Ryan Allway March 19th, 2019 Exclusive, News, Top Story The term “concentrate” is widely used across the cannabis industry, but the definition is ambiguous since it encompasses any product procured through an extraction process. While hash and shatter have been staples of the cannabis industry for years, new extraction... Read more
Ryan Allway March 19th, 2019 Exclusive, News, Top News The global cannabis industry is projected to reach nearly $150 billion by 2025, according to Grand View Research, as a growing number of governments legalize marijuana. While legalization has created an overnight multi-billion dollar market for investors, consumers, cultivators, and... Read more
Ryan Allway March 19th, 2019 News, Top News Recently, Health Canada released draft regulations for the next major phase of cannabis legalization in Canada. Part of that disclosure was an invitation to all parties to submit suggestions and recommendations about improving the regulations and prepare the environment for the... Read more
Ryan Allway March 19th, 2019 Uncategorized CFN Media recently sat down with Gabriella’s Kitchen (CSE: GABY) (OTCBB:GABLF) CEO Margot Micallef to discuss the global implications of Gaby’s innovative products. New beginnings Gabriella’s Kitchen is a cannabis wellness company founded in health and nutrition. Spurred by a dire cancer prognosis, sisters... Read more
Kentucky’s resurgent hemp sector flexed more economic clout in 2018, with processors reporting sharply higher sales and farmers reaping more than twice as much income from their crop. The state’s hemp processors reported $57.75 million in gross product sales last year, compared with $16.7 million in 2017, Kentucky Agriculture... Read more
The number of hemp producers in the Australian state of Tasmania, which produces 66% of the nation’s commercial hemp crop, has nearly doubled – and is projected to continue growing due to drought causing supply shortage in other regions, according to Australia’s ABC News. Tasmania has produced hemp for fiber... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) listening session on domestic hemp production last week is now available to view at the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website. USDA-AMS said the broadcast received an “overwhelmingly positive response,” with more than 2,000 people participating in the webinar that was designed to... Read more
Three years ago, I did a TedX Talk titled “High Dive: Are We Creating Big Marijuana?” The issues I raised in my talk are still relevant today, especially as more states legalize. Basically the new question around state cannabis legalization is who should get to profit from it–big business or those most negatively affected by…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia and SEATTLE, March 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pascal Biosciences Inc. (TSX.V:PAS) (“Pascal” or the “Company”), a drug discovery and development company, today announced a partnership with Mitacs for a multi-year cancer research project at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that... Read more
Bethan Jenkins March 18th, 2019 Giving someone credit for unearthing the cannabis plant’s medicinal powers is like trying to name the person who invented chocolate. Our ancient ancestors have been using weed to treat a whole host of ailments and medical conditions for thousands of years. Way back in... Read more
