High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
Hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein serve up unfiltered insights, reveal their insiders' perspectives, and illuminate transformative ideas about the cannabis industry for people who want to make sense of it all.
High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast
Latest Episodes
#152 - Bootstrapping to $100M in California Cannabis with Big Oil Co.’s John LaFata
While most operators treat California as an impossible market, Big Oil Co. is scaling past $26M in revenue and setting its sights on $100M—completely bootstrapped.In this episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson and Anna...
TWICL (9/4/26) - Hemp Gets a One-Month Lifeline, M&A Power Plays & Michigan’s Tax Reality
The cannabis and hemp industries are navigating a pivotal crossroads where federal timelines, policy battles, and high-stakes corporate maneuvering collide.In this episode of This Week in Cannabis Live, host Jay Rosenthal
#151 - Cannabis Business News Roundup w/ Ben & AnnaRae: De-cluttering, DEA & PPP
As business leaders settle back into fall routines, the cannabis industry is undergoing its own massive season of spring cleaning, federal audits, and regulatory reckoning.In this episode of High Spirits, hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Gra...
TWICL (8/28/26) - 2,500 Pages of Rescheduling Testimony, $CURA vs. $ACB, and New York's High Art
Is the DEA's surgical strategy at the rescheduling hearing setting the stage for Schedule III? On this edition of This Week in Cannabis Live, the gang unpacks the massive 2,500-page rescheduling transcript, the ongoing corporate p...
#150 - Cannabis Investing Realities with Tiby Erdely of Key Investment Partners
As capital markets reset and the hype cools, the cannabis industry isn’t collapsing—it’s maturing. So, what does it take to deploy institutional capital and build a resilient business in today’s environment?About This Episo...
