Delta Dispatch Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/delta-dispatch Tracking the intersection of cannabis, CPG, and the regulatory shifts reshaping both. Delta Dispatch applies an investor's lens to the operators, deals, and policy moves that are defining how cannabinoids enter the mainstream. Hosted by Ian Dominguez, founder of Delta Emerald Ventures. Solo commentary, executive interviews, and panels recorded live at CannaBev Summit and CannaDataCon. The written Dispatch is invite-only. The podcast is public. Show notes link to the full publication. © 2026 Ian Dominguez 886205e9-976b-5b20-93bf-d470704ee19b yes en Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:38:03 -0400 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:39:25 -0400 https://deltaemerald.substack.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/rLK2uau9UUa6sa9ulUWMOn4kgaxjqWqPLTFkNTDFfZ4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MWUz/MTI3MGEyNzk2NmJh/YjNjNGFiNjY5OTU0/OWEwOS5wbmc.jpg Delta Dispatch https://deltaemerald.substack.com episodic Ian Dominguez Tracking the intersection of cannabis, CPG, and the regulatory shifts reshaping both. Delta Dispatch applies an investor's lens to the operators, deals, and policy moves that are defining how cannabinoids enter the mainstream. Hosted by Ian Dominguez, founder of Delta Emerald Ventures. Solo commentary, executive interviews, and panels recorded live at CannaBev Summit and CannaDataCon. The written Dispatch is invite-only. The podcast is public. Show notes link to the full publication. Tracking the intersection of cannabis, CPG, and the regulatory shifts reshaping both. cannabis, THC beverages, hemp, cannabis investing, CPG, beverage industry, cannabis regulation, cannabis podcast Ian Dominguez No No Trail Magic: Adaptability, THC Bans & AI 1 1 Trail Magic: Adaptability, THC Bans & AI full 14470a6a-258d-4e75-a56b-ec367ba544fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/df5e4f82 Jason Dayton and David O'Neill built Trail Magic out of a college senior project. Their hard cider company became one of the first THC beverage brands in Minnesota, launched in nineteen days flat when the law changed in 2022. They survived COVID, added pickleball courts, expanded to sixty-plus wholesalers, and are now preparing for the possibility that their core product category gets banned on November 12.

In this conversation, we talk about what adaptability actually looks like when you have loans, investors, and thirty employees depending on you. We get into the game theory of the hemp ban, including how distributors and retailers are planning for inventory wind-down. And we go deep on how Trail Magic uses AI tools (including Claude) to run sales operations and financial management that would otherwise cost thousands of dollars a month in specialized software.

The full Delta Dispatch is invite-only. Request access at https://deltaemerald.substack.com/.

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In this conversation, we talk about what adaptability actually looks like when you have loans, investors, and thirty employees depending on you. We get into the game theory of the hemp ban, including how distributors and retailers are planning for inventory wind-down. And we go deep on how Trail Magic uses AI tools (including Claude) to run sales operations and financial management that would otherwise cost thousands of dollars a month in specialized software.

The full Delta Dispatch is invite-only. Request access at https://deltaemerald.substack.com/.

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In this conversation, we talk about what adaptability actually looks like when you have loans, investors, and thirty employees depending on you. We get into the game theory of the hemp ban, including how distributors and retailers are planning for inventory wind-down. And we go deep on how Trail Magic uses AI tools (including Claude) to run sales operations and financial management that would otherwise cost thousands of dollars a month in specialized software.

The full Delta Dispatch is invite-only. Request access at https://deltaemerald.substack.com/.

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