Biography

Jay is an electrical engineer and licensed commercial general contractor with previous experience in real estate development. In 2009, he and his wife, Diane, founded Boulder Kind Care (BKC) a medical marijuana business with a retail center and cultivation facility. His focus centered on production operations. 

One of the keys to success at BKC was the ability to consistently product large amounts of high quality, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis. It was Jay’s vision, designing state-of-the-art facilities and processes that led to BKC’s success.  

Toward the end of 2012, Jay was approached by a group of business men in Connecticut, and was asked to help them compete for one of only four licenses that the state was going to issue for the cultivation of cannabis and the manufacture of cannabis products. The group won the license. A week later three of Jay's clients were awarded licenses in Massachusetts out of 20 total licenses awarded. This was the beginning of Canna Advisors.

Canna Advisors has achieved great success assisting clients across the country in obtaining competitive state licenses, assembling key industry talent, and designing state-of-the-art cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensary facilities. Recently, a Canna Advisors client in Nevada was one of three licensees in the state to be approved for cultivation in a greenhouse – a testament to the quality of the facility design. 

Canna Advisors is proud of the 83% success rate of obtaining licensing for clients.  We've helped clients in numerous states develop well-constructed winning marijuana license applications.  

Current Wins:  Nevada- 8 clients/8 wins, Illinois- 3 clients/2 wins, Massachusettes- 6 clients/4 wins, Connecticut- 1 client/1 win

Current projects in progress:  Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Tribal Nations Implementations

Jay is often featured as a prominent speaker at National Cannabis Industry Association and MJ Business Daily events, sharing his now broad experience and expertise in the cannabis industry.

Jay is a founding member of the National Cannabis Industry Association and a lifetime investor member of the ArcView Group. He holds a number of board position for both industry non-profit and for-profit organizations.