Author: Mark Willaman

Comeet’s new AI Assistant aims to empower recruiters and hiring managers with proven recruiting methodologies at every step of the hiring process. By leveraging OpenAI’s GPT and Comeet’s proprietary technology, the first version of AI Assistant – now available to Comeet customers – creates job descriptions, pre-screening questionnaires, and email templates. In addition, AI Assistant will soon compose interview questions and scorecards, with much more to come in the near future.

When creating a new position, recruiters can use AI Assistant to create optimized and inclusive job descriptions to attract diverse talent and pre-screening questionnaires that enable early identification of top candidates. Next, AI Assistant helps compose scorecards and interview questions to uncover a candidate’s true competency for the role. AI Assistant also helps craft email messages to candidates that implement the company’s tone of voice, strengthening the employer brand.

Comeet is set to revolutionize recruitment with its advanced AI technology, enabling faster, more efficient, and more inclusive hiring. As a leader in the recruiting software industry, Comeet continues to pave the way for a more innovative recruitment process. To use Comeet’s platform with the new AI Assistant for your recruiting process, visit www.comeet.com.

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About Comeet

Comeet is an award-winning applicant tracking and candidate management platform (ATS) used by forward-thinking, mid-market, and enterprise customers (KPMG, Fiverr, Monday.com, and more) around the world. Founded in 2013 by three hiring managers who saw the need for a better way to hire, Comeet is designed to make hiring a more efficient, effective, and enjoyable process. The comprehensive ATS offers strong collaboration, communication, automation, and reporting for recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates, as well as customizability, elastic recruiting, and smart search features. Comeet is passionate about empowering organizations to secure the talent they need, right when they need it.

The Plant Prophets podcast is gearing up for highly anticipated episodes featuring some of the most innovative players in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. The show, hosted by Vern Davis, Partner & SVP of Business Development at Protis Global, is known for bringing listeners thought-provoking conversations with cannabis executives and entrepreneurs who are shaping the industry.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to sit down with this incredible lineup of guests,” said Davis. “They are at the forefront of developing real companies and career opportunities in cannabis, and we’re excited to share their insights with our audience.”

Scheduled to be recorded during the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, the upcoming episodes will feature candid conversations with Aaron Miles, Chief Investment Officer of Verano, Brett Puffenbarger; VP of Marketing at Green Check Verified; Kevin Hart, CEO of Green Check Verified; Khadijah Tribble, Founder of the Marijuana Policy Trust; Patrick Rea, Managing Director of Poseidon Garden Ventures; Aubrey Amatelli, CEO of PayRio; and Adam Stettner, CEO of FundCanna.

Plant Prophets is now in its fourth year of production and is gaining popularity with high ratings and positive reviews. The podcast has previously hosted leaders from top cannabis brands such as Brad Nattrass, CEO of Urban-Gro, Sam Peterson, CTO of Metrc, Luke Anderson, Co-Founder of Cann, Mitch Baruchowitz, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Meridia Capital Holdings, and Nancy Whitman of CEO Wana Brands.

The show has become a go-to platform for understanding the cannabis industry, and its producers, CannabisRadio.com, are pleased to continue bringing listeners the latest news, insights, and interviews in the world of cannabis.

“We are deeply committed to keeping our finger on the pulse of cannabis, and as the industry continues to evolve, we want to be at the forefront of these conversations,” said Davis. “We want to keep bringing our listeners the best of the best when it comes to insights in this rapidly-growing industry.”

About Plant Prophets

Plant Prophets is a forward-thinking podcast that introduces audiences to some of the most innovative executives and companies in the cannabis industry. The show is hosted by Vern Davis, Partner & SVP of Business Development at Protis Global, who speaks with executives who are leading the way in building real companies and creating real career opportunities in the cannabis space. The show is sponsored by Protis Global, a leading cannabis industry recruiter.

For more episodes, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@plantprophetspodcast3903.

About Protis Global

Protis Global is an award-winning firm specializing in search, data, and contract staffing. Founded over 25 years ago, its vision is to blend innovative technology with a consultative approach to facilitate meaningful talent recruitment. Protis Global has helped some of the world’s most iconic consumer brands across food & beverage, retail, and cannabis build the team it takes to lead an industry.

To learn more, visit https://protisglobal.com/.

