Aussie cannabis firms go capital light as they roll into Europe {$excerpt:n} A handful of small, young Australian firms are taking a chance on Europe in spite of the region’s diverse markets, hopeful that a capital-light investment strategy will diminish their risks. Europe could be a hard market to crack as regulations vary by…
GMPs & Cannabis Manufacturing {$excerpt:n} Editor’s Note: While CIJ typically omits the word “marijuana” where possible due to antiquated nomenclature and prejudicial connotations, we understand the legal distinction between cannabis containing THC and hemp requires the use of the word when referencing federal government policies and legislative language. Despite the rapid evolution of the cannabis…
Flower-Side Chats Part 2: A Q&A with Bill Conkling, Founder and CEO of Maggie’s Farm {$excerpt:n} Flower continues to be the dominant product category in US cannabis sales. In this “Flower-Side Chats” series of articles, Green interviews integrated cannabis companies and flower brands that are bringing unique business models to the industry. Particular attention is…
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall – Which Is The Best CBD Cosmetic Regulation Of Them All? {$excerpt:n} There is no way to talk about the use of any kind of cannabis in Europe without running into a mouthful of long, number-delineated if not hyphenated directives. Cannabis Sativa L is, ultimately, a plant with many uses by…
Cannalytics Becomes First Accredited Cannabis Lab in Puerto Rico {$excerpt:n} In a press release sent out this week, A2LA announced they have accredited Cannalytics to ISO 17025:2017. With the finalized accreditation in December 2020, Cannalytics is the first cannabis testing laboratory in Puerto Rico to get accredited to the standard. Jorge Diaz, owner and director…
Flower-Side Chats Part 1: A Q&A with Sam Ghods, CEO of Connected {$excerpt:n} Flower continues to be the dominant product category in US cannabis sales. In this “Flower-Side Chats” series of articles Green interviews integrated cannabis companies and flower brands that are bringing unique business models to the industry. Particular attention is focused on how…
New Guidance on Waste Disposal for Hemp Producers {$excerpt:n} On January 15, 2021, the USDA published its final rule on US hemp production. The rule, which becomes effective on March 22, 2021, expands and formalizes previous guidance related to waste disposal of noncompliant or “hot” crops (crops with a THC concentration above .3 percent). Importantly…
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire GW Pharma {$excerpt:n} Last week, GW Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: GWPH) announced they have entered into an agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: JAZZ) for Jazz to acquire GW Pharma. Both boards of directors for the two companies have approved the deal and they expect the acquisition to close in the second quarter of…
Learning from the First Wave Part 2: California’s Cannabis Supply Chain and Vertical Integration, with a Grain of Salt {$excerpt:n} Part One of this series took a look at how the regulated cannabis market can only be understood in relation to the previous medical market as well as the ongoing “traditional” market. Part Two of the…
EU Adds CBD To Its List Of Legal Cosmetic Ingredients {$excerpt:n} Up until now, only synthetic CBD was expressly allowed as a cosmetic ingredient in the European Union’s database. On February 4, the European Union (EU)’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs added cannabidiol (CBD) “derived from extract or tincture or resin…