The Shot Heard Around the World, CTF Announces It’s Inclusive Board of Industry Stakeholders July 26, 2018 Rob Meagher Policy & Legal 0 Comments Yesterday, CBE carried a press release announcing the formation of the Cannabis Trade Federation Board (CTF) and the appointment of industry veteran Neal Levine as its CEO. CTF was formed by a coalition of industry licensees, ancillary businesses and stakeholders… Read More→
Tennessee Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Beth Harwell Supports State’s Rights and a Regulated Medical Marijuana Program in the Volunteer State July 25, 2018 Rob Meagher Tennessee 0 Comments CBE posted a press release issued by the campaign to elect Speaker Beth Harwell (R) as the next governor of Tennessee as she campaigns to win the Republican nomination and was intrigued by her unique pro-medical marijuana position to bring a regulated program… Read More→
Doing it for the Right Reason and Way: Humboldt Apothecary July 24, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, Processing, Spotlight 0 Comments Humboldt County, CA, the heart of the Emerald Triangle, is known for its ideal climate for producing sun grown cannabis (and arguably the main source of much of the black market marijuana that has made its way across the United… Read More→
Flowhub Expands Leadership Team to Support Growing Demand for Cannabis Compliance Software July 12, 2018 Rob Meagher Industry People, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Neohire places Josh Adragna as Vice President of Sales at Flowhub Tarzana, California, July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flowhub is one of the fastest growing cannabis compliance software providers in North America. To help fuel their growth and… Read More→
The Lone Star State’s Morris Denton Leads Compassionate Cultivation to the Promised Land June 29, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Last year, the state of Texas, which has a population of 28 million (second only to California's 37 plus million), granted 3 vertically integrated licenses from a pool of nearly 50 applicants. Cansortium Texas was licensed on September 1, 2017;… Read More→
This, That and the Other Things June 7, 2018 Rob Meagher Opinions, Spotlight 0 Comments A big shout out goes to Neal Levine, Senior VP of Government Affairs of LivWell Enlightened Health and the Chairman of the New Federalism Fund (NFF) for the work that they have done lobbying Capital Hill and, specifically Senator Cory… Read More→
TGOD Announces $25 Million Special Warrant Bought Deal Financing June 5, 2018 Rob Meagher Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE The Green Organic Dutchman Ltd. (the “Company” or “TGOD”) (TSX:TGOD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an engagement letter with Canaccord Genuity Corp., acting as co-lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate… Read More→
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd., A lot is happening under CEO William Simpson’s watch May 29, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments It has been a couple of years since CBE visited with William Simpson, CEO of Golden Leaf Holdings. In October 2015, I wrote a piece titled, "In Search of the Holy Grail: Chalice Farms"that outlined his vision for Chalice Farms, one… Read More→
With a high school diploma and a degree from the “school of hard knocks”, True Leaf’s CEO has a plan May 16, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments After reviewing a bunch of press releases issued by True Leaf Medicine International, CBE interviewed CEO Darcy Bomford recently and learned a lot about his company and strategy, Health Canada and the race to become one of its new licensees.… Read More→
What a Long Strange Trip its Been! 200 Issues of CBE Week and Counting! May 13, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights 0 Comments When CBE launched its flagship website, cbetotal.wpengine.com back in November 2014, we had a straight forward mission and goal. We set out to provide weekly commentary and insights to advance the cannabis industry profession and to advance the industry so that… Read More→
Smith’s Act of Contrition and the Battle to be “The Voice of the Cannabis Industry” May 1, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of announcements and articles that are connected to the behind the scenes posturing taking place to determine the "Voice of the Cannabis Industry". Two weeks ago, we all read about… Read More→
Colorado House Bill 1011 could have ramifications world-wide in the Cannabis Industry April 30, 2018 Rob Meagher Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Colorado, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Over the last year plus, industry players in Colorado have been lobbying the legislature hard to allow for out-of-state ownership stakes that could change the capital raise game and allow many of the companies that have built significant cannabis license… Read More→
Powering The Cannabis Industry: Kush Bottles April 22, 2018 Rob Meagher Ancillary Businesses, Company Stories, Spotlight 0 Comments A lot of slogans come to mind when I think about Nick Kovacevich and Kush Bottles (KB), particularly "You've come a long way baby" or "I would rather fight than quit". But until CBE interviewed him to catch-up after the… Read More→
New Federalism Fund and American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp Join Forces to Form New Industry Effort April 20, 2018 Rob Meagher Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Policy & Legal 0 Comments CBE is excited to announce the partnership of the New Federalism Fund and The American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH). The below press release lays out the mission of the newly formed group and is intended to push… Read More→
Is the end of Prohibition in sight or are we dealing with good old fashioned horse-trading? April 17, 2018 Rob Meagher Op-Ed, Spotlight 0 Comments Last week ended with a bang when the Washington Post and other news outlets reported on a deal made between Senator Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and the great deal-maker himself, our esteemed President Donald Trump. The agreement reached was… Read More→