Securing Business Funding in the Cannabis Industry

In most industries getting capital for a business includes a trip to the bank or online application. But what happens when the business is a highly regulated, not federally legal cannabis business? What challenges do cannabis entrepreneurs face and how can you avoid pitfalls on your own journey as a current or future cannabis business entrepreneur?

Join A Green Legacy’s launch event to hear from a panel of cannabis trailblazers who are sharing what they’ve learned and how they’ve successfully funded their cannabis business.

PANELIST DETAILS

Marie Montmarquet | Co-founder of MD Numbers Inc., a family of vertically integrated cannabis brands focused on cultivation, distribution, consulting, and delivery. Marie is also a minority stakeholder of the SanFrancisco – based delivery retailer, Cannabis Express.

Jeffery Freeman Jr | Co-founder of the cannabis processing company and vape cartridge brand Mfused & the newly launched CBD brand Polite. Mfused pioneered the extraction process required to produce pure THC and CBD vapor oil cartridges for medical marijuana in Washington. This process has become the widely adopted standard in cannabis extraction.

Ashley Stallworth | Founder of CBD hemp health wellness company, Present Naturals Distributions, founder of Bio Fiber Industries, an agro-technology company, and Co-Founder of High Standard Labs, providing scientific analysis services to producers, processors, retailers, and others in environmental, agriculture, cannabis and hemp industries.

Sheley Secrest | Defense attorney and owner of Law Offices of Sheley J.M Secrest, Policy Advisor for the Craft Cannabis Coalition, and regional vice president of the NAACP – Alaska, Oregon, Washington.