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Cannabis Industry 'Drinking Out of a Fire Hose'

For many, it's one emergency to the next — but FOCUS is trying to change that.

Even a Bare Minimum Certification Can Improve Cannabis Business Operations

Cannabis Safety & Quality worked with cultivators, extractors and manufacturers to create stringent standards for cannabis facility certifications. In an initial pilot program in late 2020, 10 facilities were audited; only two passed.

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Green Flower Built High-Demand Cannabis Curriculums from Nothing

But acceptance has been an uphill battle as universities and even students push back against the stigma of being affiliated with a "weed school."

Curaleaf, One Plant Receive First Cannabis Safety & Quality Certificates

It’s Time to Double Down on Cannabis

The Industry Is Wasting Too Much Product Because the Body Can’t Absorb It

Many Jumped into the Cannabis Industry, but Few Are Making Money

A worker adds CBD oil to a drink at a coffee shop in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 4, 2018.

CBD Sales Soar, but Evidence that it Makes a Difference Is Still Slim

Those CBD gummies might just be an expensive placebo.

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A Beginner's Guide to Cannabis Industry Automation

So, you’ve decided to automate. Here's how to decide which part of the process to automate first.

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Building a Twinkie Machine for the Cannabis Industry

It's time for the industry to move beyond disparate equipment and use complete automated systems.

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THC Remediation

In order to be compliant, THC levels must be reduced to less than 0.3%.

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Lack of Guidance & Funding is Holding Back Cannabis Employee Safety

Employers are eager to improve safety, passionate workers will do anything to protect the business, but it's time for regulators to step up at a federal level.

Cannabis Industry Workers Face Unknown Occupational Hazards

The industry needs to identify potential hazards as the workforce expands.

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Canopy Growth Cuts Another 200 Jobs

The company has now cut nearly 1,000 jobs, including temporary layoffs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How Quality Management Works

How do companies avoid problems while preparing for regulations? Quality.

Harvest Acquires Franklin Labs

The company will gain a 46,800-sq-ft cultivation and manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania.

CannaCraft Converts Facility

The sanitizer was formulated by the company's head of R&D.

Leading Hemp Processor Files for Bankruptcy

It's a 'gut punch' to the fledgling industry.