Like any other industry, cannabis needs capital to expand as more countries are looking at ways to regulate the plant and its products. For the general counsel at firms that invest only in cannabis companies, keeping up with that regulation is a large part of the job.

Matthew Mundy, the general counsel of the Canada-based Canopy Rivers, said not only is he making sure Canopy Rivers is up to date on the latest regulations, but that the company’s 18 portfolio companies are also compliant with various laws around the world.