Grow Tech & Extraction
Innovation in cultivation techniques, grow equipment, extraction technologies, and lab science.
Pharma taught Franny Tacy about profit margins; farming taught her about healing. When she left the industry after twelve years, the choice felt less like risk than necessity. “I spent over a decade in pharmaceuticals, pushing pills and seeing an ‘unhealthcare’ system that wasn’t healing people the way nature can,” she said. The pull of…
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Adults are twice as likely to consume unregulated delta-8 THC products in jurisdictions where cannabis is criminally prohibited, according to data published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Investigators affiliated with Stanford University and the University of California at San Diego assessed delta-8-THC use patterns in a nationally representative cohort of 1,500+ adults. Consistent…
Consumers Twice as Likely To Use Unregulated Delta-8 in States Read More »
I tiptoed through a creaky hallway overlaid with vinyl, careful as if not to wake sleeping parents. Sock-footed in solidarity, the sixty or so people inside The Berkeley Alembic filled a humble conference room already buzzing. Five minutes late, I slid into a chair just as the contact high hit—was I being possessed? It was…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 3, 2025 – Whitney Economics (WE), a global leader in cannabis and hemp business consulting, data and economic research, announced it has issued a comprehensive cannabis and hemp beverage report that examines the emerging THC beverage industry from a policy perspective, and addresses demand and estimates legal sales by state.“A…
Whitney Economics Issues US Cannabis and Hemp Beverage Report: THC Read More »
We’ll never ever tire of saying it: drug use must be responsible and safe, both for the user and those around them. And you should always, always label your substances properly. Such a lesson was learned the hard way by none other than Zoë Kravitz. The American actress, director, and singer had already mentioned using…
Zoë Kravitz Accidentally Shroomed Her Friends… Several Times Read More »
Those with high stakes in the Texas hemp THC marketplace appear to have the lives of a cat, as they’ve escaped their third prohibition stab by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Republicans.The state’s upper chamber passed legislation, Senate Bill 6, via a 22-8 vote on Aug. 18 to ban the manufacture and sale of…
Texans Evade 3rd Hemp THC Ban Attempt; Legislature Adjourns Read More »
On a quiet slope between San Bernardo and Conde Duque, the building at Noviciado 7 has stood for more than two centuries, silently watching Madrid change around it. Built in the 18th century, its nearly meter-thick stone walls have contained many lives: Jesuit novices in prayer, market vendors selling fish, whispered meetings during the Franco…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2025 – At the PBC Conference, Shield Compliance announced the results of its 2025 Financial Services Survey, offering new insights into the banking experiences and priorities of licensed cannabis operators across the U.S. The findings reveal progress in the delivery of financial services, while underscoring persistent challenges—and opportunities—for financial institutions.Key findings…
Cannabis Banking Survey Shows Licensed Operators Ready for Payments Innovation, Read More »
True Harmony Co. LLC[PRESS RELEASE] – WHITE PINE COUNTY, Nev., Sept. 3, 2025 – True Harmony Co. LLC announced the launch of its cutting-edge cannabis cultivation facility in White Pine County, Nev. Following the recent approval for cannabis cultivation and production licenses by the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB), True Harmony has commenced its inaugural cultivation cycle.The facility…
True Harmony Launches State-of-the-Art Cannabis Cultivation Facility in Nevada Read More »
Well-populated states like Texas, Georgia and North Carolina represent substantial business opportunities for those who cultivate, manufacture or retail cannabis, should prohibitionist policies be reversed.While North Carolina prohibits medical and adult-use cannabis, many reform advocates don’t recognize Texas and Georgia’s low-THC medical-only cannabis programs because of their restrictive natures.Florida and Pennsylvania also symbolize catalysts for…
When Cannabis is Prohibited, Delta-8 THC Thrives, Researchers Reveal Read More »
