By Cullen Raichert I’ve seen firsthand the mistakes managers make when they rush to string machines together or add a new machine at their facility, thinking they are saving time and being efficient by getting things up and running as fast as possible.  Putting together any processing production line takes a fair amount of consideration,… The post Streamline Your Cannabis Processing Facility By Assessing the 8 Wastes of Lean appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. By Cullen Raichert I’ve seen firsthand the mistakes managers make when they rush to string machines together or add a new machine at their facility, thinking they are saving…

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News – High Times When Russian tanks rolled into the Ukraine last Thursday, perhaps the last thing on anyone’s mind was how the largest ground war in Europe since WWII would affect the nascent cannabis industry. However, the reality has sunk in and it is clear to many within the cannabis space, in Europe at least, that the pending issues of reform, so important to the industry post-COVID, if not other issues inherent in a globally interconnected world, may come to a halt. What will be impacted, and what will stay the same? Production and Supply Chain Issues in Europe One of the issues that will remain unaffected is the…

News – High Times A bill to legalize recreational pot for adults narrowly advanced in the South Dakota legislature last week, winning approval in the senate by just a single vote. The legislation would bring some redemption to advocates who have been in a tug-of-war battle with the state for the last two years to end prohibition and finally get legal sales in the state.  In 2020, 54 percent of South Dakota voters approved Amendment A, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, in addition to hemp and medicinal cannabis, within the state. (That same year, an even larger majority of voters passed a separate ballot measure that legalized only medical…

News – High Times Democratic Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced the imminent launch of the state’s regulated recreational cannabis market, saying retail sales could begin “within weeks.” The announcement came after regulators missed last Tuesday’s self-imposed deadline for adult-use cannabis sales to start. “If I had to predict, we are within weeks—I would hope in March—you would see implicit movement on the medical dispensaries, some of them being able to sell recreational,” Murphy said on his WBGO Newark radio show, as quoted by NJ.com. “They’ve got to prove they’ve got the supply for their medical customers. I hope shortly thereafter, the standalone recreational marijuana operators.” New Jersey voters…

When sales in Louisiana’s restrictive medical marijuana program began in 2019, advocates and prospective marijuana business owners worried it would be tough sledding to survive financially, given the reams of regulations attached to the program. But the recent relaxation of many of those rules – including, crucially, the addition of more popular flower products – has rapidly drawn major… The post Expanded Louisiana medical pot program drawing tens of of millions of dollars in investment appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. When sales in Louisiana’s restrictive medical marijuana program began in 2019, advocates and prospective marijuana business owners worried it would be tough sledding to survive financially, given the reams…

The Northeast is poised to transform the U.S. cannabis industry — and make New York City the nation’s weed capital. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — with a combined population of 33 million — are scrambling to open recreational markets in the coming months. Millions of other East Coast residents in neighboring states will suddenly… The post Get ready for the Northeast to become cannabis country appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. The Northeast is poised to transform the U.S. cannabis industry — and make New York City the nation’s weed capital. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — with a combined population of 33…