Cannabis a Political Pawn ft. Matt Hawkins

This week we are joined by Matt Hawkins founder of Entourage Effect Capital to discuss : - Capital Challenges & Opportunities - Investing in the Cannabis Industry - Cannabis Political Update Chapters: 00:00:00 - Political Machine is Disastrous, Cannabis Industry Capital with Matt Hawkins 00:02:24 - The Evolution of Cannabis Industry Investment Strategies 00:04:45 - Importance of Use of Proceeds and Management Team Alignment in Private Equity Investments 00:07:02 - Building Scale in Various Verticals 00:09:18 - The Inefficient Capital Market in the Cannabis Industry 00:11:43 - The Turbulent State of the Industry and the Sustainability of Harborside's Brand 00:14:13 - Redesigning California's tax structure to incentivize shutting down the illicit market 00:16:34 - Rebranding from Cresco Capital Partners to Harborside Holdings 00:18:48 - Investing in the Cannabis Industry 00:21:13 - Overlooked Opportunities in Cannabis Business and Learning from EEC's Successes and Mistakes 00:23:42 - Rapid Fire: Cannabis Legalization and Under the Radar States 00:28:19 - Working Hard in the Cannabis Industry 00:30:37 - Cannabis as a Political Pawn 00:32:48 - Betting on the Future of the Market with Matt Hopkins of UBC Partners Inc. About Matt Hawkins: He has 20+ years of private equity experience and has founded multiple $500+MM alternative firms. Matt also serves on the board of numerous cannabis companies.He is known as one of the pre-eminent thought leaders in the cannabis space and has been making major investments in cannabis since 2014 (which is a long time in weed). He's a regular on CNBC, Fox Biz, Bloomberg, Cheddar and he is a contributor for Kiplinger and Seeking Alpha. Big thank you to Colin Landforce for sharing our Cannabinoid Playbook. Sign up for Free Smoke At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry. 8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Contact us directly at info@8threv.com Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24 Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney #cannabiscommunity #cannabis