Expert witness service
Cannabis Sentencing Expert Witness
Sentencing can depend on drug quantity, and cannabis quantity is often estimated rather than weighed: plants converted to pounds, or wet weight treated as finished product.
Ted evaluates how those quantities were calculated and what cultivation realities, such as maturity, cultivar and method, suggest about the actual amount.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
Quantity, yield and weight questions that affect sentencing exposure.
- Quantity is estimated from plant counts
- Wet weight is used in place of dried product
- Projected yields drive guideline calculations
- Immature plants or clones are counted as mature
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.
- Plant maturity and counting
- Wet versus dry weight
- Usable versus non-usable material
- Realistic yield per plant
- Assumptions in government estimates
Analysis may be based on: Search inventory and photos, Weights and lab reports, Plant counts, 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 Sentencing Expert Witness by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Can Ted testify at a sentencing hearing?
Where retained and within scope, Ted can provide a written report and testimony on quantity and yield questions.
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.