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This week, George Jage, co-founder and CEO of Jage Media, the company behind MJ Unpacked and The Hemp Beverage Expo, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss:

• Why successful tradeshows are built around experience.
• His time as the former president of MJBizCon and CEO of Dope Media--and what he plans to do different with Jage Media.
• How he built MJ Unpacked to make cannabis industry events fun again.
• What the health of market tradeshows says about the health of the cannabis industry.
• Why stakeholders must do a better job supporting cannabis media.
• Challenges and opportunities facing the industry going forward--and potential expansion efforts.

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This week, Dr. Allison Justice, founder and CEO of the Cannabis Research Center (CRC) and The Hemp Mine, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss:

• Her unplanned journey to the cannabis industry—and when she fell in love with the plant.
• How her work advances cultivation and post-harvest processing.
• The challenges growers face every day—and the ongoing myths about the plant.
• Recent projects, including studies addressing air quality issues for AAF International and cannabinoid sustainability for Calyx Containers.
• The Universities and faculty putting out good research, like Dr. Bruce Bugbee’s work at Utah State, and Dr. Jose Franco Da Cunha Leme Filho at Southern Illinois University.
• The lack of industry research and an emerging lack of faith in independent research.
• The state of cannabis testing.

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.

This week, Brian Adams, founder and CEO of Hudson Botanical Processing and founder of Nimbus Cannabis, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his proprietary ethanol extraction process, his upstart craft grow, life as a contract manufacturer, his approach to making quality vapes that people want to buy and the state of cannabis testing—including how companies can protect themselves from curious COAs.

We also discuss how strong brands can boost dispensary sales (and whether or not strong dispensaries can return the favor), the importance of keeping budtenders happy and expectations for the upcoming MJ Unpacked show in Atlantic City.

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David@cannabisequipmentnews.com.