“innovation, authenticity, excitement, and cultural relevance in the cannabis industry that only diversity can bring.”

 

EQUITABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Cannabis, legal in some form in 29 states plus the District of Columbia, is one of the country's fastest-growing industries.

The $6.6 billion in medical and recreational marijuana sales in 2016 is expected to expand to $20 billion by 2020. We are in the middle of the ‘Green Rush’. Operators are making a fortune off of this newly legalized cash crop and a growing number of sophisticated investors are starting to invest in entrepreneurs in this rapidly growing industry. Industry analysts and researchers are quick to point out that business across all sectors of the cannabis industry–from dispensaries to the more profitable grow operations, infused-cannabis products to ancillary businesses—are overwhelmingly dominated by politically-connected males that come from wealthy families or have transitioned from mainstream industries like finance and banking.

It is glaringly obvious that there are class, racial, and gender disparities in the legal cannabis industry. These underrepresented groups seeking to enter into the industry as growers, retailers, and entrepreneurs face a myriad of obstacles. 

Lack of access to capital is one. Applying for licenses to operate a retail store, grow, or laboratory can cost between $250 - $10,000, but opening a store can cost tens of thousands of dollars, while a cultivation facility can cost upwards of a million dollars. Criminal records amassed under the ‘war on drugs’ is another impediment that keeps some from even applying for licenses. These state bars disproportionately hurt minorities due to higher conviction rates against them (despite minorities being the engine of the cannabis industry prior to legalization). Furthermore, states give out licenses through appointed commissions that reward the politically connected, funneling more capital into the hands of the privileged few.

Whatever the obstacle, the result is the same: a lack of innovation, authenticity, excitement, and cultural relevance in the cannabis industry that only diversity can bring.  

 

INCLUSION IS OUR PRIMARY FOCUS.

Cannabureau’s primary focus is supporting canna-businesses owned and operated by BIPOC and women within these sectors:

  • Cultivation

  • Dispensary

  • Infused Products

  • Medicinal / Nutritional Products

  • Financials, Payments & Banking

  • Grow Systems, Agriculture & Operations

  • Software, Digital & Internet

  • Chemistry, Science & Genetic

  • Business Services

 

QUALIFIERS FOR INVESTMENT.

The Cannabureau Team deploys a stringent due diligence process in its mission to find the very best opportunities for investment.  Some key investment characteristics for Cannabureau include identifying companies with:

  • Large Market Potential

  • Differentiated Products or Services

  • Initial Customer Traction

  • Executive Management Advisors with Demonstrated Success in Building Companies

  • Potential to Provide 5-10x CoC Returns within 3-7 Years or a Minimum Gross IRR of 30%

To learn about investment opportunities available through Cannabureau, please contact us.

 

Cannabureau’s brands and products are communicated throughout our network that includes Cannabureau service clients (consulting, ventures, and brands) as well as strategic partners in cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and dispensing.

Where demand and opportunity for these new Cannabureau products develops, Cannabureau is able to efficiently manufacture and distribute, and continue to protect and grow the brands.