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Jeremy Berke

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Founder and editor-in-chief of @cultivatednews.bsky.social, reporting on the cannabis industry. MBA student at Columbia Business School. Formerly at Business Insider. Sign up here: www.cultivated.news

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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Two interesting charts in the recent Deloitte report on Canadian cannabis excise taxes: www.cannabis-council.ca/press-releas...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
New York's Cannabis Advisory Board is meeting now. Chair Belluck says there will be a "robust" update on the Community Reinvestment Fund. totalwebcasting.com/view/?func=V...
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NYS Office of Cannabis Management
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Track-and-trace firm BioTrack responds to recent reporting that out-of-state cannabis products are being sold in NY. NY picked BioTrack as its track-and-trace provider in 2022. It's a crucial part of cannabis supply chain management. mjbizdaily.com/lack-of-trac...
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Lack of track-and-trace system at heart of NY marijuana 'inversion'
More than two and a half years after the first legal adult-use marijuana sale, New York still has no functioning track-and-trace system.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
New York cannabis dispensary chain Gotham has filed lawsuit against the state's Office of Cannabis Management over what they call an "unconstitutional mandate" in the MRTA that requires all NY cannabis companies to execute a labor peace agreement to obtain or renew a license.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in hot water over steering $10 million of a legal Medicaid settlement into his wife’s charity — which then went to two organizations that successfully fought legalization last year. www.cultivated.news/p/desantis-a...
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DeSantis’ anti-cannabis campaign in hot water | Cultivated
Plus, Rhode Island approves cannabis regs 🌿
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
How will tariffs impact the #cannabis industry? Well, it's not good. Grow lights, packaging, rolling papers, and vape hardware are mostly manufactured in China and Asia. Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social: www.cultivated.news/p/how-will-t...
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How will tariffs impact the cannabis industry? | Cultivated
Trump's tariffs could create new challenges for the cannabis industry, adding economic pressure to an already struggling market and impacting state-level production.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Our March in review @cultivatednews.bsky.social
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Did Canadians consume cannabis more widely, more frequently and at younger ages as it became more accessible and affordable? The answer was mostly no. From @profmjarmstrong.bsky.social theconversation.com/cannabis-ret...
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Cannabis retail expansion in Canada came with only a small uptick in the number of consumers
Increased usage among women and older adults during 2019-2023 seemed related more to falling prices than to the expanding number of stores.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social The most profitable legal weed states — if the federal government legalizes — are those with more laissez-faire regulations, according to an analysis from UC Davis economist Robin Goldstein. Read it here: www.cultivated.news/p/states-tha...
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States that will lead legal weed, according to an economist | Cultivated
Discover which U.S. states are poised to become cannabis economic powerhouses under potential federal legalization, with insights from a leading economist.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social: 🌿Virginia might be for lovers, but it's not for cannabis 🤝 Glass House gets into hemp biz 🥊 Minnesota publishes proposed regs 🤔 Arizona rules all hemp must be sold in dispensaries Read it below and be sure to subscribe. t.co/Gx8mHc9ezL
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Arizona’s attorney general ruled that all Hemp-THC products including beverages and edibles must be sold within state-regulated dispensaries. www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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Attorney General Mayes Warns Retailers and Law Enforcement About Illegal THC Product Sales
PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued letters to Arizona law enforcement agencies and retailers, making it clear that the sale of THC-infused products without a valid marijuana establishm...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, Tennessee weighs a 'pot for potholes' bill to legalize and tax recreational cannabis to pay for road and infrastructure repairs. But Republican lawmakers in the deep-Rep state are against it. www.cultivated.news/p/tennessee-...
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Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains may be getting a little smokier | Cultivated
Tennessee lawmakers propose cannabis legalization to fund road repairs, aiming to turn pot revenue into pothole solutions in this legislative effort.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Nice day climbing and skiing with my brother
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
You don't say. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/10/f...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n...
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Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool
Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The president, who last week told Congress he had "stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America," said today that the government had arrested a student because of his disfavored opinions. "This is the first arrest of many to come," he said.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
PM Justin Trudeau is on his way out of office, to be replaced by Mark Carney. His crowning achievements of nearly 10 years in office? Cannabis legalization, according to a recent poll. Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social www.cultivated.news/p/legalizing...
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Legalizing cannabis Justin Trudeau’s biggest accomplishment as PM | Cultivated
Canada's cannabis legalization under Justin Trudeau marked a pivotal policy shift, transforming the nation's approach to cannabis and setting a global precedent.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Sam Adams maker Boston Beer Co execs revealed how big beer companies are thinking about the cannabis and hemp-derived beverage industry in the US. In short, they're not quite there yet, I write in today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social. www.cultivated.news/p/boston-bee...
