Expert witness service
Cannabis Cultivation Standard of Care Expert Witness
When a grower, manager, consultant or vendor is accused of mishandling a crop, the question becomes what a reasonable operator would have done.
Ted compares the practices at issue with accepted cultivation practice and the documented conditions in the facility or field.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
Whether cultivation practices met accepted industry practice.
- A cultivation consultant or manager is accused of negligence
- A vendor's product or advice allegedly harmed a crop
- Contract performance depends on practice standards
- Causation of crop failure is disputed
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.
- Accepted cultivation practice
- Monitoring and response
- SOP adequacy
- Pest and disease management
- Causation from an industry view
Analysis may be based on: SOPs and grow logs, Environmental data, Communications, Inspection observations.
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.
Resources
Locations
Cannabis Cultivation Standard of Care Expert Witness by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Is there a written cannabis standard of care?
There is no single code. Accepted practice is drawn from industry norms, SOPs, vendor guidance and the circumstances of the operation.
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.