CannaSafe Accredited to ISO 17025 {$excerpt:n} According to a press release sent out last week, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. announced the accreditation of CannaSafe Labs to ISO/IEC 17025. CannaSafe is based in Van Nuys, California and provides a number of different testing services, including full regulatory compliance testing for the state’s requirements. CannaSafe was…
Trichome Analytical Accredited to ISO 17025 {$excerpt:n} According to a press release sent out last week, the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) announced the accreditation of Trichome Analytical to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Trichome Analytical is the first cannabis testing lab accredited to the standard in the state of New jersey. Based in Mount Laurel, New…
Hemp and Novel Foods in Europe {$excerpt:n} European Industrial Hemp Association Managing Director Lorenza Romanese tells MCN about Novel Foods legislation and industrial hemp in the EU. The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), founded in 2005, is the only pan-European membership body serving the industrial hemp sector, boasting members from 25 EU Member States and 12 third countries.…
C4 Labs Accredited, Ready for Compliance Testing {$excerpt:n} Since Arizona legalized medical cannabis in 2011 , regulators have not required testing for cannabis products. That is about to change in a little more than a month. After a long and hard-fought battle by patients and stakeholders in the Arizona cannabis industry, Governor Ducey signed SB1494…
The future of medical cannabis: regulation, capital raising, and investments {$excerpt:n} Hill Dickinson Senior Associate Rohit Fogla explores the UK’s regulatory landscape concerning cannabis finance. As policy on cannabis in the UK and Europe continues to evolve, Rohit Fogla, Senior Associate at Hill Dickinson LLP, outlines the current regulatory regime for medical cannabis, capital raising…
Why You Should Consider Parametric Insurance to Protect Your Outdoor Cannabis Crop {$excerpt:n} In May 2019, there were 4,400 reports of tornadoes, hail and high winds across the U.S. That’s the highest number of similar weather incidents on record since 2011. This increasing number of weather incidents has a huge effect on the cannabis industry, which…
Top tips for safely launching your medical cannabis products in Europe {$excerpt:n} Marc Stegeman of ProPharma Group outlines the factors business owners need to consider when moving into the growing European market. The continent of Europe consists of 44 countries, so how do you navigate the regulatory differences across each region? More specifically, how…
It’s High Time for the Cannabis Industry to Pay Attention to Contact Compliance {$excerpt:n} Communicating with consumers through the telephone—either by text messages or by calls—is a great way to engage with them. Indeed, a recent analysis of text messaging trends reveals that most consumers check their cell phones more than 20 times a day,…
Legislating THC in Food {$excerpt:n} As laws for cannabis use change, so do the laws that govern the particular cannabinoids that make up the plant, namely CBD and THC, and how and where they are used. Whereas CBD has already been regulated differently in many places, THC is often left with no regulation at…
Judge Dismisses Claims in Vaping Illness Lawsuit {$excerpt:n} In September of 2019, Charles Wilcoxen fell seriously ill after vaping cannabis oil from a cartridge. Just days after he began experiencing symptoms he was hospitalized and later diagnosed with lipoid pneumonia, the mysterious lung illness now known as EVALI associated with the 2019 vape crisis. Wilcoxen…
