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How to Manage Cannabis Business Leadership In An Increasingly Brighter Spotlight

August 8, 2017
James Bailey, Thomas Larsen and Samuel Martin
Cultivation, HR and Staffing, Processing, Retail, Training & Education
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A critical element of successful leadership is appreciating the spotlight. Leaders are in the spotlight. People are watching them. Closely. Assiduously. They're the subject of the floodlights’ glare. The aperture is set for widest exposure where all images are captured…

Straight Shooting Will Enhance Your Life: Wana Brands

May 9, 2016
Rob Meagher
Company Stories, Cultivation, Multiple State Operators, Processing, Spotlight
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The first thing I noticed about Nancy Whiteman, co-owner of Wana Brands, was her straightforward no-nonsense way of communicating. Others that I know have expressed that Nancy is one tough cookie, but I found her candor refreshing and spot on.…

The Ongoing Drama of Washington State’s 5052 Licensing System

April 27, 2016
CBE Press
Washington
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Editor's note: This is an ongoing analysis of what happened to Washington State’s marijuana retail licensing system. In order to understand what has happened up to this point, see Part 1 and Part 2. A CBE staff report The Washington State…

How Did So Few Medical Producers Win in Washington’s Marijuana Retail Licensing System ?

Editor’s note: CBE will be closely following what happens in the State of Washington, and how these events and decisions have led to a series of active lawsuits against the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. See the second part of…

Opportunity and Roadblocks Implementing Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania

Signed into law on April 17, 2016, and "taking effect" on May 16, 2016, legal medical marijuana has come to Pennsylvania in the form of "The Medical Marijuana Act." Both innovative and despairing, the success of the Act's implementation hinges…

Finding The Right Strategy to Effectively Deal With 280E

April 16, 2016
Matt Walstatter
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Policy & Legal, The Buck Stops Here
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By Matt Walstatter As I sit and write this column, my calendar reads April 16. And like most business owners, I spent a significant part of the last week dealing with taxes. Of course nobody likes to pay taxes, and…

The Emerging Cannabis Channel: Calyx Brands

April 11, 2016
Rob Meagher
Ancillary Businesses, Company Stories, News & Insights, Up and Comers
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Life is full of coincidences. When I was at my first Industry event in the summer of 2014, I ran into an old entrepreneurial acquaintance, Rich Masterson, who I had known some 18 years ago when I was Director of Marketing…

Destination Employer: Sweet Leaf Marijuana and Dynamic Growth LLC

April 4, 2016
Rob Meagher
Company Stories, News & Insights, Retail
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As the Colorado marijuana legalization movement began, three guys from different backgrounds were paying attention. Christian Johnson, Matthew Aiken and Anthony Sauro all started their careers in the fledging industry separately but a variety of events eventually brought them together.…

IRS 280E

U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention: Analyzing the Need for Public Quality Standards for Medical Cannabis

Interesting things are taking place behind the scenes as cannabis prohibition moves to a grinding halt. Key organizations like U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food…

The Purest Mission Statement in the Field: Franwell Metrc

CBE caught up with Scott Denholm, Executive Director at Metrc, Franwell Corporation's Marijuana Business Unit that supplies Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tracking technology to its state clients, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC)…

Some People Are Politically Correct: These Guys are Medically Correct and That’s incredibles

February 8, 2016
AggregatedNews
Company Stories, Cultivation, Processing
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It took CBE quite a while to discover that there was at least one other Colorado edibles Producer/Processor bent on worldwide domination. The only difference is that the two guys running it aren’t industry spokesmen, but instead, are just two…

Stop Screwing Around: O.penVAPE vs Denver Department of Environmental Health (really, the Cannabis Industry vs Uncle Sam)

Time and time again we hear about licensed Producers, Processors & Retailers struggling to find a bank or financial institution that will serve them like any other commercial client, or for that matter, for any individual that is making a…

Michael J. Kennedy, Lawyer for Underdogs, Pariahs and owner of High Times, Dies at 78

Michael J. Kennedy, who as a criminal lawyer championed lost causes and deeply unpopular defendants — including John Gotti Sr., Huey P. Newton and Timothy Leary — and finally won freedom for Jean S. Harris, the convicted killer of Dr.…

Trade Show & Events Mania 2016: Which events are CBE readers investing their marketing dollars in?

January 14, 2016
Rob Meagher
Marketing
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The New Year is well underway, and CBE is already getting requests from our readers and business leaders regarding which of the gazillion cannabis trade shows planned for 2016 they should consider attending, accepting speaking opportunities for, or spending their…