December 1-4, 2026 | Las Vegas Convention Center

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Jesse Redmond

Jesse Redmond

Chief Strategy Officer & Investor Relations OfficerWater Tower Research

Mr. Redmond is a former cannabis analyst, co-founder of two hedge funds, and a leading California cannabis collective. He began his career at Franklin Templeton, was an early employee of Fisher Investments, and spent a decade co-managing multiple hedge funds. In this role, he allocated more than $1 billion to hedge fund strategies and conducted more than 1,000 due diligence visits around the world.

In 2016, he founded a dispensary outside of Santa Barbara, California, that became number one in its region. In 2020, he founded Higher Calling Consulting, where he helped investors find the best cannabis investments. Most recently, he was Head of Cannabis at Water Tower Research. Mr. Redmond holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Tue Dec 01•3:30 PM – 4:10 PM•The Industrial Event Space - Las Vegas

Cannabis Exits & Liquidity: Case Studies

What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominat

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What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal architects behind several of the most str

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What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal architects behind several of the most strategic transactions of the past year teach us about preparing for and executing an exit in cannabis?

What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal architects behind several of the most strategic transactions of the past year teach us about preparing for and executing an exit in cannabis?

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Panel DiscussionSession TypeInvestment & Liquidity SummitSession Track
Morgan Paxhia
Jesse Redmond
Draper Bender
John Mazarakis
Sam Brill
Morgan Paxhia
Morgan PaxhiaManaging Director, Poseidon Investment Management, LLC
Jesse Redmond
Jesse RedmondChief Strategy Officer & Investor Relations Officer, Water Tower Research
Draper Bender
Draper BenderPresident, Grön Edibles
John Mazarakis
John MazarakisCo-Executive Chairman and CEO, Vireo Growth Inc.
Sam Brill
Sam BrillCEO, Ascend Wellness Holdings
Morgan Paxhia
Morgan PaxhiaManaging Director, Poseidon Investment Management, LLC
Jesse Redmond
Jesse RedmondChief Strategy Officer & Investor Relations Officer, Water Tower Research
Draper Bender
Draper BenderPresident, Grön Edibles
John Mazarakis
John MazarakisCo-Executive Chairman and CEO, Vireo Growth Inc.
Sam Brill
Sam BrillCEO, Ascend Wellness Holdings
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