Tribal Cannabis Expert

Richard Tall Bear Westerman is a Native American businessman with extensive experience as a developer and entrepreneur in Native American Gaming, Renewable Energy and Cannabis & Hemp industries. He’s developed over $100,000,000 in projects in his respective fields of expertise. From project finance, design, fabrication, construction,renewable energy. Mr. Tall Bear Westerman has a tremendous amount of tribal development experience and verifiable successes.

CEO, Red Crow Hemp - operated a hemp consulting and development business that specializes in assisting Native American tribes entering into the hemp and CBD business.

Consultant, The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe contracted with Mr TallBear Westerman to

assist in the development of the FSST Tribal Hemp Plan for submission and approval to the

USDA. Mr Westerman also assisted with business planning and development.

Consultant, White Earth Nation - Mr TallBear Westerman was contracted to start the White

Earth Nation Medical Marijuana Program and a hemp CBD business, a 28,000 sq ft

cannabis cultivation and processing facility and dispensary located in Mahnomen MN.

Consultant, Meskwaki Nation - Mr Westerman is assisting in the development of a hemp

CBD hemp farm, greenhouse facility and branded products business for the Meskwaki Nation, Tama IA.

Consultant, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate - Mr TallBear Westerman developed the

medical marijuana program and business for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Sisseton SD.

Mr TallBear Westerman has held 6 State Medical Cannabis Licenses, 3 State Industrial Hemp Licenses and 1 Tribal License, all for Cultivation, Manufacturing and Dispensaries.

Cultivation & Plant Genetics

Mojave Richmond has explored the cannabis realm since his early days in California. In the early 1990s Mojave settled in the Netherlands, became involved in their newly emerging cannabis industry, and began breeding what would become award winning cannabis varieties. Throughout his many years in the Netherlands Mojave carried out extensive research on various cultivation techniques and plant breeding. Mojave is a frequent contributor to Cannabis Business Times magazine as well as various books, articles and magazines. Mojave’s signature cannabis strain named ZETA was awarded “WORLDS BEST MEDICINE” by DOPE Magazine in 2019 and he has several other ward winning strains as well.

Dispensary Development and Operations

CASA CEO & Co-Founder

Brand-builder, strategist, investor, and advisor for a multitude of leading cannabis brands across all product categories including Select, Plus, Distru, Fernway, and Shift. Taylor drove $215m+ in brand revenue over the past 5 years. Produced $150m in revenue as Head of CA for Select from 2017-2020 as the #1 selling brand In the US.