Mark shares his thoughts about this interesting new investment commodity market.
Mark Peysakhovich on the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, November 10, 2021
On Getting the Dosing Right on Edibles, and Business Trends
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
The Market and Cannabis Stocks, and the Edibles’ Danger to Kids
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
IICGA Gears Up to Advocate for New Strain of Cannabis Entrepreneurs
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
Booth’s Cannabis Markets Club Inaugural Conference
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
Illinois’ 2021 Cannabis Legislative Session and Social Equity
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
Leaked Report Shows Black and Latinos Owned Less Than 2% of Dispensaries
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)
Understanding the Business and Politics of Cannabis
“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
Inside Stories from Potential Social Equity License Winners
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
Illinois Cannabis Licensing Process Is a Disaster
I didn’t anticipate the scope of the state’s failure in the cannabis licensing process. Instead of being the Gold Standard, our story is about to become a cautionary tale. Having spent almost three decades as an Illinois lobbyist and government affairs consultant, I am very familiar with the sausage-making process. I have developed what I call mental callouses; a defense mechanism that reminds me not to expect too much from the cumbersome, opaque and inconsistent performance of state government…
Read the guest editorial in Crain’s Chicago Business by Mark Peysakhovich, September 6, 2020
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