The Economics of Ex-Im In Europe You have read the press releases. You may have heard about such ideas at a recent cannabis conference in and around the EU of late. Or you may have encountered new distributors coming into the game with a German presence and a decidedly interesting ex-im plan that sounds a bit,
A Second Chance: CannTrust To Destroy Inventory & Plants The beleaguered CannTrust has been given a way out of the perilous mess that executive management created for the company – but such a salvation comes at a high cost. That said, the company was already in deep water with regulators and clients. Health Canada, in fact,
CBD In The UK: An Unregulated Marketplace You have to give it to this industry. Everyone wants in. And well, Prohibition is so over. The problem is, particularly here in Europe, for the most part, this is either the tedious process of educating doctors, creating medical grade product that insurers will pay for, or of course,
What Does GMP Mean? And How Is This Different From 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
Cannabis Featured At Germany’s ExpoPharm For The First Time Expopharm is a big deal in Germany and Europe beyond that. It is the largest expo for pharmacists on the continent. This year, there were two firsts in a convention already looking to the future with digitalization – itself a huge issue in not only the European
Polish Authorities Halt Medical Cannabis Product Registration In early September, Polish authorities halted medical cannabis product registrations. It is still unclear what this was caused by. However, in conversations with the Dutch Cannabis Agency, Cannabis Industry Journal learned the Dutch government ran into significant problems with Polish acceptance of documents in the February 2019 timeframe. Further,
Analytical Instruments You Need to Start a Cannabis Testing Laboratory The cannabis industry is growing exponentially, and the use of cannabis for medical purposes is being adopted across the nation. With this boom in cannabis consumers, there has been an increasing need for knowledge about the product. The role of testing labs has become crucial to
Four Payroll Best Practices for Cannabis Companies Among the myriad business challenges facing cannabis companies, processing payroll ranks right up there. On top of the industry’s overarching banking and regulatory hurdles—not to mention prohibitive tax liability—its varied, sometimes unconventional pay models can fall outside the scope of traditional payroll processing. Obviously, despite the many business issues
The Stress of a Grower Tell me that you can’t relate to this story. You’re sitting down to dinner at a restaurant about ten minutes from where you work, finally relaxing after a tough day. You’ve set your environmental alerts on your plants; you have that peace of mind that the technology promised and you know
Tuesday, September 24th is National Voter Registration Day In an interview with HeadCount back in 2012, Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, discussed the importance of registering to vote. “Just register, study up and vote. It’s your future. Don’t let people take that from you,” says Weir. “Cause in years to come you’ll be