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Cannabis Banking: The Prospects for Legal Protection

September 9, 2019 by John Vardaman Leave a Comment

The trend of states legalizing cannabis – 33 Medical Marijuana states plus the District of Columbia and 10 Adult-Use states and counting – while it remains illegal under federal law poses a dilemma for U.S. financial institutions. While some banks and credit unions have chosen to serve cannabis businesses, most refuse to do so given […]

Filed Under: Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)

Security Master Planning in the Cannabis Industry – Part 3: The Security Management Plan

April 25, 2019 by Tim Sutton Leave a Comment

THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT PLAN PART 1in this series explained that to legally operate a cannabis business, whether medical or recreational, a license or permit to operate must be obtained.  Every state has its own regulations and application process in place.  They all require security measures to provide for the safety and security of the operation, […]

Filed Under: Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Cultivators, Medical Marijuana, Security Solutions Tagged With: cultivation security, dispensary security, Security Management Plan, Security Operations Plan, Security Plan, Security Technology Plan

Proposed Standards Aim to Help with Cannabis Business Security Issues

March 27, 2019 by Press Release Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 27, 2019 – Three proposed ASTM International standards aim to support day-to-day security management of cannabis-related businesses. The standards are being developed by ASTM International’s cannabis committee (D37). According to committee member Erica Rigler, one standard aims to include recommendations on video surveillance systems (WK61980) which can provide forensic […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations, Press Releases Tagged With: ASTM International, Erica Rigler, Invision Security

Security Master Planning in the Cannabis Industry – Part 2: The Security Technology Plan

February 12, 2019 by Tim Sutton Leave a Comment

This article is the second in a series of four (4). PART 1 in this series explained that to legally operate a cannabis business, whether medical or recreational, a license or permit to operate must be obtained. Every state has its own regulations and application process in place. They all require security measures to provide […]

Filed Under: Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Security Solutions Tagged With: cultivation security, dispensary security, Security Management Plan, Security Operations Plan, Security Plan, Security Technology Plan

Security Master Planning in the Cannabis Industry

January 21, 2019 by Tim Sutton Leave a Comment

Part 1 of 4 In order to legally operate a cannabis business, whether medical or recreational, a license or permit to operate must be obtained.  Every state has its own regulations and application process in place.  They all require security measures to provide for the safety and security of the operation, its associates, and the […]

Filed Under: Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Security Solutions Tagged With: cultivation security, dispensary security, Security Management Plan, Security Operations Plan, Security Plan, Security Technology Plan

Will Hemp-Derived CBD Be Fully Legal with Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill? Not Quite…

December 5, 2018 by Ian Stewart Leave a Comment

By Ian Stewart, Wilson Elser Public interest in the potential health benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) is responsible for a whole new market segment of health and wellness foods and supplements that features CBD as an ingredient. CBD is one of more than 100 cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, but unlike THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), CBD is not […]

Filed Under: California, Cannabis Investments, Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Hemp Policy & Legal, Industry News, Policy & Legal Tagged With: CBD, Farm Bill, FDA, Hemp

Making Data Work: What You Need to Know

November 12, 2018 by Jacques Santucci Leave a Comment

The cannabis industry is evolving rapidly and so is the usage of data in a business, particularly in this nascent industry. We all know that data’s importance to business strategy is unimaginably larger than a couple of decades ago, but what does it mean to have data that works for your business, in a secure, […]

Filed Under: Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology Tagged With: big data, data, financial reporting

What Cannabis Companies Should Know About Data Security and Breach Response Requirements

October 10, 2018 by Robert Munnelly 1 Comment

Cannabis companies should remain mindful of the importance of creating and maintaining a comprehensive written data security program. No cannabis company should aspire to being subject to response costs, regulatory fines, and potential lawsuits that follow the theft or inadvertent disclosures of legally protected or commercially sensitive data or, even worse, harming customers by enabling […]

Filed Under: Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Massachusetts, Science and Technology, Security Solutions Tagged With: cannabis data security, Data breaches, data security, information privacy

Unique Program to Track and Trace Dollars in CA Could Pave the Way for a Banking Solution in the US

September 12, 2018 by Rob Meagher Leave a Comment

State and local governments vary greatly in their ability to attract and compensate regulatory personnel that bring institutional knowledge and experience to regulate the nascent Cannabis Industry in their respective spheres of influence. Think about it, the challenge for any state or local government is to find and afford people with the experience and the […]

Filed Under: Banking, Finance & Real Estate, California, Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: Adam Crabtree, Andrew Freedman, Joint Powers Authority, Lewis & Koski, NCS Analytics, The California Cannabis Authority (CCA)

