By: Pete Longo, Founder & CEO, The Phinest KindContributing Authors: Larina Scofield, Sweed POS | Nicole Rivers, Northern Light Cannabis Co. | Richard Fleming, Altered State Cannabis CompanyProduced by: NCIA’s Retail Committee  The cannabis industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years, with more and more states legalizing its... Read more

NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinar series is our premier digital educational platform featuring a variety of interactive programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when you need it most. NCIA’s Catalyst Conversations series is an advanced webinar series curated to give enrollees in our Social... Read more

By: Richard Fleming, Founder & CEO, Altered State Cannabis CompanyContributing Author: Tony Trinh, Royalty Grown ConsultingProduced by: NCIA’s Retail Committee  Cannabis is one of the most heavily regulated industries, which brings a few more challenges that increase the difficulty locating prospects. This can make finding people who have the... Read more

Evan Pryor, Director of Sales at Tesseon Cannabis is amongst the fastest growing industries in America, and it is also one of the most inexperienced. From the individual employee to the entire organization, the lack of commercial and regulatory knowledge can be a real burden for those facing it.... Read more

by Gary Paulin, VP of Sales and Client Services at Lightning Labels “Trust,” “like,” and “respect” are three time-tested criteria for deciding everything from friendships to business relationships. Despite all the trendy buzzwords and expensive technology-driven “customer service” programs that purport to increase sales revenues, most buying decisions revolve around... Read more

NCIA is thrilled to have brought back our highly anticipated in-person events during the first half of 2023. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the over 1200 members and supporters from 400+ companies who joined us on the road from January to May. Together, we experienced 10 Industry Socials,... Read more

by Mike Lomuto, DEI Manager For the second time in nine months, NCIA’s DEI Program organized a DEI Delegation as part of our annual Lobby Days on Capitol Hill.  The DEI Delegation consists of some of the foremost advocates for Social Equity from across the country. Their leadership within... Read more

by Valerie Taylor, Vice President (National Cannabis Practice Leader), The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers As an insurance professional and broker who worked with more than 70 cannabis clients, I have seen firsthand how the lack of access to traditional banking services has affected cannabis businesses. The cannabis industry has... Read more