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First of Its Kind Partnership in the Cannabis Industry to Bridge State Rulemaking and the Creation of Cannabis Standards

Partnership between ATACH and A2LA will Pave the Way for New Quality Standards, Increase Consistency Between Labs, Bring Uniformity in State Testing Regulations, and Ensure Safe Consumer Products Washington, D.C. – A2LA and the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) today announced the first ever partnership agreement between a laboratory accreditation body and […]

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Bank Rejects Candidate’s Money Because of Medical Marijuana

“I’ve never seen a candidate targeted specifically because of their support for the marijuana industry. It is an egregious issue of free speech, and it’s one that shouldn’t be tolerated,” Michael Bronstein, founder of the American Trade Association of Cannabis and Hemp, told The News Service of Florida in a telephone interview Monday. While it’s […]

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Historic First for Legal Cannabis: International Standards Giant Passes First Ever Cannabis Standards

WASHINGTON, DC – In a major milestone for legal cannabis, two new voluntary consensus standards (published here and here) relating to the measuring and water activity ranges in cannabis have been passed by the global giant standards powerhouse American Society for Testing and Materials International (“ASTM International”) as part of a broader program with the […]

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Fighting fakes: Hemp leaders on the dangers of synthetic CBD

When about 50 people in Utah fell ill last fall after consuming CBD, most of them through vaping, public health investigators were on the case. What the epidemiologists found came as no surprise to people in the cannabis industry: The products, while labeled CBD, weren’t CBD at all – or any extract from hemp or […]

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Cannabis Banking Is a Matter of Public Safety – Law.com

Let’s say ABC LLC applied for and was granted permits to grow, process and dispense cannabis pursuant to its state’s medical marijuana regulations. ABC now operates a 120,000-square-foot cultivation facility and sells its cannabis-related products, which include THC and CBD vape oils, tinctures and pills, through three dispensaries. Because, as discussed below, marijuana is federally […]

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Western Regional Cannabis Business Alliance Launches to Advocate on behalf of Legal Cannabis State Marketplaces

American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH) endorses the formation of a new regional business alliance of associations from Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Arizona to advocate on federal and regional issues WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Trade Association announces that it has participated in the organizing of the Western Regional Cannabis […]

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INFLUENTIAL MARIJUANA TRADE GROUP AND PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSE WINNERS LAUNCH COALITION OF PA LICENSE HOLDERS

Harrisburg, PA, June 26, 2017 —  Today, the American Trade Association of Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH) and Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana license winners have announced the formation of ATACH’s Pennsylvania Coalition of Marijuana License Holders.   “ATACH’s efforts were absolutely vital to the passage of the Pennsylvania law and we are so proud to join Pennsylvania […]

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