Consumer caution means that sales of vape products are taking a hit while cannabis edibles are booming. The recent vape crisis has resulted in close to 2,000 illnesses and at least 34 deaths attributed to VAPI or EVALI, which stands for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. Cannabis connoisseurs wanting a lovely high without […]
It’s official — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that makes medical marijuana donations tax-exempt to terminally ill individuals in the state. Thanks to the Brownie Mary and Dennis Peron Act, aka Senate Bill 34, which emerged during the beginning of California’s legal adult-use market, starting March 1, 2020, state analysts estimate that up […]
It’s cannabis legalization, otherwise known as ‘Cannabis 2.0’. Exactly one year after the legal adult-use marijuana marketplace opened for business, Canada legalized the production and sale of edibles, extracts and topicals effective October 17. Canadian cannabis companies have been busy preparing for this moment. While Health Canada revealed the final regulations for these types of […]
Now here’s an example of highly diversified, albeit on a global scale: Canopy Growth, a Canadian cannabis, hemp and device company recently received a license from the United Kingdom that will allow Spectrum Therapeutics, the company’s pharmaceutical division, to import bulk medical marijuana products into the country.The monumental license is the first issued by the […]
Uruguay’s support for the cannabis industry means the country is at the front of a growing global cannabis marketplace. The country is pushing to develop highly qualified skill sets and is proactively nudging its way into the legal cannabis market. In a groundbreaking export, Fotmer Life Sciences recently sent the first small (22 lb) but […]
With recreational marijuana only legal in 11 states, and no federal testing regulations in place, let’s face it; there’s ample opportunity for a flourishing black market. The recent health scare related to vaping is proof positive. Health officials report that the majority of vape health-related issues correlate to counterfeit marijuana products obtained from the black […]
The deluge of bad press surrounding vape products has hurt cannabis vape sales, which in 2018 was the fastest-growing segment of the marijuana industry. Shares of vaping products in California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington in the recreational marijuana markets have dropped considerably after the first vape-related death was reported in August — the recent nationwide […]
Consumers are at risk of buying and using poor quality products containing CBD while the FDA cautiously considers new regulations for CBD products — leaving a wide disparity between quality, regulated products and items of unknown quantity or quality. Product potency and purity are unknowns when it comes to CBD-infused products and CBD oils. And […]
Because cannabis is still a federally illegal substance that drives the sale and distribution of illicit products, the head of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) called out Congress to act, and to do it quickly: Legalize cannabis and regulate the industry in order to deal with vaping-related industries. The group said the end result […]
Regulators in more than six states are taking a cautious approach while the industry and public health officials work to identify the root cause of recent health problems associated with vaping, and THC vape cartridge sales are starting to take a hit. As the epidemic continues to grow, it’s assumed that regulatory backlash will follow. […]
