Editor @CBTmag , @OhioU alum

Cleveland
Joined January 2014
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From Biden’s pardon announcement to the bipartisan U.S. House subcommittee hearing on cannabis and now Congress passing a bipartisan cannabis research bill … can you finally feel a shifting tide at the federal level? Let’s GO! cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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BREAKING: Maryland becomes the 20th state to legalize adult-use cannabis! Read all about it @cbtmag: cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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Maryland voters have passed Question 4, making it the 20th state to legalize adult-use cannabis! “The result of Maryland's cannabis legalization measure is monumental," said Toi Hutchinson, president and CEO of @MarijuanaPolicy. Follow along here: cannabisbusinesstimes.com/
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Michelle Simakis retweeted
BIG announcement coming from the White House on cannabis reform just a month before the midterms! 📢📢📢
As I’ve said before, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Today, I’m taking steps to end our failed approach. Allow me to lay them out.
Michelle Simakis retweeted
Just a month out from the midterms, President Biden announced he’s ready to take major steps to “end our failed approach” to cannabis prohibition 🔊 🔊 “I am announcing a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.” -Joe Biden cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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We are excited to continue the "Best Cannabis Companies To Work For” program with @BestCompaniesGP for the fourth year! Rankings for cultivation and retail will be revealed in Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary in early 2023.
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Mitch Baruchowitz, founder and managing partner @MeridaCap, delivers today’s keynote at Day 2 of @CBTmag’s Cannabis Conference “Yes, you’re competing against other dispensaries, but you’re really all competing with the illicit market.”
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Listening to Levon Terry at #CapfluentConsulting, Colin Kelley @MeridaCap + Patrick Rea @PoseidonInvest speak at @cbtmag 's #CannabisConference on creating a winning pitch deck + presentation, so important w/competitive capital landscape!
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.@CBTmag’s Cannabis Conference 2022 is here! It’s a packed house as Chris Ball (Ball Family Farms), Kyle Landrum (Trulieve) and Obie and Sarah Strickler (Grown Rogue) break down How to Launch A Cultivation Business
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“All of us here are on the right side of history,” Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski says as she presents the 2022 State of the Industry at Cannabis Conference.
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Kicking off Cannabis Conference this week with the session “Product Trends of 2022 and Predictions for What’s to Come” with Jocelyn Sheltraw of Headset and Gary L. S. Allen of New Frontier Data Who is here in Vegas?! 🙌 @CBTmag @headset_io @NewFrontierData #cannabisconference
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the state has selected a minority-led investment team to sponsor and manage its $200 million Social Equity Cannabis Investment Program. cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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Have you seen the latest Cannabis Conference speaker line-up?! We’re rounding up some of the brightest minds of the industry to share lessons learned and help you take your business to the next level. cannabisconference.com/speak…
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In 2021 alone, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Oregon combined for $12.8 billion in adult-use sales, according to state data collected by CBT. cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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Ohioans hoping to voice their opinions on legalizing adult-use cannabis via this election cycle will have to wait until next year. cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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“New Mexicans showed up on April 1 ready to support local businesses selling high-quality New Mexico products. And they’re still coming." New Mexico's first month of adult-use cannabis sales raked in $22.1 million, plus $17.3 million in medical sales. cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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$131.8 million: Total adult-use sales in Illinois in April 2022. April marked Illinois' second highest sales month since the state launched adult-use sales in January 2020 (trailing only December 2021, $137.9M), and a 14.6% increase from April 2021. cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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In today’s Beyond the Show podcast, we land in Los Angeles to talk with 4thMVMT CEO Karim Webb about clear, action-oriented social equity policies. Webb will be speaking at CannabisConference.com this August in LV! Are you turning talk into action? cannabisbusinesstimes.com/vi…
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Michelle Simakis retweeted
What do you want to know about social consumption lounges? @Hotboxsocialus just opened for private events in Michigan! cannabisbusinesstimes.com/ar…
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.@ericsandy and I will be talking terpenes this Friday at @PlatformBeerco 🌱🍋🌲 If you’re free, hope you can stop up!
Join us this FRIDAY at our release party for our new Red Martian Slushee Sour Ale and Terpene Terra Trooper Double IPA!
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