Virginia Cannabis: Let’s Talk About Licenses

On April 21, 2021 Governor Northam signed Virginia's recreational cannabis bill and made it law. Legal possession of up to one ounce and four plants for home cultivation will go live on July 1. More importantly for businesses looking to…

Validating Cyber Risks in the Cannabis Industry

With information gathered from assets in the underground (involved with the dark web) and conversations with federal authorities, investigations disclosed that, while there is no specific group actively targeting the cannabis industry, there are hackers focusing on three areas within…

Seed-to-Sale Scorecard: A Look at 2016 and Beyond

By Rob Meagher Back in late January 2016, CBE published its first Seed-to-Sale state and local government scorecard to take a look at what appeared to have become a three-horse race based on those up-to-date results. We projected that the competition for local…

Converting from Medical to Recreational in the Retail Cannabis Space

January 11, 2017
Matt Walstatter
Retail
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Oregon officially launched its OLCC-regulated recreational cannabis program last fall, and while some Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) licensees are new businesses, many have converted from the medical program. With most states enacting medical programs for years before adult use…

Why Seed-to-Sale Tracking is No Longer Good Enough

There’s been so much discussion lately about cannabis seed-to-sale tracking. This catchphrase is used to describe the process of tracking plants and their by-products from initial planting through... There’s been so much discussion lately about cannabis seed-to-sale tracking. This catchphrase…