Cannabis Business Data Security Precautions
MaxQ Cannabis
MAY 7, 2025
Cannabis businesses share the modern environment of extremely high data security risk. The cannabis industry occupies a unique spot when it comes to user data security.
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IDOA announces Metrc implementation timeline
Illinois News Joint
MARCH 24, 2025
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system.
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Flora Growth Launches Cutting-Edge Global Cannabis Distribution Strategy, Implements Pharmaceutical Standards For Its Supply Chain
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Flora’s new platform for consumers, distributors, and government regulators will demonstrate its commitment to operational excellence and transparency enabling end-to-end supply chain validation, setting a new global standard for cannabis distribution. MIAMI & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flora Growth Corp.
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Australia Cannabis Q&A
Canna Law Blog
MARCH 25, 2025
Importation, cultivation, production, and other activities conducted for medicinal and scientific purposes are lawful under federal Australian law when the necessary licenses and permits have been obtained. Can businesses cultivate cannabis for pharmaceutical research? Import, Export & Supply Chain Regulations 17.
How Inflation is Affecting Cannabis: Prices, Closures, and the Job Market
Veriheal
MAY 16, 2025
Since COVID-19 rocked the economy, cannabis businesses and supply chains claim to have been playing catch-up to get back to business as usual. Prices of recreational weed are often a result of how long the state market has been around and how many cultivators it has operating.
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Akerna announces eCommerce platform, Akerna Connect, enabling cannabis dispensaries to offer online ordering, loyalty programs, and text messaging
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 18, 2021
Through our ecosystem, cannabis businesses can manage, strategize, report on, and plan every facet of their business and supply chain.”. Using connected data and information to propel the cannabis industry forward, Akerna empowers businesses, governments, patients, and consumers to make smart decisions.
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Locke Lord: BLOCKCHAIN COMPANY APPLIES FOR U.S. PATENT FOR CANNABIS SUPPLY-CHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
patent to protect its technology used to track the cultivation, classification, and identification of cannabis seeds and plants. Doctors may use blockchain data of cannabis products as they monitor improvements in their patients’ health. Information is power, data is power.”.
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Cannabis Business Data Security Precautions
MaxQ Cannabis
JULY 12, 2023
Cannabis businesses share the modern environment of extremely high data security risk. The cannabis industry occupies a unique spot when it comes to user data security.
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Illinois to switch seed-to-sale tracking vendor
Illinois News Joint
MAY 16, 2023
Metrc stated, “Seamless data tracking in Metrc helps operators optimize inventory control, accurately report sales data, and improve cultivation management. With the new contract, Metrc is poised to take over Illinois’ seed-to-sale tracking for licensed operators. Illinois uses BioTrack as its current track-and-trace vendor.
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Cannabis Law Report
JULY 21, 2021
Data Snapshot: Cannabis Consumer Spending and Trends: James Ahrendt , Business Intelligence Architect, Akerna. We carefully curate this data and research-based report for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the fastest-growing industry in the world,” says Jessica Billingsley , Akerna Chief Executive Officer. “We
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Avicanna Completes First Commercial Export of Aureus™ Branded THC Extracts to Austria and Welcomes Colombian Government’s Progressive New Regulation on Cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 29, 2021
About Aureus ™ Avicanna’s supply chain business units are based out of Santa Marta, Colombia and are primarily dedicated to providing consistent source of cannabinoid raw materials for Avicanna’s current commercial products and pharmaceutical pipeline for the global marketplace.
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The Economic Impact of the Medical Marijuana Industry: Trends and Projections
MMJ Recs
MARCH 16, 2024
This burgeoning industry encompasses a wide range of activities, including cultivation, processing, distribution, and retail sales of medical cannabis products. The establishment of cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities creates a diverse array of employment opportunities, spanning from agricultural roles to retail positions.
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Becoming Human: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping the Cannabis Industry
NewsMunchies
MAY 16, 2023
It has the potential to revolutionize the experience for consumers and companies alike, from improving the cultivation process and boosting production to increasing efficiency, solving supply chain issues, and enhancing the customer experience. Analysis from AI can help businesses increase customer loyalty and drive sales.
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Avicanna Completes First Commercial Export of Aureus Branded Full Spectrum Psychoactive CBD Cannabis Extracts to Brazil
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 29, 2021
About Aureus ™ Avicanna ’s supply chain business units are based out of Santa Marta, Colombia and are primarily dedicated to providing consistent source of cannabinoid raw materials for Avicanna ’s current commercial products and pharmaceutical pipeline for the global marketplace. and Santa Marta Golden Hemp S.A.S.,
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Segra International Completes First Export of Cannabis Plantlets From Canada To USA
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 29, 2021
This shipment marks a tremendous milestone in the evolution of the US cannabis industry, as it represents one of the first imports of live Cannabis plants to a federally licensed US cultivator. Photo credit: Dreamstime/TNS). BRC, based in California, is among the first companies granted a license and is now operational.
