth of the cannabis industry in the US first-hand, Carolina took her insights back to Brazil to educate clinicians and lobby policy makers. Over the interview, Carolina takes us through how clinicians can prescribe to patients in Brazil, the products they are able to obtain (and how they bring them into the country), in addition to giving insights on other burgeoning markets in Latam, including Paraguay!

Carolina Nocetti, Founder & Medical Director, Intercan Brazil

Tune in to this week's episode of the Professionally Cannabis Podcast to hear exclusive insights today from David Badcock, CEO at Drug Science. As CEO of the charity spearheading Project Twenty21 – the initiative aiming to get cannabis medicine to 20,000 patients in the UK – David explores the UK cannabis landscape, the team behind Drug Science, and other projects around alcohol and psychedelics.

David Badcock, CEO of Drug Science

It was a true honour for us to speak with and interview Dr. Raphael Mechoulam - quite literally, the Godfather of Cannabis. It was a fascinating – and in places, very funny – conversation with this amazing man. A must listen for anyone working in the cannabis industry because... well, we all have jobs thanks to his pioneering research! 

Professionally Cannabis meets... Dr. Raphael Mechoulam

Tune in to this week's special episode of the pod... Politically Cannabis! Following our first episode with a politician, last year (Sir Norman Lamb), you can now hear exclusive insights today from Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate – House of Commons in the UK Parliament. For anyone interested in European Cannabis, this is a great ep to listen into! 

Professionally Cannabis meets... Crispin Blunt, MP - House of Commons, UK Parliament

Tune in to this week's pod to hear insights from Mitchell Osak, Partner & Cannabis Advisory Lead at MNP. Working with a huge proportion of publicly listed US and Canadian cannabis companies, Mitchell brings his inside knowledge to the table and discusses where in the world North American investment is flowing, Cannabis 3.0, comparisons between different regulatory regimes, and what cannabis companies can learn from traditional industries.

Mitchell Osak, Partner & Cannabis Advisory Lead at MNP

Tune in to this week's pod to hear insights from Tim Phillips, Founder & Managing Director of CBD-Intel. A specialist in providing unique data sets to international businesses, Tim and the team are experts in everything related to regulation, consumer markets and trends across a variety of sectors – most notably, CBD!

Tim Phillips, Founder & Managing Director, CBD-Intel

Tune in to this week's pod to hear insights from the Founder & CEO of TheraCann International. Advising governments and running operations for businesses globally, Chris delves into his 30-year affiliation with cannabis, as well as giving insight into the regulatory and financial restrictions impacting canna organisations around the world. Additionally, Chris spoke to us about Panama’s unconventional approach to COVID-19 restrictions, which Oscar goes into in more depth at the end of the pod!

Chris Bolton, Founder & CEO, TheraCann International

Professionally Cannabis Is the show for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Connoisseurs of the burgeoning cannabis industry. Each week your intrepid and handsome hosts Oscar Hausman and Jonny Wiser will bring you exclusive interviews with industry leaders to bring their personal perspective on this high growth multi-billion dollar economy driving, medically life-changing plant.

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