New High Times CEO on Transition to Retail & E-Commerce

High Times Magazine, the prominent but struggling pot publication, is looking to shift away from its stoner reputation and focus on covering the broader culture as marijuana shifts to the mainstream, says CEO Stormy Simon, who just took the helm last week.

We're just two weeks into the new year, but 2020 has been a rough one for Aurora Cannabis. Shares of the Canadian pot producer have fallen more than 22% since January 1st. Gordon L. Johnson, Research Analyst at GLJ, joined Cheddar to discuss giving a Aurora Cannabis a sell rating and setting a zero price target. Florida voters won't get a chance to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana this November. Make It Legal Florida, the campaign pushing to legalize marijuana in the Sunshine State, announced yesterday they will be shifting their focus to 2022 instead. This despite the campaign having brought in $4.8 million in December alone. Freelance Reporter, Shawn Mulcahy, joined Cheddar to discuss what went wrong. High Times they are a changin'. The iconic cannabis brand just announced its new CEO, former Overstock.com president Stormy Simon. She joins Cheddar to discuss her ambitions in the new post and the company's pivot to retail and e-commerce.

Long-standing cannabis magazine High Times is giving a nod to 50 women who are changing the culture around weed. Cheddar caught up with board member Stormy Simon to learn about the difference women are making in the industry.