Press
What the trade press says about pre-roll automation.
Real, independently published coverage of the Hefestus cannabis line, not a curated highlight reel. Every link below goes straight to the original source so you can check it yourself.
Press & publications
Trade and business press covering the Hefestus cannabis line and pre-roll automation generally.
Cannabis Industry Journal
What Pre-Roll Complaints Reveal About Your Manufacturing Process
High Times
The Industrial Revolution of the Joint
Marijuana Venture
Loaded Question: How are you preparing your business for the possible rescheduling of cannabis?
Honeysuckle Magazine
Inside Hefestus: How Yehuda and Shahar Yamay Turned a Garage Experiment into the Nerve Center of Cannabis Automation
Highly Capitalized
MJBizCon Interviews: Shahar Yamay, CEO, Hefestus
Cannabis & Tech Today
Best Automated Pre-Roll Machines in 2025
Honeysuckle Magazine
Hefestus Supercharges MJBizCon 2025 With New Tech Launch and Marquee Event Sponsorships
Marijuana Venture
What's Something About the Cannabis Industry You Wish the General Public Understood Better?
Honeysuckle Magazine
Meet the Brands Powering the 2025 Emjays: Green Rebates, Pre Roller, Hefestus, Nebulus Scientific and Sweed
Highly Capitalized
HCN NECANN Interviews: Shahar Yamay, CEO, Hefestus
mg Magazine · Sponsored feature
Choosing the Right Partner for Pre-Roll Automation
mg Magazine
9 Innovators Creating the Future of Cannabis
Marijuana Venture
Marijuana Venture Announces 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2025
mg Magazine · Sponsored feature
Engineering Advanced Automation for Pre-Roll Production
A look at the MAP oxygen-flush system and donut-infusion technology behind AuraX.
California Business Journal
Hefestus AuraX Review: Is This the Best Automated Pre-Roll Machine on the Market?
Ganjapreneur
Cannabis Pre-Roll Packaging Machines: The Next Generation
Includes a Copperstate Farms case study: 100,000+ prerolls a week, 8% lower labor cost.
Podcasts & video
Interviews and on-the-floor footage, from MJBizCon booth conversations to full episode-length breakdowns.
Radio Misfits Podcast Network
Planted with Sara Payan
Explores the world of cannabis through candid conversations with policy makers, industry leaders, and cultural voices.
Apple Podcasts
Sharon Cohen: A CFO's Perspective From Tech to Cannabis
Apple Podcasts
Scaling Ops with Hefestus House of Automation
The Dime Podcast
The ROI of Pre-Roll Automation: Scaling Quality, Reducing Labor, and Hitting 20K+ a Day ft. Shahar Yamay
CannaBiz Conversations
Tomer Oliel on Cannabis Culture and Education
Cannabis Equipment News
Hefestus Doesn't 'Over-Automate' in Effort to Keep Machines Easy to Use
One Puff Media Podcast
Quality in Every Cone: Cannabis Automation Unpacked
Respect My Region
Why the Dutch Fold Changes the Smoking Experience
Under The Microscope with Jenny
Rolling Into the Future: Automation Strategies for Cannabis Operators
Cannabis Equipment News