It turns out there are some healthy, and growing, medical marijuana markets outside the United States and Canada – assuming you can look past the cannabis industry fan fiction.
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Overview of the global hemp market: CBD to fiber
Hemp has captured the imaginations of entrepreneurs for a few years now, and while the United States is experiencing a CBD craze, it’s easy to forget there’s a whole world of hemp out there. And, depending on the country, not all of it is grown to extract cannabidiol (CBD).
Interview with Andrés López, cannabis regulator in Colombia
Andrés López is a chemist who started to work in the national narcotics office (FNE) of the Colombian Ministry of Health in 2007. He joined the drug policy office in the Ministry of Justice in 2013. In December of that year, López developed a major interest in...
Global Retreat: Canadian cannabis firms pull back global aspirations
Back in the early days of Canada’s regulated adult-use cannabis industry, some of the country’s biggest publicly traded marijuana producers discovered that investors rewarded international ambitions.
How to get the most out of virtual events
As states around the country started shutting down businesses in March to try to stop the spread of COVID-19, both mainstream and cannabis businesses pivoted from in-person to virtual events. In some cases, such as 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday, the switch...
Is construction the future of Europe’s hemp industry?
With the regulatory landscape for CBD in Europe growing more and more tenuous, some hemp growers are adamant that fiber-based products offer a way to prop up the industry.
Wana Brands creates immersive public art installation in Denver
Three vacant homes in Denver’s Tennyson neighborhood became a canvas this summer as artists banded together to create the Art House Project, an immersive public art installation. Infused products maker Wana Brands of Boulder, Colorado, partnered with Denver real...
Schwazze, Exclusive Brands offer tips for marijuana extraction innovation
Extraction is one of the most innovative sectors in the marijuana industry, with new forms and techniques developing each year. To stay ahead of the curve, cannabis extraction companies need to be innovating constantly and researching new product types and processing...
Chart: Coronavirus pandemic brings Hawaii medical marijuana reciprocity program to a halt
More than a year after launching, Hawaii's medical marijuana reciprocity program has yet to fulfill its underlying promise, with only a limited number of out-of-state visitors signing up to purchase MMJ. After a slow start to the program, travel restrictions stemming...
Move afoot in Nebraska to remove medical marijuana from ballot
Opponents of a ballot measure to legalize medical cannabis asked Nebraska's top election official Wednesday to reject the proposal before it goes to voters. Mark Fahleson, a Lincoln attorney and former Nebraska Republican Party chair, argued...
Chart: Nationwide sales of adult-use cannabis further eclipse those of medical marijuana
While the United States has three times as many state medical marijuana markets than adult-use programs, recreational sales are expected to be roughly 30% or more above MMJ in 2020.
Need to protect your cannabis grow? Here are some security measures to consider
Thieves are getting more brazen in their attacks on marijuana companies, especially cultivation operations.
