Meet the Team Behind Medical Marijuana Business Daily

As the #1 business news source for the US medical marijuana and cannabis industry, our reporters and expert columnists bring dispensaries, lawyers, investors, vendors and suppliers daily updates.

We produce the annual National Marijuana Business Conference each November -  the only national trade show for professionals in the industry, drawing attendees from 27 states in 2012.

We also publish a line of ‘best practices’ business ebooks and studies under our MMJ Business Books imprint.

Meet our Editors & Contributors:

Chris Walsh, Editor
As the editorial head of Medical Marijuana Business Daily, Chris Walsh covers daily financial and legal news of interest to cannabis dispensaries, investors, lawyers, and related vendors. Profiled in Dow Jones Newswires as a top business journalist in the cannabis industry, Walsh is frequently quoted in the media including MarketWatch, The Seattle Times, USA Today and the Boston Globe. Walsh keynoted the National Marijuana Business Conference 2012 and led the research team for MMJ Business Daily’s new Marijuana Business Factbook 2013. He has more than a decade of professional experience as a business reporter and editor at daily newspapers. He earned his MBA from Regis University in Denver. Click here to contact Chris.

Cassandra Farrington, Publisher
Based in the Denver area, Cassandra is the Publisher of MMJ Business Daily as well as the Producer of our annual National Marijuana Business Conference. Previously a  vice president at Citi, she earned her MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.

Anne Holland, President/Contributor
As president of the Daily’s parent company, Anne Holland Ventures Inc, Anne has 25 years of business publishing and online media experience.  Her background includes working for titles ranging from The Oil Daily to MarketingSherpa.

Diane Czarkowski, Guest Columnist
Diane and her husband founded Boulder Kind Care, a medical marijuana business, in 2009 and sold it earlier this year. Currently, she is consulting for other medical marijuana businesses in the United States.

Morgan Fox, Guest Columnist
Morgan is communications manager for the Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington DC-based nonprofit that lobbies for cannabis reform and has helped pass numerous state medical marijuana laws.

Khurshid Khoja, Guest Columnist
As principal and founder of Greenbridge Corporate Counsel, Khurshid provides a variety of legal services to MMJ businesses. He also currently serves as the outside general counsel to The Emerald Growers Association and The ArcView Group.

Robert Kane, Guest Columnist
As president of Robert Kane Partners and Cannabis Consulting Inc., Robert works to establish the MMJ industry as a viable investment option. He was previously VP at Cannabiz Business University and director of investor relations at Medical Marijuana Inc.

Chris Lindsey, Guest Columnist
Chris is a medical marijuana attorney in Montana and serves as president of the Montana Cannabis Industry Association. He is also on the boards of the Montana Medical Grower’s Association and Patients and Families United.

Ellen Komp, Guest Columnist
Ellen is deputy director of California NORML, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to reforming the state’s marijuana laws. She is based in the Los Angeles area.

James Slatic, Guest Columnist
James is CEO of Potbottles.com, a division of Highland Medical, which specializes in medical marijuana containers, bags, labels and related products. Previously, he was Vice President at High Quality Organics, Inc., the largest provider of organic spices in America.

Brian Vicente, esq., Guest Columnist
Brian is a founding member of Vicente Sederberg, LLC, a law firm that provides legal solutions for the medical marijuana community. He also serves as the executive director of Sensible Colorado, a non-profit organization that focuses on medical marijuana patients and cannabis providers.

Steve DeAngelo, Guest Columnist
Steve is executive director of Oakland-based Harborside Health Center, the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the country. A cannabis leader, visionary and well-known industry advocate, Steve has created a model business for the medical marijuana industry.

Jason Klein, Guest Columnist
Jason is principal of the Law Office of Jason Klein, PLLC, a Washington DC-based law firm committed to protecting the rights of medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation centers and patients. He also organized the First Annual Washington DC Medical Marijuana Symposium.

Tamar Wise, Guest Columnist
Tamar Wise is the science director at Denver-based Dixie Elixirs and Edibles, one of the largest infused products manufacturers in the country. She is also a member of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division’s Lab Rules and Regulations Committee.

Dale Gieringer, Guest Columnist
Dale is director of California NORML, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to reforming California’s marijuana laws. Gieringer is also vice chairman of the national NORML board of directors, director of the California Drug Policy Forum and treasurer of the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance.

Mark Goldfogel, Guest Columnist
Mark – who published his first software at the age of 17 – is co-founder of MJ Freeway Software Solutions, which provides inventory, client and point-of-sale software to medical marijuana dispensaries. He was previously a technical adviser to ADP and co-owned and operated Wonder Dog Corporation.

Dhar Mann, Guest Columnist
Dhar is a business owner, entrepreneur and chief executive officer of weGrow Store, a full-service retail franchise that sells supplies for the cultivation of medical marijuana and has locations in several MMJ states.

Adam Bierman, Guest Columnist
Adam is co-founder of California-based MedMen, which provides consulting and marketing services to medical cannabis companies. The company has helped start, operate and broker the transfer of over a dozen dispensaries in Southern California.

Dana Cawthon, Guest Columnist
Dana is chief executive officer and co-founder of Corporate Results, a full-service consulting firm specializing in the needs of dispensary owners, MMJ manufacturers and supporting doctors.

Steve Kilts, Guest Columnist
Steve is the vice president of operations at CannLabs, a Denver-based medical marijuana testing company.

Theo Norton, Guest Columnist
A former telecommunications executive, Theo is in the process of launching two MMJ firms, Guaranteed Cannabis – which will provide single and compounded pharmaceutical solutions to medical marijuana patients in California – and the consultancy T2 Kinetics.

Micah Johnson, Guest Columnist
Micah is president and co-founder of Cannapages.com, a Colorado-based medical marijuana directory and tech agency. He also serves as editor-in-chief of online content and oversees the group’s community involvement, through industry magazines, business groups, websites, outreach and partnerships

Aaron Justis, Guest Columnist
Aaron is president of Buds and Roses, a medical cannabis dispensary located in the Los Angeles area.

Amy Poinsett, Guest Columnist
Amy is co-founder and chief executive officer of MJ Freeway Software Solutions, which provides point of sale, inventory, sales and patient validation products. She has trained and led technology development teams in software, application design and research analysis across various business sectors.

Patrick McManamon, Guest Columnist
Patrick is the managing member of Cannassure Insurance Services, a full-service insurance and risk management firm started in partnership with The ArcView Group. He has been helping the cannabis industry with insurance and risk management needs since 2010.

Dave McMichael, Guest Columnist
Dave is director of marketing for Earthwise Packaging, which makes containers for the medical marijuana industry.

Cheryl Shuman, Guest Columnist
Cheryl specializes in consumer marketing as well as public relations and has been a featured guest on Fox Business News, the New Ricki Lake Show and CBS News.

Robert Hunt, Guest Columnist
Robert Hunt is the owner of Rocky Mountain Hydroponics in Colorado and Evergreen Garden Centers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. He is also an attorney, the principal of Robert E. Hunt Consulting and chairman of the Coalition for Responsible Patient Care.