World-class solutions.

Légacy Coterie is a full service cannabis consulting, distribution, and sales service focused on developing equity and small to large scale businesses in the cannabis space. Part of the MD Numbers family of brands, Légacy Coterie draws from decades of cannabis business expertise and its family of vertically integrated subsidiaries to meet the demands of modern-day cannabis entrepreneurs. From legacy operators transitioning to the legal market, equity applicants looking to build their next enterprise, to multi-licensees scaling operations, Légacy Coterie pairs your cannabis vision with equitable, proven, world-class solutions.

Our Team

Jess Nelsen

For the past 15 years Jess has been a start up powerhouse across multiple markets, from food and beverage, fashion to cannabis. As a second generation cannabis entrepreneur, Nelsen has built the reputation and experience to not just create viable companies but shepherd them through this ever-changing market with a rare sense of history and adroit navigation. Her success is grounded in an expert relationship to the plant at all phases of the supply chain but it doesn’t stop there. From cultivation of the plant, cultivation of brand, to an unrivaled network of suppliers, buyers and brand partners Nelsen brings the studied awareness of the market to each brand and opportunity in development. While her entrepreneurship has founded brands on either coast, Jess is a Californian, born and raised. She possesses an understanding of one of the most challenging, original and rewarding markets in the country and knows, winning in California is standard setting in cannabis. 

Marie Montmarquet

Marie Montmarquet is co-founder of MD Numbers Inc., a family of vertically integrated cannabis brands — MD Farms, Marie’s Deliverables, and Légacy Coterie — that provide a range of goods and services to the California supply chain, retail customers, and equity community. Marie is a legacy cannabis operator who’s been passionate about the plant for over 13 years. Her cannabis business expertise and equity activism have put her in the national spotlight. After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology, she moved to California from Nashville in 2010. Over the last decade, Marie has created several successful cannabis businesses along with her brother Allen Hackett with whom she co-founded MD Numbers Inc. and its subsidiaries. Marie and Allen are also minority owners of Cannabis Express, having helped build one of the Bay Area’s biggest delivery providers. In addition to developing and scaling successful cannabis businesses, Marie is focused on being an advocate for social justice and equity in the industry. She’s an advisor to the cannabis equity program for Success Centers and offers monthly tours to MD Farms for equity applicants. Marie’s goals for 2020 are to expand MD Numbers and MD Farm’s capacity, develop new properties, and build more equity brands; advising, supporting and championing equity in every way possible.

Claire Lussier

Claire brings over a decade of brand building experience spanning the natural foods and cannabis industries. From brands like Harmless Harvest, dosist and legacy flower companies like Northern Emeralds, Claire has built the sales strategy, sales teams, field marketing teams and marketing strategy that have driven explosive success at these, and other, well known brands. Adept at taking advantage of emerging markets, market disruption and channeling challenges into successful outcomes has been key to her ability to create consumer awareness and accessibility. At Legacy Claire works one on one with our partners to develop a unique, sustainable and profitable path to market. Whether brands are launching for the first time or looking to expand and scale, Claire understands from experience, what goes into turning ideas into thriving companies. Originally from Michigan, Claire has made the California and Pacific Northwest her home for 20 years and loves the innovation and excellence that comes with these markets.