by Beau Whitney, NCIA’s Chief Economist Supply tightness in the labor market represents a significant risk to cannabis operators heading into the summer months. With the potential of wage inflation adding to the costs of businesses, many operators that are struggling to make ends meet due to the economic... Read more
by Trevor Morones, Darwin Mallard, Liz GeislemanNCIA’s Cannabis Manufacturing Committee Read on for insight and guidance for the vitally important topic of preventing, eliminating, or reducing microbial growth in cannabis edibles and packaging. It all starts with the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) Principles. Gather your team to... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – June 4, 2021 | Advocacy / Community / Education Related Posts NCIA is leading the cannabis industry’s unified and coordinated campaign to ensure our business sector is treated fairly and has the opportunity to reach its full potential. Now – more than ever – is... Read more
By Dr. Dominick Monacom, CLS Holdings The state of Nevada has always been a unique place to do business. Not only is its economy fueled almost entirely by tourism, but its population is located almost exclusively within a few key urban centers. These factors influence nearly every type of... Read more
Photo By CannabisCamera.com by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Last week, a long-awaited and much-anticipated piece of cannabis legislation was finally unveiled. On Friday, H.R. 3617, known as the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act, or the MORE Act, was reintroduced by House Judiciary Committee... Read more
Video: NCIA Today May 28, 2021 | By Vince Chandler | May 28, 2021 Advocacy / Community / Education NCIA Chief Executive Officer Aaron Smith 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... Read more
By Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations The cannabis world is still eagerly awaiting the introduction of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s comprehensive descheduling legislation, but that doesn’t mean things haven’t been moving on the policy front in recent weeks! First up, the DEA announced that it was... Read more
In this edition of our Service Solutions series originally aired on Wednesday, May 19th a dynamic panel of energy experts led by the team at APPI Energy hosted in-depth session on building out an integrated infrastructure to yield a healthier environment for growth. Let the experts walk... Read more
by Rachel Kurtz-McAlaine, NCIA Deputy Director of Public Policy A Seattle Hempfest lawsuit against the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board asks this question. The title for this piece was inspired by the late Steve Fox, one of the founders of the National Cannabis Industry Association and co-author of... Read more
By Carlos Perea, Co-founder and CEO of Terra Vera One of the direst, yet infrequently discussed, issues in the cannabis industry is the lack of federal guidelines regulating pesticide use. Despite the adult-use cannabis market consistently expanding on a state-by-state basis, as long as the crop remains illegal on... Read more