Cannabis CPA

Cannabis Accountant

At Price Kong, our goal is to provide the highest quality and most valuable service to this emerging industry.

Soon after Arizona’s medical cannabis law was made effective in 2011, Price Kong began providing audit, tax, and consulting services to businesses awarded a license, and the subsequent approvals to operate. No other accounting firm in Arizona has served cannabis businesses longer than Price Kong.

What Sets Us Apart in this Industry?

Experience and commitment to the industry! Since 2011, Price Kong has led the efforts of Arizona accounting firms and Arizona CPAs servicing this new and growing industry. Our professionals have spent 1,000s of hours collectively researching and studying this industry, and the complexities inherent to it. We have proprietary models, strategies, and processes that we have implemented at dozens of cannabis businesses that save them time and money.

It’s extremely important to keep current on industry-specific laws and regulations and network with lawyers dedicated to serving this industry. Price Kong has an exceptional network of professionals dedicated to serving cannabis businesses.

We currently serve cannabis clients in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Arkansas.

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Our Cannabis Team Leaders

Gary Ross Dietrich, CPA, CIT, CCIFP

Managing Partner

Ross Dietrich has over 20 years of accounting experience. He became a certified public accountant (CPA) in 2001, and is licensed in Arizona, Florida, and New York. In addition to serving as the firm’s managing partner, he is the audit partner and leads the firm’s construction and cannabis practices. Ross focuses on providing attest services, which encompass audits and reviews of financial statements, as well as compilations. He has performed hundreds of financial statement and employee benefit plan audits during his career. Ross is also experienced in the areas of tax and accounting, and has participated as an expert witness for several lawsuits to provide testimony on accounting matters. His clients represent a wide range of industries, including construction, cannabis, financial, legal, governmental, closely-held businesses, and non-profit. Ross is actively involved with organizations that support the construction industry, including the Construction Finance Management Association (CFMA), the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), the Mechanical Trade Contractors of Arizona (MTCAZ), Associated Minority Contractors of Arizona (AMCA), Arizona Roofing Contractors Association (ARCA), and Association of Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI). He also has strong relationships with many individuals and organizations that support contractors, such as the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) DBE/SBE program. Ross holds two construction specific accounting professional designations, Construction Industry Technician (CIT) and Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP). Ross is a member of the Arizona Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He formerly served as Treasurer for the Maricopa Rotary Club and Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, and the two-time past president of the BNI North Phoenix Business Leaders. Other interests include golf, bowling, church activities, and spending time with his wife and five children. Ross earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Price Kong, he worked in public accounting with another Arizona firm for seven years.

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Gary Ross Dietrich, CPA, CIT, CCIFP

Troy Griffith, CPA, CCIFP

Audit Partner

Troy Griffith, a certified public accountant (CPA), has worked in public accounting since 2009. Prior to joining Price Kong in 2014, he worked for BDO in Anchorage, Alaska, where he ran audits of numerous closely-held business and non-profits. As senior audit manager, Troy ensures audits are completed in accordance with required auditing standards and unique state compliance regulations. He also consults with companies on potential M&A transactions, IFRS reporting, due diligence requests, and operational controls. Troy has been instrumental in developing the firm’s Construction Services and Cannabis Services groups. He developed and implemented audit methodologies specific tailored for the unique compliance and reporting issues cannabis businesses face. Troy is heavily involved in substantially all of our cannabis company audits and has an intricate understanding of dispensary operations, controls, and metrics. Troy is a member of the Arizona Society of CPAs (ASCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is also actively involved in numerous cannabis and construction industry organizations.

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Troy Griffith, CPA, CCIFP

Where Our Cannabis and Hemp Clients are Located

Map Of Cannabis Clients With Legend

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