Jay Rosenthal has a 25+ year career at the intersection of media, business, politics, and policy — especially as it relates to heavily regulated industries.

He is the co-founder and Managing Director of Cultivated Media, a cannabis-industry focused daily newsletter and media company read by over 10,000 industry professionals daily.

Prior to launching Cultivated Media, Jay served as the Lead Producer of Content at Dutchie, the industry’s all-in-one technology platform powering cannabis retail throughout North America.

Jay’s initial effort in the cannabis industry was a co-founder Business of Cannabis in 2016. In July of 2021, Business of Cannabis was acquired by the UK-based insights, events and media company Prohibition Partners.

Jay is also the co-host of The Peak Daily, the most listened-to daily Canadian business news podcast in the country and in 2022, launched Pod of Flowers, the Official Podcast of Hall of Flowers.

With a background in government, Jay launched several successful consultancies and start-ups before entering the cannabis space. He began his career in the US Capitol, working for United States Senator Barbara Boxer. Moving to the Bay Area in the late 90s, he deepened his interest in the intersection of politics and technology, serving in the administration of the Mayor of San Jose, the 10th largest City in the US.