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High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast#105 - From Oregon to New York: Brand Expansion w/ Marianne Cursetjee, CEO of Alibi CannabisSend us a textMarianne Cursetjee shares how she transformed from cancer patient to cannabis entrepreneur, building Alibi into a premium brand now expanding from Oregon to New York through strategic licensing partnerships.• Breast cancer diagnosis in 2015 led to discovering cannabis's healing potential• Built Alibi Cannabis in Oregon with a focus on premium indoor flower and adventure-focused branding• Butterfly imagery represents breaking down walls for true connection and community• Took five years of relationship-building before entering the New York market• Chose licensing partnerships over owning supply chain for efficient expansion
2025-09-1850 min
Cannabis Coast Coast News With Alaina PintoDEA Head Cole Backs Off Rescheduling Priority! Feb Hemp Ban Avoided; 3 Day Dead&CO in San FranciscoIn this weeks full show of Cannabis Coast to Coast News with Alaina Pinto, DEA Head Terrence Cole lied to the US Senate during his confirmation hearings! Rescheduling didn't even make top ten of priorities for his agency; Rand Paul from Kentucky gets Fed Hemp Ban pulled from appropriations bill; "Smart" Approaches to Marijuana launches prohibition campaign and urges Trump to not reschedule cannabis; Andrew Behringer in DC; Texas Hemp battle heats up again, Kerry HInkle on Hemp; 1v1 exclusive with Embarc CEO Lauren Carpenter after successfully managing the California state fair, and the 3 day Dead and Co festival...
2025-08-041h 10Cannabis Coast Coast News With Alaina PintoRaw Papers CEO Josh Kesselman Rescues High Times from Receivership! Will Congress Bypass DEA?This is the full edition of Cannabis Coast to Coast News. Raw Rolling Papers CEO Josh Kesselman buys High Times out of receivership for a bargain at $3.6 million. We talk with former High Times Editor Steve Bloom, the Celeb Stoner himself. Plus 12 reports from Coast to Coast to Canada and Europe. Kimmie Cannabis in Oklahoma; Curtis Emery in Massachusetts; Andrew Behringer in Washington, DC, Federal Reform; Louis Joe in the District of Columbia; Amie Carter in Michigan; Marianne Cursetjee in Oregon; Karen Black as Co-anchor; Mark Alan, the Chicago Clone Guy in Illinois; Kerry Hinkle on Hemp; Tina Tasaka...
2025-06-231h 09Cannabis Coast Coast News With Alaina PintoTexas Will Ban THC infused Hemp on 9/1; Is that industry done? Nev. Rep Dina Titus on States 2.0 ActThis is the full version of Cannabis Coast to Coast News with Alaina Pinto. Reaction from two hemp businesses on the THC-infused products ban bill that is heading to Governor Greg Abbott's desk. Kerry Hinkle with the Hemp report. Amie Carter in Michigan on proposed DUI legislation. Nevada Congress person Dina Titus on the STATES 2.0 Act, an excerpt from the NCIA's Voice of Cannabis Podcast this week; Andrew Behringer on the lawsuit to legalize that just won't make the Supreme Court. DC reporter Louis Joe on what is going on inside the District...
2025-06-021h 11
The Women in CannaBusiness PodcastMarianne Cursetjee: Blending Corporate Strategy and Personal Healing into a Cannabis BrandIn this episode, we sit down with Marianne Cursetjee, Co-Founder and CEO of Alibi Cannabis, a premium cannabis brand based in Oregon known for consistent, top-shelf flower and a systems-first approach to business growth.
Marianne shares how her journey into the cannabis industry began during her own battle with cancer. After discovering the plant’s therapeutic value firsthand while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, she and her husband purchased a farm in Oregon and began building what would become Alibi Cannabis.
With a background in finance and tech, Marianne brings decades of corporate accounting and business op...
2025-05-2041 min
Apartment 113 Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry PodcastEpisode 45 - Marianne Cursetjee - Alibi CannabisWe’re joined on episode 45 by the CEO and Co-Founder of Alibi Cannabis, Marianne Cursetjee.
Alibi Cannabis is a woman-owned Cultivation facility based in Damascus Oregon, creating high-quality flower with a perfect blend of art, science and magic.
Marianne talks with us about her path to ownership and the adventures of establishing the brand from building the cultivation rooms and the perfect team to building a reputation for excellence in and outside of the state.
We discuss consumer trends, the importance of customer education and the adaptability required to be successful in cannabis.
Alibi is looking to expand into new st...
2023-12-1141 min
Branding Bud LiveEp #022: Cannabis EDU: Higher EducationJoin your hosts David Paleschuck and Adriana Hemans as they interview Michael Zaytsev, Cannabis Program Director at LIM College, and Cultivation Professor Marianne Cursetjee, MBA, CEO of Alibi Cannabis. Some of the questions we’ll ask are:
• Why the rise in cannabis education?
• How will academic participation add to the credibility of the industry?
• Are degrees required to ensure consistent industry knowledge transfer?
Listen in to "Branding Bud Live" – weekly productive distractions for the cannabis industry, where business people come to talk about the business of cannabis.
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2023-03-1647 min
Planted with Sara Payan on Radio MisfitsPlanted – Marianne CursetjeeSara talks with Marianne Cursetjee, CEO and co-founder of Alibi Cannabis, a cannabis brand and indoor cultivation facility in Oregon. They talk about cancer, cannabis and operating a cannabis farm in a male dominated market. [EP58]
Twitter: @cannabisalibi
2022-08-3048 min
Enhance Your Life PodcastFrom Cancer Patient to Cannabis MogulMarianne Cursetjee wasn’t very familiar with cannabis before her cancer diagnosis. But after she was diagnosed in 2015, her friend introduced her to Rick Simpson Oil (RSO)—and she found she was able to eliminate many of the pharmaceutical drugs she was taking in response to her cancer treatment’s side effects. Now she serves as the CEO and co-founder of Alibi Cannabis, a self-funded, top-shelf cannabis company based in Oregon. On the pod, Maryanne talks about her eye-opening experience of using cannabis to help with cancer treatment and what advice she’d give to cancer patients considering cannabis. Marianne...
2022-08-2421 min
The Cannabis Closet Potcast with CannaQueen & MJ#16 Marianne CursetjeeJoin CannaQueen for an exciting discussion with Marianne Cursetjee, CEO. The discussion can go in many directions with Marianne and her expertise in marketing strategy, business development to governance, and being a stigma breaker. solo.to/cannabiscloset420
2022-04-261h 08