Last Word: As Legalization in LA Shows, We Can’t Trust Others to Do the Right Thing January 18, 2016 John Hollon News & Insights, Opinions 0 Comments It's hard to find a more screwed up situation with medical marijuana than currently exists in Los Angeles. An editorial in the Los Angeles Times zeroed in on the crux of the problem in California's largest city: Los Angeles failed… Read More→
Last Word: A Telling Survey About Whether Managers Will Hire Cannabis Users January 11, 2016 John Hollon HR and Staffing 0 Comments Here's something that might have gotten lost in the usual end-of-the-year scramble: Employers are a lot tougher on employees in states where marijuana is completely legal. We know this because the Society of Human Resource Management -- the trade group for… Read More→
Here’s Hoping 2016 Is a Little Better for the Cannabis Industry December 21, 2015 John Hollon Opinions 0 Comments Here's my New Year's wish: I hope that 2016 is a little better year for the Cannabis Industry. What??? I know; some of you are thinking that it has actually been a good year for the marijuana trade, that more states… Read More→
Last Word: Hey Colorado – Why Don’t You Enjoy Being a Cannabis Tourism Leader? December 14, 2015 John Hollon Cannabis Tourism 0 Comments Colorado tourism is up -- and most believe that the growth is due, in large part, to the state's legal marijuana industry. So, why are state tourism officials so squeamish when people point that out? Last week, The Denver… Read More→
Last Word: Does It Really Matter if we Call it Cannabis, Instead of Marijuana? December 7, 2015 John Hollon Opinions 0 Comments As someone who has spent a lifetime working as an editor, I know all too well that words really DO have meaning And, that's why the growing debate over the use of the word "marijuana" is no minor thing. Westword, the… Read More→
Last Word: Just One More Skirmish in the Ongoing Battle Over Legal Marijuana December 1, 2015 John Hollon Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments Sometimes, things aren't quite as they seem. Take, for instance, this story last week from US News & World Report titled Banking on the Marijuana Industry. I thought it was yet another mainstream publication who finally figured out that the… Read More→
Last Word: We Should Love the Smell of Cannabis in the Morning – It Smells Like Freedom November 23, 2015 John Hollon Opinions 0 Comments This is NOT one of the major issues of our time -- but it is pretty amusing. You know what I'm talking about: People complaining about the increasing smell of marijuana now that it has become legal (in some form,… Read More→
Last Word: It’s a Long Shot, But Maybe Responsible Ohio Can Earn a Second Chance November 16, 2015 John Hollon Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments They may have lost in the election, but don't expect ResponsibleOhio, the group behind the fatally-flawed Issue 3 legalization initiative, to go away. According to Cleveland.com: ResponsibleOhio, the political action committee behind marijuana legalization measure Issue 3, also proposed the… Read More→
Last Word: He May Not Win, But Bernie Sanders Pot Proposal Sure Will November 2, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal 1 Comment I'm sorry, but I just don't think America is ready to elect a self-avowed Socialist to be President of the United States. I know, I know; Bernie Sanders is getting a lot of media attention, and the big crowds that… Read More→
That GOP Debate in Colorado? Talk About Cannabis Was Oddly Absent October 30, 2015 John Hollon News & Insights 0 Comments That’s it? Really? The GOP debate Wednesday in Boulder was billed by CNBC as “Your Money, Your Vote: The Republican Presidential Debate” and had been expected to dig into candidates’ views on marijuana, considering that in 2014 Colorado had nearly… Read More→
Last Word: Be Careful Who You Vote For, Because Hillary Is a Hypocrite on Marijuana October 26, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal 0 Comments I usually make it a point to ignore Al Jazeera America -- many consider it anti-American, and a propaganda tool for terrorists -- but last week, they had a very interesting take on Hillary Clinton's position on legalizing marijuana. I… Read More→
Last Word: Florida Residents – If You Want Legal Cannabis, You Need to Legalize It Yourself October 19, 2015 John Hollon Florida 0 Comments Florida is not exactly a state that you associate with progressive and forward-thinking policies. And there's a good reason for it. According to Tampa Bay Times columnist John Romano, it's due to the head-in-the sand philosophy of the legislators in… Read More→
Last Word: When Will We Get That Giddy Feeling About the Cannabis Industry Back Again? October 12, 2015 John Hollon Opinions 1 Comment About a year ago, when I was really starting to get familiar with the Cannabis Industry, I was sure that legal marijuana was the next big thing. It was hard not to think that. You could hardly turn around without… Read More→
Last Word: Make Sure Oregon’s Positive Lessons Don’t Get Lost in the Shuffle October 5, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal 0 Comments Sometimes, a really positive news story doesn't get much coverage because it gets knocked out of the way due to something even bigger. So it was last week, when the horrible, tragic shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College that killed nine… Read More→
Last Word – Black Market Blues, or What We Can Learn From Minnesota’s Missteps September 28, 2015 John Hollon Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Is the marijuana black market really a big problem? I never thought it was. I knew it was out there, or course, but I always subscribed to the common wisdom that marijuana legalization would eventually render the black market moot.… Read More→