Bob and Eric sit down with the President of the Glass House Group, Graham Farrar to discuss his successful serial entrepreneurship in the tech and cannabis sectors, the global demand for California-grown marijuana, and the steps for taking a cannabusiness public in 2021. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a …
The Hoban Minute – 151 | HempFlax’s Mark Reinders | Using All Parts of the Industrial Hemp Plant
Eric sits down with the CEO of HempFlax, Mark Reinders to discuss the company’s 25-year history cultivating and processing the whole industrial hemp plant, what metrics are used to measure hemp’s carbon sequestration, and insights we can learn from Europe as the U.S. hemp industry continues to evolve. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective …
State-Specific Hemp & Marijuana Product Labeling Requirements
Recently, on the Hoban Law Group blog, we covered five tips for product labeling. As mentioned, complying with various state-specific labeling requirements is essential for ensuring products follow all applicable labeling regulations governing the category of product being sold or distributed. As we discussed, many states have established regulations that expressly govern how business should label hemp-derived products distributed or …
Five Essential Tips for Labeling Hemp Products
If you manufacture, distribute, or sell hemp products in the U.S., you must ensure your products comply with all applicable federal and state labeling regulations. These requirements are mandated by various laws and regulations and can be challenging to navigate. These include federal labeling regulations enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state regulations enforced by applicable state …
The Hoban Minute – 150 | Bob Hoban & Eric Singular | Amazon Announces Support of U.S. Marijuana Legalization
Bob and Eric discuss Amazon’s announcement that the tech giant will no longer be testing employees for marijuana use, and further, that the company’s public policy team will begin supporting the MORE Act which passed the House late last year and currently sit in front of Congress. The support of major businesses may very well be the push needed to …
The Hoban Minute – 149 | Hub International’s Jay Virdi | The Pivotal Importance of Cannabis Insurance
Bob and Eric sit down with Chief Sales Officer of Hub International, Jay Virdi to discuss the barriers that cannabis businesses face when trying to secure insurance and risk services, how the passage of the SAFE Banking Act or the CLAIM Act would impact the cannabis insurance sector and the real estate challenges that arise when repurposing a space for cannabis retail, production, and processing. Hoban Law Group …
The Hoban Minute – 148 | Cannabis Doing Good’s Kelly Perez and Courtney Mathis | How to Build a Responsible and Just Cannabis Industry
Eric sits down with the Co-Founders of Cannabis Doing Good and the Cannabis Impact Fund, Kelly Perez and Courtney Mathis to discuss the history of Colorado’s legal cannabis industry through a social equity lens, their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and racial justice-focused cannabis organizations, and how conscious community outreach can foster a more equitable cannabis industry in the U.S. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our …