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
#138 - Unmasking Cannabis Pathogens with TUMI Genomics CEO Melanie Nash
In an industry squeezed tight by relentless global price compression, cannabis operators can no longer afford to pay a premium for operational inefficiency. Yet, an invisible enemy is quietly draining up to 40% of cultivation yields across the ...
TWICL (May 15, 2026) - DEA Registration Wave, GA's Medical Milestone & What Earnings Season Told Us
Join the teams from Cultivated, High Spirits, and Cannabis Musings for your weekly roundup of the biggest stories in cannabis.The DEA just announced it's opening a new registration window for cannabis manufacturers, growers, labs, and d...
#137 - The $11B THC Beverage Roadmap with Jason Zelinski (NielsenIQ)
Is the "Christmas of BevAl" about to change forever? While federal policy looms like a shadow, the world’s largest retailers and data giants are leaning into a category that is proving to be 100% incremental to the bottom line.About This...
#136 - Rescheduling Financial Deep Dive with Gail Rand & Michael Harlow
The DEA has finally spoken, but the path forward for cannabis operators is far from simple. As we move into a post-rescheduling world, the industry is bracing for a complex, bifurcated future that could redefine winners and losers overnight.
TWICL ( May 1, 2026) - Cannabis Rescheduling: What We Still Don't Know
It's been one week since cannabis rescheduling to Schedule III was announced — and the questions keep multiplying. Jay Rosenthal, Marc Hauser, and Ben Larson unpack the real-world implications for operators, lawyers, accountants, and states nav...
