Adapting A Regulatory Framework For The Emerging Cannabis Industry
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing October 1, 2019 0
With the prohibition era nearing its end, it is imperative to begin discussing how to shape an effective, comprehensive cannabis regulatory framework. The system proposed here would allow all cannabis products to flow to the market through a regulatory scheme designed to best advance the policy goals raised by... Read more
Testimony of Aaron Smith, Executive Director, NCIA, Before The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing July 11, 2019 0
The cannabis industry has evolved into a national commercial enterprise generating significant tax revenue, generating hundreds of thousands of jobs, and providing people access to plant-based medicines that work to alleviate pain and treat symptoms of myriad diseases. State laws that have replaced the criminal markets with systems that... Read more
Making Sense Of State And Local Cannabis Insurance Regulations
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing June 5, 2019 0
Deciding what insurance is needed for your cannabis operations can be difficult. This decision is further complicated by the variation in what insurance is mandated by state and local cannabis regulations. This paper attempts to provide some clarity on specific insurance requirements mandated by state and local authorities in... Read more
National Cannabis Industry Association’s Response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Request for Public Comments on Scientific Data and Information About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing May 30, 2019 0
Prepared by NCIA On behalf of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), and in response to the U.S. Food andDrug Administration (FDA) request for comments on Scientific Data and Information About ProductsContaining Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds, published in the April 3, 2019 edition of theFederal Register, we hereby submit... Read more
Increasing Equity In The Cannabis Industry: Six Achievable Goals For Policy Makers (March 2019)
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing May 23, 2019 0
With cannabis now fully legal for adults in ten U.S. states and the District of Columbia – and more elected officials considering legalization in other states every day – it appears as if the complete end of cannabis prohibition is nearly upon us. As we reach this milestone, we... Read more
State Cannabis Laws: A Progress Report (2019 Update)
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing May 14, 2019 0
This 2nd edition comprehensive report provides an overview of the successful state programs that have replaced marijuana prohibition with a tightly regulated market as well as the challenges those programs face due to outdated federal laws. (May 2019) Read more
Implementing An Initial Trade Credit Policy For An Emerging Cannabis Related Business
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing April 29, 2019 0
The cannabis market is evolving and more and more companies in all segments of the market that have previously operated only in a cash/COD environment are now starting to extend credit terms to their customers either by choice or due to market competition. This is not an unusual situation.... Read more
Cannabis Packaging And Labeling: Recommendations For Sensible And Consistent Regulations Across States And Nations (February 2019)
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing February 19, 2019 0
An update of a paper that was previously released by the Policy Council on Responsible Cannabis Regulation and produced in collaboration with the National Cannabis Industry Association. This paper presents regulatory recommendations and model regulations that emerged from a critical assessment of sub-optimal and inconsistent state regulations in one specific... Read more
Cannabis Industry Policy Priorities: 116th Session of Congress (2019-2020)
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing January 28, 2019 0
NCIA’s “Cannabis Industry Policy Priorities: 116th Session of Congress (2019-202)” focuses on how given the pace of change at the state level and the support for cannabis policy reform at the highest level of the federal government, it seems clear that we are at a critical juncture in the... Read more
Sen. Cory Gardner fails to get marijuana reform into criminal justice bill
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing December 18, 2018 0
The federal government won’t be easing its laws on marijuana as part of a criminal justice reform bill that’s expected to pass this week. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, had hoped to attach an amendment to the proposed First Step Act to remove the threat of federal prosecution in... Read more
