Since our official launch in November of 2014, CBE Press LLC (CBE) has endeavored to provide utilitarian information that helps transition the relatively new and young Cannabis Industry from a unregulated, illicit black market to a professionally run and regulated industry that has the best interests of the consuming public in mind. CBE strives to provide […]
Rob Meagher
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. […]
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 […]
What a Long Strange Trip its Been! 200 Issues of CBE Week and Counting!
When CBE launched its flagship website, www.cannabisbusinessexecutive.com back in November 2014, we had a straight forward mission and goal. We set out to provide weekly commentary and insights to advance the cannabis industry profession and to advance the industry so that it could recognize its full potential. Simply put, we wanted to provide and share information […]
Conflict of Interest and the Seven Deadly Sins
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines the term conflict of interest as: a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust It goes on to include the legal definition of conflict of interest as follows:  1: a conflict between the private interests and the official or professional […]