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Scientists Develop New Glossary Of Marijuana Aromas That Industry Could

Researchers have developed a new glossary to describe cannabis aromas, debunking certain theories about what gives marijuana strains their unique smell profiles and creating a lexicon to better classify varieties for consumers and businesses. Notably, they found that— contrary to popular belief—terpene content is a poor predictor of cannabis’s scent profile. For the study, published…

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Chaos in a Jar: Field-Testing Flower for Hash

It’s a blazing hot 92-degree (33°C) day at the Casa Flor farm in Willits, California, and the first attribute of the towering cannabis plants that I take in is their ability to shade me from the sun. Two days after the autumnal equinox, the coolest place to be is down in the dirt among the…

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California Governor Vetoes Bill to Allow Medical Cannabis Home Shipments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Oct. 11 that had aimed to expand patient access to medical cannabis in the nation’s oldest legalized marketplace.The legislation, Assembly Bill 1332, would have allowed licensed microbusinesses to ship medical cannabis directly to patients in California using a common courier, such as UPS or FedEx, under limited…

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A Recipe For Avoiding Disaster: How Strong Trade Associations Can

Over the last few years, the industry has seen a spike in lawsuits filed by cannabis operators against regulators, service providers, and even other operators as once-booming markets decline.California and Colorado, for example, have been home to some particularly headline-dominating litigation as business owners attempt to force state agencies to update insufficient regulations, all in…

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Cannabis Heavyweights Bring Global Masterclass to Brazil This November

This November, the cannabis community heads to São Paulo, Brazil, where some of the biggest names in cultivation, branding, and extraction are teaming up for something new. It’s called Beyond Cultivation Bootcamp (BCB), and it promises to reshape how the world learns, grows, and launches cannabis. It’s not a trade show. Not a lecture circuit.…

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Puff Puff Passover: How Tokin’ Jew Mixes Faith and Cannabis

When Will Cohen and Ben Kraim first started Tokin’ Jew, they were not trying to launch a business. They were two friends exploring the overlap between Judaism, cannabis, and community, laughing their way into something bigger. Today, the Brooklyn-based brand is part meme page, part kosher edible company, part community builder, and part reimagining of…

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How Cannabis Regulators Can End The ‘Croptober’ Crisis Of Product

“Regulators face a choice: confront inversion with meaningful oversight, or let legalization harden into monopoly and fraud.” By Damian Fagon, Parabola Center for Law & Policy New York enters the month known in the cannabis space as “Croptober” with a problem it can no longer ignore: Much of what is marketed as homegrown cannabis is…

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Demystifying the Dry Ice Kief Separation Method

The primary goal of any extraction method is to separate the cannabinoid-rich resin of the cannabis plant from the inert plant matter. In the dry ice kief separation process, dry CO2 literally freezes the resin glands on the plant, making them easy to shake loose from foliage. These frozen glands fall through a 120- to…

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CSQ 2.0 Brings Accredited Certification Within Reach for Operators Across

[PRESS RELEASE] – ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1, 2025 – Following two public comment periods in April and July, the finalized CSQ 2.0 Certification Program is now available for all licensed cannabis and hemp operators, retailers and distributors to utilize. The new fully accredited program includes a level-based system that’s flexible enough to meet any licensed…

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The Rise of Mixed-Light Cannabis: Indoor Quality, Outdoor Prices

Lights on. Nuggs as rocks. Thumb-sized. No larger than that, or they will not fit in the packaging. Inside the grinder? They smash like cheese puffs. Coated in glandular crystals, ground, they look like a worm; you can see movement in waves of that glued plant material. Impossible to distinguish whether or not these flowers…

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