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. […]
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The Shot Heard Around the World, CTF Announces It’s Inclusive Board of Industry Stakeholders
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 and allies like the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) which also has […]
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America
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. […]
This, That and the Other Things
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 Gardner to fix the 280 E and banking problem that the Cannabis Industry faces. The […]
Smith’s Act of Contrition and the Battle to be “The Voice of the Cannabis Industry”
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 the deal struck between Trump and Cory Gardner of Colorado and CBE even posted an […]
Two Board Members Resign at NCIA
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 Neal Levine, Senior VP of Government Affairs at LivWell Enlightened Health, has stepped down as […]
Why did Khalatbari Really Resign from the NCIA board?
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) […]
Why did Khalatbari Really Resign from the NCIA board?
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) […]
Spotlight on Sexual Misconduct Reopens Old Wounds at Marijuana Policy Project
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 Capitol Hill with a female subordinate. Kampia was the organization’s co-founder and executive director; the […]
Marijuana Policy Project Co-Founder Kampia Re-Assigned – MPP Now Searching for New Executive Director
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 […]
Lack of Funding May Hold Marijuana Legalization Back This Year
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 to nine, following similar measures that passed in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and in […]
Rob Kampia: “It Barely Mattered Which Way the DEA Ruled”
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, my answer might surprise you: It barely mattered which way the DEA ruled. Back in […]
