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Simplifya Closes $1.5 Million in Over-Subscribed Bridge Round; Increases Round to $2.5 Million In Response to Strong Interest from Investors

April 24, 2020
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PRESS RELEASE Denver – April 23, 2020 – Simplifya, the leading provider of regulatory and operational compliance software for the cannabis industry, announced today that it has closed $1.5 million of its currently over-subscribed bridge round. Based on strong interest…

Environment, Health and Safety from Home, Resources to Rely on while Social Distancing

March 30, 2020
Grant Gilezan
Compliance and Regulations, Coronavirus, Policy & Legal
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You are a cannabis industry professional navigating the “new normal.” You have scheduled a productive day of workbooks, crafts and electronic device time for the children. You have negotiated workspace allowances with your cohabitants (“You can pace the family room…

Keeping Pace With Creative Compliance in the Fast-Moving Cannabis Space

March 24, 2020
Amanda Ostrowitz
Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights
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Last year, when censors rejected a Super Bowl ad from cannabis brand Acreage Holdings, it was both a sign of cannabis’ mainstream emergence, and also an indication of America’s ongoing complicated relationship with the plant. Now, the political headwinds around…

Cannabis and EHS Regulations Part 4

The Carrot and the Stick The last two articles in our series discussed some of the benefits of designing a progressive, comprehensive environment, health and safety (EHS) program in the cannabis industry. We described the “carrot” of increased business growth…

Accreditation: Adding Value to Supply Chains

March 5, 2020
Lezli Engelking
Compliance and Regulations, Standards and Certification
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In the first installment, we established the differences between first, second, and third party certification. For this article, we will delve deeper into third party certification by exploring the difference between certification and accreditation. The terms certification and accreditation are often…

Call for National Lab Testing Standards

February 26, 2020
Reggie Snyder
Lab Testing, News & Insights, Science and Technology, Spotlight, Standards and Certification
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Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Legal Issues, Operational Challenges and Regulatory Hurdles That Marijuana-Related Businesses Frequently Encounter PART 3 of 6: An Overview of How the Lack of National Standards for Laboratory Tests of Marijuana Products Affects the Public Health and…

Environmental Health and Safety Compliance in The Cannabis Industry: Starting at Ground Zero (Part 3)

By Grant Gilezan & Gerald Hincka In Part 2 we discussed envisioning the scope of your environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance program so you can determine whether you want to pursue a “good enough” program or set yourself apart…

Quality

Using Quality as a Competitive Differentiator in the Cannabis Industry

February 3, 2020
Susan Gunelius
Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights, Standards and Certification
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In the aftermath of the recent vaping epidemic, cannabis consumers and businesses are paying more attention to quality than ever. For the sake of the industry’s long-term growth, let’s hope that concern translates into action with both time and monetary…

2020 Cannabis Industry Outlook

January 27, 2020
Jacques Santucci
Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights, Newsletters, Opinions
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The New Year marks a noteworthy turning point in our country, economically, politically, and culturally. The decade ahead will likely include transformation and accelerate innovation within the cannabis industry, in continuation of previous years’ trends and with continued advancement towards…

THCP: Newly Discovered Form of THC Could Help Explain Potency Variations in Cannabis Strains and May Lead to New Product Label Requirements

January 22, 2020
Ian Stewart
Compliance and Regulations, Packaging, Science and Technology
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The pharmacological effects of most cannabinoids remain a mystery. Despite more than 120 identified cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, very few other than THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) have been isolated and characterized in terms of their pharmacological properties. The…

Certification | The Latest Cannabis Buzz (word)

December 18, 2019
Lezli Engelking
Compliance and Regulations, Standards and Certification
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This is the first in a series of articles designed to educate and assist both the public and private sector understand the challenges related to producing safe, quality consistent cannabis products, and the role third-party certification plays in that process.…

Cannabis Regulations and EHS – An Overview

By Grant Gilzean & Gerald Hincka Congratulations! Your company has completed the permitting process for your cannabis business. You understand and have managed the operational and commercial risk in your particular state, and have likely immersed yourself in necessary zoning…

Cannabis Banking: The Prospects for Legal Protection

September 9, 2019
John Vardaman
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Compliance and Regulations
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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…

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

April 25, 2019
Tim Sutton CPP, PCI, PSP, CHPA
Compliance and Regulations, Cultivation, Processing, Security, Standards and Certification
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THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT PLAN 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…

Proposed Standards Aim to Help with Cannabis Business Security Issues

March 27, 2019
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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,…