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Canopy Growth Acquires Jetty Extracts

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff
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Canopy Growth Corporation, one of the largest cannabis companies in the world, announced the acquisition of Jetty Extracts this week for $69 million. The acquisition follows a similar pattern of their recent acquisitions, increasing their North American footprint in the cannabis market considerably.

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FDA Issues Warning Over Copycat Cannabis Consumables

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff
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Last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a consumer warning regarding food products containing THC and the risk of children accidentally eating them. Between January of last year through April 24, 2022, the FDA says they have received more than 100 adverse event reports involving people (both adults and children) accidentally consuming THC-containing products.

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Quality in the Retail Ecosystem: A Q&A with LucidaClub Founder Jack Roosevelt

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff
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Shopping at a cannabis dispensary can often be an overwhelming and intimidating experience for a new cannabis consumer. LucidaClub aims to fix that with a membership-based platform designed to help make sense of the cannabis world. In this article, we sit down with Jack Roosevelt, co-founder of LucidaClub, to hear his thoughts on the cannabis retail experience and how he hopes to disrupt the market by guiding new consumers to make the right purchase.

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2022 Cannabis Extraction Virtual Conference

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The 2022 Extraction Virtual Conference. Check out sessions from this virtual event like: The Future of Cannabis Concentrates: in Hydrocarbon Extraction & Manufacturing; Extraction Optimization Through Artificial Intelligence; and How the Notorious CO2 Became a Superhero: SFC for Green Cannabinoid and Terpene Purification.

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An Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Cannabis Potency Analysis

By Kelsey Cagle, Frank L. Dorman, Jessica Westland
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With cannabis and cannabis products, the analyst is faced with a very challenging matrix and targets that may range from trace level through percent level thus placing considerable demands on the sample preparation techniques. The optimal sample preparation method for potency analysis of cannabis flower was determined using a methanol extraction coupled with filtration using regenerated cellulose filters.

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