Defining Hemp: Classifications, Policies & Markets, Part 1 {$excerpt:n} What is “hemp”? The word “hemp” has many meanings. Historically the term has been used as the common name for the Cannabis sativa L. plant. Just like other plants, the cannabis plant has two names, a common name, hemp, and a scientific name, Cannabis sativa L.…
European Cannabis is Starting to Look Like the US Market 10 Years Ago {$excerpt:n} As the cannabis industry — now estimated to be worth more than USD 200 billion — continues to erupt around the world, Europe is about to take off. This draws a parallel with the watershed legislative events of November 2012, when…
How ERP Tech Helps Companies Manage Traceability & Process Control {$excerpt:n} Commercial real estate took a dive last year as companies began to work from home, but changing regulatory environments have opened doors to a new industry in need of property: cannabis. Growing rapidly at both the medical and adult use levels, cannabis businesses have…
Americans for Safe Access Accredited to ISO 17065 {$excerpt:n} Late last week, the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) granted ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation to Americans for Safe Access (ASA). This is the first accreditation ever issued to a product certification body in the cannabis market. ASA is a member-based organization founded in 2002 that seeks…
Charlotte’s Web Poised for Canadian Expansion {$excerpt:n} Charlotte’s Web Holdings, the company that just about launched the entire CBD industry, announced this week that they have just been approved for registration on Health Canada’s list of approved cultivars (LOAC) for 2021. Three of their proprietary hemp cultivars have made the cut, gaining the company access…
Cannabis capitals of Europe: Where has weed been decriminalised on the continent? {$excerpt:n} There are several locations across Europe where cannabis use is as much part of the culture as French wine and Italian coffee. In recent years, we’ve seen a huge increase in weed – otherwise known as cannabis or marijuana – becoming…
Clean Green Farming is Good for Cannabis {$excerpt:n} At Raw Garden, we have a ‘Farming First’ philosophy because we understand that the process of farming is the process of managing the plant’s life and the management of the land those plants grow on – this is when the plantgets its chance to thrive but requires…
Leaders in Cannabis Formulations: Part 2 {$excerpt:n} Editor’s Note: In Part 1 of this series, green sat down with Drew Hathaway, senior food scientist at Stillwater Brands. Click here to see Part 1. Natural cannabinoid distillates and isolates are hydrophobic oils and solids, meaning that they do not mix well with water and are poorly…
Five Things Every Cannabis Business Needs Before They Open {$excerpt:n} When it comes to small business opportunities these days, few phrases give people the old dollar-sign-eyes more than “legal cannabis”. From states like Michigan where it’s been approved for both medicinal and adult use, to places like South Carolina where legalization has been a popular…
A Look at the Rise Of The East Coast Cannabis Market {$excerpt:n} The rise of the East Coast cannabis market gained another foothold in late March 2021 when New York became the most recent state to legalize adult use cannabis, joining ranks with other Atlantic stalwarts, including New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia and Washington,…
