Designing More Sustainable Cannabis Facilities

The topic of sustainability has grown in importance and priority for both consumers and regulators. From reducing emissions to lowering energy and water consumption, cannabis growing facilities face unique challenges when it comes to designing sustainable operations. Moreover, as the cannabis market grows and usage becomes more accepted, regulatory bodies will continue to increase the…

Product Liability Insurance

With Juul recently in the news and vaping bans going into effect around the country (see our recent coverage here, here, here and here), marijuana companies have been asking us questions about what to expect in the near term. In the midst of this uncertainty, we have been stressing to our clients the importance of liability…

Growers & Distributors: Cyber Risk

Cannabis growers and distributors are security newbies and this is posing a serious cyber risk. Unaware of the real risks, cannabis businesses consistently fall short of instituting some of the most basic cybersecurity protections, leaving them increasingly vulnerable to a cyber-attack. Cannabis businesses are especially attractive to hackers because of the vast amount of personally…

Kight Law – US News & Best Lawyers 2020 List

Congratulations to Kight Law firm Kight Law is proud to announce that it is included in the US News and Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms” of 2020, which states: “Firms included in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from…

Rapid Pathogen Detection: A Look at PathogenDx

The global food supply chain moves much faster today than it did in the late 19th century. According to Milan Patel, CEO of PathogenDx, this calls for something a little quicker. “Traditional microbial testing is tedious and lengthy,” says Patel. “We need 21st century pathogen detection solutions.”

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GMP vs EU-GMP?

The cannabis industry is on the road to legitimacy, no matter the bumps, globally. No matter what, and no matter what happens next, that is a good thing. Issues like supply chain transparency, privacy, consumer and patient safety, and of course energy and water use have long been in the room just about everywhere. Cleantech…

Rolling Just Got Faster & Easier

Rolling Just Got Faster: The legalization of cannabis in so many areas has allowed for many different types of businesses to spring up over the course of the last few years. Cannabis shops need quality products. This is true whether it is catering to medical marijuana users or recreational users in states like California, Nevada,…

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HCC to offer classes to train people for cannabis economy

HCC to offer classes to train people for cannabis economy HOLYOKE – With the cannabis industry now in its second phase – first medical dispensaries and now adult use recreational facilities – Holyoke Community College (HCC) is anticipating a demand for jobs in the cannabis industry and will start this fall four cannabis workforce training…

Free Expungement & Sealing Services

Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN) and Boston University School of Law announced their partnership aiming to provide free expungement & sealing services of criminal records to those who qualify in Massachusetts. As part of the recent criminal justice reform act, Massachusetts residents now have the ability to expunge their past criminal convictions. This…

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Full Service Law Firm In AZ

Bianchi Brandt & Hale, a full service law firm in AZ specializing in highly regulated environments, recently made its debut as the first group in Arizona with a full-service cannabis law practice. Co-founded and led by award-winning attorneys Laura A. Bianchi, Justin M. Brandt, and Jessica M. Hale, BBH Counsel is dedicated to assisting their…

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Resource Innovation Institute Releases Best Practices Guides for Cannabis Cultivators

The cannabis industry’s knowledge base has largely proliferated through word of mouth and community consensus, but now, the…

Michigan Governor Signs Legislation to Automatically Expunge Cannabis-Related Convictions

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed multiple “clean slate” bills into law Oct. 12 that will automatically expunge criminal…

Canndescent CEO Adrian Sedlin on Justice Joints Partnership with Last Prisoner Project

This year, Canndescent’s leadership decided to address cannabis incarceration and its disproportionate effects on black and brown people.…

Bernie’s Cannabis Plan

Here’s what he says https://berniesanders.com/issues/legalizing-marijuana/ Key Points Legalize marijuana in the first 100 days with executive action Vacate…

CannaCon Midwest | Detroit

Join the Ranks Moving the Cannabis Industry Forward We are proud to have provided Detroit’s first landmark cannabis business expo in 2018, followed by an even more successful 2019 event. CannaCon Midwest Detroit looks forward to helping grow the midwest’s cannabis industry…

Bean Con

Bean Con – An outdoor cannabis small-business event featuring genetics, cultivation, retail and other cannabis/hemp-related companies. Limited exhibitor space available June 26 at the beautiful Green Karma Farm in Orange, Massachusetts.

Cultivate’21

Saturday, July 10 – Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio AmericanHort will host Cultivate’21—the premier event for the entire horticulture industry—at the Greater Columbus Convention Center July 10-13, 2021. Cultivate is known to attract more than 10,000 industry professionals and visitors…