Kyle Kazan took a winding route to the executive suite of Glass House Group, his California cannabis company. As a basketball player at USC, he honed his competitive edge and learned how to do things right; as a teacher and police officer, he saw the real needs of individuals and communities. Then he went into real estate and earned the trust of other investors, before he finally entered the cannabis business.  Listen and learn how:

• Being a police officer in Los Angeles gave him insight into the war on a drugs.
• He decided to that Glass House Group should own its assets, and has built a vertically integrated, seed-to-serve business that owns farms, production facilities, brands and dispensaries.
• He has committed Glass House to social equity, with an internship program for disadvantaged youth, and sponsorships for individuals who were incarcerated for cannabis violations.
• He learned about dabbing through his 20-year old son.

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