Cocktail Whisperer
Warren Bobrow=WB: Where did you grow up? Was cannabis vilified like where I grew up in 1960’s/70’s NJ? What brought you forward into the cannabis industry? Outdoor or indoor grown?
Warren Bobrow: Where are you from? Did you go to business school? Who is your mentor? Why cannabis? What is your passion?
Rick Batenburg III=RB: I am from Loveland, Colorado. The short answer on B-school is, yes, I graduated second in my class at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. However, my business education began decades earlier while going to the office with my father and learning negotiation and investment prowess through osmosis. I have two mentors: First and foremost, my father, Rich Batenburg Jr., and professionally I am mentored by Jim Jungjohann, a hedge fund manager.
Warren Bobrow=WB: Please tell me about yourself. Why cannabis products? Tell me about your business?
Mike France=MF: Timing, opportunity, and a new lifestyle. I was frustrated by private equity and venture capital in different ways and thinking more and more about taking a shot at something myself – but I didn’t have any good ideas. Turns out a friend of mine started running a cannabis company and he called me up and told me I had to see what was happening in the industry – this was 2014, before most of the legalization. What I saw was really exciting.
No plans for Valentine’s Day? Try making cannabis cocktails at home with your loved one. The combination of spirits and cannabis can elevate you both while keeping you relaxed and ready for anything. Here are five cannabis cocktails to try this February 14th.
If cannabis, pop culture, games, cash prizes, and the war on drugs had a baby, it would be called the “Daily Bonfire.” The first cannabis gaming app where iPhone and Android users can test their cannabis IQ for a chance to win $420 and support nonprofit organizations such as ACLU, NORML, and MAPS, “Daily Bonfire” begs the question: “Think you’re smarter than a stoner?” Well, if you play your cards right, you may hit the “Daily Bonfire” jackpot (pun intended)… with longtime cannabis lover, activist, journalist, “Cooking on High” Netflix foodie, comedian, and “Daily Bonfire” host, Ngaio Bealum.
I’ve known and worked with cannabis empressaria Zoe Wilder for several years. There is a quiet cadence about Zoe. She is pragmatic, deeply intellectual and takes massive risks in a burgeoning field that rewards ambitious female entrepreneurs who get it. Zoe is one of those cannabis entrepreneurs who has the innate desire to be in the know with her clients. Because at the end of the day, her clients aren’t just cold metrics, but individuals who are making history with Zoe right alongside them. You see, it’s a rare circumstance where the representative of the public relations agency is enjoying the path of enlightenment, too — a win-win for all who follow in this path, that of creating a new dialogue and a new direction.
Driven Deliveries (OTC: DRVD) announces today the company’s intention to purchase Northern California-based Legacy cannabis distribution company, Humboldt Heritage Inc. and its subsidiaries Humboldt Sun Growers Guild LLC (HSGG) and Grateful Eight LLC (G8).
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Driven Deliveries (OTC: DRVD) announces today the company’s letter of intention (LOI) to purchase Northern California-based legacy cannabis distribution company, Humboldt Heritage Inc. (HHI) and its subsidiaries Humboldt Sun Growers Guild LLC (HSGG) and Grateful Eight LLC (G8). The acquisition will galvanize a powerful, synergistic alliance between the two California based cannabis companies, resulting in California’s largest farm-to-consumer, vertically-integrated operator. The acquisition is expected to an additional $20M to the company’s 2020 revenue forecast.
I’ve been traveling around the country and some of the world for craft cannabis these days. That should be no surprise to those who follow along with me on my Instagram or my deeply bemusing, one hundred and forty character Twitterfeed. Or even my cocktail whisperer website. All show a plethora of fine, hand-tended flowers from passionate craft cannabis growers. I’m truly the lucky man to do this for my work.
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Warren Bobrow=WB: I saw a recent letter from Elizabeth Warren endorsing NCIA’s upcoming Northeast Cannabis Business Conference in Boston on February . How did this come about?
Morgan Fox=MF: Senator Warren has been an outspoken proponent of cannabis policy reform in Congress for some time now. She is a sponsor of the STATES Act and cosponsor of the MORE Act and other pieces of cannabis policy reform in the Senate and has been very vocal about this issue on the campaign trail. We have been in contact with her for some time through our work on Capitol Hill, but we’ve also been reaching out to see if we can arrange for the Senator to be a keynote speaker at one of our events. Unfortunately that was not workable this year, but she was able to provide a message welcoming attendees to NCIA’s Northeast Cannabis Business Conference and recognizing the positive impact the legal cannabis industry is having in her state.
The recent backlash to alcohol may just push cannabis into the mainstream – and provide investors an opportunity. As an increasing number of Americans explore healthier ways to socialize, more adults are extending their alcohol detoxes beyond Dry January. The rise of the trendy sober curious movement, where people take a prolonged break from their boozy nights out for the sake of wellness, is being noticed by cannabis brands and investors alike.