Hello all, We wanted to share with you the formal comments we submitted to the BCC re the recent draft regulations. These comments were submitted prior to the deadline Monday. In our opinion and experience in this industry, the draconian approach the state has taken on each of these two issues (addressed below) will be […]
Committee Blog: Protecting Stash-Assets By NCIA’s Infused Products Committee Contributors include Radojka Barycki, Noval Compliance; Karin Clarke, KC Business Solutions; Lee Hilpert, Organnx; Danielle Maybach, Eva Gardens; Trevor Morones, Control Point; and Todd Winter, Winter LLP You have spent months fighting sleep deprivation to build a strong pitch deck as the next most desired infused […]
2018 CANNABIS LEGISLATION The California State Legislature has passed numerous cannabis-related bills this legislative session. Several of these bills were signed into law by Governor Brown in the final moments of the session. Many take effect immediately, while others take effect January 1, 2019. We will be closely tracking additional cannabis-related bills as they wind […]
JULY 23, 2018 COMMITTEE BLOG: NCIA’S INFUSED PRODUCTS COMMITTEE STIRS THE TESTING BATCH (INTERVIEW) A year ago, NCIA’s Infused Products Committee (IPC) made the decision to tackle the issue of cannabis testing. It is an issue we feel is at the heart of cannabis legalization and is negatively impacting cannabis businesses across the nation. Although […]
The non-psychoactive cannabis cousin of marijuana would finally become legal to grow in the United States under a bill overwhelmingly approved by the Senate. Photo by Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images The wide-ranging agriculture and food policy legislation known as the Farm Bill, passed by a vote of 86 – 11 on Thursday, contains […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday gave a green light to the country’s first drug derived from marijuana. Epidiolex, manufactured by GW Pharmaceuticals, is intended to treat seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy that begin in childhood. The drug is made of cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana that […]
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Advocates cite prohibition as main driver of illicit market products linked to most cases, urge federal action, caution from producers of state-legal cannabis vape products ** Statement below from National Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Aaron Smith ** WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recent weeks, a growing number of respiratory illness cases associated with nicotine or […]
Dear All, On January 16, 2019, California’s three state cannabis licensing authorities announced that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) officially approved state regulations for cannabis businesses across the supply chain. Please note, these new cannabis regulations take effect immediately, meaning the previous emergency regulations are no longer in effect. First, we would like to address the […]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Thinking they’ve been playing by the rules, the owner of an edibles company doesn’t understand why Instagram shut down their pages. We have covered this issue in the past with a different medical marijuana company. Nadeem Al-Hasan co-founded Baked Bros Edibles, which sells THC gummies and syrup, in 2014. They are […]