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How to Design and Build a Cannabis Dispensary

Temeka Group has designed and built over 700 dispensaries throughout North America for a wide variety of companies including Stiizy and Cookies. Their Founder and President Mike Wilson recently joined us for an Ask Me Anything on LinkedIn Live. His key takeaways for new dispensary licensees? Take a holistic approach to designing and building your dispensary and focus on setting up a Minimum Viable Store (MVS). Follow Mike and Temeka https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-wilson-1107a960 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-wilson-1107a960] https://www.linkedin.com/company/temekagroup [https://www.linkedin.com/company/temekagroup] https://www.instagram.com/temekagroup/ [https://www.instagram.com/temekagroup/] Follow Eric https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel] Follow Cure8 https://www.linkedin.com/company/cure8-tech [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cure8-tech] https://www.instagram.com/cure8.tech/ [https://www.instagram.com/cure8.tech/] Watch more of our videos https://www.youtube.com/@Cure8dconversations/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@Cure8dconversations/videos] Temeka Group Temeka’s expert team has what it takes to make you above your competitors in this rapidly growing industry. They craft spaces that will help shape customer experiences that are unique to your cannabis brand and help you achieve outstanding results. https://www.temekagroup.com/cannabis-industry/ [https://www.temekagroup.com/cannabis-industry/] About Cure8 Cure8 is the world's largest cannabis security and IT services provider. We help cannabis operators and licensees open, maintain, and scale their facilities. Learn more at www.cure8.tech [https://www.cure8.tech/]

Dispensary Display & Kiosk Solutions w/ Michael Mangi

Seed Technologies is a leading provider of dispensary digital display and kiosk solutions. Michael Mangi, their VP of Business Development, is an industry veteran with nearly a decade of leadership experience in cannabis software.  Michael recently joined Cure8 CEO Eric Schlissel on our LinkedIn Live AMA to discuss how dispensaries can use Seed to increase order sizes, easily manage large numbers of displays across many locations, more efficiently serve large numbers of customers with its queueing and self-service solutions, and more. And since Michael and Eric have both been involved in the industry for a while, they spent some time discussing how the industry has evolved over the years, the problems it's currently facing, and where it's headed. Follow Michael https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmangi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmangi] Follow Seed Technology https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedtechnology [https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedtechnology] Follow Eric https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel] Follow Cure8 https://www.linkedin.com/company/cure8-tech [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cure8-tech] https://www.instagram.com/cure8.tech/ [https://www.instagram.com/cure8.tech/] Watch more of our videos https://www.youtube.com/@Cure8dconversations/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@Cure8dconversations/videos] About Cure8 Cure8 is the world's largest cannabis security and IT services provider. We help cannabis operators and licensees open, maintain, and scale their facilities. Learn more at www.cure8.tech [https://www.cure8.tech/] About Seed Technology Powering in-store digital engagement. Seed's customer-facing technology drives engagement, transactional velocity, and increased cart sizes at your dispensary. Their POS-integrated software solutions are designed specifically for in-store use to give dispensary operators more control over the shopping environment and to connect dispensary customers to products they’ll buy. Control every screen in every store from anywhere. www.getseed.io [https://www.getseed.io/]

Cultivation Facility Design w/ Evan Bliss

Indoor cultivation facilities are the biggest, most complex, and most expensive facilities in the cannabis industry. How are these feats of engineering designed? What are some of the key trends in how they're planned out and built? Eric Bliss of Studio Bliss, an experienced designer of cannabis cultivation facilities, recently joined our LinkedIn Live Ask Me Anything (every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern/10pm Pacific) to fill us in. Follow Evan & Studio Bliss https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanwbliss/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanwbliss/] https://www.instagram.com/studioblissla/ [https://www.instagram.com/studioblissla/] Follow Eric https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel] Follow Cure8 https://www.linkedin.com/company/cure8-tech [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cure8-tech] https://www.instagram.com/cure8.tech/ [https://www.instagram.com/cure8.tech/] More Content  https://www.youtube.com/@Cure8dconversations/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@Cure8dconversations/videos] About Cure8 Cure8 is the world's largest cannabis security and IT services provider. We help cannabis operators and licensees open, maintain, and scale their facilities. Learn more at www.cure8.tech [https://www.cure8.tech/] About Studio Bliss Studio Bliss has assisted clients throughout the state of California and as far east as Maine in successfully designing and permitting their Cannabis cultivation and manufacturing projects, ranging in size from 1,000 to 100,000 SF. Though they work on all project types, 95% of their work is in the Cannabis industry. This has allowed them to pinpoint many of the common pitfalls, and create a more efficient and effective design process that saves clients both time and money. https://studioblissla.com/ [https://studioblissla.com/]

