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Scenes From The 2022 Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo
PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 17-19, 2022 – The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC) took place in New Jersey last week. The agenda featured three tracks of educational talks, panel discussions, keynotes and breakout sessions. Highlights from the 2022 CQC At this...
ASTM Debuts New Standards for Cannabis
Earlier this month, ASTM International announced that the D37 cannabis committee has approved four new standards for the cannabis industry. Just a few days ago, the same organization announced the development of a new standard that will be published soon. According to...
Financing the Cannabis Industry Part 3: A Q&A with Matt Hawkins, Founder of Entourage Effect Capital
Businesses often require outside capital to finance operating activities and to enable scaling and growth. Financing in the cannabis industry is notoriously challenging with regulatory obstacles at the local, state and federal levels. Recent market dynamics pose...
Biden Issues Pardons, Launches Federal Cannabis Review
On the afternoon of October 6, President Biden issued a statement that many would call an October Surprise. Biden announced a three-part plan addressing cannabis reform, taking the first steps since he has taken office to address his campaign promise of tackling...
Financing the Cannabis Industry Part 2: A Q&A with Pelorus Equity Group Managing Partner, Travis Goad
Businesses often require outside capital to finance operating activities and to enable scaling and growth. Financing in the cannabis industry is notoriously challenging with regulatory obstacles at the local, state and federal levels. Recent market dynamics pose...
Ask the Experts: Ensuring the Validity of Cannabis Lab Testing
Cannabis testing laboratories are one of the major players in the industry for protecting public health. Ensuring that laboratory test results are reliable and valid requires a multipronged approach involving method validation, proficiency testing and performing...
Bad Actors in CBD: How to Distinguish Quality Products From the Rest
The success of reputable cannabis and CBD brands has inspired an influx of inexperienced and disreputable competitors in the market. These so-called “bad actors” in CBD advertise products that are not manufactured under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP),...
Commissioner Maria Del Cid-Kosso to Keynote CQC
PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 17, 2022 – The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC) just announced the newest addition to the event’s agenda. Commissioner Maria Del Cid-Kosso of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission will deliver a keynote presentation at 1:00...
The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo Brings Education, Networking to New Jersey
PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 17-19, 2022 – The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC) heads to New Jersey October 17-19 this year. The agenda features three tracks of educational talks, panel discussions, keynotes and breakout sessions. At this year’s event, the...
Attract Employees by Offering a 401(k) Plan
Even for the soaring cannabis industry, recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce remains a significant challenge in 2022. Although a tight labor market was not a new situation for many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic made it much worse and widespread, and...
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Colorado House OKs efforts to crack down on illegal marijuana
The Colorado House on Monday passed one bill and gave preliminary approval to another in an effort to crack down on the marijuana gray market.
Colorado House gives prelim OK to new limit: 16 marijuana plants per residence
Colorado is moving to limit the nation's most generous marijuana plant allowance for medical patients growing their own at home. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Colorado House gives prelim OK to new limit: 16 marijuana plants per residence
Colorado Senate passes first-in-nation pot clubs bill
Colorado already has a few dozen marijuana clubs, but they have no permits and sometimes operate underground
Maryland, hampered by lawsuits and legislation, struggles to get medical marijuana program off the ground
Maryland lawmakers are considering various solutions to address a lack of diversity in medical marijuana licenses, and dealing with two lawsuits.
New Hampshire bill decriminalizing marijuana easily clears House
By an overwhelming margin, the New Hampshire House has passed a bill decriminalizing marijuana possession. Source: Cannabist
Wisconsin Republicans Reach Deal on Bill to Allow Out-of-State CBD Oil
The conversation in Wisconsin is shifting to whether the time is right to approve medical marijuana.