Scott Rudder

Scott was named president of the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Cannabusiness Association (NJCBA) in January 2017. The trade association is focused on growing the cannabis industry in a sustainable and responsible manner. Scott is also a partner at Burton Trent Public Affairs, where he represents clients on a range of issues including […]

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Kristi Kelly

Kristi is the executive director the Marijuana Industry Group, Colorado’s largest and most diverse trade association for licensed marijuana businesses. She also serves as the vice chair of the organization’s board. Prior to joining MIG, Kristi entered the cannabis space as the owner of a marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary business that launched in 2009; […]

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Brett Hundley

Brett focuses on the cannabis and food additives sectors as managing director and senior cannabis/ingredients analyst at Seaport Global. Prior to this, he worked as an analyst with the Vertical Group, where he covered consumer packaged foods and the ingredient sector. He covered these areas as well as agribusiness for BB&T Capital Markets. […]

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Larry Schnurmacher

Larry founded Phyto Partners, a cannabis industry venture capital fund, in 2015 to help investors capitalize on a new industry and asset class. Since then, Larry has vetted hundreds of cannabis companies and invested in 25 of those companies. Prior to this, Larry worked as an investment professional for Morgan Stanley. […]

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Khurshid Khoja

Khurshid serves clients in the legal cannabis industry as principal of Greenbridge Corporate Counsel, a law firm founded in 2012 to represent businesses on regulatory and transactional matters. Khurshid also serves as the vice chair of the board for the National Cannabis Industry Association and is on the board of the Minority Cannabis Association, where […]

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Michael Gruber

Michael co-founded Salveo Capital, a private investment fund focused on the legal cannabis sector. He was active in the industry prior to the launch of Salveo as an adviser to investors and operators. Previously, Michael founded several private investment organizations focused on growth-stage investments, including Cornerstone Angels and its affiliate Cornerstone Opportunity Partners. He was […]

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David Wunderlich

David counsels marijuana, hemp and CBD businesses as an attorney for McCallister Garfield, a Colorado-based marijuana law firm. He helps clients navigate complicated federal and state cannabis laws. Prior to his involvement in the cannabis industry, David was an assistant county attorney in Colorado and began his career dealing with regulatory issues such as liquor […]

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Cameron Noble

Cameron is the founder and creative force behind Peak Wellness Canada, a cannabis processing and extraction company. The company’s emphasis is on extracting and developing products that are accurate, clean and effective. Prior to this, Cameron worked with and consulted for a variety of cannabis industry stakeholders and startups. […]

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Michael H. Sampson

Michael is a partner for the Pennsylvania law firm Reed Smith. He also serves as co-deputy chair for the firm’s Cannabis Law Team. Michael regularly advises cannabis industry clients about risk-management concerns, insurance-coverage matters and state regulations. He also represents clients in complex civil and commercial litigations. […]

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Jesse Peters

Jesse Peters is a seasoned cannabis cultivator and entrepreneur and now the founder and CEO of newly formed cannabis investment company Mantis Growth Investments. Previous to Mantis, Mr. Peters was the CEO and co-founder of Eco Firma Farms, an indoor cannabis cultivation facility designed to operate almost entirely on wind power thus proving that environment […]

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