1) It is a pleasure to have you participate in our NYC summit this year. Please share a bit about yourself and what led you to sponsor the recent amended Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA)? I have served as the New York State Senator for the East Side, East Midtown and parts of Midtown since 2002. I first introduced MRTA in 2013 after becoming convinced that efforts to modernize New York's drug laws were not going far enough, and that the only way to fully address th

On May 1, 2019, Mark Wheeler, President and CDO of Nectar Cannabis, spoke at Kahner Global's 4th Annual Cannabis Private Investment Summit in Beverly Hills, CA. The event hosted more than 160 industry leaders and investors for a day of education, networking, and collaborations. 1. Mark, tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a 30-year retail real estate industry veteran. I started my career at Blockbuster Video as a Site Selector in the Central U.S, pro