Cannabis Delivery Is Changing Fast | The Blunt Boardroom Ep. 01 Ft. Christopher Fevry

Chris Fevry built two cannabis companies from scratch during COVID. No funding. No connections. Just a research rabbit hole and a co-founder willing to bet on an idea nobody had proven in Massachusetts yet.Today he is the CEO and co-founder of Your Green Package, one of the only third-party cannabis transporters in the state with its own proprietary logistics software, and Dris, a licensed home delivery operator serving the Boston metro area. He is also a Massachusetts Social Equity Cannabis Advisory Board member, appointed by State Treasurer Debra Goldberg.Matt and Chris recorded this conversation live at NECANN 2026 from the mello booth, one week after Massachusetts dropped two of the most significant regulatory changes the delivery market has seen: the move from a two-driver to a one-driver rule (which changed in November 2024), and the increase in the purchasing limit from one ounce to two.They cover what those changes actually mean for delivery unit economics, why the average delivery basket is already double the in-store average and what the two-ounce limit does to that number, and how operators who built their businesses around the old cost structure need to think about what comes next.They also get into the threat nobody in cannabis delivery wants to say out loud: Door Dash and Uber are watching. Chris explains why owning your customer data is the only real moat, and why companies that have been focused on brand loyalty are better positioned than the ones that competed on price.And he tells the story of what it actually cost to build YGP from two cars and six drivers with no customers, why the social equity framework is real support and a harder road simultaneously, and what he would tell any founder standing at the point where the bills are due and the customers have not shown up yet.Direct, specific, and useful for anyone operating in or adjacent to the Massachusetts cannabis market.Topics covered: Cannabis delivery economics, the one-driver rule change, two-ounce purchasing limit, B2B cannabis transport, social equity in practice, Door Dash and the delivery threat, proprietary logistics technology, unit economics, building a cannabis brand from zero.ABOUT THE GUESTChristopher Fevry is the CEO and co-founder of Your Green Package and Dris Cannabis, and a Massachusetts Social Equity Cannabis Advisory Board member appointed by State Treasurer Debra Goldberg.Connect with Christopher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherfevry/ABOUT THE HOSTMatt Richman is the CEO & CFO of mello Cannabis, an award-winning vertically integrated cannabis company based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. A former Deloitte auditor, he entered the cannabis industry in 2017 after two decades in corporate finance, public/private company CFO and COO roles, and M&A advisory.He rebuilt mello on one operating principle: run it like a real business. Financial discipline, compliance rigor, and a team culture that develops people rather than burns through them. Under his leadership, mello has grown into a multi-award-winning cannabis company with a dispensary serving the North Shore, a licensed delivery operation, and a valued wholesale partner to dispensaries across Massachusetts.On The Blunt Boardroom, Matt brings that same perspective to his guests. He asks the questions that operators actually need answered. The unit economics of delivery. The real impact of 280(e) on marketing spend decisions. What everybody wants to know about the new MA laws and pending federal rescheduling. What social equity actually looks like in practice, versus what the marketing materials suggest. How technology and AI are and will be impacting the cannabis operator.He is both the CEO & CFO, and the difference comes through in every conversation.Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-richman-508aa413/ https://mellocannabis.com/New episodes of The Blunt Boardroom drop twice a month.