Regulations
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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September 1, 2023 blogger alternative, analysis, analytics, appoint, appointment, Arizona, bankrupt, bankruptcy, Business, Business Analysis, California, cannabis, civil, Colorado, compliance, court, Federal, financial, government, Illinois, industry, judicial, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Maryland, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Nevada, Operations, procedure, receiver, receivership, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, state, statute, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, Washington, weed, withdrawal
Part 1 of this series discussed the lack of bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies, since bankruptcy in the U.S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and proposed a number of alternative options for businesses struggling in the current environment. Part 2 of this series focuses on one of these […]
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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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August 28, 2023 blogger american, analysis, analytics, authority, British, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, dispensary, EFSA, Epidiolex, Europe, European, export, extraction, FDA, Federal, food, government, Growing, import, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, UK, Union, United Kingdom, united states, weed, withdrawal
This is Part Two of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One. Part Two analyzes the differences between the UK, the EU and the US. Part Three, coming next week, dives into dosage, approvals and more. Stay tuned for more. EU Regulatory Environment We Europeans look with envy at the […]
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August 24, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, audit, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, Chase Eastman, compliance, CQC, CQCExpo, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, education, employee, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, Rootwurks, safety, standard, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, training, weed, withdrawal
Founder and CEO Chase Eastman officially launched Rootwurks in January 2022. But the journey began years earlier, and passed through industries including food safety training and digital media and television. Rootwurks at its core is a training platform. The cannabis industry deals with an incredibly complex system of regulatory environments that vary widely from state […]
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August 22, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, automate, automation, Avivatech, Business, cannabis, card, cash, counting, credit, Debit, digital, dispensaries, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Federal, government, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, license, marijuana, market, Mastercard, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, payment, process, processing, processor, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, reporting, Retail, safety, Shawn Kruger, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, transaction, weed, withdrawal
Late last month, Mastercard decided to halt their debit card transactions with cannabis dispensaries, notifying financial institutions and payment processors to stop processing purchases. This isn’t the first digital payment solution to swiftly exit the industry – late last year, vendors turned off services to their cashless ATMs. These abrupt decisions have made major headlines, shocking cannabis dispensary owners, […]
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August 21, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, consumer, dispensary, Europe, European, extraction, Federal, food, government, Growing, industry, International, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, novel, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Shelley Stark, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, UK, Union, United Kingdom, weed, withdrawal
This is Part One of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Part One serves as an introduction. Part Two, coming next week, will analyze the differences between the UK, the EU and the US. Stay tuned for more. As I walk through any European cannabis expo – events like Cultiva Hanfexpo, Cannafest Prague or […]
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August 10, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, Concentrates & Extracts, consumer, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, dispensaries, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, extraction, Growing, Johnathan, joint, Legalize, license, marijuana, market, McFarlane, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, pre roll, preroll, product, Product Development, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, rollpros, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, THC, weed, withdrawal
While pre-rolls are finally getting their moment, posting notable growth across virtually every market, much of that growth has been powered by the infused pre-roll subcategory. In Michigan, for example, infused pre-rolls now make up over 40% of the category, and 9 of the top 10 best selling pre-roll products are infused. But what’s driving […]
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August 2, 2023 blogger academia, academic, agreement, analysis, analytics, benefit, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, clinical, Cultivation & Growing, data, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, Innovation, lab, laboratories, Laboratories & Analytics, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, medicinal, Medicine, Operations, preclinical, product, Product Development, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, research, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Studies, Study, technology, test, Testing, transfer, trial, universities, University, weed, withdrawal
Universities across the country are working in all areas of research and development to advance cannabis cultivation, medicine, drug delivery and technology. But these innovations are collecting dust because the universities are not in the business of commercializing products in the marketplace. In 1980, the federal government passed a law that said universities that receive […]
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