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Cresco Labs Expands Into Florida With Acquisition Of Bluma Wellness
Cresco Labs, one of the largest vertically integrated, multistate cannabis operators in the United States, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bluma Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated operator in Florida. Cresco Labs will... more »
Verano NJ Employees Unionize With United Food And Commercial Workers
Employees of medical cannabis company Verano NJ will become members of two United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) chapters, Local 152 and Local 360. Representatives of UFCW described the process as open and collaborative and... more »
Marijuana Products Recalled In Oregon, Lab Loses License
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is issuing an immediate health and safety recall after identifying pesticide-contaminated marijuana products sold through OLCC recreational marijuana licensed retailers. The OLCC has notified retailers to place a hold... more »
Industrial Hemp Program Applications Now Available In Kansas
Applications to obtain a license to participate in the new Kansas Commercial Industrial Hemp Program are now available on the Kansas Department of Agriculture website. The program allows for the licensing of producers to commercially... more »
Untrustworthy Hemp Seed Suppliers Target Indiana Farmers
The Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) is warning the public about predatory hemp seed vendors known to be currently active in the state. This year marks the first time hemp will be grown in... more »
Kason Releases Two Cannabis Biomass Drying Systems
Kason Corporation and ABM Equipment together have introduced two fluid bed drying systems tailored to different levels of cannabis processing volumes. The new Biomass Drying System units are designed around the cannabis drying method deployed... more »
Generation Hemp Completes Acquisition Of Halcyon Thruput
Generation Hemp, Inc., a Dallas-based hemp company, has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the assets of Halcyon Thruput, LLC. Halcyon Thruput is provides post-harvest and midstream services to growers by drying and... more »
EPA Approves Grandevo WDG For Use In Hemp
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a global provider of bio-based crop protection and plant health products, has received approval for Grandevo WDG Bioinsecticide and Grandevo CG for use on hemp by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... more »
First THC-Free Cannabis Plant Approved By Florida A&M University
Bazelet Oglesby has received approval of its tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-free Panakeia plant variety from Florida A&M University (FAMU) under its Industrial Hemp Pilot Project as administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).... more »
Charlotte’s Web Secures Patents For Feminized Hybrid Hemp Varieties
Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., a hemp CBD wellness company, has been granted U.S. Utility Patents for its hemp genetics by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The newly issued patents cover two of the... more »
Flowr, Hawthorne Canada Complete Cannabis Research, Development Facility
North America’s first research and development facility dedicated to advancing cannabis cultivation techniques and systems has been completed by The Flowr Corporation and Hawthorne Canada Limited, a subsidiary of the Hawthorne Gardening Company division of... more »
New Year’s Eve Marks Biggest Cannabis Sales Day Of 2020
Business intelligence from Akerna, developer of the cannabis industry's first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning software technology, reveals that the Christmas and New Year's holidays marked the biggest cannabis sales period of the year. The Christmas... more »
