Building Insight In Support Of Hemp & Cannabis Investment, Infrastructure & Regulation
Hemp and cannabis are nascent industry verticals that face unique pressures. Whitney Economics collects data and builds economic models for hemp and cannabis cultivation, processing, investment, manufacturing, regulation and legislation that are accurate, legitimate, reliable and timely.
A Rising Tide Of Cannabis Insight Lifts All Ships
The US hemp and cannabis industries only benefit from more hard data and greater levels of regulatory transparency. Whitney Economics delivers serious, carefully considered recommendations to businesses and governments across the country and around the world. With actionable data, we create value for not only our clients, but for the larger hemp and cannabis industries. Over time, efforts like ours will yield more comprehensive, automated and granular data.
Whitney Economics was founded in October 2014 by Beau Whitney, in Portland Oregon. Mr. Whitney is currently the Chief Economist for the National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) and the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA). A member of the American Economic Association, the Oregon chapter president of the National Association of Business Economics and a participant in meetings of the Oregon council of economic advisors, he is widely regarded as one of the country»s leading cannabis economists. A registered member of the European Industrial Hemp Association, Mr. Whitney is also a member of multiple local regulatory advisory committees throughout the U.S. including the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) RAC for both hemp and cannabis.
