In today’s ever-evolving hemp and cannabis space, Eran Sherin has set out on a mission to empower farmers, processors, manufacturers, and developers through a unique, New York-based hemp ecosystem known as urbanXtracts.

Learn more at https://www.urbanxtracts.com 

Key Takeaways:

• Eran’s background in cannabis and how he came to start urbanXtracts
• An inside look at urbanXtracts and what the company offers as a seed-to-sale hemp service provider
• How urbanXtracts was awarded licenses to grow and process hemp in New York
• Why Eran chooses to work with contract farmers instead of growing his own plants
• How urbanXtracts is converting a former prison into an extraction facility where the company will help in providing jobs to residents of Warwick, NY
• The types of products urbanXtracts provides, including raw materials, crude hemp oil, and isolates
• Eran’s philosophy behind his company’s collaborative, WeWork-style environment
• Where urbanXtracts currently is in the capital-raising process
• How Eran sees the hemp market evolving over the next 3-5 years

Have we seen the last of the Pot Com bust in cannabis stocks? Or should we expect to see more downside ahead?

Here to help us answer this is Andrew Zatlin of SouthBay Research, the cannabis industry's rising leader in unconventional investment data tracking.

Learn more at http://www.southbayresearch.com 

Key Takeaways: 

• Andrew’s background in economic forecasting and how he came to start SouthBay Research
• An inside look at SouthBay Research and its mission to provide best-in-class macroeconomic forecasting and actionable insights
• Andrew’s insight on cannabis stock valuations and where we currently are in the Pot Com bust
• The vice index and why it’s important to the cannabis industry
• Shocking similarities between alcohol, gambling, and cannabis
• Reasons why cannabis might start looking like Kentucky's whiskey industry
• The types of businesses that Andrew foresees excelling in cannabis
• When and how cannabis brands will begin to emerge
• Andrew’s advice on how cannabis investors and entrepreneurs can best position themselves for the years ahead

With hemp in growing demand, scientists are hard at work determining ways to increase plant yield. Here to tell us about it is Han Chen from ZeaKal, a plant science company revolutionizing hemp cultivation.

Learn more at https://www.zeakal.com 

Key Takeaways:

• Han’s background in cannabis and how he came to start ZeaKal
• An inside look at ZeaKal and its mission to vastly improve cannabis crop efficiency
• Problems in hemp cultivation that ZeaKal is working to solve
• How hemp cultivation compares to other crops like corn and soy
• Secondary metabolites and why they’re important to hemp
• Hemp’s potential to produce a more sustainable plant oil
• ZeaKal’s dynamic with other industry players in the hemp ecosystem
• How drones are proving useful for data collection in hemp cultivation
• Where Han sees his research and the hemp industry as a whole progressing over the next 3-5 years

While many cannabis investors are feeling underwhelmed with publicly-traded cannabis companies, opportunities still abound for investors willing to look past the headlines. Here to tell us more is Codie Sanchez from Entourage Effect Capital, a private equity investment firm dedicated to investing in cannabis.

Learn more at https://entourageeffectcapital.com​

Key Takeaways:

• Codie’s background in cannabis and what led her to become a partner at Entourage Effect Capital
• An inside look at Entourage Effect Capital and how it’s evolved since it was founded in 2014
• New ways to invest in cannabis and opportunities that still remain untapped
• How valuations for private cannabis investments have changed over the last couple years
• The vaping crisis and how Codie believes it will impact the industry long-term
• How MSOs are responding to the Pot Com bust
• The investments Codie is most excited about right now
• Codie’s tips for entrepreneurs on how to pitch to investors
• Where Codie sees the cannabis industry heading over the next few years