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 […]
Opinions
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 […]
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 […]
Top 10 Cannabis Events of 2016
By Simon Cimiluca Radzins 2016 has been an eventful and interesting year for the world; from a new president-elect to Simone Biles. But what about the progress in the cannabis industry? 2016 has been a remarkable year for the industry. Here’s an overview of my top 10 Cannabis Events of 2016. Number 10: CBD and […]
2017 Cannabis Industry Trends: What Businesses Need to Know
By Amy Poinsett In 2010, I co-founded MJ Freeway working inside Colorado’s first dispensaries and cultivation facilities to set up their processes and operating systems. Since then, the MJ Freeway team has supported the launch and growth of thousands of cannabis businesses across the U.S. and around the world. Relationships and seed-to-sale data have given […]
My Cannabis Holiday Wish List
2016 was a roller coaster year for Oregon’s cannabis community. We won some battles and suffered some major setbacks. We saw several new versions of the regulatory framework that governs our work. We nearly lost extracts and edibles in the spring, only to see processing saved at the last-minute. We launched the Oregon Liquor Control […]
Self-Regulation in the Cannabis Industry
By Leslie Bocskor In 1932, John D. Rockefeller, once a staunch Prohibitionist, remarked that “drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level […]
What’s Next as the Push to End Federal Prohibition Picks Up Steam?
The result of the historic U.S. Presidential Election was nearly matched by pro-cannabis votes that passed in eight of the nine states with ballot initiatives. As a result, CBE has been looking forward to identifying what to expect next after the election. We wanted to share some thoughts about the ramifications of the successful medical marijuana votes in […]
I am Mad As Hell! GFarmaLabs, Election Dishonesty, and More
Its been a while since something got my dander up enough to write this column, but the last couple of weeks have pushed me to the edge—and I am Mad as Hell! The most egregious case that pushed me over the edge involves the abuse of power by Calaveras County, California public servants. Led by […]
The Intersection of Justice Reform and Marijuana Legalization
We live in very interesting times. We are less than one month to a national election that has been volatile and dramatic throughout the very long campaign. As we approach the final countdown, the national and local media has been focused on the top of the ticket but I believe that it is a precipice […]
