by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Photo By CannabisCamera.com Since 2014, federal funding bills, or appropriations bills, have included provisions restricting the Department of Justice from using tax dollars to prosecute or penalize state-legal medical cannabis businesses and patients. Since then, NCIA and others have... Read more
NCIA’s editorial department continues the 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 access and utilize... Read more
The cannabis industry, designed in part to help communities upended by the war on drugs, is being threatened by theft, racism and a market that is stacked against small operators. OAKLAND, Calif. — Across from where the Athletics play baseball sits a two-story concrete building painted bright orange and... Read more
PRESS RELEASE LAS VEGAS, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GreenBroz Inc., known as an industry-disruptive innovator of post-harvest processing technology for the cannabis industry, today officially announced the release of their Model G Precision Grinder + Destemmer. Featuring a first-of-its-kind continuous throughput system, the Model G is the first... Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the web-based application portal for hemp farmers seeking to obtain a conditional license to grow adult-use cannabis in the 2022 growing season. The license was made possible by a law the Governor signed last month. “New York is moving full speed... Read more
GreenBroz Inc. Launches the Model G Precision Grinder + Destemmer, Transforming Cannabis Pre-Roll and Extraction Processing PRESS RELEASE LAS VEGAS, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GreenBroz Inc., known as an industry-disruptive innovator of post-harvest processing technology for the cannabis industry, today officially announced the release of their Model G... Read more
The chairman of the D.C. Council said that Congress is making crime worse in the District by continuing to stop local leaders from regulating the sale of recreational marijuana. “It perpetuates the current lawless situation in the city,” said Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. “Congress needs to step out of... Read more
California Cannabis provisional licensing is beginning its wind down process at the end of this month. Here is what’s happening: Until June 30, 2022, with certain exceptions, the Department of Cannabis Control (“DCC”) may issue provisional licenses only if applicants submit a complete annual cannabis license application with the corresponding fee on or before March
A Rhode Island Senate committee on Tuesday held the first hearing on a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the state. But while activists are eager to end cannabis criminalization, the measure faced pushback over a key provision concerning the proposed process for expunging prior convictions. The bill from... Read more
A Rhode Island Senate committee on Tuesday held the first hearing on a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the state. But while activists are eager to end cannabis criminalization, the measure faced pushback over a key provision concerning the proposed process for expunging prior convictions. The bill from... Read more
