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With eleven years of legal cannabis industry expertise, Jamie Andrea Garzot is one of California’s pioneers. She has boots-on-the-ground experience as a cannabis retailer, an appointed city official, and an industry advocate.

Jamie can speak on the following topics:

Cannabis Industry 101

Breaking into an industry that may seem out of your expertise

Writing the “rules” as you live them

Community and Economic benefits of the Cannabis Industry

Developing creative solutions to challenges

Community/Governmental Outreach and Cannabis

Maintaining career focus when everything is rapidly changing

Cannabis Taxation: Pros and Cons

Growing a business without investor dollars

The Female CEO Perspective

Building a chain of retail stores

Medical vs. Recreational Cannabis: Is there a difference?

People management and HR challenges

Cannabis Policy 101: Local vs. State and Craft vs. Corporate

Building and motivating teams

Turning ideas into profit

Working across party lines and government agencies such as local lawmakers, police, and Federal guidelines

Advocating for an unregulated industry

Normalizing and legitimizing cannabis

Negotiating the sale of a business