John Hickey of Hall Estill, serves as the lead shareholder for the firm's cannabis Law practice. Licensed in Oregon and Oklahoma, John has knowledge on all ends of structuring, financing, and running a cannabis business.  John not only represents growers and dispensaries, but founded his own cannabis farm in Oregon.  In this episode, John weighs in on the current methods for financing cannabis, M&A deals, and the potential for financing opportunities in light of possible forthcoming changes to the SAFE Banking act of 2021.  To learn more about this topic, and more related issues, check out Lexis' Practical Guidance Cannabis Research Kit.