Canadian cultivator Village Farms acquires Colorado CBD firm for $75M
Canadian greenhouse produce grower Village Farms International acquired privately held CBD company Balanced Health Botanicals (BHB) in a deal worth $75 million.
Oregon launches hemp inspection program in bid to root out illegal marijuana grows
Without question growers are cultivating unlicensed marijuana in southern Oregon and shipping it across the country. They have been for decades.
But are they organized criminal operations operating outside of the law, or are they fronting as licensed hemp growers under cover of the boom in new grows that sprung up after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill?
Solventless cannabis extraction goes big with new technology, better breeding
So long, washing machines and plastic buckets.
Solventless cannabis extraction is going commercial, with an array of new technology expanding the niche sector beyond small-batch artisans.
Using predatory bugs in cannabis grows can keep hemp russet mites at bay
A relatively unknown predatory mite can stave off potentially disastrous infestations of hemp russet mites in marijuana and hemp production when used in the right conditions.
THC-O-acetate safety concerns: Q&A with scientist James Stephens
New products are hitting shelves as delta-8 THC bans in a number of states cause manufacturers and retailers to pivot away from the popular compound and try to make up sales.
Marijuana vape manufacturers, retailers in limbo over long-delayed mail ban
Months of delay on a U.S. ban on shipping vape components has marijuana and hemp operators wondering if they should prepare for seismic shocks to their business models or proceed as usual and hope the ban never takes effect.
Washington state bars marijuana processors from converting hemp CBD into delta-9 THC
Washington state’s cannabis businesses received clarity from regulators that processors cannot convert CBD into delta-9 THC in the legal marijuana market, a topic which had been under discussion among cannabis companies in the industry for months.
