High Spirits
Hosted by AnnaRae Grabstein and Ben Larson and Jay Rosenthal · AnnaRae Grabstein and Ben Larson
4.7from 23 ratings
- 178
- Episodes
- 139
- Transcribed
- 23
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 10K
- YouTube views
About High Spirits
Hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein serve up unfiltered insights, reveal their insiders' perspectives, and illuminate transformative ideas about the cannabis industry for people who want to make sense of it all.
- Publisher
- AnnaRae Grabstein and Ben Larson
- Category
- business · business · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
139 of 178 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026
156 - Why International Cannabis Won't Save You with Deepak Anand of Village Farms
2 Oct 2026
#155 - Hemp Taxes & 280E Survival Guide with Nick Richards, Greenspoon Marder LLP
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
TWICL (9/25/26) - Florida's License Value Collapse, NY's Debt Crisis, & Record Low Teen Cannabis Use
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TWICL (9/25/26) - Florida's License Value Collapse, NY's Debt Crisis, & Record Low Teen Cannabis Use
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Go ahead, Enrae. Yeah. So I do want to clarify because you're right. There aren't a lot of licenses in the market, but those licenses are able to scale up. as it relates to how many number of stores. And so there are currently already 778 dispensaries in the state of Florida. And I ran some numbers on those. And of the existing 27 licensees, the biggest four licensees, which are Trulieve, Verano, Operating as Move, Curaleaf, and Air, they... own about 60% of the market already. And then there's a bunch that are in the kind of the messy middle that has somewhere between like 15 and 40 stores. But the reality is, is that because of the forced vertical integration, so for people that are listening, what that means is that the stores have to grow and manufacture 100% of what they sell, and there's no transactions between the licensees at all. […]
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- Deepak Anand
- Nick Richards
- AnnaRae
- Jason Adelstone
- Chris Fontes
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 9,773
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 12 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts High Spirits?
AnnaRae Grabstein and Ben Larson and Jay Rosenthal host the show. Published by AnnaRae Grabstein and Ben Larson.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does High Spirits take guests?
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