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    Cannabis: The Afghanistan of Entrepreneurs?
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jul 5, 2019

    Cannabis: The Afghanistan of Entrepreneurs?

    Because of its geopolitical value at the silk road gateway of Iran, Central Asia and India, the region of modern Afghanistan has historic...
    It's Time to Recognize Cannabis Is a Valid Business Career
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jun 19, 2019

    It's Time to Recognize Cannabis Is a Valid Business Career

    I have teenagers and I’m often asked if I would encourage them to pursue a career in cannabis. Initially, the question gave me pause but ...
    Safety Regulations: A herculean task with good intentions
    Gavin Kogan
    • Aug 10, 2018

    Safety Regulations: A herculean task with good intentions

    The impacts of the July Phase II testing requirements have been devastating, leaving whole swaths of dispensary shelves empty and frankly...
    Significant Market Shift!
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jul 2, 2018

    Significant Market Shift!

    With the looming implementation of Phase II requirements, we are seeing a massive shift in dispensary and distributor purchasing criteria...
    The Tax Problem
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jun 5, 2018

    The Tax Problem

    The black and gray markets are the biggest winners in California’s newly regulated cannabis industry. There are many factors suffocating ...
    Cannabis Ecosystem
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jan 5, 2018

    Cannabis Ecosystem

    If you’ve been around this thing for a minute, you know the California cannabis marketplace is severely fractured and regional. We're cre...
    Why Ag Tech?
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jul 17, 2017

    Why Ag Tech?

    "To a hammer, everything's a nail," goes the saying. The problem with deep focus on a subject is that everything starts to filter through...
    Please Send Money
    Gavin Kogan
    • Jun 15, 2017

    Please Send Money

    Coming immediately around the bend at California's cannabis operators is a massive onslaught of regulatory detail that will require milli...
    Some Pre-Dawn Advice
    Gavin Kogan
    • May 10, 2017

    Some Pre-Dawn Advice

    The reason I seize on processes is because above all else, thinking about processes will force you to think in a way that regulators thin...
    For Entrepreneurs
    Gavin Kogan
    • Apr 15, 2017

    For Entrepreneurs

    Most cannabis entrepreneurs share three core desires: (a) to further compassionate care & patient marijuana access, (b) to pursue social ...
    Cannabis Conflicts 101
    Gavin Kogan
    • Apr 7, 2017

    Cannabis Conflicts 101

    With our industry roaring forward into 2016 under the new Medical Marijuana Regulation & Safety Act (the "Safety Act"), there is a litera...
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