
AnnaRae Grabstein
CEO (and Podcast Host)Wolf Meyer (and High Spirits Podcast)AnnaRae Grabstein is the CEO and founder of Wolf Meyer, a strategic consulting firm serving companies in the cannabis ecosystem. Following a trailblazing career as a founder, executive operator, and board director, she brings a unique ability to integrate corporate development, commercial strategy, and executive leadership development — a combination that has become her professional superpower. Through Wolf Meyer, AnnaRae helps companies and executives navigate challenges and seize opportunities. By aligning vision with execution, she has guided organizations through critical growth, enabling them to thrive in an ever-evolving and complex industry. She co-hosts High Spirits, a podcast sharing insider perspectives on cannabis business. AnnaRae holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco.
The Pathogen Problem: A Business, Science, and Cultivation Perspective
Every failed batch is product you can't sell, and trust you can't easily rebuild. As testing standards tighten across markets, a single mold or micro
Every failed batch is product you can't sell, and trust you can't easily rebuild. As testing standards tighten across markets, a single mold or microbial failure can wipe out an entire run and stall your sell-through for weeks. Reactive cleanup no l
Every failed batch is product you can't sell, and trust you can't easily rebuild. As testing standards tighten across markets, a single mold or microbial failure can wipe out an entire run and stall your sell-through for weeks. Reactive cleanup no longer cuts it.
This session shows cultivation teams how to engineer contamination out of the grow before it starts. Drawing on hard-won lessons from large-scale facilities, we'll move past firefigh
Every failed batch is product you can't sell, and trust you can't easily rebuild. As testing standards tighten across markets, a single mold or microbial failure can wipe out an entire run and stall your sell-through for weeks. Reactive cleanup no longer cuts it.
This session shows cultivation teams how to engineer contamination out of the grow before it starts. Drawing on hard-won lessons from large-scale facilities, we'll move past firefighting and into prevention by design — the discipline now separating consistent operators from the rest. It's one of the clearest cannabis industry trends shaping cultivation strategy heading into the next cycle.

