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August 6, 2024 blogger ASTM, CAPA, Edibles & Processing, GMP, Medicial Marijuana, quality, regulatory, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
In our previous article, we delved into the foundational ASTM International standards that are shaping the cannabis and hemp industries. We explored the first true universal symbol for cannabis, water activity controls, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) standards. As we continue this journey, we turn our attention to four additional ASTM International […]
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August 6, 2024 blogger DEA, Medicial Marijuana, regulatory, Schedule III, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
S3 Collective and the Medical Cannabis Student Association (MCSA) have submitted a comprehensive public comment to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting the reclassification of cannabis to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. This official response to Docket No. 2024-11137 highlights the unique role that experienced technical organizations play […]
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May 31, 2024 blogger ASTM, D37, HACCP, Medicial Marijuana, quality, regulatory, standards, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
In the realm of consumer safety, minimum standards form a critical safety net that allows businesses and regulators alike with necessary guidelines. From our food and medicines, railroad tracks to bicycle helmets, crayons to cribs, standards are everywhere. Knowing where the lanes are and how to move inside of them provides the structure needed to […]
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April 24, 2024 blogger cannabis reform, CBD, FDA, hemp, Medicial Marijuana, NoCo Hemp Conference and Expo, regulatory, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Uncategorized, weed, withdrawal
At the 10th Annual NoCo Hemp Conference and Expo, held in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado this year, educational panels included a wide array of topics covering both the fiber and industrial potentials of hemp products as well as the plant’s supplemental and dietary applications. Our attention was focused on consuming the policy and regulatory discussions […]
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October 26, 2023 blogger access, Act, analysis, analytics, Banking, Business, cannabis, Chuck Schumer, commerce, committee, compliance, congress, consumer, Cory Booker, Federal, finances, financial, floor, government, Growing, industry, legalization, Legalize, legislation, legislative, legislators, license, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, regulatory, Ron Wyden, safer, Senate, Senator, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, treasury, Vote, weed, withdrawal
After nearly a decade of conversation and education on the Hill, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee finally held a markup on the Secure and Fair Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act. Previously known as the SAFE Banking Act, the “R” was included to account for Sen. Jack Reed’s (D-RI) concerns with Section 10. The […]
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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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October 3, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, comp, compensation, compliance, CQC, CQCExpo, crop, Cultivation, dispensary, employment, Federal, FICA, FUTA, general, government, Growing, industry, insurance, insure, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, liability, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Nick Murer, offboarding, onboading, Operations, practices, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, SUTA, taxes, training, unemployment, WECO, weed, withdrawal, workers
Well before cannabis businesses win a license application, they need to have traditional business plans outlining how they’ll run the company. While this obviously includes things like the property, the building, products and inventory, it also includes a lot of things that are often overlooked: things like payroll, human resources and employee management. Before a […]
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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 14, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Austin, Business, cannabis, compliance, Federal, government, Growing, HB 1805, HB 218, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, limit, Lone Star, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Texan, Texas, THC, weed, withdrawal
Adult-use cannabis has gained steam across the nation as more and more states jump on the legalization train. As of the writing of this article, 23 states have legalized adult-use while another 15 have allowed the sale of cannabis for medicinal purposes, for a total of 38 green states. Meanwhile, Texas still has stiff penalties […]
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