by Jill Ellsworth | Oct 2, 2026 | Industry Insights & Technology
Preventive cannabis quality systems change what your day looks like: fewer last-minute holds, fewer “what happened?” meetings, and a whole lot less time staring at a COA that just blew up your schedule. If you have been in cannabis for a while, you know the drill. A... 
by Jill Ellsworth | Aug 11, 2026 | Industry Insights & Technology
Emerging cannabis market QA is easiest to build when you still have room to adjust without ripping up your whole schedule. If you are opening in a newly legal state or heading into your first real production year, this is the moment to put the basics in place. You... 
by Jill Ellsworth | Jul 22, 2026 | Industry Insights & Technology
Infused product manufacturing requirements are shifting fast, and you feel it the minute your menu moves from mostly flower to edibles, vapes, beverages, and especially infused flower and pre-rolls. More ingredients and more handling can be great for sales, but it... 
by Jill Ellsworth | Jul 7, 2026 | Industry Insights & Technology
A clean cannabis program is one of the simplest ways to stop avoidable losses from creeping into your P&L. If you are only thinking about “clean” after a failed COA, you are already paying for it through holds, retests, rework, and disposal fees. When you build... 
by Jill Ellsworth | Jul 6, 2026 | Industry Insights & Technology
AI in cannabis QA is how you stop guessing and start running batch release like a controlled process. Even with a solid grow and a careful harvest, microbes can tag along through dry, trim, staging, and packaging. All it takes is one humid afternoon, a busy trim day,... 
by Jill Ellsworth | Jun 5, 2026 | Industry Insights & Technology
If you’re running a cannabis operation, predictive microbial analytics might feel like just another buzzword, but let me tell you – it’s truly changing the way we keep cannabis safe and clean. I’m the founder of Willow, and in today’s tightly regulated industry,...