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October 13, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, bag, box, boxes, Business, cannabis, carbon, compliance, consumer, container, cost, Cultivation, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, environmental, extraction, footprint, government, Growing, industry, jar, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, package, packaging, plastic, product, quality, Regulations, shipping, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, sustainability, weed, withdrawal
Even a cursory review of cannabis reveals that the market has been notoriously wasteful, polluting the environment with chemical fertilizers, misused pesticides, contaminated plants, and—perhaps most problematically—thoughtlessly excessive packaging. The industry is in dire need of sustainable practices, and the easiest way to start an impactful new trend is from the outside in: a.k.a., adjusting […]
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October 4, 2023 blogger 420CPA, analysis, analytics, Business, California, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, dispensary, extraction, government, Growing, industry, Joe Moody, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, Sid Miller, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Texan, Texas, THC, TX, weed, withdrawal
A Uniquely Texas Approach to Cannabis The last few decades have seen the United States move forward state-by-state with the legalization of cannabis. Every state is charting its own unique path, and nowhere is this truer than with the state of Texas. The Lone Star State has made its way from being staunchly anti-cannabis to […]
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September 26, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, Cultivation, extraction, farm bill, Federal, government, Growing, hemp, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Texas, Texas Compassionate Use Act, THC, TX, weed, withdrawal
When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 339, also known as the Texas Compassionate Use Act, into law in 2015, many Texans expressed frustration. The purpose of the act was to allow the THC treatment of illness via prescription, opening up the state’s medicinal cannabis market. However, the act authorized only low-THC cannabis oil […]
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September 25, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, compliance, Federal, government, Growing, industry, lab, laboratories, Laboratories & Analytics, laboratory, labs, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Pesticide, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, weed, withdrawal
In Maine, a laboratory released a study they conducted, finding a 17% failure rate of dangerous pesticides in cannabis samples tested. The state requires testing for adult use cannabis, but not for medical cannabis. Just under 4% of adult use samples failed a pesticide screening, while over 20% of all medical samples they tested failed […]
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September 12, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Epidiolex, Europe, European, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, UK, Union, United Kingdom, united states, weed, withdrawal
This is the final piece of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One, here for Part Two and here for Part Three. Part Four wraps up the series below. Where is the future of CBD heading? A review of these various jurisdictions, the EU, the UK, and the USA, makes it clear that […]
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September 6, 2023 blogger analysis, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Epidiolex, EU, European, extraction, farm bill, FDA, Federal, FSA, government, Growing, GW Pharma, industry, International, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, UK, Union, United Kingdom, weed, withdrawal
This is Part Three of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One and here for Part Two. Part Three dives into dosage, approvals and more. Stay tuned for the final Part Four, coming next week. But does CBD harm the liver? Here, it is important that we compare apples to apples. […]
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September 5, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, CQC, CQCExpo, Cultivation, David Vaillencourt, dispensary, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, sale, seed, Soapbox, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, The GMP Collective, to, weed, withdrawal, workshop
Recently, Congress requested detailed information regarding the regulation of CBD and other cannabinoids. This comes on the heels of frustration around federal inaction with regards to cannabinoid-containing products produced from Cannabis sativa L. plant extracts that can be classified as “hemp” products amidst the clear need for safety standards that goes above and beyond state […]
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August 30, 2023 blogger account, analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, card, CBD, compliance, consumer, credit, Debit, Dispensaries & Retail, e-commerce, Federal, government, Growing, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, merchant, online, payment, process, processing, product, regulation, regulatory, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, weed, withdrawal
In the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill, the horizons of hemp-derived cannabis products expanded, offering nearly limitless opportunities for businesses and brands in the CBD industry to expand what they could offer to their customers. However, threading the path to prosperity within this new regime has not been easy, given the fluctuating legal status […]
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August 29, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, bank, Banking, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, Federal, finance, government, Growing, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, Leslie Bocksor, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, pass, passage, product, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Safe banking act, safety, Soapbox, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, weed, withdrawal
Here we are again, crossing our fingers, hoping that the Senate will approve the passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act). This Act would provide banks with regulatory protections, allowing them to offer critical financial services to cannabis businesses without risking the loss of their banking charter. As the 2024 […]
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August 29, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, collaborative, consumer, data, decision, development, FG, focus group, Growing, IDI, in-home, industry, Lara Fordis, making, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, methodologies, methodology, Nuanced Focus Group, online, product, Product Development, qualitative, quality, quantitative, Recreational, Regulations, research, Retail, session, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, strategic, Surveys, Tailored In-Depth Interviews, test, Testing, THC, usage, virtual, weed, withdrawal
In any industry that is labeled as the “Wild West,” the ability to discern your target market, collect accurate data and strategically drive success has become paramount. With factors such as invisible shoppers, anyone who is a customer of a brand or dispensary and does not personally purchase what they consume, it’s critical to understand […]
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