Christopher Jones
SAFER Banking is No Magic Bullet
When the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was introduced in 2017, both Democrats and Republicans were optimistic Congress would pass the bill,...
The Frightening Reality of Synthetic Products
There is no shortage of unintended legislative consequences in the brief history of legal cannabis, but the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act—popularly known as the...
Q&A with Wana Brands CFO Sandy Li
In July, industry behemoths Trulieve Cannabis Corp. and WM Technology (parent company of Weedmaps) experienced a C-suite shakeup when their chief financial officers resigned....
How to Sell More Flower
In nearly every state, the trend is the same: As cannabis products are introduced to a newbie consumer market, flower sales start off strong...
Under the Bright Lights with Fohse’s Mike Howard and Alex Gerard
In retrospect, it’s hard to believe there ever was a question about whether light-emitting-diode (LED) illumination is the future of commercial cultivation. Even three...
How to Survive the Commodity Trap
In the 1980s, American farmers confronted a major economic crisis that changed the landscape of rural America and resulted in a near collapse of...
Debt Financing Is on the Rise
With cannabis stock prices stalling and sliding over the past few years, companies increasingly have turned to debt financing as a means of raising...
Unleashing the Mighty Power of Intellectual Property
After Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton invented the recipe for Coca-Cola in 1886, sales for the first year totaled about $50. Two years later,...
Are Delayed Tax Payments a Viable Capital Allocation Strategy?
Notorious Mafia kingpin Al Capone never filed a federal income tax return, claiming he had no taxable income. Before he was convicted of tax...
Medical and Adult-Use Pricing Trends
As new states open their doors to the cannabis industry, companies that win licenses are faced with some important choices regarding where and how...