About CannabisRadio.com

CannabisRadio.com is the premier online podcast network for all things cannabis, hemp/CBD, and psychedelics. CannabisRadio.com provides news, education, entertainment, and insight into the world of plant medicine and beyond. With an extensive library of podcasts, videos, and articles from experts in the industry, CannabisRadio.com is the go-to destination for anyone looking to stay up to date on the latest trends and developments. All CannabisRadio.com shows are available on-demand from Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Spotify, Audible, iHeartRadio, the Cannabis Radio Network App for Apple iTunes or Google Play, and on the CannabisRadio.com website.

PūrWell, a medically focused and vertically integrated hemp company dedicated to providing the most pure, effective, USDA-certified organic full-spectrum hemp oil products on the market is proud to host its fifth annual “Palm Beach Health & Hemp Wellness Festival” event on Friday, April 21 from 4 to 11 p.m. The festival benefits the Palm Beach Youth Association, a local 501c3 non-profit of Palm Beach that provides kids with opportunities to improve their lives through athletics, sportsmanship, education and training, regardless of their circumstances.

PūrWell’s mission for their annual Palm Beach Health & Hemp Wellness Festival is to create a safe and fun atmosphere for a diverse group of attendees and provide valuable educational resources for the community. Attendees will enjoy a variety of activities including food and refreshments, live music, presentations from wellness experts, stand-up comedy, massages, health education, yoga, body alignment, vibration and salt therapy, breathing techniques, cooking demonstrations, regenerative medicine, adjustments, stretching demonstrations, functional medicine, custom jewelry, aromatherapy, guided meditation sessions, petting zoo, raffles, charity auctions, medical marijuana card evaluations, and more.

The live music will be provided by DJ Adam Lipson & Friends, who has played from the Hamptons to Miami to Ibiza and has made a name for being the guy who can read the dance floor like no other. Visitors will also enjoy stand-up comedy by Jackie Sanchez, Warren Scott, Steve Lamm and G-man Comic Genius.

Wellness Speakers include:

• Dr. Glenn Chapman, DO, medical director of Surfside Orthopedics
• Angie Willoughby, The Green Baker
• Frankie Arata, Atha Yoga Shala
• Jahmaal Hays, JAH Advisory
• DJ Welliver, LivWel
• Shelby Gorstein, Shelby Yoga & Malas
• Roxy Curran, Body by Roxy
• Vincine Franchilli, Deeper Health

In addition, this entertaining health and wellness festival will involve food and drinks from local vendors including Funky Buddha Brewery, Bang Energy, Chick N’ Cone, The Green Baker, Vegan Wagon, Releaf Treats, Potions In Motion, Proper Ice Cream, Mistah Lee’s BBQ, Smackin Smash Burger, ZUCO and Go Healthy.

Additional local vendors, sponsors, and learning stations at the event include Surfside Medical Center, Redcon, 4Ever Young, Atha Yoga Foundation, Dr. Dan Jurus, Jah Harmony, LivWel, GSM Charity Auctions, Salt Suite, Schrier Family Chiro, Pinnacle Movement and Performance, The Mobile Oasis, Shelby Yoga, Boca Tanning Club, The Factory, Body by Roxy, Deeper Health, Cannabis News Florida, Ship Your Car Now, Grandstand Sports, The Steger Family Ranch, Green Lush Design, LifeWave, Damage Control Mobile Massage, Argon Agency, Weedsies, PūrWell, Durée & Company and more.

PūrWell is a medically focused and vertically integrated hemp company dedicated to providing the most pure, effective, USDA-certified organic full-spectrum hemp oil products on the market. The company has received national medical recognition for its formulations, which rely on hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) in addition to other proven holistic ingredients like L-Theanine, Magnesium, 5HTP, and CBN to help address medical ailments. PūrWell was also recently named Best CBD Store in the Palm Beach Post’s 2023 Best of the Best.

When:

Friday, April 21 from 4-11 p.m.

Where:

PūrWell

3100 S. Congress Ave., Suite 3

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

Cost:

General admission is $10. Food and drinks are available for purchase.

VIP admission is $50, which includes an open bar and food stations from select vendors in the VIP lounge.

