Episodes

  • Sensi Media Group With Stephanie Graziano

    Sensi Media Group With Stephanie Graziano
    May 27 2022
    Sensi Media Group With CEO Stephanie Graziano today on NCRMA's Chronic Risk only on The Cannabis Radio. Sensi Media Group is an award-winning, Colorado-based cannabis lifestyle print and digital publishing company. Sensi Media's flagship publication Sensi Magazine is a well-known industry leader and culture curator - rooted in cultivating community and elevating experience for all stakeholders. Sensi Magazine has been named three-time 'Best Publication' in the industry by the Cannabis Business Awards, five-time magazine design award winner at 2020's FMA Charlie Awards, featured on Forbes Magazine's 2020 'Best Startup Employers' in America list, included alongside iconic Fortune 100 companies in the Institute for Real Growth's 2021 IRG100 - a first for the cannabis industry, and Sensi Magazine Editor-in-Chief/Co-Founder was named a Folio Top Women in Media Honoree.
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    29 mins
  • Understanding Risk in Daily Operations with FlowerOne's Tariq Tonque

    Understanding Risk in Daily Operations with FlowerOne's Tariq Tonque
    Apr 19 2022
    Tariq Tongue, Environmental Health Safety & Quality Manager from Flower One provides us insight into product safety and worker safety in the cannabis industry.

    This week's host, Alex Hearding (Chief Risk Management Officer for National Cannabis Risk Prevention Services (NCRPS), a service of the NCRMA) , recently posted the following on Cannabis Safety:

    "What safety training do cannabis workers need?

    All employees who work in an area that has recently applied pesticides need to have Worker Protection Standards (WPS) training.

    Pesticide Handlers are defined as those who mix, load, or apply agricultural pesticides; clean or repair pesticide application equipment; or assist with the application of pesticides.

    Agricultural Workers are defined as: those who perform tasks related to growing and harvesting plants on farms or in greenhouses, or for nurseries.

    These definitions would generally include all employees who work in a cultivation facility. The only exception would be if the trimmers were not involved in harvesting and were prevented from entering the grow areas. To be safe facilities should train all their employees.

    The training for handlers is the same training as for agricultural workers but with additional information on personal protective equipment and on safe procedures for applying, cleaning, transporting, and disposing of pesticides. Many cultivation facilities train all their employees for pesticide handling, so they are not limited in the tasks they can partake in."
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    29 mins
  • An Insider's Guide to Cannabis Cultivation Compliance

    An Insider's Guide to Cannabis Cultivation Compliance
    Mar 17 2022
    Jennifer Zalkin talks to ICS Consulting founder Jenny Germano about the launch of her newest course to promote the importance of cultivation compliance across the legal industry.

    In the NCRM Academy Course titled Cannabis Cultivation Compliance, Jenny shares how owners, operators, and compliance managers can better equip their employees to each be an asset when it comes to maintaining a successful and sustainable compliance program in their day-to-day?

    Jenny is a long-time industry vet who witnessed the industry in Colorado go from an unregulated wild west in 2009 to the strictly regulated market of 2022. This experience has taught her the importance of implementing and understanding regulation and protocol.

    In 2015 Jenny founded ICS Consulting Service and transitioned from being an employee in the regulated Industry to Chief Executive Officer of a compliance focused consulting business. ICS specializes in Compliance based services, such as Third-Party State Regulatory Audits, State and Local License Application Support, Technical Writing, Standard Operating Procedures Development, Compliance Operations Training, Employee Retention Solutions, Employee Onboarding, Licensed Facility Build-out Support, HR Compliance and Operational Compliance Readiness Support, as well as Manufacturer Food and Product Safety Certifications/ServSafe® Instructor, and she is OSHA certified.
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    29 mins
  • Auditing the Cannabis Insurance Policy: What Coverage You May Be Missing

    Auditing the Cannabis Insurance Policy: What Coverage You May Be Missing
    Feb 8 2022
    Auditing the Cannabis Insurance Policy: What Coverage You May Be Missing as Jennifer Zalkin talks to Thomas Cioletti, Underwriter / Program Manager at TRICHOME™.

