Why Work in Weed? Amid the Great Resignation, Legal Cannabis May Offer Perks Other Industries Cannot May 5, 2022 Arshad "Adam" Lasi Op-Ed 0 Comments For many, the burgeoning licensed cannabis industry has proved to be the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter in their careers. They’re calling it the Great Resignation: a mass exodus of employees from their current jobs in search of… Read More→
Dangerous Synthesized Cannabinoids Threaten the Legal Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Marketplace May 5, 2022 John Hartsell Hemp Policy & Legal, Op-Ed 0 Comments By John Hartsell Most people know CBD as a cure all for a myriad of ailments and as a less intimidating alternative to cannabis. However, when in the wrong hands and paired with lax policy, an offset of this cannabinoid… Read More→
Social Equity in California Cannabis Needs to be more than a Political Photo-opportunity April 6, 2022 Richard Ormond Op-Ed, Policy & Legal, Social Equity 2 Comments By Richard P. Ormond Starting in the 1930s when the modern era of drug enforcement laws was launched, communities of color were disproportionally caught in the crosshairs of the criminal-justice system in the United States, with prison populations looking nothing… Read More→
Cannabiz Owners: As Pandemic Eases Ditch Big Tech Partners March 7, 2022 Steve Gormley Op-Ed, Science and Technology 0 Comments By: Steve Gormley Opening: COVID-19 has both exacerbated and exposed cracks in many regional cannabis markets that are suffering the same woes as other small entrepreneurial enterprises. Many small to mid-size cannabis companies are facing a moment in which large… Read More→
Harnessing Momentum for Federal Cannabis Reform in 2022 February 10, 2022 Steve Hawkins Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Op-Ed 0 Comments By Steven Hawkins The energy behind federal cannabis reform – and criminal justice related to that reform – has reached a whole new level. Change requires coordination and cooperation across a wide range of stakeholders, and we need to speak… Read More→
Cannabis Exceptionalism Hurts the Drug Reform Movement February 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Op-Ed 0 Comments Cannabis exceptionalism is incorrect and inherently contradictory. by Evan Nison In my experience as a drug policy reform advocate and cannabis community member, I’ve witnessed time and time again an outdated ethos reign forth: cannabis exceptionalism, or the idea that… Read More→
Are the editors high? Why trendy news features on pot are a bad idea January 31, 2022 AggregatedNews Op-Ed 0 Comments The legalization of marijuana in several states has sparked a brand-new genre of mainstream media feature reporting: in-depth exploration of all the fun things readers can do while under the influence. Apparently, the concept of a “family newspaper” has changed. Many… Read More→
Clear and Present Danger: Federalism and Cannabis Reform January 26, 2022 Eric Postow News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments We are quickly approaching an era of rapid change and development within the global cannabis space. As of this writing there are two primary pieces of comprehensive marijuana reform legislation being talked about on capitol hill. The Republican version, States… Read More→
Plastic Remains One of Cannabis’ Biggest Obstacle to Sustainability January 24, 2022 Colton Griffin News & Insights, Op-Ed, Packaging 0 Comments by Colton Griffin Last month I was in San Francisco for the National Cannabis Industry Association meeting, where I dropped in on a symposium about environmental sustainability in our industry. I ended up in a fascinating discussion among people representing… Read More→
Op-Ed: Billboards advertising pot broke Prop. 64’s promise. Don’t go back on the pledge to protect teens January 5, 2022 AggregatedNews California, Op-Ed 1 Comment By The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board Shielding teens from increased exposure to marijuana was a key selling point of the legalization plan California voters approved in 2016. The measure included “toughest-in-the-nation protections for children,” proponents said, by banning cannabis advertising… Read More→
Editorial: Californians overwhelmingly supported legalizing marijuana. Why is it still a mess? December 26, 2021 AggregatedNews California, Op-Ed 0 Comments Five years ago, California voters overwhelmingly chose to legalize the adult use of marijuana. The passage of Proposition 64 was supposed to replace the state’s vast illegal and quasi-legal medical marijuana market, in which virtually anyone could get their hands… Read More→
Legalization is a learning curve: Germany is in the driver’s seat to make adult-use a reality December 23, 2021 Niklas Kouparanis Germany, Op-Ed 0 Comments With adult-use legalization in Germany officially set to be legalized by the incoming government, the country of 84 million residents is on its way to becoming the largest cannabis market in Europe–and possibly the world. The news also makes Germany… Read More→
SAFE Banking – The Most Crucial Piece of Cannabis Reform Legislation That Needs to Be Passed ASAP December 20, 2021 Skip Motsenbocker Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Op-Ed 2 Comments By Skip Motsenbocker, CEO of Pacific Stone Duffel bags being filled with cash, armed guards and trucks with tinted windows: this isn’t a scene out of the Netflix Series Ozark, but the reality of many licensed cannabis companies throughout the… 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→
‘Time For The UK To Remove Its Restrictive Regulations Surrounding Hemp Cultivation’ August 31, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, United Kingdom 0 Comments by Jamie Bartley, Executive Chair Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) HEMP is one of the oldest cultivated plants on Earth. Archaeologists working in what is modern day Iran and Iraq, have found remnants of hemp cloth dating back 10,000 years, and… Read More→