CannaBiz

Description

The cannabis industry is not exactly new. It borrows a little from the alcohol, tobacco, advertising, pharmaceutical, and food industries. As new models emerge that relate to one or more of these industries, business opportunities for the everyday person keep popping up. Today, legal Cannabis represents a $50 Billion Dollar a year industry!
Big Cannabis is coming. The race is on. Whoever can get there first should have the best chance at winning.
Legal Cannabis represents a $50 Billion Dollar a year industry. The market will eventually be dominated by a handful of brands and they will occupy the large advertising spaces and employ glossy spokespeople -- they will be hard to ignore. So where does the ambitious enthusiast belong in this industry?
If you have enough money to market your products to major-brand status, you probably do not need this book, however, successfully tapping into a multi billion-dollar industry is possible. A well-organized, moderately-funded husband-wife or two-person team should be able to start something small that can grow into something big - hopefully just like your favorite plant!
Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
Part 1: The Many Opportunities to Do
Business in the Cannabis Industry 1
1 Niche Cannabis and Trends to Consider As You Begin 3
2 Micro-Production Licenses 7
3 Doctors, Pharmacists, and Nurse-Practitioners 11
4 Clones, Tissue Cultures, and Seeds 15
1. Clones 16
2. Tissue Cultures 17
3. Seeds 18
5 Control Standards When Growing 21
1. Analyses 21
2. Batch Sampling Your Analyses 24
6 Beneficial Insects and Natural Pest Control 25
7 Edibles, Topicals, Extracts, Capsules, Concentrates 27
1. Edibles, Topicals, and Extracts 27
2. Tinctures 28
3. Balms 29
4. Extracts 30
5. Baked Goods 33
6. Capsules 34
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8 Retail: Vapor Lounges; Hemp, Hydroponics,
and Online-only Stores; Compassion Clubs
and Dispensaries 35
1. Vapor Lounges 36
2. Hemp Stores 40
3. Hydroponics Stores 41
4. Online-Only Stores 42
5. Compassion Clubs and Dispensaries 44
9 Importing and Exporting 47
10 Outdoor Growing and Greenhouses 51
Part 2: Business Considerations Specific
to the Cannabis Industry 53
11 Finance: Taxes, Banks, Credit Cards,
Payment Services 55
1. Taxes 55
2. Banks, Credit Cards, Payment Services 56
12 Intellectual Property 57
13 Insurance and Licenses 59
1. Insurance 59
2. Licenses 60
14 Getting an Audit, an Inspection, or a Recall 61
15 Drug Identification Numbers/National Drug Code 65
16 Growing Your Own and Strain/Symptom Correlation 67
1. Cost of Production 70
2. You Can Always Be a Canadian Licensed Producer
(or US Equivalent) That Does Not Grow 70
3. Growing and Wholesaling versus
Growing and Retailing 71
4. Understanding Federal Secure Storage Levels
and Maximum Storage 71
5. Security-Storage Breakdown 72
6. Education and Certifications for Growers 75
Contents v
17 Software and Hardware 79
18 Personal Possession and Transporting 83
1. Secure Transport and Courier Services 84
19 Flying 87
20 Marketing and Branding 89
1. Name and Logo 91
2. Social Networking 91
3. Search Engines 93
4. Blogging 94
5. Web Conversions 95
6. Advertising 95
7. Packaging 96
21 Special Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences 99
22 Networking and Neighborhood Marketing 103
23 Your Team (HR) and Your Security
(Cyber and Physical) 105
1. Your Team (HR) 105
2. Your Security (Cyber and Physical) 106
24 Writing a Business Plan 109
Part 3: Canada-Specific
Cannabis Business 117
25 Canada-Specific Cannabis 119
1. The Emerging Industry in Canada 122
2. How to Approach Health Canada Regulations 124
3. Health Canada-Related Documents 126
26 Medical Cannabis in Canada 129
1. Becoming a Medical Cannabis User in Canada 131
2. Provincial Health-Plan Coverage 133
3. The ACMPR’s Closed Matrix 135
4. Applying to Be a Licensed Producer 136
5. Health Canada: The Organization 138
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27 Recreational Cannabis in Canada 141
1. Recreational Users 141
2. Collectibles and High-Value Items 143
3. Tourists and Non-Canadian Residents
and Concierge Services 145
Part 4: US-Specific Cannabis Business 147
28 US-Specific Cannabis 149
1. A Brief History of Legalization in the USA 149
2. Important Advice for Americans Who Already
Have a Cannabis-Related Business 152
29 Medical and Recreational Cannabis in the US 155
Part 5: Going Forward 159
30 Summary 161
Download Kit 163
Questionnaires
1 Insurance 60
2 Should You Grow Your Own? 68
Samples
1 Flyer 97
2 Business Plan 112
Tables
1 Terpene Chart 31
2 Hydrocarbons 32
3 Workshops or Certifications 77
4 Growth in Canadian Cannabis Industry 134
5 Cannabis Equivalency According to the Cannabis Act 144

Subjects

• Books
• Professional resources
• Entrepreneurship

Informations

• Published by: Self-Counsel Press
• Published: 01 May 2018
• Reads: 0
• EAN13: 9781770404922
• Language: English
• Document size: 2 MB

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