Colorado’s learning curve could be the most useful test case for the Canadian government as Ottawa moves from broad legalization of dried and fresh cannabis, seeds and oil — targeted for July of 2018 — to edibles, the time line for which has not been set. “Designing an appropriate regulatory system for cannabis edibles is a complex undertaking and there are unique potential health risks and harms that need to be carefully understood before the development and coming into force of these regulations,” the government said after tabling the Cannabis Act in mid-April. “For this reason, the Government of Canada will need to take an appropriate amount of time to develop, and implement regulations that will result in safe edible products eventually coming to market.” Standardized serving sizes and child-resistant packaging both earned a mention. CEO’s plan for Canada’s pot edibles market is heady stuff...
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Smoking weed is permitted in 30 states in America. But in the majority of those states, it's only allowed for medicinal purposes. While adult use for those over 21 is allowed in eight states and the District of Columbia, weed is still a ways off from being fully legalized at the federal level. And that is giving way to a hazy regulatory environment. "The only thing that is consistent in the cannabis industry is change," Dixie Brands CEO Tripp Keber told Circa. Pot companies are calling on Washington to step up and provide clearer regulations...
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Dixie Makes its First East Coast Entrance via New Partnership with Maryland’s Curio Wellness As discussed in this recent New York Times article…national expansion for a cannabis company is no easy feat. No interstate commerce. No banking. State-by-state regulatory structures which dictate packaging, product types, dosages, etc. All of it adds up to a business model that by any other standards of business would appear to be a monumental challenge, even in the best of circumstances. But this is cannabis. We aren’t scared of a little hard work and elbow grease. And we also know the secret to making our expansion just a little bit easier—a good partnership. This week we announced our newest expansion market, Maryland with our newest partners, Curio Wellness. This past August, Curio was awarded stage one license pre-approval for growing and processing medical cannabis in the state of Maryland. This new partnership marks our first East Coast market and a major turning point for us as...
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Almost all small-business owners dream of the day when they can expand nationally. This has proved to be a unique challenge for those in the marijuana industry because the products they create are illegal under federal law, and the checkerboard of states that permit marijuana sales have complex and constantly changing regulations. Dixie Brands, a company in Denver that creates drinks and other products using marijuana, is aiming to navigate those hurdles and become one of the first companies in the industry to build a national presence. Voters on Tuesday brought that dream a little closer to reality. California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada approved adult-use (a new term for recreational use) marijuana. Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana voted to legalize or expand medical marijuana use. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia now have some sort of allowed use. The legal cannabis industry is dominated by small businesses operating in individual states, so these new...
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