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 (8/28/26) - Hostile Takeovers, EU Export Goldmine & Congress Presses the White House
The cannabis landscape is shifting rapidly, and global moves are redefining M&A. Join us for a high-stakes breakdown with the Cultivated and Cannabis Musings crew as we digest Curaleaf’s hostile takeover bid for Canadian OG Aurora Cannabis ...
#149 - Building a Hemp Beverage Empire Inside Alcohol: Jason Dayton of Trail Magic
What happens when a craft alcohol company accidentally builds one of the fastest-growing hemp THC beverage brands in America? As federal regulations loom and state lines shift, the traditional beverage world and hemp supply chains are colliding...
#148 - How CAM Built a $73M California Cannabis Brand with Anna Willey
In a California market defined by ruthless price compression and distressed assets, how does a quiet operator scale to $73M in retail sales while commanding nearly double the average market price?About This Episode<...
#147 - Reclaiming California’s Cannabis Market with DCC Director Clint Kellum
As California crosses its eighth year of adult-use legalization, operators find themselves caught between a stubborn illicit market and rigid regulatory oversight. In this pivotal episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson &...
#146 - Building Anti-Fragile Cannabis Culture, Multi-State M&A, and the DEA's Schedule III Hearings
The cannabis landscape is shifting at light speed, and navigating the turbulence requires more than just keeping up—it demands rigorous strategic alignment and radical organizational transparency. In this one on one, business news r...