Jan 27, 2021 | National
Now that President Joe Biden has been sworn in and Democrats have taken control of Congress, many cannabis industry executives might expect some reform of federal marijuana policy within the next two years – and perhaps even full legalization. The key question is how...
Jan 23, 2021 | National
Most Americans perceive cannabis to possess less abuse potential than alcohol, according to survey data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. A pair of researchers affiliated with the University of Delaware and with Michigan State University...
Jan 21, 2021 | National
Four red states – Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina – could legalize medical marijuana through their legislatures this year, and, if successful, they could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in business opportunities across the supply chain over time....
Jan 20, 2021 | National
Over and over again, I meet cannabis growers who are not yet aware of a widespread disease that has been appearing more and more across the United States – hop latent viroid (HpLVd). Viroids are not viruses but, rather, a plant-specific pathogenic RNA. But there is...
Jan 20, 2021 | National
For the first time since 2017, the median price per pound of recreational marijuana sold by cultivators to retailers topped $1,500 in December, according to data provided by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Prices also rebounded for cannabis sold to wholesale...
Jan 19, 2021 | National
French startup Qairos Energies said it will invest nearly €18.8 million ($23 million) in its planned facility that will turn locally grown hemp into hydrogen and methane. Qairos, based in Mareil-en-Champagne, said its hydrogen output will be converted into...