How Will Coronavirus Affect the Cannabis Industry?
The rapid, global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is set to cause widespread disruption to businesses, education systems, and public events around the world – and early reports indicate that the legal cannabis industry will be no exception. Coronavirus and
Donations of Cannabis and Cannabis Product
Author: State Cannabis Licensing Authorities Published: Feb 28, 2020 Sacramento, California Beginning March 1, 2020, cannabis retailers may provide free cannabis or cannabis products to qualified medicinal patients or their primary caregivers. This change is due to the adoption of Senate Bill 34, which
California Lab Finds 80% of Illicit Vape Cartridges are Tainted
A San Diego testing lab said that nearly 80 percent of illicit cannabis vape cartridges it tested contain dangerously high levels of contaminants, including pesticides and lead. A San Diego, California cannabis testing lab is sounding the alarm after nearly 80
New Studies Prove Cannabis Is Good For Your Heart
The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. It claims more than 610,000 lives each year, yet many of these cases could have been prevented. Every 37 seconds, one person dies due to cardiovascular disease, and 1 in every 4
Board of Supervisors appoints new Sonoma County ag commissioner
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is set next week to appoint Andrew Smith as the next agricultural commissioner, selecting the deputy to the former commissioner to oversee the county farming sector that produces $1 billion worth of crops annually. Smith will
U.S. Demand for Smuggled Cannabis Plummets as Legal Markets Grow
By John Kagia, Chief Knowledge Officer, New Frontier Data A convergence of market forces has precipitated a steep national decline of cannabis interceptions along U.S. border checkpoints. The activation of legal state markets provides consumers with an attractive shopping variety of
Integrated Supply Management in the California Cannabis Market
The legal cannabis industry requires a sophisticated logistics system. This is especially true in the world’s largest legal cannabis market, California. On top of the inherent challenges that come with transporting any agricultural product from seed to sale, cannabis comes with
Retiring Sonoma County ag leader: Cannabis can be lifeline for grape growers, dairy farmers
After eight years at the helm, Tony Linegar retired last week as Sonoma County agricultural commissioner, having overseen a tremendous amount of change in the farming sector that fetched a local record $1 billion of crops in 2018. The 54-year-old Chico
Hemp Vs. CBD
Hemp for Victory North America is bustling with hemp crops this growing season, and there’s talk of more and more planting in the seasons to come. It appears that the majority of more recent hemp-growing efforts are for the production of CBD (cannabidiol), the
Leafly investigation: Vape lung injuries date back to 2007
On Jan. 12, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted some good news about vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI). After 2,700 injured and 60 dead since August 2019, it appears the tainted THC vape cart nightmare of 2019 has concluded. By mid-January,