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If the annual report card grading each state’s medical marijuana law were anything like the report cards received in high school, 36 percent of the states would be heading right to the principal’s office. Out of the 44 states that now have some type of legal medical marijuana program in place, 16 of them received the lowest possible grade of F. The poor performance of medical marijuana laws in so many states illustrates an important point. Just because medical cannabis may ha

Not too long ago the Delta 9 team ventured uptown from our Manhattan HQ to the latest installment of Cannabis IB Viridian Capital's Viridian Cannabis Investment Series; the focus of this latest edition was "Diversity in the Cannabis Industry". While the concept of "diversity" can be traced back to JFK's Presidential Order 10925 in 1961, 50-odd years of attempts towards greater inclusion still resulted in some disappointing statistics as of December 2016; the American workpla

No fewer than 13 marijuana bills have hit Congress in recent months, and, if passed, the vast majority of them could have vastly positive impacts on the cannabis industry. We focused on the 10 bills that fall into potentially positive territory, and two others that could bring positive or negative effects. "I'm just a Bill. Bill Bambu, to be exact." Potentially Positive Impact As the name suggests, the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act would give businesses a huge boost by let

In an article posted last night by human capital leadership intelligence gurus Hunt Scanlon, co authors Stephen Sawicki and Scott Scanlon presented an in-depth profile of the only dedicated executive search firm focused on the cannabis industry (hint: it's us!). The article features our very own Dan Ogden detailing the highs & lows of the business, some of the risks involved with entering the market, and a few roles we've been working on, all with a touch of humor. You can fi

If the past several months have seemed like cannabis’ ultimate federal legal status might be in another dimension, don’t worry – you’re not in an old Twilight Zone episode, even if our most prominent Department of Justice employee might sound like he’s giving the opening narration. “Submitted for your approval: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, Attorney General of the United States of America, a man determined to steal my job.” What we do know about Session’s stance on cannabis

Eagle-eyed viewers of HBO’s Last Week Tonight this past Sunday were treated to a very informative, frequently hilarious rant by host John Oliver into some of the marijuana-related issues we - and pretty much anyone else involved with the cannabis industry - have been talking about for some time. Using the change in legalization support (12% in a 1969 poll to approximately 60% today) as a launch point, Oliver’s nearly 17 minute piece delved into: Federal scheduling of marijuan