CGLA December: Distribution and Manufacturing, Decoded

We ARE Los Angeles' cannabis community.  On December 3, 2019, TEDx Speaker, Cannabis Entrepreneur and High Times 100 Most Influential Honoree- Rico Tarver will be hosting another night of his unique, live infomercial-style events with amazing speakers plus a great networking community. December's CannaGather LA will be all about the California cannabis industry's intricate world of distribution and manufacturing. Distru's very own CEO, Blaine Hatab will be joining us on stage alongside BriAnne Ramsay, CEO of Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting as they break down how've theyve utilized digital and analog solutions to assist manufaturers distribute products with ease throughout the Golden State.  Blaine Hatab is a technical cofounder and CEO of Distru- a platform built to help operators in California stay compliant while simultaneously streamlining cannabis distribution and manufacturing. Distru covers inventory management, order management, CRM, fulfillment, logistics, and Metrc integrations. Prior to founding Distru, he created Cannaslack, a slack community with 800+ professionals in the cannabis industry and spent 5+ years in hardware and software product management. Blaine has a passion for building great products that solve real problems. His favorite thing to do is tackle complex supply chain problems and solve them with software. BriAnne Ramsay’s unique background in strategically planning the expansion of cannabis businesses, compliance, and seed-to-sale technology produce a fresh perspective for every type of operation (manufacturing, distribution, retail, and cultivation). She’s known for taking on the most challenging cannabis compliance audits, large-scale point of sale migrations, and is highly-skilled in tech crisis support.  BriAnne's career background teaching and supporting clients with cannabis operations, compliance, and inventory control needs is unique in the cannabis industry. After years of managing multiple facilities and departments at Lightshade Dispensary, BriAnne understands first-hand the challenges that cannabis operators face when managing a compliant business. Passionate about compliant cannabis, BriAnne started Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting as a way to support a sustainable cannabis community. Distru is a software platform focused on solving supply chain problems for the cannabis industry. Many of the top cannabis brands and distributors in California use Distru's software to manage their entire supply chain from source to sale. Distru is cash flow positive and are growing rapidly with over $500M in transactions per year passing through their platform. Recently they were funded by Felicis Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and Village Global, along with angels including Elad Gil, Katie Stanton, and Avichal Garg. Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting helps Cannabis Operators and Cannabis Compliance Software companies with regulatory and compliance needs. They provide personalized workflows with Standard Operating Procedures, virtual consultation, on-site training, and technology and cannabis compliance best practices. See y'all in December! ***** Each Month, CannaGather Los Angeles presents the best of the best in California's flourishing cannabis industry. Market leaders have the opportunity to speak on their companies, stories, and how they have (and plan to continue) navigated through Los Angeles' myriad of issues leading up to and through our first year of legalization. All this is done in a one-on-one conversation; on stage in front of 200+ CannaGather Community members. Each event will be live-broadcasted across several channels and footage will be archived on www.canagather.com/la Food will be included and there’ll also be an open bar for those interested in adult beverages. No cannabis consumption is allowed at our events. The way our predecessors did things created a mess of opportunity blocking all traditional routes to success. Grab a machete. Let's forge our own path.  Rico [email protected] Learn more and sign up for event updates at CannaGather.com!   Thanks to our amazing speakers & sponsors (so far)! Want to join them? Email us! Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club 1210 4th Street Santa Monica CA 90401 Tuesday, October 1; 6:00PM - 9:00PM PDT Our Sponsoring Partners: Distru - Distru is a software platform focused on solving supply chain problems for the cannabis industry. Many of the top cannabis brands and distributors in California use Distru's software to manage their entire supply chain from source to sale. Distru is cash flow positive and are growing rapidly with over $500M in transactions per year passing through their platform. Recently they were funded by Felicis Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and Village Global, along with angels including Elad Gil, Katie Stanton, and Avichal Garg. Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting - Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting helps Cannabis Operators and Cannabis Compliance Software companies with regulatory and compliance needs. They provide personalized workflows with Standard Operating Procedures, virtual consultation, on-site training, and technology and cannabis compliance best practices.Experts in numerous types of payment processing services, including credit card processing, check processing, gift/loyalty, ATM, merchant cash advance, mobile applications and other payment processing and financial services.APOP Media - The largest in-store cannabis lifestyle network & digital menu platform based in LA and has quickly evolved into the market’s leading advertising and educational service. Strategically placed in dispensaries, waiting rooms, med rooms, doctor’s offices & at live events across California.FLOURISH - FLOURISH is a global recruiting consultancy, specializing in executive search for Corporate, VP, Director and Management level roles in the cannabis industry. They unequivocally leverage leading technology and our one-of-a-kind service to deliver the people you want to hire. This is done with unrivaled speed and accuracy, typically saving our clients close to a third in cost when compared to other agencies. While their focus is based on helping you find the right leadership, we also work other high demand full-time permanent positions within the cannabis, hemp and CBD space.Akerman, LLP - Members of Akerman’s Cannabis Practice understand the complex legal and business issues impacting companies operating in this sector and we have the depth of experience and national reach necessary to help clients meet their business objectives. Their team monitors notable industry trends and legislative developments to provide timely guidance to clients seeking to navigate the maze of often-conflicting federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing cannabis.Hollywood Elite Security - Our company believes in always exceeding our clients’ expectations. By using our consulting service in which we fully analyze policies and procedures, clients can minimize risk and liability to staff and property. Our consultants can study the client’s operations and evaluate the impact of location, supply chain, travel, infrastructure, logistics. High on The Hog Potcast - Radio Host Merrill Shindler, Janice Hardoon of KTown Collective and Joanna Belson, activist mom and cannabis believer, chat about all things THC, CBD and everything in between. Listen in each week to her new topics and meet amazing people in the cannabis industry.