Michigan Cannabis, Hemp & Marijuana Expert Witness

Ted Menadier provides expert witness services in Michigan cannabis, marijuana, and hemp matters involving cultivation practices, crop valuation, economic damages, business interruption, and industry standards. Michigan operates one of the largest regulated marijuana markets in the United States, overseen by the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), with a substantial cultivation sector, extensive indoor production facilities, licensed processors, testing laboratories, and retailers.

Michigan's cannabis market is distinctive because of its transition from one of the nation's largest caregiver systems to a fully regulated commercial market — a shift that created a complex overlap between legacy caregiver operations and licensed commercial businesses. This transition has generated disputes involving crop valuation, business interruption, cultivation standard of care, economic damages, and the valuation of both licensed and unlicensed cannabis operations. Michigan's large indoor cultivation sector also means facility-related disputes, equipment failures, and crop loss matters are common.

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Areas of Expertise

• Crop valuation and yield estimation

• Economic damages and business interruption

• Cannabis and marijuana cultivation practices

• Certificate of Analysis (COA) interpretation

• Hemp compliance and THC threshold issues

• Hemp versus marijuana identification

• Cannabis genetics and propagation

• Cannabis nursery operations

• Track-and-trace and operational records analysis

• Industry standards and business practices

Services Provided

• Case review and consultation

• Expert reports

• Deposition testimony

• Trial testimony

• Economic damages analysis

• Industry standards evaluation

• Cultivation practices analysis

Cannabis Expert Analysis and Testimony for Criminal Matters

Michigan's large cannabis market and history of caregiver cultivation mean criminal cases involving unlicensed cultivation, distribution, and diversion continue to arise alongside its regulated commercial sector. Matters involving plant counts, yield estimates, caregiver grow operations, and the distinction between licensed and unlicensed production are particularly common in Michigan. I provide expert analysis and testimony to help attorneys, judges, and juries understand the technical realities of cannabis cultivation and production in Michigan's unique regulatory environment.