About
Inside legal cannabis since 2013.
Intel Cann Co was founded in Colorado in 2013, the year before recreational sales began. It is the cannabis division of SJ Shah & Co.
What we do
We build Intel Cann Co's proprietary cannabis intelligence aggregation and analysis tools. They power COSINT, the ICC Platform and our consulting work, so every product and engagement starts from the same verified picture of the market.
That work rests on more than a decade inside the industry: running a wholesale exchange, a 450+ acre cultivation and processing operation, investor relations for a public cannabis company, and compliance programs built around state statutes and regulations.
Founder
Sohum J Shah, Founder & Principal
Sohum founded Intel Cann Co and the original Cannabis Commodities Exchange in Denver in 2013. CCX became one of the first wholesale exchanges for licensed cannabis businesses, trading inside Colorado's regulatory and track-and-trace framework for more than 200 licensed businesses.
Sohum's work since then includes leading investor relations for MassRoots, a publicly traded cannabis technology company; co-founding The Grow-Off, the first science-based cannabis competition; running a 450+ acre cultivation and processing operation in California; and writing for The Cannabist, The Denver Post's cannabis section.
Sohum holds a dual degree in finance and information systems, with post-graduate training in cybersecurity. That data background goes back to GIS research published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Track record
2013–present
Intel Cann Co · Founder & Principal
Advisory, data analysis and fractional CFO work for cannabis businesses, from start-ups to multi-state operators.
2020–2023
SZN Partners · Co-founder & Principal
Ran a 450+ acre cultivation and processing operation, and built a plant and inventory system tracking 200,000+ plants through post-harvest.
2016–2019
MassRoots, Inc. · Director of Investor Relations & Business Development
Primary contact for 30,000+ shareholders of a publicly traded cannabis technology company, and led its business-facing products.
2015–2018
The Cannabist (The Denver Post) · Freelance writer
Product reviews and features for what became the most visited cannabis website in the world in 2016.
2016
The Grow-Off · Co-founder
The first fully compliant, science-based cannabis competition, with state-compliant clone distribution, sampling and testing.
2013–2016
Cannabis Commodities Exchange (CCX) · Founder, Chairman & CEO
One of the first wholesale exchanges for licensed cannabis businesses, trading within Colorado's regulatory and track-and-trace framework for 200+ licensed businesses.
Credentials
- Dual BSBA in Finance and Management Information Systems, University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
- Post-graduate program in Cybersecurity, University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- CompTIA Security+ and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
- Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division occupational license, 2013–2020
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation Qualified Applicator License, 2020–2022
Speaking
- Cannabis Grand Cru, 9 panels as panelist or moderator (2014–2017)
- Denver Startup Week, 6 panels as panelist or moderator (2015–2016)
- National Cannabis Industry Association's Seed to Sale Show
- LD Micro and The Money Show investor presentations (2017–2018)
- Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference panelist (2020)
In the press
NBC Nightly News · 2014
Big Money Bets Weed Will Bring in the Green
Bloomberg · 2016
Some Wall Street Vets Are Betting On a Weed Exchange
High Times · 2014
Marijuana Commodity Exchanges Hover on the Horizon
Cannabis Business Times · 2016
Online Cannabis Exchanges
ColoradoBiz · 2015
Why enterprising folks are banking on pot's future
Built in Colorado · 2015
How far we've come: From ziplock baggies to the Cannabis Commodities Exchange
The Cannabist · 2016
A new breed of cannabis competition: The Grow-Off uses science to crown champs
Cheddar · 2017
Live interview on MassRoots
Work with us
Bring a decade of operating experience to your licensing, compliance or growth plans.