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Looking Beyond Tax and Banking Bills to Establish Sustainable Solutions for California’s Complex Regulatory Challenges

February 8, 2019 by John Oram Leave a Comment

Looking Beyond Tax and Banking Bills to Establish Sustainable Solutions for California’s Complex Regulatory Challenges

By Dr. John Oram Op-Ed More than a year after California became the sixth state to legalize adult-use marijuana, the legal cannabis industry has yet to live up to the high expectations envisioned by supporters of Proposition 64. The number of retail licenses issued is thousands less than state officials originally estimated and state revenue […]

Filed Under: California, Opinions, The Buck Stops Here Tagged With: California Proposition 64, Dr. John Oram, NUG, SB 51, Tax Breaks

Want to Envision The Future of The Cannabis Industry? Just Look at The Radio Business

January 29, 2019 by Doug Poretz Leave a Comment

Want to Envision The Future of The Cannabis Industry? Just Look at The Radio Business

By Doug Poretz Basic Premise #1:  Fundamental changes in the way an industry is structured often ignite explosive and very disruptive changes in the very nature of that industry for all time. Basic Premise #2: Fundamental changes are going to come to the cannabis industry. Whereas it’s still highly speculative to predict the timing and exact shape […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Opinions Tagged With: Cannabis Industry, Consolidation

Why Advocacy Needs to be a Part of Your Communications Strategy

September 24, 2018 by Shawna Seldon McGregor Leave a Comment

Why Advocacy Needs to be a Part of Your Communications Strategy

Heading into the November Midterms, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the myriad ways in which lawmakers and regulators affect our ability to do business in the legal cannabis sector—and how reaching those audiences needs to be an important part of any cannabis company’s overall communications strategy. So for my latest Cannabis Business Executive […]

Filed Under: Advertising, Marketing, PR & Research, Opinions, Organizations & Associations Tagged With: advocacy organizations, Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA), cannabis policy, cannabis politics, Marijuana Industry Group, marijuana marketing, National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), New Federalism Fund (NFF), NORML, Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), The Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF)

Marijuana is not really legal in California if residents don’t have a reasonable way to buy it

August 15, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Marijuana is not really legal in California if residents don’t have a reasonable way to buy it

California law allows adults to buy marijuana. It allows licensed businesses to deliver marijuana to customers, and it says specifically that cities and counties cannot prevent delivery services from traveling on public roads. Yet even though cities can’t stop deliveries traveling through their jurisdiction, many cities currently ban deliveries to their jurisdiction. That means that unlike deliveries of virtually […]

Filed Under: California, Opinions Tagged With: California Marijuana, Legal Marijuana, marijuana delivery, marijuana dispensary, Proposition 64, recreational marijuana

The Federal Government has acknowledged a patent on a cannabis based pharmaceutical as a legitimate and useful medicine

June 29, 2018 by Mark Goldfogel 1 Comment

The Federal Government has acknowledged a patent on a cannabis based pharmaceutical as a legitimate and useful medicine

G.W. Pharmaceuticals accomplished a feat that is about to change the course of history. They achieved drug approval for a plant-based medicine related to cannabis for treatment of certain conditions in children! This doesn’t apply only to states that have legal adult use or medical cannabis. It goes a long way to answering the question […]

Filed Under: Op-Ed, Opinions Tagged With: Dravet syndrome, Epidiolex, G.W. Pharmaceuticals, Schedule 1 drug, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

This, That and the Other Things

June 7, 2018 by Rob Meagher Leave a Comment

This, That and the Other Things

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 Gardner to fix the 280 E  and banking problem that the Cannabis Industry faces. The […]

Filed Under: Opinions, Spotlight Tagged With: Aaron Smith, Canna Security America, Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo, Dr. John MacKay, Gary Cohen, Glenn Peterson, Governor Hickenlooper, HB 1011, John Davis, Kayvan Khalatbari, Mark Passerini, NCIA Board Election, NCIA Board Resignations and terminations, Neal Levine, Rob Kampia, Taylor West, Tom Siciliano

Cannabis, Guns and Our Individual Rights

May 23, 2018 by Andrew Shore Leave a Comment

Cannabis, Guns and Our Individual Rights

Cannabis laws and the Second Amendment are on a collision course likely to increase the legal risks for individuals who share the same passion for the core American principles of freedom and liberty. While these industries seem mutually exclusive, it is becoming glaringly obvious that there is overlap among a wide range of demographics. In […]

Filed Under: Opinions, Policy & Legal Tagged With: Administrative Procedures Act (APA), ATF, Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) Form 4473., medical, tobacco

Is It Okay To Use ‘Marijuana’ Instead of ‘Cannabis’?

April 19, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Is It Okay To Use ‘Marijuana’ Instead of ‘Cannabis’?

