Alternative Investing Mastery Series
Access Replay for Session 62:
Passive Cannabis Investing for Accredited Investors
Don’t Miss This Replay
Learn from some of the biggest names in investing about how you can win with this downturn.
What You’ll Learn In This Replay
The difference in risk and cash flow between retail dispensaries, cultivation facilities, and manufacturing operations
Legal implications of investing in a regulated industry like cannabis
How cannabis valuations have shifted across different market cycles
How state-by-state licensing rules shape ownership structures and deal terms for investors
Ways investors participate through real-estate-backed entities or by securing licenses under specific regulatory conditions
How to vet a cannabis deal and sponsor
The different ways you can invest in the cannabis industry
Live Q&A to Give You the Answers You Need
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Meet Your Presenters
Patrick Grimes
CEO/Founder, Passive Investing Mastery: Diversified Litigation Portfolio, Diversified Medical Receivables Portfolio, Recessionary Acquisitions Fund, Recessionary Income Fund, PIM Rapid Lending
Patrick’s portfolio is diversified across energy, litigation finance, medical receivables, commercial lending, and acquisitions, including retail, industrial, and thousands of apartment units. He has developed a range of diversified passive investments focused on growth and cash flow. He speaks on stages nationally, co-authored Amazon #1 best-sellers 'Lesson From Thought Leaders,' and 'Pivotal Leadership,' also an e-book Barnes & Noble #1 Best-Seller, and is a member of the Forbes Business Council, contributing articles on investing and commercial real estate.
For investors who want recession-aware, low-correlation alternatives to traditional markets, Patrick offers four core strategies: (1) PIM’s Diversified Litigation Finance Portfolio, built to provide investors with non-correlated growth by funding a diversified pool of lawsuits through contingency-fee law firms; (2) PIM’s Medical Receivables Portfolio, for investors seeking non-correlated cash flow and growth through financing medical practices’ accounts receivable—billed claims for services already rendered. Patrick also offers two commercial real estate funds, both capitalizing on the downturn in commercial real estate: (3) an Acquisitions Fund, targeting growth through opportunistic property acquisitions, and (4) an Income Fund, targeting stable cash flow through a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate loans.
Patrick holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and both an MBA and MS in Engineering from San Jose State University. An avid adventurer, he resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Michael Scott
Founder, BAM Partners
Michael Scott is an entrepreneur and private investor. Michael specializes in aligning private investors with high velocity businesses to create a strategic win/win as it relates to investor return and business growth.
Michael’s current focus is on scaling baby boomer led businesses that are ripe for mergers and acquisitions and the powerful integration of artificial intelligence. Michael is a serial entrepreneur that has built or acquired over 26 businesses in 5 different industries and exited companies across fitness, cannabis, and investment management. He co-founded Nature’s Remedy and exited in a $104 million transaction that went from vision to exit in only 3.5 years.
He is also the co-founder of Velocity AI Partners, which installs practical AI systems for businesses improving both top line revenue, increased efficiency and decision-making. As a 5-time national martial arts champion, black belt, and former national team captain, Michael brings competitive rigor and Level-5 leadership principles to mentoring founders and CEOs. He regularly advises on capital strategy, acquisitions, and scalable operating systems designed to create durable cash flow and optionality for exits. He lives in the Boston area with his family.
Mathew Owens
CEO/Founder, OCG Properties, LLC
Mathew Owens, CPA, is the founder and owner of OCG Properties, LLC, a real estate investment firm specializing in value-add, cash-flowing residential and multifamily assets across the United States. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Economics and an emphasis in Accounting, Mathew became a Certified Public Accountant in 2002 and began his career in taxation and auditing—experience that now forms the foundation of his sophisticated investment, due-diligence, and financial-structuring approach.
With more than 19 years of full-time real estate experience, Mathew has bought, renovated, sold, or held over 1,000 single-family properties, and currently owns hundreds of rentals across multiple U.S. markets. His investment expertise spans value-add multifamily, mobile home parks, short-term rentals, performing and non-performing notes, private lending, and syndicated real estate and alternative investment strategies. As a private lender, he has deployed more than $35 million across various markets, and he has raised over $200 million in private investor capital for diverse real estate projects.
OCG Properties leverages Mathew’s deep operational background—including 15+ years of property-management experience—to help investors generate durable cash-flow streams through professionally operated syndications, promissory notes, and other real-estate-backed assets. Through OCG, clients benefit from Mathew’s expertise in taxation, due diligence, legal structuring, long-term planning, and high-volume investment operations, making him a trusted advisor and experienced operator in the real estate investing community.
Jack Weinstein
Founding Partner, Genesis Venture Investments
Jack Weinstein is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with over 15 years of experience across private equity, investment banking, corporate strategy, and high-growth start-ups. He has served as interim CFO for a private equity group managing $3.5 billion in assets, where he helped guide financial performance and navigate shifting market environments.
Jack also played a key leadership role in the emerging cannabis sector, serving as CFO for a start-up that grew into a $100 million enterprise under his financial direction. Earlier in his career, he worked at a leading California investment bank, where he led transactions totaling more than $10 billion, sharpening his expertise in deal structuring and value creation. His experience further includes overseeing corporate development for a billionaire-backed family office and contributing to long-term strategy at a Fortune 500 company.
A graduate of UCLA Anderson with an MBA, Jack combines rigorous academic training with deep, hands-on financial experience. His strategic mindset and proven ability to drive results across diverse industries make him a valuable advisor and operator in the venture capital and private equity landscape.