Australia nixes prescription requirement for select CBD products
Regulators in Australia have amended the country’s drug law and removed a prescription requirement for some CBD products, paving the way for greater consumer access but saddling CBD makers with efficacy requirements that threaten to create barriers to market entry. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said Tuesday it was... Read more
Member Blog: 4 Ways Conversational Commerce Can Help to Grow Your Dispensary 
by Caroline Maahs, Copywriter at Podium Become a trailblazer in your industry with a little help from conversational commerce. Understanding how your customers like to connect can be the key to consumer happiness and repeat business. This article highlights 4 ways that you can modernize your customer journey as... Read more
Despite falling 2020 hemp acreage, Wisconsin farmers remain interested in crop’s potential
Wisconsin’s humidity and long winters make it a tough place to cultivate hemp, but the state’s recent history shows the plant can still grow in abundance. Decades of cannabis prohibition, however, means farmers are having to relearn how to grow the crop and which cultivars are best suited for... Read more
Justice Department grants federal lab $350K to develop THC test for hemp
The research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $350,000 to a federal laboratory to develop a reliable method for measuring THC levels to distinguish industrial hemp from marijuana. The 2018 Farm Bill allowed the cultivation of industrial hemp in the United States by providing a threshold... Read more
Massachusetts clears path for hemp-derived CBD ingestibles in MJ retail
Massachusetts’ governor has agreed to allow marijuana dispensaries to sell hemp and hemp-derived products grown and manufactured in the state. The change makes Massachusetts the latest to open up marijuana dispensaries to hemp operators and gives Massachusetts’ 79 farmers and 19 hemp processors their first route to selling CBD... Read more
Abaca Announces Merchant Services for Hemp and CBD Businesses
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (December 11, 2020) – Since he founded his business, RyanCroy, co-founder of Honcho & Hoss, CBD for the Everyman, has gone through three credit cardprocessors – not by his choice. “One pulled the plug on me over the weekend. One said they’d process but bailed... Read more
Committee Blog: Recruiting Best Practices for Hiring Leaders to Your Cannabis Business 
By Bryan Passman, Hunter + EsquireMember of NCIA’s Human Resources Committee Most cannabis businesses are still figuring out how best to recruit key leaders to their organizations who can survive the tests of the cannabis industry. The ability to effectively hire key leaders who will “stick” with your cannabis... Read more
Mexico hits snooze on hemp legalization until next spring
The Supreme Court of Mexico has again extended the deadline for legislators to comply with a mandate to legalize industrial hemp and adult-use marijuana. Congress can now legislate on this matter until the end of the next ordinary session period, which starts in February 2021 and ends in April.... Read more
In nascent CBD coffee market, first-time exposure is ‘make-or-break,’ Nielsen says
With consumer interest in hemp-derived CBD showing no signs of waning, a growing number of companies are looking to one particular consumer product good as a conduit for cannabidiol: coffee. Around 70% of the U.S. adult population consumes coffee in some form, and 14% of regular ground coffee drinkers... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – Special Episode with NCIA’s Michael Correia On The Historic MORE Act House Vote
Video: NCIA Today – Special Episode with NCIA’s Michael Correia On The Historic MORE Act House Vote | Advocacy / Community / Education Join NCIA Deputy Director of Communications Bethany Moore and our Government Relations Director Mike Correia for a quick discussion about last week’s historic passage of the... Read more
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