What do we really know about the Science of Cannabis and what don’t we know? Can we quantify the medical benefits of the plant? What new cannabis studies and research are on the horizon? We mix science and business in this episode with our guest, Ben Armstrong, Ph.D., Lab Director for Juniper Analytics.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Juniper Analytics is hiring for a Lab Analyst, discussed at end of episode.
Good talk with CEO and Co-Founder, Steve Albarran of Confident Cannabis, a platform for lab results like potency, terpenes and pesticides to be effectively exchanged between producers, processors and retailers. They will soon roll out a wholesale B2B purchasing platform integrated with compliant lab results tied to products. We discuss how Steve started the company, their team culture and predictions for what the future will look like.
HIRING, Steve and Confident Cannabis are looking to hire as they grow, job posting link
After a 15 minute introduction about the podcast, Wayne talks with Eric from Green Leaf Lab, a cannabis testing facility based in Portland, Oregon. They discuss Eric's background and journey into the cannabis industry, the current state of affairs, how to adapt to ever changing regulations and how Green Leaf Labs operates its business. JOB OPPORTUNITY: In the podcast Eric puts out a request to listeners with backgrounds in science that might be interested to work in the cannabis industry.