Vern Davis welcomes MJBizDaily founding editor Chris Walsh. Since 2011, MJBizDaily has been the most trusted business (B2B) news source for the cannabis industry in the US and Canada. Exclusively written by professional journalists, we serve the information needs of large-scale cultivators, processors, testing labs, infused product makers, financial services, major investors, dispensaries and recreational retailers, and the related businesses that serve them. They also produce MJBizCon – the multiple award-winning trade show and expo for cannabis professionals, held annually in Las Vegas and online. MJBizDaily is headquartered in the Denver, Colorado area with editorial staff nationwide. Chris served as the founding editor of Marijuana Business Daily during the company’s launch in 2011, becoming the first journalist in the United States to focus exclusively on covering the business of cannabis. He now oversees the company’s day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. Chris has been quoted as one of America’s foremost cannabis industry analysts by dozens of media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, NPR, CNBC, and the New York Times. He earned an MBA in international business from Regis University.