by Anne Marie Ellis, Esq. Buchalter There seems to be no end in sight to ongoing consumer regulations in California. Early this year, California’s Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) significantly changed the Prop. 65 warnings relating to marijuana smoke and THC. The regulators’ actions will be followed closely by the bounty hunters- which […]
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Consumer Privacy, California Cannabis and CCPA Deletion Requests
By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect at the beginning of the year. CCPA is a massive privacy law similar in scope to the European Union’s infamous General Data Protection Regulation, and applies to many businesses (not just cannabis businesses) that are based in or even “do […]
Simplifya Closes $1.5 Million in Over-Subscribed Bridge Round; Increases Round to $2.5 Million In Response to Strong Interest from Investors
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 and preliminary commitments, Simplifya expects to close an additional $1 million as part of the […]
BFD Alert: Coronavirus Cannabis Scams and Pitfalls
By Hilary Bricken, Founder at Harris Bricken The rapid and devastating proliferation of COVID-19 has affected businesses worldwide, and cannabis is no exception. Here in California (and in other states), the state announced that medical cannabis dispensaries are essential and may remain open as part of the state’s Stay-At-Home order. The medical cannabis businesses that […]
Keeping Pace With Creative Compliance in the Fast-Moving Cannabis Space
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 legalization are starting to turn, and the cannabis industry has reached a critical point in […]
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 by pursuing a program that goes above and beyond to protect its employees and the […]
Keeping Your CA Cannabis License: Get a Compliance System
Cannabis businesses must demonstrate they have the capability to be legally compliant as a condition to issuance of their state and local licenses. That compliant moment is only a glimpse of the business’s life, but it cannot be a fleeting thing, as periodic inspections can make or break your business. Depending on the license type, […]
The Whole Gamet: Compliance Tips
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 […]
DNA-Based Microbial Testing Needed Now for Exacting Compliance
With the growth trajectory in the cannabis, and the need for more exacting compliance about what is inside or clinging to the plant, there is a need to move to DNA-based testing into the industry for methodologies to identify contamination by microbes that are harmful to humans (pathogens). If this type of testing is not […]
Pharmaceutical industry lessons for cannabis
When it comes to developing and implementing an appropriately comprehensive security plan, the pharmaceutical industry knows what it is doing. You might say that this is not their first rodeo. That is not, however, the case with many cannabis businesses newly charged with mapping out security for the purposes of licensing and daily operations. The […]
