Everything You Need to Start and Run a Successful Cannabis Business From retailers to growers, producers, and suppliers, there's a seemingly never-ending list of startup opportunities in this emerging market. In Start Your Own Cannabis Business, cannabis, biotech, and entrepreneurship reporter Javier Hasse introduces forward-thinking entrepreneurs like you to the industry and shares hard-earned tips and success stories from pioneers and visionaries in the marijuana industry. Take a closer look at the world of weed and what it holds for you and your future as a cannabis entrepreneur. You'll learn how to: put together a solid business plan with tips from cannabis lawyers; estimate startup costs with the help of cannabis-experienced CPAs; assemble a team of employees with insight from legal cannabis recruiting and dispensary training agencies; protect your assets in case something goes wrong with your business; familiarize yourself with the tax and legal regulations of the industry; understand what's legal and what's not in the US in cannabis; and grow your cannabis business into a multistate company.