Interesting ! Tilray Are Looking For A Regulatory Affairs Associate In Australia
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Tilray’s mission is to be the trusted partner for its patients and consumers by providing them with a cultivated experience and health and wellbeing through high-quality, differentiated brands and innovative products. clinical data, and preparation of CTD/DMF/QOS/SmPC where required. Role and Responsibilities.
Whitney Economics Releases Results of U.S. Hemp Industry Survey
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Key findings of the survey include the fact that in 2019 “65% of farmers who responded to the national survey did not have a buyer” & “there is only one processor for every four growers and the average acres per processor is 138 acres, signifying a major constraint in the hemp supply chain.” cash crops.
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Cannabis and climate crisis: Do consumers need to take more responsibility?
The Cannigma
MAY 9, 2021
Indoor cultivation’s carbon footprint is so energy intensive that it is indefensible from an energy and environment perspective, argued the authors of the report. Many cultivators prefer indoor cultivation because it makes possible five or more grow cycles per year, compared to only one or two outdoors. But there’s a price.
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New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Approves Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 27, 2021
The Rules specify different classes of licenses for each stage of the supply chain. These classes include cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, distributors and delivery services. Importantly, the Commission will limit the number of cultivator licenses it awards in the 24-month period after February 22, 2021 to 37.
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Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Legislation Was Recently Amended
Veriheal
AUGUST 3, 2021
They make a good point, considering the fact that the legislation invites hemp cultivators to participate in the state’s supply chain. The amendment stipulated that cultivation would need to be conducted in an enclosed and secure space and patients would be mandated to ensure that plants would be kept out of reach of minors. .
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Ohio’s Recreational Cannabis Market Landscape and Projections
Veriheal
JANUARY 1, 2024
A study from Ohio State University , using Michigan’s first-year cannabis sales data in 2021, projects Ohio could generate between $275-403 million in annual cannabis taxes within five years of launching its own recreational market.
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Mary AG Now Has Room to Grow Hemp in China Through CBDer Partnership
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 14, 2021
Mary AG’s joint venture Yunnan Moquan and CBDer are currently the only companies licensed for indoor industrial hemp cultivation in China’s only legalized province for cannabinoid extraction. Forming a joint R&D project in the fields of photobiology, artificial climate, sensors, computer vision, automated cultivation, etc.
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Cannabis Standards Rely on Transparency, Compliance and Collaboration
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 29, 2020
High product quality relies on a true understanding of the entire supply chain, from seed to sale with sanitized processes and quality checks including the creation of well-detailed preventative control plans that are in place to avoid instances of hazards like contamination or other public safety risks.
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Hemp Industry Daily Publish 2nd Edition of Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Introducing the 2 nd Annual Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook – the most comprehensive and reliable data resource for the hemp and CBD industry available today and the only report to deliver a complete, end-to-end look at the cannabis supply chain. How are businesses navigating regulatory gray areas?
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Bob Hoban Reflects On His Recent Engagement With African Govts & Cannabis Regulation
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 3, 2019
We are not only developing successful, responsible business along the way, but we are building the global cannabis infrastructure–the global cannabis supply chain; one continent at a time; one country at a time. And they have moved/are moving very quickly in the direction of participating in this global supply chain.
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Update: Massachusetts Marijuana Establishments Surpass $2 Billion in Gross Sales
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
In total, the Commission has licensed 908 Marijuana Establishments, including Cultivators, Product Manufacturers, Retailers, Independent Testing Laboratories, Microbusinesses, Marijuana Couriers, and more. This past May, the Commission launched the license application for Marijuana Delivery Operators.
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HEXO Achieves Carbon Neutrality – Cannabis Business Times
SpeedWeed
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
READ MORE: The ‘Dudders’ Case or: How Legalization Opened the Door for Cultivators to Embrace Science . billion in total cannabis sales thus far in 2021 (according to New Frontier Data). Crop yield is the backbone of the cannabis supply chain, of course. Quickly, they noticed the familiar symptoms.
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New Title: 2019 Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Introducing the 2 nd Annual Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook – the most comprehensive and reliable data resource for the hemp and CBD industry available today and the only report to deliver a complete, end-to-end look at the cannabis supply chain. How are businesses navigating regulatory gray areas?
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Akerna to acquire 365 Cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Businesses employ ERP solutions to manage their functions in a centralized system, bringing business intelligence and data, compliance and risk management, customer management, inventory, finance, operations, and supply chain information together. About 365 Cannabis. About 365 Cannabis.
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Cannabiz Media Article: “How Big Business, Monopolies and Vertical Integration Impact the Cannabis Industry”
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 26, 2022
Monopolies and oligopolies started developing years ago in the cannabis industry — not just in terms of big businesses usurping smaller businesses but also in terms of state regulations that allow vertical integration, which leads to markets dominated by one or a few players that control the cultivation, processing, and sale of cannabis products.
