California cannabis industry strives for geographic branding, just like wine
California’s legal cannabis industry, not yet 4 years old, yearns for the same system of tying plants to the soil perfected by the French over centuries and a key to the marketing success of the state’s premium wine grape growers. Tended
Sizzling CBD pet market sees soaring sales, adoption by mainstream brick-and-mortar retailers
In just two years, the number of specialty pet stores that carried Colorado-based Functional Remedies’ CBD products increased dramatically, going from 100 to 500 – underscoring the fast growth of a market that’s now reaching mass-market retailers like Petco and
What’s in Your CBD? Inaccurate Labels Widespread, Study Finds
Many CBD products include no cannabidiol or less than their labels indicate, further highlighting the need for better regulation of the industry, according to the findings of a study published in late May. As part of the study, researchers purchased 25 various
Coronavirus Puts Pressure on the Cannabis Supply Chain
Greenhouse Wellness, a dispensary located in Ellicott City, Md., already has a 10- to 18-week delay on vape cartridge shipments due to the coronavirus, says Gina Dubbe, company co-founder and president. The cannabis industry could face a long-term supply shortage because
Opportunity In The Midst Of Chaos
Have you heard of the Coronavirus? It seems like every news article I come across is about Covid-19 and its effect on the cannabis industry. From a possible vape cartridge shortage to a spike in retail sales, it’s getting hard to
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
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
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