The first Cannabis private equity fund with Codie Sanchez of Cresco Capital Partners. Cresco Capital Partners is the first Cannabis private equity fund. Codie is a reformed journalist, turned institutional investor to now a Managing Director and Partner at Entourage Effect Capital, a private equity firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Since its inception in the summer of 2014, EEC has deployed $100+ million into over 40 companies out of its two dedicated funds and co-investments.