Member Blog: Borrowing for Cannabis – What You Need to Know 
by Cheryl Dearborne, Director of Marketing and Financial Services at Lilogy Now that cannabis is legal either medically or recreationally in 33 states, and hemp/CBD is federally legal, the cannabis industry is operating with high profit margins, and in order to scale and grow, cannabis companies require capital and... Read more
VIDEO: Member Spotlight – Om Of Medicine
In this month’s video member spotlight, get to know Om of Medicine, a cannabis dispensary based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn about their role in fostering a politically engaged and friendly community in their state of the art facility. Om of Medicine also collaborated with the University of Michigan... Read more
Post-Recess Predictions: Looking Into The Crystal Ball
by Andrew Kline, NCIA’s Director of Public Policy Kids are back in school. The weather is starting to cool off. Congress’s August recess has come to a close. And it’s time to get back to the business of marijuana reform.  As 2019 starts to wind down and we gear... Read more
Member Blog: What The Cannabis Market Can Learn From The Energy Sector About Overcoming Market Complexity
by Mike Elliott, Business Development Executive at DCM In an industry where change is a constant, cannabis companies face big challenges when it comes to brand-building, communications, and bringing products to market. The sector’s complexity is only increasing, which is compounded by its continual evolution, along with tight, varied,... Read more
August recess is winding down, and soon, Members of Congress will return to D.C. for the remainder of the year. This year, however, was a benchmark year for cannabis policy, and we still have four months left to go! Let’s take a look back on how 2018 compared to... Read more
Looking Back On Ten Years Of Cannabis Reform – The Road Behind, The Struggle Ahead
By Morgan Fox, NCIA Media Relations Director NCIA’s Media Relations Director, Morgan Fox August in Washington D.C. means heat, which is probably a big reason why lawmakers take the month off and return to their home states before coming back to confront the issues of the day. With this... Read more
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
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