Weed Wonks Podcast: Mackenzie Slade of Cannabis Public Policy Consulting on Potency, Prices, and What Drives Consumers to the Illicit Market

In the latest episode of Weed Wonks, Strategies 64’s Jordan Wellington welcomes back Mackenzie Slade, CEO of Cannabis Public Policy Consulting, for a conversation about what makes a regulated cannabis market work. They explore Missouri’s successful and rapid rollout of adult-use legalization and the lessons it may offer other states.

Jordan and Mackenzie also discuss the ongoing challenge of balancing public health goals with a viable legal marketplace, including how policymakers approach taxation, product potency, labeling requirements, and competition with the illicit market.