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Press Release: HAVN Life Successfully Exports Psilocybin from its Jamaica Facility into Canada
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Additionally, it validates the Company’s supply chain business model of providing psilocybin for clinical use and research, adding to previously announced supply partnerships this year with Mycrodose Therapeutics , Mycotopia Therapies , Cube Psytech , Allied Health , ATMA Journey Centers , Revive Therapeutics and HealthTech Connex.
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Ionic Brands Corp. Announces Record First Quarter of 2021 Proforma Financial Results and Provides Business Update
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 28, 2021
This new facility, solely dedicated to our brands, also contains multiple indoor grow rooms that enables us to fully integrate the supply chain in the Washington market and expands our partners existing growing capacity in our southern Washington facility, located at the Cowlitz manufacturing site. federal money laundering legislation.
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Metrc Snag Alabama. bringing them up to 23 State contracts
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 16, 2022
Seamless data tracking helps operators optimize inventory control, accurately report sales data, and improve cultivation management. We are eager to work side-by-side with the Metrc team to establish a well-regulated supply chain to ensure the long-term safety and security of patients and providers.”.
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Vext Science Signs MOU with S?RSE Technology to Sell MAJOR Cannabis Infused Beverages in Arizona
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 6, 2021
. (“Vext” or the “Company”) (CSE: VEXT) (OTCQX: VEXTF) a cannabinoid brand leader based in Arizona , leveraging its core expertise in extraction, manufacturing, cultivation and marketing to build a profitable multi-state footprint, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with S?RSE
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GROWING PAINS PT. 1 EMERGING PATTERNS IN THE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA MARKETPLACE
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
There’s also the move toward (and subsequently away from) vertical integration, with companies positioning themselves to own and control their entire supply chain. smoke or vapor) or cultivation plant odors cross a reasonable limit whereby the government feels it is compelled to get involved.
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Jamaican Cannabis Ready for World Export Via Endexx
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Furthermore, data from the Jamaica Tourist Board show that out of the total 4.3 These are approximations susceptible to change; for example, visitor data is from 2019, so the Company may see a much higher number as global leisure travel resumes. The numbers could easily reach seven figures when the supply chain is fully functional.
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Cannabis Control Board Approves First Adult-Use Processor Licenses
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 16, 2022
The New York State Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) approved 15 Adult-Use Conditional Processor (“AUCP”) licenses during its public meeting today, adding a key link in the state’s budding adult-use cannabis supply chain. The application window for the adult-use cannabis conditional cultivator licenses closed on June 30, 2022.
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Heritage Cannabis Enters Exclusive Partnership to Commercialize Avicanna’s Evidence-Based Topical Products through Heritage’s Medical Opticann Brands
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 11, 2021
Avicanna manages its own supply chain including cultivation and extraction through its two majority-owned subsidiaries, Sativa Nativa S.A.S. RHO Phyto is the first medical formulary of advanced “Cannabis 2.0” and Santa Marta Golden Hemp S.A.S., both located in Santa Marta, Colombia.
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Akerna closes $17 million acquisition of 365 Cannabis, built on Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Business Central,
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 4, 2021
We are proud to offer cannabis operators the most comprehensive cannabis technology ecosystem of the best-in-class tax, financial, compliance, consulting, training, data analytics, product development, and more.”. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree.
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Cannacurio #47 – Cannabis Software Stack Summer 2021
SpeedWeed
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Last summer, Cannabiz Media published its first Cannabis Software Stack Report where we juxtaposed state license counts against all the companies that connect to METRC and Leaf Data Services in WA. Since compiling this data, we published an update last November with 43 additional companies. Activity (79). Advisory (81).
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Brown-Forman Elevates Environmental Commitments
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Brown-Forman’s Global Sustainability Goals broaden the company’s focus beyond owned-business operations to include its supply chain, where the majority of the company’s environmental footprint resides, and are centered around four pillars: Climate Action : Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Imprecision in supply/demand forecasting.
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Cannacurio: Cannabis Software Stack – Revisited (Nov. 2020 Update)
SpeedWeed
MARCH 7, 2021
We juxtaposed state license counts against the 320 companies that connect to METRC and Leaf Data Services in WA. Since compiling this data– we took an updated look and found 43 new companies are now part of the software stack. Applications may include ERP, seed-to-sale, compliance, and supply chain/logistics.
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Lucid Green raises $10 million to bring smart UPC codes to cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 26, 2022
The company’s intelligent UPC aims to reduce cost and increase transparency in all parts of the supply chain, from growers to brands to retailers to consumers. Cultivators and brands can use this barcode to upload and access test results and compliance certifications. Wilder Ramsey from Gron Ventures led the Series A round.
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DATA Communications Management Corp. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results For 2021
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
BRAMPTON, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DATA Communications Management Corp. DCM has been selected to provided tech-enabled marketing support to a leading multi-state operator of cannabis cultivation and retail locations in the U.S. About DATA Communications Management Corp. DATA Communications Management Corp.
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