The Marijuana Show
The show shoots in Denver in mid-October. Investors will be pitched business plans including the first cannabis car since the Model T Ford, CBD vodka, technology from a former Microsoft executive, a Hollywood Cannabis Movie, dispensaries in Hawaii and Baltimore, a banking solution, and CBD dog bones created by a 10-year-old CEO and his mother who is a nurse. Contestants come from Arizona, California, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Seattle, Florida, Nevada and Israel.
Season Two investors include:
• Scott Greiper, president/founder, Viridian Capital Advisors: The first and leading provider of investment banking, market intelligence and corporate advisory services to the Cannabis marketplace.
• Joel Sherlock, CEO, Doventi Capital: Doventi is a private equity investment firm focused on the emerging legal cannabis industry.
• Jamie Perino, owner, Euflora Dispensary: Founder of “the Apple Store of Weed,” Perino owns dispensaries and grows in Colorado.
Andrew Poarch, owner and CEO, The Lazy Lion: A military veteran with a mission to help fellow veterans. Poarch owns The Lazy Lion in Colorado Springs.
• Brian Ruden, owner, Starbuds: A former top tax attorney, Ruden is now the owner of eight dispensaries, two edible kitchens and one extraction facility located across Colorado, California and Washington, DC.
"The cannabis industry to me is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but it's hard to understand which are the best financial opportunities. Since the risks are high we created a unique platform for investors to mitigate their risk by sourcing diverse revenue generating companies for them and creating a 'marijuana mutual fund,'" said Wendy Robbins, co-creator, producer and director of The Marijuana Show. “We cast season two and will be accepting audition videos on www.themarijuanashow.com for season three."
Karen Paull, co-creator and producer, added: “Viewers will be amazed to watch million dollar deals happen, and they will learn how to pitch and answer questions for their own businesses. It’s a binge-worthy show to watch.”
“I have been fortunate in this business and want to help others succeed too,” remarked Andrew Poarch, owner and CEO, The Lazy Lion. “The Marijuana Show allows me to invest and expand nationally. The contestants are diverse and prepared, and we are ready to invest in some of them now.”
“As an entrepreneur and cannabis enthusiast, I could not be more excited to be a part of The Marijuana Show,” noted Brian Ruden, CEO of Starbuds.
The Marijuana Show is made possible by sponsors Lazy Lion, Caregivers for Life, Incredibles, Westside 420 Recreational, and Starbuds.
The Marijuana Show will air this fall on Dish, Verizon, Comcast, Xbox, Samsung, Roku and several other streaming sites reaching over 50 million households. The show can also be viewed online on The Marijuana Show website and dozens of other Cannabis related sites reaching 5 million digital viewers.
