Ecuador Sets Hemp THC Limit At 1.0%
Hemp reform is sweeping across the globe. The hemp plant has always been a versatile, useful plant but prohibition policies kept it from being put to widespread use for several decades in many countries...
Will Legal Cannabis Ever Eliminate The Unregulated Market In California?
California is home to the oldest and most established cannabis community in the United States. It’s also home to the largest population out of any state in the country. So it’s not a coincidence...
Ready, Steady, Rec Market Europe?
There is a decided trend in Europe this year, driven in large part by frustration if not a political necessity. Recreational cannabis trials are starting to place pins in the map. They may not be large,...
How Closely Does European Market Reform Track Other Countries?
If 2014 was the year that the recreational cannabis market finally got going in the U.S. and later in Canada, 2019 may well be remembered as the same kind of year on the other side of the Atlantic....
Vaping Concerns Highlight Ongoing Need For Cannabis Industry Transparency
The last week has been filled with media coverage regarding recent illnesses associated with vaping. As we previously blogged about, in recent weeks hundreds of illnesses and half a dozen deaths have...
Are Prices For U.S. CBD Products About To Drop Significantly?
The popularity of CBD has increased exponentially in the last few years. For many decades consumers focused on THC, however, that has evolved a great deal in the second half of this decade. CBD has...
Report: U.S. House To Vote On Cannabis Banking Bill Later This Month
In order for the emerging cannabis industry to reach its full potential comprehensive federal banking reform will be required. The legal cannabis industry in the United States is conducting billions...
Four Reasons Why The Cannabis Industry Could Become Larger Than The Alcohol Industry
Alcohol sales in the United States topped $250 billion dollars in 2018. By comparison, the legal United States cannabis industry sold roughly $10 billion dollars worth of cannabis in 2018. Without some...
How Worried Should Cannabis Consumers Be About Vape Cartridges?
The United States has been in the middle of a cannabis vape pen hysteria of sorts for the last week or two. Mainstream media and cannabis opponents seem to be obsessed with the story, insinuating that...
