COMING UP – THIS SATURDAY June 20th
SEASON 2 EPISODE 19
“CANNABIS DOCTOR ON CALL”
with Harvard Doctor, Dr. Jordan Tishler:
COVID Sequestered Mentality
Dr. Jordan Tishler comments on the maladies we are facing as we are confined into limited exposure due to the Corona Virus outbreak. Suicides in some areas are up, as well as depression and anxiety. We also face confusion as advisors change their minds about what is safe and what isn’t, and their admissions that there is much we don’t know. Doubt and uncertainty about the future are taking a toll on mental health.
Business Shift to Marijuana Online
Russel Brunson is CEO & Founder of ClickFunnels, a website and sales funnel builder for entrepreneurs. In the business slowdown and social distancing now imposed by COVID-19, marijuana businesses and dispensaries are looking to conduct more business online. Mr. Brunson explains how people are shifting to virtual business and enhancing their online presence. The key is to convert visitors into leads and then customers. Acceleration into virtual media during this crisis is setting precedents that will last long after the pandemic recedes. Hear this put into perspective.
Cannabis Business Deductions?
Morgan Fox is the Media Relations Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association. He talks about the 280E tax code that prevents the cannabis industry from deducting normal business expenses like every other business. Meanwhile, taxes on the cannabis industry have increased. A court brief filed recently means the IRS may be taken to court over this in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Fox lays out what lead the cannabis industry to this potentially precedent setting legal recourse.
Social Distance – Virtual Union: Cyber Conferencing
Jess Tyler is Vice-President of Events at Marijuana Business Daily. Her company planned a major annual conference which was to take place in New Orleans to the draw of thousands of attendees. However, social distancing now forbids such a gathering. As a conference planner, Jess Tyler was tasked with converting their plans to a virtual meeting, so she arranged a cyber conference instead. She employed technologies for; live content, speaker Q & As, one to one networking and interactions, chats between attendees and speakers, and, virtual expo halls. This exemplifies how the cannabis industry leaders are making momentous shifts amid the corona virus pandemic.