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post: Let’s Talk OMMA ft. Adam Crabtree

Hosted by Porsha Riley, listen as NCS Analytics Founder and CEO Adam Crabtree talks about teaming up with OMMA to create a statewide data analytics platform to monitor and regulate commercial licensee operations. Adam goes into the background and development to create one of the most exciting segments of NCS, the Transparency Report. “The (Transparency […]

post: NASCUS Cannabis Banking Symposium Highlights and Lessons Learned

DENVER, Colo. – June 27, 2022 – The symposium offered a complete view of the current state of cannabis banking with a mix of speakers and attendees representing credit unions, state regulators, and supporting suppliers and vendors.  All of the sessions highlighted the current challenges, lessons learned, and possible solutions. Three key topics from the […]

post: Adam Crabtree Speaking at NASCUS 2022 Cannabis Banking Symposium

DENVER, Colo. – June 7, 2022– NCS Analytics, the leading provider of state-of-the-art analytics that enables complete visibility to monitor and regulate the multi-billion-dollar commercial cannabis industry for governments and financial institutions, Founder and CEO, Adam Crabtree, to speak at the 2022 Cannabis Banking Symposium on June 14th at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. […]

post: Oklahoma partners with NCS Analytics for medical marijuana industry oversight

Oklahoma’s medical marijuana regulators partnered with ancillary data and technology firm NCS Analytics to enforce industry rules in the state’s burgeoning MMJ market. March 15, 2022 By John Schroyer Originally posted: https://mjbizdaily.com/news/oklahoma-partners-with-ncs-analytics-for-medical-marijuana-industry-oversight/316291/ Oklahoma’s medical marijuana regulators partnered with ancillary data and technology firm NCS Analytics to enforce industry rules in the state’s burgeoning MMJ market. According to […]

post: Santa Barbara County Becomes the Newest Member of the California Cannabis Authority

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 –The California Cannabis Authority (CCA) is pleased to announce that the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has voted in favor of joining the CCA to improve insight and management of the county’s licensed cannabis businesses. CCA membership provides the County with access to actionable data to assist with enforcement, […]

post: A way to protect pot lenders: Spotting high energy users

By Nathan DiCamillo A Denver-based fintech says it believes it’s found a key to figuring out whether a legally sanctioned pot grower is engaged in suspicious activity — energy output. A large-scale pot greenhouse uses eight times as much electricity per square foot compared to an average U.S. office building, according to one study. NCS […]

post: The California Cannabis Authority Gains Momentum

In a small conference room in Yolo County last week, a number of County Supervisors, Treasurer Tax Collectors and Auditor-Controllers from around the state gathered together to talk pot. More specifically, they gathered together to talk about the numbers – cannabis permits, state cannabis licenses, tax proceeds, and how they are going to use this […]

post: A half-banked industry — new cannabis businesses need access to financial service

If you ever open a cannabis business, you will have this meeting: Some really big guys will contact you about your cash problem. A cash problem only they could solve. It will require unmarked, bullet-proof vans, guns, more big guys, and some special relationships with government officials. At one point, when you ask how they […]

post: Unique Program to Track and Trace Dollars in CA Could Pave the Way for a Banking Solution in the US

State and local governments vary greatly in their ability to attract and compensate regulatory personnel that bring institutional knowledge and experience to regulate the nascent Cannabis Industry in their respective spheres of influence. Think about it, the challenge for any state or local government is to find and afford people with the experience and the […]

post: Pot banking regtech is ready for its moment

By Nathan DiCamillo For startups developing regulation technology for financial institutions that do business with marijuana firms, there’s one clear upside to the fact that medical marijuana remains illegal under federal law. “We don’t have the traditional pressures from the large scale tech players because they don’t come in and play,” said Adam Crabtree, founder […]