Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America January 9, 2019 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… 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→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America July 25, 2018 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
This, That and the Other Things June 7, 2018 Rob Meagher Opinions, Spotlight 0 Comments A big shout out goes to Neal Levine, Senior VP of Government Affairs of LivWell Enlightened Health and the Chairman of the New Federalism Fund (NFF) for the work that they have done lobbying Capital Hill and, specifically Senator Cory… 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→
Two Board Members Resign at NCIA January 19, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights 0 Comments Breaking News Amid allegations of multiple problems at the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) that went public in the pages of CBE Press over the past couple of weeks, two board members have officially resigned. CBE Press has learned that… Read More→
Why did Khalatbari Really Resign from the NCIA board? January 9, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Spotlight 0 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… Read More→
Why did Khalatbari Really Resign from the NCIA board? January 2, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Spotlight 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… Read More→
Spotlight on Sexual Misconduct Reopens Old Wounds at Marijuana Policy Project December 20, 2017 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Nearly eight years ago, City Paper detailed a local sex scandal involving staffers at the Marijuana Policy Project, an influential advocacy group focused on promoting non-punitive marijuana laws. Certain facts are undisputed: In early August 2009, Rob Kampia left an employee happy hour at Union Pub on… Read More→
Marijuana Policy Project Co-Founder Kampia Re-Assigned – MPP Now Searching for New Executive Director November 21, 2017 Press Release Industry People, Press Releases 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Lack of Funding May Hold Marijuana Legalization Back This Year August 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Organizations & Associations, Policy & Legal 0 Comments This was supposed to be the year of Pot-Palooza, when five states are set to hold ballot initiatives that would make marijuana legal for recreational users. If all passed, it would bring the number of states offering pot for sale… Read More→
Rob Kampia: “It Barely Mattered Which Way the DEA Ruled” August 19, 2016 AggregatedNews Industry People, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In the wake of the DEA’s decision against rescheduling marijuana, the super-majority of the American people who support legalizing medical marijuana might properly wonder, “How bad is this news?” As the leader of the largest marijuana-policy-reform organization in the nation,… Read More→
Cannabis Legalization Initiators July 25, 2016 Jerry King Cartoons, News & Insights 0 Comments Read More→