    They discuss the the coverages often overlooked when purchasing a cannabis business insurance policy, and how such oversights can expose you to potential losses and liabilities.

    Trichome™ is an insurance brand which is part of the association captive owned by the NCRMA. This entity has been established to initially offer property, general premises liability and product liability coverage to cannabis dispensaries and associated grow facilities.

    Only a few insurance providers currently offer products to the industry because cannabis remains illegal on the federal level. According to NCRMA’s members, those limited offerings have high premiums and inadequate coverages and services. This has hampered the success of the cannabis industry.

    NCRMA’s captive-based model provides significant financial and operational advantages to its members in addition to risk management, including:

    Accurately priced premiums
    Holistic approach to underwriting
    Appointed brokers vetted by criteria established by NCRMA members
    Insurance products birthed by cannabis risk management (NCRMA)
    Short term profit taking replaced by long term stability and reward
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    41 mins
  • Canna Business Services with Emily Seelman

    Canna Business Services with Emily Seelman
    Oct 19 2021
    Canna Business Services with Emily Seelman today on NCRMA's Chronic Risk only on Cannabis Radio. Emily is the founder, CEO, and valiant leader of the Canna Business Services team. Armed with a legal background, business marketing degree, and start-up industry experience, she brings an unmatched combination of multifaceted knowledge and dedication to the table. After years working for other companies that overcharged and underperformed, Emily forged a path to build her own cannabis consulting company that values her clients’ success and outcomes above all else. Canna Business Services is a cannabis consulting company that offers unparalleled market expertise and regulatory compliance.
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    33 mins
  • Enviro-Sciences Inc with Irv Cohen

    Enviro-Sciences Inc with Irv Cohen
    Jul 20 2021
    Enviro-Sciences Inc with Irv Cohen, ESI President & CEO today on Chronic Risk only on Cannabis Radio. In today’s episode, we’re going to discuss how to mitigate environmental hazards that can compromise the safety of your cannabis product. If you’re looking to purchase a property for a cannabis operation, planning to expand your operation, or are a business owner looking to build your first facility, it’s important to understand that there are a lot of environmental hazards that can be associated with your potential property. Do you know about the soil? Does it contain heavy metals?
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    33 mins
  • Paybotic with VP of Partner Relationships Mahlon James

    Paybotic with VP of Partner Relationships Mahlon James
    Jul 7 2021
    Paybotic with VP of Partner Relationships Mahlon James today on NCRMA's Chronic Risk only on Cannabis Radio. Paybotic is a team of experienced payment professionals who have spent the past few years formulating and strengthening their network of domestic and international partners to provide solutions suitable for nearly every type of legal high-risk business. Whether your business is in need of credit card processing, ACH processing, check service, or any other payment solution, they customize a high-risk payment solution by selecting the best partner options to suit your exact needs. They take pride in their expert customer service while finding you the best fit for your processing needs.
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    32 mins
  • TRICHOME With Dr. Brenda Wells

    TRICHOME With Dr. Brenda Wells
    May 25 2021
    TRICHOME With Dr. Brenda Wells today on NCRMA's Chronic Risk only on Cannabis Radio. On this episode of Chronic Risk, we are joined by an extra-special host, Dr. Brenda Wells, Director of Risk Education Strategies LLC, Robert F. Bird Distinguished Professor & Director of the RMI Program at East Carolina University, and proud Service Partner of the NCRMA. Dr. Wells meets with NCRMA Chairman, Rocco Petrilli, who is leading the charge in delivering effective risk management and insurance options for the cannabis industry through the recent launch of TRICHOME. Together, they discuss the creation of TRICHOME and how its products and insurance offerings differ from the other cannabis insurance offerings currently in the marketplace. 
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    28 mins