Vermont is preparing for cannabis cultivation and retail. Photo by: greenserenityca. In 2018, Vermont legalized adult-use cannabis. However, Vermonters are still waiting for the ability to legally buy it. When the Green Mountain State made recreational pot legal, it officially allowed residents to grow up to six plants and possess 1 ounce of flower and/or 5 grams of … [Read more...] about Vermont Proposes Licensing Structures, Moves Closer to Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
Compliance
Natural or Synthetic Drugs: an Arbitrary Preference?
Is the preference for natural over synthetic drugs ubiquitous? Photo credit: Envato. There is a common error in reasoning called the naturalistic fallacy. It occurs when one conflates what is natural with what is good. The issue is that oftentimes, the one deploying this argument determines exactly what natural means. One bigoted example is the homophobic argument … [Read more...] about Natural or Synthetic Drugs: an Arbitrary Preference?
Edibles, Compliance and the Cannabis Industry: How Baked Smart is Doing it Right
Written by Clair Covino As the cannabis industry continues to grow before our eyes, the standards of compliance don’t quite seem to be catching up. We are in the infancy of what the experts at New Frontier Data presume will be a $30 billion industry by 2025. At this stage, differing federal and state policies make it confusing for companies and dispensaries to … [Read more...] about Edibles, Compliance and the Cannabis Industry: How Baked Smart is Doing it Right
EmeraldLIVE Webinar: Legalization and Compliance
EmeraldLIVE Educational Series on Legalization and Compliance Hear from our panel of experts: — Gary Weinstein, strategic legal counsel and cannabis advisor (moderator). — Sheri Tarr, founder and chief advisor of '68 Partners, and cannabis and life sciences commercialization and compliance. — Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union … [Read more...] about EmeraldLIVE Webinar: Legalization and Compliance
Permit Deadline
via Humboldt County Administrative Office: Dec. 30 is the last day to file a cannabis permit application If you are planning on operating locally as a cannabis cultivator in 2017 you must submit your application to the Planning & Building Department’s Cannabis Services Division no later than Friday, Dec. 30. This deadline also applies to individuals seeking permits … [Read more...] about Permit Deadline
