WEEKDAY NEWS ROUNDUP | WITH ALI COOK & DAVID BELSKY

How does an Ivy League grad, raised in Bahrain and later Florida, find her calling in Massachusetts’ legal cannabis industry? Read this riveting essay.

With the mission to Build a Conscious Cannabis Community, One Hire at a Time, the topic of community comes up often in our office and with our client and candidates. It begs the question, what precisely is community in cannabis? What has it looked like in the past, where are we now, and how the hell do we keep things cohesive in these tumultuous times?

On this, Talent In Cannabis interview series, CannaPro KC Downer gives us the inside scoop on his career and his relationship to the plant.

Illinois and Michigan are quickly becoming central hubs for cannabis activities in the U.S., and the breeding ground of upstart cannabis concepts and vertically integrated single state and multi-state operations. 

Inside the Org Chart takes an inside look on the nuances of cannabis positions, everything from CEO to sales.

Alex Shah, CEO and Founder of solo* sciences and CTO of Akerna Technologies, sits down with FlowerHire’s David Belsky to discuss his company Solo Sciences. “Solo was created with the purpose to create transparency and trust between consumers and brands.”

FlowerHire team insider comments on the struggle the cannabis industry faces when it comes to taxation, especially those in California.

PA Talent – Kristy Zera, PA Director of Retail Operations for Jushi Holdings

This week in MASS Talent, we sat down with Ashley Esper, Chief Marketing Officer at Nature’s Remedy.

The Emerald Cup has come and gone and after another tumultuous year in California Cannabis, spending the weekend at the Cup felt like a much-needed hug. For those who have never attended, Em Cup is a glorious combination of a weed farmers market and an educational fair. The best part? You can light up whatever you bought right there on the spot…

Mass Talent Episode 2: Cory Ravelson @ Natures Remedy

Mass Talent Episode 5: Keith Tibbets, Director of Processing at Triple M, in Plymouth, MA.

Drew Towns, Director of Production at Sozo, sits down with Pasquale Iannino of FlowerHire to chat about his entry and involvement in the Michigan Cannabis industry.

In this Talent in Cannabis Profile, Adrian Livous shares his journey as one of the first African Americans to cultivate in the Louisiana market.

Kate Steinberg has been leveraging her transferable skills to propel her career down a dynamic career path. Read her Talent in Cannabis Profile to see how.