MPG Consulting is an internationally recognized corporate strategy and policy advisory firm renowned for its role in shaping regulated cannabis and hemp markets in Colorado, Canada, California, Virginia, and New York. Our purpose is to enable clients to make informed decisions through strategic advisement, research, and analysis. We have an extensive network that creates unique opportunities for our clients.
Since our inception in 2014, we have been at the forefront of the industry, supplying factual, data-driven assessments regarding market conditions, policy effects, and the economic evolution of the emerging cannabis industry. Our experienced consultants and university researchers have gone on to deliver strategic engagements, market demand assessments, and company set up in medical and recreational cannabis in 27 states and three countries. We have served as lead cannabis economists for the State of Colorado, as well as completed complex consulting engagements for businesses and governments in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.
Managing Director
Adam Orens is the founder of MPG. Adam has 20 years of experience in strategy, economic, and public policy consulting, including market analysis, public finance, and regional economic analysis. Adam has completed numerous studies that analyze the relationships between markets, demographics, and government policy. Adam has advised numerous early-stage cannabis businesses in their formation, and strategic and business planning. Adam has also helped governments implement successful cannabis regulatory systems in Colorado, Canada, Florida, and California.
In addition to Adam’s regulated cannabis qualifications, he and MPG have completed complex consulting engagements for businesses and governments in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.
Adam’s demographic and economic research related to the emerging marijuana market has been recognized by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist. His recent studies in Colorado, Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, and other states have examined many facets of medical and recreational marijuana markets, including providing estimates of annual marijuana consumption by residents, tourists, and patients; production management methods; and market supply modalities. Adam was a lead author of the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) 2014 Market Size and Demand report and continues to provide consulting services to the MED.
Senior Associate
Mr. Fortin holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, where his dissertation focused on the evolution of the hemp market as well as the integration of cannabis within the European health system. Davide has developed a methodology for cannabis market sizing for UNODC and lectures at the University of Padua on the economics of medical cannabis within a post-graduate program for health operators. Mr. Fortin also holds a Masters degree in Economics (Copenhagen Business School) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice).