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Insurance Advisory Group Finds Niche Supporting Cannabis Industry

Associations Now

An industry group that focuses on insurance advisory concerns has proven something of a godsend to cannabis businesses that have faced trouble accessing traditional tools for supporting their businesses. That’s especially true with the banking industry, which initially did not know how to handle the dichotomy between state and federal law.

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Supreme Court to Review Colorado “Amazon Tax” Law

Associations Now

Acting on a petition from the Direct Marketing Association, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Colorado law that requires out-of-state companies to tell consumers what sales tax they owe, even though they don’t have to collect it. The high court announced that it would hear Direct Marketing Association v.

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Supreme Court to Review Colorado “Amazon Tax” Law

Associations Now

Acting on a petition from the Direct Marketing Association, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Colorado law that requires out-of-state companies to tell consumers what sales tax they owe, even though they don’t have to collect it. The high court announced that it would hear Direct Marketing Association v.

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Outdoor Industry Association Campaign Highlights Power of “Coopetition”

Associations Now

13 The number of associations taking part in the Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable , a coalition that aims to bring together a variety of industry groups under the same umbrella. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) isn’t just about climbing a few rocks or catching a few fish—though that’s certainly a part of it.

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[GUEST BLOG] If Everyone Goes Left, Go Right

GrowthZone

There is a real problem in the chamber industry. The first is the Vail Valley Partnership, the chamber representing Vail Valley in Colorado. She is now known nationally throughout the chamber industry. I urge you, if you see everyone in the chamber industry going left, go right. by Frank Kenny. It’s conformity.

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Marijuana Industry Takes More Steps Toward Viability

Associations Now

With high-profile venture capitalists beginning to invest in legal cannabis businesses and a pot-focused nonprofit credit union launching in Colorado, the industry is gaining momentum on the financial front. For the legal weed industry, the roots of financial growth and stability may be taking hold. A Pot Startup in Action.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.29.21

Reid All About it

Monday (2/1) is the last day to participate in Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. But we can also use third party data—information put out by governments, public organizations and companies and made available to the public—to enhance our knowledge of our market, and our constituency.