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 (10/16/26) - Aurora Deal Drama & Rescheduling Still on Ice
Is the cannabis industry cannibalizing its own future just to protect its past?This week, High Spirits co-hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein cross the streams to join Cultivated's Jay Rosenthal, Jeremy Berke, and Cannabis Mu...
Unlocking Pennsylvania Cannabis: Politics, Policy & Adult-Use with Terrapin's Peter Marcus
Is Pennsylvania poised to become the cannabis industry's next massive adult-use market? With a $7 billion budget shortfall and a pivotal election cycle underway, the Keystone State could be on the brink of historic legalization.--...
156 - Why International Cannabis Won't Save You with Deepak Anand of Village Farms
Think international markets are the shiny new object that will save your struggling domestic cannabis brand? Think again. As the US waits on Schedule III, the global cannabis trade is booming—but the barriers to entry are brutally high and unap...
#155 - Hemp Taxes & 280E Survival Guide with Nick Richards, Greenspoon Marder LLP
280E isn't just a cannabis problem anymore. If the federal hemp ban passes, liquor stores, distributors, and beverage brands could be staring down a tax nightmare they never planned for.In this episode, hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabs...
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...
