August 2018

What They’re SAYING “There’s plenty of space for CBD products to coexist in the marketplace with THC products. People want them. Each person has a unique reason and need for why they choose one over the other.” – Karen Freese , founder of San Francisco-based Freese cannabis consultancy, on whether CBD poses a threat to THC-focused companies. Source: Marijuana Business Daily “Some of these deals are thrown together using template licensing agreements from traditional busi- ness sectors. That doesn’t work in the cannabis space, be- cause there are so many unique issues to consider, and companies really have a lot at stake.” – Alison Malsbury , intellectual property attorney with Seattle- based Harris Bricken/Canna Law Group, on a possible pitfall for marijuana companies consider- ing licensing agreements. Source: Marijuana Business Daily “A lot of people sell- ing CBD are making outrageous claims about what it does for people. We all know it doesn’t, but we’re selling it in dispensaries. We’re helping the CBD in- dustry by promoting their product along- side the THC indus- try’s product, which is like shooting your- self in the foot.” – Donald Morse , chair of the Oregon Cannabis Business Council, on whether CBD poses a threat to THC-focused companies. Source: Marijuana Business Daily lNSlGHTFUL lNDUSTRY OBSERVATlONS 124 • Marijuana Business Magazine • August 2018