Opinion: Does marijuana cause psychosis? The answer is complicated February 9, 2024 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Opinions, Science and Technology 0 Comments Of the many harms attributed to cannabis use, few have garnered as much attention as the frightening association of cannabis with psychosis. From the 1936 exploitation film “Reefer Madness” to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the media has… Read More→
Cultivating Fair Cannabis Pricing: A Deeper Look Beyond THC December 19, 2023 Tyler McCain News & Insights, Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments By Tyler McCain Cannabis flower is multifaceted, and enjoyment is highly personalized. Unfortunately, most manufacturers and dispensaries attempt to simplify cannabis to a one-dimensional metric: THC content. This single-minded focus on tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, keeps cannabis consumers from accurately determining… Read More→
Reflections On the recent Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Survey August 16, 2023 Chip Paul Oklahoma, Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments By Chip Paul Recently a survey has made the rounds in cannabis circles regarding Oklahoma and the “oversupply” issue. It is dramatic and very eye catching and concludes that Oklahoma is oversupplied by 32 times. When you add to that shocking result the fact… Read More→
Legalizing Marijuana Is a Big Mistake May 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Opinions 0 Comments By Ross Douthat Of all the ways to win a culture war, the smoothest is to just make the other side seem hopelessly uncool. So it’s been with the march of marijuana legalization: There have been moral arguments about the… Read More→
Dr. Leana Wen is Wrong; We Should Be Celebrating Cannabis Use April 27, 2023 Tom Hymes News & Insights, Opinions 3 Comments Reading Dr. Leana Wen’s Washington Post opinion piece this week, “We should not be celebrating marijuana use,” I could not help but think back to 2015, when I attended an early MJBizCon show at one of Chicago’s great hotels. While… Read More→
Cannabis education can’t end with legalization October 3, 2022 Steve Phan News & Insights, Op-Ed, Opinions 1 Comment By Steven Phan Cannabis has been legal, in some capacity, in California for over 25 years, with medicinal cannabis being legalized in 1996, followed by the recreational market coming online in late 2016. California is widely considered a legalization pioneer… Read More→
Save the Cannabis Industry: Topple The Pyramids! September 28, 2022 Steve DeAngelo Op-Ed, Opinions 2 Comments by Steve DeAngelo In early October of 2006, I founded Harborside Health Center in Oakland CA; which had just received one of the first six licenses granted anywhere in the United States for commercial cannabis activity. Like every other new… Read More→
High and Dry in New England or In Search of Fresh Pot September 7, 2022 Tom Hymes News & Insights, Opinions 1 Comment I am very forgiving when it comes to mediocre weed. If I don’t like the smell or taste of something, I may choose not to consume it, but I never disparage whoever grew it. Growing really good weed isn’t easy,… Read More→
I evolved on cannabis — Congress should, too August 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments When I entered the halls of Congress for the first time in 1979, the idea of legislating cannabis was not only off the table; it was nowhere near it. Like most Americans at the time, my understanding of cannabis was… Read More→
Interstate Commerce in 2022 & the Near-Term May 9, 2022 Jay Czarkowski Interstate Commerce, Op-Ed, Opinions 1 Comment By Jay Czarkowski, Founding Partner, Canna Advisors Just like no one was talking about dispensaries 13 years ago and now the topic is everywhere, interstate commerce is in the same place. And just like with cultivation, people were doing it… Read More→
The Cannabis Industry is Rife with Fraudsters. The FDA is AWOL. October 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Opinions 0 Comments The FDA’s failure to regulate a multibillion-dollar market is a detriment to consumers and businesses alike. In August of last year, the Food and Drug Administration held a teleconference with Sarah Brown, the proprietor of Maison Terre, a natural products… Read More→
Pros and Cons of Oklahoma’s Lenient Cannabis Regulations August 5, 2021 Arshad "Adam" Lasi Oklahoma, Op-Ed, Opinions, The Buck Stops Here 3 Comments Oklahoma is already famous for the iconic Broadway Show, world-class tornadoes, and the basketball team that once had James Harden coming off the bench behind KD and Russell Westbrook. Now it has a new distinction: the most medical cannabis patients… Read More→
When will Biden realize that liberals won the marijuana debate? June 23, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments You can put the genesis of the American culture war about as far back as you want: to the Civil War, or to pretty much the first time White people set foot in this land. But most directly, it dates… Read More→
The Exponential Value of a ‘Retail-Centric’ Multi-Vertical Strategy May 24, 2021 Margot Micallef Op-Ed, Opinions, Retail, Supply Chain 0 Comments In a nascent industry, it is often the case that a business needs to own multiple-verticals in the supply chain because the verticals are often underdeveloped, unreliable, or non-existent. But not every vertical is of equal importance and not every… Read More→
How New York Can Construct a Cannabis Industry that Fosters Opportunity for All May 19, 2021 Nico Pento New York, Opinions 0 Comments Following years of stalled attempts and failed efforts, adult-use recreational cannabis is now legal in the state of New York. That’s right, the Empire State has finally joined the “green rush.” As the world turns its eyes to New York,… Read More→