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Federal Funding Is Flowing To Canada’s Cannabis Production
The Canadian federal government is going where the U.S. (for now) is not: namely allowing provinces to channel federal agricultural funds into commercial cannabis production on the provincial level. The program is called the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (or CAP),...
First Lab Authorized for Cannabis Testing in North Dakota
According to a press release published on April 3, Keystone State Testing (doing business as Dakota State Testing) became the first laboratory authorized to test cannabis in North Dakota. The lab also obtained their ISO 17025 accreditation for cannabis testing from...
Water Policy in California: Six Key Takeaways from the State Water Board’s New Cannabis Cultivation Policy
Cannabis is the most highly regulated crop in California, and the state just added another layer of regulation. This article breaks down the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) recently updated Cannabis Cultivation Policy – Principles and Guidelines for...
Taxes & Cannabis: 280E, R&D Credits, 199A & Qualified Opportunity Funds: Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the second piece in a two-part series delving into tax issues. Part one discussed tax code 280E as it pertains to cannabis businesses. Part two will go into research and development credits, 199A and a discussion of risk as it relates to...
Introducing the Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo
An educational and networking event for cannabis safety and quality solutions: Innovative Publishing and Cannabis Industry Journal are pleased to present the first annual Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC). The conference will take place October 1-3, 2019,...
Taxes & Cannabis: 280E, R&D Credits, 199A & Qualified Opportunity Funds: Part 1
Editor’s Note: This is the first piece in a two-part series delving into tax issues. Part one discusses tax code 280E as it pertains to cannabis businesses. Part two will go into research and development credits, 199A and a discussion of risk as it relates to...
A2LA Accredits GoodCat Analytical to ISO/IEC 17025
According to a press release published last week, the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) announced the accreditation of GoodCat Analytical, LLC, a cannabis testing laboratory based in Naples, Florida. This marks the first time that A2LA has...
The 9th CannaGrow Expo
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NCIA’s Cannabis Business Summit & Expo
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German Cultivation Bid Appears To Have Three Finalists
The Frankfurt-based newspaper Handelsblatt Zeitung is reporting that three Canadian firms (actually two Canadians and a German start-up cofounded by another Canadian company) have now been selected as the first cannabis cultivation bid finalists, however insiders on...
Third-Party Cannabis Safety Audits & How to Prepare in 7 Steps
Unlike the food industry, the cannabis industry is still in its infancy. Which means there is not a push from retailers demanding cannabis farmers, extractors or manufacturers to get third-party audits. In fact, most grow operations supply into their own dispensaries....
Farmako Inks Deal To Import 50 Tonnes of Polish Cannabis Into Germany
The ex-im cannabis map of Europe has been promising to get interesting for some time. And in March, it’s long promised potential just bloomed a little more as Frankfurt-based Farmako announced a first-of-its kind import deal of 50 tonnes of medical cannabis (and...
British Barristers Take On Cannabis “Novel Food” Regulation In Brussels
The first thing to understand about the significance of the British barristers now challenging the EU’s classification of hemp extracts as a novel food is that this is like jumping into the middle of an action adventure by coming in at the second act. In other...
Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats To The Cannabis Industry
Is your cannabis business an attractive target for cyber criminals? With the influx of investment to this market and new businesses opening frequently throughout the United States, the legal cannabis industry is a prime target for cyber criminals. Never share personal...
Canadian Regulatory Authorities Struggling To Define Rules
Now that Canada finally has a date for the recreational market start, the federal government, provinces and other regulatory authorities are beginning to issue guidelines and rules that are going to define the early days of the recreational industry. These include...
Packaging Design for Cannabis Products: How to Build Trust and Gain Customers
To sell more cannabis products, you must build trust with your customers. Design Shack Magazine explains: “Trust is a key component of user loyalty, and a reason why people come to your company or brand.” If you don’t get your package design right, people might simply...
A2LA Partners With ATACH
Last week, the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) announced a new partnership agreement. This partnership is the first of its kind where a laboratory accreditation body and a...
Infused Products Virtual Conference
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A Province-By-Province Look At Recreational Cannabis In Canada
Federal recreational reform is coming to Canada next month, the second country after Uruguay to take the plunge. For the first time in almost a century, in other words, cannabis is now about to be legal again. The federal government will license and regulate the...
GW Pharma’s Enormous Price for Epidiolex
In a fascinating early August conference call with Seeking Alpha, British-based GW Pharmaceuticals finally revealed their retail price point for CBD-based drug, Epidiolex, as it goes into distribution in the U.S. The drug is designed for the treatment of certain kinds...















