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  • Regulation, Transition, and the Reality of Building a Cannabis Market in Virginia

    Virginia’s cannabis debate has reached another difficult crossroads. Some hemp and CBD retailers, represented by groups like the Cannabis Small Business Association (CSBA), are calling for a veto of the current retail cannabis framework because of proposed THC limits that would reclassify many hemp products, that include THC, as regulated cannabis. Under the proposal, hemp…

  • Virginia Cannabis Microbusiness Survival Guide: Chapter 2, Compliance

    Virginia Cannabis Microbusiness Survival Guide: Chapter 2, Compliance

    Compliance Is Not a Destination, It Is a Moving Target One of the biggest mistakes new cannabis businesses make is assuming that once they become compliant, they are finished. In reality, compliance in cannabis is constantly evolving, especially in a young market like Virginia. The businesses that survive long term are not always the ones…

  • Fact-Checking the Cannabis Small Business Association

    Fact-Checking the Cannabis Small Business Association

    Recently, the “Cannabis Small Business Association” posted a reel making some bold claims about Virginia’s upcoming recreational cannabis legislation. Let’s go line by line, what did they say, what did they leave out, and why might they have framed it this way? “Virginia is about to hand over the cannabis industry to corporate giants, and…

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