How:

To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/palm-beach-health-hemp-wellness-festival-powered-by-purwell-tickets-570998651337

About PūrWell

PūrWell is a medically focused and vertically integrated hemp company dedicated to providing the most pure, effective, USDA-certified organic full-spectrum hemp oil products on the market. PūrWell crafts proprietary formulas that target specific symptoms and disease states. As a result, PūrWell’s customers enjoy increased general health and wellness benefits while also systemically addressing their sleep, Insomnia, pain, inflammation, anxiety, and depression issues. Our products are designed specifically for and marketed exclusively through medical professionals and other healthcare practitioners, and they are endorsed by licensed medical practitioners across the country while also winning two medical awards. PurWell firmly believes in maintaining a low environmental impact, which is why all PūrWell’s products come from organically grown hemp using sustainable farming techniques. Visit PurWell’s headquarters at 3100 S. Congress Ave Suite 3, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. For additional information, visit purwell.com or call 1-844-PURWELL.

Newsworthy.ai, the innovative news marketing platform, has announced the launch of its latest feature: AI-generated Video News Shorts for press releases. This new feature automatically converts Newsworthy.ai press releases into animated videos, complete with an audio summary, imagery, and captions. The Video News Shorts are available to users in formats suitable for Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Newsworthy.ai is the first newswire to introduce video news shorts using a variety of cutting-edge AI models and proprietary pre and post-processing technology. The inclusion of video press releases enables businesses to stand out in a crowded marketplace, generate previews automatically when shared on social media, and reach a wider audience. The shorts are designed to convey the gist of the announcement and drive traffic to the full press release.

In addition to the addition of Video News Shorts, Newsworthy.ai has also announced upgrades to its AI-optimized press releases and content optimization features, including a user interface that is up to 20 times faster than the previous version. Powered by state-of-the-art AI models, the upgraded version of Newsworthy.ai includes automated press release writing, editorial suggestions for improving existing press releases, AI-generated social media content, and journalist/marketing pitches to promote news.

“Incorporating AI into the press release workflow is a key component in helping our customers quickly compose eye-catching press releases that attract attention,” said David McInnis, founder of Newsworthy.ai. “These latest announcements demonstrate our leadership in Signals Optimization as a discipline that pushes beyond old SEO strategies and link-building programs into AI visibility.”

“Our goal is to make the press release creation and dissemination process much easier for marketers, bloggers, businesses, and organizations,” added Mark Willaman, co-founder of Newsworthy.ai. “We’re excited to help our customers take advantage of AI to achieve maximum reach and engagement for their news announcements.”

The Newsworthy.ai platform has already converted hundreds of press releases into Video News Shorts for customers who had appropriate digital assets available. Those videos have been attached to existing press releases at Newsworthy.ai.

About Newsworthy.ai — The News Marketing Platform

In addition to traditional centralized newswire distribution, Newsworthy offers cost-effective, decentralized news marketing through influencers, brand ambassadors, industry-specific websites, and other tools that give company news a targeted boost and increased visibility. Newsworthy.ai also has a suite of GPT-4 OpenAI powered tools, such as Newswriter.ai, to help companies compose eye-catching press releases, receive press release editorial improvement suggestions, and generate journalist/marketing pitches and social media content to further promote their news – in minutes.

For anyone delving deeper into the science behind the growing movement toward cannabis by people seeking relief from certain kinds of ailments without the use of harsh artificial chemicals or prescription medications, THCa Flower has come up a lot recently. This article is intended to give a good amount of preliminary background information about this potential breakthrough treatment for chronic soreness and muscle relief.

What Exactly Is THCa Flower?

THCa (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) is an organic cannabinoid that occurs naturally in the cannabis plant. It is the precursor to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the primary psychoactive component of cannabis.

That means THCa by itself is non-psychoactive in its raw form, and would need to be decarboxylated to convert it into THC, which happens through the smoking or vaping process. The reason many consumers prefer THCa is that it is also often used for its potential health benefits:

Some of the potential therapeutic benefits of THCa include:

1 Anti-inflammatory Relief: THCa has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties, which could make it useful for managing conditions such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.

2 Neuroprotective Strength: THCa has been found to have neuroprotective properties, which means it may help protect the brain and nervous system from damage caused by conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis.

3 Antiemetic Assistance: THCa has been shown to have antiemetic properties, which could make it useful for managing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy or other medical treatments.

4 Powerful Analgesic: THCa has been found to have analgesic properties, which means it may help relieve pain caused by conditions such as migraines, neuropathic pain, and cancer.

It’s important to note that research on the potential benefits of THCa is still in its early stages, and more studies are needed to confirm the anecdotal data of these effects, but the early data is undeniably positive and the excitement in the health and wellness community among experts in their field is obvious.

Does THCa Make People Feel High When Smoked?

