Marc Hauser is widely recognized as one of the leading advisors to the U.S. cannabis industry. Currently Chief of Staff at Jardín Las Vegas, for nearly 25 years prior, Marc worked as a practicing attorney, advising clients and colleagues on billions of dollars of business transactions worldwide.  

Since 2018, he dedicated his career to the cannabis industry and was named by peer-ranked Chambers USA and Legal 500 as a Leading Lawyer who “knows the industry and players through and through.” Marc led the cannabis practice group at Reed Smith LLP, representing public and private single state and multistate operators; market-leading ancillary businesses; private equity, venture capital, hedge, and credit funds; banks and non-bank lenders; investment banks and other financial services providers; and real estate investment trusts. In addition, Marc spent considerable time advising companies and investors on strategies for doing business in this emerging industry, including institutional investors, multinational alcohol beverage production and distribution companies, SaaS providers, tobacco companies, and insurance companies. Prior to joining Reed Smith LLP, Marc was internal deal counsel at Equity Group Investments (EGI), a private investment company founded by Sam Zell, a Forbes-listed multibillionaire, for 15 years.

Marc provides perspectives on the cannabis industry through speaking engagements, being frequently quoted in trade and business publications, and via his weekly-ish newsletter, Cannabis Musings, which has delivered his unique take on industry activities since 2018. Marc is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he has been co-teaching Cannabis Law, Policy, and Business since 2023, and will be teaching Cannabis Law and Policy at the William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an Adjunct Professor in June 2025.

Marc graduated from Northwestern University in 1995, and cum laude from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in 1998, where he was a member of the Law Review