Acquisition would mark first major cross-border pot deal Canopy Growth Corp. is nearing a deal to buy Acreage Holdings Inc. in what would be the first major cross-border cannabis merger, according to people familiar with the matter. The purchase could be announced as soon as this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified […]
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FDA Updates Guidance for CBD Products amid a New Round of Warning Letters and Announcement of Date for Public Hearing
By Ian Stewart & Neil Willner Attorneys at Wilson Elser On April 2, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a sweeping press release from outgoing Commissioner Scott Gottlieb covering new steps to advance the agency’s continued evaluation of potential regulatory pathways for CBD products. The five-page statement outlined what the FDA has […]
Cannabis Trade Federation Announces Full Board, Readies Inclusive Membership Options
What started with the formation of the New Federalism Fund back in March of 2017, has taken on increasing momentum as the Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) has clearly emerged as the professional “Voice of the Cannabis Industry”. After many months of building a formidable team to represent the Cannabis Industry’s interests at the federal level on Capitol Hill, […]
The C$845 Million-Dollar Woman: Ianthus’ New Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Beth Stavola
Many of you have read that iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc. (CSE: IAN, OTCQX: ITHUF) recently closed the transaction to buy MPX Bioceuticals (CSE: MPX but referred to as MPXB in this article to differentiate it from the MPX brand) US holdings in an all stock deal that has expanded the company’s US footprint dramatically. As the press […]
Leader of the Pack: Vicente Sederberg
Well before most of us in the industry got our footing, Brian Vicente, a lawyer, who had clerked under/for outspoken social critic, Senior U.S. District Judge John L. Kane, founded Sensible Colorado (with grant money from the Marijuana Policy Project) with his friend and future partner at Vicente Sederberg (VS), Josh Kappel in the organization’s […]
Mom & Pops are Making it Happen in Maryland: Charm City Medicus
Recently, CBE has focused its company stories on large licensee consolidators primarily due the public funding efforts of many of them. We recognize that the licensed marketplace is still, for the large part, composed of smaller start-ups that are serving patients in their respective markets and wanted to share the story of Charm City Medicus, […]
It all started in a Chicken Coop: Halo Labs
In 2015, smack dab in the heart of the Oregon side of the Emerald Triangle in Medford, two of the co-founders at Halo Labs (Halo), Andreas Met and Phillip Van den Berg, fresh off of their split with Golden Leaf Holdings, started the company in a chicken coop with fellow co-Founder & CEO Kiran Sidhu. […]
The Lean, Mean and Green Harvest Health & Recreation Machine
By Rob Meagher CBE recently had the opportunity to meet with Jason Vedadi, Chairman of Harvest Health & Recreation (CSE: HARV) and Steve White, CEO. This is a story about two driven men, with complimentary skill sets and a shared vision, who have a strategic plan to become the dominant player in the Cannabis Industry while running […]
Curaleaf and CEO Joe Lusardi Pursue Goal to be Largest Cannabis Retailer in US
Like many others in the Cannabis Industry, The CEO of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCBB: CURLF), Joe Lusardi, was a reluctant cannabis pioneer. That is hard to imagine now that Curaleaf currently operates 34 dispensaries, 12 cultivation sites and 10 processing sites and focuses on highly populated, limited license states including Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. After graduating […]
With a Stated Goal To Liberate Happiness in Every Regulated Market by 2030, Native Roots and Ryan Brown Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
Ryan Brown took over the reins as CEO at Native Roots (NR) after joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer in early 2016. Brown, a man with a lot of diverse interests, was chosen to lead one of the largest single state vertical operators at a time when the company sorely needed a different type of […]
The Man Who Just Wants to Build Things: Ben Curren and Green Bits
By Rob Meagher What has been interesting to follow about the cannabis industry is the qualifications and experience that industry leaders bring to the table while chronicling the evolution of their companies and sharing it with CBE’s readers. Let’s face it, nothing ever happens until individuals have an idea and then put the wheels into motion […]
On the Move: The Ever Increasing Domestic Footprint of Columbia Care
Ten days ago, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy Granted Five Pharmaceutical Processor Conditional Permits. The state originally indicated that they had a preference to award in-state operators but, noticeably, included two multi-state cannabis licensees in the permit mix. Columbia Care (CC), which CBE covered back in November of 2016 (Building a Medical Marijuana Footprint One Market […]
You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down: ebbu’s Jon Cooper
Like many of us, it takes time to discover what really gets us going every day. Whether in life or in business, the day-to-day challenges and grind can wear anyone down. But as my father always told me when I turned to him for advice, you need to get-up, put your pants on and begin […]
With an ever Growing Footprint and War Chest, How Will Bruce Linton Lead Canopy Growth Corporation into the Future?
About a month ago, the news of the day was equivalent to an 8 plus earthquake on the seismic scale measuring the progress of the Cannabis Industry worldwide when Constellation Brands invested roughly $5 Billion ($4B USD), yes, with a capital B, Canadian to up its stake to 38% of Canopy Growth Corporation (NYSE: CGC), […]
Doing it for the Right Reason and Way: Humboldt Apothecary
Humboldt County, CA, the heart of the Emerald Triangle, is known for its ideal climate for producing sun grown cannabis (and arguably the main source of much of the black market marijuana that has made its way across the United States for many years). It has attracted a population of “back to the land” folks […]
The Lone Star State’s Morris Denton Leads Compassionate Cultivation to the Promised Land
Last year, the state of Texas, which has a population of 28 million (second only to California’s 37 plus million), granted 3 vertically integrated licenses from a pool of nearly 50 applicants. Cansortium Texas was licensed on September 1, 2017; Compassionate Cultivation was licensed on October 31, 2017; and Surterra Texas was licensed on December […]
Challenges and Opportunities for Trade in Cannabis
By Andrew Shore and James Jochum Shocking to many is the fact that Canada is consistently one of America’s top trading partners and currently our second largest behind China. Moreover, Canada is the world’s largest purchaser of all U.S. exports and the largest purchaser of American agricultural products. As of April, 18.3 percent of U.S. […]
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America Part 6 (1988-1992)
By Allen St. Pierre Part 6 of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable sociopolitical changes underway first at the state, and soon, […]
