Truth be Told | Cannabis Capital Stories
Theranos Inc., a unicorn company, valued at nearly $10B but wasn’t worth the paper sitting on your desk. The companies building blocks and foundation were all lies and the power […]
The Greatest in the Game | Sports, Entertainment, & Cannabis
Greatness is not natural. A few weeks after the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter GiGi and seven other passengers, his eminence, now amplified, displays his dedication. He left […]
Sushi and Good Company
Have you felt like the plug at the sushi spot? When in public, I’m perceived to be involved with drugs, I sometimes smell like weed, or I can be having multiple phone conversations working on some deals or some combination of the three, drawing attention from eyes…
A Great Neighbor
There are approximately 750,000 law enforcement officers in the United States, days after Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall fired Amber Guyger, I logged on to Facebook and noticed a post from a childhood friend who proudly announced his enrollment into a local police force in Connecticut…
Raising Capital and a Child
On the verge of securing a one million dollar note for the marijuana business, while my son turns two years old in a few weeks. My wife and I are blessed. Our son […]
Economic Empowerment Certificate
As the regulated marijuana industry prepares to flourish in Massachusetts, on April 12, 2018, Major Bloom received an Economic Empowerment certificate from the state. Economic Empowerment is the Commonwealth’s solution to healing the economic ailments caused by the war on drugs…
Four P’s of The Cannabis Legalization Mix — Public, Press, Policy, & People of Color
Protect and Serve | Real Perspective on Cannabis Conferences, Meetings & Networking
Tradeshows are rich in tradition, predictable yet exciting, and fun. If you’ve been to a tradeshow in repeat years, you know it’s almost like a high school reunion. According to The […]
My Cannabis Obsession has Gone Far - now I’m a Cannabis Professor
No Market Favors | How Local Marijuana Startups differ from Big Corporate
Large marijuana companies are typically multistate operators, either privately owned or publicly traded. On the private side, companies find funding through Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge funds, or a form […]
Integrating Cannabis Luxury and Social Good
Apple has become one of the highest-value companies ever, partly because of its great margins on products. We pay between five-to-eight hundred dollars for a device that costs $8-to-$25 to […]
Higher Learning and Cannabis During the Pandemic
The Fall Semester 2020 has officially ended. Grades are turned in and it’s time to turn up! Just kidding, we’ve been turned up all year long, although we are in […]