Cannabis Processing Q&A w/ Drew Reich of SunMed Growers

Drew Reich is the head of the processing division for SunMed Growers, one of the largest cannabis producers on the East Coast. Drew recently joined our weekly Ask Me Anything show on LinkedIn with Cure8 CEO Eric Schlissel to discuss topics including: * The biggest mistake you can make as a cannabis processor * The one KPI he focuses on the most * Being prepared for FDA regulation * How to get - and keep - a leadership position in the cannabis industry * How SunMed deals with 100,000+ pounds of biomass waste every year Follow Drew & SunMed LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-reich-5bb41683/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-reich-5bb41683/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sunmed.growers/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/sunmed.growers/?hl=en] Follow Eric on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschlissel] About Cure8 Cure8 is the world's largest cannabis security and IT services provider. We help cannabis operators and licensees open, maintain, and scale their facilities. Learn more at www.cure8.tech [https://www.cure8.tech/] About SunMed Growers SunMed Growers is a licensed grower and processor in Maryland. Locally owned and operated, SunMed's greenhouse, processing lab and edibles kitchen sit among acres of farmland in Cecil County. The company's "Dutch-style" greenhouse relies on advanced cultivation technologies, sustainable farming practices - and natural light - to create the ideal environment for cannabis plants. High-tech greenhouse cultivation provides a level of consistency commonly associated with flowers grown indoors while maximizing the inherent benefits of full-spectrum light, which stimulates the production of more diverse and potent terpenes and cannabinoids in the cannabis flower. From closed-loop, zero runoff irrigation to natural, integrative pest management and house-crafted soils to high-efficiency heating and cooling systems and biodegradable packaging, SunMed's facilities and practices set an industry standard for quality and sustainably from seed to sale. www.SunMedGrowers.com [https://www.sunmedgrowers.com/]

1-On-1 with Jeffrey Hoffman, NY Cannabis Legal Expert || Cure8'd Conversations

Jeffrey Hoffman is the leading expert on cannabis law in New York and a director on the board of the New York Cannabis Retail Association. He hosts one of the most popular web shows in the cannabis industry, a weekly AMA on Wednesdays at 4:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=260s] Eastern on his LinkedIn page. Hoffman recently joined Cure8 CEO Eric Schlissel for a discussion on some of the biggest topics in cannabis law and the New York cannabis market, including rescheduling, 280E, and social equity programs. Watch to get an expert's opinion on the shifting legal landscape of cannabis, for an insider's update on the New York market, and to learn more about Hoffman's personal journey breaking into cannabis and becoming a leader in one of the industry's highest-profile markets. TIMESTAMPS - 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=0s] - Intro 0:58 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=58s] - Why do the Mets suck so bad? 2:50 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=170s] - Chevron Ruling and Can we have prohibition on cannabis? 5:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=330s] - What problems would happen if cannabis is rescheduled? 9:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=570s] - How 280E is making cannabis businesses difficult to profit? 12:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=720s] - Why are social equity programs so broken? 23:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=1380s] - The need for skill training and support after the dispensary is opened 26:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=1580s] - The future with Microsoft products 29:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=1780s] - Is being a cannabis attorney an entrepreneurial journey for Jeffrey & ask me anything sessions on LinkedIn 33:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=1980s] - Jeffrey's anecdote on how he can't just see and ignore wrong 36:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=2170s] - Jeffrey's main work as a cannabis attorney 43:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=2610s] - Is cannabis prohibition practically possible? 58:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=3510s] - What are the misconceptions people have about New York cannabis industry 1:02:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfkSRqWseI&t=3750s] - Outro #cannabislaw [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabislaw] #cannabisindustry [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabisindustry] #socialequity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/socialequity] #cannabislegalization [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabislegalization] #cannabisadvocacy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabisadvocacy] #podcasts [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcasts] #legalinsights [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/legalinsights] #cannabisreform [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabisreform] #entrepreneurship [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/entrepreneurship] #CannabisProhibition [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabisprohibition] #cannabisbusiness [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabisbusiness] #cannabiscommunity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabiscommunity] #cannabiseducation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cannabiseducation] #legaltalks [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/legaltalks]