280E: The Tax Code Designed to Gut the Cannabis Industry
Tom Andersen2025-10-27T10:44:24-07:00For most businesses, there isn’t a single tax code provision they dwell on as the bane of their existence. But [...]
The Master Framework of Logical Fallacies: Applied to the Cannabis Industry
Tom Andersen2025-10-23T08:21:00-07:00“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle [...]
What Cannabis Rescheduling Could Mean, Part 3: The Patient Experience
Tom Andersen2025-09-24T19:21:58-07:00Rescheduling would represent a monumental shift in access, allowing some of the most vulnerable populations to obtain safe, consistent cannabis [...]
Thriving in a Pre-Federal-Legalization Market
Tom Andersen2025-09-23T13:00:05-07:00We’ve been teased for some time. Not with full legalization of cannabis, but rescheduling it from a Schedule I narcotic [...]
What Cannabis Rescheduling Could Mean, Part 2: Rescheduling ≠ Legalization
Tom Andersen2025-09-19T16:13:23-07:00As a seasoned cannabis executive who has steered through every regulatory twist, from the dawn of medical programs to the [...]
SAFE Banking: Progress or Mirage?
Tom Andersen2025-09-17T14:44:43-07:00The cannabis industry desperately needs banking solutions. Loans are crucial. Cash needs to be deposited. Etc. Yet, due to its [...]
Thomas Andersen Joins Rolling Stone Culture Council
Tom Andersen2025-09-13T15:54:07-07:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 13, 2025 Thomas Andersen Joins Rolling Stone Culture Council Los Angeles, CA – BTA Cannabis CPA Tax [...]
What Cannabis Rescheduling Could Mean, Part 1: The Real Cost of Bringing Medicine to Market
Tom Andersen2025-09-11T10:32:55-07:00"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen. If only it were that [...]
Regs & Roots: Why Cannabis Laws Grow Better When Operators Help Write Them
Tom Andersen2025-08-21T11:39:29-07:00The cannabis industry has long had to contend with various laws and outdated thinking. These roadblocks have hampered operators' ability [...]
Vermont Cannabis Tax Guide: Updated 8/1/2025
Tom Andersen2025-08-16T02:48:09-07:00Last updated August 16, 2025 Key Points Adult-use excise tax: 14 % of retail price (uniform statewide rate). State sales/use [...]