Curaleaf Holdings Inc's (OTCQX:CURLF)Boris Jordanrecently took over as chief executive of the company as he sees a lot of moving parts in the cannabis space that he believes he can help address.

"The industry is going through a very difficult period, and there is a lot of major, both catalysts and potential roadblocks in the way," Jordan said Tuesday at theBenzinga Cannabis Capital Conferencein Chicago.

"I always say, and my father used to say, 'If you're not happy with the way things are going, do it yourself.'"

Steering The Ship: Jordan, who is...