Lifting Edibles Brands, and the Edibles Industry November 14, 2022 Tyler Williams Op-Ed, Standards and Certification 0 Comments How Cannabis Edibles Brands Can Burnish Reputations and Drive Sales Through Audits, Radical Transparency and More By Tyler Williams, Founder and Chief Technical Officer, CSQ Certification The cannabis edibles market continues to boom, as consumers increasingly embrace everything from gummies to… Read More→
Biden’s Cannabis Policy Actions Welcome but Lacking October 12, 2022 Mitch Baruchowitz Op-Ed, Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Mitch Baruchowitz Is the federal illegality dam about to break? President Biden's announcement pardoning all simple marijuana possession cases, instructing governors to do the same, and ordering a review of cannabis scheduling has given hope to many people that… Read More→
It’s Time to Stop Forcing the Cannabis Industry to Launder its Money October 7, 2022 Robert Baron Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Op-Ed 2 Comments Why the SAFE Banking Act is the Wrong Solution to the Right Problem. By: Robert Baron, CAMS As a cannabis banking expert, and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), I believe the cannabis industry deserves access to banking. Unfortunately, they… 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→
Time for change: Federal ban on marijuana use causes more harm than good August 4, 2022 AggregatedNews Op-Ed 0 Comments A decade ago, Americans were nearly evenly split on whether to legalize marijuana. While half the country favored revising U.S. drug laws to make room for legal pot, the other half said to keep cannabis prohibition in place. Public opinion has… Read More→
Federal Tax Grab and Illicit Market Booster, The CAOA has a long Way to Go to Effectively End Prohibition August 1, 2022 Warren Harasz Op-Ed 0 Comments By Warren, Harasz Last week, Senators Schumer, Booker, and Wyden introduced “The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act,” (CAOA) aiming to legalize cannabis on the federal level. Legal cannabis is one of the few issues most American agree on (68 percent… Read More→
Former AG: Local prosecutors need to step up and shut down New Jersey’s Illegal cannabis market | Opinion July 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, Op-Ed 0 Comments By Chris Porrino and Peter Slocum When I was attorney general of New Jersey, the discussion surrounding the legalization of cannabis for adult recreational use was just heating up. We knew back then, based on polling of eligible voters, that… Read More→
Why the cannabis industry needs to be more mindful about THC potencies July 11, 2022 Anthony Scotti News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments By Anthony Scotti A point of contention causing swirling debate in the cannabis industry is THC potency. With some brands focusing so much on THC content, rather than the whole plant, and others tapping into its holistic benefits through terpenes,… Read More→
Cannabis: An Uneven Marketing Playing Field July 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Op-Ed 0 Comments In February, several big sports-gambling companies spent millions of dollars each to promote their brands during the Super Bowl. The apps DraftKings, FanDuel and Caesar's Sportsbook all bought commercial time. NBC reportedly charged advertisers somewhere between $6 million and $7… Read More→
Consider business-as-unusual in cannabis management June 20, 2022 Chris Zawacki Best Practices, Op-Ed 0 Comments By Chris Zawacki & Rob Patton A vertically integrated cannabis company doesn’t just benefit from fresh perspective—it depends on it. Agility fuels survival in this burgeoning industry, where maturity and dynamics vary wildly depending on location. And a growing number of… Read More→
When Regulators and Stakeholders Gather June 9, 2022 Tom Hymes Op-Ed, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Thank goodness the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) gave a last-minute scoop to Marijuana Moment about a closed-door no-press meeting between regulators and industry stakeholders held Monday and Tuesday of this week in Seattle. Had the story not been published, the… 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→