Your seat at the table
State Rep. Harper’s star has risen rapidly and prominently in Springfield. Her expertise in urban agriculture and access to healthy foods has propelled her into the Chairmanship of the influential House Agriculture Committee. And her focus on issues of food insecurity, education, and equity raised her profile among her peers, who elected her as Joint Chair of Illinois’ Legislative Black Caucus.
Podcast at The Cannabis Community with Mark Peysakhovich, January 3, 2022
Mark talks about cannabis products he’s tried lately, the business trends he sees emerging, gateway drugs, and other current hot topics.
Mark Peysakhovich on the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, November 30, 2021
The folks at Politico asked a few prominent people around the state, “If you could mentor your younger self, what would you say?” Here’s Mark sharing his personal mantra that he uses “all the time in Springfield” and would have shared with his younger self.
Read the item in Politico’s Illinois Playbook, November 22, 2021
Mark shares his thoughts about this interesting new investment commodity market.
Mark Peysakhovich on the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, November 10, 2021
Have you wondered how to get the dosing right when working with edibles, or what sorts of business trends are now emerging in the cannabis space. Mark shares his thoughts.
Mark Peysakhovich on the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, October 14, 2021
What is the actual relationship between what is going on in the market and what is happening with your cannabis stocks? What kind of danger do now-legal edibles pose to minors? Here’s what Mark thinks.
Mark Peysakhovich on the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, October 7, 2021
Three newly awarded Illinois craft cannabis licensees are working together to reach other craft growers licensed in Illinois through a newly formed trade association, the Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association. They talk about the IICGA’s goals and work.
Podcast at The Cannabis Community with Mark Peysakhovich, October 3, 2021
The Legal Cannabis Markets Club at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business was started to “to kindle the fire of conversation about Cannabis markets, and encourage students and the larger Booth community to pay more attention to this burgeoning industry.” The group’s April 2021 inaugural conference, themed “Understanding the Cannabis Landscape,” wrapped up with a panel discussion on equity in the cannabis industry, moderated by Mark Peysakhovich.
Read article in Booth’s Chicago Business, May 17, 2021
Social equity champion State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford gives our community a legislative update with look at the status of cannabis bills at this stage in current session, an overview of new developments, and an invitation to continue improving the state’s cannabis laws.
Podcast at The Cannabis Community with Mark Peysakhovich, April 7, 2021
Under 2% of Illinois dispensary owners were Black or Latino, and under 25% were women as of June 2020, according to a leaked State of Illinois report. “Following a wave of dispensary purchases since last summer, the number of minority and women owners could be even lower.”
Read the article in Grown In, February 22, 2021 (registration required)