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
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
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
“What I am is kind of a plumber,” Mark tells Benjamin Douglas Ray, about the nature of what he actually does in his work. “When a public policy starts, it goes through a pipeline. There are steps and hoops and blockages. And generally what I do for my clients is go in and clear up the blockages in that pipeline to get the issue all the way to the other side.” Ray’s podcast focuses on the sustainable business, health and wellness, and leadership aspects of the cannabis industry.
Hear more of what Mark had to say about his career and activities at Ray’s Sustainable Cannabis podcast, January 18, 2021
The potential winners of Illinois’ social equity dispensary licenses have held off on speaking for months out of respect for the community’s grievances regarding the licensing process. But now, in an exclusive episode, we get to meet some of them and hear their stories first hand.
Podcast at The Cannabis Community with Mark Peysakhovich, January 6, 2021