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Boston Beer Co isn’t ready to mass-produce hemp drinks in the US — yet | Cultivated
Boston Beer Co's hemp drink plans, earnings from Ayr, Jushi, and TerrAscend: A comprehensive look at the latest cannabis industry developments and financial insights.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Welcome to our new weekly wrap-up. This Week In Cannabis News, powered by Dutchie. www.cultivated.news/p/this-week-...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Trump missed a big opportunity to push cannabis reform on the biggest state when he invited Marc Fogel, who was imprisoned in Russia for 17 grams of cannabis and freed last month, to his Wednesday night joint address in front of Congress. www.cultivated.news/p/trump-s-mi...
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Trump’s missed opportunity | Cultivated
During Wednesday’s address to Congress, President Trump could have pointed out his success in freeing Marc Fogel and shared how he planned to encourage his Administration and Congress to come up with ...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, a new bill introduced in the New York State on Monday would allow legal dispensaries to sell intoxicating hemp products containing THC.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Our @cultivatednews.bsky.social Sunday Read is a guest analysis from @deepakanand.bsky.social on what the recent German elections mean for the country's experiment with cannabis legalization. www.cultivated.news/p/what-the-g...
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What the German election results mean for the future of cannabis
Although the election results represent a shift from the previous government's progress on cannabis policy, the outcome could have been significantly worse, writes Deepak Anand.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social: 👀 NYT investigates New York's social equity fund 💰 Green Thumb Industries $GTBIF crushes earnings 🍹 Trulieve drops a line of hemp-THC drinks And much, much more. Read it here and be sure to subscribe! www.cultivated.news/p/false-prom...
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False promises and pitfalls of New York’s social equity fund | Cultivated
When New York legalized cannabis in 2021, it charted, or at least attempted to, a different path from other states. The New York Times investigated the failures of the state’s social equity fund.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The Payload Space team has built a great business. $1.8 million of revenue for a small digital media startup, up from $1 million in '23, is fantastic. They just raised $1.4 million to expand into new, related verticals. www.axios.com/2025/02/25/d...
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Defense news startup Payload raises cash, rebrands
The funds will be used to expand Arkaea Media to new verticals across the defense industrial space, including nuclear energy and technology.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Finally solved: how the body's own marijuana spreads through the brain www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
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Finally solved: how the body's own marijuana spreads through the brain
Since its discovery thirty years ago, it remained a mystery: how does the body’s own marijuana move between nerve cells in the brain? Mario van der Stelt and his research group have now uncovered the ...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
As Pennsylvania inches toward legalizing recreational cannabis, lawmakers propose selling it in state-owned dispensaries similar to state liquor stores @theconversation.com theconversation.com/as-pennsylva...
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As Pennsylvania inches toward legalizing recreational cannabis, lawmakers propose selling it in state-owned dispensaries similar to state liquor stores
Recreational cannabis legalization has both Democratic and Republican champions in Harrisburg, but they face significant political hurdles.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
N.J. medical cannabis patients feel betrayed as legal weed business booms www.nj.com/marijuana/20...
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N.J. medical cannabis patients feel betrayed as legal weed business booms
Medical cannabis patients say it's a promise broken. Their struggles are worse since N.J. legalized weed, and they're banned from growing their own medicine.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This is interesting: The IRS owes Jushi, a cannabis company, $6 million in COVID-era ERC tax credits. Jushi sold them to a third party for $5.1 million to raise money. mjbizdaily.com/cannabis-mso...
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Cannabis MSO Jushi benefiting from little-used IRS tax-credit program
The IRS owes Jushi Holdings about $6 million in Employee Retention Credit claims, but the cannabis operator didn't want to wait for it.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he wants to roll back legalization. In Monday's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, I wrote that uncertainty may put some of the medical supply agreements that Canadian firms have signed in jeopardy. Today, High Tide said it was pausing a planned deal.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Because I get asked about this: I’m pretty open about my politics and distaste for Trump and his rhetoric. As an independent journalist, I feel I would be doing readers a disservice if they weren’t aware of where I’m coming from. By posting about this, I am being transparent as possible.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The first results from Health Canada’s Cannabis Data Gathering Program found that nearly half of the 50 samples of legal cannabis tested had THC levels under 80% of their label claim.
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Health Canada releases first results from cannabis data gathering program from legal and illegal markets
Learn about the Health Canada data gathering program and its findings on legal and illegal cannabis THC levels and safety.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to roll back cannabis legalization. But that may be an uphill battle: His party won less than 30% of the vote and will have to form a coalition with other parties across the political spectrum. www.cultivated.news/p/germany-go...
