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Call for National Lab Testing Standards

February 26, 2020
Reggie Snyder
Lab Testing, News & Insights, Science and Technology, Spotlight, Standards and Certification
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Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Legal Issues, Operational Challenges and Regulatory Hurdles That Marijuana-Related Businesses Frequently Encounter PART 3 of 6: An Overview of How the Lack of National Standards for Laboratory Tests of Marijuana Products Affects the Public Health and…

The cannabis boom could be good for science — and scientists

I’ve been a chemistry professor for 15 years and a chemist for longer than that. Through most of that time, I paid little heed to cannabis, thinking that this plant held one main chemical of interest: tetrahydrocannabinol, its psychoactive ingredient.…

Hemp or Marijuana? THC Scanner Can Say in Seconds

February 13, 2020
Rob Meagher
Hemp Industry News, Science and Technology
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A new scanner can quickly determine whether plants are hemp or marijuana without damaging the product, say researchers. Hemp is technically legal in Texas, but proving that hemp is not marijuana can be a hurdle, requiring testing in a licensed…

Cannabis dispensaries: Security and risk considerations for continued growth

The fast-growing cannabis industry will become a prime target for cybercriminals. Recent news of a data breach at point-of-sale vendor THSuite also shines a light on third-party risk management and customer privacy. n the US, cannabis is fully legal (medical and recreational)…

State of Colorado pilot program connects breweries and cannabis cultivators to capture and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

PRESS RELEASE Denver, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2020): The State of Colorado, Earthly Labs, Denver Beer Co., and The Clinic announced today a new pilot program to establish the first commercial exchange of recovered carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. The pilot…

THCP: Newly Discovered Form of THC Could Help Explain Potency Variations in Cannabis Strains and May Lead to New Product Label Requirements

January 22, 2020
Ian Stewart
Compliance and Regulations, Packaging, Science and Technology
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The pharmacological effects of most cannabinoids remain a mystery. Despite more than 120 identified cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, very few other than THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) have been isolated and characterized in terms of their pharmacological properties. The…

Playing Cannabis Catch-Up

A PhD Plant Biologist’s Plan to Modernize the Struggling Industry for the 21st Century Here we are, the inaugural year of American hemp cultivation has wrapped up. Hemp production jumped 479% following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, effectively…

Marijuana delivery giant Eaze may go up in smoke

The first cannabis startup to raise big money in Silicon Valley is in danger of burning out. TechCrunch has learned that pot delivery middleman Eaze has seen unannounced layoffs, and its depleted cash reserves threaten its ability to make payroll or…

The Future of Hemp is Genetics

January 15, 2020
AggregatedNews
Hemp Industry News, Science and Technology
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By Vince Sliwosk, Attorney @ Harris Bricken Hemp was legalized federally just over a year ago. During the run-up, legislators from Mitch McConnell to Ron Wyden said things like “[b]y removing hemp from the federal list of controlled substances, farmers…

Cannabis tech’s fight to be accepted at CES

Sex tech is allowed at CES this year for the first time. Is cannabis tech next? A 15-year veteran in enterprise technology, Phil Wilkins has epilepsy and uses cannabis medicinally to ease his seizures -- but he also has three…

Lab says its marijuana breath analyzer will hit the market in 2020

Testing a driver for alcohol impairment is relatively easy. Decades of research show drunken driving equals bad driving. Standardized tests mark various levels of impairment. And because alcohol passes through the system quickly, detecting its presence indicates recent use. But…

Is marijuana use associated with a higher risk of cancer?

December 8, 2019
AggregatedNews
Cannabis & Hemp Research, Science and Technology
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As the use of marijuana is increasing in the United States, researchers are asking whether the use of this substance — particularly smoking joints — is associated with an increased risk of any form of cancer, and, if so, which.…

Medicine Man Technologies Acquisiton Target, MedPharm, to Launch a Landmark Randomized Clinical Trial Taking Aim at Treating Alzheimer’s with Cannabis

December 5, 2019
Press Release
Medical Marijuana, Press Releases, Science and Technology
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PRESS RELEASE DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medicine Man Technologies Acquisiton Target, MedPharm, to Launch a Landmark Randomized Clinical Trial Taking Aim at Treating Alzheimer’s with Cannabis (Graphic: Business Wire) MedPharm will be exploring the action of a research-based, scientifically formulated compound containing cannabinoids…

Helix TCS Announces Third Quarter Results, Reports 80% Increase in Revenue, 39% Improvement in Cash Flow from Operations

PRESS RELEASE Denver, CO, Nov. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Helix TCS, Inc. (OTCQB:HLIX) (the “Company”) today reported its results for the third quarter of 2019. The Company will be hosting an earnings call today, November 14, 2019,…

Akerna Corp. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Results

PRESS RELEASE DENVER, Nov. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akerna Corp. (Nasdaq: KERN, KERNW), a leading cannabis compliance technology provider and developer of the cannabis industry’s first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology – MJ Platform®, today announced financial…