The Power of Prevention: Pathogen Monitoring in Cannabis Cultivation and Processing Facilities

By Nathan Libbey

…PEM can be found at the links below, many of the concepts can be applied to cannabis production. https://affifoodsafety.org/lcp/advanced-search/ http://www.centerforproducesafety.org/amass/documents/document/263/Listeria%20Guidance%20UFPA%202013.pdf Cichy, R. (1982). HACCP as a quality assurance tool in…

…PEM can be found at the links below, many of the concepts can be applied to cannabis production. https://affifoodsafety.org/lcp/advanced-search/ http://www.centerforproducesafety.org/amass/documents/document/263/Listeria%20Guidance%20UFPA%202013.pdf Cichy, R. (1982). HACCP as a quality assurance tool in…

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European Cannabis Summer Roundup

By Marguerite Arnold

…sure that their children obtain imported CBD, or that they can obtain their own THC prescriptions without going bankrupt or having to solicit in the black market. Cultivation Bids Looming?…

…sure that their children obtain imported CBD, or that they can obtain their own THC prescriptions without going bankrupt or having to solicit in the black market. Cultivation Bids Looming?…

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WeedMaps Acquires Sprout

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The WeedMaps parent company, WM Technology, Inc., announced this week that they have acquired Sprout, a cloud-based CRM and marketing platform in the cannabis industry. Sprout’s CRM software is used…

The WeedMaps parent company, WM Technology, Inc., announced this week that they have acquired Sprout, a cloud-based CRM and marketing platform in the cannabis industry. Sprout’s CRM software is used…

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Your Cultivation Plan is the Most Important Factor to Increase Your Yield

By David Perkins

companies use the same ingredients in their product lines and often buy them from the same source, but they combine them in different forms and ratios to create their “unique”…

companies use the same ingredients in their product lines and often buy them from the same source, but they combine them in different forms and ratios to create their “unique”…

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Why International Trade Agreements Are Shaping The Cannabis Industry

By Marguerite Arnold

for export, a country can enter the international cannabis market without facing bans, in-country inspections and the like. In the interim, imported products still have to be batch tested until…

for export, a country can enter the international cannabis market without facing bans, in-country inspections and the like. In the interim, imported products still have to be batch tested until…

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Priorities During the Pandemic: How to Run a Lab Under COVID-19

By Dr. Peter Krause, Udo Lampe

…suspected cases High Isolation and immediate leave of the company: Contactless fever measurement (in case of typical symptoms) Leave the company or stay at home If the infection is confirmed,…

…suspected cases High Isolation and immediate leave of the company: Contactless fever measurement (in case of typical symptoms) Leave the company or stay at home If the infection is confirmed,…

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Hemp: A Growing Market Ripe for Protection

By David Holt, Whitt Steineker

…USDA completes its rulemaking process for implementing hemp regulation, hemp production remains illegal unless done in compliance with the terms of the earlier 2014 bill.8 For the time being, legal…

…USDA completes its rulemaking process for implementing hemp regulation, hemp production remains illegal unless done in compliance with the terms of the earlier 2014 bill.8 For the time being, legal…

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The Best Way to Remediate Moldy Cannabis is No Remediation at All

By Ingo Mueller

and comprise product quality. References i. Holmes M, Vyas JM, Steinbach W, McPartland J. 2015. Microbiological Safety Testing of Cannabis. Cannabis Safety Institute. http://cannabissafetyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Microbiological-Safety-Testing-of-Cannabis.pdf ii. Jill Ellsworth, June 2019, Eliminating…

and comprise product quality. References i. Holmes M, Vyas JM, Steinbach W, McPartland J. 2015. Microbiological Safety Testing of Cannabis. Cannabis Safety Institute. http://cannabissafetyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Microbiological-Safety-Testing-of-Cannabis.pdf ii. Jill Ellsworth, June 2019, Eliminating…

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A Response to Governor Wolf’s Call for the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis

By Chris Visco

…The other 50% of the applications should be open to current license holders (who should be grandfathered in with a high price license acceptance fee) and small business owners from…

…The other 50% of the applications should be open to current license holders (who should be grandfathered in with a high price license acceptance fee) and small business owners from…

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What Is Going On With Germany’s Cannabis Bid?

By Marguerite Arnold

…matter the many other obstacles, like insurance companies refusing to compensate patients. What Is Behind The Continued Delays? There are several theories circulating the higher levels of the cannabis industry…

…matter the many other obstacles, like insurance companies refusing to compensate patients. What Is Behind The Continued Delays? There are several theories circulating the higher levels of the cannabis industry…

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