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
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
A Third Round of SAFE Banking, HEROES 2.0 Unveiled
by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Photo By CannabisCamera.com It may seem like a while since you got an update on the SAFE Banking Act, but I have some exciting news to share with you!  Yesterday, House Democrats unveiled “HEROES 2.0” which is their latest... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – Federal Policy Update, Andrew Yang, And More!
Host Bethany Moore, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Communications and host of NCIA’s weekly podcast ‘NCIA’s Cannabis Industry Voice‘ brings you an in-depth look at what is happening across the country in federal cannabis policy reform and with NCIA. From the top, Bethany breaks the big news that former... Read more
Member Blog: Top 8 IT Concerns for the Cannabis Industry
by Sean Dawson, Director of IT Solutions at Office1  Integrating and measuring innovation for cannabis businesses can be daunting, mostly because cannabis has been considered illegal for decades. Luckily for the cannabis industry, the laws prohibiting the use of marijuana and marijuana products are tumbling down, and windows of... Read more
MORE Act House Vote Delayed, NCIA Submits Comments on FDA Guidance
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations In what House leaders have assured supporters is merely a temporary delay, lawmakers announced that the vote on the MORE Act which was originally scheduled for this week has been postponed until at least after the November election. This legislation –... Read more
Member Blog: Soil Is A Way Of Life, But What Is Living Soil?
by Lee Spivey, Marketing Manager at Good Earth Organics Our preferred definition of living soil is the community of microbes working together breaking down organic matter which, in turn, provides valuable nutrition to the plants. Soil microbes are essential for decomposing organic matter and recycling old plant material. Microorganisms... Read more
We Must Hold Ourselves Accountable To Create A Fair Cannabis Industry
by Aaron Smith, NCIA’s CEO and Co-founder As the nation began grappling with issues of systemic racism and inequality on a massive scale following the death of George Floyd and ensuing civil rights protests across the country, we saw an outpouring of support from members of the cannabis community.... Read more
Member Blog: Pivoting Your Cannabis Business During COVID-19
By Lindsey Griffith, Creative Content Specialist at ThrivePOP Life has changed, and businesses are in panic mode. Consumer income suddenly becomes uncertain, and we begin to face our own economic vulnerability. Luckily for the cannabis industry, they were deemed as an “essential” business during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while... Read more
Looking Back On #10YearsOfNCIA: 2018-2019
Photo By CannabisCamera.com by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Over the last several weeks, I’ve been taking a retrospective look at the progress NCIA has made in the ten years since its inception. This is our last installment, detailing 2018-2019, and brings us up to... Read more
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