2026-06-30
Front-load the payoff and keywords in the first sentence, since that's what shows in search and Suggested. Something like: "Massachusetts legal cannabis made $1.6B last year and growers are going broke while flower prices tripled to $7 a gram." Keep the rest of your description as is; it's already well-built. A $20,000 hospital bill for one night and a state that spends $35 billion on healthcare that still works like this. Alex Mendez is an attorney spending his own money to win a State Senate seat that pays less than his current job. We get into why, what he'd actually change, and the real cost of the system nobody fixes. ▶ Free weekly cannabis operator brief: https://tr.ee/hfnewsletter ▶ Good Feels THC beverages: getgoodfeels.com/podcast (code JASON25) CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold open 1:17 Who Is Alex Mendez 3:17 Running for Office 17:02 How Government Actually Works 50:07 Healthcare and the Middleman 56:16 The MA Cannabis Market 1:10:55 Value vs Premium KEY TAKEAWAYS - Why he's spending his own money for a job that pays less than he makes now - The $20K birth bill and his free-clinic healthcare pitch - Why MA cannabis revenue is flat at $1.6B despite record volume - How new store caps and 20% equity rules open the door to private equity - Why flower prices tripled from $2.50 to $7 a gram GUEST Alex Mendez, Independent candidate for the Norfolk & Plymouth State Senate seat (Quincy) Instagram: instagram.com/mendezforsenate HOST Jason Reposa, Founder/CEO Good Feels LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonreposa Site: highfunctioning.show 21+ where legal. Nothing for sale. Cannabis policy discussion is opinion, not legal advice.