Cannabis Multi-State Operators: Top 5 Mistakes May 27, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken We work with a good number of multi-state operator (MSO) cannabis companies. Always have. Most of these companies are publicly traded, although others remain closely held. With more MSOs on the scene than… Read More→
A Deeper Look in to World Health Organization’s Rescheduling Recommendations February 13, 2019 Lezli Engelking International 0 Comments On January 24th, 2019 World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) released recommendations on the global rescheduling of cannabis and cannabis related substances. “The committee recognized the public health harms presented by these substances, as well as… Read More→
Will the FDA/DEA Epidiolex Rulings and the 2018 Farm Bill Change the Industry? October 4, 2018 Courtney Elder Hemp Industry News, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In late June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration announced approval for a new medication that could potentially change the way the world views cannabis. Epidiolex is a CBD-based oral solution that is prescribed to treat two forms of rare… Read More→
Want to prevent Cannabis theft & diversion? Start collecting behavioral data. February 13, 2018 Lezli Engelking News & Insights 1 Comment By Jeremy Applen, Vice Chairman ASTM D37 and Leslie Engleking With each passing year, FOCUS (Foundation of Cannabis Unified Standards) is asked to investigate more and more cases of theft and diversion throughout the cannabis industry. Findings from records audits and… Read More→
Insurance Loss Control Issues for the Cannabis Industry December 5, 2016 Thomas Smith Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments The International Risk Management Institute defines loss control as "a risk management technique that seeks to reduce the possibility that a loss will occur and/or reduce the severity of those that do occur. Also known as safety or risk control. Driver… Read More→
Standards for the Cannabis Industry August 17, 2016 Lezli Engelking Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology 1 Comment By Lezli Engelking Hearing about the lack of standards in the cannabis industry comes as quite a surprise to most. After all, cannabis is one of the most highly regulated industries in existence today. Complicated terminology and varied definitions, however,… Read More→