2. Coalition for Responsible Cannabis
Committed to establishing standards and processes around:
Public safety and health
Consumer protection
Law enforcement

3. 1. Public Health and Safety 2. Consumer Protection 3
1.Public Health and Safety 2. Consumer Protection 3. Support Law Enforcement

4. Two Distinct Factions 1) Underground dealer
Leverages sites like Craigslist to work outside the system
Hides under the system due to lack of oversight and caregiver type loopholes
Disdain for law enforcement and standards
2) Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
We respect the law
Helped write the legislation
Seeking stricter more definable parameters
Working to set standards and protocols
Care deeply about quality

5. National Scene 24 States medical cannabis
4 states now allow for medical AND Adult Use – and D.C.
12 more states anticipate legal passage of some kind by 2016
Billions of dollars are being invested in production
More $$ still untraceable due to lack of banking (CASH)

6. Federally Sanctioned “Cartel” environment
Number one Issue!
Cash
Lack of Banking
$$ outside system
Federally Sanctioned “Cartel” environment

7. Multi-state continuity!
Needed Standards
Business Practices
Pesticides
Extraction Safety
Seed to Sale
Potency Testing
Child Safety
Multi-state continuity!

8. What we mean by STANDARDS
1) Food and Safety Protocols
Beyond “potency levels”
Proper food safety handling
Proper Food Preparation
2) Licensing Regulations
Working collaboratively to educate on national standards
Goal: make law enforcement simpler, set bar, be market leaders in this area

9. What we mean by STANDARDS
3) Scientific Protocols
Allowing science to properly build baseline
Test properly for all containments
Listening to companies who have put resources into this already.
4) Measurements/Productions Protocols
Gathering collective knowledge
Collaborative environment to add your input to the industry
Consumers have a need to know what they are ingesting

10. How to solve challenges with a collaborative approach
Seek non-activist companies
Focus on SOLVING rather than winning
Remember, cannabis is different

13. Coalition for Responsible Cannabis
Committed to establishing standards and processes around:
Public safety and health
Consumer protection
Law enforcement