When I started the process for opening a cannabis dispensary my buddy recommended hiring a cannabis consultant. He raved about the recreational cannabis consultant Brian and how good the guy was. I looked at how much a recreational marijuana business consulting service would cost and it was astronomical. The company had amazing reviews and Brian was in high demand. I didn’t want to pay so much. So I decided to hire a basic cannabis consultant that I found off google. The woman was half the cost and willing to start now. I figured I got a deal. Well it is just like with any service or product, you get what you pay for. She was terrible! She was absolutely no help at all. I would ask her what business licenses I needed to get and she didn’t really know. She wasn’t sure how to go about financing and didn’t know any of the deadlines for things. Her qualifications were that she had a computer and knew cannabis products. That didn’t help me at all. I ended up letting her go and begging Brian to come on. I ended up paying way more money since I wasted money on the previous consultant. Brian was worth every penny. I should have started with him. He actually made a spreadsheet and a checklist for all the tasks I needed to get a cannabis dispensary up and running. There was nothing I could ask him that he didn’t know as well. My buddy was right, it is better to spend more to get the best professional to help you.