High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
Hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein serve up unfiltered insights, reveal their insiders' perspectives, and illuminate transformative ideas about the cannabis industry for people who want to make sense of it all.
High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
Latest Episodes
TWICL (9/25/26) - Florida's License Value Collapse, NY's Debt Crisis, & Record Low Teen Cannabis Use
Is the multi-million dollar Florida cannabis license dead? How is New York handling millions in unpaid retail debts? This week, the market is serving up harsh financial realities alongside some surprising data wins.AnnaRae brings her sha...
#154 - Rescheduling, Global Politics, & Executive Action w/ Jason Adelstone of Harris Sliwoski
While the cannabis industry fixates on the slow drip of domestic legislation, the real momentum might be hiding in executive actions and international political shifts. Are you paying attention to the right signals, or just the loudest ones?
#153 - Breaking the Hemp Beverage Stigma with Chris Fontes of High Spirits Beverages
Is the cannabis industry getting in its own way? With shifting legislation, political action committees playing both sides, and an impending supply chain crunch, the divide between hemp and marijuana has never been more contentious.In th...
TWICL (9/11/26) - Rescheduling Survives Its First Court Test & VA Drops a $10M Bomb
Is a cannabis contract truly enforceable in federal court? The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals just delivered a ruling that sent shockwaves through the industry—and sent operators rushing to review their legal agreements.In this episode of ...
#152 - Bootstrapping to $100M in California Cannabis with Big Oil Co.’s John LaFata
While most operators treat California as an impossible market, Big Oil Co. is scaling past $26M in revenue and setting its sights on $100M—completely bootstrapped.In this episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson and Anna...
