Not only is Women Grow helping to empower women in the workplace and in leadership roles in the industry, it also teaches good business practices.
Frequent, thorough hand washing is essential to ensure that your team creates food safely and with integrity.
Van Hook’s program examines all the inputs, including water and energy usage, nutrients, pesticides, and soil, along with inspecting the actual plants for agricultural vitality.
Rules and regulations change often, so it can be very difficult to stay on top of managing compliance.
There are several key ingredients that go into launching and operating a successful dispensary, all of which pose significant barriers to entry in an extremely competitive retail market.
Marijuana edibles are a food product, so they must first enlist standard food sanitation procedures and then comply with state regulations for cannabis to ensure safety.
Location can really make or break the success of any grow operation, and this is often the single largest cost incurred when launching this kind of business.
The cannabis industry has the momentum to become a safe and regulated marketplace as state reforms continue, with testing and analytics acting as the wind behind its sails.
Because of the federal exemption for hemp, Lexaria can enjoy interstate commerce and other freedoms that manufacturers using marijuana flowers do not, such as access to banking services.
States like Oregon, Washington, and Colorado that have already legalized marijuana for recreational and medical sales are beginning to implement strict packaging rules, requirements for traceability, QA programs, testing and laboratory monitoring requirements, and other regulations that would suggest FDA oversight down the road.
