Goldenhour Podcast

Cannabis Industry Outlook: Navigating Challenges and Seeking Solutions in 2025

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Goldenhour Podcast, David Spradlin, CEO of Golden Hour Collective, analyzes the cannabis industry's challenges heading into 2025, discussing everything from price compression and tax burdens to regulatory hurdles and potential solutions. This candid and comprehensive conversation reveals the California cannabis industry's systemic issues and possible paths forward.

Episode Notes

• [00:00:31] - Overview of main industry challenges: price compression and market access 
• [00:05:57] - Discussion of potential solutions and policy changes 
• [00:10:46] - Impact of alternative markets and competing products 
• [00:12:17] - Analysis of systematic industry consolidation 
• [00:14:08] - Reflection on unfulfilled promises of the "green rush" 
• [00:16:02] - Comparison of cannabis markets across different states 
• [00:17:18] - Discussion of successful regulatory models