by Madeline Grant, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager Can you believe we are already coming to the end of August? 2020 has certainly not been what we were expecting – but we will persevere together. At NCIA, we want you to know we are here for you through these unstable... Read more

Photo By CannabisCamera.com by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Over the last month, I’ve been taking a retrospective look at the progress NCIA has made in the ten years since its inception. While it’s been fun to look back at those early years, this week... Read more

by Dr. Jon Thompson, Ph.D., CEO of extraktLAB What is Operational Excellence? Operational Excellence is basically having a goal that looks far ahead to the future of what ultimate business plans should be while analyzing every aspect of the business itself. This is accomplished by using evidence-based results to... Read more

Sponsored blog post By Manuel Cuaron, OG Cannabis Insurance Our agency decided to enter the world of cannabis insurance in August of 2016. We made this decision partly because we saw the financial potential of the industry but mainly because we wanted to contribute our talents and services as... Read more

In NCIA’s monthly video series, NCIA Today, host Bethany Moore shares a retrospective on the month of July, plus what to expect from NCIA’s digital events this fall. We also check in with NCIA’s Director of Government Relations, Michael Correia, to hear more about NCIA’s efforts to advance the cannabis... Read more

By Brandon Dorsky, The Law Offices of Brandon DorskyMember of NCIA’s Packaging and Labeling Committee Determining which edible to consume is an art all by itself. Making that choice when you suffer from food allergies often makes the decision all the more challenging. Despite the continued federal illegality of... Read more

Provision would prevent federal interference in all legal cannabis programs, including adult use After approving legislation to protect state cannabis programs in a voice vote on Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives reiterated its support with a roll call vote of 254-163 hours later. The bipartisan amendment to the... Read more

In the coming days, the House of Representatives will vote on protecting adult-use cannabis businesses, consumers, and state programs from the federal government and we need your help now. The Blumenauer-Norton-Lee-McClintock amendment states that no funds from the Department of Justice may be used to prevent any adult-use cannabis states... Read more