Member Blog: Reducing Risks In Cannabis With Supplier Auditing
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 30, 2021 0
By Maria Lam, Marketing Director of Isolocity Suppliers provide a product or service to a business and have an essential role in the entire product cycle – from sourcing materials to production. Cannabis businesses rely on and work closely with them to deliver the best product or service in... Read more
Committee Blog: Successful Retail Outcomes of SAFE Banking
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 30, 2021 0
By NCIA’s Retail Committee Have you ever wondered where or how a cannabis retail business banks? You should know that it’s complicated because of federal prohibition. So what do you do? Some are finding workarounds and loopholes, others are able to obtain services with smaller financial institutions for exorbitant... Read more
Member Blog: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) – A Competitive Funding Source for the Cannabis Industry
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 30, 2021 0
by Dr. Teresa Smith, Ebee Management Group The state-by-state level of legalization and expansion of cannabis continues to pick up momentum across the United States, however, the adoption at Federal level is a much slower movement. The absence of federal legalization has created a situation where federally insured lending... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – August 27, 2021 | Advocacy / 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... Read more
Committee Insights | 8.24.21 | Advanced Risk Mitigation for Cannabis: Best Practices and Policies
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 26, 2021 0
In this edition of our NCIA Committee Insights series originally aired on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 we were joined by members of our Risk Management & Insurance Committee for a discussion on how to reduce the overall risk facing cannabis businesses through the implementation of proactive risk... Read more
Member Blog: “Food Safe” Gloves Cause Cannabis Recall
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 24, 2021 0
by Steve Ardagh, CEO of Eagle Protect A pesticide-free cannabis producer and processor from Washington was recently forced to issue a recall after the chemical o-Phenylphenol (OPP), traced back to their “food safe” gloves, was found on its products. OPP, listed under California Proposition 65 as a chemical known... Read more
Member Blog: Cannabis Commoditization
CBDHempIndustrial HempMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 24, 2021 0
by Claudia Della Mora, Black Legend Capital What would it take for cannabis to become a commodity? To answer this question, we must first understand what a commodity is. Commodities are often raw materials, such as mineral ores, petroleum, sugar, rice, corn, wheat, etc., traded in large quantities, with... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – August 20, 2021
CBDHempMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics August 22, 2021 0
Video: NCIA Today – August 20, 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... Read more
Member Blog: We’re Out of the Weeds – CRC Releases Initial Rules & Regs for New Jersey’s Adult-Use Marketplace
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew Jersey August 21, 2021 0
by Genova Burns, LLC New Jersey recently passed the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”). Among other things, CREAMMA permits adults 21 years and older to consume cannabis and allows New Jersey residents to operate six types of cannabis businesses within the state. The new adult-use... Read more
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations Last week, the hemp and CBD industries took another blow from the Food and Drug Administration when the agency refused to grant a request from prominent CBD producer Charlotte’s Web to regulate the substance as a dietary supplement. This is the... Read more
