Aaron Tucker is an attorney licensed in Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado Law School with the goal of redefining the legal cannabis business landscape for the next generation of entrepreneurs, executives and investors. With that goal in mind, Aaron’s experience has been focused on developing a deep understanding of all facets of the cannabis industry from the ground up. Aaron brings a unique operations-first, data driven approach to his legal and consulting practices.

In law school, Aaron helped edit and revise the University of Colorado’s local government and cannabis law casebooks. He had the unique opportunity to work closely with the founders of an International Hemp and CBD company as they worked to develop a diverse portfolio of cannabis brands and introduce some of the earliest products to the UK and EU. In addition to numerous other hemp and cannabis business law focused roles, he also obtained a legal clerkship at Vicente LLP, a leading cannabis law firm based in Colorado, where he handled corporate and transactional matters, psychedelics policy, licensing and more. Due to this exceptional array of hands-on experiences in the cannabis industry, Aaron was awarded a certificate in entrepreneurial law and a first-of-its-kind certificate in cannabis entrepreneurship jointly issued by the University of Colorado Law School and Leeds School of Business.

After graduating law school, Aaron joined one of the largest multi-state cannabis operators in the country, Trulieve. Throughout his time at Trulieve, Aaron managed numerous license applications and other projects in support of Trulieve’s nationwide expansion efforts, including securing one of only two available Georgia Class 1 Production Licenses. Aaron was trusted to advise senior leadership on expansion strategy while assisting and advising the legal team on corporate, tax, banking, securities, employment, and a wide variety of regulatory and compliance matters. Aaron also served as one of the founding co-chairs of the differently-abled employee resource group.

Aaron founded Shadow Mountain Business Law and data-driven economics and consulting firm Fire Business Strategies in 2023 to continue serve the regulated cannabis, hemp, natural medicines, dietary supplement, and food & beverage industries through operations-focused data-driven legal and strategic solutions.

When he’s not practicing law, Aaron can almost always be found running and skiing trails with his wife and two dogs in their hometown of Evergreen, Colorado. Aaron is a dedicated ultramarathon runner, ski mountaineer, and all-around mountain athlete. His accomplishments include running through the Grand Canyon, from the south rim to the north rim and back again in a single day, backpacking over 250 miles along the Colorado trail from Buena Vista to Durango, several podium finishes, and more. He is also a talented guitarist, with a style that merges his classical training with progressive and math rock influences.