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Judge Order Cannabis Companies To Stop Billboard Advertising
The California Bureau of Cannabis Control has been tasked to inform all cannabis business owners that they can no longer advertise on highways that cross state lines, according to a judgement from San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett. On Monday, Judge Garrett ordered the California Bureau of Cannabis Control to report back ...
Women Inclusion Network and WEIC Join Forces To Support Women In Cannabis
LOS ANGELES --The Arcview Group’s Women’s Inclusion Network joins forces with Women Empowered in Cannabis (WEiC) to develop a cohesive program that benefits members of both organizations. In 2021, Women’s Inclusion Network and WEiC will offer joint membership, access to all programs within each network, as well as reveal three unique co-hosted events in a mutually beneficial collaboration. “Together, ...
California Will Facilitate Greater Access To Financial Services in Cannabis
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California state cannabis licensing authorities – the Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Food and Agriculture and California Department of Public Health – provided notice to the public of proposed emergency regulations to implement the provisions of Assembly Bill 1525 (Jones-Sawyer, 2020). The proposed regulations are intended to facilitate greater ...
USDA Say New COVID Stimulus Funds Now Extend to Help Hemp Farmers
(Washington, D.C.) USDA have said funding for Hemp farmers affected by COVID will be released as early as this month, through the $900 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. A new bill just signed into law last month. Agriculture Undersecretary Bill Northey announced the news during a conference call to journalists last week. Eligible farmers would ...
Canopy Growth Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Pharma
Canopy Growth claims GW Pharma has been illegally utilizing extraction technology they hold the exclusive rights to.
Canadian Cannabis Companies Aphria and Tilray Announce Merger
Two of Canada’s leading licensed producers of legal cannabis have announced plans to merge. Ontario-based Aphria Inc. and British Colombia-based Tilray Inc. are joining forces and will be the largest marijuana producer in the world by sales. The all-stock deal was first disclosed Wednesday. The combined equity value of the two companies is in the ...
Top 7 Tips for Selling CBD Wholesale
A new study suggests that the CBD industry will grow to $20 billion by 2024. Thousands of entrepreneurs around the country have followed in the footsteps of major retail chains like Kroger, CVS, and American Eagle by offering CBD oil products in their shops, and now is the perfect time to get on board with ...
Everything You Need to Know About Hemp Biomass
Mature, female Cannabis sativa plants consist of many different constituent parts, and not all of these parts are needed to make popular, cannabinoid-rich bulk products like hemp flower and CBD extract. While these leftover components could be thrown away, it’s more sustainable to put the stalks, leaves, and other unwanted parts of hemp plants to ...
What Will the Cannabinoid Market Look Like in 2025?
If you had known ahead of time that the domestic CBD market would explode in 2017, what would you have done differently? There’s no need to wonder—a new opportunity is now arising that could completely eclipse the CBD boom we’ve witnessed over the last few years. Due to advanced breeding and extraction technologies, it’s ...
What Is Live Resin?
When it comes to cannabis concentrates, there are seemingly endless options. From shatter to rosin, dabbing fans have plenty of products from which to choose. One extremely popular variety is called live resin extract. Available in both dab form and vape cartridges or pens, live resin is perfect for casual cannabis consumers and medical marijuana ...
Picking the Right CBD Product
Cannabidiol (CBD) is used medicinally for a variety of ailments across the human body. Cancer patients may dab CBD concentrates in order to decrease nausea from chemotherapy while people with arthritis may use infused topicals to relieve their pain. There are many different delivery methods and dosages to consider before choosing ...
HCN Guide to Growing Cannabis
While cannabis has been cultivated around the world for thousands of years, modernization has made it easier than ever to grow the plant, whether in an outdoor garden bed or an isolated indoor facility. For canna-connoisseurs, knowing where and how their cannabis is grown is important, but the average or occasional user may not be ...
Growing Basics – Gas Lantern Technique
Grower Essentials: The Gas Lantern Technique Cannabis cultivation - and agriculture in general - go back thousands of years. And while incredible technological advances have been made, even more so recently, there are some tried and true methods that generation after generation of farmers continue to embrace. As the old adage goes - if it ...
How Packaging is Ruining Your Cannabis
Did you know the fate of your unsmoked cannabis lies nearly entirely in how you store it? In fact, your Ziplock baggie or mason jar could be ruining your bud right now. Environmental factors are crucial in determining the shelf life of marijuana post-harvest. Fortunately, there are options to preserve freshness and protect against degradation ...
Endocannabinoid System 101
Have you ever wondered how cannabis works? While the plant is made up of hundreds of unique compounds, the cannabinoids found within (such as THC or CBD) are responsible for the majority of its effects. But did you know the body actually makes its own cannabinoids - and has an entire system dedicated to their ...
