Andrew Mieure

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT ANDREW MIEURE

Andrew Mieure has an extensive and proven track record within the cannabis industry overseeing regulated cannabis dispensary and cannabis hospitality operations in Colorado, Nevada, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Michigan, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Oregon, and Illinois. As a trusted licensing consultant, he has assisted numerous groups with competitive licensing, application submission and regulatory support. Specifically, Andrew has won dozens of licenses for his clients in multiple regions throughout the United States with pending decisions on submitted cannabis business applications in highly competitive markets. His focus has been building cannabis retail and hospitality operations from the ground up, including the creation of business plans, concepting, strategy, hiring, training, standard operating procedures, sanitation, expansion strategy, compliance and regulatory codes, government relations, human resources, vertically integrated processes, product assortment and quality control, safety and security measures, and community education. As a license holder in Illinois he is working with his team on the development and buildout of cannabis manufacturing and transportation facilities serving the state of Illinois. Mieure and his company, Top Shelf Budtending, have successfully served consumers, spanning five adult-use legal marijuana states. He is often quoted in Forbes, High Times, Rolling Stone, CNN, FOX, VICE, Newsweek and numerous mainstream publications for expert insights related to on-site consumption operations, regulations and the evolution of cannabis hospitality. In 2018, Andrew partnered with Cannect Hospitality, a fully licensed, Nevada Support Business, specializing in concept development, marketing strategy, consumer events and cannabis hospitality operations. Cannect is comprised of industry leaders who have dedicated their lives to building the best food and beverage, entertainment and nightlife brands in Las Vegas. In addition to serving millions of guests in the traditional hospitality space, Cannect team members have developed, managed and owned hospitality venues within MGM Resorts, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Station Casinos, Starwood Resorts and Morgans Hotel Group properties. Andrew’s past and current clients include boutique brands, family-owned dispensaries, large scale vertically integrated organizations, product development teams, cannabis hospitality venues, traditional hospitality groups and social equity operators.