Webinar Recording: #CannaBizSummit Speaker Series – Hacker-Proof Your Remote Operations
In case you missed it, watch this webinar recording from Monday, April 27. As companies reacted to the workplace changes COVID-19 required, many cannabis companies made rapid decisions to work-from-home, added curbside pickup, and enhanced delivery services. These decisions lead to additional security risks, and with hackers targeting companies more aggressively, these risks must be addressed to ensure business continuity.
In this webinar, GeekTek CEO/CTO Eric Schlissel and his guest Sophos Cyber Security subject matter expert Joey Ellison will discuss the current state of remote work, what to expect in the future and how to improve your organization’s security posture, moving from reactive to proactive protection. Intended for a non-technical audience, attendees will leave with clear next steps to improve their cybersecurity with minimal effort.
Speakers Include:
Eric Schlissel, CEO & CTO
GeekTek
Joey Ellison, Sr. Cyber Security Engineer
Sophos
Webinar: NCIA Committee Insights – Illinois Market – What’s Happening and What’s Next
Join us on Monday, May 11 at 1:00 PM MT for this webinar.
How is the 11th state to permit adult-use cannabis doing, and what’s coming next? Want to get your foot in the door? Join us in a lively conversation about Illinois application and licensing.
Considering expansion to Illinois from another market? Learn how Illinois differs from other markets on some key issues. Think it’s essential that states successfully innovate to promote social equity?
We’ll discuss what Illinois is doing well and where the gaps are in regards to their Social Equity program. Join industry thought-leaders from NCIA’s State Regulations Committee as they discuss these crucial topics and more.
Welcome to NCIA Today – tune in for our latest episode!
Host Bethany Moore, NCIA’s Communications Manager and host of NCIA’s weekly Podcast ‘NCIA’s Cannabis Industry Voice‘ brings you an in-depth look at what is happening across the country in federal cannabis policy reform and with NCIA.
From the top, Bethany discusses the newly-launched NCIA #IndustryEssentials series. Webinars that arenʻt just about getting some big-name talking heads on a Zoom call. This new series provides insights you canʻt find anywhere else, from experts who will surprise and delight you with their in-depth knowledge on relevant industry topics.
We check in with NCIA Social Media Manager, Vince Chandler, to hear some of the recent highlights from the Internet about cannabis policy reform, cannabis & COVID-19, and more. Our resident digital expert also breaks down the ways that NCIA is looking to help our members improve their engagement and reach online.
Executive Director Aaron Smith joins Bethany on NCIA Today to discuss the unacceptable exclusion of cannabis from federal coronavirus relief efforts, especially surprising given that cannabis has been deemed essential. Join Aaron is calling Congress today and ask that they support The Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act.
As the fallout from COVID-19 ripples through the economy, cannabis businesses are once again faced with a plethora of conflicting information and uncertainty. As counsel to the NCIA and in service to its membership, Wykowski Law has put together a guide to the most common issues facing cannabis businesses in the wake of COVID-19. The guide focuses on national issues and focuses in on some issues specific to California.
Please check out the guide for more details, but here is a quick rundown of what you need to know as a cannabis business in the age of COVID-19:
As we’ve unfortunately become accustomed to, cannabis has largely been left out of relief efforts, particularly where the federal government is concerned. Like with anything cannabis, this means that we have to dig deeper and be more creative to survive.
What sort of help can cannabis businesses get from SBA, PPP, and EIDL? Are there alternatives?
Generally, the Feds are not going to let MRBs touch these funds. But don’t despair. There are potential alternatives at the state level (in California at least) including CalCAP, IBank, and JSLP. Of course, these programs present their own challenges for MRBs, but they do not categorically rule out lending to the cannabis industry.
What about taxes and tax relief?
Unfortunately, when it comes to the Feds we continue to live under the spectre of 280E which makes so many of the tax credits and relief potentially unavailable. There may be some strategies to take advantage of some of these programs, but they are largely dependent on your individual situation. Check with your tax expert!
Some of these regulations just aren’t practical during a pandemic. Are we really expected to comply?
There’s good news and bad news on that front. In California regulatory agencies are making some allowances including regulatory variances and allowing curbside pickups. But you have to get approval. Double (and triple) check what sort of regulatory relief your state is offering before deviating from any SOPs.
The bad news is that as an essential service in the age of COVID-19, many cannabis businesses are subject to additional health and safety requirements. California OSHA for instance has put out stricter standards for all businesses and we expect there might be more to come due to the nature of cannabis.
Times are tough, but not hopeless. And, all of the above is just the tip of the iceberg. The full guide goes into deeper detail. Of course, the information you obtain here and in the linked guide is meant to be informational only and is not, nor is it intended to be, advice legal or otherwise. For that you will need to talk to your lawyer and/or accountant.
Henry Wykowski is the founder of Wykowski Law a national cannabis law firm based in San Francisco that has represented the industry since its inception and successfully defended it in multiple landmark cases.
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