Eating THCa edibles would not provide a psychoactive effect, but smoking or vaping THCa flower converts it and produces powerful psychoactive effects. In its base form, THCa flower is a non-psychoactive option for those looking to consume cannabis for potential therapeutic benefits with or without getting high. As always, it’s important to talk to a healthcare provider before using THCa or any other cannabis product.

What makes Baysmokes.com THCa better than other THCa:

The quality of THCa can vary depending on several factors, including the genetics of the cannabis plant, the growing conditions, the harvesting and curing process, and the extraction method used to obtain the THCa. Here are some factors that can affect the quality of THCa:

1 Genetics: Different cannabis strains have different levels of THCa and other cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids. Some strains may produce higher-quality THCa with more desirable effects than others.

Growing conditions: The quality of THCa can be influenced by the environment in which the cannabis plants are grown, including factors such as temperature, humidity, soil quality, and the use of pesticides and fertilizers.

2 Harvesting and curing: Proper harvesting and curing techniques can help preserve the quality of THCa and other cannabinoids. Improper techniques can result in a loss of potency and flavor.

3 Extraction method: The method used to extract THCa from the cannabis plant can affect its quality. Some methods may be more effective than others at preserving the natural terpenes and flavonoids present in the plant.

In general, high-quality THCa should be free of contaminants such as mold, mildew, or residual solvents from the extraction process. It should also have a strong, pleasant aroma and flavor profile, and produce consistent effects when consumed.

Ultimately, the quality of THCa can vary depending on a variety of factors, so it’s important to research the source of THCa and choose a reputable supplier that uses high-quality cannabis strains and extraction methods, which is why getting THCa Flower from www.BaySmokes.com is better than getting it anywhere else.

It’s important to note that the legality of THCa and THC varies depending on where the consumer lives, as cannabis laws can differ by state or country. It’s important to research the laws in the area and consult with a healthcare provider before using any cannabis products for medical purposes.

BaySmokes allows the purchase THCa Flower online at any time in every area where THCa may be sold by law. Providing only the finest harvest of THCa Flower from reputable organic sources that avoid impurities, never use harsh chemicals in the procurement process, and always deliver discreetly to the consumer. Now it’s easier than ever to get well while getting high.

Happy Cabbage Analytics, the cannabis industry’s first retail optimization platform, has announced its acquisition of ZolTrain, a brand activation platform designed for cannabis brands and retailers to deliver engaging employee and consumer education. The combination of their capabilities will help cannabis operators grow revenue, educate staff, recommend products, and optimize their businesses.

“We’re excited to bring Zoltrain’s expertise in workforce training into the Happy Cabbage family,” said CEO Andrew Watson. “With ZolTrain’s engagement and education tools, we can empower operators to engage staff members and customers with compelling content, targeted by their own data.”

“Excessive discounting and employee efficiency are two of the biggest blockers to operator profitability today. At their root, these are problems of information and education,” added ZolTrain Co-Founder Danny Gold.“Cannabis operators need technology that uplifts both the brand and retail sides of the equation and our combined capabilities can deliver on this promise.”

Andrew Watson will lead as CEO, with Danny Gold assuming the COO position and Eric Cobb continuing as CTO of the combined company.

About Happy Cabbage Analytics

Happy Cabbage Analytics is a retail optimization platform for cannabis dispensaries and delivery businesses. Through data-driven tooling, Happy Cabbage helps operators drive sales and save cash on inventory, marketing, and store operations.

About ZolTrain

ZolTrain creates repeat customers for the cannabis industry by training retail workers and consumers on cannabis essentials and product differentiators. ZolTrain injects educational content at key influence points through a unique mobile experience.

After successfully helping the talent acquisition professionals in the Salesforce environment streamline their hiring practices, RChilli has launched Search & Match functionality to enhance quality hiring.

The search & Match feature comes in addition to resume, email, and bulk parsing that RChilli already offers its Salesforce users. The functionality is designed to speed up the recruitment process.

Using an extensive and sophisticated technology stack, RChilli’s search & match empowers salesforce users to search for skilled candidates by matching the set of resumes against the job descriptions with great precision.

The intelligent search engine capability filters resume data that matches the search keywords and shares a database of candidates. Intuitive matching technology, on the other hand, discovers the ideal candidate via normalized and enriched data like skills/competency, domain, location, education, city, company, and job title.

