About the Author: Michael Sassano, Founder and CEO of Solaris Farms, one of the largest and the most technologically advanced cannabis cultivator in Nevada. Although his exciting career has led him to be involved in the fast-paced worlds of international real estate development, high-level banking, and cutting-edge tech-investing, it is the cannabis space where Michael Sassano has always shined the brightest. Michael is well known as one of the original movers and shakers in this sector, celebrated prominently in both mainstream business and cannabis media for his contributions to cultivation technology and as an industry futurist with a proven track record of successfully predicting trends and policy directions.