Vermont Senate Approves Cannabis Regulation Bill

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The Vermont Senate voted to pass a bill that would legalize, regulate and tax cannabis sales. The Governor has not said if he will sign the bill into law.

Why You Should Consider Parametric Insurance
to Protect Your Outdoor Cannabis Crop

By Evan Stait, HUB International

Outdoor cannabis crops aren’t covered by traditional crop insurance. But in a hardening property insurance market, a world of climate change and shifting weather patterns, growers are looking for a way to mitigate their risk. Parametric insurance may be your best bet.

The DEA’s Interim Final Rule and its Impact on the Industrial Hemp Industry

By Steve Levine, Seth Mailhot, Emily Lyons & Megan Herr,
Husch Blackwell LLP

This new curveball the DEA threw at the cannabis industry muddies the waters significantly. The DEA believes that, should the THC content exceed 0.3% THC at any point during the extraction process, processors will be considered to be in possession of a Schedule I controlled substance.

C4 Labs Accredited, Ready for Compliance Testing

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

After a hard-fought battle lobbying for legislative change, the Arizona market is on track to begin requiring compliance testing for cannabis products in November. Scottsdale-based C4 Labs is ready with their new ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and expanded sample capacity.

Is Your Cannabis Testing Method Truly Validated?

Current microbial detection methods for cannabis do not conform to globally accepted validation practices. The objective of this report is to provide guidance on improving study designs for future validations. Visit: bio-rad.com/cannabis

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Oklahoma Announces Contract with Metrc

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The Metrc seed-to-sale software system was awarded the state contract for the market. They expect to launch it in February 2021.

Featured Quote

"From changes to protocols and buyer behaviors to supply chain disruptions, there were many new hurdles for the industry in addition to the ones cannabis businesses already faced, such as funding. But the silver lining could be that businesses within the cannabis industry become less of a specialty and more ‘every day’ than ever before.

Serge Chistov, Chief Financial Partner, Honest Marijuana Company

How Barcode Labeling Improves
Traceability & Security

By Travis Wayne, TEKLYNX

From tagging hundreds of clones to automated inventory tracking and cannabinoid profiles, barcode labeling can be a useful tool throughout the cannabis supply chain.

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