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Why Free Trials Aren’t Free

May 3, 2021
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation, Science and Technology, Spotlight
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Commercial cultivators are always looking for ways to lower production costs and increase crop consistency. New technology is an integral part of this effort. But introducing new technology into a cannabis grow operation can be tricky. For start-ups, launching production…

How to Choose the Right Terpenes for your Cannabis Product

The cannabis industry is no longer in its infancy. One third of Americans now live in a legal state, and brands are consistently raising the bar for quality and effective consumer products. As the market expands, demand is growing for…

Does the Production and Sales of Hemp Products that Contain Delta-8 Put Producers in Legal Peril?

April 8, 2021
Dr. Carl Craig
Lab Testing, Policy & Legal, Science and Technology
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Only a Good Lab Can Offer Assurance. If you’re ever up for a high-stakes game of What If?, Google this phrase: “Has the DEA stepped in to make Delta-8 illegal?” Why even search the topic? Well, it’s been hard to…

Setback For Millions As Leading Global Pain Group Baulks At Medical Cannabis

DESPITE the United Nations recently recognising the medical benefits of cannabis, an influential global body says there is insufficient evidence to endorse it for the treatment of pain. In what many will see a blow to progress of medical cannabis…

Don’t let attackers weaponize fear: Use these cyber resilience recommendations

Covid-19 related cyberattacks emerged ever since the virus was first discovered in China. Per a recent analysis from Microsoft, almost every country in the world has fallen prey to at least one coronavirus-themed attack. Homeland Security in collaboration with the…

Five Key Cybersecurity Trends For 2021

The pandemic has dominated the news in 2020, overshadowing everything else. We’ve seen a rapid rise in remote working, a wave of pandemic-related scams, and pressure to modernize IT while cutting costs. As the dust settles on a tumultuous year,…

How Some THC Is Legal — For Now

Delta-8-THC — a less-potent cousin of famed Delta-9-THC — is legal enough to sell in most states. But how does it work? And will the DEA shut it down? According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), there are currently at least…

What is CRM and why is it important in Cannabis marketing?

January 4, 2021
Bill Hewson
Best Practices, Marketing, Retail, Science and Technology
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How building a strong Customer Relationship Management List can super-charge your retail dispensary business. Imagine that you’re shopping at your favorite local sandwich shop. When you walk in, Wendy, the owner shouts hello to you over the counter with her…

Cannabis Operations Software: A Complicated Journey

December 7, 2020
Bill Hewson
Ancillary Businesses, Marketing, Retail, Science and Technology
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If there is one thing I have learned in the past 7 years of cannabis business pursuit is that the industry remains incredibly immature. Not the people mind you. Most people I’ve met in the cannabis world are smart, sober…

CBD’s Differing Effects on Women and Men Under FDA Scrutiny

November 23, 2020
AggregatedNews
Hemp Industry News, Science and Technology
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CBD affects men and women differently, and that could have an impact on how the U.S. regulates the buzzy new substance. Women may be more likely to use it to alleviate pain, sleep difficulties, anxiety and other health issues, according…

Cannabis strength soars over past half century

New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased risk of harm. The team behind the study from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of…

Do You Have the Heart for Marijuana?

Research suggests that smoking marijuana carries many of the same cardiovascular health hazards as smoking tobacco. Do you have the heart to safely smoke pot? Maybe not, a growing body of medical reports suggests. Currently, increased smoking of marijuana in…

Revolutionary Quastar ® Technology For Cannabis Decontamination The Focus Of Newly Relaunched Rad Source Life Science Brand

October 21, 2020
Press Release
Rad Source Technologies. Inc., Science and Technology
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PRESS RELEASE Buford, Georgia (October 12, 2020) -- Rad Source Technologies, Inc. (Rad Source), a global life science leader whose proprietary Quastar technology has revolutionized the use of photonic decontamination for a range of sensitive life science end-use applications, has unveiled its…

Why Compliance Data: Beyond A Zero-Sum-Game

October 20, 2020
RJ Falcioni
Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology
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Introduction The cannabis industry remains fixated on compliance, but not in the right way. Heavy regulations and looming financial consequences have created a paradoxically cost-avoidant approach to compliance: invest capital to protect against more significant loss. It's a zero-sum-game– read…

The 2018 Farm Bill is Growing More than Just Hemp on the Farm

A look at some companies expanding their traditional market to meeting the challenges of a regulated market working on narrowing margins I have added a verse to “Old McDonald Had a Farm.”[1] Old McDonald had a farm,E-I-E-I-O And on this…