Spotlight: Cato Felan III

La Hoja Capital Management LLC Q&A Session with the National Hispanic Cannabis Council Question 1: When did you first start in the Legal Cannabis Industry and why?  My partner and I jumped in Spring/Summer 2018.  I had been studying crypto and cannabis for almost...

How Latinos can benefit from the rapidly growing cannabis economy

BY CHUCK SCHUMER AND ANTONIO VALDEZ The War on Drugs has too often inadvertently been a war on people, and overwhelmingly on people of color. For far too long, Latinos have borne the brunt of this policy without fully reaping the benefits of a fast-growing cannabis...

Pew Research Center: 6 facts about Americans and marijuana

Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but a growing number of states have legalized the drug for medical or recreational purposes in recent years. The changing legal landscape has coincided with a dramatic increase in public support for legalization, which is...

Jared Maloof, Standard Wellness

Prior to serving as the CEO of Standard Wellness, Jared served as the CFO of PSC Metals, Inc which had revenues of as much as $1B. PSC was a reportable segment of Icahn Enterprises (IEP, Nasdaq). PSC operates a network of 8 scrap shredders, 2 non-ferrous separation...

Vox: Federal marijuana legalization is stopped in its tracks

It has been nearly a decade since the first time a majority of Americans supported legalizing cannabis. Two years ago, that number reached a record high, according to Gallup, with 68 percent supporting marijuana legalization — a number that has held...

The Hill: House approves bill legalizing marijuana

Lawmakers passed the bill largely along party lines, 220-204, with three Republicans joining all but two Democrats in support. The three Republicans who voted for the bill were Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Brian Mast (Fla.) and Tom McClintock (Calif.), while Democratic...

Don Williams, Curaleaf

Don is the Vice President of Government Relations for Curaleaf.  Curaleaf currently operates in over 23 states and Don covers the Central and West Regions of the country for them.  Don has been working for two years for Curaleaf and got his start in cannabis...

Dr. Phillip Burns, NY State of Mind

Dr Burns been practicing medicine for over twenty years, completing specialty training in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Upon completion of training, he founded and has operated a...

Dr. Craig Antell, NY State of Mind

Dr. Antell has been in the health care field for over 20 years and has extensive experience in both direct patient care and developing premium health care products/services. Dr. Antell obtained his specialty training at the NYU Langone Rusk Institute of...