On this day a year ago, I uploaded a post entitled, "Coronavirus Impacting Cannabis Industry." In fact it was my first post on the virus. It started as follows: "It is about all anyone is talking about, understandably." Mostly it was discussing the closing of travel...
Pick an issue. Coronavirus. Healthcare. Law and order and unlawful rioting. Cannabis and hemp. Immigration. The economy and the stock (and bond!) market. Abortion. Race relations, white supremacy, black lives matter and equality. Court appointments. Our relationships abroad, both friend and foe, on both security...
My loyal blogees know that I do not write about politics. Today I present as a patriotic American and very proud New Yorker. I wish solely to pause as we see that the total announced deaths in the US from the COVID-19 pandemic has now...
In the classic 1969 novel Slaughterhouse Five, whenever death arrives, author Kurt Vonnegut's somewhat tortured Billy Pilgrim shrugs and says, "So it goes." The phrase is actually repeated over 100 times in the book. It is not meant to be flip, as the time-traveling character knows...
As the seasons zip by during this surreal time, we hope all are staying safe and sane, especially in states most effected currently such as California, Texas and Florida. Here in New York the hard work seems to have paid off for now, with very...
In our last entry all the way back on June 14, we noted that "a number of states are again witnessing spikes," which now seems like quite the understatement. COVID-19 is steamrolling exponentially through a number of states, mostly in the South and West, and...
Greetings fellow admirers of the power of Madre Natura. We are here with the lucky 13th installment of our blog series focused on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the cannabis and hemp industries. Many are showing fatigue and frustration with the length of...
As we zoom (pun intended) through another week, welcome to the latest edition of our blog series focused exclusively on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the cannabis and hemp industries. I pray for the day that I can provide you the last edition when...
How the world has changed since March 18 when the first of these updates was published. New York was still open for business (though my firm's office had closed), a scary 14,200 people had tested positive in the U.S. and at least 187 had died....
We continue to cut through the blather and bring you just coronavirus-related updates concerning the cannabis industry. Now finally ensconced outside NYC, we will seek to provide these alerts and commentary as often as possible. Here's today's quick update: Pitching in. Dispensaries and producers in a...