Washington Passes Law Requiring Warning Labels On Edibles, Beverages
Consumer education is critical in the safe expansion of the cannabis legal industry. Especially with edibles like candy bars and gummy snacks looking like...
What’s The Difference Between THC and CBD?
Among the more confused aspects of legal pot is the difference between THC and CBD.
Both terms are used frequently throughout the cannabis industry, and...
Is Legal Cannabis Bad For The Environment?
There's a Catch-22 to legal cannabis. There are few studies on its effects on public and environmental health, but these studies do not exist because the...
How Communication Promotes Safe Cannabis Use
States that legalize cannabis simultaneously promote safe use.
Typically this means educating citizens, and mandating warning labels on packaging to protect consumers. Failure to follow...
The Answer to Cannabis DUIs is . . . Common Sense?
Cannabis has a DUI problem.
As legal marijuana spreads across America, there remains no consistently fair or accurate manner to measure cannabis intoxication levels for...
Column: Tips for trying edibles for the first time
There are such a wide range of edible products available in today's market, from seltzers and mints to cookies and brownies. With such a...
New York Issues 212 New Cannabis Retail Licenses
New York State’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) today announced bold actions to swiftly grow the state’s legal...
Hemp Beverage Industry Forms Trade Association
More than 50 beverage brands, cannabinoid producers, testing laboratories, manufacturing facilities, and consulting agencies have created the Hemp Beverage Alliance, a trade association to create...
How to Cultivate Cannabis the Eco-Friendly Way
From propane energy sources to plastic packaging, the cannabis industry has a larger carbon footprint than you think. As more states continue to legalize...
FTC and FDA Cracking Down on Deceptive Packaging
Just last month, six cannabis companies received joint FTC-FDA cease and desist letters for deceptive packaging that mimicked the look of candy and snack...