THE TEAM

As a licensed attorney in Florida, he has worked in the Medical Marijuana industry for over nine years, receiving and applying for licenses across the country in states with competitive licensing, including Florida, Alabama, Virginia, and throughout the Northeast. Zach is a key member of Cannacore Group (https://www.cannacoregrp.com/), which not only serves cannabis clients but also navigates novel and complex compliance matters for hemp companies, including application submissions, licensing, packaging, testing, and payment processing. Mr. Davis manages, litigates, and funds litigation and other initiatives on behalf of entities that were wrongfully denied a license during the application process.

 

Mr. Davis played a crucial role in Perkins Nursery and Keith St. Germain Nursery, which received two of the first twenty-two Medical Marijuana Treatment Center licenses in Florida. Throughout this process, Mr. Davis met with members of the legislature, oversaw lawsuits, and was quoted in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Keith St. Germain Nursery and Perkins Nursery sold their licenses to large multi-state operators for $58 million and $35 million, respectively.

Paula Savchenko, Esq., is the Founding Partner of Cannacore Group and PS Law Group. She is an attorney and consultant working primarily in the cannabis industry on a multi-state level. Most of her work involves competitive licensing and regulatory compliance in the cannabis industry. Her success in attaining competitive licenses for her clients comes from a good understanding of what regulators are looking for and a strong network of contacts in the cannabis industry. She has worked on competitive applications for marijuana businesses in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, and West Virginia. Her overall success rate is approximately 85% in attaining marijuana business licenses.

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She also speaks and writes regularly on the legal aspects of the cannabis industry. In addition to serving on the board of the Florida Bar—Administrative Law Section, she serves on the boards of Mr. Psychedelic Law and Cannabis Law Accounting and Business.

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Paula is a Nova Southeastern University alumnus. She graduated with a bachelor's in business administration in 2013 and from law school in 2017. She played soccer during her undergraduate studies and was a Law School Dean’s List Scholarship recipient.