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Now that we are about to see 2021 in our collective review mirrors, our hosts Cy Scott and Emily Paxhia devote most of this episode of the High-Rise to reflect on this past year and a few predictions for the year ahead.
We hope you enjoy the discussion as the new year kicks off. Thanks as aways for listening, please remember to rate and review, and continue to share the High-Rise with all your good friends in cannabis!

We are back for another week of the High-Rise! This will be the last episode of 2021 and to help us end it on a high note, we have a special guest Andrea Cabral who will be joining in. 
Andrea is the Massachusetts CEO of Ascend Wellness Holdings and was listed by Forbes Magazine as one of Fifteen Powerful and Innovative Women in Cannabis. Andrea has had thus far a long standing career in government and public service as well as providing weekly commentary and legal analysis on Boston Public Radio, The Jim and Margery Show on WGBH Boston Public Radio. It’s amazing to have a force like Andrea working in the cannabis industry! 
Cy and Emily start off the discussion by getting into the pros and cons of the Massachusetts market with extra insight provided by Andrea. From there, our hosts move onto the New York market and what to expect in the near future as well as an update social equity side of things.
Turning to the news cycle Cy, Emily, and Andrea talk about the recent Glass House PLUS products acquisition. Planet 13 buys Next Green Wave Holdings and Pfizer acquires Arena to start focusing on cannabinoid receptors.
The last bit of the discussion examines Headset’s latest industry report and the topic of industry slowdown. As always we hope you enjoy listening to this week’s conversation and continue to join us is 2022 for many more High-Rises to come!


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This week the High-Rise comes at you Live from Palm Springs for another Poolside Session. Our hosts Cy Scott and Emily Paxhia bring you coverage from the Hall of Flowers event to discuss all the major highlights around the latest retail and product innovations to come out of the Souther California market.
Also up for discussion as always is the latest MSO news. In the Canadian market Tilray just announced their recent acquisition of a whiskey distillery in Colorado — an interesting move to be sure.  
Pretty big news coming out of San Francisco, the city has decided to temporarily suspend taxation on it’s cannabis business tax as a way to curb illegal sales. Our hosts ponder, why not remove this tax for the entire state? 
As always we hope you get an even bigger perspective on all things cannabis from this laid back, data backed ‘Poolside’ episode. Please remember to support the podcast by subscribing and leaving reviews on your favorite podcast streaming service — see you next week! 

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/supes-unanimously-approve-suspending-citywide-cannabis-tax-to-help-businesses-curb-illegal-sales/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tilray-buys-breckenridge-distillery-with-plans-for-thc-beverages-upon-federal-legalization-of-cannabis-2021-12-08

Greetings High-Risers! We are excited to share this latest episode with you. Our special guest Matt Hawkins who is the founder and managing partner of Entourage Effect Capital gives us a bit of an inside scoop behind the recent Harborside/StateHouse Holdings definitive agreement in California.

In essence, this is a three way merger between Harborside, Urban Leaf, and Loudpack that will fall under one corporate name, which will be StateHouse Holdings. It's a monumental move with one of California's longest standing dispensaries since the very beginning of medical and adult use recreational cannabis. 

It's exciting to hear about the future progress that this move will bring, not only for the aforementioned companies, but for the entire legal California market as well. As always we hope you enjoy this informative discussion and that you'll remember to subscribe to the podcast wherever you stream from.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hawkins-11288a2/

https://entourageeffectcapital.com

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Make some room just before the Thanksgiving Holiday for another episode of the High-Rise! Cy and Emily as always bring in another laid-back, data-backed conversation around the latest newsworthy events in cannabis. This week in MSO news, our hosts discuss the Terrascend/Gage acquisition and how this will help give Terrascend some proper expansion into the Michigan market. Speaking of Michigan, right now the Great Lakes state is having the highest average basket size at a whopping $152 per basket, that’s +72% vs the average! What could be the reason for this? 
Next we talk about AYR and their recent earnings, as well as their recent acquisition of Dispensary 33 in Illinois. Another interesting item to mention about AYR is their new brand identity. Not only are they taking on an interesting new ‘space age’ look, but they are also making a new CPG play as part of brand strategy along with the new digs, we wonder how this will effect future earnings for this fast moving MSO.
In Canadian LP news, our hosts delve into the recent C-suite shakeup at Canopy Growth and if this will create a new focus from a product category perspective. To wrap things up Cy and Emily talk a little bit about the vapor products recall in the state of Pennsylvania and the performance impact that could have in this new market. Also some good news about a survey from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University around legalization for this major U.S. state. For those of you in the U.S. We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving holiday, be sure to catch us next week for another industry news round up from the High-Rise!
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https://www.marijuanamoment.net/majority-of-texas-republicans-back-marijuana-legalization-poll-finds/

On this episode of the High-Rise, we are excited to be joined by Kim Rivers from Trulieve. Kim’s is the CEO of this successful vertically-integrated “seed-to-sale” MSO. She’s been there since the start and has been a champion for the company’s customer-centric vision, growth, and strategic initiatives. 

Trulieve is headquartered in Florida and has dispensaries in over 8 US states. Before her life at Trulieve, Kim was a practicing lawyer where she specialized in mergers, acquisitions, and securities for multi-million dollar companies. Trulieve now sits comfortably in a market leading position and has been expanding as a proven top tier MSO in the cannabis industry. 

Our hosts Cy Scott and Emily Paxhia have a great conversation with Ms. Rivers that shouldn’t be missed! Remember to leave a review and subscribe to the High-Rise wherever you get your podcasts so that you never miss an episode!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-rivers-b6873745/
https://www.trulieve.com