Full Live Episode: Innovation, Sustainability + Farm-to-Retail

Welcome to Different Leaf's on-stage podcast live from the Luxury Meets Cannabis Conference 2023!

Join Different Leaf host Brit Smith at LMCC as she interviews three panels of experts about the future of the luxury cannabis and CBD space.

First, hear from the innovation panel;

• Megan Panameno of MeltMed discusses the company's new multi-drug delivery technology, the wafer ix;
• Jakub Mohl of Moia Elixers talks about the new nano-fiber face mask designed for more effective CBD skin care;
• Rafael Gonzales of LuneNoire Paris covers what consumers want to experience with high-end accessories.

Then, hear from the sustainability panel;

• John Turville and Alesia Winters of Express Tubes discuss hemp and sugar plastics, and other popular sustainable packaging options cannabis and CBD companies are using;
• And they cover how new cannabis companies can be more eco-friendly while continuing to stand out from the crowd.

Finally, hear how to go from farm-to-brand-to-retail with the couple behind Claudine Farms in upstate New York, farmers Jasmine Burems and King Asswad;

• They tell the story of adding top-notch hemp and cannabis to their other crops and herbs;
• They give their experiences as Black farmers building a cannabis brand from a farm;
• And they cover the future for other NY farmers who eventually want to get to retail in the new legal market.