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How to Vote for Cannabis Research
on November 3rd

By Dr. Jordan Zager, Dewey Scientific

A millennial PhD biochemist on Election Day momentum for cannabis and how you can make a difference by voting for cannabis research.

Edibles Pose Health Risk without Food Safety Test

Rapid Pathogen Testing Mitigates Foodborne Illness

Even with comprehensive cannabis testing, food safety concerns pose a major challenge to edible manufacturers. With no regulatory oversight for cannabis-infused foods, it’s up to manufacturers to prevent pathogen outbreaks. Microbiological testing for hazardous bacteria is the best way to protect against outbreaks.

Stay ahead of the curve with rapid micro testing.

A Survey of State CBD & Hemp Regulation Since The 2018 Farm Bill

By Brett Schuman, Jennifer Fisher, Brendan Radke
& Gina Faldetta, Goodwin Law

Since the Farm Bill was signed into law, we have seen a number of new state laws addressing both the legality of hemp and products derived therefrom, most noticeably cannabidiol, better known as CBD. This piece provides a brief overview of some of the more interesting state laws concerning hemp and CBD, as well as recent developments.

Leaders in Infused Products Manufacturing: Part 2

By Aaron Green, Iridium Consulting

In this series of articles, Aaron Green sits down and interviews a number of industry executives leading infused products and edibles companies. In Part 2, Green sits down with Mike Hennesy, vice president of iInnovation at Wana Brands to hear about his thoughts on innovation, the importance of educating consumers and how business at Wana Brands is growing.

How GW Pharma Won CBD

By Cathleen Rocco, Hoban Law Group

By having the DEA deschedule its Epidiolex formulation instead of CBD, GW Pharma won the race to market CBD drugs while keeping in place the CSA’s formidable barrier to entry still faced by competitors.

Explosive growth always overwhelms the unprepared.

The cannabis market will continue to experience unprecedented growth and change. You must have the right business solutions to establish and maintain a leadership position. This complimentary report shares the 6 must-haves for evaluating business software. You’ll know what to ask as you prepare your cannabusiness for growth.

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Overcoming Challenges in the Private Label
CBD Industry

By Josh Epstein, Socati

Epstein details what to look for when launching your new CBD brand, how to build credibility, secure quality sources and how to create a unique product.

Metrc Gets West Virginia Contract

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

In a press release sent out earlier in October, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Medical Cannabis announced Metrc as their new seed-to-sale software provider.

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Given this agency’s history of doing everything in its power to maintain the criminalization of cannabis in any form, this rule was clearly not proposed to help the thousands of small farmers who are participating in approved hemp programs and could put them in unnecessary danger. Failure to rescind it immediately is a clear violation of congressional intent and established law.

Aaron Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of NCIA

Using Spreadsheets as Your ERP?
Your Supply Chain Could Take a Hit

By Tom Brennan, Rootstock Software

Let’s face it. 2020 has been a difficult year, but perhaps it’s the year that companies finally forego spreadsheets and enlist an industrial-strength cloud platform.

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