by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations It may not feel like it, but election season 2020 is drawing near an end – mostly. While many of us have been glued to the news for what feels like an eternity, let’s take a look at what... Read more
2021 Cannabis Policy Outlook | Advocacy / Community / 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 time to... Read more
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations While the country waits for the outcomes of national elections that could very well impact the future of cannabis policy reform advocacy, we do have a LOT to be happy about today! Last night, adult-use and medical ballot initiatives SWEPT the... Read more
Did you miss the special live stream of NCIA Today this Election Day morning on Facebook? Get caught up to speed with this recording of the episode while we prepare to see results the results coming in as Americans cast their votes all across the country. Cannabis is on... Read more
by Nichole McIntyre, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Director of Human Resources at urban-groMember of NCIA’s Human Resources Committee Want to inspire? Lead from the heart. I recently attended the Empower 2020 virtual conference where Claude Silver of VaynerMedia held a fireside chat. She is the first person in a professional capacity... Read more
NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are our weekly educational series featuring a variety of programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when & where you need it most. The Service Solutions series is our sponsored content webinar program which allows business owners the opportunity to... Read more
Video: Member Spotlight – HAL Extraction | Community / Education NCIA recently visited with our members HAL Extraction based in Golden, Colorado. While social-distancing with the team there, we learned more about their extraction rooms, booth, and labs, and how operators can get their cannabis extraction production facility up... Read more
by Madeline Grant, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager Over the last month, we’ve featured many blogs focused around key congressional races and cannabis policy reform ballot initiatives taking place in various states. As we are days away from the 2020 election, we can’t stress how important it is to get... Read more
All 2020 Cannabis Caucus CYBER recordings are available on NCIA Connect, the exclusive members-only community for the cannabis industry. We missed seeing your faces in person but were happy to still visit with our members in the Southwest, Midwest, and Northeast regions at our CYBER events. These lively evenings... Read more
by Bobby Combs, Kisan America Corporation There are many challenges to running a successful cannabis business, including finding the correct product to sell, hiring and training qualified budtenders, dealing with state regulations, accepting cash payment, and depositing cash into the limited number of banks and credit unions that accept... Read more
