After interviewing so many CEO’s of pure play cannabis businesses, I thought I would report to you our readers, where CBE Press is six (6) months after our formal November 12, 2014 launch on and provide you with and update on what is coming next! When we launched www.cannabisbusinessexecutive.com, CBE’s goal was to provide our […]
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Last Word: It’s Going to Take More Than Morgan Freeman to Get People Focused on Legal Marijuana
Morgan Freeman has gotten a lot of people’s attention. The Academy Award-winning actor, who has appeared in films like The Dark Knight, The Shawshank Redemption, and Bruce Almighty (where he played God), recently told The Daily Beast that marijuana should be “legalized across the board.” We reported that here at CBE, and Freeman’s statements got a lot of attention because, […]
Marijuana in Wonderland: Making Sense of a Judge’s Anti-Cannabis Ruling
By Barry Gainsburg “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ” — Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass Last week, the U.S. District Court in Northern California declined to declare the federal classification of marijuana […]
Letters to the Editor
“Sometimes, Things Ain’t What They Seem To Be”: The Prequel A couple of months ago I published a story, “Sometimes, Things Ain’t What They Seem To Be” (https://www.cannabisbusinessexecutive.com/2015/02/somethings-aint-always-seem/). Our policy at CBE Press is to accept any letter’s to the editor where the submitters identify themselves and aren’t offensive in their approach. To that end, […]
Last Word – Why Does National Media Miss the Real News on Legalizing Marijuana?
Here’s a headline I loved this week, courtesy of USA Today: A Year Later, No Refer Madness in Colorado. Yes, you know we’re in a weird media age when what DOESN’T happen is big news according to one of America’s largest national newspapers. I’m not sure exactly what USA Today expected would take place after Colorado’s […]
Last Word: Colorado Newspaper Series Shows Just How Low Cannabis Opponents Will Go
I get that there are still a great many people out there who have not jumped on the marijuana legalization bandwagon. That’s OK. Healthy debate over things we differ on is one of the things that made this country great. If someone wants to write an anti-legalization commentary, so be it. Just make sure it is […]
Ask CBE… Really Just Ask or Make Suggestions!
With a long list of Cannabis Industry experts from a variety of disciplines, the Cannabis Business Executive advisory board members and contributors are available to provide best practice information to help you with the day-to-day issues that cannabis business owners face. Whether it be about your grow, processing or dispensary challenges, ASK CBE, a bi-weekly […]
The Cannabis Staffing Industry Goes to Pot
One of the unique things about the Cannabis Industry is the clear sailing many companies have found when it comes to starting ancillary product and service offerings to serve the expanding base of licensed Producers, Processors and Retailers serving both the medical and adult use marijuana markets. As the fastest growing industry in America, according […]
Trade Show Mania: Are Cannabis Industry Events Just Getting Over Saturated?
Holy cow, which Cannabis Industry trade show, seminar, conference, meeting, networking event should I attend or exhibit at this year to get the biggest bang for my buck? If you are having difficulty answering this question, so am I, and so are hundreds of other marketing and sales directors, not to mention owners, partners and […]
Last Word – Is It Finally Time For a Pro-Legalization Senator From the Golden State?
Does it matter that the frontrunner to replace Barbara Boxer as the next U.S. Senator from California says she has “no moral objection” to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana? Given that California is expected to legalize adult-use marijuana fairly soon, I’d say that yes, it does. But what may be even more surprising about Kamala […]