About this event
The State of Craft is a bi-weekly live conversation discussing the state of the legal craft cannabis industry presented by CertiCraft
While cannabis legalization is a momentous change and worth celebrating, it comes as no surprise to anyone that its implementation leaves much to be desired.
That's why the craft cannabis community is lucky to be served by amazing groups like Antidote Processing out of the Kootenay Region in BC.
Filling a vital gap in the supply chain, Antidote provides legacy growers with turnkey solutions right from licensing all the way to sales. In an industry mired by rising costs, multiple taxes, and utterly convoluted paths to market, groups like Antidote offer essential processing services by packaging and marketing premium-quality cannabis.
Their processing capabilities include dry flowers, pre-rolls, full-spectrum extracts, edibles, oils, concentrates, and live rosin.
Legalization has seen many craft growers produce great crops only to struggle to package and sell their products into the provincial distribution channels. That's why we are proud to be host a woman leading the charge to support cannabis growers and create greater accessibility into the legal cannabis market.
Are you struggling to bring your crop into the provincial cannabis channels? Considering what you need from a processor? Want to know which secondary products will increase the value of your grow? You won't want to miss Episode 19 of the State of Craft!
For Episode 21, CertiCraft presents:
Shannon Ross, Founder of Antidote Processing
With over 20 years of experience in cannabis and commercial farming, Shannon Ross (CEO Antidote) is a consultant and advisor for craft cannabis growers across Canada. She recently completed the Community Futures Cannabis Business Transition Initiative assisting 50 small businesses transitioning from legacy to legal. She uses her position to promote the craft cannabis industry and Kootenay cultivators.
Shannon supports cannabis businesses by providing guidance on licensing requirements, facility design, production, reducing costs of inputs, and increasing profits, while maintaining the long-term health of the planet. Knowledgeable and passionate about sustainable agriculture and helping cannabis growers plan a thriving business from the ground up. In 2020, Shannon co-founded the Cannabis Economic Development Council in the Kootenay region, comprised of local government and the legacy cannabis industry, chaired by Abra Brynne. In 2021 she founded Antidote, a grower-owned standard processing facility in the Kootenay region to help legacy cultivators to have fair market access.
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What is The State of Craft?
The State of Craft is a webinar series focused on the legal craft cannabis industry.
The rollout of cannabis legalization in Canada has been full of ups and downs. The craft cannabis industry in particular has been immensely affected by a myriad of challenges and missteps in the years following the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations.
In The State of Craft, Sami Majadla, CEO of CertiCraft, facilitates conversations with leaders in the legal craft cannabis industry to explore what is going well and what is going not-so-well. We'll discuss what can realistically be changed at different levels of government and industry alike to address major issues the craft cannabis sector is facing, and hopefully inspire stimulating ideas of all sorts. Every episode will end with a 15 min live Q&A with our audience.
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What is CertiCraft?
CertiCraft is a compliance software system that helps small-to-medium licensed cannabis producers stay on top of their regulatory requirements. The platform has a focus on ease of use, minimal training time (<15 mins), and incredible time savings. Find out more at certicraft.com.
CertiCraft
They made it hard. We make it easy.CertiCraft is on a mission to help craft cannabis producers transition into and thrive within the new regulated market. Our flagship product is a simple compliance platform.