Speaking on the new feature release, Joshua Adams, Director of ERP operations, RChilli, quotes, “RChilli’s search & match is committed to delivering premium features to Salesforce users. The search engine offers matches for:

• Resume to Jobs- it provides more job recommendations to the candidates.
• Job to Resumes- it gives an elaborate candidate recommendation for a job position.

RChilli’s search & match engine is engineered to offer suitably matched documents based on the search keywords indexed in the system. This helps the users to rank the matching job results against the candidates.”

He further quotes, “Our solution delivers a more productive recruiting solution through an automated matching and scoring system. Understanding the need of the hour and how competitive the recruitment industry has become, we’ve offered a smarter approach that recognizes the right candidate and eases reaching out to them.”

Salesforce users can now broaden their search capabilities and search for perfect candidates within a fraction of a second via skills mapping.

To understand the functionality better, take a look at RChilli resume parser and AI search engine on Salesforce AppExchange.

About RChilli

RChilli is the trusted partner for parsing, matching, and data enrichment, providing companies, in 50+ countries, with solutions built for the future of technology and recruiting. RChilli’s innovative products, backed by an industry-leading tech stack, power the processing of 4.1 billion+ docs a year for 1600+ top global recruiting platforms. Enabling companies to hire better talent faster since 2010, RChilli is ISO 27001:2013 and SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant. RChilli also has its multilingual resume parsing app available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and Salesforce AppExchange.

The premier annual event for CHROs and HR executives, the 2023 HRO Today Forum North America, will kick off in just four weeks at the Westin Las Vegas Hotel May 3-5.

The event allows attendees to brainstorm with HR leaders and “Think It Through” with the world’s largest HR Think Tanks, where leaders will engage in strategic discussions with their peers on major topics facing human resource leaders today.

As always, the HRO Today Forum will feature HR experts from a range of industries and markets as speakers and panelists, a full list of which is available on the HRO Today website.

The full agenda for the 2023 HRO Today Forum North America can be found here.

The 2023 HRO Today event also celebrates the 10th annual CHRO of the Year Awards. At this year’s awards gala, honors will be presented in a variety of categories, including:

• Non-profit
• Small market
• Midmarket
• Large market
• Sustainable Workforce
• Lifetime Achievement

The event will also welcome back CHRO of the Year Award winners from the past decade, providing this year’s Forum with a record number of CHROs in attendance.

Executive Level content. Brainstorming with leaders from a variety of industries. An awards gala celebrating the very best of the HR profession. For more information on the event, venue, sponsors, and speakers, visit www.hrotodayforum.com. Click here to register for this event.

About HRO Today

HRO Today and HRO Today Global are the properties of SharedXpertise Media and offer the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere in the HR industry. Our magazines, web portals, research, e-newsletters, events, and social networks reach senior-level HR decision-makers with rich, objective, game-changing content. Our No. 1 strength is our reach. HR leaders rely heavily on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen rankings across six different categories when selecting an HR service provider.

The National Pet Advocacy and Welfare Society (NPAWS) announced today the launch of its Pet Positive™ Veterinary Facility Certification Program. The national program and broader Pet Positive Movement are designed to end non-therapeutic invasive pet procedures that have long been considered normal in America. This comes as Illinois advances toward becoming the third U.S. state to ban declawing.

“We applaud Illinois on this important milestone in animal welfare and want to expand what they have achieved to spread awareness of these detrimental norms across the country,” says Olivia Wakeman, NPAWS’ founder. “Our hope is that the Pet Positive Movement will save the ears, tails, toes, and more of America’s future pets from needless invasive procedures.”

The movement’s first phase involves recognizing, applauding, and certifying American veterinary facilities that do not perform non-therapeutic invasive procedures on cats and dogs and spotlights their forward-thinking position. It also affirms that, while they adore the pets that have already been affected, they do not perpetuate medically unnecessary procedures. Spay- and neuter-related procedures are excluded as they moderate population and euthanasia rates. The certification process includes self-certification at npaws.org/PetPositive and a nominal fee that propels the program.

“Ninety-five percent of owners consider their pets family. They love their pets and so do we,” said Wakeman. “ We understand that many of today’s pets have already undergone procedures like declawing, tail docking, or ear cropping. The procedures may have been performed before the pets found their forever homes. Many owners had no choice. Others may have been underinformed.”

“I’m passionate about animals,” says Genevieve Turnbull, former Registered Veterinary Technician and NPAWS volunteer. “One reason I left veterinary medicine is because I repeatedly saw the ravages of these normalized cruelties.”

