As new national guidance instructs officers to treat medical cannabis users as patients first, James Duckenfield, CEO of Glass Pharms, reflects on what training police forces has taught him about the gap between the law and the general understanding of the legal landscape, and how the industry as a whole can help close it.
On December 10, 2020, Torkin Manes LLP and Business of Cannabis hosted Cannabis Retail 2021 | A Look Ahead, a day-long event to prepare retailers and would-be retailers on the full scope of cannabis retail in 2021.
Robert Tyrie of FoliEdge Academy joined Jay Rosenthal for BofC Live to talk about the FoliEdge Academy training program, their unique partnership with Seneca College and provided an offer specifically for Business of Cannabis viewers/listeners. For more information, email Robert at rob@foliedgeacademy.com and say that you heard about the program on Business of Cannabis.
Alison McMahon, founder of Cannabis at Work, joined Business of Cannabis in-studio to talk about the origins of her company, the training project she is providing in partnership with Kwantlen Polytechnic and how workplaces can ready themselves for the legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis.
In January 2018, over 70 percent of human resource professional surveyed acknowledged their workplaces were not prepared for legalization of cannabis.
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is currently lobbying the Canadian government for $125 million over 5 years – the equivalent of seventy cents for each Canadian – to drive a robust public education campaign to help Canadians better understand the dangers and risks of non-medical cannabis use.
