AOCS partners with Emerald to provide proficiency testing reports following ISO 13528 guidelines
In an effort to work towards an internationally accepted standards for proficiency testing, AOCS and Emerald have joined forces to provide reports that follow the ISO 13528 statistical guidelines.
The pilot program has several goals including providing more information to participating laboratories, demonstrating competency for accrediting bodies and collecting data that can be used by the industry to make recommendations on testing schemes in the future.
Ken Snoke and Cynthia Ludwig will be discussing the program at the MJBiz conference and NCIA meetings this summer.
If you have questions, please contact Cynthia Ludwig at cynthia.ludwig@aocs.org or call (314)780-3798.
Jane Announces Program That Combines Banking, Transport and Cash Management To Solve the Cannabis Retailer’s Biggest Challenge
The Jane “Triple Play” is unlocking banking for the cannabis industry.
Jane, the kiosk solution for cannabis retailers, announced an exclusive program that combines Banking, Cash Transport and Cash Management. The all-in-one solution solves the biggest challenge facing licensed medical and recreational dispensaries today: limited access to legitimate banking.
Cannabis retailers are forced to run their business without traditional banking and financial services. This creates very real challenges around safety, security, cash management and running an efficient business. It also puts a massive strain on resources and takes employee focus away from what is most important – customers.
In response to these challenges, Jane launched the Triple Play to provide dispensaries with the same financial services available to every other retailer. The Triple Play combines Jane’s cash management kiosk with cash transport from one of several top security firms and banking with an insured and fully compliant financial institution. The banking services would include depository accounts, checking accounts, wire transfers and more.
Cannabis retailers can also increase the level of protection, accountability and traceability of a dispensary’s cash with secure and discrete cash transport in fully armored vehicles by highly trained armed personnel with law enforcement and military experience.
“Jane was born from the belief that cannabis retailers should have access to the same financial services as any other retailers,” commented David Ellerstein, CEO, Jane. “The Triple Play is an example of our commitment to empowering dispensary owners with the tools they have been forced to do without because of the irrational discrimination facing our industry.”
Learn more about the Triple Play at http://www.trustjane.com/jane-triple-play.
About Jane:
At Jane we understand the many banking, operational and regulatory challenges facing cannabis retailers. Our mission is to empower cannabis retailers with the tools to grow their business in a secure, compliant and efficient manner while fulfilling the desire of today’s consumers for greater control over their shopping experience. The Jane kiosk is a cash management solution for licensed medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries. Jane was developed by a team with over 100 years of combined experience in payments, banking, kiosks and cannabis, who are laser focused on driving measurable results for dispensary owners. Learn more at www.trustjane.com.
Sell-SMaRT Launches in Boulder, Colorado
The Sell-SMaRT course, the first Responsible Vendor Course approved by the Marijuana Enforcement Division, has now been customized to include specific city of Boulder rules.
Cannabis Trainers is thrilled to invite Colorado license holders to this detailed course designed to ensure your front line sales team is selling safely and compliantly.
Do you have locations in Boulder?
Join us on April 11th from Noon-5pm
Use this link to register: http://cannabistrainers.com/events/sell-smart-responsible-vendor-program-0411/
Let’s make sure your team is ready to roll and understands the rules before the 420 fun kicks into high gear.
We look forward to training your team!
Maureen McNamara
Maureen@CannabisTrainers.com
Join us at the Recreational Marijuana Conference on April 12th!
When // Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
Location // Embassy Suites // 1420 Stout Street // Denver, CO 80202
Featured Speakers // Sam Kamin, Andrew Freedman, Lewis Koski, Rachel K. Gillette, Esq., Brad Hamilton, Esq., Bill E. Kyriagis, Esq., Richard B. Collins, Colin McCallin, Esq., Marley Bordosvky, Todd P. Blakely, Esq., Miriam Trudell, Esq., Eli Wald & Eric B. Liebman, Esq.
Program Chair // Christian Sederberg, Esq.
Register now! http://cle.com/RecreationalMarijuana
What Happened With Guardian?
Guardian is a mite spray previously manufactured by All In Enterprises that was labeled as all natural, with ingredients like cinnamon and lemongrass oil. The product was being sold through grow stores across America, and was in heavy use by cannabis cultivators because of its effectiveness against mites and its proposed harmlessness. Unbeknownst to the growers and growshops that were supporting the product, it actually contained a harmful chemical not listed on the label called abamectin.
Abamectin is an EPA registered insecticide, with strict tolerances in effect due to its acute toxicity to mammals. The failure to include this active ingredient on the product label is not only misleading and potentially harmful to both the applicator and consumer of the end product, it’s also a federal violation. To further the controversy, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) released a list of approved pesticides to use in cannabis cultivation and Guardian was on it.
OG Analytical discovered the issue when clients repeatedly complained about the finding of abamectin in their organic flowers. After the third client told us they were only using Guardian, we encouraged one of these clients to bring in a sample of the Guardian itself for us to test. Sure enough, it came up hot for abamectin. Because this finding poses both a state and federal violation, we contacted the ODA and turned the issue over to them. By the next morning, they had launched a full investigation into the issue and were already visiting growshops to collect samples of their own. They confirmed our finding from several independent sources across Oregon. The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), upon notice from the ODA, subsequently launched their own investigation and further confirmed the finding in several samples in Colorado.
The ODA and CDA have both turned the issue over to the EPA for further investigation. The ODA issued a Stop Sale order on February 5th, and the product has been pulled from grow shop shelves across the nation. They also removed Guardian from the approved list of pesticides, and are encouraging growers to stop using the product. On February 16th, the EPA issued a Federal Stop Sale Order.
OG Analytical hosted a brief info-session on this issue at our January Cannabis Science Pub in Eugene, OR. You can check out the video recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSP1dc0D0nk for more information, including what to do if you’ve used Guardian in your garden.
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