Data: The Key to Success in Today’s Cannabis Market

By Rick Maturo, BDSA

As the cannabis industry continues to evolve, recent market challenges have created an environment that is more difficult for industry leaders to navigate. To find success in today’s marketplace, company leaders need to adopt a robust, data-driven approach to combat the influx of rising brands, emerging markets and pricing challenges, among other obstacles.

Compliance as a Revenue Center:
Banking & Cannabis, More Similar Than You Think

By Kevin Hart, Green Check Verified

Traditionally, compliance is viewed as a cost center, but in reality, it’s a revenue protection center. As the old saying goes; “an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.” Compliance is that prevention.

Connecticut Launches Adult Use Sales

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

On January 10, 2023, seven dispensaries in Connecticut opened their doors to people over the age of 21, opening up the state’s new adult use cannabis market. The state legalized adult use cannabis back in June of 2021.

ICP-MS Analysis of Heavy Metals in Hemp-Containing Food Samples

Sponsored By MilliporeSigma

This report describes the analysis of various heavy metals in hemp-containing food samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and identifies elements that are crucial in the analysis process.

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Cannabis in 2023:
Here to Stay, but Major Challenges Remain

By Joshua Weiss & Osiris Morel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

In this piece, we share some thoughts on progress made in 2022 and what’s in store for the year ahead. This includes a breakdown of legislation on the federal and state levels, a discussion of scheduling, Biden’s efforts and more.

Department Stores for Cannabis:
The CEOs of Remedy on Cannabis Retail

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

In this interview, we sit down with the founders of Remedy Maryland, a cannabis retail business operating since 2017. They share their growth strategy and unique business model taking after companies like Nordstrom, seeking to bring the department store concept to the cannabis market.

The 2022 Cannabis Labs Virtual Conference: December Program. Check out sessions from the December 19 event such as: Potency Inflation: The Problem, the Causes and the Solutions; The Laboratory Information Landscape in Cannabis Testing; and Cannabis Testing Regulations & Implications for Environmental Monitoring