Committee Blog: Five Best Practices to Future-Proof Your Cannabis Brand on Social Media
By Jake Setlak, Receptor Brands on behalf of NCIA’s Marketing & Advertising Committee Social media platforms can be perilous for cannabis businesses. Every brand feels the need to have a presence on social media. Their typical approach is to accumulate followers by posting what you think those followers want... Read more
Member Blog: Cannabis as a Performance Tool 
By Dr. Dominick Monaco, CLS Holdings As we make our way closer to 2022, the world is also entering a new paradigm for the cannabis industry. Due to advancing global legalization efforts, cannabis use is gaining mainstream acceptance for the first time in history. With these shifting perspectives also... Read more
Take A Survey: U.S. Cannabis Industry Sentiment and Business Conditions
NCIA chief economist and his cannabis economics firm, Whitney Economics, are collaborating with NCIA to conduct a national survey of businesses and stakeholders in the U.S. cannabis industry. Below, please find a link to the Survey of U.S. Cannabis Industry Sentiment and Business Conditions. It examines the key issues facing the industry... Read more
Member Blog: Pitch Deck Creation – Attracting the Right Investors
David B. Wilkinson, Co-Founder of The Hemp Business Advisors, Inc Although it should have taken only a few weeks, it took three months for our team to craft one of our most successful pitch decks. Why? This was an extremely complicated cannabis organization with a holding company that had... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – Friday, October 8, 2021
Video: NCIA Today – Friday, October 8, 2021 | Community / Education NCIA Deputy Director of Communications Bethany Moore checks in with what’s going on across the country with the National Cannabis Industry Association’s membership, board, allies, and staff. Join us every Friday here on Facebook for NCIA Today... Read more
How Sweet It Is… Contemplating Cannabis Confections
by Rachel Kurtz-McAlaine, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Public Policy Have you ever had a bad experience eating edibles? Someone gave you a homemade brownie, you ate it, and they were like, “You weren’t supposed to eat the whole thing!” There are many people who won’t eat edibles at all... Read more
Member Blog: Protecting Your Cannabis Business from Ransomware
by Eric Schlissel, CEO/CTO of Cure8 Ransomware is everywhere in the news lately. It caused the shutdown of the largest refined oil pipeline in the U.S.; disrupted the operations of the world’s largest meat processing company; and continues to disrupt operations at hospitals around the world, even as the... Read more
Committee Blog: Don’t Wipe Out – Riding the Wave of Cannabis Standardization
by NCIA’s Facilities Design Committee Staying ahead of the quick rollout of state, national, and international cannabis regulations is a huge and complex challenge. The patchwork of more than three dozen (and counting) different state regulatory regimes remains disconnected as cannabis remains federally illegal as a Schedule I drug.... Read more
Equity Member Spotlight: Endo Industries – Nancy Do
This month, NCIA’s editorial department continues the monthly Member Spotlight series by highlighting our Social Equity Scholarship Recipients as part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program. Participants are gaining first-hand access to regulators in key markets to get insight on the industry, tips for raising capital, and advice on how to... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – October 1, 2021
NCIA Deputy Director of Communications Bethany Moore checks in with what’s going on across the country with the National Cannabis Industry Association’s membership, board, allies, and staff. Join us every Friday here on Facebook for NCIA Today Live. Read more
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