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DEA and Big Pharma: The Tangled Web of the Opioid Crisis

By Ralph Morgan Cannabis Industry leaders and activists are seemingly the only two groups with a sense of urgency to find a reasonable alternative pain remedy to replace synthetic opioids. Pharmaceuticals are responsible for a death every 19 minutes. Big…

Ban the “Pop-Tops” for Child Safety

By Steve Owens Have you ever seen children’s aspirin in a “pop-top” bottle or container? No. If the Federal government decided to re-schedule marijuana to Schedule II or lower after the election, 30% or more of the marijuana products on…

City of Denver Cannabis Consumption Pilot Initiative

By Marijuana Industry Group (MIG) A Denver initiative allowing consumption of marijuana in designated areas was recently validated and will make it to the ballot this November. The initiative, known as “City of Denver Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program”, would be…

Is Today’s Cannabis Stronger?

I just read an article titled "Regulate potency in pot before legalizing it". I asked myself a few questions...what are they talking about? Why would we regulate medicine to be less pure? Wouldn't you just take less? What are they…

The Buck Stops Here: Industry Diversity

It is no accident that Jane (Amy Dannemiller) and Jazmin have risen to the top of the cannabis industry in two short years. Their catalytic rise to influence speaks to the power of the Women Grow mission to connect, educate…

Not if but when: Cannabis Businesses Must Be Outstanding Corporate Citizens and prepare for Federal Regulations: Here’s how.

August 22, 2016
Mica Gross
Compliance and Regulations, The Buck Stops Here
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By Mica Gross, Director of Operations at Wana Brands Let’s step out of the cannabis industry for one moment, shall we? We spend so much time tangled up in the red tape of legalization that we sometimes forget to consider…

Craft of Cannabis: The Argument for High Quality Cannabis

By Matthew Huron On New Year’s Day in 2014, recreational marijuana dispensaries across Colorado opened their doors. For the first time, consumers 21 years of age and older were able to buy high quality Cannabis—just as they’d been able to…

The DEA’s Rescheduling Debacle

The cannabis community received long awaited news from the DEA this week regarding the rescheduling of cannabis. Most folks in the world of cannabis are pretty disappointed by the decision. The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 created a system known…

Cannabis Industry Leaders Can be Proactive, Good Citizens when it comes to Pest Management

August 8, 2016
J. Chandler
Science and Technology, The Buck Stops Here
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By J. Chandler The agricultural industry has been using pest management techniques for centuries to increase yields for a growing world population. From tomatoes to broccoli, most crops have clear guidance from the federal government on which pest…

How to Choose the Best Cannabis Extraction Method: BHO

July 25, 2016
Rick Scarpello
Science and Technology, The Buck Stops Here
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By Rick Scarpello, CEO of Medically Correct Let's discuss cannabis extraction methods with facts and not religion. I’m pro-faith, but let's call it what it is. When someone has faith in their opinion and not scientific evidence, it’s a religious…

Taking back the narrative and the building of the cannabis industry

By Chuck Smith We are a passionate crowd, the men and women of the cannabis industry. How else would you describe our willingness to risk our personal freedom while fighting the constant legal battles generally reserved for drug cartels? Or…

Legislative legalization: The Work Doesn’t Stop When Laws Pass

I really didn’t want to go there, but I’m glad I did. Prior to Responsible Ohio’s proposed constitutional amendment -- Issue 3 ballot initiative -- I had never participated in politics, nor did I plan to. But Issue 3 was…

The Permitting Vortex: How a Simple Question Turns Into Regulatory Hell

May 24, 2016
Patricia Rosi
Maine, News & Insights, Policy & Legal, The Buck Stops Here
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By Patricia Rosi Coming off the Memorial Day weekend, I thought I would start on a humorous note by sharing our most recent challenge: Convincing local authorities that installing a closed loop, supercritical CO2 extraction system is not akin to…

Is There Room for Celebrity Brands?

We live in a high paced environment in the world of cannabis. It's a rapidly changing world, where I like to say, "The only constant in our industry is change." A year ago, it would have been nearly impossible for…

Disingenuous Cannabis Operators

By Corey Barnette It doesn’t take long to realize that the decades of negative press, inaccurate information, and false rhetoric have served to heighten the public’s skepticism of the Cannabis Industry. Operators seeking new licenses need only face the litany…