Bryan McLaren: Navigating Cannabis Commercial Real Estate - Real Finds Podcast #8

Real Finds Podcast

Welcome to "The Real Finds Podcast", hosted by Gordon Lamphere, Director of Sales & Leasing at Van Vlissingen and Co., Chicagoland's trusted boutique commercial real estate brokerage. In this episode, we are joined by Bryan McLaren, the Chairman and CEO of Zoned Properties, Inc. - a leading real estate development firm for emerging and highly regulated industries, including regulated cannabis.

In this fascinating discussion, Gordon and Bryan explore various topics related to the commercial cannabis real estate industry. They delve into the challenges and opportunities of getting involved in cannabis commercial real estate, discuss the diverse real estate asset classes within the industry, and have a long-form discussion of the merits and risks of buying versus leasing an asset as a cannabis industry user.

Additionally, the discussion covers the challenges of financing cannabis deals, especially in a low liquidity era, and the high demands of retail cannabis locations. Bryan also sheds light on the site selection process for highly regulated industries, trends in the legalization of cannabis, the evolution of zoning software, and how AI can speed up the site selection process.

Bryan McLaren's wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of sustainable development regulated real estate, and work with Forbes makes this podcast an engaging and informative listen for anyone interested in the commercial cannabis industry or how highly regulated commercial real estate industries get deals done!

00:00 Introduction

02:21 Getting Involved In Regulated Cannabis

06:46 Cannabis Asset Classes

09:52 Buying Vs. Leasing

15:53 Financing Cannabis Deals

22:20 Differences In Asset Classes

28:25 Demands Of Retail Cannabis

35:29 Site Selection

43:55 Final Four

Book Recommendation on the Podcast Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers - Geoffrey A. Moore https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Chasm-Marketing-High-Tech-Mainstream/dp/0060517123

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