Save the Cannabis Industry: Topple The Pyramids! September 28, 2022 Steve DeAngelo Op-Ed, Opinions 2 Comments by Steve DeAngelo In early October of 2006, I founded Harborside Health Center in Oakland CA; which had just received one of the first six licenses granted anywhere in the United States for commercial cannabis activity. Like every other new… Read More→
Steve DeAngelo is Listening (to the Plant) July 18, 2022 Tom Hymes Industry People, News & Insights, Spotlight 4 Comments Steve DeAngelo’s paternal responsibilities as “The Father of the Legal Cannabis Industry” – as Mayor Willie Brown Jr. famously christened him – are far from done, and in fact have entered a critical phase. To hear DeAngelo explain the situation,… Read More→
Harborside’s FLRish, Inc., Closes $5M Financing for Series A May 1, 2018 Press Release Banking, Finance & Real Estate, News & Insights, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE California’s leading cannabis company and family of brands complete a $5M qualified equity financing as part of a larger $6.5M Series A funding round Oakland, Calif.-FLRish, Inc., a leading California cannabis company that manages the Harborside retail dispensaries… 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→
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→
Harborside Changes the Face of Cannabis…Again! October 6, 2016 Press Release Marketing, On the Move, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Nation’s Model Cannabis Dispensary Celebrates 10 Years of Success with Bold New Design Rebrand, Leading the Way into California Legalization Oakland, Calif.—Harborside Health Center (now known simply as “Harborside”), the nation’s model cannabis company, celebrates its 10-year anniversary… Read More→
Last Word: November’s Turning Point – Will There be a Cannabis Earthquake in California? May 16, 2016 John Hollon California 0 Comments Sometimes I get surprised when cannabis gets reduced to numbers. Here are a few from California, courtesy of a Los Angeles Times story that recently featured Cannabis Industry stalwart Steve DeAngelo, who they day "runs what may be the largest medical… Read More→
Steve DeAngelo on Why Harborside Got Out of the Oregon Market April 11, 2016 AggregatedNews Industry People 0 Comments A well-known California medical marijuana dispensary company that opened a Portland location last year has ended its operation, saying it wants to focus on expanding its retail and research efforts in California. Harborside Health Center opened a Portland location in October,… Read More→