As the cannabis industry emerges from start-up to major economic player, the protection of intellectual property becomes all the more critical. This expert panel will discuss the options available to protect trademarks at the state and federal level, how to apply for and obtain a federal patent, and how to protect designations of origin (much like we protect Champagne or Bordeaux in France). The panelist will draw upon their professional expertise, as well as their practical experience in applying for and successfully receiving trademark and patent protections. A white paper summarizing the author’s recommendations will be released this summer by NCIA’s Policy Council.
Protected: Webinar Recording: Fireside Chats – Staying Politically Engaged in the Age of Coronavirus
Webinar Recording: Communications Strategy During Times of Crisis and COVID-19
In case you missed it, watch this webinar recording from April 8. With the cannabis industry customer acquisition and service models disrupted by the pandemic, it’s critical to understand that what you do today will affect your business now and have a large impact on your future. Adjusting communications to focus on brand and strengthening bonds with existing customers will help you minimize damage and promote future growth.
In this webinar, crisis experts Jeanine Moss (Chair of NCIA’s Marketing and Advertising Committee) and Nicole DeMeo of Outfront Solutions will outline immediate and practical steps you can take to address crises before, during, and after they’ve occurred. They will provide specific recommendations for the cannabis value chain including cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and ancillary businesses. Learn how to build trust and brand loyalty in times of crisis with customers, employees, directors, shareholders, and vendors so you come through with a strong platform for growth and knowing you’ve done all that you can for your stakeholders.
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.
Learn about Social Consumption in Illinois, and What’s Coming Next
Compare Illinois Marketing and Advertising Differences
How Illinois is Handling Social Equity
Webinar Recording: Communications Strategy During Times of Crisis and COVID-19
Watch this recent webinar recording from April 8, 2020. With the cannabis industry customer acquisition and service models disrupted by the pandemic, it’s critical to understand that what you do today will affect your business now and have a large impact on your future. Adjusting communications to focus on brand and strengthening bonds with existing customers will help you minimize damage and promote future growth.
In this webinar, crisis experts Jeanine Moss and Nicole DeMeo of Outfront Solutions will outline immediate and practical steps you can take to address crises before, during, and after they’ve occurred. They will provide specific recommendations for the cannabis value chain including cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and ancillary businesses. Learn how to build trust and brand loyalty in times of crisis with customers, employees, directors, shareholders, and vendors so you come through with a strong platform for growth and knowing you’ve done all that you can for your stakeholders.
Webinar Recording: In the Weeds – Cannabis Advocacy from the Statehouse to Capitol Hill
Watch this recent webinar from March 31 for a lively discussion about how to leverage your company, customers, and industry partners to achieve your state, local, and federal advocacy goals. Whether cannabis is already legal in your state or on the path to being so, learn the advocacy basics to ensure the industry’s, and your company’s, long-term success.
This panel of industry experts discuss:
– What types of activities and interactions with government officials trigger lobbyist registration requirements;
– Best practices for forming coalitions to achieve your advocacy goals, whether at the ballot box or in the statehouse;
– How to form a PAC or other advocacy vehicle; and
– What types of gifts to public officials may be off-limits because of the nature of your cannabis business.
Speakers
Moderator: D. Michael Stroud, Jr.
Partner at Nossaman LLP
Michael Stroud, Jr. brings more than 15 years of legal and legislative policy expertise in border security, infrastructure, national security, tax, transportation, trade, state and local municipal government, and water and wastewater utility. He has advised clients on federal campaign and lobby laws, gift rules, ethics compliance and investigations. Michael has also led efforts on appropriations legislation to obtain legislative changes to advance clients’ interests in the cannabis industry.
Amber Maltbie
Partner at Nossaman LLP
Maltbie is a campaign finance and election law attorney who advises clients in the cannabis industry, including trade associations, private, and publicly traded companies. She advises them on the permissibility of making contributions at the state and local level, preparing and filing campaign finance reports, tracking and notifying public officials who have received client gifts. She has helped develop a banking relationship and facilitated getting its PAC banked. She also advises on support and promotion of ballot measures and legislative advocacy. Amber’s practice covers all 50 states.
