If you’re a person like me who is generally aware of… things, then you’ve probably heard about the particularly intense wildfire season we’re experiencing in the Western U.S. You may also be aware of the fact that the Western U.S. is home to a significant portion of the country’s cannabis industry. This is a bad [...]
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Shifting Focus: From Social Distancing to Social Equity
From Physical Illness to Societal Ills This post was originally intended to be a follow-up to our previous post about the emergency regulations that were enacted due to the coronavirus epidemic. We were expecting these rules to expire, or at least be modified, after a few months...but here we are, three months later, and the [...]
Cannabis: Regulatory Compliance 101
Cannabis Regulatory Compliance in 2020 Staying on top of your state’s regulatory compliance is important for every licensed operator working in the cannabis industry; especially now, in the age of coronavirus when most states have layered even more stringent emergency regulations on the industry. Our regulatory affairs team recently put together a series of blogs [...]
Simplifya’s Manufacturing SOP Templates are GMP-Compliant
By now, you’ve probably heard the term “GMP,” and know that it refers to “Good Manufacturing Practice,” but what does it really mean, and how does it affect your cannabis manufacturing business? GMP is a widely-accepted system of regulations, designed with consumer safety in mind, to ensure that products are consistently produced in accordance with [...]
Top 7 Cannabis Compliance Tips for Manufacturers
Introducing cannabis to “mainstream” communities and consumers around the world hinges on successfully redefining what people have been taught about the plant, and simultaneously working to break down the stigma of both cannabis, and cannabis users around the world. One of the most influential ways we can do that is through a commitment by cannabis [...]
Social Equity – or Lack Thereof – in the Cannabis Industry
Written by Katelin Edwards, Luke Ewing, & Watson Mulkey The murder of George Floyd has amplified and renewed conversations about race relations in the United States and abroad. While the cannabis industry has been discussing social equity since long before the current unrest, we have not been seeing the results we want. And in a [...]
Top 10 Cannabis Compliance Tips for Cultivators
There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown us all for a loop. During times like these, we are all just trying to survive and come out the other side intact. The current crisis has driven individuals and industries to innovate and be more agile. To conserve energy and increase efficiency. To simply stay [...]
Top Five Cannabis Compliance Tips For Retailers
Written by Katelin Edwards and Vanessa Padilla It’s not news to members of the cannabis industry that compliance is key. But between a global pandemic, the economic downturn associated with it, paying federal, state, and local taxes without federal tax deductions or tax credits, and conducting general business operations...where should cannabis retailers focus their cannabis [...]
The New Normal: Cannabis After Coronavirus
We’re living through stressful and confusing times. Everything is closed, the news is changing every hour, and we’re all stuck at home bored out of our minds. This era of uncertainty could lead to a new normal for cannabis after coronavirus. Luckily, most jurisdictions across the U.S. have allowed both medical and recreational dispensaries (and [...]
Simplifya Closes $1.5 Million in Over-Subscribed Bridge Round; Increases Round to $2.5 Million In Response to Strong Interest from Investors
Denver – April 23, 2020 – Simplifya, the leading provider of regulatory and operational compliance software for the cannabis industry, announced today that it has closed $1.5 million of its currently over-subscribed bridge round. Based on strong interest and preliminary commitments, Simplifya expects to close an additional $1 million as part of the expanded round [...]