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Germany goes backwards | Cultivated
German Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a shaky victory in Sunday’s national election. His party won 28.5% support, and will need to form a coalition with other parties, including, potentially, ...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
City Journal, a right-wing outlet, cited a seven year old, N=269 study to conclude that heavy marijuana smokers are more likely to abuse their partners in a long piece about the failures of legalization. 1/
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is good, on covering Trump from @axios.com:
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, New Hampshire tries... again? A Republican led bill passed the state House, though it would only remove penalties for cannabis consumption and use — NH residents would still have to drive to Vermont or Maine to buy legal. www.cultivated.news/p/nh-house-p...
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NH House passes legalization bill despite Gov’s opposition | Cultivated
New Hampshire’s House passed a Republican-led bill that would legalize cannabis consumption and possession in the state, while stopping short of establishing a regulated market.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
THR: “.. Paramount now signaling that it’s prepared to go on the offensive .. leveraging the threat of uncovering information about Trump’s financials, including with respect to his social media company .. and the cryptocurrency he launched, in discovery.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Paramount Is Starting to Fight Back Against Trump in ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
The CBS News owner's legal strategy has revolved around arguments challenging the President's insistence that it should stay in federal court in Texas, in addition to raising the specter of discovery ...
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Fully support this. Hopefully it's a signal that Trump's Admin will take a new tack on cannabis and drug crime. But who knows. Trump's policies on pardons and enforcement contain a lot of contradictions, and it's unclear what the position would actually entail. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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Trump May Name Alice Johnson to Be ‘Pardon Czar’
Alice Marie Johnson was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug conviction when the president commuted her sentence in 2018. Since then, she has become a criminal justice reform activist.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Interesting new research on who's likely to share fake news and how to stop it: “If they can get users to be calm and feel powerful in who they are, that might be a way to actually reduce the temperature on these platforms,” Johar says. “But of course, that’s something you don’t always control.”
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
This is so stupid
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Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants. This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US. @benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation
Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"If there was a lesson from the last era of publishing, it was that venture capital and media businesses are not a good match. Media businesses are messy and rarely scale quickly. Now, the most vibrant part of the media landscape is solo creators that have bootstrapped their businesses."
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
What does RFK Jr.'s nomination mean for the cannabis industry? His recent comments bring up a bunch of questions. Read the latest Cultivated newsletter below 👇 www.cultivated.news/p/rfk-jr-tak...
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RFK Jr. takes over HHS — what does that mean for cannabis? | Cultivated
Yesterday, the cannabis industry’s biggest hope — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who campaigned for president on legalizing cannabis and then “Making America Healthy Again,” after endorsing Trump — was confir...
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Jay Rosenthal @jayrosenthal.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Read @jberke.bsky.social's write up of the latest announcements from the Administration in today's Cultivated Daily (and subscribe while you're there): www.cultivated.news/p/trump-s-ne...
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Trump’s new DEA head 🤔
Trump picked Terrance Cole, who served in the DEA for over 20 years, to lead the agency.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Great edition of Cultivated News on this Super Bowl Monday: 📉 Canopy Growth $CGC stumbles in latest earnings 📈 Illinois, Ohio post big sales numbers 😲 The perils of influencer marketing And more about what we're 👀 this week from DC. www.cultivated.news/p/illinois-s...
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Illinois sells $2 billion worth of cannabis | Cultivated
Illinois announced on Thursday that the state sold more than $2 billion worth of cannabis in 2024, a 2.5% increase over the year prior. That's about double New York's cannabis sales so far.
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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I wrote about the biggest paradox of 21st century governance: that the democratization of information production is killing democracy. Trump’s America is the canary in the coal mine for how badly things can break when voters inhabit different realities from a steady diet of informational sludge.
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The Democratization of Information Production is Killing Democracy
The way we receive information about our world is unlike any previous generations of humanity. Paradoxically, it's destroying democracy—and Trump's America is the main canary in the coal mine.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The cannabis industry needs to be clear-eyed about both the benefits and social costs of its products. Good policy seeks to capture benefits and minimize negative externalities.
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Cannabis advocacy is going to take on a "Red" hue under Trump 2.0, I write in today's newsletter. That means less social equity and racial justice, and more pro states' rights, debanking, and jobs. Read it here: t.co/kGfdumJGBc
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
“Nothing matters more than the relationship between a person, brand, or publisher and their audience.” onethingnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-new-ru...
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🟧 The new rules of media
20 lessons for digital media’s present and future
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Jeremy Berke @jberke.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
When people ask me why I, a writer, went to business school even though I completely forgot how to do algebra in my 20s: www.msn.com/en-us/entert...
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