William Powers
Partner at Nossaman LLP
William Powers focuses his practice on political law and campaign finance issues. Drawing on his decade-long career in government, including as a top enforcement official at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Bill helps clients navigate laws related to campaign finance, lobbying, ethics, gift and gratuities and pay-to-play. His clients include companies and nonprofits at the cutting edge of their industries, and he brings a collaborative and flexible approach in helping them achieve their advocacy goals in elections, the legislative arena, and the ballot measure and initiative process.
Webinar Recording: A Spring Federal Policy and Government Relations Update
In this webinar from the morning of Friday, March 27 at 10:00 AM MT, NCIA’s Director of Public Policy, Andrew Kline, presents an update focused on federal cannabis policy issues taken up by NCIA’s Policy Council, including vaping illnesses, highlights of the findings from the Illicit Market Summit, and comments to be submitted to the DEA and NIDA. We also explore the COVID-19 responses across the United States.
Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations, shares information about how to stay politically active on behalf of cannabis policy reform while still practicing physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We explore the impact that COVID-19 is having on small cannabis businesses, plus an update on the action and movement we’ve seen in Congress, including a recent letter sent regarding Small Business Administration loans for cannabis businesses.
Speakers
Michelle Rutter Friberg
Deputy Director of Government Relations, National Cannabis Industry Association
Michelle Rutter Friberg is deputy director of government relations for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Prior to working for NCIA, Michelle was a research analyst at a government affairs firm in Washington, D.C., where she analyzed and tracked legislation on numerous issues. Michelle graduated from James Madison University in 2012, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in History. During her studies, she held a year-long internship with Virginia House of Delegates member Tony Wilt (R). There, she communicated with constituents, businesses, and government officials alike, facilitating meaningful conversations. Michelle was also a member of a pre-law fraternity where she planned events and hosted social functions that sought to encourage long-lasting professional and personal relationships with members. A native Virginian, Michelle currently resides in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Capitol Hill.
Andrew Kline
Director of Public Policy, National Cannabis Industry Association
Andrew Kline is NCIA’s Director of Public Policy. In this new role established in early 2019 at NCIA, Andrew leads NCIA’s substantive public policy efforts, striving to prepare and protect the state-legal cannabis industry. He will also lead NCIA’s Policy Council, a group of NCIA members focused on influencing federal and state public policy. Kline most recently served as President of the National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB), the first self-regulatory organization for the high-growth cannabis industry. At the NACB, Andrew led the creation of national standards for the state-legal cannabis industry, oversaw its standards governance board, and led day to day operations and strategic planning. Kline has a deep and celebrated background in public policy, law enforcement, and coalition creation/management. He is renowned for his ability to create solutions to complex domestic and global public policy issues that appeal to both private and public constituencies.
Watch The Webinar: An Insight into Cannabis Attitudes, Uses, and Trends
This informative webinar recording from January 28, 2020, provides insightinto recent market research on state-by-state consumer attitudes, usage, and trends. Cannabis consumer segments and profiles will also be presented along with media consumption and lifestyle attributes, along with preference insights from medical dispensaries and the role of cannabis in the treatment of severe pain and key findings and takeaways from their latest consumer research. Featured speakers include Stephen J. Gongaware and Jennifer Wolfe of Management Science Associates (MSA).
Webinar Recording: 280E Mitigation – What You Need To Know
Watch this webinar recording in case you missed the live presentation from December 17.
Legal cannabis has been spreading across the United States for over 10 years now. How has the industry been viewed in the eyes of the IRS? The cannabis industry has consistently lost in tax court against the IRS. Can these businesses be profitable on an after-tax basis? Do management companies help with profitability? Jim Marty and Cory Parnell of Bridge West LLC, CPAs and Consultants to the cannabis industry will explore these questions in light of recent tax cases.
Learning Objectives:
1. The session will help attendees understand the implications of recent Tax Court decisions that involve IRS Code Section 280E.
2. Learn how to avoid double taxation with related party management companies.
3. Explore the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding excessive fines and penalties. Hear the arguments that conflict with 280E.
4. In light of the above, learn how C-Corporations can help protect again personal liability for dispensary income taxes.
Watch The Webinar: Michigan’s Adult-Use Market – What Comes Next?
In case you missed the December 3 webinar: The Midwest is becoming a major player in the cannabis industry and Michigan is now accepting applications for its adult-use cannabis licenses with the launch date fast approaching. Join our expert panel as we provide insights into the Michigan adult-use market: an update on what has transpired so far, what potential operators need to know about this key market, and how Michigan’s market will compare to others around the country. It’s an exciting time for our industry with the Midwest on the verge of launching adult-use sales. Watch this webinar from NCIA’s State Regulations Committee as they explain what you need to know.
