On this episode we talk with David Alport of Bridge City Collective about what it takes to build a multi state cannabis operation and the path to fundraising. David started his cannabis career in 2009 as a commercial medical cannabis producer and cultivator in Oregon. In 2010, he founded Bridge City Collective, the idea for a nonprofit community resource, which evolved when he opened two of Portland, Oregon’s first licensed dispensaries in 2014. His role as CEO of Bridge City Collective has expanded to running vertical operations in new markets within the US. David serves as Board President of The Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association and on the Cultivation Committee of the MoCann Advisory Board, a trade association focused on Missouri’s fledgling cannabis industry.