Mike Gorenstein joined us for the Digital Workshop and shared his thoughts on growth within the cannabis industry. He touched on a few key points. As the market matures and opens up, new opportunities for innovation present themselves. Mike compares Canada and Europe’s approach to the industry against the United States and makes a few […]

In this installment of Middle Ground, Carlos Curbelo touches on jobs, the economy, and where cannabis fits within them. Here are five key takeaways: Carlos gives partial credit to the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the United State’s economic expansion. In today’s global economy, job creation in the United States is critical to […]

mg Magazine has awarded Medicine Man as one of the 50 Best Companies to Work for in Cannabis. Sally Vander Veer discusses family-owed Medicine Man’s success. Sally stresses the importance of staying family-focused even while expanding. Indeed, she credits that mentality to the success of the business. Sally’s mother instilled in their family a sense […]

It’s a party with Julie Berliner! Listen as she shares the successes and shortfalls of Colorado’s cannabis industry. As well, she discusses how HB-1090 will help the cause.   Recently, Sweet Grass Kitchen celebrated 10 years in the legal cannabis industry. Lately, they have been thriving in Colorado’s established cannabis marketplace. However, the landscape has […]

Tjalling Erkelens, CEO of Bedrocan, joins us in our July digital workshop to discuss clinical trials and global cannabis distribution. Erkelens believes that some type of harmonization among European regulations is necessary for the global cannabis economy to continue maturing; having different regulations from country to country makes it very difficult to create a unified […]

Here are 8 key take-aways from this interview with Debby Goldsberry on the 2010s:   2010 was a rough year for the already-established cannabis industry. Legalization meant pushing the small players off of the field. Big business began to dominate, since it became safe to do so. Goldsberry’s goal is to make the planet a […]

Here are 6 key takeaways from this interview with Chuck Smith on HB-1090:   House Bill 1090 became law on May 29, 2019. It allows investment into Colorado’s cannabis industry from outside the state. The bill mirrors some of the growing pains of Amendment 64, passed on January 1, 2014. Guardrails and steering committees must […]

Here are 5 key take-aways from this interview with The Paxhia on what the second half of 2019 is shaping up to look like:   The Paxhias expected 2019 to be a tumultuous year and planned accordingly. In an industry that is growing exponentially—and quickly—they focused on the legalities of the industry, getting their governance […]

Our foray into the cannabis economy started with a cultivation facility in 2009. Then, later that year, the State of Colorado decided that growers must be required to sell 75% of their inventory. We had no experience in the retail space, so it was a bit of an “oh shit” moment for us. We lucked […]

Josh Hendrix, President of U.S. Hemp Roundtable, predicts that, in the next two to three years, hemp will finally begin to infiltrate the market. When that happens, there will be a race to efficiency on the agricultural side, which should lead to both consistent types of hemp as well as varieties of hemp – ultimately, […]