I'm the CEO of a cannabis and beverage company. I start my day in Central Park with my dog and hate being surrounded by 'yes' people.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Irwin Simon, the chairman and CEO of Tilray, based in New York City. It's been edited for length and clarity.

Up in smoke: Inside New York City's chaotic crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

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Cannabis-Induced ‘Scromiting’ Is on the Rise, Study Finds

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Can’t Sleep Without Cannabis or Booze? You’re Not Alone

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How a former Mozilla CMO uses AI to create a new cannabis cocktail brand

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Alexandra Roberts (left) and Jascha Kaykas-Wolff (right), creators of the Eleanore cocktail brand
Alexandra Roberts (left) and Jascha Kaykas-Wolff (right), creators of the Eleanore cocktail brand

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Cannabis Can Help Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain, Major Trial Finds

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Doctors Blame Cannabis for Healthy Woman’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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What Tech Jobs Don’t Drug Test? That Might Depend

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I'm a mom of 3 and founder of a cannabis brand. I talk to my kids about weed the same way I talk about alcohol.

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Brett Heyman is the founder of Flower by Edie Parker.

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Why the hype around cannabis drinks fizzled out

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Same drink, different year — and, hopefully, different result. That's Mark Thomas Lynn's approach to the relaunch of Afterdream, a cannabis drink, this year.

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