Quality: A Cornerstone of Successful Industries August 23, 2021 Joe Cachey Hemp Business Executive, Op-Ed 0 Comments With industrial hemp and its cannabinoid derivatives becoming legal and commercially viable over the past few years, the marketplace has been flooded with raw materials and finished goods – some outstanding, but many sub-par. Recent studies have found brands which… Read More→
‘The World Needs A Cannabis Initiative That Serves Citizens. Not One That Serves A Decadent International Bureaucracy’ August 13, 2021 AggregatedNews EMEA, Op-Ed 0 Comments By European cannabis researcher and thought-leader Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli THERE is much concern over the International Narcotics Control Board’s Cannabis Control Initiative, as reported by BusinessCann earlier this week. What the INCB suggests poses a serious risk to cannabis as it has… Read More→
Pros and Cons of Oklahoma’s Lenient Cannabis Regulations August 5, 2021 Arshad "Adam" Lasi Oklahoma, Op-Ed, Opinions, The Buck Stops Here 3 Comments Oklahoma is already famous for the iconic Broadway Show, world-class tornadoes, and the basketball team that once had James Harden coming off the bench behind KD and Russell Westbrook. Now it has a new distinction: the most medical cannabis patients… Read More→
Reflections on Evolving Cannabis Industry July 14, 2021 Eric Postow News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments There are few times that I can remember where an entire industry took shape in such a visible way as the cannabis industry is doing right now. Since 2012, when Washington and Colorado broke through the dam by legalizing cannabis… Read More→
America, What Are We Doing? July 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Like many Americans, one of the first things I do every morning is check the overnight headlines, including anything that happened in the sports world. Recently, I woke up to an article about… Read More→
Cannabis reform? It’s the right time for full federal legalization to help economy and people July 1, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed 0 Comments Politicians are finally realizing what the public has known for years: Legalizing cannabis can positively support our economy, communities, and people With the Democrats in full control of Congress and the White House, the odds for real cannabis reform, such… Read More→
When will Biden realize that liberals won the marijuana debate? June 23, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments You can put the genesis of the American culture war about as far back as you want: to the Civil War, or to pretty much the first time White people set foot in this land. But most directly, it dates… Read More→
Congress Must Chart a Safe Path Forward for CBD and Hemp Products June 22, 2021 Joe Cachey Hemp Business Executive, Op-Ed 0 Comments With the passing of the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, the production of industrial hemp and its derivative products, such as CBD, became legal at the Federal level. CBD, unlike THC, produces no psychoactive effect (or “high”) and many studies have… Read More→
The War on Drugs turns 50 today. It’s time to make peace. June 18, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments America’s longest war has been a failure. As declarations of war go, it was pretty low key. On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon held a news briefing in the West Wing of the White House. In his usual… Read More→
It’s Time to Step Up Support of Cannabis Treatment for Veterans June 16, 2021 Dana Shoched Medical Marijuana, Op-Ed 0 Comments National PTSD Awareness Month provides an opportunity to redouble industry efforts to help veterans gain access to needed treatment Despite the progress made nationwide on the advancement of cannabis as a treatment for pain, anxiety and depression, thousands of U.S.… Read More→
Believe in the Potential of Medical Cannabis June 14, 2021 Jason Dyck Medical Marijuana, Op-Ed 0 Comments To the cannabis skeptics, “medical marijuana” is and has always been a “back door for recreational pot.” This point of view was reinforced by decades of propaganda against cannabis use and made all the easier to buy into by the… Read More→
Three Ways Federal Legalization Licensing Could Play Out May 31, 2021 Colton Griffin Federal, Op-Ed 0 Comments No matter how federal legalization works out, inevitably there will be some friction. Licensing and compliance vary widely in state-regulated legal cannabis. When federal legalization happens, there are many different models and case studies to consider. Current Compliance and Licensing… Read More→
The Exponential Value of a ‘Retail-Centric’ Multi-Vertical Strategy May 24, 2021 Margot Micallef Op-Ed, Opinions, Retail, Supply Chain 0 Comments In a nascent industry, it is often the case that a business needs to own multiple-verticals in the supply chain because the verticals are often underdeveloped, unreliable, or non-existent. But not every vertical is of equal importance and not every… Read More→
How New York Can Construct a Cannabis Industry that Fosters Opportunity for All May 19, 2021 Nico Pento New York, Opinions 0 Comments Following years of stalled attempts and failed efforts, adult-use recreational cannabis is now legal in the state of New York. That’s right, the Empire State has finally joined the “green rush.” As the world turns its eyes to New York,… Read More→
Why Biden and Congress are Failing Patients in the Push to Legalize Cannabis April 21, 2021 Dr. Jordan Tishler Medical Marijuana, Op-Ed 2 Comments Recently, the Biden administration came under fire for its apparent treatment of junior staffers who admitted using cannabis. Now, Senate Majority Leader Schumer has lashed out to say that he’ll push for cannabis legalization with or without Biden. This just… Read More→