Cure8 has been providing IT and security services to the cannabis industry starting in 2016. Since then, we have helped to plan, set up, and manage the tech and security for hundreds of cannabis facilities throughout North America, including the first recreational stores in Canada.
Our mission is to help all cannabis businesses, regardless of their size or budgets, obtain the professional-grade IT and security they need to get licensed, get started, and achieve their full potential.
WHY CURE 8?
Cure8 is the go-to IT partner for the cannabis industry, trusted by operators, ancillary services providers, and technology vendors. We’re the one company you call whenever you need help with anything tech or security – including POS systems, surveillance systems, networks, and back office computers. We serve the cannabis industry, and only the cannabis industry. We don’t overpromise, maintain a commitment to quality products and services, and can always be counted on to deliver.
CURE8 TEAM
Eric Schlissel
CEO/CTO
Eric is the CEO/CTO of Cure8, one of the world’s leading cannabis IT services providers. From 1998-2008, he started, scaled, and sold 5 different tech startups, including multiple social networking platforms.
Eric has been a featured panelist at many cannabis industry events, including those put on by the NCIA and CCIA. He’s also a respected IT thought leader outside of the cannabis industry, being quoted in publications such as Wired, the Los Angeles Times, InfoWorld, and InformationWeek.
Munir Haque
President
Munir is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced cannabis technology experts in North America. He specializes in cannabiz technology and security, and has worked closely with cannabis companies to design, set up, and manage hundreds of facilities in the last few years.
One thing that sets Munir apart is that he has deep, ground-level experience in retail management, so he understands the day-to-day needs and frustrations of retail managers and employees better than most.
Greg MacDowell
IT Manager
Greg is a key technical leader of Cure8, and the primary onsite implementation specialist for the United States cannabis market. His expertise includes procurement, project management, network setup, surveillance systems, and high-level tech support and engineering.
Greg can often be found traveling the country helping new Cure8 clients get their facilities set up. Often smiling and always open to sampling clients’ offerings, he loves working with customers and helping them any way he can.
Shankar Iyerh
Sales Director
As head of sales at Cure8, Shankar helps cannabis operators get the right security and IT for their businesses. Many Cure8 clients are new to the legal cannabis industry; and for some of them, this is their first time starting a business of any kind. Shankar takes the lead in guiding our clients through the industry’s unique and complicated regulations and requirements, helping them design and implement the best infrastructure for their unique business and budget.
Shankar has been an integral part of the Cure8 team since joining in 2020. Prior to that, he has held sales director and other leadership positions at a number of technology and B2B services firms.
Robert Sandoval
Director of Project Management
Robert is Cure8’s Director of Project Management. Since joining the team in 2024 as a Senior Project Manager, he has stepped up to oversee all aspects of Cure8’s many implementation projects, including site design, scheduling, resource allocation, vendor coordination, monitoring, and handoffs.
He works tirelessly make our projects and processes as efficient as possible and ensure timely, successful implementations for all clients. With his Master’s in Business Administration, he is also able to see the big picture and set clients up for long-term success.
Prior to joining Cure8, Robert was Archive Project Manager for Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Irving Medina
Field Technician
Irving is one of the Cure8 team’s top field technicians. He helps clients set up, maintain, and troubleshoot their networks and security systems.
Irving is deeply passionate about both technology and helping others. He has a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkely, where he also began his career in IT as a Special Operations and Security Technician. He has served as the President of the Unification of Disabled Latin Americans, an LA-based non-profit, and at UC Berkely worked at NAVCAL mentoring students from nontraditional backgrounds.