Ask the Experts: Ensuring the Validity of Cannabis Lab Testing {$excerpt:n} Cannabis testing laboratories are one of the major players in the industry for protecting public health. Ensuring that laboratory test results are reliable and valid requires a multipronged approach involving method validation, proficiency testing and performing frequent reviews of equipment and processes. Cannabis testing…
Bad Actors in CBD: How to Distinguish Quality Products From the Rest {$excerpt:n} The success of reputable cannabis and CBD brands has inspired an influx of inexperienced and disreputable competitors in the market. These so-called “bad actors” in CBD advertise products that are not manufactured under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), which help to ensure…
Financing the Cannabis Industry Part 1: A Q&A with AFC Gamma CEO & Partner Len Tannenbaum {$excerpt:n} Business often require outside capital to finance operating activities and to enable scaling and growth. Financing in the cannabis industry is notoriously challenging with regulatory obstacles at the local, state and federal levels. Recent market dynamics pose additional…
The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo Brings Education, Networking to New Jersey {$excerpt:n} PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 17-19, 2022 – The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC) heads to New Jersey October 17-19 this year. The agenda features three tracks of educational talks, panel discussions, keynotes and breakout sessions. At this year’s event, the conference will…
Attract Employees by Offering a 401(k) Plan {$excerpt:n} Even for the soaring cannabis industry, recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce remains a significant challenge in 2022. Although a tight labor market was not a new situation for many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic made it much worse and widespread, and the pain has yet to…
Legalisation of Cannabis leads to huge Market Growth across Europe {$excerpt:n} Once all but unthinkable, a wave of legislation legalising the consumption and sale of cannabis is now rolling out across Europe – and with it comes a plethora of business opportunities. While currently only legal for recreational purposes in Luxembourg and Malta, that…
The Coming Cannabis Data Squeeze – And Why So Many Companies are Flying Blind {$excerpt:n} “Data” is a hard concept to picture. It’s even harder to visualize what your data is saying about your business. Many important insights are processed on different systems, never to see the light of day. In the digital advertising industry,…
Twelve Tips for Scaling Your Cannabis Business {$excerpt:n} We know a thing or two about scaling a cannabis business. While we don’t own a plant-touching business ourselves, we have helped companies like Tokyo Smoke, Superette and Northern Helm to open dozens of dispensaries in less than 3 years as their IT company. Here are some…
As More Opportunity Arises in the Cannabis Industry, Potential Business Pitfalls Also Increase {$excerpt:n} Benjamin Franklin famously advised fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736 that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” With industry growth and maturation comes increased opportunities and challenges. As the cannabis business matures and spreads into new geographic regions, the…
