How Adam Bierman Built Medmen Into an Influential Industry Player
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Twitter: @MJBizDaily • www.MJBizDaily.com http://MJBizMagazine.com ln This lssue FEATURES 36 Crop Storage Strategies Proper storage is crucial – otherwise cannabis growers risk seeing their harvest go bad and 36 their profits vanish down the drain. 46 Part Art, Part Science Some edibles makers go the extra mile by using not only culinary but mathematical know-how to ensure accurate dosing of products. 56 No Apologies MedMen CEO Adam Bierman has transformed the company into a marijuana juggernaut – while ruffling feathers in the cannabis industry along the way. 70 Let’s Make a 56 (Real Estate) Deal Financial sweeteners and a professional approach can help win over a wary landlord. 78 Alternative Advertising Barred from social media advertising, hemp-based CBD companies use education, SEO and physicians to reach consumers. 78 COVER PHOTO by Tom Kelsey 6 • Marijuana Business Magazine • September 2017 PRlNT + Marijuana Business DEPARTMENTS PDF DOWNLOAD aFctbook 2017 10 Cannabusiness by the Numbers: Impact of Chronic Pain on MMJ Businesses $24900 A state’s decision to add chronic/severe pain to its list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions is a key factor Marijuana in determining how large – and potentially how viable – Business Daily® the program will be. 16 Five Questions with David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Marijuana David Bronner talks about the need for the marijuana Business industry to adopt standards, business opportunities for organic or socially responsible cannabis, and hemp’s Factbook 2017 future in the United States. 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