CANNAINVESTOR Magazine U.S. Privately Held Companies March 2018 | Page 72

Years from now, Business School professors will look back on 2018 as the year the Cannabis Revolution took off, and started to become a society-changing force. It’s happening all around us, and while everything is messy and confusing, that’s the nature of revolutions. It’s always that way.

But don’t be distracted, because the seeds for future success are being planted right now — right under you — just as coming troubles can also be spotted in fully operational cannabis companies.

How to

SPOT a

Cannabis

Winner

It’s no accident that some cannabis companies make an impact, while others will just putter along and never take off — or reach a certain growth level, and then everything stalls. What’s going on?

By Patrick W. H. Garrard

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