by Andy Poticha, Principal at Cannabis Facility Construction Keeping employees safe is on everyone’s mind, as we continue to operate under social distancing protocols. Even as our communities open, we still need to be mindful of disease transmission when constructing any facility — especially cannabis industry real estate. Cannabis... Read more

Applications for NCIA committees are now open through August 1, 2020!   Committees are the heart of NCIA, and one of the best ways to take advantage of your membership and be an active participant. As an active committee member you be able to: Network with other professionals... Read more

by Ryan Douglas, Ryan Douglas Cultivation, LLC Cultivation businesses should consider specializing in just one stage of the cannabis cultivation process. The industry has focused heavily on vertical integration, and some regulating bodies require licensees to control the entire cannabis value chain from cultivation and processing to retail. This... Read more

My journey into the cannabis industry did not follow the typical route and actually did not begin long ago. In February, just over five months ago, I was hired to be the COO at NCIA. Other than this whole COVID-19 thing, I’m really enjoying working with the talented and... Read more

As I’m sure it has been for so many of you, the last month has been a time of deep reflection for all of us here at NCIA.  The national awakening to horrific police violence and the systemic racism that black and brown communities have endured for centuries is... Read more

By Heidi C. Quan and Jeffrey DavidMembers of NCIA’s Human Resources Committee Now that COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders have eased restrictions for businesses to re-open across the country, employees and employers alike will have questions about returning to workplaces. Each city, county, and state will have its own specific requirements... Read more

by Erin Lemmons, Eolàs Human Resources Photo Credit: Cannaclusive Our world in 2020 looks vastly different from years past, and we have been ripped open and exposed as a human population, with the birth of COVID-19, the protests and riots resulting from brutality, and the belief that our systems... Read more

by Merril Gilbert, CEO of Trace Trust and David Vaillencourt, CEO of The GMP Collective In our last article, we discussed the benefits of Good Manufacturing Practices as a means to increase productivity, efficiency, and to drive accountability within an organization. With cannabis and hemp businesses negatively impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,... Read more

by NCIA’s Scientific Advisory Committee From Indica/Sativa to Hybridization Cannabis is thought to have originally been domesticated in the mountainous regions of Central Asia. As humans started exploring the world, they brought the plant with them, and the plant needed to adapt to the different climates in order to... Read more