David Mantey, Editor-in-Chief, CEN

Editor-in-Chief

David Mantey is editorial-in-chief of Cannabis Equipment News (CEN). He has been covering the cannabis industry for the last seven years and is the host of the Cannabis Equipment News podcast, a weekly interview series. 

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