Funny you should ask. Prior to GN / GNU, I would never have been in front of a camera. Generally cameras make me turn the other way 
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Obviously, I am now a bit more comfortable with the prospect of being in front of the camera, but currently I have no other work in the works, so to speak
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I think that this will require 2 things:
1 - federal legalization/regulation
2 - innovation at the CPG level
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Perhaps the biggest problem is the mixed-nature of things like disposable vape carts. Mixed materials like this are basically impossible to recycle.
It is my understanding that some companies are working towards a “recycling” program, where you can return spent carts, and they would then go back to the mfr, and could be repurposed. Up until now, I have not actually seen a dispensary that is doing this.
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Delta 8, brother… Delta 8.
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Do you think owner/operators are going to assume the onus of responsibility (we are a “green industry”, after all) and begin to change their ways voluntarily, or is going to take some form of governmental regulation and enforcement efforts to get us all to change our wicked, wasteful ways?
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As to your other question, I frequently work with operators that are moving through the process, beginning with license applications, through ongoing operations. This typically invovles staffing/training. The SOPs that the GNU course are based on come from this work.
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If we use other industries as a model for this, I would imagine that most will continue the status quo. Some innovator will come along and create something new, and there will be a slow adoption.
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Hey @cbravmann! Thanks for hosting this!
What is the one thing that gets you most excited when you visit a facility? Is it technique, equipment, know-how, etc.
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Hanging out with my boy Nick Morin. Come go with us…
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Talking to the people that make up the operation. Everyone from ownership to the front line technicians.
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Certainly learning about new processes is fun. and seeing new equipment technology is great too. But I am pretty much in it for the people (and food and music). 
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Innovative CPG
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Could you give us an example of what that looks like in 2019?
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Certainly THC and CBD are a big deal right now, but there are so many other cannabinoids that are as of yet un/little known. My guess is that buying a product in 2025 will be like going to VistaPrint to order business cards. People will get to pick there effect, color, flavor, etc, and hit purchase, and in 24 hours the product will be on their doorstep.
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Drinks, topicals, sublinguals, capsules, pills, tinctures, etc
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Do you see these kinds of consumable goods commanding a more significant portion of the consumer market in the near future, vs. combustibles?
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