Approximately 23 million domestic American cats (more than one in five) have been declawed, making it one of the most common medically unnecessary invasive veterinary procedures. Declawing requires cutting through bone to remove the distal portion of a cats’ toes. At least 63% of declawed cats suffer from pain from residual bone fragments. For those and additional cats, the amputations also increase the risk of developing unwanted behaviors, back pain, and even death.

“Facilities that join the movement can advance their practices while helping promote the wellbeing of America’s pets for generations to come,” says Wakeman. Among a list of benefits, certified facilities will be authorized to enhance their public presence using the “Pet Positive Certified” designation logo, certificate, and decal in their marketing efforts; will have a searchable listing as Pet Positive Certified on the NPAWS website; and, will gain additional attention through NPAWS’ nationwide marketing and social media efforts. A more intrinsic benefit is that certification fuels awareness with the intent to reduce and, eventually, eliminate these unnecessary American procedures.

“Performing non-therapeutic invasive procedures on pets is illegal in Europe,” says Wakeman. “Yet, while declawing is slowly being banned across the country, such practices as tail docking and ear cropping are still legal in every U.S. state. We aim to change that.”

Anyone can support the Pet Positive Movement by certifying, encouraging their vet to become certified, and requesting natural pets from breeders.

To learn more about the Pet Positive Movement and veterinary facility certification visit npaws.org/PetPositive.

NPAWS™ (npaws.org) is changing the future for America’s pets by ending non-therapeutic invasive veterinary procedures in the United States. The 501(c)3 charitable organization is 100% volunteer-run and based in Austin, TX.

Texas collects almost $30 million annually—far more than any other state—on the sale of period products, a practice the Comptroller has called “archaic.” This session, the end of this practice is in sight. Texas’ actions may help bring about the end of the tampon tax in the 21 additional states where it still exists.

Governor Abbott (R), Comptroller Glenn Hegar, and Senator Joan Huffman (R) have all voiced support for ending the tampon tax. Hegar called the taxing of these items “archaic” and said it’s time “to rectify this issue.” Huffman acknowledged these products are “not optional” and “essential to women’s health and well-being.”

Bipartisan House Bill 300 exempts menstrual products from tax, along with diapers, baby bottles, breastfeeding devices, maternity clothing, and other “family care products.”

Period Law, the nonprofit group of lawyers dedicated to ending the tampon tax nationally since 2016, celebrates HB300 sponsor Representative Donna Howard (D), who has introduced tampon tax repeal bills every session since 2017. Period Law has been working on this issue in Texas since that time, too, including through its 2019 Tampon Tax Protest, which flooded the Comptroller’s office with demands for tax refunds.

“Texas should’ve never taxed these items to begin with,” said Period Law Executive Director Laura Strausfeld, noting that Texas exempts bandaids, incontinence pads, sunscreen, and many other items from sales tax. “It took protests, a lawsuit, and a deeply dark moment for women’s health in Texas to get us to this point, but we nonetheless enthusiastically celebrate this rare bipartisan win for Texas women.”

Period Law is partnering with the youth-powered nonprofit PERIOD. and CVS Health to eliminate the unfair sales tax on period products in the remaining 22 states. In Texas, the law firm Baker Botts has filed a lawsuit challenging the tax as unconstitutional. With the assistance of volunteer attorneys from around the country, including a core team from WilmerHale, Period Law has helped reduce the number of “tampon-taxing” states from 40 in 2016 to 22 today.

Period Law, PERIOD., and other advocacy and legal partners are working to make significant progress this session. Already, seven states have held hearings on tampon tax repeal this year. In Arizona as well as Texas, exemption has passed the House. Just one day after HB300 was passed by oral vote in Texas, South Carolina’s Ways and Means Committee passed their version. In Georgia and South Dakota – where HB1159 was the first repeal bill ever introduced – young female legislators led spirited debates and presented moving testimony about periods in majority-male rooms.

Menstrual products are medically necessary. The FDA categorizes them as Class I and Class II medical devices. The CARES Act allows reimbursement of menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses through various tax-advantaged accounts (HSAs, Archer MSAs, Health FSAs, and HRAs).

“It’s time to prioritize women’s health and change antiquated policies that are being overlooked because representation at “the table” isn’t reflective of the demographic composition of our society,” stated Lisa White, Director of Strategy & Operations for Period Law.

For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit our website, periodlaw.org.