by Fred Fuld III
The following fascinating and informative interview was provided by Chet Billingsley, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Mentor Capital, Inc., a public operating company that invests in pre-IPO cannabis related businesses. He did his undergraduate work at West Point. He later received a Master’s Degree in Applied Physics at Harvard University with concurrent study at Harvard Business School, and at MIT studying proton radiology. He is also a founding director and officer of the board of directors of the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association.
The discussion includes the following:
- What has happened in the cannabis industry during the last five years
- Why high excise taxes can cause the illegal market to continue
- Tilray and the Canadian market
- Why low excise taxes caused the legal Canadian marijuana market to grow
- The US cannabis regulatory scene
- Beer companies buying interests in marijuana businesses
- Tobacco companies getting into the marijuana businesses
- The growth of the medical marijuana market versus the recreational marijuana market
- Cannabis versus opiates
- Cannabeer and canabeverages
- The cannabis sub-industries, such as edibles, local delivery services, etc.
- And much more extensive interesting information!
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Disclosure: Interviewer owns shares of MNTR and has a short position in TLRY.