Member Blog: Compensation in Cannabis – Is The Data Actionable Or Just Interesting?
By Dan Walter, FutureSense LLC Everyone wants to know how much to pay people (or how much to get paid.) In a world of instantly accessible google searches, it can be maddening that pay data for the cannabis industry is hard to find. Even when you locate information, it... Read more
Keeping the Momentum During August Recess
by Madeline Grant and Michelle Rutter, NCIA Government Relations Managers The sun is hot, and the halls of Capitol Hill are empty… it must be August recess, but as your congressional representatives take a break from their busy schedule in D.C., we are still hard at work in the... Read more
Committee Blog: The Employee Onboarding Process
by NCIA’s Human Resources CommitteeKara Bradford of Viridian Staffing, Kerry Arnold of Canndescent, Heidi Quan of Murchison & Cumming LLP, Nichole McIntyre of Urban-Gro, Michelle Whitmore of H2 Talent, and Mark Hackett of Emerge Law Group You’ve found, interviewed, hired the right person for a position in your business,... Read more
Member Blog: Cannabis Retailers – Help Advance Cannabis Research
by Lisa Conine, Community Outreach Coordinator at Om of Medicine Medical cannabis retailers are in the unique position of having large amounts of data available to them in the form of medical cannabis patients. Four years ago, Om of Medicine partnered with researchers at the University of Michigan to... Read more
How To Get Involved In National Politics This August – Without A Plane Ticket!
by Michelle Rutter, NCIA Government Relations Manager Maybe it’s the heat and humidity of D.C. that drives people out of the Beltway – after all, our nation’s capital was built on a swamp! But each year during the month of August, Congress “recesses” or goes home. Traditionally, this time... Read more
Member Blog: New Data Reveals Market Share Changes for Cannabis POS Software Providers
by Ed Keating, Co-founder and Chief Data Officer of Cannabiz Media Point of sale software providers are a critical part of the cannabis economy, and as the industry grows, a shift is happening.  In the first half of 2019, the dominant POS providers of 2018 held onto their positions... Read more
WEBINAR: METRC – How to Stay Ahead & Maximize Efficiency
Everyone has METRC on the mind. Find out how METRC will impact your retail operations, what you’ll need to consider when it comes to compliance reporting, and how to maximize efficiencies to ensure being METRC certified doesn’t cost you precious time better spent running your business. Watch the webinar... Read more
VIDEO: Member Spotlight – ArborSide Compassion
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, ArborSide Compassion is a medical marijuana dispensary that has been operating since September 2011. Founder and CEO Rhory Gould has been a cannabis activist for over 35 years. The staff at ArborSide services over 1,200 patients per week and has won over 22 HIGH... Read more
Public Hearing on SAFE Banking Act In Senate Banking Committee
by Michelle Rutter, NCIA Government Relations Manager While you, your business, and much of the NCIA team were busy at our Cannabis Business Summit in San Jose, we’ve still been working hard for you back in Washington, D.C. Just yesterday morning, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban... Read more
NCIA-PAC: Elect And Keep Our Champions On Capitol Hill
by Maddy Grant, NCIA Government Relations Manager How does NCIA keep the momentum going on Capitol Hill? In the 116th Congress we’ve seen progress and support on cannabis issues unlike any Congress before – this is a historic time for cannabis reform! The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking... Read more
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