‘Best days are to come’ for cannabis industry, MJBizCon attendees believe ⋆ Patriots Hemp

LAS VEGAS – After a tough year for most cannabis operators, attendees at MJBizCon 2023 said they aren’t banking on sweeping legislative reform such as the rescheduling of marijuana to grow their businesses in the coming year.

Rather, they are hoping for more incremental policy changes, such as SAFER Banking and new opportunities to open in emerging state markets.

They’re also shifting their attitudes away from viewing fellow operators as competition and instead looking to partner with them to find synergies.

“The best days are to come,” said Jesse Channon, chief commercial officer at New York-based multistate operator The Cannabist Co., formerly known as Columbia Care.

“There’s going to be a rising-tide-lifts-all-boats moment. I believe in that. If you don’t believe in that, you shouldn’t be in the industry.”

Federal reform = industry health

Tim Swail, the executive vice president of sales at Boveda, said even

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