Following up on encouraging news in August from Willow Biosciences about its large production runs of biosynthetic cannabigerol (CBG), another biotechnology company has announced the first sale of CBD produced using a similar fermentation process. Hyas…
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Children with prenatal cannabis exposure could face mental health risks
Recent recommendations by the Surgeon General of the United States that clinicians and dispensaries discourage pregnant women from using cannabis received support from a new report published in JAMA Psychiatry. A cross-sectional analysis of 11,489 chil…
Sanobiotec produces pure, stable synthetic THCV
Contributing to a growing list of synthetically produced cannabis compounds, Sanobiotec announced the synthesis of pure and stable Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV). Human endocannabinoid system includes two primary receptors – cannabinoid receptors 1 and …
Hydra Unlimited™ introduces HydraMax deep water culture systems
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sean Burnetter Business Development Mgr. (630) 699-6062 [email protected] Lower maintenance, higher yields Grand Rapids, Michigan – September 30, 2020: Hydra Unlimited, LLC, the innovator in deep water cultur…
MJBizCon 2020 rebooting as entirely digital experience; in-person canceled
Marijuana Business Daily announced it is canceling its in-person flagship conference, MJBizCon, for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and will instead offer a five-week digital conference and trade show starting Nov. 2 and culminating with the m…
Happy Valley awards $2,500 college scholarship, first scholarship award for the cannabis industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLOUCESTER, Mass., September 22, 2020 — Happy Valley, a company committed to excellence in product and delivering a preeminent customer experience in Massachusetts announced today that Cullen Vujosevic of New Mexico was chosen as …
Cannabinoid shows promise as antibiotic for MRSA
One of hundreds of cannabinoids, cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) may hold an important key to combatting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the superbug that kills at least 9,000 people in the US each year and has left healthcare provider…
Clinical trials will test cannabis-based cancer therapy
Two West Coast companies – Pascal Biosciences and SoRSE Technology – are collaborating to move the cannabinoid PAS-393 into clinical trials to test the drug’s effectiveness on a common immune-evading strategy that many metastatic cancers em…
Green Kiosks expands line of sales kiosks
September 22, 2020 – Green Kiosks, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“Green Kiosks”), a leader in cashiering kiosk services, is expanding its point of sale solutions for the cannabis dispensary industry and developing new standards for the di…
Chocolate in cannabis edibles might compromise potency test accuracy
The chocolate in cannabis-infused chocolates may interfere with the accuracy of third-party testing of cannabinoid levels mandated in many jurisdictions. This possibility, set out in a new study underscores the need for the cannabis industry to develop…