Mandatory Testing Costly For Colorado Marijuana Growers

August 27, 2018 by AggregatedNews 1 Comment

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New mandatory marijuana pesticide testing in Colorado is putting a financial squeeze on local cultivators to the tune of thousands of dollars in increased costs. The added expense is the latest financial blow to hit the state’s cultivators, which are already struggling with falling wholesale prices and a glut of product. Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division […]

Filed Under: Colorado, Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: Colorado marijuana, Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, Legal Marijuana, marijuana, Marijuana growers, marijuana testing, medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, Tim Cullen

ASTM Announces New International Standard Projects to Help Reduce Hazards in Cannabis Processing and Cannabis Sampling Procedures

August 23, 2018 by Press Release Leave a Comment

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PRESS RELEASES Two Proposed ASTM International Standards Underway to Support Cannabis Sampling Procedures W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., August 23, 2018 – Members of the ASTM International cannabis committee (D37) are proposing two guides for cannabis sampling procedures in an effort to ultimately improve consumer safety. The guides cover concentrates, extracts, and other cannabis-infused products (WK64646) as […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: ASTM International cannabis committee, hazard analysis critical control points”(HACCP) systems, Radojka Barycki

The Whole Gamet: Packaging Made Perfect

August 23, 2018 by Greg Gamet Leave a Comment

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The big challenge for most companies in the emerging cannabis industry is how to package and label their product to be compliant with state regulations while still having it look great and carry the brand’s message to the end-user. Because of all the requirements, this is not an easy task. This article is not going to list […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations, Packaging and Supplies Tagged With: cannabis compliance, Packaging and Labeling

6 Essential Items to Include on Your Cannabis Label

August 20, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

The more useful information you list, the more you empower the consumer and earn their trust. One of the most challenging and thrilling facts about branding cannabis is that there is no clearly established standard. It was just a couple years ago now that packaging even became a relevant thought to a manufacturer. Before then, […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations, Packaging and Supplies Tagged With: branding, Jared Mirsky

The Whole Gamet: Compliance Tips

June 20, 2018 by Greg Gamet 6 Comments

Welcome to The Whole Gamet. This column is designed to provide cannabis entrepreneurs, executives, and those thinking about getting into the business, with real-world advice from someone who has been on the front lines. I am your host, Greg Gamet, and I have founded, operated, or been involved with a wide variety of businesses in […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: American Disability Act, compliance, Greg Gamet, standard operating procedures

DripDripDrip – What is AG Jeff Sessions Up To Now?

December 20, 2017 by David Hodes Leave a Comment

What is U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions working on today that affects the cannabis industry, and who is he working on it with? If the most recent meeting held just two weeks ago is any indication, he’s digging in deeper in his quest to stop legalization, and calling in bigger policy and researcher guns to […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal Tagged With: Cole Memo, David Evans, Dr. Bertha Madras, Dr. Hoover Adger, executive director of the Drug Free Schools Coalition, Heritage Foundation, President Trump, President’s Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Robert DuPont, Rohrabacher- Blumenauer amendment, the first director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Another Shot in the Arm for Legalization? New Laws Expanding Hemp Production Stepping Up the Discussion

December 13, 2017 by David Hodes Leave a Comment

What’s that? Hemp making a comeback? An illegal Substance 1 drug? Has the Drug Enforcement Administration gone soft on cannabis crime? No, that’s not likely. But when it comes to hemp, and medicinal CBD derived from hemp, all of which is treated as a Substance 1 drug by the DEA, recent legislature moves on hemp […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal Tagged With: Charlotte Figi, Charlotte's Web, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council, Pennsylvania Senate, SB 50, Substance 1 drug, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Are We Getting Closer to a ‘Supreme’ Moment in the Cannabis Industry?

December 11, 2017 by David Hodes Leave a Comment

For years, thought leaders in the cannabis business have spoken about the possibility that the issue of cannabis prohibition would some day find its way into the Supreme Court. That day was just pushed a little closer to reality by one of the staunchest opponents of the cannabis industry – outgoing New Jersey Governor Chris […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: Alexis Bortell, Allen St. Pierre, former executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Governor Phil Murphy, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, New Jersey Democratic Senate President Stephen Sweeney, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), Thought leaders

Questionable Licensing Issues Now Cropping Up In Ohio – ‘The Process Is Severely Broken’

December 6, 2017 by David Hodes Leave a Comment

As the regulatory process plays out across various states in the country – most importantly, in California where regulations and rules are coming right down to the wire (and maybe a little beyond) for the January 1, 2018 start of recreational – more and more issues are cropping up about the licensing process itself and […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations Tagged With: CannAscend, CEO and chairman Jimmy Gould, dispensaries in Maryland, five-count lawsuit filed, Maryland, Nevada, Office of Medical Marijuana (PDHOMM), Ohio, Ohio House of Representatives Medical Marijuana Task Force, Pennsylvania Department of Health, regulatory process

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