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
Member Blog: GMPs – A Way Ahead for Hemp and CBD Firms
by Charlotte Peyton, Independent Consultant, EAS Consulting Group The hemp industry is the marijuana industry’s half-sister. Both are variations of the plant cannabis sativa and both were made illegal in 1937 with the passing of The Marijuana Tax Act. Flash forward to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (known... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – August Recap, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Update, Election Predictions, and more!
Host Bethany Moore, NCIA’s Communications Manager 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 discusses the new NCIA #IndustryEssentials webinar series.... Read more
MORE Act Headed For Vote, SAFE Banking Still In Play
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations We asked, you answered, and your efforts are seeing results! Over the past months, our Government Relations team in Washington, D.C. has been hard at work gathering support in Congress for the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, and many... Read more
NCIA Accepting Applications For 2021-2023 Board of Directors Term
NCIA is accepting applications for eligible candidates to apply for its board of directors now through Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The National Cannabis Industry Association is a nonprofit organization run for and by its membership, so we hope you’ll consider this opportunity to apply for a seat on the... Read more
In case you missed it, watch the recording of this webinar from Wednesday, July 15, 2020. 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... Read more
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