Marijuana Business Magazine October 2019

Marijuana Business Magazine | October 2019 4 Who’s Behind This Magazine? Our 5 Core Values Integrity Unbiased in ormation without paid in luence delivers the highest value to all participants. Responsiveness Serving the industry’s rapidly changing needs requires listening and adapting. Quality Sound business decisions are driven by reliable news, data and insights. Pro essionalism Mainstream acceptance hinges on elevating the industry’s business practices. Inclusiveness Connecting the entirety o the cannabis community is the oundation o the industry’s success. Founded in early 2011, Marijuana Business Daily ™ ocuses solely on cannabis businesses and the investors who back them. I you are leading or inancing a cannabis-related company, we help you prosper via trusted in ormation services and exceptional events. Our publications have the highest business readership in the industry. Our events are sellouts, year aer year aer year. And, we’ve been cited everywhere rom Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal to Forbes, Fortune and Fast Company . Do you need practical in ormation, real-li e data or industry connections to help your business grow? You’ll ind what you need in one o our publications or at our national events. We are here to help the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry prosper. Let us know how we can serve you. Email us at magazine@mjbizdaily.c om with your thoughts, su ggestions and any other eedback on th e magazine and the stories we cover. A division o Anne Holland Ventures Inc. Marijuana Business Daily Headquarters 3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Suite 100, Denver, CO 80235 CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com • Phone: (720) 213-5992 ext. 1 Twitter: @MJBizDaily • MJBizDa ily.com Founded in early 2011, Marijuana Business Daily ™ focuses solely on cannabis businesses and the investors who back them. If you are leading or financing a cannabis-related company, we help you prosper via trusted information services and exceptional events. Our publications have the highest business readership in the industry. Our events are sellouts, year after year after year. And, we’ve been cited everywhere from Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal to Forbes , Fortune and Fast Company . Do you need practical information, real-life data or industry connections to help your business grow? You’ll find what you need in one of our publications or at our national events. Our 5 Core Values Integrity Unbiased in ormation without paid in luenc delivers the highest value to all participants. Respo sive e s Serving the industry’s rapidly changing need r quires listening and adapting. Quality Sound business decisions are driven by reliable new , data and insights. Pro essionalism Mainstream acceptance hi es on eleva ing the industry’s business practices. Inclusiveness Connecting the e tirety o the cannabis commu ity is the oundation o the industry’s success. Founded in early 2011, Marijuana Business Daily ™ ocuses solely on cannabis businesses and the investors who back them. I you are leading or inancing a cannabis-related company, we help you prosper via trusted in ormation services and exceptional events. Our p blications have th highest business readership in the industry. Our ev ts are sell uts, year aer ye r aer year. And, we’ve been cited everywhere rom Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal to Forbes, Fortune and Fast Company . Do you need practical in ormation, real-li e data or industry connections to help your business grow? You’ll ind what you need in one o our publications or at our national events. We are here to help the multibillio -dollar cannabis industry p rosper. Let us know how we can serve y u. Email u s at m gazine@mjbizdaily.com with your thoughts, suggestions and any other eedback on the magazine and the stories we cover. A division o Anne Holland Ventures Inc. Mari juana Business Daily Headquarters 3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Suite 100, Denver, CO 80235 CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com • Phone: (720) 213-5992 ext. 1 Twitter: @MJBizDaily • MJBizDaily.com W are here to help the multibillio -d llar can abis industry prosper. Let us know how we can serve yo . Email us at magazine@mjbizdaily.com with your thoughts, sugg estions and any other feedback on the magazine and th stories we cover. 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Marijuana Business Magazine,Volume 6, lssue 9,October 2019 lSSN 2376-7375 (print); lSSN 2376-7391 (online) Marijuana Business Magazine is currently published 10 times per year by Marijuana Business Daily™,a division ofAnne HollandVentures Inc. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: Marijuana Business Daily, 3900 S.Wadsworth Blvd.,Suite 100,Denver,CO 80235. Copyright 2011-2019 by Marijuana Business Daily,a division ofAnne HollandVentures lnc. All rights reserved.Materials may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission.For reprints of any article,please contact Customer Service. MJBizMagazine.com