American cannabis companies are starting to go public in Canada, using the fresh capital to further fuel their growth.

One of these companies is Dixie Brands Inc., one of the most recognized consumer brands with a portfolio of over 100 products across more than 15 different product categories.

In this episode, Dixie CEO Chuck Smith shares his insight on the future of cannabis and discusses the company’s goals to become the leading global consumer packaged goods company in cannabis.

Learn more at http://dixieelixirs.com

Key Takeaways:

• A breakdown of Dixie Brands and its expansive array of THC and CBD products
• Chuck’s background in the cannabis industry and his journey to CEO of Dixie
• Dixie Brands’ state-by-state growth and its plans for expansion within the U.S. and beyond
• How differences in regulation dictate Dixie’s go-to-market strategy in Canada versus the U.S.
• Why Dixie focuses on building brands instead of cultivation
• How Dixie competes against new companies entering the cannabis industry
• The importance of packaging and how Dixie successfully creates packaging that distinguishes their brands from others and achieves consumer trust and engagement
• A walkthrough of BDS analytics and it offers cannabis industry market trends and consumer insights
• Chuck’s outlook on the global future of cannabis over the next decade

Michael Kadonoff is the Founder and CEO of Braingrid. Braingrid allows any non-technical person to hang little devices around your grow room and immediately start collecting data about your grow. Including temperature, humidity, CO2 and more. Learn how growers are harnessing this data to build the grow rooms of the future today.

Learn More:

http://braingrid.io/

Key Takeaways:

– Michael’s background as an inventor and at GE

– What growers think they know about their garden is actually not wrong but incomplete

– How Braingrid’s Sentroller collects data and presents that data as insights

– Will this system increase your yield or your efficiency

– Preventing mold and equipment failure

– Creating redundancy in your grow

– Traceability and health compliance

– Michael’s favorite book and tool

With the worldwide cannabis market projected to hit $32 billion by 2022, better training and information sharing will be paramount for industry newcomers in the years ahead.

Enter Oaksterdam University, widely known as the Harvard of Cannabis.

Since 2007, Oaksterdam has been the forerunner in providing the highest quality training offered in the cannabis industry and the first institution to address the growing needs of the marijuana movement, from patients to regulators. Such a focus has established Oaksterdam University as the first and only cannabis college with a comprehensive curriculum in cannabis business and horticulture.

In this episode, Oaksterdam Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones joins us to share everything the university has to offer for those looking to achieve success in the cannabis industry.

Learn more at https://oaksterdamuniversity.com

Key Takeaways:

• Dale’s background in the cannabis industry and how she became executive chancellor of Oaksterdam University
• The crippling federal raid Oaksterdam underwent in 2012 and how Dale took over to ensure the university’s continued success
• Oaksterdam’s extensive curriculum and how the school determines its core programs and electives
• How the university’s student population has expanded beyond the U.S. to 40 different countries since it was founded in 2007
• Oaksterdam’s online versus in-person programs
• How the university utilizes augmented reality in its courses
• Examples of students who have gone on to achieve great success in the cannabis industry following their time at Oaksterdam
• Dale’s advice to those looking to leave behind their current careers and enter the cannabis industry

Extraction is considered the most profitable segment of the cannabis industry, but what if we’ve been thinking about extraction all wrong?

Is it really necessary to use large CO2 or butane extraction systems when there’s a way to extract oil from hemp and cannabis using just air?

In this episode, Vapor Distilled Founder and CEO Russell Thomas explains how this revolutionary, all-natural extraction method produces stronger, ultra-pure oil.

Learn more at http://www.vapordistilled.com

Key Takeaways:

• Russell’s background in the cannabis industry and how he came to start Vapor Distilled
• What constitutes “cleantech” or clean technology
• A deep dive into traditional extraction methods, including CO2 and hydrocarbon systems
• How the Vapor Distillation process uses heated air and a proprietary condensation method
• The evolution of Vapor Distilled and what it took to turn it into a large-scale, commercial product
• Consumer responses to the ultra-pure taste of Vapor Distilled oils
• Vapor Distilled’s cost efficiency versus that of traditional methods
• The future of Vapor Distilled and its all-natural extraction method