Cannabis Nip It In The Bud: The Truth About the ‘Harms’ of Vaped CBD by Sophia Vida March 16, 2023 A recent study claimed to show vaped CBD is more harmful than vaped nicotine, and while several news outlets have reported on it, they all missed numerous flaws in the methodology. As a result of numerous confounding variables, th...
Hemp Newsletter – March 15, 2023 by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 Finalists Announced for 2nd Annual NoCo Hemp Pitch Competition As hemp industry leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers and advocates prepare to convene at the 9th annual NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s most comprehensi...
Cannabis Washington Social Equity Application Nears Deadline by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 The state of Washington is set to dole out more than 40 new cannabis retail licenses this month to so-called social equity applicants––but the deadline is fast approaching. With the application period kicking off on March...
Cannabis Mississippi Farmers Pivot From Hemp to Pot by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 With medical cannabis now officially live in Mississippi, a local newspaper is spotlighting a family that brought the newly legal crop to their county––and their farm. The Daily Leader of Brookhaven, Mississippi has the s...
Cannabis Malaysian Politicians Say Weed-Infused Product Addressed to Them Isn’t Theirs by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 Two Malaysian politicians—Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli—laughed off the discovery of a parcel addressed to them that was found to contain a THC-infused toothpaste product, saying ...
Cannabis Medical Cannabis Bill Passes in Kentucky Senate Committee by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 On March 14, Senate Bill 47 was reviewed in the Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee voted 8-3, which will now move forward to the Senate floor. One of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Stephen West, spoke at the meeting. “...
Cannabis Legal Weed Sales Projected To Grow 14% in 2023 by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 Sales of legal cannabis in the United States are projected to grow by 14% in 2023, according to a recent report from Colorado-based cannabis industry market analysis firm BDSA. In an updated five-year global legal cannabis market ...
Hemp Finalists Announced for 2nd Annual NoCo Hemp Pitch Competition by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 As hemp industry leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers and advocates prepare to convene at the 9th annual NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s most comprehensive hemp business conference and trade show, on March 29-31, 2023, a...
Hemp NoCo9 Speaker Spotlight Series: Jane Kolodinsky of the University of Vermont by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 Jane Kolodinsky, professor and chair in the Community Development and Applied Economics Department & director of the Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont, talked to Let’s Talk Hemp from Burlington, Vermont. ...
Cannabis Study Finds Significant Increase in Medical Cannabis Use in U.S. by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 With a majority of states now permitting medical cannabis treatment, a new study has found a sharp increase in its usage over the last decade. The study, published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, foun...