In this episode of Seed to CEO, James Lathrop talks about opening Cannabis City, Seattle’s first recreational marijuana retailer, in 2014. By winning Seattle’s first license, Lathrop enjoyed a major first-mover advantage, but a brutal location, inventory management troubles & soul-sapping regulations all bedeviled Cannabis City. But they couldn’t kill it - and now Lathrop has plans to expand.

Lathrop is a U.S. Army veteran who spent 20-plus years as a nurse practitioner before jumping into marijuan