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About this episode’s guest
Andrew DeAngelo
Cannabis Industry Consultant and Strategic Advisor
Co-founder of Harborside & Last Prisoner Project
Founder of Andrew DeAngelo Consulting
Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. Andrew lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strategic partnerships with the world's leading cannabis-centric service firms.
As a co-founder and advisor to Harborside, Andrew has pioneered legal cannabis business processes and provided groundbreaking political engagement and thought leadership to the cannabis community — leading the design and development of gold-standard cannabis retail by innovating many “firsts” for the industry.
Andrew is co-founder and Chairperson of the Board for the non-profit Last Prisoner Project (LPP) and a founding Board of Directors member of the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) where he served from 2013 to 2020.
Key Takeaways:
1:00- Intro of Andrew DeAngelo & How he got started
6:30- Understanding state vs federal laws in cannabis
10:00- Last Prisoner Project Programs
11:00- The misconception of prisoners in the state
14:00- Pushback from the state politicians
19:30- Social equity program failures
22:30- Public resources to help social equity programs
26:00- Goal of the Last Prisoner Project
27:30- Future of the Last Prisoner Project
Links discussed in this episode:
Last Prisoner Project- https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/
Andrew DeAngelo Website- https://andrewdeangelo.com/
Harborside Dispensary- https://shopharborside.com/oakland/
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