James

I’m an empty nester! The week of August 17 represented a major milestone for me and my youngest son Andrew. For Andrew it was a…

It’s hard to believe we’ve been at this for more than nine years. Time flies for sure. During that time, we’ve had lots of amazing…

I recently read a civil complaint filed in Washington State Superior Court in which a local couple alleges that a man named Justin Costello defrauded…

When we first launched Marijuana Venture, I met with many people who were just starting up in this new business. The excitement level was high,…

I’ve gone to each of the big MJBizCon shows in Las Vegas since 2015. But I didn’t in 2019. Yes, the MJBiz fall show is…

Last month I wrote a piece called Marijuana 2.0, discussing some of the inevitable changes that are occurring in the cannabis industry. In a nutshell,…

In Washington and Colorado, the legal, adult-use marijuana industry is now about five years old, and Oregon and Alaska aren’t far behind. It’s been a…

I recently had lunch with one of the partners in a Northwest-based cannabis retail chain that is expanding into several other states and planning to…

As I write this, I’m sitting at my home computer two days after our second RAD (Retail and Dispensary) Expo ended in Portland, Oregon. Our…