Social Responsibility and Supporting
BIPOC in Cannabis:
A Q&A with Ernest Toney, Founder of BIPOCANN

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

In this Q&A, we sit down with Ernest Toney, founder of BIPOCANN, to learn about his new project and how he hopes to increase representation and make the cannabis industry more accessible and profitable for BIPOC professionals and business owners.

New Biological Residue Test Developed to Verify Cleanliness on Surfaces

Researchers at Kikkoman Biochemifa have developed an assay to test for total adenylates, which are found in biological residue. This new technology is being implemented in real-time sanitation validation tests to enhance pathogen detection.

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Leaders in Infused Products 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 infused products and edibles companies. In Part 5, Green sits down with CEO Lisa McClung and Glenn Armstrong, senior advisor at Coda Signature, to hear about their journey into the cannabis industry from traditional CPG, their innovation process at Coda and trends they are following in cannabis.

Kennebec Analytical Acquires
Cannabis Testing Laboratories

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

Kennebec Analytical Services (KAS) announced last week that they have acquired Cannabis Testing Laboratories (CTL), whose parent company was Doane University.

Analysis of 2020 Ballot Measures

By Laura Bianchi & Justin Brandt, Bianchi & Brandt

November 3 was a historic night for legalization across the country. A decade ago, cannabis was illegal for nonmedical use in all 50 states. Now, five new states have made it onto the legalization map. Read on for an analysis of each state’s ballot initiative.

Edibles Pose Health Risk without Food Safety Test

Rapid Pathogen Testing Mitigates Foodborne Illness

Even with comprehensive cannabis testing, food safety concerns pose a major challenge to edible manufacturers. With no regulatory oversight for cannabis-infused foods, it’s up to manufacturers to prevent pathogen outbreaks. Microbiological testing for hazardous bacteria is the best way to protect against outbreaks.

Stay ahead of the curve with rapid micro testing.

Congress Passes MORE Act

By Aaron G. Biros, Editor

With the House of Representatives voting to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, the cannabis industry should celebrate this as the first federal legalization bill making its way through Congress. However, the win is largely symbolic as the bill is pretty much dead on arrival in the Senate.

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We hope this will empower more countries to create frameworks which allow patients in need to get access to treatment.

Dirk Heitepriem, Canopy Growth

Cannabis Compliance Testing:
Safety vs. Quality

By Vanessa Clarke, CBDV & Melody Lin, Ascension Sciences Inc.

In this Q&A, we hear from Dr. Markus Roggen and Tomas Skrinskas as they provide their take on the challenges facing the industry’s compliance testing standards as well as some opportunities in advanced analytical chemistry.

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