Oregon bill advancing delta-8 THC limits awaits governor’s signature
Published June 28, 2021 Oregon lawmakers have agreed on new limits for hemp-derived products including delta-8 THC. A bill that cleared the legislature Saturday and now awaits Gov. Kate Brown’s signature would ban the sale of hemp products containing THC to minors, reported (Medford’s) KDRV-TV. READ MORE HERE…
High times: Pocono set for first CBD-sponsored NASCAR race
Via AP news wire. Friday 25 June … “…NBC will not mention CBD during Saturday’s broadcast and the track has two logos for the event — one with CBD in bold and the other that highlights 325. “Per the agreement between NASCAR, Pocono Raceway and Pocono Organics, NBC Sports will call the race the ‘PoconoOrganics.com 325’ […]
Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test
American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. READ MORE HERE…
New Leafreport Research Reveals More Than 50% of Delta-8 THC Hemp-Derived Products Tested Had Illegal Levels of Delta-9 THC
Written by Gleb Oleinik, CBD Journalist.|Medically reviewed by Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC. Last Updated:Jun 14, 2021 Out of 38 tested products, 63% contained the wrong amount of Delta-8. More than 50% also had illegal (over 0.3%) levels of Delta-9 THC. READ MORE HERE…
Major SaaS Company KLĒR Announces Game-changing Feature Set for Product Tracking & Compliance
Published April 2, 2021 PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 25, 2021) – KLĒR, a leader in cannabis operations management software, has unveiled KLĒR Track, a new feature set as part of its seed-to-sale software platform purpose-built for the hemp and CBD markets. The announcement comes at a time when processors are demanding more expansive compliance tracking options for available […]
Washington Marijuana Growers Call Synthetic Delta-9 and Delta-8 a Threat
Written by Medical Team, Leafreport’s Clinician Team. Last Updated:Jun 09, 2021 Delta-9 is the “high”-producing molecule in cannabis that most users are familiar with. The newer, less psychoactive cannabinoid delta-8 comes from hemp, legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill. Growers’ concern over what they call synthetic products – which they fear may put them out of […]
Efficacy testing of cannabinoids and cannabinoid-containing products
Published July 2, 2021 “…Despite the widespread use of CBD in topical cosmetic products, there is limited scientific data regarding the effects of cannabinoids in the skin.”… Genemarkers, a testing lab based in Michigan, is helping to change this. Testing performed by Genemarkers can validate the efficacy of CBD-containing products using animal-free and cruelty-free testing methods. […]
Connecticut bans unlicensed sales of hemp-derived THC products
Published 20 hours ago When Connecticut approved the legalization of adult-use marijuana last month, it became the latest state to institute a ban on hemp-derived THC products, including delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC, for companies without a license to sell them. The state’s new law prohibits products containing delta-7, delta-8, delta-9 and delta-10 from being sold outside […]
The Future of the Marijuana Industry in America
By DEBORAH D’SOUZA Updated Apr 8, 2021 “…Since the explosion of marijuana products is almost certain, experts are now wondering what the industry might look like. Will large corporations come to dominate it and flood the market with a cheap and generic product? Ryan Stoa, a professor of law at Concordia University and the author of “Craft […]
Cannabis research pioneer hopes latest discovery is not overlooked — again
By Noah Smith Sept. 26, 2019 Raphael Mechoulam explaining steps of the process at his Hebrew University lab in Israel. Raphael Mechoulam, an Israeli organic chemist and professor of medicinal chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, remembers the letdown after his groundbreaking discoveries surrounding the structure of the cannabis compounds CBD and THC in 1963 […]