Innovation in the cannabis industry is accelerating, with creative entrepreneurs developing emulsions, fast-acting formulas and other delivery enhancements for an ever-expanding universe of products. All this is happening while pharmaceutical chemists …
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Indoor marijuana grower keeps strict schedule to maximize output, avoid bottlenecks
Perhaps the most important tool that Chris Ball, owner of Ball Family Farms in Los Angeles, has in his cultivation toolshed is database software Microsoft Excel. “Our best friend is that computer program,” said Ball, explaining that he depends on Excel…
Cannabis companies use experimentation, contract labor and technology to plant efficiently
Planting is among the most labor-intensive parts of the cannabis growing process—and arguably one of the most crucial to get right. While larger, commercial agriculture operations including those in hemp can use traditional equipment such as tractors a…
Hemp, marijuana growers provide strategies for success in producing field-grown cannabis
We’ve all heard the idiom, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” But the sentiment is especially true for the spring outdoor planting season. Whether producing industrial hemp or outdoor-grown marijuana, growers can take steps to prepare themselves—an…
Planning, genetics, pot size, timing and ground transfer key to successful outdoor cannabis
Outdoor cannabis cultivators have little to no room for error. “We get one shot,” said Michael Johnson, chief operating officer of Siskiyou Sungrown in Oregon. “We plant in the late spring and harvest in the fall. “It’s a little bit more complica…
Marijuana businesses can shield against product-liability claims by managing supply chain
Product-liability cases are among the most damaging lawsuits a business can face. Yet many marijuana businesses don’t take this threat as seriously as they should, experts said.
Marijuana businesses can shield against product-liability claims by managi…
CBD producers must avoid health claims while promoting products, feds say
It’s the Wild West out there!” How often have you heard that statement made about health claims for products containing CBD? But here’s the thing: It’s not the Wild West, Lesley Fair, senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, noted in a recent…
Racketeering lawsuits remain a liability for marijuana businesses, but companies can head off risks
Federal racketeering lawsuits against state-legal marijuana businesses might be in something of a lull right now, but they remain a risk to be factored in with other business costs, experts agree. “We still see it as a significant risk for marijuana gr…
Cannabis companies should address labor issues such as unions, job classifications and COVID-19
Marijuana businesses have the same legal obligations to their employees that mainstream companies do, according to attorneys specializing in labor and employment law. That means cannabis employers must implement labor-relations strategies that will hel…
Contract breaches, workplace safety and unsolicited texting can disrupt business operations and prove costly
Product liability, partnership disputes, labor-related litigation and RICO suits are among the most common and potentially damaging lawsuits facing marijuana companies. But industry executives also should be alert to at least three other legal dangers …