Navigating the Cannabis Industry in the Current Climate

By Serge Chistov, Honest Marijuana Company

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cannabis industry has emerged as quite the resilient market. While continuing to adapt through supply chain disruptions and funding issues, the future looks bright with ample opportunities for growth.

Leaders in Extraction & Manufacturing: Part 5

By Aaron Green, Iridium Consulting

In this series of articles, Aaron Green sits down and interviews a number of industry executives leading manufacturing and extraction companies. In Part 5, Green sits down with Kristen Suchanec, VP of Production at Island to hear about how she got involved in the industry and how she sees the future of cannabis as a consumer packaged good.

How Barcode Labeling Improves
Traceability & Security

By Travis Wayne, TEKLYNX

From tagging hundreds of clones to automated inventory tracking and cannabinoid profiles, barcode labeling can be a useful tool throughout the cannabis supply chain.

Is You Cannabis Testing Method Truly Validated?

Current microbial detection methods for cannabis do not conform to globally accepted validation practices. The objective of this report is to provide guidance on improving study designs for future validations. Visit: bio-rad.com/cannabis

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A2LA Accredits Viridis Laboratories

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

A2LA announced this week that they have accredited Michigan-based Viridis Labs to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, the first lab in the state that A2LA has accredited.

CBD Industry Caught Between Regulators
& Law Enforcement

By Gregory S. Kaufman, Eversheds Sutherland

The hemp-derived CBD industry is once again caught between a rock and a hard place. Recent positive actions by the FDA are now shaded by the DEA’s potentially disastrous rulemaking.

Shimadzu & Front Range Biosciences
Announce Partnership

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The two companies are entering a partnership to establish the Hemp Science Center of Excellence, which will focus on genetics, biobanking, breeding and analysis.

Featured Quote

We’re always playing with ideas. We have lively R&D meetings each week where we throw ideas around. Take byproducts from a product development run for example. Maybe it’s not a byproduct, but maybe a separate new product altogether!

Michael Schimelpfenig,
Head of R&D and BHO extraction manager at Bear Extraction House

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