Now that Canada finally has a date for the recreational market start, the federal government, provinces and other regulatory authorities are beginning to issue guidelines and rules that are going to define the early days of the recreational industry. These include regulations on retail trade, medical sales and use. However this […]
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Packaging Design for Cannabis Products: How to Build Trust and Gain Customers
To sell more cannabis products, you must build trust with your customers. Design Shack Magazine explains: “Trust is a key component of user loyalty, and a reason why people come to your company or brand.” If you don’t get your package design right, people might simply ignore your cannabis products.But building […]
A2LA Partners With ATACH
Last week, the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) announced a new partnership agreement. This partnership is the first of its kind where a laboratory accreditation body and a cannabis trade organization work together under an MOU. According to the […]
A Province-By-Province Look At Recreational Cannabis In Canada
Federal recreational reform is coming to Canada next month, the second country after Uruguay to take the plunge. For the first time in almost a century, in other words, cannabis is now about to be legal again. The federal government will license and regulate the industry. However each province and […]
GW Pharma’s Enormous Price for Epidiolex
In a fascinating early August conference call with Seeking Alpha, British-based GW Pharmaceuticals finally revealed their retail price point for CBD-based drug, Epidiolex, as it goes into distribution in the U.S. The drug is designed for the treatment of certain kinds of childhood epilepsy – although not all kinds. Also […]
Are LED Grow Lights Worth It?
There really is no question that Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) work, but just how well do they work? For the last 50+ years, indoor cannabis cultivators have used High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lights to illuminate their flowering crops. This technology was developed for, and is still used, as street lighting and […]
LabVantage Launches Cannabis-Specific LIMS
LabVantage Solutions, known in other testing industries as a leader in laboratory information management systems (LIMS), has launched their own cannabis-specific LIMS. Unveiled at the Cannabis Science Conference in Portland, OR, the purpose-built software is designed specifically for cannabis testing and certification. Here are a few key highlights of their […]