Karma Koala Podcast 304: Mike Fantasia Massachusetts, Cannabis Felon to Cannabis Consultant Who Also Runs A Food Kitchen In Gaza | Cannabis Law Report | How to buy Skittles Moonrock online
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The koalas really do get to speak to some amazing people in cannabis and Mike is no exception.
Of Native American and Italian heritage Mike found himself heading to prison in his late teens because a friend had stashed some weed under the seat in his car.
His lawyer said he’d beat the rap but he didn’t.
So, as a late teen it was off to prison and a rapid education plus networking in the world of Massachusetts drug distribution.
Out of prison at 19 nobody would give him a job so the only way to pay the bills was entry into what they call the legacy market in the US.
Inevitably another spell in prison followed in his mid 30’s at the same time legalization hit the state.
This time he came out and found work as a budtender, learnt the ropes of a nascent industry and now runs his own consultancy advising cannabis companies how to operate in Massachusetts.
But that’s only the half of it Mike has spent his adult life involved in native rights and after seeing a perfunctory report on American news media a decade ago about a children’s hospital in Gaza being attacked he decided to contribute rather than just watch and has opened up a food kitchen in Gaza with a new one to be opened in the Lebanon as we speak.
Frankly i can’t understand why it isn’t people like Mike running the Massachusetts CCC and similar state and national organisations rather than the legions of halfwits and less than savoury lawyers that dominate the cannabis NGO space in the country. I doubt he’d want their jobs but the state and the industry should be paying much more attention to him and people like him if they want something that works and delivers on equity.
In a world where the ugly American currently rules the popular imagination it is an honour to speak to the real, authentic soul of the country through Mike and others like him who remind me of the type of characters John Dos Passos wrote about prior to WW2.
I’ll be speaking to Mike in the next couple of months about his work in the middle east.
The Massachusetts CCC
All they do is screw around in a conference room, it’s a shit show
Massachusetts Cannabis Market
Saturation, there’s too much cultivation, way too much retail , too much of everything. Mass is currently producing 10x of the distillate and biomass that it estimated the market of the state needs
Most important changes that need to be made in the state?
Make access for medical patients easier
Concentrate on education normalise cannabis
Talking about the Netherlands & The US
The coffeeshop vibe, I think that’s the right approach. In the states it was Business 101 straight out of the gate and there’s an element of failure in that
Mike Fantasia
Have led the charge in succesfully opening 6 retails and launched a number of successful brands in Massachusetts.
Responsible for the implementation of renowned brands such as Sherbinskis and Boutiq in Massachusetts and New York.
Lots of Director of Retail experience.
I have an eye for identifying Key Points of Interest (KPI’s) and attacking them head-on.
Resulting in customer retention, a rise in average basket size, and greater overall profits. All is accomplished with a highly motivated, well rewarded, high morale staff . I believe Budtender Education leads to customer education. Which helps the industry get off the TAC scale and helps promote important metrics like Freshness and terp %.
A Player Coach.
I fight for my budtenders .
I do my best to ensure fair pay and ensure they are set up for success in this industry.
I look to sponsor my employees and help them network.
They are the face of our business and a happy , healthy, motivated Budtender crew means the difference between Good and GREAT !
A passion for wholesale. I love meeting new industry connects, negotiating terms and units. acquiring the best products for our dispensary as well as making sure I am always hitting outgoing sales goals!
Specializing in taking stores from provisional to licensed and operational!
Ask about our Budtender Education, Motivation and Sales Theory Course !
Learn how to Transform your retail from an order fulfilment center and into a sales floor!
Learn how to generate Tens of Thousands in additional Add-On Sales made at your POS!
– Cannabis Rep for Beasley Media, 98.5 The Sports Hub, Hot 96.9 , Bruins & Celtics
– World Broker for Artrix.
– Cannabis b2b Networking Event and Grand Opening Host.
– Focused on bringing new products to the market !
– Played a role in the succesful launch of DabGo Technology across the US and Globe .
Utilizing my world wide network to bring great products to manufacturers and distributors the world over !
– Utilized my network to introduce Artrix with their European partners.
DabGo Europe Launched in 2025 and has placed Artrix Dab technology in several cannabis coffeehouses in Amsterdam.
Lots to come from DabGo Europe in the future!
For all Cannabis Consulting inquiries contact 508 596 0590
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