For the past year, Kristin Nevedal, a former marijuana grower and consultant in California, has worked as manager of the Mendocino County Cannabis Program, allowing her to hear firsthand the frustrations cannabis business owners are experiencing.
“They’re struggling across the board,” Nevedal said. “They’re losing their shirt.
“There’s a lot of stress and despair out there.”
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As part of the transition into program manager, Nevedal resigned her positions on the boards of the California Cannabis Industry Association and the International Cannabis Farmers Association.
Now she’s on the side of the regulators, trying to help those cannabis companies get annual licenses for a market beset with overregulation, too much production and onerous taxes.
“Applicants and our permit holders, they’re like, ‘I’m broker than I’ve ever been because of the economic situation in the market,’” said Nevedal, who is a member of the MJBizDaily Advisory Board.
“And we’re asking for a
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