Protected: Committee Insights | 3.30.21 | How Your Facility Design Ensures Business Success
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics April 6, 2021 0
Committee Insights | 3.30.21 | How Your Facility Design Ensures Business Success | Education 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 the... Read more
Committee Blog: Fundraising Basics in the Cannabis Industry
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics April 6, 2021 0
by Deborah Johnson, MCA Accounting Solutions & James Whatmore, MAB InvestmentsNCIA’s Banking & Finance Committee Part 1 of a 3-part series So, you discovered a pain point in the cannabis industry while brushing your teeth. You go on to craft a business plan and begin to execute on a... Read more
Member Blog: The Responsibility of Cannabis Companies to Further Equality
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics April 6, 2021 0
By Lissa Lawatsch, CLS Holdings Currently, in the cannabis industry, we find ourselves in a unique position. We are at an important crossroads of policy changes, advocacy efforts, and business opportunities. Within the dynamics of cannabis legalization, certain people seized new market openings, while others scramble to get a... Read more
State Cannabis Policy Update: Can You Keep Up?
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew MexicoNew York April 6, 2021 0
By Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Photo By CannabisCamera.com Last week was an historic one for cannabis policy around the nation. The second largest adult-use market, New York, successfully legalized cannabis and has already been signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo (D). New Mexico’s... Read more
Member Blog: Sleep-Focused Brands Are Seeing Bottom Line Dividends
CBDMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics April 2, 2021 0
By Jackie Berg, HealthHub Nearly 40% of the nation’s top 100 CBD brands focus on need states. Chief among them is sleep, something the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) reports that 85% of Americans are falling far short of. The 7.2 million sleep-related Google searches logged this past... Read more
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 on Facebook for NCIA Today Live. Read more
Committee Blog: National and International Regulatory Bodies Relevant to the Cannabis Industry
HempMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUncategorized April 1, 2021 0
by NCIA’s Facilities Design Committee The cannabis industry benefits from the accumulated knowledge and established standards developed by many of the organizations listed here. Understanding the regulatory ecosystem is essential for cannabis operators as well as for those who strive to shape the regulatory future of the cannabis industry.... Read more
Senate to Consider SAFE Banking as the White House “Cleans” House
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics March 31, 2021 0
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations It has been quite a busy month in Washington when it comes to cannabis, but two of the more recent developments have garnered quite a bit of attention in the last couple of weeks and deserve a closer look. First, a... Read more
Member Blog: 5 Visual Merchandising Tips for Today’s Cannabis Dispensaries
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUncategorized March 30, 2021 0
by Ray Ko of ShopPop Displays Retailers from all walks of life are trying to figure out how to merchandise products that, pre-pandemic, would be offered using “try before you buy” tactics to entice people to make a purchase. Clothing stores had dressing rooms. Makeup stores had countertop sampling... Read more
Member Blog: Cannabis Compliance Pains and How to Solve Them
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics March 30, 2021 0
by Frank Nisemboum, c2b teknologies Amid increased anxiety and stress resulting from one of the most turbulent years in recent history, Americans everywhere have been turning to cannabis products to help them make it through. Bearing witness to a 71% increase in cannabis product sales nationally, according to industry... Read more
