Marijuana Business Magazine November December 2018

DEPARTMENTS From the CEO's Desk............................................... 8 Money Matters........................................................ 10 My Favorite Things................................................ 14 Industry Developments.......................................20 Cannabusiness By the Numbers.......................34 Hemp Notebook......................................................36 The Executive Page.............................................. 50 Hire Learning.........................................................148 Company News.....................................................156 New Hires & Promotions...................................162 Market at a Glance: Oregon Rec....................169 Our Advertisers.....................................................170 lnsightful lndustry Observations....................172 16 Five Questions With Chris Hagedorn The general manager of a key Scotts Miracle-Gro unit discusses acquisitions, cultivation and outdoor cannabis growers. 38 Hemp Industry to Break $1 Billion Sales Barrier by 2020 The new Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook offers state-by-state cultivation data and U.S. sales projections that track the growth of hemp and CBD. 48 Big Booze and Big Tobacco Aren’t Coming, They’re Here But that doesn’t mean they’re going to dominate anytime soon – at least not in the United States. 138 Retail Revolution GreenStop aims to slash wait times and boost revenue for cannabis dispensaries with its high-tech vending machines. 144 Ready to Pivot Baker Technologies morphed from a consumer-facing company into a B2B venture – and is now in a four-way marriage.