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Cannabis, Marijuana & Hemp Expert Witness for Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
Ted Menadier, MBA provides expert witness services in litigation involving cannabis, marijuana and hemp cultivation, crop loss, crop valuation, business operations, insurance claims, testing, classification and related industry matters.
Primary services
What Ted is retained for.
Why attorneys retain Ted
Industry depth, explained clearly.
Hemp and marijuana experience
Industry involvement since 2015 across both hemp and marijuana, indoor, outdoor and greenhouse.
Learn moreCultivation plus market perspective
Hands-on cultivation knowledge paired with an MBA-level view of markets and operations.
Learn moreCivil and criminal matters
Retained in civil, insurance and criminal matters, in state and federal courts.
Learn moreCrop valuation and lost revenue
Crop value, production loss and lost revenue, kept inside a defined scope.
Learn moreGrounded in records and data
Opinions built on testing results, industry data and accepted methodologies.
Learn moreReports and testimony
Written reports, deposition testimony and trial testimony where retained.
Learn moreRepresentative matter types
Matters Ted has been retained on.
Anonymous categories only. Client names, case details and outcomes are confidential.
- Crop loss valuation
- Yield estimation
- Herbicide overspray damage
- Loss of heat
- Environmental-control failures
- Indoor cultivation fires
- Wildfire ash contamination
- Power outages
- Nursery operations
- Cultivation facility inspections
- COA interpretation
- Hemp compliance matters
- Track-and-trace analysis
- Business interruption
- Lost revenue
- Revenue projections within scope
- Market analysis
- Hemp vs marijuana identification
- Crop valuation
- Cannabis odor-related matters
- Industry-practice evaluation
Evidence and records
What the analysis is built on.
Opinions are grounded in the records and industry information available in each matter. The specific materials depend on the issues.
Cultivation and production records
Grow logs, production records, harvest history and documented production history.
Learn morePlant counts and growth stage
Counts, growth stage and canopy information at the relevant point in time.
Learn moreCultivation environment and systems
Equipment, cultivation systems and environmental-control information.
Learn moreTrack-and-trace and inventory
State seed-to-sale entries and inventory records.
Learn moreCOAs and testing results
Certificates of analysis and laboratory results, read in context.
Learn moreMarket pricing and conditions
Market pricing data and regional market conditions for the relevant period.
Learn moreIncident and loss documentation
Incident reports, insurance-loss documentation, photos and video.
Learn moreInspection and operations
Inspection observations and operational documentation.
Learn moreIndustry practice and data
Accepted industry practices and relevant industry data.
Learn moreScope
What Ted does not do.
Clear limits save time for counsel and keep opinions defensible.
- Ted does not provide legal advice and is not counsel for any party.
- Ted does not hold himself out as a business valuation or business appraisal expert.
- Ted does not hold himself out as a molecular genetics or plant-genetics laboratory expert; specialized genetic evaluation may require another expert.
- Ted is not a CPA, forensic accountant or economist. Economic-loss work stays within crop value, production loss, market pricing and lost revenue.
- Scope is determined by the facts and issues of each engagement, and matters outside his experience are declined early.
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Information for your role.
Ted Menadier is an expert witness and industry consultant, not an attorney. Nothing on this website is legal advice, and contacting Ted does not create an attorney-client relationship. Expert scope is determined by the facts and issues of each engagement.