Ask the Experts: Microbiological Contamination in Cannabis & What You Should Look for {$excerpt:n} Testing cannabis and cannabis derived products for microbiological contamination should be a straightforward conversation for testing labs and producers. However, a patchwork of regulations and a wide variety of perspectives on what we should, or should not, be looking for has…
Portugal Parliament Ignites Adult-Use Conversations All Over Europe {$excerpt:n} The timing of the consideration of full adult-use cannabis legislation on the “West Coast” of Europe is sparking a renewed conversation about reform elsewhere in the region—and standards just about everywhere, including Portugal. There will be, in retrospect, a great deal written about this period—generally…
The European Fight Over CBD Continues {$excerpt:n} Analogies between the patterns and paths that cannabis legalization is taking—between Canada and Europe, and more recently, the U.S. and Europe—are certainly in the room this year. Especially as different European states begin to at least engage if not normalize parts of the cannabis discussion—from medical and…
Essential Elements to Set Up a Green, Zero-Waste Grow Facility {$excerpt:n} Clean, ecologically sound production methods are the ideal for any cultivation or farming activity. Taking from the earth only what is needed to grow the crop and leaving behind little in the way of chemicals and land/water loss is the goal; with cannabis grow…
Unnecessary Obstacles for the Canadian Edibles Market {$excerpt:n} The edible cannabis market in Canada is still green. Delayed by a year from the legalization of dried flower, the edibles and extracts market poses significant opportunities for manufacturers. Edibles and extracts typically have higher profit margins than dried flower (“value-added” products) and consumer demand appears to…
THC Content Of Illicit Market Cannabis In Europe At An All-Time High {$excerpt:n} The EMCDDA’s European Drug Report 2021 highlights a significant increase in THC content of cannabis in Europe, as well as prevalent cannabis use amongst Europeans and an increase in home cultivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cannabis resin sold in…
Panaxia becomes first in Europe to be approved to export cannabis solution {$excerpt:n} Israeli medical cannabis giant Panaxia announced in a press release on Wednesday that they have become the first company to receive regulatory approval to market an inhalable cannabis solution in Europe – Germany, more specifically – along with their strategic partner, the German pharmaceutical…
THC Content of Black Market Cannabis in Europe at an All Time High {$excerpt:n} The EMCDDA’s European Drug Report 2021 highlights a significant increase in THC content of cannabis in Europe, as well as prevalent cannabis use amongst Europeans and an increase in home cultivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cannabis resin sold in Europe…
Connecticut Set To Legalize Cannabis {$excerpt:n} On June 16, 2021, the Connecticut House of Representatives voted to pass their version of S.B 1201, a bill that legalizes adult use cannabis. Following the House’s approval of the changes, the bill made its way back to the Senate on June 17, where they approved all changes. It…
SC Labs Develops Comprehensive Hemp Testing Panel {$excerpt:n} SC Labs, a cannabis testing company with roots in Santa Cruz, California, announced this week that they have developed a comprehensive hemp testing panel that covers a number of contaminants on a national regulatory level. In the press release, the company says they aim to fill the…