(This is the latest installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The previous installment is available here.) Cannabis is a heavy-feed crop, requiring plenty of nutrition to produce high yields. But deciding whether to grow with conventional or natural fertilizers depends on a cultivator’s growing style and goals. Marijuana […]
The Denver Post has a very interesting story about a few people in the state of Colorado who are trying to amend the marijuana laws that have become so profitable since 2014 (recently surpassing $10 billion in sales). And while we have studies that show teenage use of marijuana does not increase after legalization, we […]
Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki reiterated the President’s position that cannabis should be rescheduled under federal law to Schedule II rather than descheduled from the Controlled Substances Act. What does this mean? As our Executive Director Erik Altieri said last week: Rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act would continue to […]
Members of the Montana House and Senate approved legislation to amend the state’s voter-approved adult use marijuana legalization law, sending the measure to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk. The House approved House Bill 701 Tuesday by a 67 to 32 vote, after initially rejecting the measure a day earlier following contentious debate amongst lawmakers. The […]
Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton, Barbara Lee, and Earl Blumenauer recently sent a letter to the Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden, Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin requesting that male and female hemp plants be on display. The lawmakers wrote: “Since 2014, hemp has become a respected agricultural commodity in the U.S. More than 45 […]
This is the fifth installment in an ongoing series offering tips and advice for marijuana and hemp extraction companies. The fourth installment is available here. Cannabis activists have been saying for decades that the plant should be regulated like alcohol. Now science is helping to make cannabis act like alcohol, too. Extraction scientists and formulators […]
Now that things are legal in the state of New York, two Indigenous tribes are beginning to plant the seeds of a new business plan. Syracuse.com broke the story, that starts with the Shinnecock Indian Nation breaking ground on an eventual marijuana facility on Long Island, and ends with the Saint Regis Mohawks discussing a […]
The research arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to find better ways to use hemp oils in skin creams and other personal-care products. The Agricultural Research Service announced Tuesday that it would start a 24-month agreement with the Midwest Bioprocessing Center, a Peoria, Illinois, firm specializing in organic chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing. […]
The Valens Co., a Canadian marijuana product manufacturer, announced Tuesday that it will acquire Florida hemp-CBD manufacturer Green Roads CBD. The deal includes $40 million up front, including $25.4 million in Valens Co. common shares and up to $14.6 million in cash, plus up to an additional $20 million in earnout payments if earnings goals […]
Texas hemp company Wildseed Hemp faces a trademark lawsuit from a wildflower farm that says its name is damaging the wildflower business’ reputation. Wildseed Farms says in its case filed in federal court in Austin that the hemp company “could have a disastrous effect” on its reputation because the hemp company makes “controversial hemp and CBD […]
