A cannabis industry and cannabis law expert witness with more than 10 years of professional experience spanning cannabis business operations, regulatory policy, cultivation and extraction methodologies, and financial evaluation of cannabis enterprises. This expert’s work addresses legal and operational issues across the cannabis and hemp industries, including regulatory compliance, licensing, cultivation practices, extraction operations, and the valuation and due diligence of cannabis-related businesses. The expert has prior expert witness experience that includes consultations and deposition testimony in matters involving cannabis law, regulatory compliance, and industry operations. Credentials include a Juris Doctor degree and licensure to practice law in the State of Colorado. Educational background also includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.

Professional experience includes leadership roles in cannabis-focused consulting, operations, and investment activities. The expert currently serves as managing member of a cannabis operating company responsible for consolidating cultivation, extraction, and retail assets under centralized management structures. In a related role as managing member of a cannabis market intelligence and consultancy firm, the expert provides advisory services related to valuation analysis, operational due diligence, and investment assessments for cannabis businesses seeking capital or institutional investment. Earlier experience includes serving as a founding general partner of a cannabis-focused private equity firm where responsibilities included deal generation, evaluation of investment opportunities, and oversight of due diligence for cannabis industry acquisitions and investments.

The expert’s subject-matter experience extends across several functional areas of the cannabis industry. Operational and technical expertise includes cultivation and extraction methodology, organic and hydroponic growing systems, supply chain management, and the financial analysis of cannabis enterprises. Additional areas of work involve cannabis law and policy development, regulatory frameworks governing medical and commercial cannabis operations, contract development, licensing considerations, and business structuring for cannabis-related enterprises. The expert has also provided legal education presentations and commentary on legislative and policy issues affecting the cannabis industry and has contributed written publications addressing cannabis law and business practices.