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Leader of the Pack: Vicente Sederberg

January 29, 2019 by Rob Meagher Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Ancillary Businesses, Company Stories, Policy & Legal, Spotlight Tagged With: Adam Fine, Andrew Livingston, Barton Morris, Brian Vicente, Cannabis Trade Federation, Cassia Furman, Charles Alovisetti, Christian Sederberg, Jordan Wellington, Josh Kappel, Marijuana Policy Project, Mason Tvert, NCIA, Offit Kurman, Sally Kent Peebles, Sensible Colorado, Shaleen Title, Shawn Hauser, Steve Fox, Valerio Romano, Vicente Sederberg

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

January 9, 2019 by Allen St. Pierre Leave a Comment

Part 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 socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal level regarding cannabis policy. […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Allen St. Pierre, Andrew Weil, Barack Obama, CADCA, DARE, DEA, Deepak Chopra, Donald Trump, Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Graham Boyd, jeff sessions, John Morgan, Julie Stewart, Kevin Sabet, Marijuana Policy Project, Marijuana Prohibition, Mehmet Oz, Michael Kennedy, New Approaches PAC, NIDA, NORML, ONDCP, Patrick Kennedy, Peter Lewis, PRIDE, Project SAM, Richard Lee, Rob Kampia, Rob Meagher, Sanjay Gupta, The Brookings Institute of Washington, William Barr

Two Massachusetts marijuana stores are open: What’s next?

November 22, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Massachusetts’ first two stores to legally sell recreational marijuana opened amid fanfare on Tuesday. It is only the beginning of what is expected to be a new billion dollar-plus industry, which could take years to ramp up. “Realistically, to be a really full-fledged industry, they’ll need 200 to 300 stores in the next few years, […]

Filed Under: Massachusetts Tagged With: Cultivate, Jim Smith, Marijuana Policy Project, Matthew Schweich, New England Treatment Access (NETA)

Michigan becomes 10th state to allow recreational marijuana

November 7, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Marijuana advocates scored a number of substantial ballot victories in the middle of the country on Election Day, chief among them the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan, which becomes the 10th state in the nation to approve recreational use of the drug. “Michigan will be the first state in the Midwest to end marijuana prohibition […]

Filed Under: Michigan Tagged With: marijuana ballot, marijuana election, marijuana legalization, Marijuana Policy Project, marijuana proposal, michigan marijuana, recreational marijuana

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

October 25, 2018 by Allen St. Pierre Leave a Comment

By Allen St.Pierre Part 10 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 socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans for Safe Access, Barack Obama, Cannabis Culture, Drug Policy Alliance, George Soros, Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment, John McCain, Marc Emery, Marijuana Policy Project, NORML, Oaksterdam University, Peter Lewis, Richard Lee, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Tommy Chong

The Marijuana Policy Project Hires Steve Hawkins as Executive Director

August 14, 2018 by Press Release Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE Hawkins, who previously served in leadership roles at the NAACP, Amnesty International USA, and the national Coalition for Public Safety, has been at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement for three decades WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest organization dedicated exclusively to marijuana policy, the Marijuana Policy Project, announced Tuesday it has hired […]

Filed Under: Industry People, Press Releases Tagged With: Joby Pritzker, Marijuana Policy Project, Matthew Schweich, Steve Hawkins, Troy Dayton

Steve Fox, Leading Advocate for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis, Assumes Expanded Role in Cannabis Industry’s Federal Lobbying Efforts

April 26, 2018 by Press Release Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE Long-time federal lobbyist, NCIA co-founder, and manager of Colorado’s successful 2012 legalization initiative to provide strategic guidance and direct lobbying services. NCIA further expands DC presence with the addition of marijuana policy veteran Morgan Fox as media relations director WASHINGTON, DC – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is pleased to announce that it […]

Filed Under: Industry People, On the Move, Press Releases Tagged With: Aaron Smith, Marijuana Policy Project, Morgan Fox, National Cannabis Industry Association, Steve Fox, VS Strategies

Why did Khalatbari Really Resign from the NCIA board?

January 9, 2018 by Rob Meagher Leave a Comment

By Rob Meagher Just before the holidays, Marijuana Business Daily (MBD) published a brief article about the resignation of Kayvan Khalatbari from the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) board of directors that could have a major impact on the future of the organization. It came on the heels of the Aaron Smith’s (NCIA’s Executive Director) […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Spotlight Tagged With: Aaron Justis, AC Braddock, Alex Cooley, Christian Sederberg, Christie Lunsford, Cory Bass, Ean Seeb, Erich Pearson, Étienne Fontán, Genifer Murray, Glenn Peterson, Jamie Lewis, Jessica Billingsley, John Davis, Kayvan Khalatbari, Khurshid Khoja, Kris Krane, Lance Ott, Marijuana Policy Project, Max Cohen, National Cannabis Industry Association, Neal Levine, New Federalism Fund, Rob Kampia, Robert’s Rules of Order, Sean McAllister, Shannon Fender, Steve DeAngelo, Tripp Keber, Troy Dayton

Why did Khalatbari Really Resign from the NCIA board?

January 2, 2018 by Rob Meagher 6 Comments

By Rob Meagher Just before the holidays, Marijuana Business Daily (MBD) published a brief article about the resignation of Kayvan Khalatbari from the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) board of directors that could have a major impact on the future of the organization. It came on the heels of the Aaron Smith’s (NCIA’s Executive Director) […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Spotlight Tagged With: Aaron Justis, AC Braddock, Alex Cooley, Christian Sederberg, Christie Lunsford, Cory Bass, Ean Seeb, Erich Pearson, Étienne Fontán, Genifer Murray, Glenn Peterson, Jamie Lewis, Jessica Billingsley, John Davis, Kayvan Khalatbari, Khurshid Khoja, Kris Krane, Lance Ott, Marijuana Policy Project, Max Cohen, National Cannabis Industry Association, Neal Levine, New Federalism Fund, Rob Kampia, Robert’s Rules of Order, Sean McAllister, Shannon Fender, Steve DeAngelo, Tripp Keber, Troy Dayton

Marijuana Policy Project Co-Founder Kampia Re-Assigned – MPP Now Searching for New Executive Director

November 21, 2017 by Press Release Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE Marijuana Policy Project Announces Leadership Changes, Begins National Search for New Executive Director WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s leading marijuana policy reform organization, has announced changes to its leadership structure. Rob Kampia, who co-founded the organization in 1995, will transition to the new position of director of strategic development. Kampia […]

Filed Under: Industry People, Press Releases Tagged With: Capitol Hill, Marijuana Policy Project, MPP Foundation, Rob Kampia, Troy Dayton

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