ASTM International Forms New Cannabis Subcommittee on Sustainability

PENNSYLVANIA: ASTM International’s cannabis committee (D37) has formed a new subcommittee on sustainability. The new subcommittee seeks to develop sustainability standards tied to key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help the cannabis industry be more efficient, transparent, and well-regulated. Subcommittee standards activity will include promoting measurement, reporting, and improvements made toward sustainability goals Read the full article...
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Hunter Neubauer, Co-Founder/COB Oregrown Industries: The Marijuana Channel One Interview

Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of vertically-integrated cannabis company Oregrown Industries Hunter Neubauer sat down with MJNews chief David Rheins for an in-depth look at the state of Oregon's legal cannabis industry. As original advocate for Measure 91 (the 2014 ballot initiative that legalized adult-use cannabis to Oregon) co-owner and chairman of the board of Oregrown (www.oregrown.com), and chairman of the Oregon Cannabis Association's legislative committee, Neubauer meets regularly with the OLCC, where he advocates for reasonable rules and regulations for the legal cannabis industry. Oregon's recreational marketplace was built with low barriers to entry -- meaning mom and pops not moguls built the industry. With no cap on the number of licensees, the market quickly became super-saturated, which resulted in over production and a drastic crash. Wholesale outdoor cannabis prices fell from $2K/lb. to $800/lb. which accelerated market consolidation and shrinking profits. While other licensees raced to the bottom with lower prices, Oregrown has been able to command a premium price-point for its craft cannabis product -- building its "farm-to-table cannabis" brand on superior quality product sold through its upscale boutique retail locations, as well as other popular retailers. "It's been a tough road, but we're [as an industry] better for that," says Neubauer. What dynamics are shaping Oregon's legal cannabis marketplace? What can licensees do to prepare themselves for interstate commerce? What changes can we expect in 2022? If you are a professional or investor in legal cannabis, you won't want to miss this exclusive MARIJUANA CHANNEL ONE Interview.

OLCC Expands Recall of Cura Select Tinctures

Tincture labeled as containing THC doesn’t contain THC OREGON:  The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission is expanding its recall of Select brand tincture products produced by Cura CS, LLC. The recall now includes a product labeled as having THC when actually it does not.  The OLCC originally issued a recall on September 21, 2021 after Read the full article...
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Jason Lammers, 420WholesalePack: Eco-Sustainable Packaging For Legal Cannabis Brands

Soon after joining the cannabis industry, 420wholesalePack.com executive Jason Lammers identified inefficient and harmful plastic packaging, especially ubiquitous plastic 'doob tubes', as a major challenge to creating a sustainable cannabis industry. He has devoted his career to creating an eco-friendly joint and blunt tube solution made from recycled plastic that falls into the magic ten cents to twelve cent per unit price point. On this Marijuana Channel One exclusive podcast, Jason announces that he has done just that -- and he's manufacturing them in the USA -- which provides the additional advantage of avoiding the supply-chain interruptions now challenging Chinese manufacturers. Watch as host David Rheins asks the young entrepreneur about the role of social activism in the cannabis industry, the progress being made in the creation of national industry standards, and how individual cannabis businesses can become part of the solution today. Jason Lammers: Eco-Sustainable Packaging For Legal Cannabis: The Marijuana Channel One Interview is a production of MJNews Network.

Crain Communications Acquires Financial News Brand Green Market Report

NEW YORK—Crain Communications has acquired Green Market Report, a digital media brand that covers financial news of the rapidly growing cannabis industry. Green Market Report was launched in 2017 by co-founders Debra Borchardt, a financial journalist and former Wall Street executive, and Cynthia Salarizadeh, a seasoned public relations expert and legal cannabis industry insider. The Read the full article...
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The ‘Real Hemp Market’ Report: Confessions of A Kentucky Insider

What Happened, and Where Do We Go From Here? By Tate Hall Where do I start? Many questions may come to mind for a lot of you disgruntled hemp or cannabis farmers reading this, but I intend to lay out my perspective on what jostled the market a while ago. For those of you reading Read the full article...
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The Cannabis Industry Stars Align At Zodiac VIP Party In Las Vegas

FARECHILD EVENTS ARE BACK IN THE CENTER OF THE CANNABIS CONSTELLATION WITH THEIR NEW ZODIAC PARTY AT MJBIZ VEGAS 2021 It’s been two years since the cannabis industry made its annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for what has become known as “Cannabis Week,” and all indications are that despite renewed COVID-19 concerns the legal cannabis Read the full article...
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