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October 16, 2025 blogger compliance, consumer, Focus Article, International, Medicial Marijuana, Retail, safety, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Target’s decision to start selling hemp-derived THC beverages marks a major milestone for the cannabis industry and a reality check for brands hoping to follow. Selling into mass retail is not just about scaling production or packaging appeal. It requires proving that your product meets the same safety and manufacturing standards as food, pharma, and […]
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October 12, 2025 blogger Business, cannabis, compliance, concentrates, consumer, Cultivation, Europe, extraction, Extraction & Processing, Federal, government, Growing, industry, International, Law, legalization, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Operations, product, quality, regulatory, safety, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Global cannabis trade is well underway as legalized countries move forward to establish a supply chain infrastructure in a newly formed and rapidly evolving industry. At the forefront of transportation logistics is Cannabilog, an Israeli company led by pharmaceutical industry veteran Yoram Eshel. In an interview, he shared his playbook for building a compliant, efficient, […]
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September 30, 2025 blogger cannabis, concentrates, Cultivation, Culture, extraction, government, Growing, industry, International, legalization, market, Medicial Marijuana, Recreational, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Beyond its wellness benefits, cannabis carries a rich and diverse cultural legacy that spans the globe. In a technical paper submitted to Mondiacult 2025, the Cannabis Embassy calls for global recognition of cannabis cultures as an integral part of humanity’s cultural diversity, and as essential to building inclusive, rights-based, and peace-oriented cultural policies in the […]
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September 26, 2025 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, compliance, Concentrates & Extracts, consumer, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Dispensaries & Retail, Edibles & Processing, Europe, extraction, From The Lab, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, Laboratories & Analytics, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, product, Product Development, quality, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
On April 1, 2024, Germany launched Pillar 1 of its adult-use legalization framework, building on its established medical cannabis program that has been in place since 2017. Since then, the number of medical patients has surged, as prescriptions remain the only fully legal access point for cannabis aside from home cultivation or membership in non-commercial […]
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September 23, 2025 blogger analysis, Business, Canada, cannabis, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Edibles & Processing, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, Laboratories & Analytics, legalization, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, Product Development, Psychedelics, quality, Quality From Canada, safety, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Testing, weed, withdrawal
Red Light Holland (CSE: TRIP) has established its foundation in the Netherlands, where psilocybin truffles, the underground sclerotia of psilocybin mushrooms, are legally permitted for cultivation and sale. The above-ground mushroom is prohibited, but the truffle is treated differently under Dutch law, despite delivering the same psychoactive effects. “It’s really the same thing, with the […]
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September 12, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Epidiolex, Europe, European, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, UK, Union, United Kingdom, united states, weed, withdrawal
This is the final piece of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One, here for Part Two and here for Part Three. Part Four wraps up the series below. Where is the future of CBD heading? A review of these various jurisdictions, the EU, the UK, and the USA, makes it clear that […]
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September 6, 2023 blogger analysis, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Epidiolex, EU, European, extraction, farm bill, FDA, Federal, FSA, government, Growing, GW Pharma, industry, International, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, UK, Union, United Kingdom, weed, withdrawal
This is Part Three of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One and here for Part Two. Part Three dives into dosage, approvals and more. Stay tuned for the final Part Four, coming next week. But does CBD harm the liver? Here, it is important that we compare apples to apples. […]
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September 5, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, CQC, CQCExpo, Cultivation, David Vaillencourt, dispensary, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, sale, seed, Soapbox, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, The GMP Collective, to, weed, withdrawal, workshop
Recently, Congress requested detailed information regarding the regulation of CBD and other cannabinoids. This comes on the heels of frustration around federal inaction with regards to cannabinoid-containing products produced from Cannabis sativa L. plant extracts that can be classified as “hemp” products amidst the clear need for safety standards that goes above and beyond state […]
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August 28, 2023 blogger american, analysis, analytics, authority, British, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, dispensary, EFSA, Epidiolex, Europe, European, export, extraction, FDA, Federal, food, government, Growing, import, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, UK, Union, United Kingdom, united states, weed, withdrawal
This is Part Two of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One. Part Two analyzes the differences between the UK, the EU and the US. Part Three, coming next week, dives into dosage, approvals and more. Stay tuned for more. EU Regulatory Environment We Europeans look with envy at the […]
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August 21, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, consumer, dispensary, Europe, European, extraction, Federal, food, government, Growing, industry, International, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, novel, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Shelley Stark, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, UK, Union, United Kingdom, weed, withdrawal
This is Part One of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Part One serves as an introduction. Part Two, coming next week, will analyze the differences between the UK, the EU and the US. Stay tuned for more. As I walk through any European cannabis expo – events like Cultiva Hanfexpo, Cannafest Prague or […]
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