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CANNABIS

John O'Malley

Partner,

New West Summit

About John

John O'Malley is a partner at Guerrilla Management, a partner at New West Summit, and music manager at Mill Valley Film Festival. He is originally from Dublin, Ireland but since 2000 , he has been based in San Francisco, CA. Mr. O'Malley is currently focusing on artist management and brand investments across the cannabis industry.

John's Videos

The legal cannabis movement scored its most significant victory in 2016 as voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved state ballot measures that legalized recreational cannabis while voters in Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas approved ballot measures that legalized medical cannabis. The 2016 election changed the landscape of the cannabis industry this panel of experts features executives from cannabis companies that are capitalizing on the United States cannabis industry.

Join John O'Malley as he shares his insights as to why cannabis may be the biggest opportunity of our lifetime. Cannabis sales in North America amounted to over $53 Billion in 2016, that is more than McDonalds and Starbucks combined. He will Touch on Prohibition and the War On Drugs, Colorado case study, California market and potential in 2018, International opportunity, and Ancillary services as many companies don't event touch the plant itself, Hemp production and hemp derived CBD, and how to invest in the industry.