Expert witness service
Cannabis Plant Count & Yield Expert Witness
A plant count sounds simple until the room contains clones, seedlings, mothers and flowering plants at different stages.
Ted reviews how plants were counted and classified, and what those plants could realistically yield.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
How plants were counted and what they could realistically produce.
- Plant count thresholds drive charges or compliance
- Clones and immature plants were counted
- Yield is projected from counts
- Counts differ between sources
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.
- What counts as a plant
- Maturity and stage
- Mother plants and clones
- Yield per plant
- Count methodology
Analysis may be based on: Photos and video, Inventory and counts, Track-and-trace records, Cultivation setup.
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 Plant Count & Yield Expert Witness by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Why does plant maturity matter?
Immature plants and clones produce little or no usable flower. Counting them like mature plants can greatly overstate quantity.
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.