A Look Back at CBE’s Most Read Stories of 2021, Happy New Year! December 29, 2021 Rob Meagher News & Insights 0 Comments 2021's CBE TOP TEN #1 Virginia Cannabis: Let’s Talk About Licenses by Eric Postow On April 21, 2021 Governor Northam signed Virginia’s recreational cannabis bill and made it law. Legal possession of up to one ounce and four plants for… Read More→
John Lord: LivWell Will Remain LivWell Following PharmaCann Merger/Acquisition November 1, 2021 Tom Hymes Mergers & Acquisitions, Multiple State Operators, Spotlight 1 Comment Founded in 2009, Colorado-based multistate operator LivWell Enlightened Health has over the years established itself as one of the industry’s more proficient players by utilizing the skills and grit that its Kiwi founder and longtime Colorado resident John Lord brought… Read More→
Could cannabis be the next big American export? January 6, 2020 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments In a large warehouse, LivWell Enlightened Health feeds its cloned cannabis plants a custom blend of nutrients, sprays them with filtered water and pumps extra carbon dioxide into the air. LivWell releases three types of insects to clear the plants… Read More→
Meet America’s first pot governor, Colorado’s Jared Polis January 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments The governor-elect takes office at a significant moment in Colorado for the cannabis industry. Jared Polis takes office Tuesday as Colorado’s new chief executive — and America’s first pot governor. The Democrat’s long-standing support for legal marijuana, his embrace of… Read More→
Curaleaf and CEO Joe Lusardi Pursue Goal to be Largest Cannabis Retailer in US December 11, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, Multiple State Operators, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments 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… Read More→
With an ever Growing Footprint and War Chest, How Will Bruce Linton Lead Canopy Growth Corporation into the Future? September 11, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, Multiple State Operators, Spotlight 0 Comments 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… Read More→
LivWell’s John Lord on Colorado’s Marijuana Future, Canada and More July 30, 2018 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Since legal sales of recreational cannabis started in Colorado on January 1, 2014, some potrepreneurs have done very well. As owner of LivWell Enlightened Health, one of the state's (and country's) largest dispensary chains, John Lord looks up to few… Read More→
The Shot Heard Around the World, CTF Announces It’s Inclusive Board of Industry Stakeholders July 26, 2018 Rob Meagher Policy & Legal 0 Comments Yesterday, CBE carried a press release announcing the formation of the Cannabis Trade Federation Board (CTF) and the appointment of industry veteran Neal Levine as its CEO. CTF was formed by a coalition of industry licensees, ancillary businesses and stakeholders… Read More→
Cannabis Trade Federation Announces Industry Leaders as Founding Board Members July 25, 2018 Press Release On the Move, Policy & Legal, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE New Organization to Focus on Passing the STATES Act, Hires Industry Veteran Neal Levine as CEO WASHINGTON, D.C.  (07/25/18) – The Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) proudly announced 14 founding board members today, building on the organization’s initial formation just… Read More→
Smith’s Act of Contrition and the Battle to be “The Voice of the Cannabis Industry” May 1, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of announcements and articles that are connected to the behind the scenes posturing taking place to determine the "Voice of the Cannabis Industry". Two weeks ago, we all read about… Read More→
Colorado House Bill 1011 could have ramifications world-wide in the Cannabis Industry April 30, 2018 Rob Meagher Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Colorado, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Over the last year plus, industry players in Colorado have been lobbying the legislature hard to allow for out-of-state ownership stakes that could change the capital raise game and allow many of the companies that have built significant cannabis license… Read More→
2017 Recap and New Year’s Wishes from Cannabis Industry Leaders! December 26, 2017 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments The cannabis industry began 2017 with a high degree of optimism but also a great deal of uncertainty. The fall of 2016 saw tremendous movement towards legalization with new initiatives in the form of full legalization in California, Nevada, Maine… Read More→
Colorado’s Leading Cannabis Company Helps House the Homeless October 18, 2017 Press Release On the Move, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Beloved Community Village Partners with LivWell Enlightened Health DENVER—October 18, 2017 — The Colorado Village Collaborative - a community organization founded by members of Denver Homeless Out Loud, The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, Beloved Community Mennonite Church, and… Read More→
LivWell Enlightened Health Receives 2016 Lighting Efficiency Achievement Award from Xcel Energy April 13, 2017 Press Release On the Move, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Colorado’s leading cannabis company achieved the highest energy savings in a single lighting project in the state of Colorado last year DENVER—April 12, 2017 — LivWell Enlightened Health, Colorado’s leading cannabis company, has won the Xcel Energy 2016… Read More→
The Year of Expanding Footprints: The 2017 CBE 200 PPRs January 23, 2017 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Spotlight 2 Comments When we published the first CBE 100 Producers, Processors, and Retailers (PPR) list in 2015, we named the story "The Year of the Operator". At that time, the list reflected the revenue and employee counts of the largest licensee operators… Read More→