Mr. Howard has practiced commercial law since 2008 when he graduated law school and got his Series 7 & 66 Securities licenses. He pivoted to practicing litigation for financial institutions before helping cannabis teams form, capitalized and get licensed. He has concentrated in cannabis business since Illinois legalized in 2019. He won licenses for clients in Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and has gotten into lotteries in Ohio, Missouri, Maryland and Maine. He became a Certified Ganjier in 2021. He chairs the ISBA's section council for Cannabis Law in 2023.
Sergio has worked in 32 different states and 27 different countries since joining the cannabis industry in 2016. He has secured lucrative licenses for clients in locations such as Portugal, Illinois, New Jersey, California, and many others. Sergio is an expert in licensing, business processes, and financial modeling. In 2020, Sergio took a break from the cannabis industry to obtain an MBA in financial analytics and work as an interim Director of Finance for a cannabis nutrient start-up. After graduating in 2021, Sergio worked on applications in states such as Texas, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Arizona, Mississippi, and Alabama. He has a 92% success rate.
Adam is an experienced compliance and operations professional with an educational background in Economics (B.A.) and City Planning (M.A.). His main focuses are regulatory compliance and licensing processes within highly-regulated governmental environments. Since joining the cannabis industry in 2021, after leading a multi-national NGO licensing program for natural resource conservation, he has worked in 21 different states and 8 different countries. Adam is also a licensed real estate agent who specializes in regulated real estate compliance with respect to sensitive use barriers.