Listen to “S3.E02. Minorities & COVID. Marketing. Direct Shipping. Colossal Merger Creates World’s Largest Cannabis Co.” on Spreaker.
00:00:15 cannabis news
00:04:48 Charles Butler pt.1
00:11:25 announcement
00:11:55 Charles Butler pt.2
00:18:00 Cal Chan
00:31:53 announcement
00:32:54 Brent Zettle
00:48:08 announcement
00:49: 20 Irwin Simon
Why are American Minorities Hit the Hardest by the Pandemic?
Charles Butler is a talk show host, based in Chicago, in the third largest market in America. His podcast program, ‘The Reality Check with Charles Butler’, addresses cultural issues and current topics of interest. He explores the current pandemic and why minority groups, like African, Hispanic and Native Americans are more adversely effected than the majority of European Americans. How do professions and lifestyles play a role in this? Why do people in some groups have some reluctance to take the new vaccines? What are the concerns regarding trust? Hear an experience viewpoint from Charles Butler who has a finger is on the pulse of our society.
TheRealityCheckCharlesButler.com
History and and Technology Mean Market Expansion
Cal Chan is President of Trilogia, a company that makes botanical blends and elixirs for modern life. In Spanish, ‘Trilogía’ means three stories. The three stories for their brands are humans, nature, and cannabis. With this in mind, they developed their line of products. A CBD Elixir helps ease out of a long day. An all-natural antidote targets insomnia. Their hand cleansers and immunity products are aids to health and safety. Mr. Chan tells us how this Santa Cruz based company got stated. The founders visited many farms, talked to chemists and extractors, cultivators, dispensaries and bud tenders. After exploring the rich history of Cannabis in California, they discovered the cutting-edge technology and approaches to the industry could be explored further. Mr. Chan how they put this approach to work nationally on Amazon and direct to consumer marketing.
Trilogia.com
Direct to Medical Consumer Marketing and Shipping in Canada
Brent Zettl is President and CEO of Zyus Life Sciences, a company is focused on advancing the science of wellbeing. His company attained revolutionary rights for selling and shipping cannabis in Canada. They are now able to sell online and mailing products directly to medical marijuana users, by prescription. this avoids the need for traditional dispensaries. Dispensaries cater largely to recreational users, but Zyus offers prescribed cannabis product for true medical application. Differences lie in recreational versus medical products. For instance, a much smaller amount is cannabis is needed to medical treatment, whereas, the amount of cannabis consumed for recreational use would be an overdose medically. Now, thanks to ground breaking regulation, Zyus can market and ship to medical consumers. Will the United States be next? Listen in.
Zyus.com
Aphria-Tilray Merger Creates the World’s Largest Cannabis Company!
Irwin Simon is Chairman & CEO @ Aphria Inc., Executive Chairman of Whole Earth Brands, Inc., and, Presiding Director of MDC Partners Inc. He joins host America’s Cannabis Conversation to discuss the colossal merger of two of the biggest marijuana companies in Canada, Tilray and Aphria. In so doing, they are creating the largest cannabis company in the world. It will operate with the ‘Tilray’ name with combined assets of $3.9 billion, and trade under the “TLRY” ticker on Nasdaq. These merging companies already market to Canada and Europe, and now, the new super company is targeting the largest marijuana consumption market in the world, the United States. In order for the export to the US, however, federal laws that prohibit cannabis must change. Prospects for that look good under the new presidential administration. Mr. Simon talks with your host, Dan Perkins, about how this came about and what it means to consumers. Hear from the top, how they got on top, and how the rapidly expanding market is changing.
Tiray.com
S3.E02. Minorities & COVID. CBD Marketing. Direct Shipping in Canada. Colossal Merger Creates World’s Largest Cannabis Company.