Webinar Recording: The Veterinary Cannabis Industry – What to Know And What’s For Show
In case you missed the live webinar this week, watch this recording to learn more about the medical applications in veterinary medicine. NCIA has proudly partnered with one of the leading figures in the veterinary cannabis space, Dr. Zac Pilossoph, a nationally recognized veterinarian to shed light on the veterinary cannabis industry. He provides a general overview of where the veterinary cannabis industry currently stands, briefly touching on endocannabinoid system comparative anatomy, proposed clinical applications, and current rules and regulations.
WEBINAR: METRC – How to Stay Ahead & Maximize Efficiency
Everyone has METRC on the mind. Find out how METRC will impact your retail operations, what you’ll need to consider when it comes to compliance reporting, and how to maximize efficiencies to ensure being METRC certified doesn’t cost you precious time better spent running your business. Watch the webinar recording here.
SPEAKERS:
Jocelyn Sheltraw
Director of Regional Strategy, Headset
Brett C. Hartmann-Payan
Compliance Officer, Dosist
Anne Forkutza
VP Strategic Partnerships, Cova
WEBINAR: Streamlining Your Packaging Process and Innovating for the Future
Be sure to join us at NCIA’s 6th Annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in San Jose, California, on July 22-24, 2019 at the Wednesday afternoon panel session titled “Cannabis Packaging: Evaluating, Streamlining, & Innovating.” Presented by members of NCIA’s Packaging & Labeling Committee, this panel session will dive into key aspects of cannabis packaging that impact today’s businesses.
Webinar: Demo Of BDS Analytics GreenEdge Retail Sales Tracking Data Platform
Did you miss this recent webinar? You can still watch the recording of the demo of BDS Analytics GreenEdge Retail Sales Tracking Data Platform and learn more about how it will help your business:
– See what kinds of products consumers are buying
– Access accurate cannabis market data based on real point-of-sale transactions
– Study sales by category, sub-category, channel and region
– Improve your business’ profitability, mitigate risk to attract more investment, spot trends as they emerge, etc.
– Data for AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, & WA markets available
WEBINAR: Cannabis Testing & How to Read Test Results
Learn from expert panelists: Alena Rodriguez, Managing Director, Rm3 Labs; Garrett Cropsey, Project Manager, Canna Advisors; and Tiffany Coleman, Director of Quality, Copperstate Farms.
Without delving too much into the testing methodologies used, we discuss reporting limits and some reasons for variability in test results. We also discuss the basic terminology used in test reports, provide examples of test results, and show you how to read them.
This webinar is great for general audiences that want to learn more about why we test in cannabis, how to interpret test results, and how you can use results as a consumer or cannabis business.
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is comprised of practicing chemists and other scientific field professionals to advise other NCIA committees as they work to develop standards and guidelines for the various sectors of our industry, ensuring that any formal recommendations produced by other NCIA committees are scientifically sound, sustainable, and legitimate.
For a deeper dive into cannabis testing policy, download this report prepared by NCIA’s Policy Council, where we explore recommendations for cannabis testing policies including requirements for proficiency, contaminants, potency and active ingredients, as well as records retention and laboratory accreditation.
WEBINAR: Michigan Voted to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis – What You Need To Know Now
On Election Day, Michigan voters resoundingly approved Prop 1 to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana under state law. It’s an exciting time with great possibilities, but what does this mean for the future state of Michigan’s legal cannabis landscape?
Watch this recording of the webinar from NCIA’s State Regulations Committee, presenting its first-ever interactive webinar designed to help you answer the pressing questions about Michigan’s new adult-use market.
Join NCIA’s State Regulations Committee members, including Chair Maureen McNamaraof Cannabis Trainers, Committee Vice Chair Michael Cooperof MadisonJay Solutions, and Barton Morris of Cannabis Legal Group, as they help us fill in the blanks for adult-use regulations in the state of Michigan. The webinar helps answer what we currently know about the laws, any key open questions that remain, and what potential market entrants should be doing now to get ready.
Watch the webinar “Michigan Voted to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis: What You Need To Know Now” hosted by members of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee.
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