Pacifico talks with cannabis and blockchain professional Brett Puffenbarger about the future of the cannabis industry and how blockchain is a great tool to improve the cannabis industry.
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Books Mentioned:
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Blockchain (HBR): https://amzn.to/2TjZD8L
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: https://amzn.to/2TwR1Mf
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Show Notes:
00:00 Show Intro
01:04 https://HOCLA.org
01:51 Guest Intro – Brett Puffenbarger
02:25 Interview begins
02:39 Becoming a cannabis watchdog
03:48 Who’s doing the right thing in cannabis these days
04:37 Cleaning up the cannabis industry
05:35 Where the bad actors come from
07:35 Surviving consolidation and how cannabis could emulate the dairy industry
10:34 Behind the curtain at the big cannabis companies
12:29 The ramifications of legalization
14:53 Bringing blockchain to cannabis
20:24 The post legalization world and the fall of the MSOs
24:27 The importance of protecting homegrow
27:06 Veterans and the cannabis industry
31:56 Brett’s favorite people in cannabis
33:48 Brett’s favorite experiences in the cannabis industry
35:29 Failure as a growth opportunity
36:28 Brett’s three most influential books
37:41 Brett’s heroes
39:55 Calendaring, napping, and the non-aggression principle
41:23 Bad recommendations in the cannabis industry
42:56 How to deal with overwhelm
43:35 Brett’s billboards
44:28 The kindest thing anyone has done for Brett
45:18 Outro
