PMCA to host fall seminar on cannabis products

Organization voted in 2018 to accept applications from companies that make cannabis-infused products.

PMCA’s 73rd Annual Production Conference was held at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square and Lancaster County Convention Center from Monday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Lancaster, Pa.

The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) is planning a fall 2019 seminar on the challenges with incorporating cannabis into confectionery and snack products.

While details have not yet been finalized, the seminar will include presentations from industry professionals on formulation, manufacturing considerations and the latest research, among other topics.

The seminar comes after PMCA’s board of directors voted in October 2018 to accept membership applications from companies that produce cannabis-infused products. These companies won’t be permitted to bring cannabis products into states in which they’re not yet legal, but they would be allowed to have promotional materials available at an event.

PMCA hosted the 2019 Production Conference April 8-10 in Lancaster, Pa., but no cannabis-producing companies registered for the event.

To receive details on the seminar as they become available, email info@pmca.com or call (610) 625-4655.

Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.