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Getting To Know Cannatrol

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Cannatrol says its process delivers an average 16% higher terpene levels.

1. GCNC World View: The Global Cannabis Business Podcast episode “Getting To Know Cannatrol” centers on cannabis drying, curing, and storage technology. 2. Chris Day hosts Jane Sandelman, Cannatrol’s CEO and co-founder, and Chris Mappson, Cannatrol’s VP of Marketing, because they explain the company’s product and market strategy. 3. The episode asks how a Vermont-built environmental-control system moved from artisan cheese into cannabis and why that matters for crop quality. 4. Jane says Cannatrol is a company of about 20 people in Springfield, Vermont, and builds drying, curing, and storage equipment. 5. She says the technology was developed about 15 years ago for the artisan cheese industry before moving into charcuterie, salami, ham, and dry-aged steaks. 6. Jane describes her husband Dave as the engineer behind the system, with her own background in marketing, sales, and management. 7. She says they left corporate life, bought an inn in Vermont, ran a restaurant, and built relationships with local cheesemakers. 8. Dave began tinkering after cheesemakers complained that they could not control aging rooms, and the idea led to installations in hundreds of artisan cheese facilities. 9. Jane says they later tried cannabis, built a prototype from a wine cooler with controls and sensors, and gave it to a grower for testing. 10. The grower called back about six weeks after harvest and said the device was “amazing,” which pushed the product toward trade-show sales. 11. Chris says the system lets growers dial in settings for consistency, timing, and labor savings, with no more burping or monitoring. 12. He says the company frames the work as “grow science” and uses education to challenge inherited cultivation habits. 13. Chris says Cannatrol cites studies showing higher yield, better product quality, and higher terpenes. 14. Jane says the main U.S. opportunity is the retrofit market, where older facilities are being bought and upgraded for better flower quality and labor reduction. 15. She says Cannatrol is also seeing interest in Europe, a closed job in Colombia, and activity across South America. 16. Jane explains that the system controls vapor pressure in a sealed space, brings cannabis flower to water-activity equilibrium, and avoids over-drying saleable weight. 17. Chris says the gentle process does not damage trichomes as much as traditional methods and documents an average 16% higher terpene level. 18. The tone is conversational and interview-driven, with repeated back-and-forths on cheese, cannabis, markets, and technical process. 19. Best for cannabis operators, cultivators, and post-harvest process readers. 20. Less useful for listeners wanting celebrity stories or rapid consumer-news coverage.

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