In this episode of the Karma Koala Podcast we speak with Katie Wiley the Chief Legal & Strategy Officer for privately owned cannabis company Stash Ventures, LLC.
We discuss how a MSO vertical cannabis company manages varying state legislation, rules and regulations in 2024 as well as diving into the detail on the constant juggling that is needed to keep operations efficient and remain compliant
Stash mainly operates in the mid-west states who have opened up to cannabis more recently than the coasts and Katie imparts a great deal of information about managing compliance in these jurisdictions. We discuss, amongst other things, knowledge management, state govt relations, what re-scheduling means for MSO’s and a lot more.
Biography
Katie Wiley is the Chief Legal & Strategy Officer for Stash Ventures, LLC. She is based out of our headquarters in Fishers, Indiana. She has been a part of the Stash Ventures team since its inception in 2019.
Katie graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with Highest Distinction. From there she went on to graduate from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis with Magna Cum Laude. Among other legal associations, Katie is also a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association.
Prior to working for Stash, she was employed in-house with a global manufacturing business. Before that she worked as a corporate finance and M&A lawyer at a large law firm in Indianapolis.
Katie now resides in Indianapolis, IN with her husband and two sons.
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Stash Ventures is the founding parent company of Timber Cannabis Co and High Minded. Founded in 2020, the Midwestern team set out to grow a successful vertically integrated cannabis company in their own backyard, with a vision to become one of the most knowledgeable and capable Midwest cannabis companies looking to dominate a relatively new and hungry market.
