Expert witness service
Cannabis Track-and-Trace Expert Analysis
State seed-to-sale systems record plants, harvests, packages and transfers. Those entries can reconstruct what a licensee grew and sold, if they are read correctly.
Ted analyzes track-and-trace data to test claims about production, inventory and losses, and to identify inconsistencies.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
Seed-to-sale data: what the entries show about plants, harvests and inventory.
- Production or inventory is disputed
- A loss claim must be checked against system data
- Diversion or discrepancies are alleged
- Historic harvests must be reconstructed
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 and harvest records
- Package and transfer history
- Waste and adjustment entries
- Data inconsistencies
- Reconstructing production
Analysis may be based on: Track-and-trace exports, Inventory records, Manifests, Waste logs.
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 Track-and-Trace Expert Analysis by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Do all states use the same system?
No. States use different systems and reporting rules, so the data must be read in the context of the specific state program.
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.