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Moldy, untested cannabis flower recalled in Colorado’s second-largest city

Nearly 200 of batches of cannabis flower - some more than a year old - have been recalled…

News November 1
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How Biden’s rescheduling of marijuana could affect the US industry

After a half-century in which marijuana endured the strictest prohibition allowed under the law, President Joe Biden has…

News October 14
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DEA-licensed cannabis cultivator closes $20 million Series A funding round

Biopharmaceutical Research Co., one of seven cultivators licensed by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration to grow cannabis primarily…

News October 4
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Opinion: How to craft great-tasting cannabis products 

Here's what cannabis edibles manufacturers need to know about how to create a pleasing flavor profile with the…

News September 30
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Cannabis testing should focus on finished products and actual use

Marijuana and hemp regulatory bodies across the United States are shortsighted in their contaminant-testing requirements for cannabis and…

News September 19
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How cannabis testing labs help put undue focus on THC potency

Cannabis testing laboratories are partly to blame for the marijuana industry's focus on delivering high-THC products to consumers,…

News August 11
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Federal agencies say they want to study ‘minor cannabinoids,’ terpenes

A group of federal health agencies have indicated in a government publication that they'd like to study various…

News August 3
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US House passes marijuana research bill; Senate expected to follow suit

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a revised bipartisan bill that would make it easier for researchers to…

News July 27
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US Senate holds historic first hearing on marijuana legalization bill

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday held a committee hearing on marijuana legalization for the first time in the…

News July 26
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Making a scientific case to question THC-impairment testing

We have stronger evidence than ever that single measurements of delta-9 THC in breath or blood don’t always…

News July 15
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