As marijuana goes mainstream, people are rethinking the term, claiming we should ditch “marijuana” because it’s racist, and instead, say “cannabis.” Individuals should say what they like, but this rule is too simplistic for such a complex drug. We should develop more, not fewer, words for what we need to say. It makes sense that some want to […]

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: cannabis, Emily Dufton, Legal Marijuana, marijuana, recreational marijuana, Santiago Ivan Guerra

Why You Don’t Want Cannabis Rescheduled

April 19, 2018 by Dr. Moe Afaneh 3 Comments

Why You Don’t Want Cannabis Rescheduled

As everybody already knows, cannabis is still federally illegal, but a growing number of states have made their stance clear on the subject.  Recently, many state representatives have been evaluating every possible angle to create a program that won’t get interfered with by the federal government, especially in light of the recent comments coming out […]

Filed Under: Op-Ed, Opinions Tagged With: Cannabis Industry, cannabis scheduling, dr moe afaneh, federal drug classification, Federal legalization, schedule 1 drugs

Conflict of Interest and the Seven Deadly Sins

March 6, 2018 by Rob Meagher Leave a Comment

Conflict of Interest and the Seven Deadly Sins

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines the term conflict of interest as: a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust It goes on to include the legal definition of conflict of interest as follows:   1: a conflict between the private interests and the official or professional […]

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Capitalism, Conflict of Interest, Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Merriam Webster Dictionary, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), NCIA, Public-Private partnership, Rob Meagher, Seven Deadly Sins, The Drug Policy Alliance

A Harbinger of Things to Come?

February 14, 2018 by Rob Meagher Leave a Comment

A Harbinger of Things to Come?

Just 10 days ago, US Attorney Billy Simpson put Oregon on notice that it was producing too much marijuana to satisfy legal demand in the state. This past summer, the LA Times reported that the state of California had produced 13.5 million metric tons of marijuana in 2016 but its residents only consumed 2.5 million […]

Filed Under: Op-Ed, Opinions Tagged With: US Attorney Billy Simpson

Beware of Bad Actors: Vet Your Consultants

February 5, 2018 by Steve Flaks 1 Comment

Beware of Bad Actors: Vet Your Consultants

When it comes to launching a cannabis business in 2018, there are a million things you need to factor in to even get a license, let alone launch a successful operation.  Whether you’ve been in the industry for six months or six years, a consultant is a popular approach to navigating the newly implemented rules […]

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: BioTrackTHC, Government Traceability, Leaf Data, METRC

Who Are You In The Cannabis Industry?

February 5, 2018 by Tony Gallo 2 Comments

Who Are You In The Cannabis Industry?

When most people say they have been involved in an industry for five years, they usually are considered new to that industry. In the cannabis industry, five years is considered a lifetime because as we all know the business of cannabis is really no more than ten years old. Back when I started, there were […]

Filed Under: Op-Ed, Opinions

Sessions Memo: Release the Krakens

January 11, 2018 by Mark Goldfogel Leave a Comment

Sessions Memo: Release the Krakens

By Mark Goldfogel Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to eradicate the four memos that stood as the legal foundation of the cannabis industry is somewhat shocking and certainly worthy of comment.  Opinions of my friends in the industry would lead me to believe that this may spark the rebellion to end marijuana prohibition once and […]

Filed Under: Opinions, Policy & Legal Tagged With: Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 201, Smokey And The Bandit

Tell Your Senator – A ‘Yes’ Vote is Needed Now as a 280E Amendment Benefitting the Cannabis Industry is Slated to be Discussed During the Current Senate Tax Reform Session

November 30, 2017 by CBE staff Leave a Comment

Tell Your Senator – A ‘Yes’ Vote is Needed Now as a 280E Amendment Benefitting the Cannabis Industry is Slated to be Discussed During the Current Senate Tax Reform Session

You have just today and tomorrow to tell your state senator to vote yes on one of the most critical parts of the IRS code that affects the cannabis industry. Today, and again tomorrow, Congress – specifically the U.S. Senate – is discussing and then voting on tax reform. Included in that vote is an […]

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: Gardner amendment, IRS 280E tax code, IRS code, Senator Cory Gardner, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), tax reform

Want Trump Impeached? Not If You Are a Cannabis Consumer

June 7, 2017 by Mark Goldfogel Leave a Comment

Want Trump Impeached? Not If You Are a Cannabis Consumer

It’s safe to say that cannabis is more popular among liberals than conservatives. But President Trump is actually better for the cannabis industry than any of his Republican predecessors and may be better than Hillary Clinton would have been; she likely would have rescheduled pot to a Schedule 2, putting it squarely in the realm […]

Filed Under: Op-Ed, Opinions Tagged With: more by ideology than facts, President Trump, Trump administration

Federal Cannabis Shenanigans

April 11, 2017 by Matt Walstatter 1 Comment

Federal Cannabis Shenanigans

By Matt Walstatter The election of 2016 should have given cannabis proponents great cause to celebrate. Initiatives legalizing recreational cannabis prevailed in four of the five states where they were on the ballot. Medical cannabis triumphed in all four states where it was contested. But this landslide at the state level was overshadowed by the […]

Filed Under: Opinions, Policy & Legal Tagged With: attorney general, cannabis politics, Federal legalization, Federal Prohibition, jeff sessions marijuana, sean spicer, Trump Administration marijuana

Dear President-Elect Trump, Please Level the Playing Field For the Cannabis (and Hemp) Industry

January 2, 2017 by Rob Meagher 4 Comments

Dear President-Elect Trump, Please Level the Playing Field For the Cannabis (and Hemp) Industry

Dear President-Elect Trump, Congratulations on your spectacular election win last November. You met my father, Mark J. Meagher, Chairman of Financial World Partners (FW) and a lifelong Republican, back in the early 90s at one of FW’s annual holiday parties at the world-renowned Plaza Hotel in New York. I had the chance to shake hands […]

Filed Under: Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal, Opinions, Spotlight Tagged With: cannabis regulations, Dear Mr. President, Hemp, President Trump, states rights

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