Expert witness service
Cannabis Crop Valuation Expert Witness
Crop value is not a single number off a price sheet. It depends on what was growing, at what stage, under what conditions, and what that product would realistically have sold for.
Ted values cannabis and hemp crops by connecting cultivation facts to documented production history and market pricing for the relevant period.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
Independent value of cannabis and hemp crops in loss, dispute and damages matters.
- A crop was destroyed, damaged or contaminated
- Parties dispute the value of seized or lost plants
- A contract dispute involves undelivered or rejected product
- An insurer and policyholder disagree on crop value
Ted Menadier, MBA
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.
- Matters retained
- 38+
- Industry since
- 2015
- Courts
- State & federal
- Availability
- Nationwide
Issues
Issues Ted may evaluate.
- Expected yield at harvest
- Growth stage at the time of loss
- Quality and product mix
- Wholesale market pricing
- Post-harvest losses and costs to complete
Analysis may be based on: Plant counts and growth stage, Production history, Market pricing data, Incident documentation, Photos and video.
Representative matter types
Matters Ted has been retained on.
Anonymous categories only. Client names, case details and outcomes are confidential.
Scope
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.
Related
Related expertise and case types.
Locations
Cannabis Crop Valuation Expert Witness by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Is crop valuation the same as business valuation?
No. Crop valuation addresses the value of the crop itself. Ted does not provide business valuation or appraisal of cannabis companies.
Can a crop be valued after it is gone?
Often, yes, using plant counts, photographs, cultivation records, prior harvests and market data. The available records determine how precise the opinion can be.
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.