Lauri Kibby

By Lauri Kibby of Kings Garden. Cannabis industry optimism in the United States is mounting alongside increasing expectations for national legalization. Skeptics, however, point to the Canadian experience and suggest we temper our enthusiasm. To be sure, years removed from 2018 legalization, most...

By Lauri Kibby Discrepancies between federal and state laws discourage banks from serving the highly profitable and legal cannabis industry.  U.S. cannabis companies generated more than $17.5 billion of sales in 2020 alone. It will only continue to grow as more legal markets open....

By Lauri Kibby. The inexorable march toward legalized marijuana for recreational use continues to gather momentum, fueling social change, economic growth, and, often overlooked, financial windfalls for state governments. California, the world’s largest cannabis market, was among the first...

Growth is not just about speed. It’s about doing it the right way. On June 1, Zuber Lawler Founder and Managing Partner Tom Zuber will moderate a panel on how to make a company go from a budding startup to a profitable business — and not get lost in the way. The event is just one of...