As cannabis lounges continue to pop up across the U.S., it’s critical these businesses protect themselves and their bottom line, ensuring they’re covered from potential risks and accidents. It’s a classic risk-reward situation; while these bar-like establishments are expected to add nearly $100 million to the U.S. economy this year, there’s also the added risk of openly serving cannabis products to people who will have different experiences.
Increasing yield or production output in a cannabis cultivation facility can often be as simple as having the right cultivation plan in place to ensure that you are harvesting the maximum number of times per year.
This is the story of Christopher Lacy and The TGC Group. Before he was old enough to drink, he went to prison for cannabis. Their story is one of misfortune, persistence, family and the dreadful effects that cannabis prohibition has had on impoverished BIPOC communities. His team recently won a conditional license under New Jersey’s social equity licensing program. Looking to the future, he hopes his business can be a force for good and that his story can inspire others to do the same.
The 2022 Infused Products Virtual Conference, June program. Check out sessions from the event like: Elevating Edibles: Defining the Next Cannabis Experience; Cannabis Beverages: The Rise of a New Market & a New Consumer; One Symbol to Rule Them All! Harmonization is Finally Here!; and Evaluating the Safety of CBD – Data Needs
Metrc is the most widely used cannabis traceability system in the United States. With government contracts in nineteen different states, the company’s traceability software is a fixture in the marketplace. In this article, Aaron Green sits down with Metrc CEO Michael Johnson to discuss retail challenges, regulations, cybersecurity, compliance and more.
In this article, Aaron Green sits down with Kyle Sherman, founder and CEO of Flowhub, a prominent cannabis tech company. After becoming the first company to integrate with Metrc in 2014, the platform quickly became a leading software company in the space.
In this article, Aaron Green interviews Everett Smith, co-founder and CEO at Presidential to learn more about his cannabis journey from professional basketball in Europe to one of California’s top infused flower and pre-roll brands.
Canopy Growth Corporation, one of the largest cannabis companies in the world, announced the acquisition of Jetty Extracts this week for $69 million. The acquisition follows a similar pattern of their recent acquisitions, increasing their North American footprint in the cannabis market considerably.
Last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a consumer warning regarding food products containing THC and the risk of children accidentally eating them. Between January of last year through April 24, 2022, the FDA says they have received more than 100 adverse event reports involving people (both adults and children) accidentally consuming THC-containing products.
The importance of college education in the hiring process is fading and an emphasis on it can lead to payroll premiums, poor productivity and high turnover. Instead, look to technical and soft skills and develop your company’s pipeline of non-degree employees.
