Thought Leaders

DEA Cannabis Extracts Rule a Threat to Industry

DÉJÀ VU? IS THE DEA UNLAWFULLY ATTEMPTING TO OUTLAW ALL CANNABINOIDS…AGAIN? Guest post by Robert Hoban, Managing Partner at Hoban Law Group  The feeling is that this is an...
- December 14th, 2016 at 10:48 pm

Why the IRS is Targeting the Cannabis Industry

Ricardo Baca interviewed attorney James Thorburn of Thorburn Walker LLC on The Cannabist Show recently. Thorburn explained a recent jump in the number of IRS audits of cannabis business operators as related to...
- October 13th, 2016 at 2:11 pm

Insight from Leading Cannabis Company Founders

The first Elevate Conference, which took place in Oakland on September 20th, focused on cannabis startups. The event, sponsored by Gateway Incubator and Investing in Cannabis,  provided attendees a great opportunity...
- October 10th, 2016 at 9:47 pm

SEC Suspends Med-X Cannabis Crowdfunding Campaign

The SEC Halts a Crowdfunded Cannabis Offering Guest post by Irwin Stein, legal expert and consultant In the year I have been blogging I have written several articles about the...
- September 27th, 2016 at 10:51 pm

"Big Alcohol" Won't Dominate California Cannabis Industry

Big alcohol takeover? Guest post by Hezekiah Allen, Executive Director at California Growers Association Politico recently published a piece entitled “How Big Alcohol is About to Get Rich Off California...
- August 31st, 2016 at 8:03 am

California Edibles Maker VCC Brands Expands in Washington

Shango Los, in his final podcast for Ganjapreneur, interviewed Kenny Morrison, founder and CEO of VCC Brands, formerly Venice Cookie Company. Morrison, who with Marco Hoffman founded the California-based edibles...
- August 6th, 2016 at 3:52 pm