Committee Blog: What’s Up With Cannabis Standards?
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 29, 2020 0
by David Vaillencourt, The GMP Collective, NCIA Facility Design Committeeand Alena Rodriguez, Rm3 Labs, NCIA Scientific Advisory Committee The cat is out of the bag despite the continued federal illegality of cannabis in the United States. A few years ago, the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) recognized the need... Read more
by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Earlier this month, I took a retrospective look at the progress NCIA made in its early years (2010-2013). I started with the organization in 2014, so I’m excited today to take a walk down memory lane and look back... Read more
SAFE Banking Not Included In Newest COVID-19 Relief Package
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 29, 2020 0
by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and the GOP caucus unveiled the text of their long-awaited coronavirus relief package. The initial draft text of the bill did not include any cannabis provisions, namely, the SAFE Banking Act. If... Read more
Member Blog: How Third-Party Safety And Quality Audits Can Help The Cannabis Industry Self-Regulate And Avoid Mandatory Regulations
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUncategorized July 28, 2020 0
by Tyler Williams, founder and Chief Technical Officer of Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ) The disadvantages of receiving a third-party audit are apparent – it takes a lot of time to build a cannabis safety and quality program that meets audit requirements, and the costs of an audit can... Read more
A Different Kind Of Season: Gearing Up For Appropriations
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 21, 2020 0
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations It’s that time again on Capitol Hill: appropriations season, when Congress determines how to spend – or not spend – your tax dollars for the next year. As you can imagine, this year will be unlike any in recent memory as... Read more
Committee Blog: Join Us On The Facilities Design Committee!
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 15, 2020 0
Make an impact in the cannabis industry! Our Mission NCIA’s Facilities Design Committee provides access to resources for the NCIA community and regulators that will inform the design and use of GMP-driven, sustainable and operationally efficient facilities to position our industry to compete in the global marketplace. The FDC... Read more
Based on the ongoing uncertainty around phased openings of specific states and to ensure the most successful – and healthy – event for all exhibitors, sponsors, attendees, speakers, and partners, we have decided to move the remainder of our 2020 events to next year. NCIA’s Midwest Cannabis Business Conference, originally... Read more
Allied Association Blog: Repetitive Motion Injuries and the Importance of Ergonomics in the Cannabis Industry
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 14, 2020 0
By Alex Hearding, Chief Risk Management Officer, National Cannabis Risk Management Association Repetitive motion injuries, also known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are temporary or permanent injuries to muscles, nerves, ligaments, and tendons caused by performing the same motion over and over again. Common repetitive motion injuries are carpal tunnel... Read more
Meet The Team: Bethany Moore – NCIA’s Communications Manager
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 10, 2020 0
Some of you may already know me from seeing me around at NCIA’s trade shows and regional networking and educational events over the years. I began working at NCIA in January of 2014, just a couple of weeks into legal adult-use (recreational) cannabis sales in Colorado, which is hard... Read more
#10YearsOfNCIA: A message from our co-founder & CEO
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 8, 2020 0
At this time 10 years ago, I set out to launch the cannabis industry’s first national trade association. At the time, only 14 states had legalized medical cannabis, none had adult-use laws, no states had regulated their medical cannabis markets, and there was virtually no interest in federal marijuana... Read more
