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June 23, 2021

Legalization in the Northeast: Where the Dominoes are Falling

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

As the Northeast continues to legalize adult use cannabis incrementally, it is looking like Rhode Island will follow closely behind Connecticut on the path to legalize adult use cannabis. Shortly behind Rhode Island comes growing support for legalization in Pennsylvania and Delaware too.

June 22, 2021

Unnecessary Obstacles for the Canadian Edibles Market

By Steven Burton

Complex regulatory standards, dosage limits, price disparities and a limited variety of products all hinder the Canadian edibles market and prevent the category from flourishing as it should.

June 17, 2021

Connecticut Legalizes Cannabis

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

Update: Governor Ned Lamont has signed S.B. 1201 into law, officially legalizing cannabis in the state of Connecticut and making it the 19th state in the country to end cannabis prohibition.

June 16, 2021

SC Labs Develops Comprehensive Hemp Testing Panel

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The California-based company has developed an ISO-accredited hemp testing panel that tests for a variety of contaminants, designed to cover requirements set by every state in the country.

June 9, 2021

How Effective is Your Internal Auditing Program?

By David Vaillencourt

How effective is your internal assessment program to proactively identifying and mitigating business risks? In this piece, Vaillencourt addresses common questions that cannabis businesses ask when developing an audit program and provides some tips for staying on top of self-assessments to avoid costly compliance fines.

June 2, 2021

Amazon Now Backs Federal Legalization

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

In a blog post published yesterday, Amazon’s Senior Vice President, Dave Clark, announced the company’s support for the MORE Act and their updated drug testing policy.

May 27, 2021

HUB International Announces New Cannabis Specialty Leader

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

HUB International, an insurance brokerage serving the cannabis industry, has announced Bradley Rutt as their new U.S. cannabis specialty leader, working alongside Jay Virdi, chief sales officer for cannabis.

May 18, 2021

Medicinal Genomics Hires Sherman Hom as New Director of Regulatory Affairs

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

Sherman Hom is a research scientist and microbiology expert at New Jersey’s Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories. He now joins the Medicinal Genomics team as their new director of regulatory affairs.

May 13, 2021

Defining Hemp: Classifications, Policies & Markets, Part 2

By Darwin Millard

The cannabis plant is an incredibly versatile plant used in numerous applications: construction materials, textiles, composites, bioplastics, food ingredients, phytochemicals, CBD products, and so much more. Or is that hemp? In this two-part series, Darwin Millard takes the reader down the hemp rabbit hole and discusses how the global market has evolved the definition of hemp over time and the challenges posed by trying to have your cake and eat it too. Millard proposes that we adopt policies for market protection of hemp products through standardization, not bifurcation of the cannabis plant.

May 11, 2021

Flower-Side Chats Part 4: A Q&A with Adrian Sedlin, CEO & Founder of Canndescent

By Aaron Green

In this series, Aaron Green sits down and interviews a number of integrated cannabis companies and flower brands. In Part 4, Green chats with Adrian Sedlin, CEO and founder of Canndescent, to learn more about their brand and product marketing as well as their recent social equity brand, Justice Joints.

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May 25, 2021

The Importance of Smart Cannabis Packaging

By John Shearman

Technology in cannabis packaging is advancing. Blockchain-supported tracking, QR codes and authenticity markers can help companies keep track of supply chain logistics and prevent counterfeiting simultaneously.

May 17, 2021

Support Grows for Federal Cannabis Legislation with the SAFE and CLAIM Acts

By Jay Virdi

Legislation moving through Congress would provide banking and insurance protections for cannabis and cannabis-related businesses without the threat of federal penalties

May 5, 2021

Lab Shopping: Highlighting the Need for Checks and Balances in Cannabis

By Josh Swider

Josh Swider, Co-Founder of InfiniteCAL, shares his concerns regarding labs working more like profit centers than public safety agents.

April 29, 2021

How to Build a Brand that Lasts After Federal Decriminalization

By Frank Knuettel II

When it comes to choosing markets to get involved in, some choose to do it regionally and others seek out available markets regardless of geography or marketing segments. In Frank’s experience, organizing operations by region increases efficiency and profitability.

April 28, 2021

European Cannabis is Starting to Look Like the US Market 10 Years Ago

By Michael Sassano

While still a very immature market, Europe will follow its own path by acknowledging the failures and successes of other markets, blending them to form its own unique European model.

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