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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Whiteman is a Colorado-based and CEO of Wana Brands edibles who created the state’s most successful edible cannabis business. According to Whiteman, sales skyrocketed from around $100,000 the first year to $14.5 million in 2017. They are on track to top $16 million, making Wana the most successful edibles manufacturer in the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video and be able to express your opinion using the guide questions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/09\/25\/wana-brands-makes-millions-selling-cannabis-edibles.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What do you think about Nancy Whiteman’s business?<\/li>
  2. What’s your take on legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical purposes? Is it legal in you country? <\/li>
  3. What do you think made Wana Brands successful? <\/li>
  4. From legal standpoint, what are the challenges they had to face in putting up this business?<\/li>
  5. Talk about another strange business you know of.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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They are on track to top $16 million, making Wana the most successful edibles manufacturer in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[298,8710,297,290,14],"class_list":["post-19760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-advanced-english-cae","tag-business-and-business-english","tag-c1-advanced","tag-listening","tag-video"],"yoast_head":"\nEdibles Business | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/10\/edibles-business\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Edibles Business | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate Nancy Whiteman is a Colorado-based and CEO of Wana Brands edibles who created the state’s most successful edible cannabis business. 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