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Jason Ackerman on Going from Cod to Cannabis

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The CSE’s Barrington Miller sat down with Jason Ackerman, the CEO of TerrAscend Corp. (CSE:TER) to dig deeper into his vision for the company as the recently appointed CEO of the organization.

In this discussion, the reformed banker and online grocer shares how his past experiences have equipped him for a career in cannabis, including his thoughts on how delivering cannabis is a lot easier than convincing people to buy fish online (3:53), how previous crises (e.g. hurricanes) have helped him build a playbook for COVID-19 (8:31), and why banking reform for cannabis businesses will dramatically reduce the cost of capital and help legal business compete with black market suppliers (11:50).

Listen until the end to hear how TerrAscend is attracting new customers in today’s market, the strategic relationship with Canopy Growth, and why he’s excited for the upcoming M&A cycle in the industry.

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Iris Bincovich on “Missile Delivery” of CBD Therapy for the Lungs

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CSE’s Barrington Miller recently chatted with Iris Bincovich, the CEO of InnoCan Pharma Corporation (CSE:INNO) to discuss their recent patent application. In this chat, Iris shares how her team is designing CBD-loaded exosomes for targeting Coronavirus infected lung cells (2:15), how to improve CBD delivery through an injectable solution (7:53), and her prospects concerning a second wave of the virus later in the year (9:48).

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Alan Brochstein on Surviving Cannabis Industry ‘Potholes’ in Pandemic Times

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CSE’s Barrington Miller is rejoined by Alan Brochstein, founder of 420 Investor and contributor to New Cannabis Ventures, to discuss the recent issues surrounding the cannabis industry, with a specific focus on what’s happening in the United States and in the stock market.

In this wide-ranging discussion, Alan shares what he thinks are the two major “potholes” on the road to U.S. legalization (3:32), the issues presented by capital constraints in a booming business segment (7:04), the benefits for those that survive the current pandemic crisis in cannabis (10:39), and the industry’s transition from stigmatization to essential service (14:13).

Listen until the end to hear Alan’s thoughts on why banking and research are the next two issues that need to be addressed (18:39), the one mistake investors in U.S. cannabis routinely make (21:14), his biggest cannabis-related disappointment during the pandemic (22:27), the best (and worst) State cannabis rollouts (23:25), why it was important for the industry to shift away from ‘vertical integration’ (30:28), and how the industry will evolve through COVID-19.

Related Links
420 Investor
New Cannabis Ventures

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Canadian Securities Exchange and its employees.

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Evan Gappelberg on the Intersection of Ecommerce and Augmented Reality

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CSE’s Barrington Miller recently caught-up with NexTech AR Solutions Corp. (CSE:NTAR) CEO Evan Gappelberg to discuss his company’s current state of operations during the Coronavirus outbreak in NYC.

During this discussion, Evan provides commentary on the (positive) impact that the pandemic is having on his business (1:19), how their AR (augmented reality) technology fits within the shop-from home-paradigm (4:43), and his prospects for the stock market and predicted timeline for recovery (15:18).

Listen to the entire show to learn about Evan’s past history with Grand Theft Auto (the video game) and his positive experience taking a company public on the Canada Securities Exchange.

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JB and Bear on Establishing New Norms in Times of Uncertainty

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CSE’s James Black and Barrington Miller recently sat down to celebrate #HashtagFinance’s 100th(!) episode and reflect on the current state of work/life balance during the era of Coronavirus.

In this wide-ranging Sunday morning chat, JB and Bear discuss how they are adapting and delivering services from the exchange (1:18), the domino effect of events that occurred after PDAC (8:57), and the new WFH (work-from-home) routines that are being established in light of an extended quarantine (13:41).

Listen until the end to hear how the CSE will continue to help and communicate with clients during the pandemic crisis and the advice James and Barrington would give themselves 100 podcast episodes ago.

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Dr. Raza Bokhari on the Real Promise of CBD

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CSE’s Barrington Miller was recently joined in the studio by Dr. Raza Bokhari, CEO of FSD Pharma (CSE:HUGE), whose company recently celebrated their market open at the Canadian Securities Exchange.

In this discussion Dr. Bokhari shares what it’s like to be the first company to be dual-listed on the CSE and NASDAQ (1:35), the importance for companies in the capital markets to be in “the big ocean” (5:25), the groundbreaking clinical trials FSD Pharma is conducting with a synthetic compound that acts like CBD (6:30), and the “HUGE” importance of their ticker symbol (11:00).

Listen until the end to hear Dr. Bokhari’s personal path towards becoming a serial, “eccentric”, entrepreneur (12:30).

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Dr. Rahul Kushwah on How AI Will Revolutionize Impairment Testing

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CSE’s Barrington Miller was recently joined by Dr. Rahul Kushwah, COO at Cultivar Holdings Inc. (CSE:CULT), to discuss his company’s recent listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange and the innovative work his company is pursuing in the application of artificial intelligence to impairment detection.

In this conversation, Dr. Kushwah shares his thoughts on why its important to challenge the widely accepted correlation between impairment and THC levels (1:19), why Fortune 500 companies are interested in their testing (3:13), and how Cultivar is applying AI to non-invasive impairment testing (4:35).

Listen until the end to hear about how Rahul’s experience as a research scientist led him down the path to public entrepreneurship and why the company has cultivation interests in Jamaica.

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Rana Vig on How to Maintain Investor Interest 365 Days a Year in Mining

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CSE’s James Black and Barrington Miller (!) both recently sat down with Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. CEO Rana Vig to discuss the company’s new listing (CSE:BLLG) on the CSE and the lessons he’s learned through the first 10 years of his capital markets career.

In this discussion, Rana shares the origin of the company’s name and offers the “best” advice ever shared on #HashtagFinance (2:58), the importance of keeping investor attention year-round (4:27), and why he insists on being the “dumbest” person in the room (10:45).

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The 2019 CSE Year in Review with James, Barrington, and Phil

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CSE’s James Black recently joined his colleagues Barrington Miller and Phillip Shum to reflect on another eventful year at the Exchange for Entrepreneurs.

This special episode includes a wide-ranging discussion on the many highlights from 2019. The team discusses the numerous global destinations that the CSE covered throughout the year (1:53), the fascinating intersection between public cannabis companies and famous athletes (7:11), and the memorable events that left a lasting impression (11:25).

Listen until the end to hear James, Barrington, and Phil’s insights from interviewing over 80 entrepreneurs on the #HashtagFinance podcast, and the inspiration generated by the newly launched Market Open at the CSE Media Centre in Toronto (27:53).

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Joel Shacker on Three Key Reasons Mota is Cultivating Cannabis in Colombia

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CSE’s Barrington Miller recently sat down with Joel Shacker, CEO of Mota Ventures Corp. (CSE:MOTA), to discuss the company’s newly-listed cannabis cultivation business in Colombia.

In this discussion, Joel shares the three core reasons why Colombia is one of the ideal countries in the world for cannabis cultivation (2:04), the linguistic meaning behind the name “Mota” (6:07), and Joel’s many tips on what to eat while in Colombia (7:08).

Listen until the end to hear his perspective on what it means to work as a young CEO in a foreign country and Mota’s future plans to potentially expand the business beyond CBD.

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