Mark Hiraide Quoted in LA Times
May 25, 2018
Mark Hiraide was quoted in the article, “L.A. pot retailer MedMen has 12 shops, a $1.6 billion valuation, and coming soon, Canadian Stock,” published by the Los Angeles Times on May 25, 2018.
The article follows how quickly cannabis is entering the mainstream and how the nascent industry has captured investors' attention even as it remains relegated to the fringes of the financial world.
From the article…
“So by going public, companies can raise more cash while company founders give up less ownership and less control,”said Mark Hiraide, a Los Angeles attorney who specializes in capital transactions and is working with another cannabis firm seeking to go public in Canada."