Colorado House Bill 19-1090 has dramatically altered cannabis business ownership and investment across the Centennial State. Prior to its passage in late 2019, ownership in a Colorado marijuana business was limited to private companies of 15 or fewer individual owners. Regardless of an individual’s percentage of ownership or control, every owner was required to pass […]
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New normal means new challenges for cannabis companies
For the cannabis industry specifically, our new norm means a business environment in which pandemic health concerns are here to stay, as are the effects on staffing and customer interactions. Cannabis sales may be rising in general, and the industry has secured an “essential” business status to stay open as other businesses such as bars […]
The Resilience of the Massachusetts Adult-Use Marijuana Market
Now in July 2020, two months into the reopening of the Massachusetts adult use marijuana industry, it is time to take a step back and look at the numbers. The second adult use retail store in Boston opened this past Monday, adding to the 16 others that have opened throughout the Commonwealth since the state’s […]
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Affect The Cannabis Industry
As the world finds itself engrossed in the largest public health crisis of our lifetimes, the Covid-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus disrupting life for every American and most across the globe, is naturally on the top of everyone’s minds. As difficult as it is to think about the cannabis industry and reform movement at a time […]
When the Magic Fades: Avoiding a Bad Canna-Business Breakup
The cannabis industry is no different than any other when it comes to the importance of – and its reliance on – business partnerships. And just like any other industry, it’s seen its share of breakups, too. Bruce Linton’s firing last year at Canopy was a cautionary one for company founders. Now, the bloodletting at Aurora Cannabis has claimed co-founder Terry Booth. What can cannabis entrepreneurs learn to prevent similar outcomes?
2020 Cannabis Industry Outlook
The New Year marks a noteworthy turning point in our country, economically, politically, and culturally. The decade ahead will likely include transformation and accelerate innovation within the cannabis industry, in continuation of previous years’ trends and with continued advancement towards legalization in some states and adoption of new rules in others. From where I sit […]
Cannabis Prohibition in the Roaring 2020s
One hundred years ago on January 17, the United States federal government instituted a ban on alcohol, issuing in a 13-year era known as the “Prohibition Period.” Largely considered a political failure, 1920-1933 saw increases in organized crime, federal prison populations, and drug usage. This time period also saw the ban of another kind of […]
An Open Letter: The Cannabis Industry’s Tylenol Moment, A Solution Is Complicated and a Wrong Turn Could Be Fatal
An Open Letter To The Cannabis Industry: This is Our Tylenol Moment. The Solution Is Neither Simple Nor Pleasant. A Wrong Turn Could be Fatal. But What We Have To Do Is Obvious: Stop Selling Vaping Products. CBE Press has been an advocate of the nascent Cannabis Industry since our launch back in June of […]
Women Leaders in Cannabis Face a Turning Point—What We Do Next Matters
One of the reasons I love working in the cannabis industry is its diversity. So many of the entrepreneurs and leaders of these fast-moving companies are people of color and women. Their prominent roles have occurred at a higher rate than in other industries. In fact, approximately 37% of executives in the cannabis industry are […]
How Many More Crises Will It Take For The Cannabis Industry To Realize That It Has An Irrational Structure To Run An Effective Public Affairs Campaign?
I need to revise something I wrote in an article that CBE published on August 7, 2019: “The Cannabis Industry Needs to Rethink the Entire Approach to its Lobbying and Public Affairs Efforts. Now.” The first point I asserted was: “If the cannabis industry was a business, the CEO and the Board would fire whoever […]
