Genetic Editing Offers Marijuana And Hemp Companies A Way To Improve Plant Strains
The development of new genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana and hemp plants – such as more disease resistance – without creating a genetically modified organism (GMO). The technology, known as...
State’s 2 Cannabis Microbusinesses Tell You What You Need To Know To Get A License
A Michigan microbusiness license allows the holder to grow up to 150 plants, process those plants into a variety of cannabis extracts and edibles, and sell those products directly to the consumer. Today on Four20 Post we have the state’s only two microbusiness license...
New Jersey Recreational Marijuana Implementation Law Signed, Setting Stage For $1 Billion Market
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday finally signed a law to implement a projected $1 billion recreational marijuana market, hours after lawmakers agreed on a “clean-up measure” that had held up the process for months. Adult-use sales could begin before year-end. New...
MRA’s Social Equity Program Announces February Business Resource Workshop, Featuring Our Cannabis
LANSING – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) is announcing the date, time, and location for its February Business Resource Workshop hosted by the Social Equity Program, featuring Our Cannabis. Date: Thursday, February 25,...
Marijuana Foes Deploy New ‘Playbook’ To Thwart State Legalization, Upend Election Results
Efforts to thwart voter-approved marijuana legalization in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota are evidence of a “playbook” that reflects new legal strategies and greater willingness among local government officials to nullify election results, experts say. Those...
Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Is Not Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Crash Victims Testing Positive for Cannabis
The enactment of adult-use marijuana legalization laws is not independently associated with a rise in the percentage of motor vehicle crash victims testing positive for cannabis in hospitals, according to data published in the journal The American Surgeon. Researchers...
Four20 Post: Disputes Over New MRA Mold Testing Rules
We had a great show on Four20Post at Wednesday Feb. 17. Michigan cannabis testing labs part two. The owners of ABKO Labs in Detroit and Spott Labs in Kalamazoo joined Rick Thompson, Mike Brennan and Jamie Cooper to discuss the news MRA tests for mold in cannabis. Many...
Mitch McConnell Plans To Run Pro-Marijuana Democratic Majority Out Of Senate In 2022
Democrats need to hurry in their pursuit to legalize marijuana nationwide. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is doing everything in his power to put the Republicans back in control of the Senate in 2022 — potentially putting cannabis reform in a state of...
Marijuana Concentrate Sales Up 40 Percent As More Consumers Turn To The Product Category
Sales of marijuana concentrates shot up more than 40% last year and accounted for a larger share of the overall cannabis market, as consumers became more comfortable with the intricate process of dabbing and new technology has made the products easier to use. In...
Washington DC Could See Long-Delayed Start To Recreational Cannabis Sales, New Medical Opportunities
Washington DC’s long-stalled recreational cannabis market could get a new lease on life now that Democrats control both chambers of Congress, a development that could generate more than $200 million in annual sales for local marijuana retailers in a few years. At the...
